san francisco police made an arrest in a vicious beating. er morning walk in a park when a man savagely attacked her and burglarized her home. police say the 18-year-old is responsible. they arrested him last night. allegedly right after he committed a robbery. from the community tonight, a sigh of relief. >> i'm just excited to know that, you know, someone who has been out here committing crimes like this could be captured. it's important that everyone knows we're not going to tolerate this type of violence, particularly on a senior. >> she remains in the hospital with serious injuries, but recently, she opened her eyes and her family says she is smiling, a small sign of progress incht now progress. >>> now a follow up to breaking news we brought you last night at 11. someone called it in around 5:30 last night. happened at a home and police found a woman on the ground. she had been shot. neighbors say there was a party going on nearby and said they heard people celebrating and then a loud pop. as of tonight, no arrests have been made. >> on

welcome to the january 9, 2019 san francisco police commission meeting. and ladies and gentlemen, we do have a lengthy closed session calendar, so what we'd like to do is limit public comment to two minutes due to the complexity and length of the closed session matters we need to deal with. >> and i'd also like to address the agenda before we begin. >> commissioner mazzucco: commissioner dejesus. >> commissioner dejesus: i'd ask that we continue item four until we have a full complement present. this was given over the holidays, and a lot of us didn't know this was going to be on. i think we need to have a discussion how we want to have it setup and how we want our officers to look like. i think we should do this -- take something off at the beginning of the calendar and -- [inaudible] >> commissioner elias: it was my understanding that the elections were going to be at the end of the month, not the beginning, so i would join in that request, especially because commissioner hamasaki is not here. since we waited for the elections to have a full body. >> co

we would see a decline in any request for police reports in san francisco. there's a real harm when these reports are late. it's important to understand that. i understand that the commission is comprised of many attorneys. just to note, when there's no police report, i can't subpoena an officer. i can't prepare exhibits, i can't meet my trial deadlines. what that ends up meaning, my complaint can't get a domestic violence restraining order. the family court has asked to review police reports. there are times i can't produce it. my clients have been denied restraining orders. there are other times where there is a report i haven't serviced it timely. the client when faced with a proposition of going into court with he said she said situation without having the documentation evidence, i don't know if i can do it. they'll withdraw completely. unrepresented litigants with these barriers will certainly not be able to obtain the repo report. if i still can't get them timely, unrepresented litigants will not be able to get them >> chief, i know you want to respond.

we have been trying to get in touch with san francisco police to get more information and we are still collecting that information and we will bring it to you as quickly as we get it in. >> also this morning, police say a man suspected of stabbing a woman and a girl and setting a home on fire is now in custody. just before seven last night, police found a 16-year-old girl and a 43-year-old woman with dr a burning home on alderwood way. we also found a four-year-old home. a witness who did not want us to show their face says there were other children inside who made it out safely. >> i saw a couple of people run across and i heard a loud boom. i get out of my car and there is children running from the house screaming. i approached the house and the houses on fire and the kids are saying he stabbed my mom in the neck, he stabbed my mom in the neck. >> police say a tip led them to the suspect, 37-year-old nathaniel holland. when officers confronted him, they say a police k-9 was injured and shots were fired. police did not say whether or not holland was shot but they do say he and the k-9

robbing a 14 year old girl at gunpoint and punching and robbing a 17 year old girlsot bill scott/san francisco police chief 21his action indicate he doesnt value human life very muchat a news conference wednesday, police said they believe gathron attacked the haong, stole her keys and burglarized her home. they linked d.n.a from the crime scene with gathron's dna which was already on file from an arrest when he was a minor. sot cynthia choi /family spokesperson 42speaking with the family they have some relief but they say its an ongoing issue and are pretty overwhelmed by the newsa spokesperson for the family says 88 year old huong remains in critical condition with head trauma and her pronosis remains unclear.sot they know for sure it's going to be a long long road to recovery. police credited the community for their role in helping with the investigation, and community activists took the opportunity to call for a greater police presense in that neighborhoodsotwe do need more police presense theresot norman yee/president, s.f. board of supervisorsi think now with lunar new year coming up people are

and we kicked it off on november 16 and bins are at walgreens stores and san francisco police department locations and police station. if anyone has toys to donate, it is a very worthy cause and last year we collected over 9,000 gifts that we gave back to the community in cooperation with walgreens. that is very worthy event. and we encourage the public to participate. and last thing, november 17, we participated in our seventh annual bike for vets event. over 100 bikes which these are refurbished pikes in conjunction with many community organizations and we have an event at the atwater tavern where veterans come and with the brief safety lesson and is a very, very good event. and the two years that i have been here and is gratifying to give back to the veterans that have served our country. that concludes this portion of our report. >> any questions for the chief regarding the statistics? only arrested six people for public intoxication? >> seven. >> saw about 600. but that is okay. anything further for the chief? okay. please call the next line item. >> i think there's one more under t

now we are sagamore street and capital avenues in san francisco's oceanview neighborhood. san francisco policeearlier during midnight. >> it was a possible home invasion robbery, but that is yet to be confirmed by the police department. we have reached out to the san francisco police department, but they have yet to give us a call back. we are waiting to get some information confirmed. . >>> time now is 8:34 and happening today a candlelight vigil in memory of the two teenager who's died in a car crash in antioch on friday. 13-year-old jaya and 17-year- old leana died when the car they were in slammed into a tree. four other teenagers in the car were hurt including at least one who remains in critical condition. the vigil will be at 7:30 tonight at the crash site on lone tree way near deer valley high school. police say they think the driver was speeding and lost control. >>> more than 30,000 los angeles school teachers will be back in the picket lines in just a couple of hours at the 10:30 this morning. the teachers and more than 1,000 city schools went on strike yesterday morning. teachers a

her eyes opened and looked at us. >> the update comes as san francisco police announce the arrest of the 18-year-old assailant who beat the grandmother after breaking into her long time home. he was arrested in san francisco after committing another robbery believed to be a car jacking. >> i think the family has mixed emotions and reactions. they're still absorbing the news. >> a family spokes person says the two did not know each other. it's not clear why she was targeted. police not revealing much on the suspect. not even a booking photo. >> attacking a senior is one of the worst things you can do. >> following the supervisor's district. a community traumatized. >> we're focused on bringing bilingual officers expanding our communities ambassador's program. >> not the mention installing cameras in commercial corridors and neighborhoods, to address community concerns and the family remains hopeful their beloved grandmother will heal. >> let's go prayers. she's staying strong. >> ktvu fox 2 news. >> time now 4:08. oakland police serging for the gunman responsible for killing a 22-year

all kinds of things always going on in this neighborhood. >> san francisco police track down a suspect and arrested him. however, they have not identified him nor the victim. investigating a second-known instance of celebratory new year's gunfire, injuring a person in the east bay. it happened at a home on hots avenue. investigators say a man visiting the area from new mexico was attending a backyard party when he was hit by a stray bullet. he was not seriously hurt. but a 6-year-old girl was also hit by a bullet fired to celebrate the new year in oakland. >>> the chp says 50 people died in california in crashes involved with alcohol or drugs. that's a jump of 40 from last year. in the bay area, no one was killed by a drunk driver this year. statewide, police officers made 1100 arrests, that's a slight increase over last year. >>> house democrats will test their new political power by moving to reopen the federal government. doug luzader talks about day 13 of a partial government shutdown. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is going to be a busy place today, new lawmakers co

the ninth step, the names of the eligible candidates will be sent to the san francisco police department for consideration and d.h.r. will send each individual a notice if their name is sent to the department for consideration. and the tenth step is anybody that is considered eligible will have an opportunity to give the department their qualifications under the secondary criteria noted in the exam announcement. so the secondary criteria is also noted in the exam announcement. now, from there -- and some of there will go to the question abo and answers as to how the process goes from there. so once we have a list -- and i'll refer you to page two on the bulletin consisting of eligibility. in the middle of the page, you see a question. how are candidates selected? from an eligible list, and i'll read along just so it's clear. it allows ten scores to be considered on promotional exams. this means that all candidates whose scores are in the top ten ranks can be considered for a vacancy. so for example, if there's one vacancy, ten years are available. when there are two vacancies, 11 scores

san francisco woman is due in court. christien kafton tells us, the teenager is also linked to three other very serious crimes, just days after the attack on yik wong. >> san francisco's police chief announcing the arrest of 18- year-old chianti gathron. >> his actions speak to somebody who doesn't value life very much. >> dna from a pair of gloves at the scene leads him to the burglary and beating of 88-year- old yik wong. >> almost simultaneously to the dna results given to investigators, the suspect in this vicious assault and burglary, committed some other crimes. >> reporter: police say they also linked gathron to a car robbery. according to police, gathron snatched a phone from a 14-year- old girl and punched a 17-year- old girl in the face to steal another one. police say they were able to track another one of those stolen phones to sunny dale. and after a brief chase, officers chased gathron hiding in a car. >> who does that. a 88-year-old grandmother, brutally beaten. and a 14-year-old child robbed at gunpoint. very bad things. >> earlier this week, wong's family reacted to the arrest. >> we are happy that the perpetrator has been caught. we are very saddened and he

. >>> san francisco police are on the hunt for a spted of sexually assaulting an elderly person. please release these photos. is happened around noon on new year's eve on pacific avenue near stockton street. the suspect was seen wearing a blue vest and checkered pants. anyone with information is asked to call san francisco police. >>> livermore police treating the discovery of a body as a homicide. a worker found the body on monday at a facility in rome livermore. please suspect the body was discarded in another city and transported to the landfill. the cause of death is unknown. authority is helping an autopsy will answer questions. >>> new video shows a high- speed chase ending with a crash and two drivers hurt. take a look. >> red light! whoa! >> it happened yesterday afternoon in los angeles after police got a call about an assault. when they arrived, the suspect sped off and the pursuit began. it came to an end when the driver ran the car through a red light. that slammed into another car. >> i felt like i was watching a movie. i didn't think it was going to be real. i jamme

a 14 year old girl at gunpoint and punching and robbing a 17 year old girl sot bill scott/san francisco policehief :21we have one inedividual who was wreaking havoc in our community and now he's off the streetsat a news conference wednesday, police said they believe gathron attacked the woman, stole her keys and burglarized her home. they linked d.n.a from the crime scene with gathron's dna which was already on file from an arrest when he was a minor. sot it is shocking to see the nature of the crimesa spokesperson for the family says they are feeling some relief but remain overwhelmed as the grandmother remains in critical conditionsot cynthia choi /family spokesperson 52 she endured severe head trauma so in cases liek they they dont know what the recovery looks like the family remains cautiously optimistic becuase it's their beloved mother and grandmother. police credited the community for their role in helping with the investigation, and community activists and baord of supervisors president norman yee took the opportunity to call for a greater police presense in that neighborhood sot norma

san francisco police made an arrest in a vicious beating of an 88-year-old woman. the case shocked the visitacion valley neighborhood where she lives. sergio quintana reports on the new developments in the case. >> reporter: the family shared this picture of the 88-year-old in the hospital, just days after the attack, san francisco police released this sketch of the suspect. the arrest this weekend of 18-year-old keonte gathron is a relief for many in the community. >> i'm excited to know someone who has been committing heinous crimes like this is captured. it's important everyone knows we're not going to tolerate this violence particularly on a seni. >> reporter: san francisco supervisor shaman walton has been in close contact with wong's family. >> we heard now, that's something that's been a positive information that we received lately >> reporter: but a family spokesperson says the 88-year-old remains in critical >> she's going in and out of consciousness and i think this is going to be a long road toward her full recovery. >> reporter: police say wong was atta

anyone with information should contact san francisco police. >>> tonight livermore police are treating the discovery of a body in a landfill as a homicide. a worker found the body yesterday at a facility on altamont road in rural livermore. police suspect the body was discarded in another city and then transported to the landfill. the cause of death is unknown. authorities are hoping an autopsy will answer a lot of questions. >>> new video tonight from the mexican border, it shows clouds of tear gas surrounding a group of migrants. u.s. border agents launched the tear gas to keep the migrants from crossing after they say some people started throwing rocks. people can alsoing seen running away from the smoke. the confrontation started last night in the city of tijuana and continued into this morning. 25 people were arrested. as clashes continue at the border tonight, melissa caen reports president trump has invited congressional leaders from both parties to a briefing tomorrow at the white house. >> so we have to have a wall as part of border security. >> president trump began 2019 talk

we have been working hard with the san francisco police station to bring justice to the family. this morning our office visited the grandmother and her family in the i.c.u. in san francisco general hospital, and we are told that she is still in critical condition. it is absolutely heartbreaking to see this type of senseless violence to our community and no one should ever endure this level of barbarism. our staff is working closely with the city and community leaders to setup a meeting in viz valley, possibly next week. we are absolutely committed to stopping this heartless vials from occurring in the future, and we will fight hard to get the resources to bring a police station on weiland avenue. so we will be working closely with you all on the community meeting. thank you. >> commissioner mazzucco: thank you very much. thank the supervisor. next speaker. >> good evening, commissioners and chief scott. my name is calvin. i am here speaking on behalf of supervisor aaron peskin, who represents district three. i just want to say thank you to the commission and also the department t

thanks will. ( james ) in san francisco ... policenvestigating an explosion in the south of market neighborhood. it happened yesterday morning. the san francisco bomb squad and police blocked off the alleyway of taber place. police haven't said exactly what happened but the windows of buildings shattered ... and many residents say they heard a loud explosion. <> police confiscated several items and placed a man in hand- the incident. ( james ) in the east bay,. the contra costa county sheriff's office is warning about a spike in stolen boats from the delta. deputies say in the last few months, more than a dozen boats have been taken. the boats are often stolen, stripped, and then abandoned, grounded or dumped. in some cases, they are set on fire. these are photos of some recent discoveries. some suspects are in cus

the restaurant is now offering a $5000 reward for anyone who contacts san francisco police and provides information that leads to the safe return of miss mahoney. >>> the davis police department says it will not release body camera video from the night that one of its officers was shot and killed. the department says it's not required to release it under a new state that law that took effect this year. legal experts say a new police transparency law only applies to critical incidents where officers shoot or use force, not when officers themselves are shot. officer natalie corona was shot and killed as she investigated a car crash on january 10th. >>> an east bay priest is placed on temporary leave. coming up the allegations in oakland and the church now being investigated. >>> and a sidewalk in san francisco slowly sinking. why it's sinking and why it's taking so long to repair it. r it. >>> good morning. right now we do have traffic that is becoming a little bit more normalized. this is a look at highway 24. the only view we can show you right now because of the fog. when you shop with