and bringing this repute to the oakland police department. in addition, the city of oakland issued notices of intent to suspend seven members of the oakland police officers without pay and provide training for committing one or more of the following offenses. failing to report a violation of law or rules by not reporting allegations of a minor having or had sexual contact with oakland police officers. accessing databases for personal gain. bringing disrepute to the police department. lastly, the city of oakland issue add notice of intent to order counseling and training to one member of the oakland police department for the following offense. bringing disrepute to the oakland police department. of note, all of these discipline decisions will be subject to due process and grievens procedures. >> thank you, sabrina. next, kepty chief loyce will explain the scope involved in this internal affairs investigation. i will remind you that state law prohibits us from sharing personnel information about police officers. and that this is a description of

. >>> the oakland police are also investigating a deadly shooting that occurred yesterday morning around 1 am not far from the west oakland bart station. it is unclear what led to the shooting, but they think it is possibly a drive-by, and no arrests have been made. >>> the oakland police unveiling a new station that is known for a hotspot criminal activity, and it is a small space, but the police are hoping that the benefits extend far beyond the walls.>> reporter: this busy street corner has had its share problem, gambling, shootings and drug sales, but the oakland police have set up shop with a new station near the busy intersection.>> we are officially open, [ applause ].>> reporter: our cameras for the first inside the new community station, a safe place to write up reports and meet with the residents, and it is new stomping grounds for the cops and the community. >> we want to be here, we are, and we love it. >> reporter: the police say they can help stop crime by coming and going to the station, and the open city council members says that the neighborhood has been plagued b

we are filing charges against war ed utota of oakland police officer. what we're alleging a count of section 502, a misdemeanor knowingly and without permission conducting a search of official criminal justice data and computer system without an authorized purpose. it is alleged and we believe that the evidence shows that he had sexual in person sexual contact with this a but that occurred in contra costa county. there is no code section that allows me to prosecute that crime that occurred in a different jurisdiction. we are filing a complaint against terrell smith, an oakland police department officer who has since resigned. we are alleging against smith four counts of section 502, misdemeanors knowingly conducting a search of criminal justice data and computer systems without an authorized purpose. we believe the evidence shows that former oakland police officer terrell smith enbeiged in person sexual contact with miss a but that, too, occurred in contra costa county. we are filing a complaint against former oakland police officer now retired leroy jo

million that is what the civil lawsuit filed bought-and attorneys are seeking from the city of oakland police department the former chief and 50 police officers. >>reporter: the teenager ran from her pampered to oakland police officer brendan o'brien but instead of helping her be exploited her and that he and his fellow officers allegedly continued to traffic rate in victimized her while she was a minor the all-star break committed suicide leaving behind a note that expose the sex scandal because of former chief sean went said he knew what was happening and took no action also the police department's admittedly failed to properly train officers of recognizing the sign of sexual exploitation and abuse the loss of off of the initial of almost a dozen of officers and section traffic per between police officers and share deputies who fell to report these views. >>reporter: she does not know all their names is says that no one held her own with sending her from the dawn of the sex trade spiral of this cause and abuse pain and suffering the amount of money they're seeking against each of those agen

young people in the city is asking the public about the qualities they want to see in the next police chief. oakland plans to screen candidates in november they expect a new police chief by the end of the year so that person can start the job and 2017. tonight use community or will start at 5 pm at castle microscope. >>> dozens of people in san jose gathered outside police headquarters praying for the city and the police department. the vigil was part of a reaction to the city's recent spike in homicides. 35 people have been killed in san jose since the beginning of the year that is more than all of last year. earlier this week the city council approved a state of emergency. that would move 47 detectives out of spec still -- special crime unit. that is still not enough to meet the minimum staffing levels. >>> one thing i am concerned about is with the police shortage, is that criminals are a lot more active because they know there are not enough officers out in the street . >> we have a small amount of officers carrying on the same amount of work so in that sense the load is heavier. >> police offic

one of the oakland police officers facing charges in the police sex scandal. made his first appearance in court. officer brian bunton is charged with a felony for his alleged involvement with jasmine abusline.formerly known as celeste guap. kron4's haaziq madyun was in court when the officer faced a judge. >>:"is he prepared to enter a plea?" "yes your honor at this time we will enter pleas of not guilty" oakland police officer brian bunton made his first court appearance friday here at the alameda county superior court house in hayward. he pled not guilty to the following charges: felony obstruction of justice and misdemeanor engaging in an act of prostitution >>:"you understand you have a right.?" "yes your honor" >> reporter:brian bunton's attorney says his client is a 40-year-old husband and father who has been an oakland police officer for less than two years. he is alleged to have sent text messages warning jasmine abuslin about oakland police prostitution sting operations "officer bunton did cooperate, he gave a full statement, in that statement he expr

she said they did turn their backs on me so perhaps she changed her opinion. >>> in addition to oakland police five richmond police officers are accused of having sex with her. we told you about the disciplinary action facing oakland police with a president bush alert from the a -- with the push alert from the news app. enable them to get breaking news updates as soon as they happen. >> ama: a frightening experience as a boy was playing in the backyard when a rattlesnake bit him. sky 7 was over the scene! they say a baby rattlesnake was bitten on the leg twice. now let's look at what a baby rattlesnake looks like. the snakes are more active in warmer weather and especially in areas of vegetation. >> ama: a car accident lead to the evacuation of a neighborhood in bay point when it crashed and ruptured a gas line. residents within a quarter mile of the accident were told to leave their homes. the gas leak was capped and lifted a half hour later. >>> a man is suing after a security guard pulled a gun on him. nicholas buchanan captured this video from his car. scare ruey moments there. scary momen

four oakland police officers have been fired.spended without pay for sexual misconduct involving this woman, a teenaged sex worker who goes by the name of celeste guap. mayor libby schaaf says the investigation was exhaustive. 20 hours of interviews with guap, 80,000 pages of social media examined, along with 28,000 text messages. >> we believe that we have taken very strong and serious discipline and it sends a very loud message about what

she said they did turn their backs on me so perhaps she changed her opinion. >>> in addition to oakland police five richmond police officers are accused of having sex with her. we told you about the disciplinary action facing oakland police with a president bush alert from the a -- with the push alert from the news app. enable them to get breaking news updates as soon as they happen. >> ama: a frightening experience as a boy was playing in the backyard when a rattlesnake bit him. sky 7 was over the scene! they say a baby rattlesnake was bitten on the leg twice. now let's look at what a baby rattlesnake looks like. the snakes are more active in warmer weather and especially in areas of vegetation. >> ama: a car accident lead to the evacuation of a neighborhood in bay point when it crashed and ruptured a gas line. residents within a quarter mile of the accident were told to leave their homes. the gas leak was capped and lifted a half hour later. >>> a man is suing after a security guard pulled a gun on him. nicholas buchanan captured this video from his car. scare ruey moments there. scary momen

now, a second officer, who has since resigned from oakland police, sergeant leroy johnson, is accused of failing to report child abuse as a mandated reporter. he allegedly had some facebook chats with jasmine in which she said she was having sex with other oakland officers. she asked him not to report it. he said he would not. investigators found another screen shot of their conversation where he asked, i hope you're an adult, and she responds, i would be lying. so very serious allegation. these are also misdemeanor charges filed against that retired oakland police sergeant. >> could we see more charges down the line, and also we have this claim now, the precursor, if you will to a lawsuit, asking for $66 million against the oakland police department. are you getting the sense that we are also going to see lawsuits against the richmond police department, maybe the alameda county sheriff's department, and some of these other departments, perhaps even the livermore police department, that are caught up in this? >> that's right. jasmine's attorneys have told us they do intend to file lit

. >>> another black eye for the oakland police department. lots of video clips captured by police body-worn cameras were accidentally deleted two years ago. we sent jessica flores to find out how it happened and who how it will impact criminal cases. >> reporter: this is the type of evidence prosecutors and defense attorneys now rely on. >> i can't breathe! >> that is what you call the best evidence in a case. >> reporter: that's why oakland civil rights attorney john burris isn't happy to hear that about a quarter of oakland police department's body camera footage disappeared two years ago. >> it was destroyed, however it happened, it could have a negative impact on existing criminal cases. >> reporter: a police sergeant made the revelation during court testimony in a criminal trial. an i.t. worker apparently accidentally deleted the files when performing a system upgrade. the employee didn't check the box to preserve everything. this man who calls himself gp founded the anti-police terror project. he says this latest blunder is evidence opd

three people at the helm of the oakland police department, who are no longer serving in that role. >> grant:former chief sean whent abruptly resigned in june as the scandal was erupting. >> grant:he was replaced by ben fairow, who came over from bart's police department. days later.mayor shaff removed him.never said specifically why. then paul figueroa was the acting chief.before shaff instead decided to put the city administrator in charge of day to day police deparment operations. >> grant:three chiefs within the span of nine days during the month of june. >> grant:we have a lot more on the sex scandal on our website. we've posted the text messages kron-4 exchanged with celeste guap. plus we've posted the mayor's news conference on the sex scandal in it's entirety. >> pam:thanks, grant. >> pam:a memorial keeps growing tonight. for a man who was shot and killed in san mateo. in the last hour, the man's family has set up a 'you caring fund me' page. >> pam:the two men accused of his shooting. are behind bars tonight. >> pam:they are 22-year old aljenadro deleon. and 20- year old luis

. >>> there's a shake-up in the oakland police department. several police officers were fired and suspended who are connected to a sex scandal. christin ayers reports. >> reporter: first the apology from the mayor. >> i am deeply sorry for the harm that this scandal has caused, particularly to community trust. >> reporter: and then the bombshell from the city administrator. >> the city issued notices that it intents to terminate four members of the oakland police department. >> reporter: four oakland police officers fired. seven others suspended without pay for an investigation into sexual misconduct involving teenaged sex worker, celeste guap. 20 hours of interviews of guap, 80,000 pages of social media examined and 80,000 text messages in the investigation. >> we have taken strong serious discipline and that it sends a very loud message about what our expectations are for the conduct and professionalism of police officers. >> reporter: schaaf said she was unclear whether guap heard about the firing. she is in florida in jail after an alterca

four oakland police officers have been fired. seven others suspended without pay for sexual misconduct involving this woman, a teenaged sex worker who goes by the name of celeste guap. mayor libby schaaf says the investigation was exhaustive. 20 hours of interviews with guap, 80,000 pages of social media examined, along with 28,000 text messages. >> we believe that we have taken very strong and serious discipline and it sends a very loud message about what our expectations are for the conduct and professionalism of the police officers. >> reporter: the four officers who were fired are facing criminal charges of attempted sexual assault, lewd conduct, assisting in prostitution and lying to investigators. the seven officers who were suspended are accused of accessing a law enforcement database for personal gain, failing to report violation of the law and bringing disrepute to the department. the officers can appeal the disciplinary measures. some may have already resigned according to the mayor. >> what do we know about how helpful

police sex scandal. >>pam moore: as we first reported up cock lawyers of jasmine filed a $66 million civil lawsuit against the city of oakland police department and several individual officers would have been pouring a with a loss of documents. >>reporter: the next: we can is the weekend of october 1st the closure so that dark and make repairs. >>reporter: 84 degrees in san ramon some great weather around the bay area. . >>grant lodes: where 12 posted on our website. >>reporter: redstart whiff best drama category we knew from the very start a round table were passionate about the biggest night guaranteed issues have one for an were born to have so much more on this story tonight. malign >>pam moore: new graphic details of the police sex scandal that has rocked the bay area police department. honey, is the internet back yet? yes!! i need to let her know that i like this! i like, like, like, like... i haven't seen a movie based on a comic book in so long. i know. we're over here internet people! get high speed internet from at&t. with over 99% reliability. at an everyday price with no extra monthly fees. keep calm, you interne

police say they can help stop crime just by coming and going to the station. oaklandity council member noel gallo says the neighborhood has been plagued by violent crime and quality of life issues. >> we wanted to create a police presence on a regular basis to deter some of the activity. >> this is what builds community. this is what puts us on that hopeful path. >> reporter: the process took a year. but the seed was planted some four decades ago. the property owner at the time envisioned a police substation in his plaza someday. the property owner's daughter joined police, city and local leaders to make the dream a reality for the neighborhood. >> they helped build it, so then they can feel comfortable coming here. >> down the road, we want to have desks and workstations set up for kids that have a safe place to access the internet, do their home work, alongside police officers that want to do their reports, and what a better way to really interact with law enforcement and members of the oakland police department. >> reporter: oakland police hope the new station will

also charged on friday was retired oakland police office leroy johnson for faliure to report that he had knowledge of the underage victim's alleged sexual activity with adult police officers not charged today is oakland police officer tyrell smith. smith is facing four misdemeanor counts of knowingly and without permission, conducting a search of official criminal justice data and computer systems without an authorized purpose. according to da o'malley smith's alleged crimes happened outside of alameda county's juristiction, which may impact any prosecution. also awaiting a decision on whether he will be charged is oakland police officer warit utappa who is facing one misdemeanor count of knowingly and without permission, conducting a search of official criminal justice data and computer systems without an authorized purpose. it is also alleged that utappa committed a crime connected to abusline outside of alameda county. in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news >> vicki:attorneys for the woman who was severely injured from a falling tree branch in san francisco- have filed a claim against

oakland police officer brian bunton is charged with a felony for his alleged involvement with jasmine abuslin. she was formerly known as celeste guap. kron4's haaziq madyun had his camera rolling with the officer faced a judge so, mr. bunton would you like to make a comment oakland police officer brian bunton had nothing to say outside the court room here at the alameda county court house in hayward. on friday bunton was arraigned on one count, felony obstruction of justice, and one count, misdemeanor engaging in an act of prostitution. inside the courtroom his attorney entered pleas on his behalf >>:"yes your honor at this time we will enter pleas of not guilty" >> reporter:the attorney representing jasmine abuslin says showing up to court is not enough >>:"we hope that brian bunton will also talk about what he knows about the conspiracy and the scope of this problem in the oakland police department" "there has already been consequences here" >> reporter:bunton's attorney dirk manoukian says his client has been fully cooperating with the alameda county d.a.'s sex scandal investigatio

police kept a-bus-lin on the streets. 66-million dollars. that is what this civil lawsuit filed by jasmine abuslin's attorney's are seeking. from the city of oaklande police department, the former chief and 50 police officers. >> reporter:claiming they stood by with a blind-eye or covered- up the modern day slavery of the teenager. who needed to be rescued. the suit filed friday. claims that while working as celeste guap. the teen ran from her pimp. to oakland police officer brendan o'brien. but instead of helping her, he exploited her. and he and his fellow officers. allegedly continued to "traffic, rape and victimize" her, white she was a minor. officer obrien committed suicide, leaving behind a note that exposed the sex scandal. the suit calls out former chief sean whent. claiming he knew what was happening and took no action. also, that the police department admittedly failed to properly train officers on recognizing the signs of sexual exploitation and abuse. the lawsuit offers the initials of almost a dozen other officers who either sexually trafficked her between police officers and sheriff's deputies. or failed to report the abuse. and tha

we begin our coverage with the oakland police officer who went before a judge. kron 4's haaziq madyun originally broke this story. and was in court, as the officer learned what charges he is going to face. so, mr. bunton would you like to make a comment oakland police officer brian bunton had nothing to say outside the court room here at the alameda county court house in hayward. on friday bunton was arraigned on one count, felony obstruction of justice, and one count, misdemeanor engaging in an act of prostitution. inside the courtroom his attorney entered pleas on his behalf >>:"yes your honor at this time we will enter pleas of not guilty" >> reporter:the attorney representing jasmine abuslin says showing up to court is not enough >>:"we hope that brian bunton will also talk about what he knows about the conspiracy and the scope of this problem in the oakland police department" "there has already been consequences here" >> reporter:bunton's attorney dirk manoukian says his client has been fully cooperating with the alameda county d.a.'s sex scandal investigat

cambrian is to be attention of be oakland police department. and training to one or more for the following of fans. --offense >> these will all be done be processed. -due process >> thank you, sabrina >> i will remind you that state law prohibits from sharing personnel information about police officers and that this is a description of what the administrative investigation concede. >> good afternoon , i am a deputy chief lois. >> want you to know that this was an extremely exhausting and complex investigation that began on september 25th, 2015. just to give you a sense of how extensive this investigation was we dedicated 18 of the investigators that included the city attorney's office. we examined approximately 80,000 pages of social media documents and 28,000 text messages. the investigative team investigate 11 different into bills from the individual... that spans 20 hours. >> situations where we identified officers from other law-enforcement agencies we make the appropriate modifications. lastly, all of the involved supervised officers that

. >> are the officers charged in the oakland police department or other cities as well? >> learned about seven criminal charges, seven officers charged with criminal charges. five within the opb, some retired or resigned. one from livermore and one contracosta. >> disciplinary action in connection with this. any of those among the ones charged today? >> appears so with at least one opb officer but it's hard to tell. reason is in the criminal realm, what we learned today, you get names, people charged are named. open and public process. police discipline and personnel files in california are extremely shrouded. not the same as every state but it is here. almost a charade that goes on. even if you know the names, we know some from celeste herself and documentation but even if you know, aren't allowed to say. officials barred by state law. >> are there officers outside of alameda county's jurisdiction that may face charges? >> nancy o'malley indicated that today. some officers within the pool or maybe additional officers. other crimes in san francisco county and contra cost

is now supporting colin kaepernick in his effort to raise awareness about police brutality in minority communities. >>> and oaklands taking action against the police officers implicated in an ongoing sex scandal involving an underage prostitute. the punishment those officers are now facing. >>> good morning, we are looking at a commute where traffic is going to be busy. if you are driving on 880, that is a little bit of a different view. this time 880 traffic is coming north coming at that camera here. you can see how busy it is heading up toward downtown oakland. >>> yesterday all about sunshine, warm to hot conditions. told will be a huge difference. fog is back. we'll see how much those temps will drop. a lot of haze in the air. it was doggie destiny was mr. bonejangles expecting the perfect toy at an amazing price? of course not. he's a dog. but that's the beauty of a store full of surprises. you never know what you're gonna find, but you know you're gonna love it. >>> i am deeply sorry for the harm that this scandal has caused. >>> that's oakland mayor lib by schaaf as she finally addresses the scandal hangin

department for the following offense, bringing disrepute to the oakland police department. of note, all of these discipline decisions will now be subject to due process and grievance procedures. [ pause ] >> thank you sabrina. next, deputy chief loyce will explain the scope and rigor involved in this internal affairs administrative investigation. i will remind you that state law prohibits us from sharing personnel information about police officers. and this is a description of the administrative investigation. [ pause ] >> good afternoon. i'm deputy chief john lois. i'm very limited with the amount of information that i can provide pending the completion of the discipline process. i want you to know this was an extremely exhaustive and complex investigation that began on september 25, 2015. just to give you a sense of how expansive this investigation was, we dedicated a team of investigators that included the city attorney's office. the investigative team examined approximately 80,000 pages of social media documents and 28,000 text messages. the investigative team conducted

police chief announced he's stepping down. we have more on the resignation of michael meehan. >> it means a lot. the city of berkeley like oakland and san francisco all have acting chiefs. the police officers association said losing a leader could be a setback but there is solid leadership in place in the interim: . >> reporter: the announcement may have come as a surprise to some but others said it's not that unexpected. >> i do not know that it's surprising, six and a half years is a long time. >> reporter: city leaders said the berkeley pd trained their officers this fair employing. it was -- policing. it was the first agency to implement crisis intervention training to help people with mental illness. there are other projects that the department cares to continue. is been said that some officers did not care for michael meehan. >> my main focus is looking forward. there is always going to be some friction between management and labor in any situation. >> reporter: michael meehan posted this letter of resignation to the city manager. it says he plans to resign effective october 14th. he said there is a right time and i believ

just as disappointed as everyone else in the blemish these events have made on the reputation of oakland policeofficers who have come to work every day and served with honor in our community. >>> you just heard jodi xdmelt, the woman at the center of this police sex abuse scandal is in florida. after celeste guap was arrested after a disturbance at a rehab facility. the arrest report says guap ran into the road and exposed herself to passing cars, flashing them, then became violent when employees tried to bring her back in, lunging at one and biting another. we will watch more of the alameda county's news conference, it is on our web page. >>> while the 49ers are getting ready to kick off the season, bruce miller is getting ready for a legal fight. the suddenly-former 49er made his first court appearance today accused of beating an elderly man and his son. the district attorney calls this embarrassing for the city. nbc bay area's tanaka was in the courtroom today with uncomfortable moments for miller. >> reporter: raj, it certainly was. now, the san francisco district attorney said that because

tomorrow oakland police officer brian bunton will be in court to the answer charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and engaging in prostitution. she one of five current and former officers formerly charged by the d.a.. >> it's hard to keep track of all the officers and the departments because there are so many involved here. what is still pending now when it comes to the investigations? >> nancy omaly, the alameda county d.a., said she is yet to formally file charges against two other officers. and they might face charges in other jurisdictions where she can't file charges. >> contra costa county. >> san francisco and san joaquin also have possibly other open cases against other law enforcement officer who is had interactions with jasmine. >> did her parents say how she is doing? >> there's a little conflict there. they don't want me to go

the punishment does not end this. >> a dozen oakland police officers are implicated in a sexual abuse scandaled centered around celeste guap exploited said the moisture. >> we will hold our officers, nothing but the highest standards of professional e and integrity. >> she issued letters of discipline to 12 and four are fired. some my have already left the department. the findings will be placed in their permanent personnel files. >> investigators say each committed one or more offenses, attempted sexual assault, lewd conduct, assisting in the claim of prostitution, accessing law enforcement database for personal gain and failing to report crime and other misconduct. >> all of the decisions will now be subject to due process and grievance roars. >> seven officers are placed on unpaid eleven. one is being ordered to counseling and training. investigators interviewed celeste guap for a total of 20 hours and poured over an enormous amount of digital evidence. >> the team examined approximately 80,000 pages of social media documents and 28,000 text messages. >> i'm hopeful they are crimin

but oakland police officers and chp were standing by to make sure freeway entrances were blocked. oup composed of occupy oakland and black lives matter gathered at 17th and broadway before marching toward city hall when some protesters tried to walk toward the freeway entrance but were blocked. protesters did march back to their starting point then if you broke off and tried to run down 15th street. but again oakland police officers were staged nearly at every corner directing drivers to turn around as they anticipated where the crowds were heading. from what we saw on the ground there are close to 200 protesters and dozens if not 100 oakland police officers keeping watch. in oakland, cate cauguiran, kpix 5 news. >>> police have arrested the suspect in a deadly mall shooting identifying him as 20- year-old arcan cetin. a sheriff's lieutenant spotted him in oak harbor about 30 miles from where the shooting happened. the suspect was unarmed and had a quote zombielike demeanor. last night shooting killed five people, at a mall north of seattle. surveillance video shows a man entering

in all, five oakland police department officers are facing charges. it stems from their alleged relationship with celeste guap who now wants to be known by her real name, jasmine. >>> an unusual crash to say the least, brought westbound traffic on the san mateo bridge to a standstill last night. that's where a stolen hayward police car crashed into three other cars. keep in mind, the video you're watching does not involve the car that was stolen. police chased the car on the bridge when it crashed just past the toll plaza and ended up rolling over into the marsh. officers were able to arrest the driver and thankfully no one in the cars were injured. all westbound lanes were closed for some time. >>> the surge of violence in a typically quiet city. this morning police are investigating the shooting death of a 19-year-old man in south berkeley. it happened on the corner of fairview and ataline last night. police received calls of several shots fired in the area. when officers arrived they saw a young man on the ground. police say they believe the teenag

effective. >> reporter: the new program comes as oakland mayor libby schaaf is dealing with a sex exploitation scandal involving officers in her policeself proclaimed teenage sex worker. the mayor says she wants anyone involved in sex trafficking to be put on notice. >> this empowers the community to take action themselves. >> reporter: but oakland's city councilman who represents the fruitvale district isn't sold on reportjohn.org. he said if johns' cars are impacted on the first offense that would make a difference. >> i can as i understand all the dear john letters and all that stuff, but, man, we've been doing this for millions of years. >> reporter: spouses and employers could get these warning letters when the drivers may not have done anything wrong. >> if you have nothing to hide you will be fine. >> reporter: city officials hope this program will shame out of town johns and make them think twice before they come back to oakland. henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> still to come here, a woman and her dog charged at by three coyotes. on ktvu news at 6:30, right after the break, hear from the woman about what happened. >> plus, a v

police chief. reporting live in oakland >> pam:the young woman at the center of the oakland police sex scandal. was officially charged today in florida. the now 19-year-old calls herself - celeste guap. she is accused of assault while at a rehab facility. today -- the florida state attorney prosecuting the case, tells kron4's haaziq madyun -- guap is no longer facing a felony charge. >>:"the defendant in this matter has been formally charged by my office with one count of simple battery in the state of florida" >> reporter:assistant florida state attorney david lustergarten told me by phone that celeste guap's initial charge of felony aggrivated battery for allegedly biting a security guard has been reduced to a lessor charge. on monday the state attorney's office offered guap's legal defense team a plea deal >>:"that is a misdemeanor which is punishable by up to a maximum of one year in the county jail and or a $1000-fine" "not only is she a witness in our case" >> reporter:in fact 19-year-old guap is the principal witness in alameda county d.a. nancy o'malley's criminal case against 7-officer

oakland police are investigating a homicide, not far from the >>> oakland police investigating a homicide not far from the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station. we brought the story this morning. officers found a man in a car around 430 this morning. he had been shot. the victim has not been identified and so far police have not revealed a motive. >>> it's a new push to clean up the streets of san francisco. the homeless now have a couple of weeks before police and public works crews go in and move them out. nbc bay area's stephanie chuang is live in the mission district of san francisco. and stephanie, we have seen this before. how will this be different? >> reporter: yeah, good evening, janelle. we do know that there is a new department of homelessness, just three weeks old. but it says it's been experimenting with humanely new ways to clean out these sort of encampments, blocked a little bit here by traffic. but this is near 16th street on folsom. even the people seeking help here have their doubts. richard pressley is new to this section of folsom street. he says two weeks ago, he was kicked ou

last september was when an oakland police officer committed suicide, leaving behind a note. connecting himself and others to the sex scandal. kron 4 broke the story in may. abuslin's legal team and some oakland city council members smell the makings a law enforcement cover-up. sot kaplan "we have to look at not only who actually had sex with the young woman but who knew about it and failed to take action" charles bonner is lead council for absulinand wants all the officers involved to go to jail. >>:sot bonner "to sex tracking 12 year olds.would be indicted" made clear on the steps of oakland city hall, abuslin's attorneys are determined to have the truth come out. "every lie has an expiration date." oakland police and the mayors office did not return calls for comment today on the allegations. so where do things stand in terms of investigation and prosecution? let's start in alameda county. the district attorney. has already said her office will file charges against 7 current or former officers. mostly from the oakland police department that could happen soon. the d-a's offi

oakland police just wrapped up a news conference about half an hour ago. ktvu henry lee is at the scene now with more on what happened. henry? >> reporter: well frank, just minutes ago a large tow truck came in removing the ac transit bus from the scene. we're here at 35th and penniman avenue in east oakland. very much an active scene as oakland police investigate what happened here about 2:00. a 2-year-old boy was chasing a ball from his yard into the street when he was run over by this ac transit bus. as this bus was heading north on 35th avenue just south of penniman. we do have the victim's family here very grief stricken, very devastating to the victim's family as well as the bus driver. the bus driver is cooperating. we do have police chaplains here on the scene as well as david downing, the highest member of the oakland police department, the acting assistant chief. but for now, all indications are that this boy was chasing his beloved green ball into the street when he was hit by an ac transit bus. we spoke to police and a witness on the bus. here

an officer from the contra costa sheriff's department and four others from the oakland police department are also expected to be charged in coming days. the investigation was launched last june by alameda county d.a. nancy o'malley following allegations of sexual misconduct involving a the woman was sent to a rehab facility in florida and was briefly in jail. this week she was released and returned to the bay area willing to testify against the officers. now we were expecting seven officers to be charged today but, again, only two were. you know, i can't read the mind of the district attorney here in al immediatea county, but perhaps nancy o'malley wanted to get those two misdemeanors out of the way. that's not to say that others will be felony charges. again, this is only speculation. now, again, with regard to those two officers charged today they will appear in court on october 4th. i'm live in alameda county, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> we sent out a push alert and you can download the app for free and continue to get the updates as they happen. >> an incident on highway 101 nort

you can get the public input on the selection of the new oakland police chief. a full list of the community forums, go to mornings on 2 on ktvu.com and click on the web links. >>> the san francisco police are investigating a shooting that killed a 19-year-old man saturday morning at about 12:30 am on oak hill avenue in the district, and if you have any information the police are asking you to call them. >>> colin kaepernick continuing to get support from his teammates during the national anthem protests, and eric read and eli harold took a knee with kaepernick during the anthem during the game with the seahawks, and others raising their fist. seattle scored three touchdowns in the first half, the 49ers only had a field goal, and there was a scary moment that is even hard to watch as the seattle quarterback russell wilson in the third quarter sprained his knee on an illegal tackle by eli harold. wilson left the game but that did not help the 49ers. in the running back carlos hyde scored two touchdowns but the 49ers still lost, 37-18, the record falling to 1-2. th

. >>> no police chief and tonight a few less cops as well. oakland mayor libby schaaf making public the results of an internal investigation into a sexual misconduct scandal involving opd officers and at the time an underage girl. tonight 12 officers have been disciplined and 4 have been fired and there is more. next bay area's cheryl hurd joins us with more. >> reporter: a tough year for the oakland police department, the mayor announcing firings today at a department that has no police chief. >> i am deeply sorry for the harm that this scandal has caused particularly to community trust. >> reporter: mayor libby schaaf along with sabrina landreth announcing the results of an internal investigation involving oakland police officers. investigators claim the officers had sex with a self-proclaimed prostitute by the name of celest guap. seven others will be suspended without pay, one sent for counseling. >> we will hold our officers to nothing but the highest standards of professionalism and integrity. >> reporter: integrity that was put into question t

five of the men charged are or were oakland police officers. another worked at livermore police and another was in the contra costa sheriff's office. the range of charges include lewd acts in a public place, engaging in an prostituti prostitution, and obstruction of justice. abc 7 news report elissa harrington has more. >> we left no stone unturned. >> reporter: after a months long investigation, scouring thousands of texts, pictures, and facebook messages, seven bay area cops will be charged in a sex scandal. the woman at the center of the case, a teenager known as celeste guap who district attorney nancy malloy calls "miss a." >> the actions of a few have really shown a very negative light on the hard working men and women who come to work every day as police officers. >> reporter: five of those being charged are linked to the oakland police department. officer brian bunton, for felony obstruction of justice and engaging in prostitution. warit uttapa, for searching for data without permission. giovanni loverde for felony oral copulation with a

oakland police sergeant johnson who was retired has been charged of failing to report the misconduct. an oakland officer seen here in another picture sent to me by guap was charged for a sex act with a minor. the oakland police officer sergeant said that the actions of a few are disappointing, but they want to remind those of oakland that the overwhelming majority of oakland police officers are out there working hard for our community. alameda da nancy o'malley says that two other officers involved with guap, they have no jurisdiction there and the same goes with king county where a federal police officer has been accused of offering to pimp celeste guap. >> that's right. nancy o'malley says that they have not found any others to prosecute them here now. >> what about getting a new police chief? they have their share of problems, but one is that they do not have the chief, but they have this in the wind? >> yes, another additional problem that there is no formal police chief and the city mysteries are in charge. but the search for the top cop is still underway. >> all right, okay henr

in a statement, president of the oakland police officers association said the actions of a few are disappointing. elizabeth harrington, abc7 news. >>> oakland mayor libby shaft released a statement saying it's clear the consequences of poor judgment and bad behavior can end careers and shatter lives. 5:05 is our time. >>> happening today the oakland police department is holding to the forum from the public to see what they want in the city's next police chief. oakland has been without a chief since june. that's when the former chief resigned, followed in quick order by appointing chief bench pharaoh, who was dismissed, and another one who resigned. in all, three chiefs in 8 days. they are all thought to be involved in the sex scandal that has rocked the department. the deputy chief david downing is now acting assistant chief. today's forum is at nonon myrtl avenue. >>> former 49er bruce miller made a court appearance yesterday. miller is facing felony salt charges after he allegedly beat up a 730-year-old man and his 29-year-old son. the 49ers released miller from the team earlier this week. mel

oakland. >>> -- >> alex savitz joins us live with this developing story. >> yes, good morning. we just learned more about the victim in this case police say that he was a middle-aged man who lived here in oakland and worked as a security guard in san francisco. early this morning he was found shot to death in the driver seat of that silver hyundai. it is still sitting in the middle of 35th avenue. near international boulevard about a block away. and that's for the investigation has been going on. the discovery was made about 4 am this morning and they saw this man in the car and flag down oakland police officers. paramedics came in and declared the man dead here at the scene. and then, a homicide investigation was launched. they are searching for any witnesses that may have been in the area. they're trying to figure out why this man may have been targeted. and, we also learned a short time ago that detectives are working hand-in-hand with several fbi agents who have been assigned to the oakland police department as part of what is called the state street task force anything that i can get want as many that i can get that will help us

. >> tonight oakland's mayor tells several police officers they are fired for a sex scandal. first a bay area security guard pulling a gun on a driver for running over a traffic cone. that happened outside the mall in san jose. kpix 5's betty yu is there tonight. >> reporter: the driver's attorney says he tried to reason when the security guard and tell told him to drop the gun but it didn't work. he called the behavior of both guards outrageous and said the video proves it. for several minutes the driver stared at the barrel of a security guard's gun in terror because he accidentally ran over a traffic cone. the attorney says it wasn't long before the guards' super visor showed up to in-- supervisor showed up to intimidate him. >> he pulled a gun on me. >> unlock your door -- [ indiscernible ] >> unlock your door or i am going to take out your window. >> the drama started when the driver stopped in a line of cars, trying to leave a garage. the driver in front of him put his car in reverse so he moved into another lane and drove over a cone. the lawsuit claims the first guard

the da charging oakland police officer with felony or a copulation with a minor. this stems from interactions he allegedly had with a teenager the claims she was sexually exploited by dozens of police officers. today a second oakland police officer was charged with obstruction of justice. a felony and engaging in prostitution. sheriff's deputy also facing a charge of oral copulation. the woman at the center of the case is 19-year-old jocelyn. on friday she filed a $66 million claim against the city of oakland. >>> four san francisco police officers are recovering after they were attacked with a fire extinguisher. the officers responded to a call about a mentally disturbed person. a man sprayed them with the fire extender sure. he was arrested the officers were taken to the hospital to be treated. >>> tomorrow sheriff's deputies will calm armed with body cameras. the department will issue 85 cameras. in june the board of supervisors approved a five- year agreement for body cameras and cloud-based data storage. the first year of the program will cost about $200,000.

[ applause ] a major announceme mayor of oakland. 12 police officers have been disciplined. 4 of them -- the mayor >>> right now at k6:00, breakin news. major announcement from the mayor of oakland. 12 police officers have been disciplined. four of them the mayor wants terminated that stems from the sex scandal. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. a year-long investigation comes down to this. mayor libby schaaf outlining the punishment. a dozen officers caught up in that scandal. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us with the breaking story. jodi, what do we know? >> reporter: well, the mayor and city leaders say their investigation was exhaustive. it included 11 separate interviews with celeste guap, 50 witness interviews and a view of some 28,000 text messages. tonight the city says 12 police officers are being disciplined, 4 of them kicked off the force. >> i am deeply sorry to the harm that this scandal has caused, particularly to community trust. >> reporter: after a nearly year-long administrative investigation, o