a practice that was made illegal in california but ktvu's melanie woodrow found it is still happeningeporter: exactly. there are dozens of websites that post mug shots. that is not a crime but refusing to take them down unless somebody pays is against the law in california. despite that law going into effect on january 2, we found several websites that were still accepting money to take down mug shots. i visited one of them. and called the number. the person said they would unpublish a mugshot for $399. the phone said it was a national website not bound by california law but a senator says that is not true. he says for people who are trying to clean up their reputation, what the sites are doing can feel like extortion. >> if we can eliminate the profit then they won't do it. >> i see my mugshot, i always remind me about my family. i don't want to hurt my family. >> reporter: her mugshot was posted online after she was arrested for shoplifting even though the charges were dropped, her mugshot is still available. she says the site will not take it down unless she pays. we will hear more

ktvu's melanie woodrow is in san francisco tonight and koved some of the fire hydrants -- discovered some of the fire hydrants were fix in 5, 6 months or longer. >> the public utilities commission says it aims to fix them within a few days but we found some that were leaking for months or longer. part of the problem may be in the p.u.c.'s paper work. the public utilities commission took over fire hydrant maintenance from the san francisco fire department around 2010. there are just 5 dedicated p.u.c. workers to maintain 12,500 fire hydrant. most leaks are reported to 311. the p.u.c. admits some were missed while others took months to fix. this fire hydrant was fixed two days after it was reported but two months later it is still leaking. another fire hydrant took 49 disrepair. >> they don't come and take care of -- days to repair. >> they don't come and take care of it. to see water wasted while we paying high bills. >> work orders, the paper work. >> reporter: p.u.c. says while there were issues with the paper work he is confident the p.u.c. is on top of the repairs. the p.u.c. says

ktvu's melanie woodrow with more. >> gift cards are on public displays.essible for anybody to copy down the numbers on the -- numbers on the back of the cards. crooks are using the web state to track when the cards were purchased and activate it and they can make purchases online before the person who received the card could. companies got smart. they added a protective seal like this one. the idea the shopper would be able to see if the card was tampered with if the seal was tampered with and now criminals found a new way. some are stealing them from store shelves and using supplies to lift the security seal, jot down the numbers and reapply the seal before returning the cards. once it is purchased they have all the information they need shop online with your gift card without having the card in their possession. it happened to troy and to his girlfriend. >> we are every day working people. i understand there are scamalize over the place and crim-- sam's all over the place and criminals but it is not fair. >> reporter: some are going to extremes to get t

melanie woodrow, fox 2 news. >>> the main suspect in the case of that dismembered body that was found inside a suitcase in san francisco is being released from custody tonight. good evening everyone i'm frank some -- somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. word came this afternoon that there simply was not enough evidence to charge the man. the case is still coming together for investigators, david. >> reporter: julie the announce -pl came down from district attorney george, -- announcement came down from district attorney george gascon. here's what the district attorney came late this afternoon in a statement. the statement said at this stage of the case, the medical channel -- medical examiner has yet to establish a case. there's insufficient evidence to charge this suspect with murder. this comes as investigators believe the victim may have been a close friend of the man set to be released from jail tonight. a source close to the investigation confirmed that san francisco police are trying to determine whether the decapitated and hand less body is that of omar shawan. >> i think it's

. >> melanie woodrow, fox news. >> the class action lawsuit seeks to get money back for victims who paid to have their mug shots taken down, and an injunction to stop the website from collecting money in the future. has a motion in the works working to get that lawsuit thrown out of court. >> city leaders announced new education requirements for truck drivers aimed at cutting down on accidents and pedestrian fatalities. introduced a large vehicle training program at the city's public works yard. its aim is to expect expert training or contractors who drive trucks so they are more aware of pedestrians. mayor lee hopes others join in the effort. >> we want all of the private utility companies with pg&e, ups, fedex, along with truck delivery companies, all part of this training. >> the safety training includes a video tape that should be ready by the end of march and made available free of charge to anyone who would like to see it. pedestrian fatalities were the motivating force by daily city police. they were out in force looking for drivers breaking the law. police say during the past thr