a woman said hairington had her cell phone during a stop. authorities filed charges on only -- >> the system should treat nonviolent thefts as misdemeanors. and i think the time will probably come where i may consider filing an appropriate motion with the court to have this considered as a misdemeanor. >> reporter: the judge went on to say mr. hairington forgot at least temporarily that these victim affected were individuals with their own sense of integrity. in martinez, eric rasmussen. >>> authorities are trying to figure out what cause add police car to catch fire. an accident investigation team is expected to look at the mangled car. an officer said he was driving east at 7:30 when he noticed smoke coming from the trunk area. he pulled over and got out of the car just before it burst into flames. then something in the trunk caused an explosion. a second officer on the scene to assist suffered minor injuries from flying debris. >>> san francisco supervisors approved a $3 million settlement to the family of a patient who went missing at sa

a judge allowed hairington to avoid going to jail as part of the plea deal. instead serve three years probation and attend violence prevention training. harrington was accused of taking pictures from the phones of two women he pulled over for dui last august and sharing them with other chp officers. today, after court, with his wife by his side, harrington spoke publicly for the first time. >> i apologize to my family. my wife and my friends. i apologize to officers everywhere and especially to the two women involved. i'm trying to put this behind me and move forward from this and i hope now everyone else can too. thank you. >> last week, two investigators broke the story that a third woman says harrington accessed her phone during another dui stop in august. he was not charged in that case by pleading to a felony harrington is barred from possessing any guns or working in law enforcement again. >>> a woman is dead and two drivers are behind bars after a suspected street race got out of control. authorities say 18-year-old gabriel esparza and 23-year-old manu