. >>> tonight the law enforcement community is mourning alameda sheriff's deputy who died after a tragic accident at work. >> lost a good police officer today. >> deputy michael foley worked for alameda sheriffs department almost ten years to put son through college and spent almost 30 years with the concord police department. >> heard he ran circles around the young kids. >> showed up for work an hour early and in the dark parking lot, a bus going to pick up bagged lunches for inmates accidentally struck foley, he suffered head trauma leading to death. the driver of the bus? >> he was friends with mike, loved mike. he's also a victim in this. >> investigating the accident. flags at half staff. >> because it's line of duty death, official law enforcement funeral with all the bells and whistles. >> reporter: include motorcade and officers coming from all across the country to pay respects. east bay, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> if you complain about bart service now, could get worse. considering raising fares and cutting service. number of the riders is more than 5% below projections. r

. >>> tonight the law enforcement community is mourning alameda sheriff's deputy who died after a tragic accident at work. >> lost a good police officer today. >> deputy michael foley worked for alameda sheriffs department almost ten years to put son through college and spent almost 30 years with the concord police department. >> heard he ran circles around the young kids. >> showed up for work an hour early and in the dark parking lot, a bus going to pick up bagged lunches for inmates accidentally struck foley, he suffered head trauma leading to death. the driver of the bus? >> he was friends with mike, loved mike. he's also a victim in this. >> investigating the accident. flags at half staff. >> because it's line of duty death, official law enforcement funeral with all the bells and whistles. >> reporter: include motorcade and officers coming from all across the country to pay respects. east bay, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> if you complain about bart service now, could get worse. considering raising fares and cutting service. number of the riders is more than 5% below projections. r

. >> reporter: deputy foley's family is mourning his death and is the alameda county sheriff's office. they say they've lost a member of their family, too, and they have lowered the flags to half- staff in his honor. >> today is extra painful for us, and it hurts. >> reporter: hearts are heavy in alameda county for deputy mike foley. the 38-year-old law enforcement veteran was respected for his character and work ethic. >> even though he was an older officer and he was on his second career here at our office, he could work circles around these young cops, and he was a mentor and a leader, and he was looked up to. he was -- more importantly he was a wonderful human being. he was a father, a husband, a brother to -- and a son. >> reporter: foley began his career with the concord police department then sworn in as an officer in 1978. he worked as a motor officer, a school resource officer, and on the s.w.a.t. team. he retired in 2007 but joined alameda county that same year to help put his son through college. the president of the concord police officers association has fond memories of

the alameda county sheriff's department is mourning one of its own.... died after being hit by an jail transport bus while on the job at the santa rita jail. the only people in the bus at the time were two deputies, one driving and the other in the passenger seat. the sheriff's office released a statement describing foley as one of the hardest working deputies in the agency. a woman's body is found along alamdea creek and police believe it may belong to 18-year-old jayda jenkins. jenkins went missing after her car crashed into the water off of niles canyon road january 21. the body has not yet been identified, but deputies have notified jenkins' family of the discovery. toss trx. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 drier and cooler conditions are forecast through today with chilly overnight temperatures. unsettled weather conditions

. >>> bay area law enforcement agencies are mourning the death of an alameda county deputy who was hit by a bus. it was driven by a fellow deputy. here's abc7 news leslie brinkley. >> community lost a really good police officer today. >> reporter: deputy michael folly worked for the alameda sheriff's department for almost ten years to help put his son through college. before that, years with the concord police department, which is also reeling from his sudden death. >> from what we hear from his supervisors, even though he was 60 years old, he ran circles around these young kids. >> reporter: foley showed up for work in dublin an hour early wednesday morning. in the dark parking lot at 6:00 a.m., a bus going to pick up bag lunches for inmates accidentally struck foley, who suffered serious head trauma that led to his death. the driver of the bus? >> he was friends with mike. he loved mike. and so he's also a victim in this. >> reporter: chp is investigating the accident. flags at the jail and at the state capital are at half staff. >> because it's a line of duty death, he will have an

. >>> the alameda county sheriff's department is mourning the death of one of its deputies tonight. deputy mike foley was hit by a bus before starting his shift yesterday morning. he died at the hospital today. the deputy who hit foley deputy foley was walking through the transportation yard behind the jail when it happened. investigators believe the deputy who hit foley simply did not see him because of the dark rainy conditions. it's been almost 3 months since the de the appear immediate a county fire -- alameda county fire department tweeted this photo. flags at all fire departments were at half staff today. >>> it's been nearly three months since the deadly warehouse fire. now there's growing concern over the collared and potentially toxic did he -- charred and potentially toxic debris that has been dumped near the bay. >> reporter: city land just off san leandro bay turned into a dumping ground. debris was c tentially danger and not just any dumping ground, these are some of the charred remains of the ghost ship warehouse where lee lived for three years. furniture, musical inst

and stay connected on breaking news with push alerts on our free app the alameda county sheriff's department is mourning one of its own tonight. deputy mike foley was hit by an inmate bus, while on the job at the santa rita jail .. he later died from his injuries in what is being described an accident.kron 4's ella sogomonian is there live in dublin on the investigation. the flag at santa rita jail is a half staff tonight in honor of deputy mike foley who was said to be a leader and an example to younger law enforcement members. he began his career in the late 70s as a police cadet with the concord police department where he climbed the ranks for almost 30 years finally retiring in 2007 as a master police officer. after he retired he came back to work at with the alameda county sheriffs office here at the santa rita jail where he unfortunately was struck by that bus and later died of his injuries. this video courtesy of our helicopter partnership with abc7 news shows where he was struck just behind the jail early this morning at around 6 am while at work - he was hit by an inmate bus.a spokespoerson wit

mourning commute. when i come back we'll diagram it for you. scattered showers and light showers already occurring. the big hit is after midnight. we'll talk more about that. >>> in alameda, a sheriff's duty was shot. it happened at a home near buena vista and sanford street. henry is at the scene. >> reporter: alameda is usually a relatively quiet island town but residents say they are worried by what happened at this house and stunned by what happened. >> this is the alameda police department. the entire house is surrounded come to the front door with your hands up. >> a scene unfolded here near chestnut. a man tried to break into the house and was confronted by an off-duty contra costa sheriff's deputy. >> an off-duty law enforcement officer was involved in a shooting, one suspect or person has been shot. >> reporter: first responders had to give him cpr. he died at a hospital. >> as near as we could figure, he broke into the house and broke through the window. there was a kid inside. he shot him. >> reporter: we spoke to a neighbor who didn't want to go on camera. >> all i heard was several shots, about five or six shots, a pause, and then more fire and a few minutes

bay area law enforcemeny are in mourning after an alameda county sheriff's deputy dies following a tragicccident. deputy, mike foley was hit by a jail transport bus while he was on the job at the santa rita jail wednesday morning. kron 4's ella sogomonian has the story. 60-year-old deputy mike foley began his career in the late 70s as a police cadet with the concord police department. there he climbed the ranks for almost 30 years- finally retiring in 2007 as a master police officer.sgt. ray kelly, alameda county sheriff's office " "but he wasn't ready to call it quits.after he retired foley came back to work this time with the alameda county sheriffs office at the santa rita jail.it was here behind the jail he was unfortunately struck by an inmate bus wednedsay morning around 6. the scene captured by our helicopter partnership with abc7 news.deputy foley later died of his injuries. "" sgt. kelly with the sheriffs office says it was a tragic accident.that the man behind the bus that carries up to 50 inmates and weighs several tons - is now devastated knowing he had something to do with th