the ashes belonged to joe wilkinson have been recovered by police. mary wilkinson and her daughter were parked at a garage at fibberman's wharf ready to sc scatter his ashes up in the redwoods. the thieves broke into the car and stole everything. and yesterday, the police said that to a a man had dropped off the ashes earlier in day, and he was not arrested and mary and joe have decided to take the ashes back home with them in north carolina. >>> a chopper flying overhead and eggs flying from the sky is not the typical easter or at least it was not at my house. this is west sacramento, and the project church came up with the idea to drop 20,000 eggs from the helicopter, and some of the eggs broke apart, but the kids did not seem to mind, because it is easier to get the candy that way. and the church said that thanks for the egg drop they had 800 new faces at church this morning. >> that is a different way of odoing it. >> i would like to be there and so much fun to see the kids racing out there, and get in on the action and get some extra candy. >> an

joe wilkinson died from a heart attack nearly eight months ago. wednesday she and her mom arrived in san francisco. one of joe's favorite cities. they planned to spread his ashes. but in the time they parked in a fesher man's wharf graduating for their room to be ready, someone broke into their rental car trunk, stealing a wallet, suitcase and joe's remains. >> it's a person. it's like robbing a grave. >> reporter: she called police. dispatchers told them to fill out an online report, even after they explained what was stolen. they then called reporters. after we contacted s.f.p.d. thursday, officers met with the women at the garage to conduct a thorough investigation. saturday julia says they received a call. >> they told us someone had turned him in to one of the under cover officers. >> reporter: the family is deeply grateful and hopeful their story might help someone else. >> in the future, if somebody calls with a situation like this, i would hope they would listen a little more attentively. >> reporter: through it all julia said she never lo

joe wilkinson died from a heart attack nearly eight months ago. wednesday she and her mom arrived in san francisco. one of joe's favorite cities. they planned to spread his ashes. but in the time they parked in a fesher man's wharf graduating for their room to be ready, someone broke into their rental car trunk, stealing a wallet, suitcase and joe's remains. >> it's a person. it's like robbing a grave. >> reporter: she called police. dispatchers told them to fill out an online report, even after they explained what was stolen. they then called reporters. after we contacted s.f.p.d. thursday, officers met with the women at the garage to conduct a thorough investigation. saturday julia says they received a call. >> they told us someone had turned him in to one of the under cover officers. >> reporter: the family is deeply grateful and hopeful their story might help someone else. >> in the future, if somebody calls with a situation like this, i would hope they would listen a little more attentively. >> reporter: through it all julia said she never lo

joe wilkinson's family never had a chance to say goodbye because he died suddenly. sprinkling his ashes in the redwood national park on his 57th birthday would have been their tribute to him. unfortunately they're mourning another loss.pkg" the most important thing is to get his remains back bcuz i'll tell ya, i'll never let them go" mary and julia wilkinson didn't think for a second, that after landing in their loved one's favorite city, his ashes would be stolen within hours."i feel horrible. i feel like a part of him is missing and i did it. he was under my watch and i had no idea there was a problem with car breakins here"the mother and daughter duo parked their rental car inside the anchorage square parking structure then headed out to eat one of his favorite fares in san franciscodungenous crab. by the time they got back, his daughter julia's suitcase was missing from the trunk and so was her mother's wallet, and more importantly, joe's ashes."it's torture. it takes the light out of you and it makes you wonder what's going on in this world"joe died back in aug

this would have been joe wilkinson's 57th birthday. car break ins here on fisherman's wharf are nothin new. it seems this family attempted to do everything right, including not leaving anything in plain view in this rental vehicle. tonight they are hopeful that san francisco police can help them recover their loved one's remains. mary wilkinson and her daughter julia came to fisherman's wharf to honor joe wilkinson's life and love of crab before spreading his ashes. but in the few hours they had here before their room was ready, someone broke into their rental car trunk stealing a suitcase, mary's wallet and joe's remains. >> and now i feel like i wasn't even responsible to keep him safe. just knowing that they took my dad, they probably don't know what it is. it has no value to them. they just throw it in the trash. he deserves more. >> reporter: the wilkinsons say they called san francisco police. they were told to fill out an online report even after they explained what was stolen. >> that's serious. that's something that is pricele

joe wilkinson's family never had a chance to say goodbye because he died suddenly. sprinkling his ashes in the redwood national park on his 57th birthday would have been their tribute to him. unfortunately they're mourning another loss.pkg" the most important thing is to get his remains back bcuz i'll tell ya, i'll never let them go" mary and julia wilkinson didn't think for a second, that after landing in their loved one's favorite city, his ashes would be stolen within hours."i feel horrible. i feel like a part of him is missing and i did it. he was under my watch and i had no idea there was a problem with car breakins here"the mother and daughter duo parked their rental car inside the anchorage square parking structure then headed out to eat one of his favorite fares in san franciscodungenous crab. by the time they got back, his daughter julia's suitcase was missing from the trunk and so was her mother's wallet, and more importantly, joe's ashes."it's torture. it takes the light out of you and it makes you wonder what's going on in this world"joe died back in aug

as for the ashes of joe wilkinson, police have no leads at this time. >>> the main spillway at oroville dam will be back in use tomorrow. the spillway has been dry several weeks so crews could get a better look at the damage. strong winter storms poked massive holes in the structure leading to tens of thousands of evacuations. officials had no choice to keep using it to control the high lake levels. the state is working on estimates for making permanent repairs by next winter. >>> battle rays have been turning up -- bat rays have been turning up dead at a popular lake. >> reporter: unlike the birds and geese at lake merritt, the bat rays like to be discrete. joggers and walkers probably don't notice them, but folks that work at the lake say the rays have been swimming here for years. >> the bat rays love the mussels. >> reporter: but the director james robinson started to see dead rays washing up recently. >> in my 10 years here i've never seen so many bat rays die off. it caught me by surprise. >> reporter: james took this photo. >> one of the dead rays about 3 1/2 feet wide, probably

joe wilkinson died from a heart attack nearly eight months ago. julia and her mom arrived in san francisco. one of joe's favorite cities. they plan to spread his ashes but in the time they parked in fisherman's wharf garage waiting for their rim to be ready, someone broke into their car trunk, stealing a wallet, suitcase and joe's remains. >> that's a person. it is like robbing a grave. >> julia and mary called police. they were told to fill out an on-line report even after explained what was stolen. they then called reporters. we contacted sfpd thursday. officers met with the women at the garage to conduct a thorough investigation. saturday julia says they received the call. >> they told us someone turned him in to one of the undercover officers. there is no words to describe the joy and overwhelming love i had in my heart for having him in my hand and having him back with us. >> the family is deeply grateful and hopeful their sorry might help someone else. >> in the if you tour, if someone calls with a situation like this, i would hope they woul

this would have been joe wilkinson's 57th birthday.e on fisherman's wharf are nothin new. it seems this family attempted to do everything right, including not leaving anything in plain view in this rental vehicle. tonight they are hopeful that san francisco police can help them recover their loved one's remains. mary wilkinson and her daughter julia came to fisherman's wharf to honor joe wilkinson's life and love of crab before spreading his ashes. but in the few hours they had here before their room was ready, someone

joe wilkinson's widow sent us the picture of the scattering tube with her late husband's remains. she had traveled from charlotte, north carolina to scatter her ashes in the north bay. it would have been his 57th birthday. but while his rental car was parked at a fisherman wharf's garage, a thief took a suitcase, a wallet, and the tube with the ashes. mary wilkinson was devastated. she called police yesterday. they called her yesterday to say a man had anonymously returned the ashes. she now says she plans to take the ashes back to north carolina with her. police say they do have a person of interest in the theft, but they have not released any details. >>> well it was an easter sunday washout around the bay area today. this is video from this afternoon in oakland. the rain forced the a's to postpone their afternoon game until later in the season. they likely forced many bay area families to change their plans especially for those easter egg hunts as well. meteorologist mark tamayo is track the storm. if the rain, how long it will stick around, mark? >> yeah, we are still talking

joe wilkinson's family never had a chance to say goodbye because he died suddenly. sprinkling his ashes in the redwood national park on his 57th birthday would have been their tribute to him.they're mourning another loss.pkg" the most important thing is to get his remains back bcuz i'll tell ya, i'll never let them go"mary and julia wilkinson didn't think for a second, that after landing in their loved one's favorite city, his ashes would be stolen within hours."i feel horrible. i feel like a part of him is missing and i did it. he was under my watch and i had no idea there was a problem with car breakins here"the mother and daughter duo parked their rental car inside the anchorage square parking structure then headed out to eat one of his favorite fares in san franciscodungenous crab. by the time they got back, his daughter julia's suitcase was missing from the trunk and so was her mother's wallet, and more importantly, joe's ashes."it's torture. it takes the light out of you and it makes you wonder what's going on in this world"joe died back in august from a major

joe wilkinson's family never had a chance to say goodbye because he died suddenly. sprinkling his ashes in the redwood national park on his 57th birthday would have been their tribute to him. unfortunately they're mourning another loss.pkg" the most important thing is to get his remains back bcuz i'll tell ya, i'll never let them go" mary and julia wilkinson didn't think for a second, that after landing in their loved one's favorite city, his ashes would be stolen within hours."i feel horrible. i feel like a part of him is missing and i did it. he was under my watch and i had no idea there was a problem with car breakins here"the mother and daughter duo parked their rental car inside the anchorage square parking structure then headed out to eat one of his favorite fares in san franciscodungenous crab. by the time they got back, his daughter julia's suitcase was missing from the trunk and so was her mother's wallet, and more importantly, joe's ashes."it's torture. it takes the light out of you and it makes you wonder what's going on in this world"joe died back in aug

joe wilkinson's wife mary and daughter julia traveled to san francisco to celebrate the birthday of their late husband and father. they planned to spread his ashes in the redwood national park. but before they could, the ashes were stolen. the family told us the ashes were taken from the trunk of their rental car parked at fisherman's wharf. the two pleaded for their return last week. the ashes were returned yesterday to the family. ( james ) the special needs teacher shot and killed at a san bernardino school was rembered in a vigil. karen smith was one of three people who died at north park elementary school last week. police say she was killed by her estranged husband 53- year-old cedric anderson. police say anderson walked into her classroom and opened fire. killing smith, and an eight-year-old student. a nine-year-old student is home recovering from his injuries. smith was a mother of four adult children. including her daughter who's also a teacher.

today was the day joe wilkinson's wife and daughter planned on spreading his ashes at redwood nationalark.today is his 57th birthday and this was something they wanted to do for him.he loved the city, he loved the food, and he loved the parks here.they flew in from north carolina yesterday, and this was their first stop.fisherman's wharf. they wanted to eat one of his favorite foods, dungenous crab and do a bit of sightseeing while waiting to check into their airbnb.well, they parked at this structure anchorage square, and headed out for about 3 hours.by the time they got back to their rental car, it looked fine until they opened the trunk to put the souvenir sweater they purchsed away.they noticed julia joe's 30 year old daughter's suitcase was missing. immediately, his wife mary searched her handbag which the thieves left behind . her wallet was missing, then she noticed the most important thing they brought was missing. her husband's ashes. now she says the container was inside a pouch that may have had the appearance of a jewelery box.mary purposely didn't check the ashes with her

as for the whereabouts of joe wilkinson's ashes, police have no leads. >>> we are working to get more information on what started a fire in cupertino this afternoon. chopper 5 showing the smoke pouring from the open roof. fire crews using a ladder to get water on the fire. the home on flora vista avenue appears to be destroyed. the people inside did make it out safely. >>> new at 6:00 after years of drought, landscaping is making a comeback in the bay area. one big project in the works this fancy rooftop park at san francisco's new transbay transit center but there is a fierce tug of war going on over the trees. kpix 5's len ramirez is in cupertino where apple is also in the market for some of these trees. len. >> reporter: that's right, veronica. when apple unveiled its plan for the spaceship campus everyone liked the design but no one gave much thought about how much trees would be needed to fulfill the design. now that apple is buying up thousands of trees, it's creating atree shortage in the bay area. >> reporter: landscaped trees at the western star wholesale nursery in sunol bea

the ashes were of joe wilkinson and mary wilkinson, the widow who sent us the photo last night of the silver tooth containing her husband's ashes. wilkinson and her daughter travelled from north carolina to scatter the ashes of her husband joe among the california redwood trees. the rental car was robbed at a fisherman's wharf garage. the thieves stole her suitcase and the silver tube with his ashes. police called saying a man anonymously returned the ashes and now show plans to take them back to north carolina. police say there is a person of interest but they haven't given us any other details as yet. >>> and berkeley police are looking to make more arrests in connection with saturday's violent clash between demonstrators supporting and opposing president trump now, police are reviewing social media pictures and videos as well as their own surveillance few the age. that leaves -- at least 20 people were arrested over the weekend, some are facing charges including assault with a deadly weapon. a spokesman went over a list of confiscated weapons. >> and metal pipes, baseball. wood, po

the ashes of joe wilkinson have now been recovered by police. mary wilkinson and her daughter were parked in a garage at fisherman's wharf last sunday prepared to scatter joe's ashes in the redwood and thieves broke into the car and stole everything. on saturday police called mary and told her a man dropped off the ashes earlier in the day. he was not arrested. now mary says he and her daughter have now decided to just take joe's ashes back home with them to north carolina. >>> a hunger strike continues today in san jose. a group of housing activists are refusing food until tomorrow's city council meeting and they didn't need all weekend either. tomorrow is when city leaders are expected to vote on a protection measure for renters. the city is considering a law requiring landlords to cite a just cause and it would also push landlords to be more attentive to tentant complain. activists are outside city hall saying they are fighting for the rights of vulnerable. >> the women and children of color, our domestic violence survivors that are the most,

joe wilkinson died from a heart attack nearly eight months ago. wednesday julie and her mom arrived in san francisco, one of joe's favorite cities. they planned to spread his ashes. but this the time they parked in a fisherman's wharf garage waiting for their room to be ready, someone broke into their rental car trunk, stealing a wallet, a suitcase and joe's remains. >> that's a person. it's like robbing a grave. >> they called police. dispatchers told them to fill out an online report. even they have explained what was stolen. they then called reporters. after we contacted sfpd thursday, officers met with the women at the garage to conduct a thorough investigation. saturday julia says they received the call. >> they told us that someone had turned him in to one of the undercover officers. >> the family is deeply grateful and hopeful their story might help someone else. >> in the future, if somebody calls with a situation like, this i hope they would listen a little more attentively. >> through it all, julia says she never lost sight of her faith

joe wilkinson's wife mary and daughter julia traveled to san francisco to celebrate the birthday of their late husband and father. they planned to spread his ashes in the redwood national park. but before they could, the ashes were stolen. the family told us the ashes were taken from the trunk of their rental car parked at fisherman's wharf. the two pleaded for their return last week. the ashes were returned yesterday to the family. ( james ) happening right now...police are searching for two gunmen after a shooting at a house party in vallejo. 9 minors were injured in the shooting. this happened just after midnight sunday morning at a home on calhoun street near benson avenue. officers say a group of teens were gathered outside the home. a car carrying two people in ski masks started shooting at the house. four people were shot. five others suffered other injuries. police say all nine people are under 18 years old and were taken to the hospital with minor to serious injuries. there is no description of the car or the shooters. (terisa) a man is severely injured in menlo park after his ca

they were of joe wilkinson, his widow mary support us the photo of the silver tube containing her ladyd's ashes. she and her daughter travelled from north carolina to scatter the ashes. her rental car was broken into if the misherman's wharf and thieves stole her outcase, and a wallet and ashes. she plans to take them back to north carolina. police say there is a person of interest but we don't have other details on that. >> and time now, 6:13. and happening today, we may get new information about the death of prince. a judge is expected to release search warrants in the investigation of his death today. he was found dead in an elevator at his home on april onest of last year. the authorities said he overdote dosed on fentanyl. it's still not clear how he got access to the drugs. >>> there is a groundbreaking ceremony today. when completed. the renovations will provide improved walking and bicycle connections between the concord b.a.r.t. station and there is some drawings of what it will look like and there is a treeline walkway with new benches. the sorry meany is scheduled for 10 thi

here is a picture of the scattering tube sent to us tonight by joe wilkinson's widow mary. they traveled from north carolina to scatter the ashes last wednesday. but while her rental car was parked at a fishermen's wharf garage beforehand, a thief took a suitcase, wallet, and that silver tube. wilkerson police called her yesterday saying the man anonymously returned the ashes. she plans to take the ashes back to north carolina. police have a person of interest in the theft, but have not releasedty -- but have not released details. >>> a car clipped a utility pole this morning near santa rosa and slid down a steep embankment. the highway patrol closed calastogo road while pg&e cleared the wires. a tow truck was called to remove the car. no word on the driver or what caused the accident. >>> taking a live look outside the bay bridge. you can see traffic is moving along. rain has started to taper off a bit, but there's another chance for scattered showers later on this week. >>> the start of the easter sunday has been soggy. will that rain stick around for much longer? meteoro

mary and her daughter came to san francisco to memorialize joe wilkinson as he died last year.re planning to scatter his ashes at redwood national park but when they parked near fisherman's wharf yesterday, thieves broke into the rental car. >> and stole my suitcase, my mom's wallet and, most importantly, my dad's ashes. and ruined our trip. >> in 2015, there were nearly 25,000 car break-ins of those only 484 led to arrests. >>> canada has laid out its plan to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana by june next year. if the law passes adults over 18 can have up to 30 grams of dried marijuana and 4 plants per household. it also outlines harsher punishment for drugged driving and selling to minors. canada would be the second country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana, the first uruguay. >>> starting today, you can get a glimpse of your snail mail before a postal worker drops it off. the u.s. postal service is now sending pictures of your paper mail by email ahead of the arrival window. now, this informed delivery system was tested in the bay area and is now span

those ashes of joe wilkinson now have been recovered by police.ry wilkinson and her daughter were parked in a garage at fisherman's wharf on thursday, preparing to scatter joe's ashes in the redwoods. but thieves broke into their car, stole everything, including his ashes. on saturday, police called mary and told her that a man dropped off the ashes earlier in the day. man was not arrested. but now, mary and her daughter have decided to just take joe's ashes back home with them to north carolina. >> such a painful, painful ordeal for that family. 6:36 right now. happening today, cal trans will begin reconstruction work. caltrans says the goal is to ease bottlenecks and reduce traffic. there will be structural upgrades in the project that include a new retaining wall and wider ramps. crews will be working on week days from 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and that project is expected to take about a year to finish. >> good morning. it's 6:36, and golden gate bridge still looks muggy out there. not seeing much of the bridge. low visibility and then if you're

the ashes of joe wilkinson have been recovered by police.ilkinson and her daughter were parked in a garage in fisherman's wharf last thursday, preparing to scatter joe's ashes but thieves broex into the car and stole everything, including the ashes. on saturday, police called mary and said a man had dropped off the ashes earlier in the day. that man was not arrested. she and her daughter have decided to take joe's ashes back home with them to north carolina. >>> and stopping floods before they happen. the last of three public meetings addressing flood and risk prevention in the south bay happens at 6:00 tonight. a series of meetings held by the water district in the three neighborhoods that were hit hardest by historic flooding around president's day. tonight's meeting is at the roosevelt community center on east santa clara street. they're taking questions and providing information on what it's doing to prevent future floods. >>> 5:37. happening today, caltrans begins construction on the highway 92/82 interchange. that project includes a ne

ashes of joe wilkinson, his widow mary wilkinson sent us this photo of him and the silver tube containing her late husband's ashes. she and her daughter traveled from north carolina. her rental car was broken in to the at fisherman's wharf in a garage and thieves stole her suitcase, wallet and ashes. police called her saturday to say a man anonymously returned the ashes and she plans to take the ashes back to north carolina. police say there is a person of interest in the case but we do not have any other details beyond that. >>> time is 7:17. let's check in with sal on your commute. how's it look out there? >> it's a little wet out there. this morning's commute is going to be a little slower. if you're watching at home, if you can give yourself the extra 10 minutes, i think that will help quite a bit. we're looking at the maps here. traffic is going to be slow this morning as you drive in to the south bay on 85, 280, and 101. if you drive in san jose. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and you can see that is slow. the carpool lanes are okay. but there's a slowdown here, trying

. >> the wilkinsons plan to return home and spread joe's ashes in north carolina. >>> and then the renterghts advocates are on a hunger strike until tomorrow's vote. they are expected to vote on two rules that would protect tenants for being evicted for no reason. right now it's legal for landlords to evict tenants without any reason. the hunger strike started on friday and plan to continue until tomorrow's vote. >>> and then the rescue of a man that wanted to explore the sewer system. an officer heard him and called firefighters that arrived to rescue the man. >>> something to keep in mind as you are driving around this morning. today starts the bike and roll to school week. dozens of schools are taking part in this year's event. bike and roll started as one day back in 2009 and now it's expanded to a week and it co-insides with earth day, which is saturday. >>> the boston marathon, the 121st running already under way. the elite women just took off a few minutes ago. more than 500 spectators have lined the route. over the weekend bostonians a memorial. again, the elite women have just st

it's something the wilkinsons didn't know, and they hope they will have a chance to spread joe's ashes in a >>> 4:44. the passenger-dragging incident has made this a tough week for united airlines. now we are hearing another horror story, a man saying he horror story, a man saying he was stung by recent united flight. >> maybe my thumbnail saved me a little bit. >> he was flying from houston to calgary on sunday when the creature landed on his head, and another passenger stomped on it and it was thrown away, and he and it was thrown away, and he declined medical the plane landed and he said united did a good job of handling this incident that that. >>> and then welcoming world travelers in style. the ribbon was cut to open the terminal. there's a new lobby and a bigger baggage claim area. >> we are now up to eight carriers serving international routes and we are adding another ninth carrier july 1st, which will be air mexico. >> taking uber over here, and so it would be a lot easier to just be closer to home instead of going all the way to san francisco. >> a local official says all th

man joe willingance but before the family got the chance to do that someone stole his ashes from a rental car. >> as abc news reporter melly wood row explains the clock is ticking. >> mary wilkinson and her daughter julia came to the whatever to honor his life and love of. but in the few hours they had before the room was ready someone broke into the rental car trunk stealing a suitcase mary wallet and joe's remains. >> i feel like i wasn't even responsible to keep him safe. just knowing that they took my dad and they don't even know probably what it is or they -- he has no value to them. and what if they just throw it in the trash. like he deserves more. >> the wilkinson say they called san francisco police. dispatchers directed them to fill out an online report even after they explained what was stolen. >> the police should have said you know i think they're human remains that's serious that's something that is priceless. >> so the family contacted reporters hopeful someone would see their story and possibly recognize a scatter two in a case. car break-in around fefrmary whatever is san francisco police say in special circumstances like this one they will investigate further. a

man joe willingance but before the family got the chance to do that someone stole his ashes from a rental car. >> as abc news reporter melly wood row explains the clock is ticking. >> mary wilkinson and her daughter julia came to the whatever to honor his life and love of. but in the few hours they had before the room was ready someone broke into the rental car trunk stealing a suitcase mary wallet and joe's remains. >> i feel like i wasn't even responsible to keep him safe. just knowing that they took my dad and they don't even know probably what it is or they -- he has no value to them. and what if they just throw it in the trash. like he deserves more. >> the wilkinson say they called san francisco police. dispatchers directed them to fill out an online report even after they explained what was stolen. >> the police should have said you know i think they're human remains that's serious that's something that is priceless. >> so the family contacted reporters hopeful someone would see their story and possibly recognize a scatter two in a case. car break-in around fefrmary whatever is san francisco police say in special circumstances like this one they will investigate further. a

and i just feel like -- >> wilkinson says her husband, joe, died last august of a heart attack. d san francisco and she had plan today scatter his ashes up in the redwoods on what would have been his 57th birthday. mary wilkinson is hoping whoever stole the ashes will return them. she is scheduled to fly back home with her daughter tuesday. she does not know if she will come back to san francisco ever again. >>> new information in connection with a theft of some musical instruments at a high school in fairfield. police have arrested a 17-year- old from pacifica. and some of the instruments have been returned to the school. the staff noticed that dozens of instruments had been stolen out of the school band room. after getting a lead in the case, police searched a home and found two of the stolen instruments inside. those two instruments alone worth about $10,000. they arrested a 17-year-old boy for felony possession of stolen property. >>> off to allie rasmus we go and a check of the friday morning commute. i had a light one coming in. feeling the effects of the easter break. >> a

. >> reporter: mary wilkinson brought her daughter julia with her to san francisco to memorialize her husband joed suddenly from a heart attack eight months ago. instead, they are begging police to take action and find his stolen ashes. >> i should be in redwood national park memorializing my husband and spreading his ashes. >> reporter: mary says her husband joe loved san francisco so they came to experience all of his favorite things before letting him go. >> just enjoy the magic that the city has. all of that magic was ripped out from under me yesterday at 5:15 p.m. >> reporter: that's when vandals broke into their rental car inside anchorage square parking garage at fisherman's wharf. >> stole

joe's ashes. >> i feel horrible because i feel like he deserves better. i don't know where he's at. >> the wilkinson's called and they were directed to fill out an online report. >> how terrible for that family. >>> we are about to show you just how bold car burglars can be in san francisco. right around the corner from our studios, police say two men broke into a rental van and stole their luggage. burglars did not get far, though, our abc7 security captured an undercover police officer chasing them. the officers happened to be working undercover to stop car break-ins around the area, and the tourists were grateful to get their stuff back. >> thank you to the police. >> yes. >> is that the voice of melanie woodrow translating french? >> yeah, might be. >> the trip is continuing to go through california, luggage and all. >>> city council members want to stop the sale of all flavored tobacco products. the proposal is to prevent tobacco companies from marketing their products to kids. >>> and then mineta international san jose airport is open, and there's a new lobby and a bigger baggage claim area. the

wilkinson did not know before. >> they taken every bit of information, you know, unfortunately, a day late. >> they're hopeful that others will learn their story and they'll have a chance to spread joe's ashes before they return home. melody woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> you got to watch this. we are tooabout to show you how bold burglars can be in san francisco. >> vallejo. two men broke into a rental van and stole their luggage. the burglars did not get far. >> our security camera covered. officers arrested both men after a short chase. the officer happens to be working under cover, the tourists were grateful to get their stuff back. >> yes, thank you. >> the family was on their way out of the bay area to continue their trip. police got there just in time. at least they have all of their stuff. >>> in the meantime as many as ten teenage boys and girls robbed the woman in san francisco. it happened on the five fulton. the group grabbed the victim's wallet and started to beat her and hitting her as many as six times in the head. as this was happening the community driver dialled 911. that's the intersection that you see behind me. police caught up and interviewed the woman. she's okay and

wilkinson say thieves broke into their rental car's trunk at the anchorage square parking garage near fisherman's wharf and stole the scattering tube with joe's remains inside. >> scatter his, ashes and celebrate his birth and instead we're here talking to you guys about how he's not with us anymore. >> reporter: city leaders know thieves target rental cars. >> and you're putting target in your customer's back the supervisor just introduced requiring rental car companies to removing markings that make it clear that a car is a rental. markings like these bar codes. >> want to do business in san francisco or at the san francisco airport you need to get rid of these things to protect your customers. >> reporter: he introduced legislation last year requiring rental companies to warn customers about the break-in problem. the legislation has yet to pass. wilkinson says she's sharing her story to help get that warning out and to hopefully get her father back. >> if anybody sees this and they know about it, i mean, please, please, please turn him in and give him back. >> just heartbreaking for that family. the wilkinsons say the ashes can be turned,