his name is michael escobar. alma is live tonight. >> some of the students are rattled and for good routine. he was arrested off campus. his name is michael escobar. he was charged with four counts of burglary that can be misleading but it includes breaking and entering a building with intent to commit a felony, in this case a sex phones. >> no, i have never seen him before. >> he doesn't look familiar. >> he is a student there. >> students are getting their first look at 21-year-old michael escobar. a fellow student who was arrested after an incident at jo west residence hall. >> i got a call from my grandmother. it woke he up again. it was an alert telling me that there is like a man in here. he like groped someone. >> four women in the building say they were groped while they slept. he doesn't live in jo west but it's easy to get in. just trail someone who has key card. once inside the building it was easy pickings. the victims had left their doors unlocked. police went door to door with a warning. >> they cam

his name is michael escobar. alma is live tonight. >> some of the students are rattled and for good routine. he was arrested off campus. his name is michael escobar. he was charged with four counts of burglary that can be misleading but it includes breaking and entering a building with intent to commit a felony, in this case a sex phones. >> no, i have never seen him before. >> he doesn't look familiar. >> he is a student there. >> students are getting their first look at 21-year-old michael escobar. a fellow student who was arrested after an incident at jo west residence hall. >> i got a call from my grandmother. it woke he up again. it was an alert telling me that there is like a man in here. he like groped someone. >> four women in the building say they were groped while they slept. he doesn't live in jo west but it's easy to get in. just trail someone who has key card. once inside the building it was easy pickings. the victims had left their doors unlocked. police went door to door with a warning. >> they cam

his name is michael escobar. ama baits has reaction from students on campus. >> i've never seen him before. >> he doesn't look familiar. >> he is a student here? >> really. that is crazy. >> students are getting their first look at 21-year-old michael escobar, a fellow student that was arrested after an incident at jo west residence hall. >> i didn't know. it woke me up again and i was alert telling me about a man in here and he groped someone. >> four women say they were groped while they slept. he doesn't live in jo west but it's easy to debt in, trail someone that has a key card. once inside the building. the victim left the door unlocked. >> police came in said there were intrude they are the building and i should on lock my odors and be safe. >> were doors were not locked? >> no, my doors weren't locked actually. >> why not? >> sometimes you forget. if your roommate you leave them locked in case. >> but each roommate has their own key. >> if i'm hanging out this time of day, i have it locked because you neve

man arrested is a student. 21-year-old michael escobar is a junior majoring in sociology. he is charged with if you are counts of burglary with the intent to commit a felony offense including sexual assault. more on the story from corrina rusk >> the suspect does not live at this dorm but the san jose student easily got into the building likely following someone else who did have access just like we did. >> not that hard to get in the building late at nature because tailgate somebody in. >> campus police say the suspect started roaming the floors. looking for unlocked bedroom doors. and groped 4 young women while they were sleeping. the attack were his first reported shortly after 3:30 this morning. >> kind of briefly talked to her. it was like she was lick oh, yes he came in my room and lick i couldn't see anything kind of happened. he just left. >>reporter: camera did see something. text alert went out to students. >> safety alert. male 20's. black clothing tried doors in joe west. entered room and grope victim. last seen third floor joe west. resident lock doors. police

on friday, michael escobar, a san jose student, was arrested. they say he barged in to unlocked dorm rooms and groped four students earlier that day. noting a pattern, she is changing hers. >> i know don't always keep my door locked and i probably should. >> reporter: the alleged victims of the first three peeping tom incidents didn't tell authorities at first. it wasn't until the fourth student contacted police that the other three stepped forward. the police always encourage people to tell them as soon as possible giving them the best chance to help. live at stanford, nbc bay area news. thank you, stephanie. >>> with two days until the florida primary the poll s show mitt romney increasing his lead over newt gingrich. leading by 15 points in that state. two familiar and controversial republicans came out this weekend for newt gingrich. pete er alexander has the latest. with strong poll numbers showing him in the driver's seat mitt romney didn't let off the gas at the largest rally of his campaign taking another swipe at newt gingrich. >> he is

. >> it took just 14 hours for michael escobar to go from classmate to inmate. on his way to the santa clara county jail, he pulled his hoody tight over his face and walked in with his head hung low. he's a 21-year-old junior majoring in sociology. >> the suspect was walking down the hall. >> at 3:30 this morning, university police got a call from a female student saying an intruder groped her in her dorm room at joe west hall. when officers arrived, three more women came forward saying they have been groped as well. investigators say escobar snuck in through their unlocked doors. >> we will encourage our students to lock their doors. many were sleeping with unlocked doors. >> male 20s, black clothing, entered room and groped victim. >> a text alert went out an hour and a half after the first attack. police and witness descriptions tracked escobar down and arrested him just off campus. escobar doesn't live there and not clear how he got in the building. students do need a card key. however, they often allow tailgaters, people who walk in close behind and unlock

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his name is michael escobar. here is reaction from students on campus. >> i have never seen him before. >> never? >> no. >> do you know him? >> no, he doesn't look familiar. >> he's a student here. >> really? >> oh, that's creepy. >> they are getting a look at michael escobar, a 21-year-old, a fellow student who was arrested. >> i got a million calls today from a random number i didn't know and it woke me up again and i answer it had and it was an alert or something telling me there's like a man in here, and he like groped someone. >> four women in the building say they were groped while they slept. escobar doesn't live in the building but its easy to get in. just trail someone with a key card. once inside the building, it was easy pickings. the victims have left their doors unlocked so police went door door with a warning. >> they came in and said there was an intruder in our building and i should lock my doors and be safe. >> were your doors not locked. >> no, my doors weren't locked actually. >> why not? >> so

. >> it took just 14 hours for michael escobar to go from classmate to inmate.way to the santa clara county jail, escobar pulled his hoody tight over his face and walked in with his head hung low. he's a 21-year-old junior majoring in sociology with no criminal record. >> the suspect was walking down the hall trying doors. >> university police got a call from a female student saying an intruder groped her in her dorm room. three more women came forward saying they had been groped as well. investigators say escobar snuck in. >> we will encourage our students to lock their doors. many were sleeping with unlocked doors. male 20s, black clothing, tried doors, entered room and groped victim. >> a text alert went out after an hour and a half after the first attack. with video and witness descriptions tracked escobar down and arrested him just off campus. escobar doesn't live there and not clear how he got in the building. students do need a card key. they allow tailgaters, people who walk in close behind and unlocked doors are common. >> doesn't sound like the smartes

nbc bay area news has learned the suspect is 21-year-old michael escobar. he is behind bars tonight and charged with four counts of burglary. investigators believe he broke into a dorm overnight and groped four women. marianne favro is live at san jose state with the latest on the investigation. we understand you have new information on the suspect? >> reporter: i do. i have just learned that the suspect, michael escobar, lived in san jose. he lived off campus about two blocks from here. he was a student here at san jose state university. he was a psychology major. police here on campus say he had no previous record with him. with them, rather. but tonight he is behind bars accused of breaking into the bedrooms of four women in the dorm behind me. >> definitely relieved that they were able to make an arrest. >> reporter: she just received a text alert from san jose state letting her know university police arrested a man accused of groping four female students as they slept. the attacks all happened here in joe west hall early this morning. the man entered t

his name is michael escobar. here is reaction from students on campus. >> i have never seen him before. >> never? >> no. >> do you know him? >> no, he doesn't look familiar. >> he's a student here. >> really? >> oh, that's creepy. students at san jose state are getting their first look at 21-year-old michael escobar, a fellow student who was arrested at joe west residence hall. >> i got a million calls today from a random number i didn't know and it woke me up again and i answer it had and it was an alert or something telling me there's like a man in here, and he like groped someone. >> four women in the building say they were groped while they slept. escobar doesn't live in the building but its easy to get in. just trail someone with a key card. once inside the building, it was easy pickings. the victims have left their doors unlocked so police went door to door with a warning. >> they came in and said there was an intruder in our building and i should lock my doors and be safe. >> were your doors not locked. >>

michael escobar is a junior majoring in sociology. he faces four counts. police arrested him last friday following a series of early morning assaults at joe west hall. officers are holding meetings with hall residents reminding them to keep doors locked. >>> this morning, several of the 400 protesters arrested in saturday night's protests are due in court. the group will hold another day of action next monday. the city looking at unconventional ways to prevent a repeat of violence. officials are considering court orders forcing a handful of protesters who caused the most trouble to stay away. >> if you look at the evaluation of the injunction there are proven results in terms of ensuring people that cause problems there are judicial remedies. >> police chief is working with the city attorney's office to come up with a plan. legal experts say getting injunctions would be more difficult than getting injunctions against gang members. >>> oakland council meets tonight to vote on amended budget which includes lay-offs, eliminating 81 positions and consolidatein

friday police arrested 21-year-old michael escobar, a san jose state student. he barged into an unlocked dorm room and groped four students. >>> a man found hanged at the port of locateland is a teenage murder suspect accused of killing the mother of his child. the body of the 19-year-old henry leon found hanging from the building on maritime street in oakland over the weekend. suspected of stabbing his 15-year-old girlfriend to death friday. leon and the girl why parents to a 9 milli-month-old baby. >>> nine people under arrest after another series bar brawls in walnut creek. these two men marcos and mario accused of assault with a deadly weapon, suspected of being involved in one of the brawls on the second floor of a parking garage on locust street around 1:30 sunday morning. a short time later police broke up a brawl involving 15 people outside cinco de mayo restaurant also on locust, minutes later another fight broke out at hubcaps diner. the fights coming days after walnut creek city leaders held a meeting to crack down on drunken violence. lawmakers cons

his name is michael escobar. dorm students will be gathering to talk about safety. and we are live tonight. >> and we're told he did not live on campus and police say he targeted the dorm in early morning hours, groping four young women who left doors unlocked. and there students say it's possible he followed behind someone who did have access and that is a common process. and police say he approached women while they're sleeping. police booked him on four counts of burglary. >> and this is just happening and he just left. >> a lot of work with video and with witnesses. there was many pieces coming together again. >> and there is the guy that did it. it won't happen again. >> and police say this statement from the victims and also, reviewing extensive surveillance police have not clarify add rest on burglary charges. and this is to determine charges in court. university administrators say they will be meeting with groups on dorm floors to go over security and safety concerns that. is something that will be happening tonight and into next week. >> and thank you very

police arrested 21-year-old michael escobar yesterday on four counts of burglary. sociology. police say he lives off campus about two blocks away from joe west hall. escobar has no previous criminal record on campus and the university says he most likely followed someone into the building and then went door to door checking for unlocked doors. the first attack was reported at 3:30 yesterday morning by a female student who said she was groped while sleeping in her room. after responding to the call, campus police found three more female victims. >>> san jose police have released a sketch of the suspect they say is responsible for assaulting a man in a san jose parking lot. police say the suspect is a hispanic male in his mid-20s, about 5'6" to 5'9" and weighs about 200 pounds. they say the victim was leaving the parking lot on white road two months ago when several men approached him. one of the men reportedly assaulted the victim and called him a terrorist. the victim who is of east indian descent was treated at a local hospital for injuries to his jaw. >>> coming u

student accused of groping women in their dorm rooms expected to be arraigned today. 21-year-old michael escobarhe faces four counts of burglary for entering the dorms with the intent of committing felonies. police arrested him last friday following early morning assaults at gentlemen west hall. officers -- at joe west hall. officers are reminding residents to keep their doors locked. >>> san francisco prosecutors claim ross mirkarimi isolated his wife more than 18 hours to prevent her from reporting what happened during a new year's fight that claim was included in a new motion filed by prosecutors who are trying to get a video shot by a neighbor entered into evidence. prosecutors claim mirkarimi's wife could be heard and seen detailing fight, injury and what happened after. they want the jury to see. lopez now denies that mirkarimi did anything wrong and presumably will refuse to testify against him. mirkarimi's attorney told the chronicle she intends to fight to keep that video from going to the jury. >>> several of the 400 protesters arrested saturday day night are due in court. the group sa

state student accused of groping women in their dorm rooms is due in court today. 21-year-old michael escobarces four counts of burglary for entering the dorms with the intent of committing felonies. police arrested him last fly day following a series of early morning an -- friday, following a series of early morning assaults at joe west hall. officers are holding meetings with residents reminding them to keep doors locked. >>> walnut creek bar and restaurant owners meet this morning to discuss ways to reduce the drunken late night brawls. this fight was posted on youtube in 2010. police officers have been responding to brawls involving 20 to 30 people at times. sunday night they had to use mace on a crowd of 15 this has been an ongoing problem for two years. now city officials are feeling the pressure to do something about it. >> any business like any individual that causes -- uses an inordinate amount of our resources or breaks the law is going to be held accountable. >> city attorney's office is drafting an ordinance to punish problem bars by forcing them to close early. bar owners are con

. >> reporter: police tracked down michael escobar at this home. they carried evidence out with them as curious neighbors watched. >> i saw -- all the cops chasing some guy and they threw him in the ground and then they were all yelling then they took him. they arrest him. >> reporter: he is responsible for groping four women earlier this morning sleeping at the dorm. a spokeswoman said the victim was sleeping with their doors unlocked. >> the information we have right now is that the suspect walked from room to room trying doors,. >> reporter: students signed up to the alert system got a text this morning telling them hack the incidents and to lock their doors. >> i woke up and i was kind of scared. >> i didn't see it coming. >> reporter: campus police searched and spent the morning interviewing people. they searched through video from inside the dorms. they say that all aided in identitying the man. >> we are quite confident we have the right person and we will all sleep better. >> reporter: the university said they plan to have staff meet with s

. >> reporter: police tracked down michael escobar at this home. they carried evidence out with them as curious neighbors watched. >> i saw -- all the cops chasing some guy and they threw him in the ground and then they were all yelling then they took him. they arrest him. >> reporter: he is responsible for groping four women earlier this morning sleeping at the dorm. a spokeswoman said the victim was sleeping with their doors unlocked. >> the information we have right now is that the suspect walked from room to room trying doors,. >> reporter: students signed up to the alert system got a text this morning telling them hack the incidents and to lock their doors. >> i woke up and i was kind of scared. >> i didn't see it coming. >> reporter: campus police searched and spent the morning interviewing people. they searched through video from inside the dorms. they say that all aided in identitying the man. >> we are quite confident we have the right person and we will all sleep better. >> reporter: the university said they plan to have staff meet with s

he is identified as 21-year-old michael escobar a san jose state university student. he was arrested off campus by university police around noon today for allegedly sneaking into the joe west dorm and groping four female students as they slept. he apparently slipped into the rooms of residents who left the doors unlocked. but surveillance video and witness statements led to his identification and capture. some students say the fact that the suspect is a student makes -- seems to make a bad situation even worse. >> a stranger is one thing. if you would have a student, you trust people here on campus and kind of almost like a family and then to have that happen is just -- it's wrong. >> reporter: escobar will likely face sexual assault charges. meantime university housing officials are meeting with students tonight in small groups throughout the evening to go over safety procedures. students are just back to campus this past wednesday after a very long winter break so they may need some reminders of the original safety procedures that they were told about back in the fa

police arrested 21-year-old michael escobar yesterday on four counts of burglary. escobar is a junior at the university, majoring in sociology. police say he lives off campus about two blocks away from joe west hall. he has no previous criminal record on campus and the university says he most likely followed someone into the building and went door to door checking for unlocked doors. the first attack was reported about 3:30 yesterday morning by a female student who says she was groped while sleeping in her room. after responding to that call, police say they found three more victims. they plan to discuss howç to improve security. >>> san jose police released the sketch of a suspect they say is responsible for assaulting a man in a san jose parking lot two months ago. police say the suspect is a hispanic male in his mid-20s about 5'6" to 5'9", weighing about 200 pounds. they say the victim was leaving the parking lot on white road when several men approached him. one of the men reportedly assaulted the victim and called him a terrorist. the victim who is east india

michael escobar is a 21-year-old junior, majoring in sociology, with no criminal record.e was sent to jail yesterday. police say he walked down the hallway in the dormitory, trying to find unlocked doors. early friday, a woman told police a man had groped her, then three women came forward. even after the arrest, there's a warning for students. >> we will again encourage students to lock their doors. many were sleeping with unlocked doors. >> after today? >> oh, my door will stay locked after today. it will always be locked. >> lesson learned. campus police used high resolution surveillance video and witness descriptions to track escobar down. >>> for the first time, we are hearing the chilling interrogation tapes of a northern california girl convicted of killing her own mother. >> you've been arrested for murder. >> what? who did i murder? >> your mother. >> i want an attorney! >> this is video from inside the interrogation room after joanne whitt was found stabbed to death just outside of sacramento in 2009. the victim's daughter, tyler, and her boyfriend were arrested

on friday police arrested 21-year-old michael escobar, san jose state student. he walked into unlocked dorm rooms and groped four female students. >> 6:04. a 15-year-old boy in jail this morning accused of killing his foster parents. oakland police went to a home on apple street near wayne place friday afternoon. an employee called to say one of their employees had not arrived at work. officers didn't find anything but went back after a second call when they found a car slightly charred by fire, and two bodies inside. police say the son confessed to the killings, confessing to killing both of the couple. co-workers tell the san jose "mercury news" the son was arguing with his foster parents about spending time at the occupy oakland camp. >> the man accused of a random act of violence that ended in the death of a santa clara man will be in court. the 24-year-old beat luis to death with a baseball bat last may. he was found bleeding to death on the sidewalk a block away from where he was. he was known in the community as the church man because of his commitment to

and that suspect identified as 21-year-old michael escobar is actually is student at the university.entered unlocked dorm rooms of four female students in the middle of the night and they say he groped them while they were sleeping. >> to have a strange is one thing but to have a student as someone you might trust a little more like you kind of trust people here on campus and kind of almost like a family and to have that happen. >> i'm scared. am i safe in my own room? people should just look their doors. >> none of the victims was injured. a surveillance camera shows escobar in the dorm building at the time of the crimes. >>> for the millions of americans unemployed searching for a job online can be a daunting task. websites are working to correct through virtual career fairs. just like regular but online employers can speak with potential candidates from around the country or the world without leaving their offices. they even help members of the military returning home from the frontlines. julie banderas has more. >> reporter: harris in a competitive job market many companies are t

university police say michael escobar walked from room to room, looking for unlocked doors.signed up on the alert system received a text message notifying them about the gropings. >> keep in mind this is a conventional dormitory. there are many bedrooms lined up on a long hallway so we node to remind our students to lock those bedroom doors. >> police tracked down escobar to a home on rode street they spent the day taking evidence from the home. >>> we're learning more about the nightlife concerns walnut creek is trying address as we have reported this week they are considering several options to combat recent violence in the area. however, the city admits the problems are limited to just a few businesses. one solution includes the addition of police officers being placed on the downtown beat. >> staffing has been fairly static up until we went through a budget crisis as most communities have a couple years ago so we've actually had to decrease the level of staffing across the organization, including police officers. >> walnut creek officials are also looking at a nuisance o

michael escobar is a junior but lives off campus surveillance video quickly helped them find a pieceim. heshe believes that he entered. the night. >> i woke up this morning and in the middle of the night my roommate said that she felt her bed shake. she saw a guy standing over her. when he realized she saw him he bolted out it is creepy. >>marty: police believe that he was going door-to-door looking for on locked doors. >>isabel: we are going to go out side. he was going door-to-door looking for a >>marty: -- stores that were not locked doors. not not locked. >>janu: ? >> a beautiful morning but it is cool. >>janu: right now, we should expect 60s but a very cold start. temperatures are below freezing in other areas. napa is only 33 degrees. santa rosa is only 31 degrees. 46 degrees and half moon bay. 47 degrees in mountain view. often the fairfield, it is 17 degrees cooler than this time yesterday morning it should be nice with temperatures expected with a mixture of 50s. 69 degrees expected in santa rosa. but delta, and mid-'60s expected for san jose. your full forecast coming up. >