roberto felipe-velasco is 25- years-old. he was arrested last night thanks to an officer who noticed his car. >> one of our officers was driving and saw a vehicle matching the description in the extra space storage lot. we found clothes consistent with what he was wearing. >> roberto felipe-velasco was booked on kidnapping, false imprisonment and child endangerment charges. he is being held without bail. >>> the family of a 10-year-old boy is taking action against santa clara county. they said leaders should done more to protect the child from a camp counselor from molestation. ktvu's ann rubin is live with more. >> reporter: the claim is the precursor to a lawsuit. it alleges the board and office of education were reckless, didn't follow rules and as a result caused harm to a young boy. the 10-year-old said he was sexually abused by the man who worked that science camp. the boy told his parents that he would come into his cabin and take boys for walks in the woods. attorneys say he should never have been alone with the chil

on wednesday police arrested 25- year-old roberto felipe- velasco. officers recognized his face from the sketch. >> came down to police work. >> reporter: he said surveillance video showing the suspect doing a u-turn just before he got out of the car and grabbed the girl was key to the arrest. >> the surveillance video shows the car very clearly. >> 1998 honda accord. for four days officers were on the look out when one spotted the car wednesday night parked here that extra space storage. >> we believe he was living in the car. >> reporter: inside the unit investigators found clothes matching the victim's description of what the suspect wore. a worker told ktvu she witnessed his arrest but couldn't tell us how long he was renting a space or whether they knew he was living in the parking lot. >> i don't know why the people didn't catch the fact that someone was living in the parking lot. >> reporter: the arrest is a relief and a lesson. >> i think that i should be more observant. >> reporter: the girl's family asked for privacy but released a statemen

. >> reporter: police say roberto felipe-velasco asked the girl for directions. then got out of his car and grabbed her. >> the girl did what she was supposed to. screamed, fought, she yelled out. >> reporter: her screams heard by her father and neighbors caused velasco to let her go and take off, police say. >> one of our officers drove by and spotted it. >> reporter: today an alert officer spotted the honda in the surveillance video at this storage facility. velasco was sleeping in his car just minutes from where he allegedly tried to kidnap the girl. >> serene and suddenly we were rocked to the core with this. >> reporter: word spread quickly about the arrest in the quiet campbell suburb. neighbors say it's because of their cameras police and most importantly the brave little girl velasco is now off the streets. >> i did talk to her dad, and he told me she is the one that actually talked to 911 and was very calm and composed. >> reporter: so a lot of relief in the neighborhood tonight. now, police say velasco was homeless living out of his car but he had a sto

description and what he looked like it was pretty clear that they were on to something. 25-year-old roberto felipe-velasco was a transient living in his car. he had a close resemblance based on the young victim's description. his storage locker contained clothing that matches the sketch. >> we don't have any previous contacts with him. we know he has family in the area and works in the area. but he lives out of his car from place to place. >> reporter: police say he works as a dishwasher and didn't know about the video showing his car. >> not a smart individual. that's for sure. >> reporter: score another victory for home security cameras. >> it's come into play a few times. we haven't had much crime around here, but, you know, there's schools around here and kids will jump on cars or something. >> reporter: in this case an entire neighborhood can now rest easier. the young girl's family has asked for privacy but wanted to express its thanks to campbell police for their professionalism and compassion and to neighbors for their support. abc 7 news. >>> additional charges were filed against 27-year-

campbell police say that suspect's name is roberto felipe-velasco and it was actually a police officerpotted the suspect's vehicle at a storage facility yesterday afternoon. they were able to arrest him. they say his car actually matches the same car that was caught on surveillance video after police say velasco tried to kidnap a girl as she was walking her dog in her campbell neighborhood on saturday. now, she was able to scream, get the attention of her parents and some neighbors. velasco allegedly then let her go and took off. now, police say it is because of her memory and that home surveillance video that they were able to arrest him yesterday. here's what they had to say just a few minutes ago. >> it's really amazing for this young victim involved in such a traumatic event to remember such details and to be so close. it's really a testament to this young child and what a great job she did. >> reporter: and police also say that velasco was homeless, that he was living in his car but they were able to search a storage unit that he had and they say that they found some clothing that

a roberto felipe velasco lo detuvieron por presuntamente tratar de adaptar a una preadolescente y caminaballos cÓmo gritar, protegerse, no dejarse agarrar. es lo que yo siempre le he dicho a mi hija. conductor: la policÍa pide la ayuda del pÚblico ya sea sobre este incidente registrado el fin de semana o sobre sospechoso. conductora: los padres de menor edad presuntamente vÍctima de abuso sexual a manos de un empleado de una escuela, interpusieron un recurso legal en contra del departamento de educaciÓn del condado de santa clara. segÚn la reclamaciÓn en car rubias abuso de menores en el campamento de ciencia y el condado no protegiÓ a los niÑos. el hombre comenzÓ a trabajar como voluntario en el lugar hace cuatro aÑos. >> el condado permitiÓ los niÑos estar solos con un pedÓfilo. esto resultÓ en abusos sexuales y daÑo permanente. conductora: con la reclamaciÓn del departamento de educaciÓn del condado de santa clara, tiene 55 dÍas para asumir o rechazar su responsabilidad en este caso, y desde rechazar las vÍctimas tendrÁn seis meses para entablar una demanda judicial. el departamento de

police found roberto felipe- velasco in his car in the surveillance video. police say he attacked the victim while she was walking her dog. she was able to fight him off last weekend. >> it's really amazing for this young victim involved in such a traumatic event to remember such details and to be so close is really a testament to this young child and what a great job she did. >> police say velasco was living in his car. coming up at 6:00, we hear from the neighbor who helped crack the case. >>> we are starting to see the real impact on wildlife from the devastating oil spill along the central california coast. governor brown signed an executive order to eliminate red tape that might slow down the clean-up and there's an effort to save animals caught up in the mess. teams are scouring the beaches near santa barbara where that pipeline failed. and close to 20 ships are now trying to skim oil from the water. we sent betty yu to refugio state beach with a look at how >> reporter: ken, it is bad out here. and the trouble with cleaning up oil slicks is that they

. >> reporter: police say roberto felipe-velasco asked the girl for directions.rabbed her. >> the girl did what she was supposed to. screamed, fought, she yelled out. >> reporter: her screams heard by her father and neighbors caused velasco to let her go and take off, police say. >> one of our officers drove by and spotted it. >> reporter: today an alert officer spotted the honda in the surveillance video at this storage facility. velasco was sleeping in his car just minutes from where he allegedly tried to kidnap the girl. >> serene and suddenly we were rocked to the core with this. >> reporter: word spread quickly about the arrest in the quiet campbe

self storage facility parking lot, a short distance from where the crime occurred. 25-year-old roberto felipe-velasco is a transient, living in his 1988 vil silver honda. campbell police credit the community for supplying valuable tips. >> between the information we received from them the support in gathering the surveillance videos, it really helped us in coming to this great conclusion we have today. >> reporter: police found clothing matching what was shown in the sketch in a rented locker. felipe-velasco faces charges of kidnapping, false imprisonment and child endangerment. neighbors were glad to hear about the arrest. >> i was never too worried. i figured when something like that happens, they have extra surveillance and everything around. but i think that's the safest time, because there is so much visibility that, you know i wasn't too worried about it. >> reporter: the girl's family has asked for privacy, but expressed appreciation to neighbors for their support. in campbell, david louie abc 7 news. >>> a critical meeting in san jose is happening now for the family of a man shot and

police found roberto felipe- velasco in his car a silver honda shown on surveillance video. police say he attacked the girl when she was walking her dog last weekend and she was able to fight him off. >> it's really amazing for this young victim involved in such a traumatic event to remember such details and to be so close. it's really a testament to this young child and what a great job she did. >> police say the 25-year-old velasco was living in his car and he is now being held without bail. >>> a man has been taken into custody in that gruesome killing of a family and their housekeeper in washington, d.c. late last night u.s. marshals tracked down daron dylon wint. investigators say they matched his dna to pizza crust left at the crime scene. wint once worked as a welder for an ironworks company where one of the victims was the ceo. police are focusing in on that as the most likely motive. >> right now, it does not appear that this was just a random crime but there is a connection through the business of the suspect with the victim's family business. >> the morning after

police have arrested a man who they say tried to kidnap a young girl over the weekend. 25-year-old roberto felipeo was arrested wednesday and is being held without bail. the incident happened last saturday morning. rva girl told police she was walking her dog when a man approached her in a car and asked for directions. police say he placed the girl in a bear hug, but fled when she fought back and screamed. >>darya: >>darya:health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak that is likely linked to raw tuna. 53 people have been sickened in nine states. 31 of the cases are in southern california. 10 people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported. >>darya:the illnesses all happened between march 5th and may 13th most of the people who got sick reported eating sushi that had raw tuna in it. health officials say young children, the elderly, and people with weak immune systems should not eat raw fish. ♪ don't, don't, don't, don't stop the beat ♪ ♪ i can't, can't, can't, can't ♪ ♪ control my feet ♪ ♪ p p p people in the street ♪ ♪ c'mon everybody and move your feet ♪ ♪ go! ♪ ♪♪ ♪

police arrested 25-year-old roberto felipe velasquez. suspects recognized his face from the sketch.veillance video shows the suspect doing a u turn just before he got out of the car and grabbed the girl was key to the arrest. >> the surveillance video shows the car very clearly. >> reporter: a 1998 four door honda accord. for four days officers were on the look out when one spotted the car wednesday night parked here at the extra space storage on sunny side. >> we believe he was living in the car but it was also apparent he had a lot of his belongings in the storm warning unit. >> reporter: inside that unit they found clothes matching the victim's description of what the suspect wore. a worker in the office told ktvu she witnessed velasco's arrest but couldn't tell us how long he had been renting a space or whether she knew he was living in the parking lot. >> i don't know why the people who work there didn't catch the fact someone was living in their parking lot. >> reporter: right behind her home. the arrest is a relief and a lesson. >> i think i should be more observant. velasco

> an alert young girl and surveillance video helped police put a man in m8q officers arrested roberto felipehis happened in a parking lot not far from where they said he tried to take a girl. the girl helped create a sketch which was a remarkable resemblance. neighbors say the cameras help keep crime dy=sut. >> we haven't had much crime around here, but there's schools around here. >> police don't think he knew he was caught on wasn't trying to hide. the girl got away unharmed. her family released a statement saying the basics really did save our daughter from further harm. be+ejpd scream for help, try to get away. >>> a second man convicted in the beating of giants fan brian stow has been sentenced on unrelated weapons charges. the guns were found when police searched his home. earlier this month, sanchez was sentenced to six years on weapons charges. he said, quote, i ask for forgiveness in my role in the assault rnlts a federal appeals court today delayed the gender the 51-year-old has been living as a woman for 20 years. she was scheduled for surgery july 1st but today's ruling could del

> an alert young girl and surveillance video helped police put a man in m8q officers arrested roberto felipeis happened in a parking lot not far from where they said he tried to take a girl. the girl helped create a sketch which was a remarkable resemblance. neighbors say the cameras help keep crime dy=sut. >> we haven't had much crime around here, but there's schools around here. >> police don't think he knew he was caught on wasn't trying to hide. the girl got away unharmed. her family released a statement saying the basics really did save our daughter from further harm. be+ejpd scream for help, try to get away. >>> a second man convicted in the beating of giants fan brian stow has been sentenced on unrelated weapons charges. the guns were found when police searched his home. earlier this month, sanchez was sentenced to six years on weapons charges. he said, quote, i ask for forgiveness in my role in the assault rnlts a federal appeals court today delayed the gender the 51-year-old has been living as a woman for 20 years. she was scheduled for surgery july 1st but today's ruling could dela

police in campbell arrested 25- year-old roberto felipe velasco on thursday.t was finding the silver honda accord captured on surveillance video. making a-turn in the victim -- making a u-turn in the victim's neighborhood. >> we believe he was living in in the car but it also was apparent that he had much of his belongings in the storage unit. >> and inside that storage unit investigators say they found clothing matching the victims description of what the suspect wore. he being held without bail in the santa clara county main jail. >>> one week after the shooting death of 17-year-old student the students are pushing the district for more security. this follows the death of 17- year-old max rusk. he was shot and killed just off campus. his close friend katelyn dart and her friends picketed outside the schools yesterday. she tells us she also went to the school board. >> i said you can't keep us safe that is is pretty clear. you are not being responsible for the fact that you are not keeping us safe. >> vallejo police tell us that the high school is secure. our

police found roberto felipe- velasco in his car a silver honda shown on surveillance video. police say he attacked the girl when she was walking her dog last weekend and she was able to fight him off. >> police say the 25-year-old velasco was living in his car and he is now being held without bail. >>> a man accused of killing a child inside his home is in court today. william schultz allegedly stabbed a boy last month. he was friends with a family and staying there overnight. he didn't enter a plea he was last in court. >>> hundreds gathered in olympia washington to protest a police officer shooting of two unarmed men suspected of shoplifting beer. two stepbrothers are black. they were shot by a white officer. officer ryan donald claims that he shot one of them after he was attacked with a skateboard. police say the stepbrothers initially ran into the woods and returned to confront the officer who then shot the other man. a man who lives nearby tells a different story. >> there's something about the official story that to me doesn't jibe with what i heard. before we have ti

police found roberto felipe- velasco in his car a silver honda shown on surveillance video. police say he attacked the girl when she was walking her dog last weekend and she was able to fight him off. he is now held without bail. >>> suspect is now in custody in the gruesome killing of family and their housekeeper in washington, d.c. last night the marshals captured daron dylon wint. he once worked at the ironworks company the man who was killed was the company's ceo. police say that tie and money could have been a motive. >>> a grand jury has now indicted all 6 baltimore police officers linked to the death of freddie gray. he died in april from injuries he got in police custody leading to sometimes violent protests on the streets. the indictment allows the state's attorney to press ahead with the most serious charges ranging from second-degree murder to second-degree assault. >>> today more than 130 community leaders will meet in the south bay to talk about addressing opportunity gaps faced by minorities. particularly boys and young men. it's part of president obama's initi