today we learned the district attorney's office charged santa clara police officer kiet nguyen. >> reporter: one of its own caught shoplifting. according to san jose police security officers at this target in san jose caught santa clara police officer kiet nguyen taking one of its $250 smart watches. police say the veteran used a magnetic key to remove the locking device. when officers confronted him police say he was hiding the watch, the magnetic key and wire cutters. >> i mean, it is -- it hits us. >> reporter: he has been placed on paid administrative leave. shoppers outside target agreed he should be off the force for now. >> sad situation. he has problems. he shouldn't be -- [ indiscernible ] >> he should have paid for it. even though he is a police officer he should have to pay. >> reporter: he was cooperative at the time and when asked what he did for a living he admitted he was a cop. police reminding the public not to paint them all with one brush. he says it doesn't sit well. >> doesn't seem like a huge crime but it plants a seed. you wonder. >> reporter: since the charges are mi

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santa clara police officer kiet nguyen is accused of stealing a watch from walmart.u's azenith smith is here with more. >> reporter: this target is massive. two stories. the smart watches are in this locked glass case of stairs. he used a magnetic key to take had watch valued at $250. >> reporter: santa clara police officer kiet nguyen has spent 25 years enforcing the law but now she on the other side -- he is on the other side of it. >> when one of our employees get arrested for shoplifting it hits us in the stomach. it saddens us. >> reporter: he was placed on paid administrative leave. authorities say earlier this month he was off duty at the time when he entered this target in west san jose. officers saw him make iting one of the $250 smart watches. -- taking one of the $250 smart watches. he paid for other items but not the watch. officers caught up with him, they found the watch, a magnetic key on him. shoppers were stunned. >> i think a police officer is held to a higher standard. so i -- you know, probably does need help and needs to be off the force as well.

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investigators say that nguyen allegedly used sophisticated burglary tools to remove the locking device from the watch. he is now on paid leave. >> it's extremely disappointing. we all knew kiet. it's a blow to the department, the community and to the badge we wear. >> san jose police cited nguyen with two misdemeanors. he once worked in the financial crimes investigative unit as a detective sergeant and is now an officer. not clear why he was demoted. >>> new outrage tonight over a science camp counselor accused of molesting a boy. it turns out the feds may have been watching him for some time while children were at risk. kpix 5's len ramirez says that news has parents outraged. len. >> reporter: well, parents here in this west san jose neighborhood want to know what the federal government knew, when it knew it and whether they waited too long to act. the saratoga science camp counselor known to kids as papa bear may have been under investigation in a child exploitation case five months before he was arrested for child pornography and molestation. according to a federal whistle- blower, the department of homeland security knew he had guard covarrubias was a -- edgar covarrub

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you, a veteran santa clara police officer is in trouble with the law santa clara police officer kiet nguyenst 25 years but investigators say earlier this month a loss prevention officer at a target store in san jose saw nguyen steal a $250 smart watch, he was off duty at the time. when he was arrested, police say he had the watch wire cutters and a magnetic key to disable the watch's antitheft lock. now, some of the shoppers outside that target store were stunned to hear this. >> i think a police officer is held to a higher standard, so,um, yeah, probably does need help and probably needs to be off the force while he's getting his help. >>> when one of our employees get arrested for shoplifting, i mean, it's a hit in the stomach, take a step back, it's sad. >> the santa clara police department has put him on paid administrative leave charged with petty theft and using blurry tools. >>> ktvu is learning new details about a wrong way crash on the bay bridge last november that injured several people, prosecutors have now filed charges against the driver, 33-year-old kerry lynn morgan of vacavi