unfortunately it appears officer matthew switzer is another casualty of that trend. >> reporter: matthew switzer turned himself in. he is facing two counts of burglary, and obtaining prescription drugs and elder abuse. the contra costa county district attorney said matthew switzer used his status as an officer to steal drugs of senior citizens. >> the drugs are involved are heroin. >> reporter: his attorney says his client had issues and suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder. >> he was fighting a very serious addiction problem. started out with prescriptions and he had an on duty injury. >> we were not told what the injury is or how it happened. bail is $480,000. he will be in court on tuesday. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a 36-year-old man gunned down a block from his home. it is pittsburg first homicide of the year. it happened in a neighborhood that skirts the trail. ktvu's patti lee joins us live where she has been talking to police about what happened. >> reporter: police say this was no random accident. he was the intended target of a gunman who is still on the loo

officer matthew switzer made his first court aexperience -- appearance today. he is hidden there. he is charged with burglary, elder abuse and obtaining prescription drugs. his attorney says he has an addiction problem. >> prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the united states. unfortunately it appears officer matthew switzer is another casualty of that trend. >> the judge doubled bail to $480,000. >>> he has done it again. the drug sniffing dog uncovered a stash of illegal drugs and cash. he works along side agents. he sniffed out 1100 pounds of marijuana, 5 pounds of methamphetamine, with cocaine and heroin. he also led police to $350,000. investigators say the money came from illegal drug sales. >>> we have seen rain today. we want to show you video from 4:30 p.m. this afternoon in oakland. coming down pretty good today. things were rough at times on the roads. here is what it was like driving earlier today. windshield wipers on and people slowing down out there and here was the scene in the south bay earlier today. in san jose near the airport. coming

matthew switzer is charged with two counts of burglary and elder abuse. today the mayor of concord spoke about the case. >> we are doing what we can to make sure that we uphold the law. we have great officers that go out on the streets every day oprovide excellent service -- to provide excellent service and public safety. >> matthew switzer had been on paid leave since february and being investigated for illegally obtaining prescription drugs. >>> the man arrested for ramming a stolen car into a police officer is identified as jose lopez. it happened 4:00 p.m. last friday on ellis street. police say he crashed into a taxi while trying to evade officers and that is when he hit one of the them. the officer was treated at the scene. >>> new at 5:00 p.m. one week after the deadline to sign up for covered california 3 million people are now ensured but some say the program fell short of a success. one -- ktvu's cristina rendon explains why they still don't have insurance. >> reporter: he cares whether or not his patients have insurance. [ speaking foreign lang

>>reporter: matthew switzer is no longer a k-9 officer here he face as list of critical charges. >> one count of second degree burglary -- >>reporter: deputy district attorney is the lead prosecutorer on the case. the investigation into his actions started with a complaint from a citizen back in late january. they handed the case to the da east office because they needed a neutral agency. >> he stole a prescription med called norco. he also used his police officer status to gain e seen -- >>reporter: most living senior. >> this happened over a series of months. even the victims don't know how many times this kind of act occurred because there was a lot of repeat occurses. >>reporter: in response to the charges switzer attorney says officer switzer temporarily succumbed to an addition to pain killers. the statement goes on to say. with proper treatment i am confident he will beat this affliction. switzer is currently being held at the martinez detention fac. >> in san francisco two pedestrian were hit by cars today. shows the site of the first incident near okay taif ya. they believe he

matthew switzer used his status as a police officer to enter homes of several senior citizens and steal their prescription meds. helen bowls, who lives at this heritage senior center originally told the news outlet she willingly gave switzer her pills. now she tells kpix she only said that out of fear. bowls says the officer was in fact stealing from her and sometimes forcefully. >> he grabbed my purse from me. one time he took my keys and unlocked the door of my apartment and went in and got my pills. he's a big man. what can i do? >> switzer faces charges of burglary and elder abuse. he was arrested yesterday. >>> nearly a thousand people came out to say good-bye to a marine from alameda county who was killed by a drunk driver. ♪ >> marines carried the casket of andrew silva into st. anne's church yesterday. he was 23 years old and is survived by his wife and young son. he had just returned from duty in afghanistan. he was hit while riding a motorcycle in fremont. >>> a memorial and other flowers mark the tribute still marks the crash site in fremont. some are offering donations to he

. >>> happening today, concord police officer matthew switzer is due in court on drug and burglary charges. switzer surrendered to authorities after an investigation began in february. investigators say they were tipped by a resident of a concord senior's apartment complex that switzer was stealing their prescription medication. he was on administrative leave until last friday when he resigned towards the today investigators will release a report on how a massive fire started at an apartment building under construction in san francisco. last month's fire destroyed the six-story building in the mission bay neighborhood. there were no major injuries, but the fire chief called it the biggest fire in san francisco in years. >>> and fire crews are still on the scene of a fire that destroyed one house and damaged two others in west san jose. several cars also burned on mossbrook circle. the fire started yesterday afternoon at at one point flames shot 50 feet into the air. a broken gas line made it more difficult to put out. investigators say the home's eichler open air design helped feed the fla

matthew switzer is accused of using his status as an officer to take prescription drugs from seniors. his attorney says his client became addicted to painkillers after suffering an injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. >>> children still getting codeine at emergency rooms even after safety concerns. more than half a million children are given codeine every year. researchers say there is new evidence that children's bodies process the drug in many ways and in a small number of children it could be deadly. >>> on saturday the police department and drug enforcement agency will take back inwanted prescription drugs. no questions asked. people can bring any pills or patches to police headquarters. no liquid medications or needles will be accepted. >>> 4:56 is the time. a pair of snow mobilers say they will be much more cautious in the wilderness after a frightening encounter with a moose. it happened in may and the entire attack was caught on camera. the couple insists they were not chasing that moose but now admit they were following too closely. >> only thing i could think of is wha

matthew switzer is facing several charges. he allegedly misused his status as an officer to swipe prescription painkillers from a senior apartment complex. he quit the police department earlier this month. >>> cleanup continues following the annual 4/20 celebration. there was a brief scare. turned out to be a false alarm. police made 10 arrest on various charges. >>> and football fans, they have a beef with bart. they're upset that the agency's new train cars will have neon green and blue seats. those are seattle seahawks colors. nearly a thousand people have signed a change.org petition asking bart to pick other colors. >>> speaking of football. new video just in. the niners finally have a field to call home. this is the first look at the new turf now completely installed at lehigh stadium. known for strength and durability. the grass uses 50% less water than the average turf and holds its green color longer. >> it's also a little bit stronger. so when frank gore makes those cuts on the turf, when the offensive line men cut i

. >> hidden behind this glass in his first court appearance is officer matthew switzer. the officer who is been on paid leave since february is battling addiction and checked into rehab for treatment. >> prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the united states. unfortunately it appears officer switzer is another casualty of that trend. >> switzer who turned himself in is facing two counts of first-degree burglary, one count of second-degree burglary one count of fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs and one count of elder abuse. the district attorney's office says switzer used his status as an officer to steal prescription drugs from the apartments of senior citizens. >> he had prescriptions and the drugs that were involved are essentially harrowing. >> switzer's attorney says the client had numerous issues and severed from post traumatic stress. >> he was fighting a very serious addiction problem. it started out with prescriptions, he had an on- duty injury. >> we were not told what switzer's injury is or how it happened. his bail is set at $

concord police officer matthew switzer approached her last october and asked her if he was taking medicatione wanted my pills. my pain pills. >> reporter: powerful painkillers that helen was using after having a herniary moved. he claimed he was using the pills to train his police car to sniff out the drugs. >> he wanted to take them down to the car and see if his dog would recognize them. >> reporter: so she handed the pills over, but when switzer brought them back. >> half of them were gone. >> reporter: it was the beginning of a nightmare. the contra costa sheriff's office has charged switzer with stealing pills and elder abuse. helen told kpix5 she only said that she agreed to give him the pills out of fear,. >> he grabbed my purse from me. one time, he took my keys and then locked the door of my apartment and went in, got my pills. he is a big man. what could i do? >> reporter: tonight, switzer is behind bars and helen says that is what he deserves. >> he's where he should be. he need to pay for this. >> reporter: in concord, christin ayers, kpix5. >> switzer is being held on $240,000 b

. >>> concourse police chief says police officer matthew switzer has resigned. switcher is accused of stealing prescription medication from the apartments of senior citizens. he's due in court tomorrow on charges of burglary, elder abuse and illegally obtaining drugs. his attorney says switzer is addicted to drugs and has sought treatment. >>> a mysterious death in nevada has turned into a homicide investigation. hiker came across the body on saturday. police are releasing very little information about this case but they say the victim is a man. it is not known if his killing was targeted or random. investigators say the public is not in any danger. >>> oakland police released the name of a woman found beaten to death over the weekend. passersby found the body of 23- year-old kimberly robinson about 6:40 a.m. near the intersection of park boulevard and third avenue. investigators say they are still not sure if she was killed at that location eared family members said last time robinson was seen, she was getting into a van after leaving a nightclub friday night o

matthew switzer arraigned on burglarly, fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs and he used his status as a police officer to steal medicines from several residents at a senior housing complex in concord. he has since resigned. >>> hillary clinton kicks off a three-day speaking tour in san francisco today. she'll be giving the keynote speech this afternoon at the marketing summit. reports say clinton could rake in as much as $1 million over the next four days and has many wondering if she will be making a run for the white house in 2016. she'll be back in the bay area thursday for a women's lecture series at san jose state university. >>> santa clara residents will position city council today asking for a rule to prevent homeowners from converting their houses and dorms for students. at question is a house under renovation right now in university park. it's been converted from two bedrooms to a six-bedroom, three bath mini dorm renting for $8,000 a month. neighbors say they're worried about noise, but city planners say the home owner is within zoning laws. >>> well, also today we're ex

k-9 officer matthew switzer resigned yesterday and now his arrest is calling into questions involving him as a witness. a public defender says his client was convicted in february february. switzer was never called to the stand because he himself was under a criminal investigation and on leave. >> my client was convicted without the jurors having this information, without the court having in information and -- this information and his recourse now is to ask for a new trial and me will do that. >> now they are sifting throw thousands of cases that might have involved switzer and khalid to a retrial -- can lead to a retrial. >>> there are still questions about how a fire got started in san jose. the fire department tells us the fire has been ruled accidental. based on information gathered so far. the fire started around 3:00 p.m. yesterday in an older designed home on moss berg circle. they are known for open air design and that also increases the fire danger. this fire burned fast spreading flames to the neighboring homes. investigators say the cause of the fire is unknown because fire

officer matthew switzer is a 12- year veteran facing charges of burglary and elder abuse. prosecutors say he took the drugs from a senior housing complex. switzer's attorney says he has a job related neck injury and post-traumatic stress which led to an addiction problem. >>> a funeral this afternoon for a u.s. marine killed by a drunk driver in fremont. lance corporal andrew silva had just returned from active duty in afghanistan. both active duty and former marines attended the funeral this afternoon at the catholic church in silva's hometown of union city. he is survived by his wife and 2-year-old son. silva was riding a motorcycle when he was killed in a hit-and- run crash on march 25. a memorial still exists at the scene of the crash. alexander yohn of emeryville faces murder charges for hitting him. police say the suspect had been drinking and was on prescription medication to help with a heroin addiction. >>> other bay area headlines. arson investigators in oakland looking into a fire that gutted a two-story house used as administrative offices for children's hospit

. >> reporter: matthew switzer was a 12-year veteran here at concord pd until his resignation on friday. he wasn't in court today because his arraignment was postponed but his attorney told reporters his client is a drug addict. >> there's no question in anybody's mind that this is a case about someone who fell into the thralls of prescription pill addiction. >> reporter: the former police officer matthew schweitzer's attorney says he is defending the person not the behavior. his client is accused of using his position as a police officer to gain trust and access to senior citizens' homes, to steal norco, a powerful prescription pain drug. he says switzer needed it after an on the job injury. >> this is the kind of breakneck 180-degree turn for someone used to being on one side of the bars and now finds themselves because of this addiction on the other side. >> reporter: addiction is a motive, not an excuse, says the prosecutor, who claims switzer also broke into a medical facility to get drugs. >> i think it's a little worse when somebody who is a police officer who is trained in this

matthew switzer is accused of using his status as a police officer to take prescription drugs from seniors. he faces five felony counts including fraud and elder abuse. his client became addicted to painkillers after suffering an injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. >>> a pair of snow mobilers say they will be a lot more cautious in the wilderness after a frightening encounter with a moose. it happened in maine. the entire attack was caught on camera. now the couple insists they were not chasing the moose but they now admit they were following it a little closely. when it stopped and turned on them, they didn't have much time to react. >> what i can think of is what i had to put between myself and the moose. and unfortunately that was just the snow mobile. >> he ran back to his wife's snow mobile. she had a gun with her but worried shooting the moose would make the situation worse so she fired off a warning shot. the moose left shortly after. the animal was missing patches of fur and seemed to be sick. >>> on a much tamer story just about 30 minutes from now the white house will hop

matthew switzer will be appearing before the judge later this afternoon.ficially resign yesterday. we reached out to fellow police officers with the concord police officer and they say they were shocked and devastated by his arrest. this casts doubt on his credibility. that means that hundred of cases that he was involved with could possibly be overturned. now, switzer was a k-9 officer with the concord police department and turned himself in and was booked into jail on friday. he's accused of using his position as a police officer to enter a senior living center steal norco, a powerful prescription drug. his attorney said he was stopped in 2012 and received dog bites and had to be treated with a. >> he was the lead investigator. he was the officer who decided to pull over my client and the officer who decided to release a dog on him, ultimately resulted in my client being bitten. >> reporter: the client claimed that he ran from switzer because the officer was acting unreasonably and unprofessionally. the jury didn't believe that. they convicted him. the p

officer matthew switzer is a member of the department's canine unit.e's accused of illegally obtaining prescription drugs from senior citizens. investigators stress the charges against the officer are still pending. but he has been on paid leave since february due to the ongoing investigation. >>> a minoret quake rattled nerves but left behind no damage in napa county. that quake measured 3.6. it hit just after 9:00 last night. centered about six miles east of yountville but it was felt as far away as mill valley. no reports of any after shocks in the area this morning. >>> nine candidates for mayor of oakland including the current mayor jean quan they squared off in their first major debate. >> now the focus of last nights debate was the crime problem in oakland. mayor jean quan defended her efforts to battle rampant crime in oakland. >> i want you to know that every crime in this city is unacceptable and personal to me. >> there are 15 candidates challenging quan for the mayor's seat in november. >>> if you will be crossing the golden gate bridge tod

matthew switzer has been charged with 5 felonies. his lawyer says he resigned friday. concord's police chief is disappointed in the officer. but says this shows that everyone -- including police officers -- have to be held accountable. here's kron-4's philippe djegal. >> sot- barry grove/deputy district attorney, contra costa county >> contra costa county deputy district attorney barry grove is the lead prosecutor on this case. he says the investigation into k9 officer matthew swtizer's actions started with a citizen complaint back in late january. he says the police department handed the case over to the da's officer, because it needed a neutral agency. >> he is breaking into a occupational therapy office where he stole a prescription magimedication. he used the fact that he is a police officer to gain entrance. sot- barry grove/deputy district attorney, contra costa county >> switnzer turned himself in friday morning. grove says there are at least three victims -- most living at a senior apartment complex in concord. grove says how often swtizer pocketted the drug no

matthew switzer was a member of the k-9 unit. he used his title to steal medicine. he's charged with burglary, fraud getting drugs and eld early abuse. >>> honoring the life of a bay area marine. friends and family gathered for a young man killed by a suspected drunk driver weeks after returning home from afghanistan. jodi hernandez attended the services and joins us from fremont tonight, jodi, very sad story. >> reporter: very sad. this is where that tragic accident took place last week. dozens of people stopped by here to drop off flowers, cards and remembrances. in fact, there are some family members here as we speak. today many paid a final tribute to the marine, a hometown boy taken far too soon. ♪ ♪ >> everyone is just devastated with what happened, is just a tragedy. >> reporter: a marine's grief-stricken friends and family gather today to say good-bye to a man who had just survived a dangerous tour of duty in afghanistan. only to be killed by an alleged drunk driver here at home. lance corporal andrew silva was hit and killed as he rode his motorcycle in fre

matthew switzer made his first court appearance yesterday. he's being held on $480,000 bail.witzer is accused of entering a senior housing complex and stealing a prescription drug from residents. he's scheduled for arraignment on tuesday. >>> 47 badly needed officers have joined the oakland police department. the largest-ever group of recruits to graduate and one of the most diverse. officials also said it was the largest crowd ever to pack the psychotic right center. they survived six weeks of boot camp at the academy. there are now 669 officers in the ranks of the department. experts say oakland needs more than 900 officers to properly serve the city. the new recruits hit the streets starting today to begin six months of field training. their training begins the same day oakland mayor jean kwan is holding a town meeting on public safety. she will talk about improving work within the school system. today's town hall is from 10:00 to 12:30 at fremont high school and free child care will be provided. >>> as california schools revamp to adjust to new state standards, the explor

matthew switzer was supposed to appear in court today but his arraignment was postponed. today an attorney for the 12- year veteran told kpix 5 his client developed an addiction to prescription drugs after an on-the-job injury. >> this is the kind of breakneck 180-degree turn for someone used to being on one side of the bars and now finds himself because of this addiction on the other side. >> switsesser faces charges of burglary, fraudulently obtaining prescription pills and elder abuse. he is being held in county jail. switzer is due back in court april 21. >>> three dozen cruise ship passengers have been isolated in their cabins with a stomach virus. the crown princess left san francisco yesterday for a trip back to los angeles. princess cruise lines says 37 of more than 3,000 passengers showed symptoms of norovirus. the company says besides confining those few passengers, the crews have disinfected the ship's common areas. >>> other bay area headlines. a fire that blackened this oakland metalworking warehouse this morning caused only cosmetic damage. the building is s

the 38-year-old matthew switzer, a twelve year veteran made his first court appearance yesterday.e's being held on $400,000 bail. he is accused of entering a senior housing complex called the heritage and stealing the prescription drug norco from residents. he's schedule for arraignment on tuesday. >>> 47 badly needed officers join the oakland police department yesterday. the largest ever group of recruits to graduate and one of the most diverse. officials also said it was the largest crowd ever to pass the scottish white center. the graduates survived six weeks of training at the academy. including the graduates there are now 659 in the ranks. experts say oakland needs 900-plus to properly serve the city. the new recruits will hit the streets starting today after six months of field training osh today begins their six months of field training. their training begins the same day oakland mayor jean quan plans to hold a meeting on safety. it talks about connecting residents to jobs and improving work within the school system. today's town hall meeting is from 10:00 to 12:30 at fremo

matthew switzer is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon on burgl burglary, fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs. he used his status as a police officer to steal from residents at a senior complex. >>> hillary clinton kicks off a three-state speaking tour in san francisco today. she'll give the keynote speech this at the marketing national center. reports say clinton could rake in as much as $1 million over the next four days has many wondering if she'll make a run for the white house in 2016. she'll be back in the bay area on thursday for a women's lecture series at san jose state university. >>> and, of course, our other top story of the morning, giants fans waiting for this since september. the boys are back. laura is at at&t park and, how is it looking out there? >> waiting for the boys to come on back to this field. today's game will mark the official return of a familiar face to the bay area. tim hudson make his first regular season start at at&t park as a giant. played six seasons for the a's before leaving to play for his hometown atlanta braves. nine seasons later he

concord k-9 officer matthew switzer is now on paid leave. he allegedly used his status to get into senior citizens' homes and steal their prescription pain drugs. kron4's alesha reid shares one victim's story. >> pay for what he did. >> reporter: the last four months were torture, as helen bowles puts it. she says officer matthew switzer repeatedly harassed her and took her prescription medication. helen says the k-9 officer initially approached her on the street asking if she had any narco saying it helps train his dog in sniffing out the drugs so she went upstairs and got him a bottle but when he brought it back, it was half empty. then it got worse from there. >> basically going without because he was taking them all from me high pressure helen, who has had a list of surgeries and suffers from chronic pain says switzer offered to take her prescriptions to get them filled at the pharmacy, but would never deliver on his promises. >> he would come back and say, oh, my wife washed my pants and it has prescription in them or always some excuse

officer matthew switzer is accused of stealing prescription pain killers from the apartments of senioritizens. he has been on paid leave since february. his defense attorney says switzer suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder and prescription drug abuse. >> he was fighting a very serious addiction problem that started out with prescriptions. he had an on-duty injury. >> yesterday, a judge set switzer's bail to $480,000. he is due back in court on tuesday. >>> a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a father and daughter killed by a reckless driver in 2012. solomon nuri and his 9-year-old daughter were both killed while riding bikes in concord. the driver, a teenager at the time, pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter and was sentencedded to seven months in prison. no word on the damages being sought in the lawsuit. >>> police in san leandro are teaming up with local people and business owners, creating a database of private surveillance cameras. police say surveillance video is a valuable tool in fighting and solving crimes. that's why san leandro police are

matthew back in court today. he is accused of stealing prescription drugs from the elderly. switzer already resigned from the police department. >>> our live coverage of the 2014 home opener. laura is on the field at at&t park and you have the scoop on freebies for fans during the upcoming season. >> that is always a great, fun part and fans attending today's home opener will actually get giants calendars kicking off the year but a bunch of promotions catching our eye, including hunter pence. he's getting that bobblehead treatment. pence's bobblehead is riding on a scooter wearing a backpack how he heads to the game. start your collection now if you haven't already. >>> this year marks the 60th anniversary of the giants 1954 world series win. on april 26th, the first 20,000 fans will get a replica of the 1954 world series ring, pretty cool. and here's a promotion that may be unexpected. 20,000 fans will be getting some hello kitty stuffed animals on sunday, june 8th, when the giants take on the mets. i know a couple little girls that would like that. really, something for everyone.