jobina: although segovia union's executive director, prichard said segovia handled front desk operations, but did not make decisions for the organization. the report says segovia denied illegal activity, and then later try to blame her housekeeper. the union says they had no inclination about what was going on and are instead launching mike ryan internal investigation. we know segovia is scheduled to be in court at 1:00 p.m. today. reggie: thank you. a decrease in police patrols could impact public safety. that is the warning from the mayor. a second round of police officers were put on leave, relating to an fbi investigation into the department. it started with allegations of excessive force and police brutality involving eight officers. now the bay area news group reports some officers allegedly got fake college degrees for pay increases texts. mayor lamar thorpe says the actions were not criminal, but would not confirm the reports. one local restaurant has already seen the impact of a decrease in controls -- patrols. the manager called police during an active break-in in january. >> w

poa president said segovia did it alone. >> there's no indication at all, zero, that anybody else isd. no sworn officers and no other civilian employees, no one. this is an individual from everything that we've learned that has been acting on her own. >> in the federal complaint released in the 24 hours, federal prosecutors allege that segovia had 61 drug shipments mailed to her san jose home from hong kong, hungary and singapore. she then distributed them by mail to other states. in complaint number 44 segovia's phone number is linked to an alabama man who died of an overdose in 2022. the union president said this is a sad example of the scourge of drugs, but is not a reflection on the san jose police department itself. >> people are mad. people are mad, and they have every right to be. we have the hardest working, the most dedicated, committed officers there is and they go out every single day to risk their lives for this community and this in no way is any reflection on who they are as individuals, what they do for our communities and what they stand for as a profession. >> the po

now the police unions has segovia is on paid leave. they say the union is cooperating with federal authorities as they continue their investigation. greg some stunning allegations there. henry lee live in studio for us tonight, henry. thank you . oakland police announced the arrest of four people connected to at least 18 armed robberies in the city. officials said the suspects were taken into custody yesterday. they say the four would commit as many as five robberies a night. investigators say they typically targeted latino men and women in east oakland, including along foothill and international boulevard and fruitvale avenue. these four individuals were terrorizing innocent victims in our city, but pistol, whipping them and robbing them of their personal items. reading from the purses. wallets, jewelry. and hard earned cash. the four suspects, ranging in age from 18 to 24 years old are being held at santa rita jail. at least two of the holdups happened in oakland city council member trevor reads district who said police presence is c

according to this criminal complaint, they were led to segovia through an investigation that led to a network. investigators found that between october 20 15, and january 20 23, segovia had approximately 61 shipments mailed to her home coming from countries all over the world. some have labels like a wedding party favors. investigators intercepted those ship months --shipments, and found pills. >> it's just a reminder of how accessible this is, and we, from a law-enforcement and community perspective need to be much more aggressive and assertive with how we deal with interrupting that chain. >> we reached out to segovia and have not heard back. she denied any illegal activity in initial investigators and then tried to blame her housekeeper. she faces 20 years in prison. abc 7 news. dan: a bay ended in one arrest. a sheriff's deputy tried to pull over someone they say was driving a stolen car. the chase went through the peninsula, and the driver was taken into custody. he was taken away and then the ambulance and authorities are not saying why. a man died of multiple gunshot wounds aft

desciben a segovia como la abuela de la instituciÓn.ntÓ una denuncia penal. se describe que segovia recibiÓ en al menos 61 lugares del mundo como hungrÍa singapur y hong kong. >>> el presidente del sindicato dijo que esta oficina no estÁ ocupada muy regularmente, y nadie se percatÓ que segovia uÓo su computadora. >>> es muy triste. >>> erica perdiÓ su hijo en mayo del 2020. >>> son personas que deberÍan tener un poco mÁs de sentido comÚn por la posiciÓn que tienen en la comunidad. >>> de ser encontrada culpable podrÍa enfrentar hasta 20 aÑos en prisiÓn. >>> reportando desde san josÉ. >>> captado en cÁmara el momento en que un camiÓn de basuras chocÓ contra un camiÓn. la dueÑa del carro continÚa esperando su seguro. >>> habremos de este nuevo reto. >>> debido al riesgo que representa tanto para los que los graban y publican, tanto como para quienes terminan siendo vÍctimas. >>> una visita al supermercado, terminÓ en una sala de emergencia. es la historia de una mujer que cuenta el terror que sintiÓ cuando hacÍa compras y alguien le tapÓ

segovia is charged with one count of importing and distributing fentanyl.rosecutors say the 64 year old was the hub of an international opioid drug distribution ring. so go over your worked as the executive director of the san jose police officers association for 20 years. this is this has been the grandma of the p o a. this is not the person that we've known for more than a decade, but us agency she used her personal and work computer at the union office, ordered thousands of pills and as recently as march, 15th. had them delivered to her valley home, then shipped nationally internationally

segovia allegedly used the union u.p.s. account and a union email in some of those transactions. but the union president said that as office manager she had no decisionmaking power and no access to the union's finances. she is on leave and under investigation by the union and will likely be terminated. in that federal complaint, federal investigators also say she told them in a voluntary interview earlier this month she blamed a woman she knows as a family friend and as a housekeeper for having those drugs delivered to her home. she said it all points to her. it is unclear at this point whether segovia might have been using some of the drugs she's accused of trafficking. the charges that she faces carry a maximum of 20 years in prison. she will appear before that judge at 1:30 this afternoon. in san jose, kris sanchez, nbc bay area. >>> president joe biden's administration granting california the power to require zero-emission truck base the year 2035. this is going to include garbage trucks, tractor-trailers, and cement mixers. all of this is an effort to fight pollution. last y

el lunes se presentó una denuncia penal alegando que entre octubre de 2015 a 2023 segovia recibió al que incluían con india singapur el presidente del sindicato indica que no hayinformación sobre qué alguien más en su vida involucrado. alega que la oficina no está ocupada regularmente y que quizás por eso nadie más se percató de que segovia presuntamente utilizó el correo electrónico y computadora laboral para realizar dichas transacciones. >> es muy triste. me pongo a pensar hasta donde llega la ambición. >> erika gallegos perdió a su hijo a causa de fentanilo en 2020 y alzar la voz contra el tráfico de la mortal droga. >> estas son personas que deben de tener un poquito más de sentido común por la posición que tienen dentro de la comunidad. >> de ser encontrada culpable segovia podría enfrentar hasta 20 años en prisión. >> segovia se presentará en corte mañana a la 1:00 de la tarde, por su parte el líder de la asociación hace hincapié en que ella no refleja los valores de los oficiales de la policía de san josé. aclara que ella no tenía el poder de tomar decisiones en esta organiza

we spoke with the police union president about the allegations made against segovia. she is a 20 year employee of the union. >> shocked. i am saddened. as the days have gone by, i am at a place where i am w it's a reminder of how accessible this is and we, from a law enforcement and community perspective, need to be more aggressive and assertive with how we deal with interrupting that chain. chavez, who heads the fentanyl working group. segovia is due in court at 1:00 p.m. and if convicted, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years. the criminal complaint also uncovering that segovia denied any illegal activity in initial interviews with investigators and later, tried to blame her housekeeper. we will be following this bombshell allegation throughout the morning.,live from union headquarters in san jose, on amanda del castillo, abc7news. kumasi: a hillside collapse near southbound 680 and gold hill road damaged a waterline on wednesday, so now the city is asking residents to cut water use by 40%. crews cannot get to the line to repair it, because it is buried under 10 feet

segovia allegedly used the union u.p.s. account at times and a union email in some of her transactions, but the union president says as office manager, she had no decisionmaking power and no access to the union's finances. she is now on leave and under investigation and will likely be terminated pending the outcome of that investigation. it is unclear at this point whether segovia was using some of those drugs that she is accused of importing and also exporting to other states. we know that these are charges that carry a maximum of 20 years in prison, and she is 64 years old. she will be in court at 1:30 this afternoon in san jose. our team will be there. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you so much, kris. >>> 6:10 this morning. and the fbi is now offering a $40,000 reward to locate a bay area woman kidnapped in mexico. for the past four months, the family of monica de leon barba have been desperate to hear word about her whereabouts. she was in mexico on november 29th, her brother says that she was w

says segovia is on paid leave. they say that union is cooperating with federal authorities. as they continue their investigation. we will have more details on this story coming up at 11 in the east bay tonight, a group of armed robbers is now in custody. oakland police say the four men terrorize their victims before ripping off jewelry, purses and cash. ktvu crime reporter henry lee live tonight in oakland and henry police say sometimes this group targeted up to five victims a night. yeah mike, these suspects were quite busy. their alleged crime spree began earlier this year and ended just six days ago. the victims, mostly latino men, and women, ages, 18 to 65. four men suspected in a series of 18 armed robberies in oakland are now behind bars. there was a very unique way of their m o that we actually we were focused on oakland police lieutenant seth neri says the accused robbers are 18 to 24 years old and targeted mostly latino victims in east oakland, including along foothill international boulevard and fruitvale avenue for individuals were terrorizing innocent victims in

toma relevancia porque segovia de 64 aÑos es la directora ejecutiva de la asociaciÓn de la policÍa de dijo que estÁn colaborando con lo que ocurre y se separÓ a segovia de sus funciones. >>> la policÍa de fremont presentÓ las armas que usan sus agentes. >>> vamos con el informe de armando alonso. >>> armas y equipo militar, esto es parte como el departamento de policÍa se auxilia y este miÉrcoles fue presentado al pÚblico en cumplimiento de la ley de california. (hablan en inglÉs) la ley fue aprobada en el 2021 con el el objetivo de definir como armas militares, la presentaciÓn de este equipo debe ser de forma obligatoria y su uso debe ser aprobado por el concejo municipal donde operen. el oficial nelson dice que se debe publicar un informe del uso de las armas y del entrenamiento que reciben. el objetivo es que la comunidad conozca el por quÉ la agencia cuenta con estas armas y vehÍculos especiales, son parte del arsenal con lo que cuenta el departamento, y esto abre el debate de si es necesario que la policÍa invierta en estos equipos. >>> otros estÁn a favor y algunos no, porque no

court documents detail messages allegedly between segovia and dealers in india, one saying, sorry, i had 50 new officers starting today, so i've been tied up all morning. i'll be back in the office within an hour, and i'll take care of all of it. any news on the soma, a reference to a drug. prosecutors say she even launched a website to sell the drugs, including her home address under contact information. our kris sanchez sat down with the san jose poa president, sean pritchard, for his reaction. >> no indication at all, zero, that anybody else is involved. no sworn officers. no other civilian employees. no one. this is an individual, from everything that we've learned, that has been acting on her own. >> reporter: the retired san jose independent police auditor questions how all of this activity was going on under officers' noses for years. >> that's the concern, i think, the community is going to have, is that in your job is to protect us, what are you doing where somebody is housed in your very building and for five years, was engaged, if it's true, in drug dealing? >> reporter: a

segovia written on it. they said that nobody else was involved or had prior knowledge of the alleged acts, and that they pledged to provide their full support for this entire investigation. >>> let's head to solano county where storm damage severed a main water line. the city is now saying that the line was installed back in the 60s and carries 4.5 million gallons of water a day. until it is back online, residents and businesses are being asked to cut water usage five percent. >> do your part. take shorter showers. do laundry less frequently. these are the things you can do to help this community out. number two, be patient. this is not an incident that happened a day ago. we are still assessing the damage. >> right now it is not clear when the water line will be repaired. local businesses are making adjustments where they can. >> it is difficult for a restaurant to cut back due to the requirements. >> while venetia's situation is not drug-related, this reminds us of our dependence on water and how we are v

he emphasized that segovia was a civilian with no decision-making power and no access to records. still, that's what a lot of people, including the former police auditor, is asking about tonight. san jose's police chief also issued a statement stressing that she was never employed by his department. coming up at 6:00, we'll dig in more to the allegations laid out against her. >> thank you for that preview. we'll see you later. >>> a start and stop police chase across the bay area. take a look at this. this started this morning when an alameda county sheriff's deputy tried to pull over a stolen car. the driver sped off, led police on a chase from the east bay to the peninsula. but when the driver drove back to the east bay, police briefly ended that chase. chp later saw the car on 280, went after it again. the chase eventually ended on dumbarton bridge when the driver drove into the marsh. police arrested them. >>> a troubling development for a contra costa county police department already dealing with staffing issues. antioch's mayor says more of the city's police officers have be

segovia is now facing charges for importing and exporting opioids like fentanyl with doris cordell is a retired superior court judge and a former independent auditor of the police department in san jose. she had this to say in response to the allegations. it raises a lot of questions tnd the issue is why didn't they know and if they have anyone who is in charge of looking at the finances, checking the records in the books. >> it would seem that someone would have noticed that this was happening. so that's the concern here. so i think that the police officers association has a lot of explaining to do. >> san jose mayor matt mahan said i astatement this is an incredibly disturn allegation. no one is above the law regardless of who their employer is. i want to thank u.s. attorney ramsey and his colleagues for aggressively pursuing the sources of fentanyl coming into our communities and holding drug dealers accountable. well, that was kron four's ella sogomonian reporting for us this morning. so go via is not a sworn officer but a civilian. if convicted, she could about 20 years in prison

segovia allegedly used the u.p.s. account and union email in some of those transactions. the union president says as office manager, she had no decisionmaking power and had no access to finances. she is on leave, cut off from all communication with the union, and will likely be terminated pending the outcome of an investigation. it's unclear at this point whether joanne segovia was also using drugs and not just allegedly trafficking them. that will come out later, we expect, as she will be in court at 1:30 this afternoon and we, of course, will be there. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> certainly want to continue to follow this one. it's really shocking to a lot of folks. thank you so much. >>> 5:09 right now. so the fbi now offering a $40,000 reward to locate a bay area woman kidnapped in mexico. for the past four months, the family of monica de leon barba has been desperate to hear any word of her whereabouts. the 29-year-old lives in san mateo, but on november 29th her brother says she was walking with her dog in jalisco when she was abducted. he hopes

. >> joanne segovia is accused of having 61 drug shipments mailed to her home.hey say joanne segovia used her office as the union's ups account to district the substances. >> so if the allegations are true, this woman was conducting some of her business right there at the sgpoa's office. if it's true, she utilized one of the accounts, she utilized an email account for herself at sgpoa.com. there's embarrass and collateral damage, and i think sgpoa needs to respond to the community and answer questions and i hope they are transparent when they do so because one of the questions that comes up is how could somebody have done this, assuming it's true, for so long and nobody noticing? >> the san josÉ poa released a statement saying the poa has been fully cooperating with authorities as they continue their investigation. no other individual at the poa is involved or has prior knowledge of the alleged acts. the civilian employee was placed on leave and cut off all access to the poa. >>> and then a truck was set to be donated to white pony suppress -- express. >> a food

julian: 64-year-old nancy segovia, charged in a scheme to distribute drugs.rself in today. larry: zach fuentes was in court this afternoon as she made her first appearance on these charges. reporter: cameras were not allowed inside the courthouse friday as nancy segovia made her first appearance after being charged, turning herself in hours after that appearance. federal investigators say segovia, the executive director of the police officers was charged with importing drugs from overseas, specifically a form of retinal, part of a scheme to distribute them in the u.s. -- fentanyl, part of a scheme to distribute them in the u.s. an investigation looked into a network of the substances made in india. she used her personal and office computers to order the drugs and was to distribute them elsewhere in the u.s.. >> this is looking like the female version of breaking bad, when you look at someone who is the least likely of suspects. reporter: the association, telling us they had no knowledge of what their 20 year employee are doing. >> we are in the midst of our o

segovia denied criminal activity before later placing blame on her housekeeper. we spoke with her attorney and he declined to comment. legal analyst stephen clark, telling us the court appearance could be the start of many more developments. >> you will now see an indictment, which i think will bring many more charges to ms. segovia. reporter: she was released with no bail amount set under strict conditions from the judge. her next appearance in court is april 28th. larry: as crime continues to raising canes in oakland, closing its indoor dining because of safety issues. as mariah carey found out, som business owners for crime will force them to close. >> we have to do a lot more to entice customers to come into the area and spend money. reporter: nigel jones used to own two restaurants in oakland. he closed one recently and is doing everything he can to keep this one open. he faces two big issues. staffing shortages and crime. jones says it is tough hiring new employees. reporter: it's a very -- >> it's a very transient workforce. even if you have a good hand th

this is a photo of giant segovia.ederal prosecutors say she used her personal and office computers to order thousands of synthetic opioid pills that were sent to her home. they see the pills came from several different counties or countries , including india, singapore in hungary, officials say they discovered the shipments as part of a homeland security investigation, looking into a network that was shipping controlled substances into the bay area. we found an address for segovia and talk to your neighbor who was surprised that she was a suspect in any criminal activity. what first was brought to my attention was my wife. hmm. let me know that. that there were a lot of people outside and cars, which is very uncommon in a, um um, town home, hou area. this is pretty wild. i would. equal that too. you know, your neighbor mr rogers is a serial killer, you know, totally stunned. the federal complaint also claims segovia used her office to distribute some of those pills. one allegation claims she used the police unions ups

segovia estÁ imputada de traficar fentanilo.de 20 aÑos de prisiÓn. segovia trabajÓ en el sindicato de policÍa desde 2013. el presidente de dicho sindicato hizo estas declaraciones. >>> (hablan en inglÉs). >>> dijo que ella era considerada como una abuela para el sindicato y que esta no es ahora la persona que habÍan conocido. ella habÍa organizado varios eventos como para recaudar fondos para veteranos. este es un triste caso dijo para el sindicato de la policÍa de san josÉ. >>> pasamos a otro tema, hay nuevos detalles sobre la investigaciÓn de varios oficiales del departamento de policÍa. nuestro compaÑero nos cuenta mÁs, ¿quÉ anunciaron en este evento? adelante buenas tardes. >>> quÉ tal, ¿cÓmo estÁs? sÍ, fÍjate que lo mÁs relevante fue lo que no dijo el alcalde, y refleja lo que sucede entre el departamento de policÍa y la alcaldÍa local, prÁcticamente el jefe de la policÍa no tiene comunicaciÓn con el alcalde. hace pocos dÍas varios agentes fueron puestos a disposiciÓn tras una investigaciÓn. lo que pasa es que el jefe de la

this is a photo of joanne segovia from her linkedin page. say she imported thousands of synthetic opioid pills, using both her personal computer and the computer writer office at the police officers association . the drugs, according to authorities were sent to her home. those pills came from several countries, including singapore, hungary and india, ktb found an address for her neighbors told us they had no idea she could be involved in illegal activity. what first was brought to my attention was my wife. hmm. let me know that. that there were a lot of people outside and cars, which is very uncommon in a, um um, town home, hou area. this is pretty wild. i would. equal that too. you know, your neighbor mr rogers is a serial killer, you know, totally stunned. federal complaint also claims segovia used her office to distribute some of the pills . one allegation claims she used the police unions ups account to send a drug shipment to a woman in north carolina, a spokesperson for the san jose police officers association responded to the charges

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segovia is free on bail, but we'll be in federal court tomorrow. oakland police are investigating another homicide after a bed was shot and killed and found in a minivan on interstate 5 80. as our crime reporter henry lee tells us authorities say that he wasn't actually shot on the freeway but rather on city streets. i saw in the shimmering of broken glass, and obviously it's in the middle of the road. it's not like a car break in. residents in oakland's adam's point neighborhood are in shock after a man was shot under street, took off in his minivan and ended up crashing on a nearby freeway where he died. heard very, very distinct pop. and then two or three seconds later, pop pop pop pop, so it was either 45 or six shots kind of lost count, but the first one was so loud. the victim was driving a red chrysler minivan that crashed into the center divide on eastbound 5 80 near park. boulevard at about 10 30 wednesday night. that vehicle has gunshot holes in it. and our victim, unfortunately, had multiple gunshot wounds. he was removed from the vehicl

segovia is now facing charges for importing and exporting opioids like fentanyl with ours. cordell is a retired superior court judge and a former independent auditor of the police department in san jose. she had this to say in response to the allegations. it raises a lot of questions and the issue is. >> why didn't they know and if they have anyone who is in charge of looking at the finances, checking the records in the books, it would seem that someone would have noticed that this was happening. so that's the concern here. so i think that the police officers association has a lot of explaining to do. >> san jose mayor matt mahan said in a statement this is an incredibly disturbing allegation. no one is above the law regardless of who their employer is. i want to thank u.s. attorney ramsey and his colleagues for aggressively pursuing the sources of fentanyl coming into our communities and holding drug dealers accountable. >> segovia is not a sworn officer but a civilian. and if convicted, she could be sentenced to 20 years in prison. she's also connected to that death in al

if convicted segovia faces a maximum sentence of 20 years. >> she's due to appear in federal court on friday in san jose. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> in response to the arrest, san jose mayor matt mahan responded saying in part, quote, no one is above the law, regardless of who their employer is. i'm grateful to, you know, united states attorney ramsey for aggressively investigating the zing credibly disturbing charges and working to stop the flow of fentanyl into our communities. one of the deadliest crises we face today. coming up, more and the on police officers put on administrative leave. >> what city's mayor is saying about the suspension. plus, the new policies of alameda county's new district attorney are considered controversial by many today. her team held a news conference to talk about that. >> how about that? a dry day around the bay area. lots of sunshine out there. how long will it stick around, though? we'll talk about that coming up next. >> a new report was released today which highlights the accomplishments made over the for 75 days of alameda county's new district

segovia is due in federal court tomorrow. >>> also tonight, our storms are over for now, but part ofe bay area still plagued with rain-related problems, which includes the city of benicia, experiencing a major water shortage after a hill collapsed near 680. a major water line is buried under that hillside, and because of that slide, it's leaking. repairs are under way, but the work is slow going. so the city is asking everyone to cut back on their water usage by at least 40%. the city doesn't have a timeline for repairs but said it would share that information as soon as possible. >>> the city of oakland working to move past a series of storms as well. on one day alone, 200 calls came in about falling trees. our audrey asistio spoke to mayor sheng thao today about the falling tree problem and all those potholes now plaguing city roads, and also about why new parking meters around lake merritt really come down to policing. >> crews are already ready. they already know what the charge is. the charge is that once it's dry enough, the crews are going to respond to more than -- well, hund

if convicted segovia faces a maximum sentence of 20 years. >> she's due to appear in federal court on friday in san jose. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> and san jose mayor matt mahan is responding to the charges against the former executive director of the san jose saying, quote, no one is above the law, regardless of who their employer is. i'm grateful 2 united states attorney ramsey for aggressively investigating these incredibly disturbing charges. and for working to stop the flow of fentanyl into our communities. one of the deadliest crises we face today, end quote. >> coming up, we chat with the lead scientist at the central sierra snow lab about the 700 inches of snow that is following this season, which is great on one hand. but we'll discuss how it's also problematic. >> but first, baseball is back opening day. we're going to check in with kron four's sports reporter aaron wilson in open for season opener against the engines. >> the oakland a's kick off their season tonight against a l west rival. some of the los angeles angels said main idea of baseball still the same, right? yo

it's alleged 64-year-old joanne segovia had dozens of drug shipments mailed to her san jose home over several years. the packages included thousands of pills that she's then accused of shipping to buyers in multiple states. prosecutors say she even launched a website to sell the drugs and listed her home address under the contact tab. we asked the police officers association president for his reaction. >> this has been the grandma of the poa. this is not the person that we have known. the person we've known has worked with fallen officers' families. so this is just not the person that we've known for well over a decade. >> segovia is due in federal court tomorrow. the union stressed that she was a civilian employee of the police union and worked in an office with very little traffic. the san jose police chief also issued a statement stressing that she was never employed by the police department. >>> the fbi is now offering a $40,000 reward in hopes of finding a missing san mateo woman. this is the woman. her name is monica de leon barba. investigators say someone kidnapped her in jali

segovia is now facing charges for importing and exporting opioids like fentanyl.ordell is a former judge and independent police auditor for san jose. she had this to say in response to the allegations raises a lot of questions and the issue is why didn't they know and if they have anyone who is in charge of looking at the finances, checking the records in the books. >> it would seem that someone would have noticed that this was happening. so that's the concern here. so i think that the police officers association has a lot of explaining to do. san jose mayor matt mahan said in a statement no one is above the law. >> regardless of who their employer is. i'm grateful to united states attorney ramsey for aggressively investigating these incredibly disturbing charges and working to stop the flow of fentanyl into our communities. one of the deadliest crises we face today. >> against ago via is not a sworn officer. she is a civilian. and if convicted, she could be sentenced to 20 years in prison and she's also connected to that death in alabama. cordell tells me that sh

if convicted segovia faces up to 20 years in prison, she is set to appear in federal court tomorrow. the community-based nonprofit de budget is now calling for the entire san jose police officers association to be dismantled kron. 4 s justin campbell has more on their response to the charges. >> this hearing about the story was kind of like a it was like an episode of breaking bad raj jain have with silicon valley. debug says pa crusie. the department of justice has charged the executive director of the police union. 64 year-old joe in segovia. she's accused of attempting to illegally import fentanyl from overseas. federal prosecutors say it was a part of a scheme to distribute them in the u.s. and that's ago via even use the san jose police officers association ahdress on shipping labels. i think to be ridiculous to think that people outside this woman in the snp away were unaware the fact that they were running an international drug conspiracy essentially through the sounds a police officer's association building quite literal giant death cause pa crusie because while ago via was a

segovia is free on bail, but today will appear in federal court. the rainy bay area whether has been hard on vendors at farmers markets, according to the san francisco chronicle. food wise, which runs the ferry plaza farmers market in san francisco, says there has been a 50% drop in foot traffic at the market this season. now as the rain keeps buyers away, farmers are seeing lower sales and choosing to skip market days. most are hoping to recoup those losses as the weather improves. nice friendly reminder to head your farmers market. that's right. and at 12 9. we're going over to see paulson to talk more about the weather. will it slowly get warmer? very slowly. not much. i know a lot of lot of stuff. that stuff is not blooming. yet it's been too cold and wet. let's get to san francisco data that if he missed this yesterday, they are now for the seasons since july, 1st 32.72 making this the ninth wettest rain year. since 18 49 1st is probably never going to be at least touched here in the near term. that was in 18 61 62 . but last year 18 3 quarter

the federal complaint also claims segovia used her office to distribute some of the pills. one allegation claims she used the police unions ups account to send a drug shipment to a woman in north carolina as spokesperson for the san jose police officers association, responded to the charges by saying quote. no one at the p o is involved or had prior knowledge of the alleged ex. the board of directors has saddened and disappointed at hearing this news, and we have pledged to provide our full support to the investigative authorities. the san jose police officers association says segovia is now on paid leave and that the police union is coopervestigatie police department is losing more officers and made an ongoing investigation into officer misconduct, the fbi and contra costa county district attorney's office have been looking into the police department. eight officers were put on administrative leave last year in connection to an investigation into the possible abuse of prescription testosterone supplements, and the admiral lamar thorpe is not saying how many more officers h

joint segovia is believed by federal agents to have been the point person for foreign drug operationistributing drugs like fentanyl for two decades, the 64 year old has worked as the executive director of the san jose pio, a providing logistical support for the organization's president and board of directors. prosecutors claim that since 2015 segovia used her personal and work computer at the union office to order thousands of pills has been the grandma of the p o a. this is not the person that we've known for more than a decade. police union officials say no sworn officers, civilian employees were involved and no union funds were used in the criminal enterprise. segovia is free on bail, but today she is expected to appear in federal court, the independent monitor overseeing the oakland police department's latest report concludes. the department is facing very serious questions about its capacity to police itself. the monitor, robert warshaw said. well, the department has made progress in its technical compliance. cultural deficiencies are lingering. this follows the firing of chief

this is joanne segovia, and she is accused of illegally importing and exporting synthetic opioids toher san josÉ home and shipping them out of her san josÉ police officers's association office, even using some of the resources here. this happened over eight years' time up until earlier this year. she had 61 drug shipments to her home from other countries, including china and hungry, and then used her office to distribute the substances. the auditor said the poa needs to be trance parent and fast. >> if the allegations are true, this woman was conducting some of her business right there at the sj poj's office. if it's true, she utilized one of the accounts for this. i think they need to respond to the community and answer some questions. >> reporter: we are asking questions, and so far just got a statement that reads in part, the poj has been cooperating with the investigation. no other individual at the poj is involved. the poa immediately placed the civilian employee on leave and as is standard procedure cut off all access to the poj. we have pledged to provide our full support to t

this is 64-year-old joanne segovia who has been the union director for the last 20 years.federal investigators say she used her office and the union email to traffic fentanyl out of the state for the last eight years. federal prosecutors say joanne segovia had 61 drug shipments mailed to her home from hong kong, hungry, india and singapore. they say she used her office here at the poa and the union's ups account to district those substances. a retired police auditor says the poa needs to be transparent on the issue and fast before people wonder why this could happen for so long without anybody noticing. >> if the allegations are true, this woman was conducting some of her business right there at the sg poa's office. in fact, if it's true, she utilized one of the accounts, she utilized an email address for herself with sjpoa.com. there's a problem here. collateral damage, embarrassment, but there's a little more. i think sjpoa needs to respond to the community and answer some questions. >> we have been asking some questions and so far the poa issued a statement that reads t

investigators say 64-year-old joanne marian segovia used her work computer, address , and the union ups account to import the drugs from india and other countries. those drugs were reportedly shipped to locations in the united states. she is not a sworn officer or a city employee and denies the charges. if convicted, she could face 20 years behind bars. for a u.s. coast guard cutter back in the bay area after helping seize drugs in international waters off the pacific ocean . in return to alameda this morning. this video from san diego shows what they saw , two vessels with almost 900 pounds of cocaine and 9500 pounds of marijuana on board. the narcotics control landed about $166 million worth of drugs . >>> today is cesar chavez day , important to look back at the labor and civil rights leader's legacy, advocating for better wages and safer working conditions for farmworkers. we spoke with a civil rights activist about what she hopes people will remember. >> we think of police and firemen and healthcare workers as essential workers, when we realize , who are the most essential workers

. >> is now facing charges for attempting to import fentanyl. 64 year-old joe and marion segovia was charged today with attempting to bring the drug into the united states and then distribute it. a criminal complaint alleges segovia used personal and office computers to order thousands of the illegal pills. the complaint also says that she was arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into a network that was shipping controlled substanc s into the bay area. kron four's ella sogomonian is working to learn more about this story and she will have new details tonight on kron. 4 news at 9. >> oakland police announced several arrests connected to a series of violent robberies dating back to last year. police say the suspect took personal items such as jewelry, cash and purses kron four's. justine waltman live for us in our newsroom with the details. just eat. can oakland police arrested 4 men for 18 robberies in the city? and thysarrested range in age from 18 to 24. and police say that they robbed. >> 3 to 5 people each night. police say that this crime spree started last year. the late

. >> of the san jose police officers association court documents show that joanne segovia attempted to smuggle thousands of drugs, including fentanyl as part of a larger scheme to distribute opioids across the united states. >> the drugs were reportedly sent to her home between 2015 and january of this year. 5 of those shipments will reportedly intercepted. now the president of the p is speaking out. >> i am just an angry. because. it's a huge, huge letdown to all of. the men and women that are a part of our organization. >> segovia has repeatedly denied her involvement. if she is convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of 20 years. she is due to appear in federal court tomorrow. >> the new policies of alameda county's new district attorney are considered controversial by many today her team held a r% news conference to try to explain kron four's haaziq mod-yoon was listening. know have pamela prices rationale for seeking lesser charges coming up in about 15 minutes >> let's check on our 4 zone weather forecast on what has been a dry day and now a dry night and said, you know, i look o

s attorney's office has charged joanne segovia with ordering thousands of opioids and other pills to home. this is a photo of her from her linkedin page. investigators believe she used both personal and work computers to then distribute them across the us the san jose police officers association says segovia is on paid leave. they say they are cooperating with federal authorities as they continue their investigation. everything that has happened to our people has been in atrocity. in this country, and it is time you've paid everyone else. and we've got nothing. nothing the black man has got nothing here. it's time to do the right thing. right now, people are getting the chance to have their say on reparations for black californians this morning, the first of a two day hearing got underway. a state task force is trying to finalize what reparations might look like. how much and when. ktvu easily. rasmus reports. madam chair a quorum has been established the goal of the nine member task force on reparations to determine how to compensate black californians for the legacy of slavery and

segovia is on leave from the police association in san jose. and when it comes to just exactly what will happen will only time will tell. we will have a team here waiting outside the courtroom to see just exactly what happens in san jose. michael thomas kron. 4 news. >> in the east bay police arrested 2 people in connection to a shooting that killed 2 teenage brothers. oakland police say angel and jesse garcia was shot and killed in october last year while attending a birthday party. it happened at an airbnb on app. our street officers say the shooting was related to a conflict that might have started at school but do want to clarify that the situation was not gang-related. the department has not released any information yet about who was arrested. but we are expecting an update from the department early next week. coming up on kron, 4 news at noon. the oakland a's start their new season with winds on both the field and in the courtroom. >> the latest on the legal challenge over howard terminal stadium. plus, engineers developed 3 d printing te

well the president of the pos says joanne segovia has been suspended from her job here. that happened last week and that all ties with her now on hold pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation. this has been the grandma of the p o a. this is not the person that we've known for more than a decade. president sean pritchard still in shock and processing the revelation, the woman he thought he knew, as his executive director now charged with distributing opioids in a 13 page criminal complaint, federal agents alleged joanne segovia is the point person for foreign operations, importing and distributing drugs such as fentanyl. the 62 year old worked for two decades as the executive director of the san jose police officers association. in that role, she provides logistical support for the president and board of directors when we first learned of this matter, we immediately placed her on leave . there's no sworn officers involved in this no other civilian employees. prosecutors say since 2015 to go via used her personal and work computer at the union office to order thous

segovia will be in federal court friday. in high park section of san jose jesse gary ktvu, fox two news, fbi says they believe a missing woman from san mateo is being held in mexico. they're now offering a $40,000 reward in connection to the case. asians say that 29 year old monika deadly own, barba was forced into event in jalisco, mexico, while walking home from work with her dog on november 29th. they say that this was not a random kidnapping. they believe she is being held somewhere in mexico. we believe this was a targeted kidnapping. we don't believe that she was a random victim, and we believe that she is still being held hostage. the hostage takers have been in contact with her family and the fbi is working very close, both with the family and with authorities in mexico to bring her home safely. i would not release further details on what exactly the kidnappers are asking for, but they hope that the r to come forward quickly with information. police arrest two people in connection with the killing of a convenience st

federal prosecutors say 64-year-old joann marion segovia used her work computer to order the controlledubstances from abroad and the poa u.p.s. account to ship pills all over the u.s. the union released a statement saying nobody else in the poe and that they pledged to provide their full supportth to that investigation. >>> meanwhile in antioch, more officers have been placed on leave in connection with a sprawling investigation into the department. mayor lamarr fourth did not confirm how many officers were on leave or why. this is part of an ongoing fbi and contra costa county investigation into the department. back in august, 10% of the police force was put on leave because of 6: we hear fro antioch residents and business owners about how this growing scandal is impacting the community. >>> the city says that the drinking water line was installed in the 60s, and when working properly it carries 4.5 million gallons of water a day. until it is back online, residents and businesses are being asked to reduce water usage by 40%. >> do your part to conserve water. take shorter showers. do l

here's a photo of joanne segovia from her linkedin page. imported thousands of synthetic opioid pills using both her personal computer and the computer at her office is at the police officers association. the drugs, according to authorities were sent to her home. those pills came from several countries, including singapore, hungary and india. ktvu found an address for her neighbors told us they had no idea she could be involved in illegal activity. what first was brought to my attention was my wife. hmm. let me know that. that there were a lot of people outside and cars, which is very uncommon in a, um um, town home, hou area. this is pretty wild and i would equal that too. you know, your neighbor mr rogers is a serial killer, you know, totally stunned. the federal complaint also claims to go via used her office to distribute some of the pills. one allegation claims she used the police unions ups account to send a drug shipment to a woman in north carolina, a spokesperson for the san jose police officers association responded to the charges

department of justice has charged the executive director of the police union. 64 year-old joe in segovia. she's accused of attempting to illegally import fentanyl from overseas. federal prosecutors say it was a part of a scheme to distribute them in the u.s. and that's ago via even use the san jose police officers association address on shipping labels. i think to be ridiculous to think that people outside this woman. >> in nhe snp away were unaware the fact that they were running an international drug conspiracy essentially through the sounds a police officer's association building quite literal giant death cause pa crusie because while ago via was allegedly ordering drugs, the san jose police officers association was lobbying for tougher crimes on drugs. >> senate bill 2.37, would add at least one year of state prison time on anything tunnel related charge. debug says the association needs to go. i think the city needs to dismantled essentially police officers association and sense of no longer recognizing them as a body to negotiate with. >> and i think they need to be put to bed repo

segovia has worked for the san jose police officers association for nearly 20 years. the president of the union tells abc7 news that he is shocked by the arrest. >> this person has been really known as the graham of the poa. and it's not the woman that we have known. julian: federal investigators say she use her home and office computers and even the union's ups account to order and distribute thousands of opioids and other pills. larry: the mayor of antioch's warning of a decrease in police patrols, which may impact public safety. julian: this comes as a second run of police officers are being put in lee following an fbi and state investigation. reporter: the mayor, issuing a warning. >> we are going to see a reduction in the police was because of this fbi investigation. reporter: an ongoing investigation into the antioch police department began with allegations of excessive force and police brutality involving eight officers. ews group also reports some allegedly obtained fake college degrees to get a pay increase. now the paper is reporting additional suspensions f

segovia allegedly used the union u.p.s. account and a union email in some of those transactions.view, that as office manager she had no decisionmaking power and no access to the union's finances. in the federal complaint, investigators say that segovia told them in a voluntary interview that she blamed a woman that she knows as a family friend and housekeeper for making the shipments to her home. she will appear in court at 1:30 this afternoon. >> thanks. >>> it's time to get a look at the forecast. it's going to shape up to be nice. >> we're enjoying sunshine across the bay area, finally, as we head into the last day of march. and we take a live look outside in walnut creek. it is a chilly start this morning, but we'll head for the upper 50s and low 60s for much of the east bay, reaching 62 from san jose down to san martin. for the north bay it's mostly in the upper 50s today, but tomorrow looking a little warmer in some of those spots in the east bay, as well as the south bay, and much cooler by sunday, so saturday is the pick of the weekend as the sunshine continues. and also

charged in a scheme to distribute drugs across the country, including fentanyl. 64 year-old joanne segovia has been with the police union for 2 decades. she's accused of ordering thousands of opioids to her home using both her home and office computers. she surrendered herself to authorities earlier today. and we have learned that she has been granted supervision, supervised release with no bond. but there are some conditions, for example, she will not be allowed to travel outside of northern california. a status hearing has also been scheduled for late april. and while this case plays out in court, experts are saying the court of public opinion may have already made a decision and that could be one that could hurt san jose mayor matt mahan is goal of getting more officers on the streets. kron four's has minute. has that part of the story? >> the executive director for the union that represents san jose police officers, a civilian employee joanne suh govia arrested by homeland security for that deadly attempting to import large quantities of fentanyl and doing it allegedly work computer wh