sfpd policies can also be located on the sfpd website.rior to the beginning of each segment, i will provide a brief description to orient the viewer to the time, place, and location of the content about to be shown. you're about to see relevant video footage and learn about other evidence related to this case, so you can have a better understanding of what occurred. based upon what we know right now. a word of caution. the images and information you are about to see and hear may be disturbing. when a police officer uses force to arrest a suspect or defend against attack, the images are graphic and may be difficult to watch. in addition, there may be some strong language by those in the video. viewer discretion is advised, especially for young children and sensitive viewers. we encourage those in need of support to contact the san francisco department of public health crisis line at (415) 970-3800. on december 19th, 2024, at 6:30 p.m, the san francisco's department of emergency management received multiple 911 calls regarding a suv driving

in 2023, mayor london breed directed sfpd to make more drug related arrests.orced treatment wasn't welcomed by all the risk of overdose sometimes sort of paradoxically, goes up. >> we've said you can't use humane and created a situation where they're not using opioids. their tolerance goes down and a relapse can be deadly. >> the ceo of san francisco's aids foundation telling abc7 news, in part, decades of research have shown that criminalizing people for their health conditions or circumstances perpetuates harm rather than fostering recovery. >> all of it comes back to public safety, a city that is as premised on being welcoming and safe and clean for tourists and conventions, and shoppers and commuters cannot lose sight of how valuable it is to solve of these problems. >> and another new ordinance is going to impact this issue as well. those with a substance use disorder who refuse to accept treatment will no longer be able to receive county funded cash assistance thanks to prop f, which voters also approved in november. >> jor dan monica, thanks very much.

the poa posted on x, quote, the sfpd should rejoin the joint terrorism task force to work with all our law enforcement partners in keeping the people who live, work and visit san francisco safe. >> we put out the tweet because you know what happened in new orleans? nobody wants to see that happen again. >> lieutenant tracy mcrae ss there will be a lot of eyes on san francisco because of upcoming events like the j.p. morgan healthcare conference. >> that's going to be really huge. and after what happened in new york with the ceo being killed in february, there's the chinese new year's parade and the nba all star game. security is paramount. >> the sfpd pulled out of the joint terrorism task force in 2017 during the trump administration. sfpd faced pressure from civil liberties advocates and members of the muslim community, concerned that the fbi and pd would target undocumented immigrants and muslim residents. law enforcement leaders say pd and the fbi share information now, but that more needs to be done. >> even though there is information that is shared with the department, it's diff

is doing and what sfpd is doing in comparison. absolutely. i know that i had asked acting director jones to provide the he indicated that there was a link on the d.o.j. website with various training. so i asked him to give that to the commission staff so that that can be posted on the commission website for individuals to take a look at. now, the other question i had is how many cases are over the nine month mark and what the oldest case is that was the number that was frequently reported by director henderson, and i think it's fallen off. so i'm going to have to apologize. i don't know that answer, but i can probably find out. you phoned a friend because look at acting director jones. look at that. they don't trust me here by myself. i know, i see it. see, when he came, there was no question. nobody had questions. he silenced the crowd is cold. so we've had 21 cases open for more than nine months. and 20 of those are told. okay. and the one that's not told. what is the age of that case? i don't have the age of that case, but i can get it to

i want sfpd to be known as the greatest police department in the country. chief scott says he's looking forward to helping. the mayor said it best. what? the new mayor, what he would like to see clean and safe streets. and, you know, some of the challenges that we have been able to make some progress on. we want to continue with we want to continue the momentum in san francisco. sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. all right. now to the stunning developments linked to a 2015 vallejo crime that made international headlines. matthew muller was convicted of kidnaping and raping denise huskins. quinn, you remember this story? the details of the case so astonishing that vallejo police department originally deemed the crime a hoax. the case was then chronicled in the netflix series american nightmare. listen to this. after watching that netflix show, the police chief in seaside, which is in monterey county, wrote to mueller, who is serving time in federal prison. the chief says that's when mueller gave him new information that ultimately linked him to home invasio

in 2023, mayor london breed directed sfpd to make more drug related arrests.ced treatment wasn't welcomed by all. >> their risk of overdose sometimes sort of paradoxically, goes up. we've said you can't use humane and created a situation where they're not using opioids. their tolerance goes down and a relapse can be deadly. >> the ceo of san francisco's aids foundation telling abc seven news, in part, decades of research have shown that criminalizing people for their health conditions or circumstances perpetuates harm rather than fostering recovery. >> all of it comes back to public safety. a city that is as premised on being welcoming and safe and clean for tourists and conventions, and shoppers and commuters cannot lose sight of how valuable it is to solve these problems. >> monica madden, abc seven news. >> california cities are getting help from the state to crack down on sideshows in 2025, governor newsom signed several laws that go into effect this year, focusing on loopholes in city laws and strengthening authorities power. some are similar to laws alre

in 2023, mayor london breed directed sfpd to make more drug related arrests.eatment wasn't welcomed by all. >> their risk of overdose sometimes sort of paradoxically, goes up. we've said you can't use humane and created a situation where they're not using opioids. their tolerance goes down and a relapse can be deadly. >> the ceo of san francisco's aids foundation telling abc seven news, in part, decades of research have shown that criminalizing people for their health conditions or circumstances perpetuates harm rather than fostering recovery. >> all of it comes back to public safety. a city that is as premised on being welcoming and safe and clean for tourists and conventions, and shoppers and commuters cannot lose sight of how valuable it is to solve these problems. >> monica madden, abc seven news. >> new details in a plan from san francisco to install curbside ev chargers. the city is now choosing to put them in dogpatch and post triangle. the initiative aims to provide chargers for san francisco residents who don't have access to off street parking. the c

. >> sfpd doesn't have if sf state has it, sfpd should have during the campaign for mayor. other candidates were more drastic with their calls for police reform. >> from the start of his campaign, mark farrell said he would fsafarrell said he would fire san francisco police chief bill scott. i asked lori of drastic changes like that can be expected when he goes for mayor elect to mayor. i will announcing every day over the next few days. and so people can expect change in my administration. california attorney general rob bonta announced tuesday that sfpd reached a milestone by implementing 263 of 272 reform recommendations. it was an 8 year long reform process. and chief scott says crime has reached historic lows as a result. lori says the progress should be commended and continued incredibly hopeful. we have to continue to do our work. i've commended them on those crimes that's going down. i want to consider continue to improvements there. in addition to addressing public safety, lori says during his first 100 days in office will also be addressing what he calls a budget

a chase, a crash, and two sfpd officers ending up in the hospital. two people who the cops were chasing were also taken to the hospital and then arrested. here's nbc's sergio quintana. a small crew of emergency damage workers spent the morning piecing together a temporary frame and plywood door after a police suv crashed into the building at the corner of san bruno and paul avenues. it all happened just across the street from where martha gutierrez lives. she shared video with us showing what she saw out her apartment window. she says the police suv seemed to try to cut off a white sedan in the intersection during a chase. you can see the skid mark that's from the police suv as it skidded through the intersection and then careened into the side of the building. video from the scene also shows the damage done to the sfpd cruiser. we're told both officers in the suv were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injurs. gutierrez says after the crash, four people in the car that they were chasing jumped out and tried to get away. she watched

give a rounds one more time the sfpd lian dance team! wow. amazing.big photo here. all right. there we go. all right. there you go. smile for the gram. let's do it. there we are. i still want to seat dance moves later, okay itch want to she see him in this costume of wonderful. had a celebration. now i the bring up senior deputy clairence lewis the third to deliver invocation here today. come on up. bow or heads. so father. we bless you and thank you for this opportunity of a lifetime by your grace and mercy you have set again, our sheriff to be our sheriff miomoto. we bless and you thank you because of the great task that you sent before your servants. and father, there are greater tasks than theechlz father, i pray as the upon you give him the guidance for both the sworn and civilian staff of the san francisco sheriff's department from the greatest to the one this is starting, father. we need your guidance at this time. to 2025. so lord, i bless and thank you for your mers and he grace. and let's not forget his family. his children and lord the woma

the california department of justice says sfpd is no longer under state oversight. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne ford is here with reaction. suzanne, this is certainly a big deal here. >> it certainly is, julian. the california department of justice just released this 124 page final report. it says the san francisco police department has successfully reduced its overall use of force, substantially decreased the number of police shootings, and installed policies to prevent racial bias in policing. >> it's a it's a really good feeling. >> san francisco police chief bill scott has been with sfpd for nearly eight years. he's worked with four mayors. he was brought in by mayor ed lee back in 2017 to help reform the police department, a department facing a series of troubling, fatal police shootings that included the 2015 shooting of mario woods in the city's bayview district. >> i came up through policing understanding reform. >> today, the california department of justice says sfpd has reached 264 of its 272 recommended reforms reforms, including reducing its overall use of force, d

the sfpd says they are a reminder that the threat of terrorism on u.s.oil remains very real, and departments need to be working together to stop these events from happening. the san francisco police commission made the decision to withdraw from the fbi task force back in 2017, amid conflicts over the city's sanctuary laws and the trump administration's stance on immigration. for more on what rejoining the federal task force would mean, we're joined now live in studio with mark deveau, former fema coordinator. mark, thank you for joining us today. >> you're welcome andre. >> all right, so first of all, let's talk about what exactly was the coordination between sfpd and the fbi's joint terrorism task force? >> well, they're one agency amongst many across the country. there's 200 joint terrorism task force. and their idea and their intent is to be able to thwart and respond to any terrorist event by using local intelligence. that's why it's so important to have local police departments participating in the task force, and in all the different task forces ar

driver has been detained for this crash. >> is being treated at the hospital according to sfpd, we're told those injured in for their injuries at sf general hospital. >> and this remains an active investigation. and investigators are working to determine if drugs and or alcohol were factors in this crash. reporting in the newsroom was getting kron. 4 news. >> camera there, a tesla ramming into a plant store in san francisco happened about noon yesterday at the mellow. store. owners say that no police report was filed because it was the property owner and his wife arriving at their office. the story did close after the crash for a few hours. the owner says that the brick and metal gates do need to be repaired, but nobody was hurt. >> tonight police are looking for a big rig that hit a bart police patrol car, injuring an officer happened just before 2 o'clock this morning on ramp from westbound. i-80 at central avenue in richmond. police say that the big rig. it was gone before officers got to the scene and hasn't been found since. >> a richmond police drones surveilling a sideshow. ove

this all comes as the california department of justice is announcing that the sfpd has made major strides in its reform efforts as well, according to california attorney general rob bonta, the sfpd has successfully implemented nearly all of the 272 reforms the department agreed to back in 2017. these two things don't have to be mutually exclusive, and one doesn't detract from the other. you can have reform and improve your police department and your practices and protocols, and still address the issues that need to be addressed. new numbers come on the eve of the inauguration that we told you that's going to happen for the new mayor, daniel lurie. chief scott says he'd like to stay on with the department under that new mayor's administration. up next, questions about ai, artificial intelligence and crime. that new year's day bomber in las vegas used chatgpt to help plan out his attack. and is mark zuckerberg trying to get in good with president elect trump? the changes he's making on facebook and instagram that's sparking that question. cybertruck explosion outside the valet area at the t

but he he was shaken emotionally, according to sfpd. the crash took place sunday night. >> and the tesla driver, 66 year-old john has been arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter. waymo spokesperson tells us their vehicle was struck from behind by speeding car that was going about 98 miles per hour, adding that no one was inside waymo during the crash. had the steps should be taken. how to reduce the accidents >> lives lost on the street because it's everybody's safety. and she says he also dreamed of having a family someday and raising them. >> like how he grew up with her, adding that he will be deeply missed, especially by his brother, his irish twain. >> we also reached out to tesla for comment about this crash. but we have not heard back as of news time. and according to sfpd, they say this still remains an active investigation. reporting live in the newsroom was getting kron. 4 news. all right. let's live continuing coverage now in a fast-growing wildfire burning in los angeles county. >> the hughes fire now burning in ca

california attorney general rob bonta announced tuesday that sfpd reached a milestone by implementing 263 of 272 reform recommendations. it was an 8 year long reform process. and chief scott says crime has reached historic lows as a result. lori says the progress should be commended and continued. we can stop. we gotta continue to get better. i want sfpd. >> to be known as the greatest police, department in the country and we can get there and we will. >> in addition to addressing public safety, lori says during his first 100 days in office will also be addressing what he calls a budget crisis and lowering downtown vacancy rates. reporting from the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> and tomorrow when daniel lurie is sworn in as the new mayor of san francisco, you can watch history happened right here on kron 4. vicki and i will have special coverage of his inauguration tomorrow morning starting at 11 o'clock. still, mayor london breed was in our studio today for her last interview as mayor here, we asked her if she feels like there's any unfinished business. >> so much feels u

back in 2016, sfpd asked for a federal review after several controversial police shootings. the u.s. department of jusce gave them 272 recommendations, most of which have been implemented, with the rest being phased in. today, attorney general rob bonta s office says sfpd has seen a significant decline in use of force against all racial groups. the report acknowledges disparities do still exist, but the use of force against black people saw the largest decline. a growing problem along the bay area railways pololice say homeless encampments are now showing up dangerously close to railroad tracks. they tell us growing encampments are threatening everyone from the unsheltered to railroad employees. nbc bay area's ian cull now joins us with a closer look at the issue. and, ian, this all starts with a piece of video we saw came into the newsroom today and we said, what is going on? yeah, i've never quite seen video like this in the bay area. at least i've seen it in other countries. but a san jose based train enthusiast says that he shot this video of the problem in vallejo last

we want to start with the new public safety numbers released today by your office jointly with sfpd. our abc7 news data team looked at the numbers to verify them. and the headline here, the lowest overall crime rate in 20 years. we want to show everyone those numbers right now. property crime down 45%. violent crime down 27% last year compared to when you took office in 2017. homicides reaching a 60 year low with only 35 murders last year. how did the city make this happen? >> well, we made it happen because there weren't there wasn't just one. we did. we had to do a multitude of things. in fact, the new technology that we have and using drones, license plate readers and all of that has had an impact. having a district attorney, brooke jenkins, who holds people accountable when they are arrested, has been really important. working with the coordinated effort with the drug enforcement agency, with the u.s. attorney's office, our federal partner, state partners and law enforcement, we had a very coordinated effort like never before. so and also our reform work, reforming our police dep

again, back in 2018 when it found sfpd had outdated use-of-force policies and lacked accountability. according to today's report, the police department implemented 263 of 272 reforms. the remaining 9 reforms are in progress happening tomorrow. sept cisco is going to be welcoming a new mayor. daniel lurie is scheduled to be sworn in tomorrow morning as the city's 46 in their conference. lindsey ford spoke with some san francisco residents. >> about the changing of the guard. >> i spoke to 2 san francisco residents about the mayor elect daniel lurie. one is indecisive about the results and the other is excited about the new change in administration. >> i could on the ground in the >> mcallister out with their son in north beach tuesday, one day before the city welcomes daniel lurie as the new mayor. and i just hope gets better, especially kuz is baby's growing up there and it's just not the san francisco used to be. her biggest concern is the city's opioid crisis and believes it needs to be resolved. so her 4 year-old son and other children will have a bright future. a lot of jack prob

sfpd's plan includes stepping up foot patrols in both areas. the police chief says the plan isn't just to ensure people are safe, but to make sure they feel safe. most people feel safer when they see officers, the officers that are engaged, that are present and that are taking care of issues when they see them. the police department is still about 500 officers short of its staffing goal, but the chief says they're steadily recruiting, and he's confident they'll have enough officers to handle both of the big events. so the lunar new year parade and the all star game that weekend is far away. but let's show you what it looks like outside right now at the city. let's bring in our jeff ranieri. so what about this weekend? that's what i'm focused on. we're so we're like raj likes to call it weekend adjacent on eve. i'm so there. i'm already i'm already like feeling like daydreaming into saturday at this point. and we will have some sunshine on your weekend. chance of a little bit of morning fog. but all in all, i think it's going to be a winner on s

today, sfpd outlined its plans to protect both events.hat includes stepping up foot patrols in both areas. most people feel safer when they see officers, the officers that are engaged, that are present and that are taking care of issues when they see them. sfpd is still about 500 officers short of its staffing goal, but the chief says they're steadily recruiting, and he's confident they'll have enough officers between police, sheriff's deputies and federal partners to handle both events. as for the all star game, there will be events all weekend on both sides of the bay friday, saturday and sunday at both chase center. and we're going old school at the oakland arena as well. this is the first time the all stars will be here, and since 2000. joining us now is our warriors insiders, monty poole with nbc sports bay area and monty hall with our warriors pre and post-game shows. gentlemen, nice to see both of you. i remember when the all star game was here, what, 25 years ago? bonta was probably in elementary school, but monty and i were there

affects many, many people's lives. >> according to sfpd crime overall is down. 29.4% in 2024.pared to the previous year. homicides are down. 31.4% and robberies are down. 22.2%. but despite this, many residents voted out. mayor london breed citing a lack of safety, yelp says effectiveness and accountability are their top priorities. >> major goal is to get our staffing right. so we need our first responders, police fire the to get to. there required staffing >> his new year resolution for san francisco are double or sleeves get to work. you know, it's good see that safer. there were proper. >> hilary ministration will begin next wednesday on january 8th. and yep says they will hit the ground running. reporting in the newsroom. stephanie rothman kron. 4 news. taking a live look now from our mount tam, a cam on thursday night. >> i feel like i need to say what night is because nobody seems to know what day is what in holiday week here. converse chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with a look at the forecast. lawrence, tomorrow, i know we're getting some rain. yeah. to ge

some like like world war 3, according to sfpd, the crash took place around 6 o'clock sunday night. >> they discovered 8 people were injured from the crash. 2 were taken to the hospital for life-threatening injuries. one person and a dog died on scene. i got out my seat. i went outside and sure enough. >> those multi multi vehicles smashed and total, especially the way. it was away with that was just total. i think that was a lexus or white has. that was just like an accordion. it was just liked a possible suspect. driver has been detained for this crash. >> as being treated at the hospital, according to sfpd. >> we're told those injured in this crash are being treated for their injuries at sf general hospital. and this remains an active investigation. and investigators are working to determine if drugs alcohol were factors in this crash. reporting live in the newsroom was going for news. >> tesla caught on camera ramming into a plant store in san francisco around noon yesterday at the mellow store owners say that no police report was filed because it was the property of the owner and

it's worth noting the initial charges filed against zheng by sfpd did not include any dui charge. san francisco police and california highway patrol are also trying to figure out if the black tesla involved in this crash is the same vehicle that was involved in a multi-vehicle crash coming off of the 280 freeway off ramp just moments before. according to the chp, a black tesla is also the suspect vehicle in a hit and run involving three cars at the 280 offramp in san francisco. sergio quintana, nbc, bay area news. also tonight, the trump administration calls it common sense. critics call it an all out assault on diversity. the president has ordered all federal employees working in diversity, equity and inclusion roles to be placed on paid leave starting today. this is the beginning of president trump's promise to roll back dei initiatives. here's nbc's marianne favro. president trump continuing a record setting flurry of executive actions with a new series of orders that aim to end all federal diversity, equity and inclusion, or dei programs. president trump's press secretary caro

sfpd has reached milestone goals on reform and is officially leaving state oversight. may recall the department has been implementing federal reforms since 2016. after several scandals. they had a list of 272 recommendations to meet. today, california attorney general rob bonta says the department has met mos of its goals over 260, with plans to phase in the rest over time. bonta says sfpd has seen a significant decline in the use of force against all racial groups. the report also acknowledges disparities still exist, but use of force against black people saw the largest decline since 2011. this announcement comes as the mayor's office also celebrates a huge drop in crime. here's a look at those numbers today. mayor london breed and police chief bill scott announced crime stats hit their lowest level since 2001. that includes a 60 year low for homicides and large drops in property crimes and violent crimes. they're crediting better strategies, including new tech, targeting drug markets and prioritizing police staffing and prosecutions. bay area firefighters now on the

sfpd is not offering a lot of details, only that there's no threat to the public, but a man near the scene told us that he is the father of the deceased man whom he identified as 24-year-old antwon thomas. he said his son carried out the shooting and then died after shooting himself. he said that one of the injured is his toddler grandson. >> his baby mom called me and said can you get here? can you get here? i was in parkmerced and tried to get here as fast as i can and my daughter called and said, "your son shot the lady and shot himself." >> just a couple hours later this morning san francisco police responded to a separate shooting that left two injured in the soma neighborhood. that happened at about 10:00 on bryant street near sixth at the mercy housing complex. a man and a woman were found in the lobby of the building. they had both been shot. they were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive. police are still looking for a suspect. >>> as this morning's violence unfolded, san francisco mayor-elect daniel lurie announced he is going to tap former sfpd commander paul

sfpd has maintained a big presence in union square here for months now, and for the new year holiday, the department said it would step up its deployment of officers. we saw that tonight. thank god we have had an incredible security detail here. the city of san francisco has been very supportive with making sure that there's police officers here. this while anti-semitic incidents have surged since hamas attacked israel in october of 2023. i feel safe in my intentions and in my heart and in the people that i trust around me. is this a particularly safe time? it is not. all law enforcement agencies should should be on heightened alert. security plans should be revised and implemented appropriately across the country regardless of the event. as people look for ways to root out tragedy in this very new year with what's going on in the world today, the darkness that that sometimes surrounds us, the only way to fight the darkness is with sharing light, with sharing love. in san francisco, gia vang nbc, bay area news. and now this a new potential development in the cybertruck explosion outsi

sfpd plans to includ stepped up patrols, foot patrols in both areaeas. police chief bill scott says the plan isn't just to ensure people are safe, to me sure they feel safe to. most people feel safer when they see officers, the officers that are engaged, that are present and that are taking care of issues when they see them. police department is still about 500 officers short of its staffing goal, but the chief says they are steadily recruiting, and he is confident they'll have enough officers to handle both of those big events. that is one month from tonight. we are expecting a big party here across the bay area, especially in the city. how are we looking, jeff? well, we'll try and keep the weather good for that. but certainly a high chance of getting some rain here in february. as far as it goes here in our immediate forecast. we did talk about that fire down at moss landing near monterey and areas to the south. we are not expecting the smoke from that. again, that's happening at a battery plant in moss landing. the smoke right now again looks to stay

give a rounds one more time the sfpd lian dance team! wow. amazing. photo here. all right. there we go. all right. there you go. smile for the gram. let's do it. there we are. i still want to seat dance moves later, okay itch want to she see him in this costume of wonderful. had a celebration. now i the bring up senior deputy clairence lewis the third to deliver invocation here today. come on up. bow or heads. so father. we bless you and thank you for this opportunity of a lifetime by your grace and mercy you have set again, our sheriff to be our sheriff miomoto. we bless and you thank you because of the great task that you sent before your servants. and father, there are greater tasks than theechlz father, i pray as the upon you give him the guidance for both the sworn and civilian staff of the san francisco sheriff's department from the greatest to the one this is starting, father. we need your guidance at this time. to 2025. so lord, i bless and thank you for your mers and he grace. and let's not forget his family. his children and lord the woman t

commends sfpd. >> and we can't stop. we've got to continue to get better.ant sfpd to be known as the greatest police, department in the country and we can get there and we will. >> no accident that he stopped by san francisco police and also talked about police officers because it's one of his goals is to beef up the security force. as far as the police force in san francisco. he has a lot to tackle because he faces a budget deficit of over 800 million dollars over the next 2 years. but many people are confident because they believe he being not an insider coming in here from a business standpoint, they believe for now that he has the ability to turn this all around we shall see. all right. well, thank you for that report. time now 5.36 and with congresswoman barbara lee still deciding if she's gonna run for oakland, mayor. >> former city council member loren taylor has emerged as a candidate. >> situation. >> oakland right now because of its budget deficit. however, if elected, he says he's ready to face it head-on. >> what i bring and what i think oakland

. >> san francisco police chief bill scott has been with sfpd for nearly eight years. he's worked with four mayors. he was brought in by mayor ed lee back in 2017 to help reform the police department, a department facing a series of troubling, fatal police shootings that included the 2015 shooting of mario woods in the city's bayview district. >> i came up through policing understanding reform. >> today, the california department of justice says sfpd has reached 264 of its 272 recommended reforms reforms, including reducing its overall use of force, driving down police shootings and installing new policies to deal with racial bias in policing. attorney general rob bonta said in a statement, quote, this report marks an important milestone in sfpd's years long effort to increase public trust by improving its policing practices, transparency and accountability. >> the chief saying this i was brought here to help lead this reform in, and ita major accomplishment for this department and for the city because not every department is successful. >> we asked him how he managed

today, sfpd shared photos of some of the stolen goods recovered.can see it there. 700 items stolen from about 70 homes worth about roughly a mill. police say homeowners willingness to share their information was key to cracking this case. investigators from across the south bay worked together to connect dozens of burglaries over seven months, arresting three men. one victim says he's deeply relieved to get his stuff back, but he's still shaken. even today, i don't feel safe. we went out to dinner last friday for the first time. the whole time i was checking my camera. motion detected. who is there? suspects have been charged with a total of 72 felony counts. the da's office says it is still considering adding some hate crime enhancements, because most of those burglaries did involve asian families. well, a sonoma state university stunner. the school eliminating all of its athletics programs. and those cuts part of a massive round of layoffs and program reductions. university's interim president says sonoma state is facing a nearly $24 million defi

this afternoon, when sfpd responded to the area for reports of a shooting.ficers arrived on scene, they found a victim with apparent gunshot wounds being treated by paramedics, with the suspect fleeing inside a nearby building. sfpd says they're using special tactical and hostage negotiation teams now. dan, i did speak with one man this evening who tells me he saw the shooting take place on the street. i want you to listen to some of what he had to say to us. >> there was nothing i could do about it. you know, it happened so fast, but yet it was so slow. >> and police do tell us they expect to be out here for several more hours into the evening. and as for the victim, that person was transported to a nearby hospital. their condition is still unknown at this time. i'm live in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right. intense there. obviously. tim, thanks very much. we're also tracking the aftermath of a number of shootings in the north bay. tonight, people in vallejo packed an event to share their concerns about public safety. it comes days afte

sfpd says a town hall meeting about this shooting will be held sometime in the next ten days. live in san francisco lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena. thank you. we're also tracking the aftermath of multiple shootings in vallejo, with the recent homicides and other crimes, many are concerned about their safety and getting a response when their safety could be in jeopardy. last night, people in vallejo packed an event to share concerns about public safety. hundreds showed up to hear from the police department's evaluation team. it's an outside state group overseeing implementation of reforms among the police department, including policies to better connect officers with the community. >> will vallejo be a safer place, in your opinion? with all of this taking place? >> well, now, safety can i guarantee you, but i would think so. yes, you have a chief who's committed to ensuring the necessary training policy support for its officers. i think that translates to a better community safety overall. >> the five year plan, just reference began in 2023 and includes 45 recommendation

abc seven news anchor dion lim went to sfpd for answers. >> not safe. it's horrible. >> bars on the windows and boarded up doors. cigarettes cheaper at 17th. and geary is no stranger to mass theft. >> i think a car has driven through this guy's front door probably 5 to 6 times. >> the most recent seen in this surveillance video, when a car drove into the building early wednesday morning and multiple suspects allegedly made off with 20 to $30,000 in cigarettes. neighbors say they've seen it all. >> i don't feel safe here, and i work here. >> this is the fourth time in six months the shop has been targeted, despite nearly 20 security cameras and installation of a new bollard to prevent cars from driving in and security gates. >> it sucks, and i don't think he has insurance anymore. >> but what frustrates this shop the most? how sfpd can be seen arriving at the scene, two officers with guns drawn and the suspects leaving a trail of cigarette cartons behind. get away. >> you know, i don't feel like the cops are protecting them. i don't feel like the cops ta

sfpd says this remains an active investigation.s no public safety threat at this time. you can see down the hill the crime scene there is taped off several blocks here on the south side of the bernal heights neighborhood in san francisco, remain blocked off to traffic, and police say it will remain this way until police wrap up their investigation. now, not long ago, sfpd gave a news conference with their latest updates. they say officers responded to the scene after 8:00 this morning. they found one woman with a life threatening gunshot wound and a man with a gunshot wound as well. that man was pronounced dead on the scene. officers also found a toddler with a non-life threatening gunshot wound. now, we have spoken to a couple people who have identified themselves as family members, including one woman who confirms that her son is dead. another man identifies himself as the father of the man found deceased. that father, visibly distraught and sobbing throughout the morning, he says his son took his own life. he tells me he believe

this afternoon, when sfpd responded to the area for reports of a shooting. when officers arrived on scene, they found a victim with apparent gunshot wounds being treated by paramedics, with the suspect fleeing inside a nearby building. sfpd says they're using special tactical and hostage negotiation teams now. dan, i did speak with one man this evening who tells me he saw the shooting take place on the street. i want you to listen to some of what he had to say to us. >> there was nothing i could do about it. you know, it happened so fast, but yet it was so slow. >> and police do tell us they expect to be out here for several more hours into the evening. and as for the victim, that person was transported to a nearby hospital. their condition is still unknown at this time. i'm live in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right. intense there. obviously. tim, thanks very much. we're also tracking the aftermath of a number of shootings in the north bay. tonight, people in vallejo packed an event to share their concerns about public safety. it comes d

i want. >> sfpd to be known as the greatest police, department in the country and we can get there and we lori thanked outgoing mayor london breed saying she's been incredibly helpful during his transition. >> he also commended her administration for decreasing vehicle break-ins by 54%. lori says he wants to continue a strong crackdown on crime in the city and he's ready to lead. >> i'm feeling very calm to be quite honest. this is something that >> i asked i'm excited about. i said this recently i had fun on the campaign and i've had last 10 weeks of the transition. >> lori says mayor london breed has been helpful during his transition in our last interview with kron 4 as san francisco's mayor london breed says she will be attending worries inauguration. it's bigger than just one person. it's about the role of the leader of the city. and so no matter who the marias. >> i want them to be successful. >> and the mayor says that public safety is at the top of the list once he gets in office by starting with tackling the city's opioid crisis. he also wants to provide support for small busi

is a former sfpd commander and work with the department for 28 years. but the recent crime uptick and safety concerns with the violence at large gatherings across the country. it's clear there's more work to be done. >> we share a passion for making sure our safe for visitors, people that you're working so it is a big job that very much looking forward to. >> yeah. pull work with multiple law enforcement agencies including fire and police. he will also serve as the administration's point of contact with the sheriff's office district attorney and the public defender all to focus on improving community and neighborhood safety, emergency preparedness and a more timely response, including the fentanyl crisis. we need to leverage our resources. >> right from the beginning to get a handle and making those issues because that's going to save lives. affects many, many people's lives. >> according to sfpd crime overall is down. 29.4% in 2024. compared to the previous year. homicides are down. 31.4% and robberies are down. 22.2%. but despite this, many residents

the sfpd hospitality zone task force. so fancy name >> our political expert michael yaki has been listening along with us seas with us on zoom. michael, would you think? >> 20 minutes. pretty good. look, this is. there's there 10 pack speech. i think that aside from the promise of police staff, the police and responders and nurses in place. and there things that that talked about essentially we're about cuts targeting high-performing nonprofits. what does that mean? i can tell you that there are what a nonprofit in the city they all have friends, someone's train. or somebody doxa, they turn gore you back and is these are the kinds of things that you encounter going forward. i mean, a 1 billion dollar deficit. it's not just a simple matter cuts. it's also a matter of holding the line because san francisco has with cold get in here and structural deficit, which is we have whether it's retirement pensions. hospital, hospital requirements. these are things that we have to spend money on. it's it's almost like united states go

commends sfpd and we can't stop. we've got to continue to get better. i want sfpd to be known as the greatest police, department in the country and we can get there and we will. >> the new report we mention shows in 2024 property crime was down. 31 1% from 2023. well, violent crime that went down 14%. homicides reached a 60 year low with only 35 murders. car break-ins were down. 54% coming in at under 10,000 cars. the first time in nearly 15 years. the city says that they were able to reach these numbers with new tools, including the addition of drones, drug market interventions and strengthen partnerships with different law enforcement agencies. and tomorrow, daniel lurie will be sworn in as the new mayor of san francisco are going to have special coverage of his inauguration beginning at 11 o'clock in the morning. with a bay area is under a wind advisory through tomorrow morning video from elgar. nada. it shows trees and power lines came down due to the high winds pg e says 826 customers are currently without their power. they're they're estimating th

suspect driver has been detained for this crash. >> as being treated at the hospital, according to sfpd, we're told those injured in this crash are being treated for their injuries at sf general hospital. >> and this remains an active investigation. and investigators are working to determine if drugs and or alcohol were factors in this crash. reporting in the newsroom was getting kron. 4 news. >> well, a man and a 8 year-old boy drowned a cholera rants beach in san mateo county. lifeguards found the 2 in the water around 3 sunday afternoon. they both pronounced dead at the hospital and we're still trying to find out their relationship and what led to the drowning. well, this morning, santa clara counties, which, you know, homeless people are counted for and the point in time count this year, the search is going oo focus on areas where homeless people are likely to be found instead of looking on every street, volunteers are going to get information on their background, their health, their job status, living condition. supporters say the switch is designed to be more accurate than previou

sfpd will be responsible for managing the remainder of the reforms. new at six two, online tobacco retailers will pay a settlement for violating a city ban on flavored tobacco products. the city sued millennial one and kushiro technology, accusing them of selling the products in violation of city law. the companies must pay $68,000 in penalties and fees. city attorney david chu said, quote, we take protecting our community's health seriously and selling these products will not be tolerated in san francisco. the victims in a notorious vallejo kidnaping case nearly a decade ago, speaking out today after the man convicted is now charged with new crimes in another bay area city. our crime reporter, henry lee has closely covered the case from the beginning. he has this report from seaside in monterey county. >> it's something that he's crafted and perfected over a long period of time. he had all the markers of a serial predator. >> in 2015, denise huskins was kidnaped in vallejo by an intruder, who then raped her in a south lake tahoe cabin. but she and no

you know, one command post, sfpd needs to be involved in this. >> san francisco left the joint terrorism task force in 2017 as president trump took office for his first term. the american civil liberties union of northern california council on american-islamic relations and other organizations supported the move at the time, concerned the task force could infringe on the rights of law abiding citizens. the san francisco police officers association argued that san francisco should reconsider its position, and that the city can work with the task force to protect the city from terrorism and protect the rights of the people. >> i think it's a fine line. you know, everybody has to know what their part is and they have to follow the rules. >> the poa says now it's up to city leaders to determine the path forward. >> well, it's the police commission because they have to agree to the mou, but that would be in conjunction with talking with the police chief, talking with the mayor, talking with the board of supervisors. so the decision makers in the city have to come to some joint agreement. >> a

sfpd has recorded 20,000 cases this year. that's compared to 32,000 last year. it appears to be the same trend in oakland, with the city on track to end 2024 with all types of major crime reports down from january 1st through december 29th. oakland police recorded 77 homicides. that's fewer than 119 in the same period last year. robberies have seen a drop as well, with 2800 so far this year compared to 3700 last year. reported car break ins are on the decline 6600 so far this year, compared to more than 15,000 last year. and starting tomorrow, insurance companies in california will now be required to cover homeowners in areas with high fire danger. state insurance commissioner ricardo lara made that announcement today as part of a package of home insurance reforms. ktvu tom vacar has more on how this is designed to bring home insurers back to california. >> this is what the deputy insurance commissioner told ktvu on december 12th about the new emergency insurance regulations, essentially effective immediately. >> under the reforms, we're putting in place, insura