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he was a deputy sheriff on lunch break when laurie smith came on to him. >> she had her uniform shirtg a t-shirt or a bra. and exposed herself to me. >> reporter: he got injured on the job and after two years out on disability and money running low, he met with then assistant sheriff laurie smith. >> i was pleading to her to get my job back and she said you should have been nicer to me at elmwood. >> reporter: she also denies that account. >> if you get a waiver from them for their personnel records that would tell you a lot. >> reporter: but i am asking about your actions though. >> it is absolutely not true. it is all false. >> reporter: the sheriff and her staff have not provided anything from her staff. they tell me they have no plans to sue and are not after money but wanted their stories heard before tomorrow's election. >> thanks. >>> a deadly shooting in san francisco in the middle of the day. a man was shot and killed in the city's bay view neighborhood on oakdale avenue. police say they don't have any suspects and are investigating this as a homicide. >> a 13-year-old studen
he was a deputy sheriff on lunch break when laurie smith came on to him. >> she had her uniform shirtg a t-shirt or a bra. and exposed herself to me. >> reporter: he got injured on the job and after two years out on disability and money running low, he met with then assistant sheriff laurie smith. >> i was pleading to her to get my job back and she said you should have been nicer to me at elmwood. >> reporter: she also denies that account. >> if you get a waiver...
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we have the report on abc 7 news. >> reporter: laurie smith has had a long career. and tonight three men are here claiming she abused her position of power. this retirement letter delivered in april begins dear sheriff smith, it was sent by a 30-year correctional officer who asked not to be identified. he wrote, you will recall how on multiple occasions you sexually harassed me. i spoke with his attorney, josh boxer, from his manhattan beach office. >> he experienced sexual harassment from sheriff smith and remained largely silent fearing retaliation. >> it's now part of an investigation at the equal opportunity department. the officer said smith was his supervisor at main jail when she first propositioned him and she touched herself in a way that made him uncomfortable. another time he said she handled a police baton and she propositioned him in a trailer while they worked the 1994 world cub. through a statement, sheriff smith said these false narratives are nothing more than an attack on the integrity of the sheriff's department and my reputation. >> so i found her
we have the report on abc 7 news. >> reporter: laurie smith has had a long career. and tonight three men are here claiming she abused her position of power. this retirement letter delivered in april begins dear sheriff smith, it was sent by a 30-year correctional officer who asked not to be identified. he wrote, you will recall how on multiple occasions you sexually harassed me. i spoke with his attorney, josh boxer, from his manhattan beach office. >> he experienced sexual...
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county sheriff lauri smith says thursday morning a few of her deputies were serving a warrant at the residence of steven blake crawford in the 5200 block of camden ave in the city of san jose. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffwhen we knocked on the door crawford knocked on the when we knocked on the door crawford killed himself. we are still on the scene investigating this murder and any other murders he may have been involved in. sheriff laurie smith said investigaters kept a picture of perry on their wall for 44 years waiting for closure. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffit is great to have closure it has been very difficult for the investigators and her family. in sj gabe slate kron 4 news in the north bay.. thousands of dollars of kitchen equipment that was used to feed fire victims was stolen on wednesday. the salvation army says without it, they won't be able to offer disaster victims much of anything. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to branch leaders and joins us live from san rafael with that story.. hermela, so what would they be able to of
county sheriff lauri smith says thursday morning a few of her deputies were serving a warrant at the residence of steven blake crawford in the 5200 block of camden ave in the city of san jose. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffwhen we knocked on the door crawford knocked on the when we knocked on the door crawford killed himself. we are still on the scene investigating this murder and any other murders he may have been involved in. sheriff laurie smith said investigaters kept a...
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who cast their ballots are indicating they want change. >> reporter: we're told this is sheriff laurie smith'srst potential runoff in 20 years. she hasn't had one since her first election. we're live in san jose. nbc bay news. first troubled waters for the sheriff after the elden smith where you had the inmate issue. a lot swirling around her right now. >> escapees in palo alto, the her effort at a sixth term. after a while, there's some baggage gathering. she is going to have the race of her life because most of the other side will all coagulate and join up with hirokawa. >> let's jump up the peninsula to san mateo county. carlos bolanos appears to be keeping his job as sheriff of san mateo county. >> let's take you to the city. in san francisco, voters have approved proposition e, which bans flavored vape oil, flavored tobacco products including menthol cigarettes. that passed with 68% of the vote. >> nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney joins us from the yes on e watch party in downtown san francisco. this was anxpen ballot battle, terry. call it "e" as in expensive.nationwide. on one side you ha
who cast their ballots are indicating they want change. >> reporter: we're told this is sheriff laurie smith'srst potential runoff in 20 years. she hasn't had one since her first election. we're live in san jose. nbc bay news. first troubled waters for the sheriff after the elden smith where you had the inmate issue. a lot swirling around her right now. >> escapees in palo alto, the her effort at a sixth term. after a while, there's some baggage gathering. she is going to have the...
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county sheriff lauri smith says thursday morning a few of her deputies were serving a warrant at the residence of steven blake crawford in the 5200 block of camden ave in the city of san jose. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffwhen we knocked on the door crawford killed himself. we are still on the scene investigating this murder and any other murders he may have been involved in. sheriff laurie smith said investigaters kept a picture of perry on their wall for 44 years waiting for closure. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffit is great to have closure it has been very difficult for the investigators and her family. in sj gabe slate kron 4 news (ken) the fourth of july is less than a week away and kron 4 newsin sj gabe slate kron 4 news (ken) the fourth of july is less than a week away and earlier today firworks went on sale in a handfull of bay area cities that allow them.(pam) the so- called safe and sane fireworks can be bought and used in fewer than a dozen bay area locations.kron 4's charles clifford is live tonight in san bruno... one of the few
county sheriff lauri smith says thursday morning a few of her deputies were serving a warrant at the residence of steven blake crawford in the 5200 block of camden ave in the city of san jose. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffwhen we knocked on the door crawford killed himself. we are still on the scene investigating this murder and any other murders he may have been involved in. sheriff laurie smith said investigaters kept a picture of perry on their wall for 44 years waiting...
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county sheriff lauri smith says thursday morning a few of her deputies were serving a warrant at theesidence of steven blake crawford in the 5200 block of camden ave in the city of san jose. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffwhen we knocked on the door crawford killed himself. we are still on the scene investigating this murder and any other murders he may have been involved in. sheriff laurie smith said investigaters kept a picture of perry on their wall for 44 years waiting for closure. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffit is great to have closure it has been very difficult for the investigators and her family. in sj gabe slate kron 4 news ánats of gunshotsá(ken) "shot-spotter" sensors have been installed on city streets in the past... but contra costa officials will soon be adding them to east bay freeways. since november 20-15... the c-h-p says 136 shootings have been reported on all bay area freeways. 44 of those happened in contra costa county -- mostly on highway four and interstate 80. the shotspotter technology allows law enforcement to dete
county sheriff lauri smith says thursday morning a few of her deputies were serving a warrant at theesidence of steven blake crawford in the 5200 block of camden ave in the city of san jose. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffwhen we knocked on the door crawford killed himself. we are still on the scene investigating this murder and any other murders he may have been involved in. sheriff laurie smith said investigaters kept a picture of perry on their wall for 44 years waiting...
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county sheriff lauri smith says thursday morning a few of her deputies were serving a warrant at the residence of steven blake crawford in the 5200 block of camden ave in the city of san jose. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffwhen we knocked on the door crawford killed himself. we are still on the scene investigating this murder and any other murders he may have been involved in. sheriff laurie smith said investigaters kept a picture of perry on their wall for 44 years waiting for closure. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffit is great to have closure it has been very difficult for the investigators and her family. in sj gabe slate kron 4 news ( robin ) a teen girl at the center of a medical and religious debate over brain death... has died after surgery. jahi mcmath's mother says doctors declared her dead from excessive bleeding and liver failure. mcmath has been in a vegetative state since december 20-13. when a california court ruled the 13 year old died following a ton- sillectomy. eventually the family relocated with jahi in new jersey. that's w
county sheriff lauri smith says thursday morning a few of her deputies were serving a warrant at the residence of steven blake crawford in the 5200 block of camden ave in the city of san jose. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffwhen we knocked on the door crawford killed himself. we are still on the scene investigating this murder and any other murders he may have been involved in. sheriff laurie smith said investigaters kept a picture of perry on their wall for 44 years waiting...
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vulnerable women men anyone who abuses a child needs to go to prisonsanta clara county sheriff laurie smithells me right now there are 3 victims, and possibly a 4th. the victims are 15 and 16 years old.the investigation into alleged abuse started in april.sisco was then a student-teacher at bernal middle school in san jose.the oak grove school district tells kron 4 news it immediately removed her from the classroom, when it learned of the accusations.sot how they knew the victims was through families and friends it had nothing to do with the school.the victims attend a local high school.and the sheriff says investigators collected "extensive evidence of a graphic sexual nature." some showed the two suspects bragged to each other about their encounters calling themselves "sexual deviants." sisco is being held without bail at the elmwood women's jail in milpitas on multiple counts of sex with minors. pourani posted 60-thousand dollars bail.sot if convicted they will be registered sex offenders justine waldmanthe sheriff's office worries there could be other victims, which is why they are aski
vulnerable women men anyone who abuses a child needs to go to prisonsanta clara county sheriff laurie smithells me right now there are 3 victims, and possibly a 4th. the victims are 15 and 16 years old.the investigation into alleged abuse started in april.sisco was then a student-teacher at bernal middle school in san jose.the oak grove school district tells kron 4 news it immediately removed her from the classroom, when it learned of the accusations.sot how they knew the victims was through...
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we talked with sheriff laurie smith this morning and unusual for her to show up at scenes like this one but she said it resonated with her. this young woman murdered brutally and also sexually assaulted in some sort of way at a stanford church in 1974. the sheriff herself started with the department just the year before so this is something she was paying close attention to saying they've been working the cold case for 40 years. they knew who the suspect was even back then. and they were close to making an arrest because of some re-analyzed evidence. she said it wasn't like the golden state killer. this kind of dna evidence but just retesting of existing evidence. again, we do know that this man is now dead. he allegedly died at his own hand with a gunshot wound and we are continuing to look for more information. it appeared that some relatives might have been out here but they were quickly ferried away from us. and we'll try to make contact with them as they have some time to let the news settle. this was a 19-year-old woman who was killed at stanford memorial church and no one knew ho
we talked with sheriff laurie smith this morning and unusual for her to show up at scenes like this one but she said it resonated with her. this young woman murdered brutally and also sexually assaulted in some sort of way at a stanford church in 1974. the sheriff herself started with the department just the year before so this is something she was paying close attention to saying they've been working the cold case for 40 years. they knew who the suspect was even back then. and they were close...
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laurie smith needed 50% and she's falling short of that, former undersheriff and second in command john hirokawa in second place with 30% of the vote. sheriff smith is seeking a sixth termac lot of controversies over last four years, including the death of inmate michael tie rea beaten by ef smiths deputies. but the sheriff says she's making improvements. she spoke to us last night. >> we have done a lot of jail reform. but we're doing great work in the sheriff's office and i'm looking forward to another four years. >> numbers show me right now that most likely there will be a runoff in november but the majority of the voters who cast their ballots are indicating they want change. >> we'll see if that change will come in the fall. that was john hirokawa. >>> now to a proposition h, it woul equip san francisco police officers with tasers, 50% voted no on the pressure and 39% voted yes. >>> now to other news this morning. today the fbi will shed new light on a student accused of threatening to shoot up his classmates in the east bay. >> the boy attends valley view middle school in pleasan
laurie smith needed 50% and she's falling short of that, former undersheriff and second in command john hirokawa in second place with 30% of the vote. sheriff smith is seeking a sixth termac lot of controversies over last four years, including the death of inmate michael tie rea beaten by ef smiths deputies. but the sheriff says she's making improvements. she spoke to us last night. >> we have done a lot of jail reform. but we're doing great work in the sheriff's office and i'm looking...
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vulnerable women men anyone who abuses a child needs to go to prisonsanta clara county sheriff laurie smith tells me right now there are 3 victims, and possibly a 4th. ,, the victims are 15 and 16 years old.the investigation into alleged abuse started in april.sisco was then a student-teacher at bernal middle school in san jose.the oak grove school district tells kron 4 news it immediately removed her from the classroom, when it learned of the accusations.sot how they knew the victims was through families and friends it had nothing to do with the school.the victims attend a local high school.and the sheriff says investigators collected "extensive evidence of a graphic sexual nature." some showed the two suspects bragged to each other about their encounters calling themselves "sexual deviants." sisco is being held without bail at the elmwood women's jail in milpitas on multiple counts of sex with minors. pourani posted 60-thousand dollars bail.sot if convicted they will be registered sex offenders justine waldmanthe sheriff's office worries there could be other victims, which is why they are
vulnerable women men anyone who abuses a child needs to go to prisonsanta clara county sheriff laurie smith tells me right now there are 3 victims, and possibly a 4th. ,, the victims are 15 and 16 years old.the investigation into alleged abuse started in april.sisco was then a student-teacher at bernal middle school in san jose.the oak grove school district tells kron 4 news it immediately removed her from the classroom, when it learned of the accusations.sot how they knew the victims was...
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. >> reporter: sheriff laurie smith announced the arrest of 72-year-old stephen crawford. a security card at the time of the -- guard at the time of the murder. crawford had been a person of interest from the start. but they never had enough evidence to arrest him until recently. sophisticated technological advancements. authorities were able to link his dna to the crime. >> we were trying to talk to him. you could see them through the window tryin open the door. >> reporter: deputies served a search warrant at crawford's appointment in san jose. when he knocked on his door, he took his own life with a gunshot. the apartment manager says crawford's health was failfound hey, we got a stiff here. >> reporter: scott harold reporting -- reported on the killing back then. he said he always knew it was an insider. >> if you look at the way he was laid out, ugly and ritualistic. this is probably done by somebody -- it would have taken him maybe 30 minutes to do this. and that's somebody who knows that he's not going to be interrupted. >> reporter: while the sheriff office called
. >> reporter: sheriff laurie smith announced the arrest of 72-year-old stephen crawford. a security card at the time of the -- guard at the time of the murder. crawford had been a person of interest from the start. but they never had enough evidence to arrest him until recently. sophisticated technological advancements. authorities were able to link his dna to the crime. >> we were trying to talk to him. you could see them through the window tryin open the door. >> reporter:...
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. >> reporter: sheriff laurie smith said the case was solved through diligence and technology. >> our detectives continued to piece together additional information to this tragic puzzle, and we were able recently to link crawford's dna to the crime scene. >> i'm not totally surprised. >> reporter: crime author scott harold says whoever killed perry was bound to be an insider, and the security guard who claimed he found the body fit the bill. >> her body was laid out in a kind of ritual fashion that probably took the killer a half an hour to do. that's somebody who knows the rhythms of the church, knows that he will not be interrupted. >> reporter: the sheriff says investigators will continue sifting through crawford's belongings to check for more evidence as well as any link to other unsolved murders. but she said at least one cold case has been solved, though never resolved. >> a mother and father lost a daughter. a husband lost a wife. >> reporter: stanford university also released a statement thanking the investigators and the sheriff's department and saying it remains a heart-wren
. >> reporter: sheriff laurie smith said the case was solved through diligence and technology. >> our detectives continued to piece together additional information to this tragic puzzle, and we were able recently to link crawford's dna to the crime scene. >> i'm not totally surprised. >> reporter: crime author scott harold says whoever killed perry was bound to be an insider, and the security guard who claimed he found the body fit the bill. >> her body was laid...
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. >> reporter: santa clara county sheriff laurie smith says this man, steve crawford, is responsiblearlis perry, a former security guard who made the call to police after claiming he found the body of the 19-year-old inside stanford's memorial church in 1974. thursday morning sheriff's deputies had attempted to serve him with a warrant in his apartment here on camden avenue in san jose. after technical improvements linked dna evidence found on perry's clothes to crawford. but he shot himself before making direct contact with deputies. after 43 years of questions, a family and community have some closure. >> mother and father lost a daughter. a husband lost a wife. >> reporter: the sheriff's office says it hasn't found any evidence suggesting they knew each other. the investigation into crawford and any possible connection he might have to other murders is just beginning. the sheriff's office is expected to release more information on the case later today. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> matt, thank you. fire crews have been on the scene of a wind blown brush
. >> reporter: santa clara county sheriff laurie smith says this man, steve crawford, is responsiblearlis perry, a former security guard who made the call to police after claiming he found the body of the 19-year-old inside stanford's memorial church in 1974. thursday morning sheriff's deputies had attempted to serve him with a warrant in his apartment here on camden avenue in san jose. after technical improvements linked dna evidence found on perry's clothes to crawford. but he shot...
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vulnerable women men anyone who abuses a child needs to go to prisonsanta clara county sheriff laurie smith tells me right now there are 3 victims, and possibly a 4th. ,, the victims are 15 and 16 years old.the investigation into alleged abuse started in april.sisco was then a student-teacher at bernal middle school in san jose.the oak grove school district tells kron 4 news it immediately removed her from the classroom, when it learned of the accusations.sot how they knew the victims was through families and friends it had nothing to do with the school.the victims attend a local high school.and the sheriff says investigators collected "extensive evidence of a graphic sexual nature." some showed the two suspects bragged to each other about their encounters calling themselves "sexual deviants." sisco is being held without bail at the elmwood women's jail in milpitas on multiple counts of sex with minors. pourani posted 60-thousand dollars bail.sot if convicted they will be registered sex offenders justine waldmanthe sheriff's office worries there could be other victims, which is why they are
vulnerable women men anyone who abuses a child needs to go to prisonsanta clara county sheriff laurie smith tells me right now there are 3 victims, and possibly a 4th. ,, the victims are 15 and 16 years old.the investigation into alleged abuse started in april.sisco was then a student-teacher at bernal middle school in san jose.the oak grove school district tells kron 4 news it immediately removed her from the classroom, when it learned of the accusations.sot how they knew the victims was...
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. >> reporter: santa clara county sheriff laurie smith says 72-year-old stephen crawford had been iner department's crosshairs since 1974. crawford was working as a security guard on the stanford campus and found the body of arliss perry inside memorial church. the 19-year-old had been beaten, molested and murdered. but technological limits of the '70s prevented detectives from building a case against him until the advent of dna testing. >> there's a lot that's happened in the last couple decades. >> reporter: san mateo county forensic criminalist says four decades ago, analysts would use enzyme and protein typing to try to match a suspect to a crime. but the large samples were less likely to produce large amounts of usable information. in the '80s, dna testing moved into the forefront. >> the new technology in the '90s called pcr allows us to take small pieces of the dna and make copies of them or amplify them at certain genetic markers. and that dramatically changed the world of dna. >> reporter: smith says some of perry's dna was found on crawford's clothing. recent technology pro
. >> reporter: santa clara county sheriff laurie smith says 72-year-old stephen crawford had been iner department's crosshairs since 1974. crawford was working as a security guard on the stanford campus and found the body of arliss perry inside memorial church. the 19-year-old had been beaten, molested and murdered. but technological limits of the '70s prevented detectives from building a case against him until the advent of dna testing. >> there's a lot that's happened in the last...
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vulnerable women men anyone who abuses a child needs to go to prisonsanta clara county sheriff laurie smith tells me right now there are 3 victims, and possibly a 4th. the victims are 15 and 16 years old.the investigation into alleged abuse started in april.sisco was then a student-teacher at bernal middle school in san jose.the oak grove school district tells kron 4 news it immediately removed her from the classroom, when it learned of the accusations.sot how they knew the victims was through families and friends it had nothing to do with the school.the victims attend a local high school.and the sheriff says investigators collected "extensive evidence of a graphic sexual nature." some showed the two suspects bragged to each other about their encounters calling themselves "sexual deviants." sisco is being held without bail at the elmwood women's jail in milpitas on multiple counts of sex with minors. pourani posted 60-thousand dollars bail.sot if convicted they will be registered sex offenders justine waldmanthe sheriff's office worries there could be other victims, which is why they are as
vulnerable women men anyone who abuses a child needs to go to prisonsanta clara county sheriff laurie smith tells me right now there are 3 victims, and possibly a 4th. the victims are 15 and 16 years old.the investigation into alleged abuse started in april.sisco was then a student-teacher at bernal middle school in san jose.the oak grove school district tells kron 4 news it immediately removed her from the classroom, when it learned of the accusations.sot how they knew the victims was through...
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. >> reporter: well, as you heard, that assessment is something that laurie smith is talking about right now in terms of how they got to this conclusion. they are looking now at this hour for more evidence at the apartment to kind of tie up those loose ends. stanford university also released a statement saying they appreciated the efforts for the investigators to continue on this cold case, and they will also be releasing more details later as they say this case is still an ongoing investigation. we'll have an update tonight on our 11:00 newscast. live in san jose, robert handa, "nbc bay area news." >> thank you. >> there are three other unsolved stanford murders that happened around the same time. in 1973 junior david levine left the physics department at 1:00 a.m. he was apparently ambushed in front of meyer library, stabbed several times with a long knife. that same year stanford grab and law clerk lesley perlov was strangled with her own scarf. six months before the perry homicide, 21-year-old janet ann taylor's body was found in a ditch on sand hill road. taylor was the daughter of
. >> reporter: well, as you heard, that assessment is something that laurie smith is talking about right now in terms of how they got to this conclusion. they are looking now at this hour for more evidence at the apartment to kind of tie up those loose ends. stanford university also released a statement saying they appreciated the efforts for the investigators to continue on this cold case, and they will also be releasing more details later as they say this case is still an ongoing...
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. >> let's talk about santa clara sheriff laurie smith, running for her 6th term, did not get the 50%, and is in a run off now, one of her former undersheriffs. a lot has been happening in the jails there. michael tyree was killed, three deputies convicted of that. is she in trouble? >> certain, the person running against her hat it is has a platform -- has a platform. we often find out when people tell us, to get into political office, they don't make it any better. again, this is the type of situation where i think a lot of people when you vote, go talk to sheriffs, to police officers, stop them on the street, and say what is she like as a sheriff? they'll tellyou the truth, vote for her, don't. that's how you find out. not this emotional hype. he hear a sound bite like in the persky case, we hear three months, rape unconscious woman, drunk, it sets off the emotional bells. instead of saying wait a minute. let's talk to peek about how judge -- people about how judge is. they vote emotionally. that's whether this stuff is bad -- why this stuff is bad. we have turned them into politic
. >> let's talk about santa clara sheriff laurie smith, running for her 6th term, did not get the 50%, and is in a run off now, one of her former undersheriffs. a lot has been happening in the jails there. michael tyree was killed, three deputies convicted of that. is she in trouble? >> certain, the person running against her hat it is has a platform -- has a platform. we often find out when people tell us, to get into political office, they don't make it any better. again, this is...
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a few minutes ago santa clara county sheriff laurie smith wrapped up her evening press briefing where she tied up some loose ends. this is a picture of miss perry and she said the victim's dna was found on the suspect's clothing and that allowed them to make the approach with the search warrant something that was very shocking to people who knew steven crawford. >> quiet to himself. >> reporter: the apartment manager says the subject of the search warrant steven crawford was in failing health and heavily medicated. she said around 9:30 in the morning, santa clara county sheriff's investigators asked for the keys to unit 185, then ran upstairs. crawford, a long-time suspect in a cold case, was inside and willing to come out. >> they were trying to get in and trying to talk to him. you could see them through the window trying to get him to open the door. >> reporter: moments later, she says she heard a muffled gunshot. >> we did the search warrant and, um, the suspect shot himself. >> reporter: sheriff smith says crawford had been in her department's crosshairs since 1974, when he, work
a few minutes ago santa clara county sheriff laurie smith wrapped up her evening press briefing where she tied up some loose ends. this is a picture of miss perry and she said the victim's dna was found on the suspect's clothing and that allowed them to make the approach with the search warrant something that was very shocking to people who knew steven crawford. >> quiet to himself. >> reporter: the apartment manager says the subject of the search warrant steven crawford was in...
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. >> reporter: sheriff laurie smith said this man, steve crawford, is responsible for the death of arlis. he was a former security guard who made the call to police after claiming he found the body of the 19-year-old inside stanford's memorial church in 1974. thursday morning sheriff's deputies had attempted to serve him with a warrant here at the apartment complex on camden avenue. after technical improvements linked dna evidence found on perry's clothes to crawford. but he shot himself before making direct contact with deputies. after 43 years of questions, of family and community, they have some closure. >> a mother and father lost a daughter, a husband lost a wife. >> reporter: the sheriff's office says it hasn't found any evidence suggesting they knew each other. the investigation into any connection he might have to other murders is just beginning. the sheriff's office is expected to release more information today. reporting live, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> matt, thank you. the surveillance video showing the car san francisco police say is responsible for a hit-and-run that left
. >> reporter: sheriff laurie smith said this man, steve crawford, is responsible for the death of arlis. he was a former security guard who made the call to police after claiming he found the body of the 19-year-old inside stanford's memorial church in 1974. thursday morning sheriff's deputies had attempted to serve him with a warrant here at the apartment complex on camden avenue. after technical improvements linked dna evidence found on perry's clothes to crawford. but he shot himself...
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sheriff laurie smith didn't win out right.ic campaign event last night but earlier spoke with kpix 5 about the nasty tone that race took. >> it's been dirty and nasty and dishonest in the past, too. and so it's what i expect. it's what i go through. i don't know why ary, y, t itys >> nowmarihes the factat smith chose t to hold icent ght shows differences between them. >> what do you make of that on election night her not making herself available to the public? >> well, i would say this. there's a contrast between myself and the incumbent. i'm about transparency. i'm about being open about the decisions being made in the department. >> sheriff smith had to deal with several high-profile problems in her department in recent years including the beating death of an inmate in the county jail by three guards. >>> voters in san francisco have approved proposition e which will ban the sale of flavored tobacco prototypes. it passed with about 68% of the vote. the product banned under proposition e including menthol and "vaping" liquids
sheriff laurie smith didn't win out right.ic campaign event last night but earlier spoke with kpix 5 about the nasty tone that race took. >> it's been dirty and nasty and dishonest in the past, too. and so it's what i expect. it's what i go through. i don't know why ary, y, t itys >> nowmarihes the factat smith chose t to hold icent ght shows differences between them. >> what do you make of that on election night her not making herself available to the public? >> well, i...
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. >> reporter: santa clara county sheriff laurie smith says 72-year-old stephen crawford had been iner department's crosshairs since 1974. crawford was working as a security guard on the stanford campus and found the body of arliss perry inside memorial church. the 19-year-old had been beaten, molested and murdered. but technological limits of the '70s prevented detectives from building a case against him until the advent of dna testing. >> there's a lot that's happened in the last couple decades. >> reporter: san mateo county forensic criminalist says four decades ago, analysts would use enzyme and protein typing to try to match a suspect to a crime. but the large samples were less likely to produce large amounts of usable information. in the '80s, dna testing moved into the forefront. >> the new technology in the '90s called pcr allows us to take small pieces of the dna and make copies of them or amplify them at certain genetic markers. and that dramatically changed the world of dna. >> reporter: smith says some of perry's dna was found on crawford's clothing. recent technology pro
. >> reporter: santa clara county sheriff laurie smith says 72-year-old stephen crawford had been iner department's crosshairs since 1974. crawford was working as a security guard on the stanford campus and found the body of arliss perry inside memorial church. the 19-year-old had been beaten, molested and murdered. but technological limits of the '70s prevented detectives from building a case against him until the advent of dna testing. >> there's a lot that's happened in the last...
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coming up in a half-hour or so, santa clara county sheriff laurie smith will hold a news conference where she talks to reporters with more information about the events of today. earlier today, the deputies were trying to serve a search warrant when the suspect shot himself. now the san jose police department is investigating that apparent suicide while the sheriff's department investigates the case that ultimately brought them to the suspect's apartment. >>> reporter: >> he was a good guy, very quiet, kept to himself. >> reporter: the apartment manager says the subject of the search warrant steven crawford was in failing health and heavily medicated. she said around 9:30 in the morning, santa clara county sheriff's investigators asked for the keys to unit 185, then ran upstairs. crawford, a long-time suspect in a cold case, was inside and unwilling to come out. >> they were trying to get in and trying to talk to him. you could see them through the window trying to get him to open the door. >> reporter: moments later, she says she heard a muffled gunshot. >> we did the search warrant and,
coming up in a half-hour or so, santa clara county sheriff laurie smith will hold a news conference where she talks to reporters with more information about the events of today. earlier today, the deputies were trying to serve a search warrant when the suspect shot himself. now the san jose police department is investigating that apparent suicide while the sheriff's department investigates the case that ultimately brought them to the suspect's apartment. >>> reporter: >> he was a...
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in santa clara county laurie smith will run off against her former undersheriff john hirokawa.ng a head to head showdown in november. >>> crossing bay area bridges will get more expensive. real3 appears likely to pass raising tolls on state-owned bridges by $3 by 2025. that does not include though the golden gate bridge. >>> senator dianne feinstein will have a high-profile opponent as she tries to hang on to her seat in november. state senate president pro tem kevin de leon took second place in the voting. still well behind the incumbent feinstein. >>> eleni kounalakis will face ed hernandez in november. >> in the governor's race it will be democrat gavin newsom against republican john cox. newsom took the top spot in yesterday's primary ahead of cox and former l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa. we'll have continuing coverage of the elections on air and, of course, online at cbssf.com. >>> and avoid northbound 101 heading through san jose if you can. major delays, only two lanes open due to an earlier crash. emergency crews are trying to clear the scene. 40 minutes between helly
in santa clara county laurie smith will run off against her former undersheriff john hirokawa.ng a head to head showdown in november. >>> crossing bay area bridges will get more expensive. real3 appears likely to pass raising tolls on state-owned bridges by $3 by 2025. that does not include though the golden gate bridge. >>> senator dianne feinstein will have a high-profile opponent as she tries to hang on to her seat in november. state senate president pro tem kevin de leon...
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a different story for santa clara county sheriff laurie smith.h term. smith took 44% of the vote. former undersheriff john hirokawa got 30%. three other candidates split the rest of the votes. smith needed to reach 50% to avoid the runoff election in november. >>> san francisco voters meantime have approved a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. more than two-thirds of voters approved the ordinance. it outlaws the sale of some flavored "vaping" and tobacco products including menthol cigarettes. supporters of proposition e argued those products are designed to get children and teenagers to start smoking. small businesses said the ban would cost them money. >>> tolls on all seven of the state-owned bridges here in the bay area are going up. voters passed regional measure 3 with 54% support. the no votes were 46%. the measure will raise tolls by $3 over seven years all in exchange for major investments in public transit and freeway improvements. ktvu's tom vacar tells us about some of the dozens of projects the measure will fund. >>> report
a different story for santa clara county sheriff laurie smith.h term. smith took 44% of the vote. former undersheriff john hirokawa got 30%. three other candidates split the rest of the votes. smith needed to reach 50% to avoid the runoff election in november. >>> san francisco voters meantime have approved a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. more than two-thirds of voters approved the ordinance. it outlaws the sale of some flavored "vaping" and tobacco products...
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current sheriff laurie smith needed more than 50% to win. as you can see she's falling short of that. former undersheriff and second in command john hirokawa coming in with more than 30% of the votes. sheriff smith who seeking her sixth term has faced a lot of controversies over the past four years. including the death of inmate michael tyree beaten by three of smith's deputies. but the sheriff says she's been making improvements and spoke with us last night. >> we've done a lot of jail reforms. been very busy. but we're doing great work in the sheriff's office and i'm looking forward to another four years. >> what numbers show me right now is that mostly there will be a runoff in november. but the majority of the voters have cast their ballots are indicating they want change. >> and right there you heard from smith's top challenger, john hirokawa. >> at 6:46, now to proposition h. it would equip san francisco police officers with tasers. 60% voting no about 39% voting in favor of it. >> in california, also weighed in on congressional races
current sheriff laurie smith needed more than 50% to win. as you can see she's falling short of that. former undersheriff and second in command john hirokawa coming in with more than 30% of the votes. sheriff smith who seeking her sixth term has faced a lot of controversies over the past four years. including the death of inmate michael tyree beaten by three of smith's deputies. but the sheriff says she's been making improvements and spoke with us last night. >> we've done a lot of jail...
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sheriff laurie smith is running for an unprecedented 6th term against retired undersheriff john hirokawat says is a smart housing initiative to compete with measure b, an upscale, developer backed project in the evergreen district. center stage though is the effort to recall embattled superior court judge aaron persky over the relatively leniant sentence he gave to former stanford athlete brock turner who was convicted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated, unconsious woman. here's recall organizer michelle dauber followed by judge persky himself.michelle dauber/organized recall persky campaign aaron persky/superior court judge (rob live) voters are also being asked to vote for a replacement for judge persky, should the recall be successful. they'll choose betweencivil trial lawyer angela storey and prosecutor newsjose rob fladeboe kron 4 (ken) in san francisco... voters are deciding who will be the new mayor of the city. this comes after the unexpected death of mayor ed lee in december. candidates have been out working to get your votes... supervisor jane kim visited golden gate park ov
sheriff laurie smith is running for an unprecedented 6th term against retired undersheriff john hirokawat says is a smart housing initiative to compete with measure b, an upscale, developer backed project in the evergreen district. center stage though is the effort to recall embattled superior court judge aaron persky over the relatively leniant sentence he gave to former stanford athlete brock turner who was convicted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated, unconsious woman. here's recall...
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resultsone of the closely watched races is for santa clara county sheriff where right now incumbent laurie smith the morning. ( darya ) this november... it comes down to lieutenant governor gavin newsom and árepublican john cox for the state's next governor. ( james ) kron 4's sara stinson joins us in studio with the latest on the race. ( sara ) that's right - democrat gavin newsom secured his spot early into the polls and in a strong second -- republican john cox. this ensures republicans in the race to replace governor jerry brown. take a look at the numbers. cox defeated former los angeles major antonio (villa - raw-gosa) villaraigosa with two times more votes. cox got a major boost in the polls after president trump's endorsement saying cox would make a big difference. newsom is now taking aim at the white house.
resultsone of the closely watched races is for santa clara county sheriff where right now incumbent laurie smith the morning. ( darya ) this november... it comes down to lieutenant governor gavin newsom and árepublican john cox for the state's next governor. ( james ) kron 4's sara stinson joins us in studio with the latest on the race. ( sara ) that's right - democrat gavin newsom secured his spot early into the polls and in a strong second -- republican john cox. this ensures republicans in...
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sheriff laurie smith was here at the scene erlier telling me it's not clear exactly what happened leading up to crawford's apparentsuicide. we are expecting an update fom the sheriff's office at any time. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news. (vicki) another big story tonight... police in san francisco are on the lookout for a hit and run driver who critically injured a pedicab. kron4's dan kerman is live on the embarcadero with the latest. dan? pedicabs were back at it along the embarcadero thursday, less than 24 hours after a pedcab operator was critically injured when his pedicab was hit by a car as he was travelling southbound on the embarcacero near sansome street. the hit and run driver then sped off. now police have released this surveillance video of the suspects vehicle.. a gold or champagne colored, 4 door honda civic. you see it swerving in and out of traffic sot office grace gatpandan/sfpdin the meantime the operator of the pedicab kevin manning remains hospitalized with life threatening injuriessot colan sanders/cabrio taxicollegues say manning haws been operating a cabrio
sheriff laurie smith was here at the scene erlier telling me it's not clear exactly what happened leading up to crawford's apparentsuicide. we are expecting an update fom the sheriff's office at any time. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news. (vicki) another big story tonight... police in san francisco are on the lookout for a hit and run driver who critically injured a pedicab. kron4's dan kerman is live on the embarcadero with the latest. dan? pedicabs were back at it along the embarcadero...
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fridayand that's important because there is a close race involving santa clara county sheriff laurie smith right now stands to have a run off with her opponent who is also her second in command john hirokawa here is shannon bushey with the registar of voters to talk about what's ahead(shannon bushey/santa clara county registrar of voters-we will be taking still thousands and thousands of ballots. they need to be taken out, straightened and then counted. it's going to be days before we are even through but the goal is to try and get a picture of what's to come.) (will tran-what's going on with the race for sheriff?) (shannon-too early to tell. but sheriff smith needs to have 50 percent plus one to avoid the run off and right now she doesn't have it)will tran-by the way, if you have a mail in ballot and it wasn't postmarked and sent out yesterday your vote will not count.in san jose will tran kron 4 news our election coverage continues at kron-4 dot com. there we have results from the races across the bay area and the state. also get push alerts on key races right to your phone with our kron
fridayand that's important because there is a close race involving santa clara county sheriff laurie smith right now stands to have a run off with her opponent who is also her second in command john hirokawa here is shannon bushey with the registar of voters to talk about what's ahead(shannon bushey/santa clara county registrar of voters-we will be taking still thousands and thousands of ballots. they need to be taken out, straightened and then counted. it's going to be days before we are even...
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santa clara county sheriff laurie smith will have to win a runoff to stay on the job for unprecedentedus one needed to win the race. she will face her former undersheriff john hirokawa in november. >>> for the second time in a week, a woman has been found dead at the sf general hospital. according to "chronicle" newspaper, the woman was apparently on an involuntary 72-hour hold in the psych ward. this case follows the death of ruby anderson last week. she was found in the stairwell of a power plant building on hospital grounds. >>> stay with us; a look at traffic and weather in just a moment. >>> good morning. 8:27. it's been a busy morning out there. let's take a look at the roads. we're tracking some major delays for drivers through the north bay. southbound 101 this is right near ignacio, we have a crash south of here near lucas valley and that has one lane blocked at least. so expect slowdowns. 25 minutes from roland to 580. 101 heading through san mateo, burlingame, we are still seeing slowdowns if you are trying to get to sfo. we are getting reports of a crash right near millbrae
santa clara county sheriff laurie smith will have to win a runoff to stay on the job for unprecedentedus one needed to win the race. she will face her former undersheriff john hirokawa in november. >>> for the second time in a week, a woman has been found dead at the sf general hospital. according to "chronicle" newspaper, the woman was apparently on an involuntary 72-hour hold in the psych ward. this case follows the death of ruby anderson last week. she was found in the...
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and laurie smith will face her former colleague john hero kawa in november. over the san mateo bridge. starting to move better now. no traffic reported just some haze. you see that coming towards us from the peninsula side. we'll lack at both the san mateo bridge where you saw the slowing, as well as the dunbar bridge, equally as slow. look over here. at willow, there may be an incident clearing around the construction zone. and the lights still on. slow. >> mike, thank you. more news in 30 minutes. ♪ >>> good morning. 8:30, now. good morning, everybody. it's june 6th, 2018. great, cool morning on our plaza. great, cool crowd. so happy to see everybody and say hello. nice to have you with us. >> nice crowd. >> it's wednesday, june 6th. >> so, one reason that the crowd is so special, someone said happy birthday -- it's not savannah's birthday. natalie's birthday. >> natalie morales' birthday. >> one reason we have so many people here, graduation season. a lot of folks are celebrating with us. "crowd moment" we have a value di valedictorian with us this morning
and laurie smith will face her former colleague john hero kawa in november. over the san mateo bridge. starting to move better now. no traffic reported just some haze. you see that coming towards us from the peninsula side. we'll lack at both the san mateo bridge where you saw the slowing, as well as the dunbar bridge, equally as slow. look over here. at willow, there may be an incident clearing around the construction zone. and the lights still on. slow. >> mike, thank you. more news in...