of a very disturbing situation that started with an investigation of a suspicious car near sonoma state university. suspicious because of where it was parked. in the end they ended up finding a body in the trunk of a car wrapped in a blanket. they have not identified the victim or even how this person died but their investigation started around 6:30 last night with a car left in a no parking zone on petaluma hill road. a check of the license plate showed the car was tied to a person wanted for questioning in a crime that happened on friday near santa rosa. deputies looked closer and found evidence inside that they thought my have been tied to that crime on friday. they're not revealing a lot of information on what that crime was. again they looked closer. they found that the trunk was unlocked and inside was that body wrapped in a blanket. a lieutenant says the location and the condition certainly make it a suspicious death. i do have calls into the sheriff's department as well as the coroner's office and as soon as i hear from either of them i'll let you know what they had to say. reporting live

a body wrapped in a blanket inside of a car right near sonoma state university. a lieutenant with the sheriff's department is quoting as saying the condition and location of the body is clearly suspicious. the person has not been identified yet and it is unclear at this point exactly how they died. it started with a traffic stop late monday evening. a deputy stopped to check a car because it was in a no parking so zone on petaluma road. the deputy saw evidence in the car that possibly tied it to a crime. the deputy looked further and found the trunk was unlocked and there was a body inside wrapped in a blanket. still many questions this morning. i do have calls into the sheriff's department and the coroner's office. as soon as i hear from them i'll let you know what they have to say. that's what we have reporting live in santa rosa, i'm christie smith. back to you guys. >>> we are also following breaking news out of crockett this morning where fire crews are on the scene of a fire near the carquinez bridge. it's an abandoned house burning. it's said to be at leas

have emerged in the case of a body found inside the trunk of an illegally parked car near sonoma state university. we have been working this story all morning. we're live at the sheriff's office in santa rosa with the details. >> reporter: i just spoke with investigators, and they tell me that the body found in that trunk is that of a 31-year-old man, a sonoma county resident, who was actually a suspect in a domestic violence incident just last week in santa rosa. now, the car that he was found stuffed in was on petaluma hill will road which happens to go past sonoma state university but the school was not involved at all. it was about 6:30 last night when two deputies noticed a car in a no parking zone. they got out and actually saw blood in the driver's side seat. that car had been tied to a domestic violence incident last week in santa rosa so that's what raised the red flag. it turns out the car had been sitting there since saturday. investigators saw that the trunk was unlocked and found the victim dead, wrapped in a blanket. now, they're not saying how he was killed, but they do say he had

found a car in a no parking zone last night on petaluma road north of east cotati avenue near sonoma state university. the trunk was unlocked. when they opened it they found a body inside wrapped in a blanket. investigators believe it is linked to a crime in santa rosa but are not providing any details. >>> city leaders in oakland say gang activity is a big reason behind a surge of violence over the weekend. there were 16 shootings during a span of 72 hours that ended yesterday. four of the victims died. police chief howard jordan says 90% of the recent violence is traced to two feuding gangs and the murder of one gang member's girlfriend. jordan would not identify the gangs involved. but he says police have arrested one suspect and three persons of interest in connection with the friday shooting. >>> william bratton is in favor of stop and frisk. the former l.a. police chief says it's rest in to get illegal guns off the -- it's necessary to get illegal guns off the streets in oakland. that method is under scrutiny by civil rights activists. >> you don't get to stop random people walking down the str

reporter: frank, that car with a body stuffed in the trunk was parked across the street from sonoma state university. that's upset some students who just returned from winter break yesterday. >> i didn't know about that. so i think i'm concerned i didn't know. >> reporter: sonoma county sheriffs investigators say it shouldn't be alarmed. >> more than likely it happened somewhere else. >> reporter: sonoma county sheriffs deputies say they spotted the car here last night. it matched a car santa rosa police say was involved in a domestic violence case friday night. they saw blood in the front seat, opened the trunk and found a man's body inside. the coroner has identified that man as sean francis parker. investigators told me parker was the suspect in that domestic violence case and that they believe at least some of the blood in the front seat belonged to the woman who was the domestic violence victim. >> we've contacted that person. we don't believe this has anything to do with the prior domestic violence case. >> reporter: investigators here say sean parker who has an extensive criminal history did

that's near sonoma state university. the trunk unlocked and when they opened it up there was a body inside. it was wrapped in a blanket. investigators say the car is as they put it associated with persons wanted for questioning in a crime in the santa rosa area. >>> city leaders in oakland say gang activity is a big reason behind a surge of violence over the weekend. there were 16 shootings during a span of 72 hours that ended yesterday. four of the victims died all within a six-hour stretch on friday. police chief howard jordan says most of the recent violence is traced to two feuding gangs. he says over the past several months, about 90% of the city's shootings, robberies and homicides r linked to -- are linked to the summer murder of a gang member's girlfriend. he wouldn't identify the gangs involved but chief jordan says police have arrested one suspect and three persons of interest in connection with friday's shooting. >>> a nationally renowned police expert who may be hired as a consultant in oakland is an advocate

that's near sonoma state university. last night police have not identified the victim but say he was wanted as a suspect in a domestic disturbance that happened over the weekend. >>> a homeland security warning for your computer. cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts with the security flaw that could leave you exposed. >> i don't know if it's unprecedented but it's very airline done if ever. >> reporter: seth rosenblatt is talking about the homeland security warning to disable java software. hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities allowing you to trick you into logging into fake websites stealing bank logins, money and even using your computer to attack other websites. oracle has released a patch for its java software but security experts say it's not good enough. >> this is sort of one of the ongoing tensions with java. it's very old. and so as patches are released and they do plug certain holes other holes may not get addressed. >> reporter: java is a computer language that allows programmers to write apps and softwa

. >>> new at 11:00 body has been found in the trunk of a car just off the campus of sonoma state university. car was parked in no parking zone on petaluma hill road in rohnert park. investigators say the car is connected to a crime committed friday in santa rosa. they will thought say what crime though. death is considered suspicious although investigators have not revealed the cause. >>> oakland city leaders responded to outbreak of violence. since friday there have been 9 shootings in which 4 people were killed and 11 others injured. police made one arrest and have a warrant for a second suspect. at news conference today police chief howard jordan said much of the violence the city has seen in the past 6 months can be connected to just 2 groups. and when jordan found evidence connecting them to one of the shoot thtion weekend, he said he did something medley. >> took swift immediate action by reassigning officers to some 80's that we thought retaliation would likely occur. >>reporter: council member galo said he will push the city council to give police more resources the and that include

. >>> new at 11:00 body has been found in the trunk of a car just off the campus of sonoma state university. car was parked in no parking zone on petaluma hill road in rohnert park. investigators say the car is connected to a crime committed friday in santa rosa. they will thought say what crime though. death is considered suspicious although investigators have not revealed the cause. >>> oakland city leaders responded to outbreak of violence. since friday there have been 9 shootings in which 4 people were killed and 11 others injured. police made one arrest and have a warrant for a second at suspect. at su conference today police chief howard jordan said much of the violence the city has seen in the past 6 months can be connected to just 2 groups. and when jordan found evidence connecting them to one of the shoot thtion weekend, he said he did something medley. >> took swift immediate action by reassigning officers to some 80's that we thought retaliation would likely occur. >>reporter: council member galo said he will push the city council to give police more resources the and that includ

a dead body found in the trunk of a car outside sonoma state university has now been identified as 31-year-old sean francis parker. he was found monday night in the back of a car which stood out because it was illegally parked. police won't say exactly how he died. investigators right now treating this case as a homicide. parker had been wanted for questioning stemming from a domestic violence case with a former girlfriend. a possible link between parker's death and the assault is still being investigated. >>> opening arguments begin for a suspect charged in the deadly south bay shooting rampage. jing wu is facing first degree murder charges for killing three former co-workers at the semi conductor company in santa clara back in 2008. prosecutors allege he shot and killed the company's ceo and two managers just hours after he was fired. wu could face the death penalty if found guilty. >>> also today the man accused of tossing bricks out into a crowd of people in an occupy protest last year will be in court. jesse nesbitt is charged with five felonies including assault with a deadly we

. >>> new at 11:00 body has been found in the trunk of a car just off the campus of sonoma state universitycar was parked in no parking zone on petaluma hill road in rohnert park. investigators say the car is connected to a crime committed friday in santa rosa. they will thought say what crime though. death is considered suspicious although investigators have not revealed the cause. >>> oakland city leaders responded to outbreak of violence. since friday there have been 9 shootings in which 4 people were killed and 11 others injured. police made one arrest and have a warrant for a second suspect. at news conference today police chief howard jordan said much of the violence the city has seen in the past 6 months can be connected to just 2 groups. and when jordan found evidence connecting them to one of the shoot thtion weekend, he said he did something medley. >> took swift immediate action by reassigning officers to some 80's that we thought retaliation would likely occur. >>reporter: council member galo said he will push the city council to give police more resources the and that include a

discovered in the trunk of a car. 31-year-old sean parker's body was found last night near sonoma state university. parker was wanted for questioning in a domestic disturbance. the cause of his death is not released but officers say his death is a homicide. >>> a suspect drunk driver's body has been pulled from the corte madera creek nearly a month after he disappeared. on december 24, police stopped 23-year-old anthony donaldson for a dui. that's when he took off running jumped in the creek and vanished. someone spotted his body floating in the creek behind kent middle school last night. >>> in crockett this morning flames reflected off the water as fire destroyed a pier at the old building at loring and jackson. the fire is suspicious. >>> a woman hit and killed by a big rig in cupertino was in a crosswalk. it happened this morning at foothill expressway and cupertino road. no word on whether the trucker will face charges. >>> the guns kept coming but the cash ran out. many gun owners ready to trade in their guns for money walked away with ious. cbs 5 reporter grace lee on the huge turnout marin

found a car in a no parking zone last night on petaluma road north of east cotati avenue near sonoma state university. the trunk was unlocked and when they opened it up, there was a body inside wrapped in a blanket. investigators believe it could be linked to a crime in santa rosa but they are not providing any details right now. >>> on the bay area watch on this tuesday, this is the day the contra costa fire protection district closes some fire stations to save millions. stations in lafayette, martinez, walnut creek are all being closed and a station in clayton will only be open six hours a day six days a week. county supervisors there voted unanimously for the closures after voted rejected a property tax hike. >>> a new 7-eleven in san mateo is ordered to shut down. the city council agreed with neighbors that the store shouldn't have been allowed to open. it's on property that is zoned residential. the company is expected to go to court to fight the decision. the 24-hour store on san mateo drive open a couple of weeks ago. >>> lance armstrong has now admitted what many people have long believed, cb

are investigating a body that was found in the truck of a suspicious vehicle parked near sonoma state universityhe vehicle was found just before 630 monday evening in a no parking zone on petaluma hill road north east of caitati. avenue investigators say the vehicle is associated with the suspect on for questioning in a crime reported fighting in santa rosa. >> deputies searching the vehicle discovered a body wrapped a blanket. it is unclear how the person died, but investigators are treating the death as suspicious. >> two pieces of legislation addressing smoking in san rafeal will call for the city's board of supervisors at its first regular meeting of the new year to date. >> the first item require property owners in the city to tell potential tenants whether smoking is allowed in a multi unit residential building. >> the second orbiting considered by the board would ban smoking on certain streets fairs and festivals and the city, both items were unanimously approved by the board land use and economic development committee last month. >> we will be back on the kron 4 morning >> welcome back.

here's what happened -- along a country road that borders sonoma state university, the deputy spottedn in a no-darking zone on petaluma road last night at about 6:30. he noticed what was possible evidence inside the car. he ran the license plates and discovered that the car was linked to a crime that happened in santa rosa on friday. then when he popped open the trunk, he found a body wrapped independent side a blanket -- inside a blanket. investigators are not saying how that individual died and are not commenting on the evidence what the deputy saw. sal castanedo will have much more on this story coming up on our news at noon. live from santa rosa, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 8:31. >>> in marin county, a body found last night in corte madera creek, authorities want to know if it's the man who ran away to try to get from the police. anthony donaldson has been missing since december 24th in ross. that's when police stopped imhim for suspicion of drunk driving. he jumped out of the car and ran away. that's when police got word of a body near that creek. the coroner will iden

department is calling the discovery of a body inside the trunk of a car near the campus of sonoma state universitysuspicious." a sheriff discovered the body in a parking lot. investigators say the car is connected to a crime committed on friday in southeast -- santa rosa although they will not say the cause. >> there is a gun buyback program. you can get $200 for turning in a semi-automatic handgun or rifle, $100 for other types of firearms and up to $10 for violent video games. drop off is from 11:00 this morning and locations include police stations in san rafael and point reyes and you did not have to be from marin county, you can be from san francisco and sonoma. >> lance armstrong is coming clean on doping after a decade of denying it. the cycling champ admits cheating in a new interview with oprah. we are joined by katie. this is not exactly what oprah expected. >> she confirms that lance armstrong did confess to her he used performance enhancing drugs but "he did not come clean in the way i expected." also, a woman who was friends with armstrong tells abc the confession is hard but it is no

investigation into the death of a man who's body was found in the trunk of a car near the sonoma state universitycampus. sheriffs deputies made the discovery monday night. they identified the victim as 31-year-old shawn parker of vallejo. he's also a suspect in a recent domestic violence case. investigators say they don't think the two incidents are related. they also say that the woman in the domestic violence case is safe and had nothing to do with the killing. >>> in just three hours president obama will roll out his plans for gun control but he will need congress to vote for more sweeping changes. as kyla campbell reports it is not beginning to be ease -- going to be easy. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid says changing gun laws will be a tough challenge. democrats in the senate are going to work on gun laws they believe will pass the republican controlled house. but some republicans who support gun rights say none of these measures would have prevented the tragedy at newtown. they believe the focus needs to be on mental health. >> it really does a disservice to the families and

a deputy found the body inside of a parked car not too far from the sonoma state university campus. it was a gold colored older modeled sedan and initially it was found off petaluma hill road. initially it was in a no parking zone so the deputy noticed possible evidence inside the car. when he ran the license he found it something that happened friday. when he opened the trunk he found a body wrapped inside a blanket. deputies are not saying what exactly they saw and they are not saying what the crime was but they are looking for a person connected with that crime. they are not releasing anymore information right now but that could change later this morning and an autopsy is scheduled to be performed. live in in roaner park, tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> this is a body that was found in order to escape police. anthony donaldson was stopped on suspicion of drunk driving and he jumped into the creek to run away. they found a body near kent field and we are expecting more answers as the investigation continues. >>> in just a few hours you can trade guns for cash part o

. >> a body found in the trunk of a car parked near sonoma state university.arking is on petaluma hill road north east cotati avenue police say the car is associated with the suspect wanted for questioning in a crime reporter friday in santa rosa. >> police searched the car and found a body wrapped a blanket is not clear how the person died. >> police are asking the public to help identify a man who robbed a san rafeal bank earlier this month. >> you are looking at surveillance photographs. >> of the robert o. entered west america bank on frisco boulevard and demanded money from a teller. >> they say, once he was given the cash he fled on foot. >> the suspect is described as a white male in his 30 standing between 56 and 61 and weighing between 100-200 lbs.. >> the sans is called pleased barbara releases the sketch of a man who attacked a woman in the mission district. >> the sketch of a suspect wanted to to sexually assault a 31 year-old woman back on january 6th just before 3 in the morning, the woman was walking down 23rd street for church, when a man lunge

the body found in the trunk outside a car outside of sonoma state university. a medical examiner identified the man as 31-year-old sean parker. he was found in the back of a car which stood out because it was illegally parked. police won't say how he died. investigators are treating the case as a homicide. parker was wanted for questioning stemming from a domestic violence case with a former girlfriend. a possible link between parker's death and the assault is being investigated. >> opening arguments begin this morning for a suspect charged in a deadly south bay shooting rampage. jing wu facing charges for killing three former co-workers at sy ports in santa clara in 2008. prosecutors allege wu shot and killed the company's ceo and two managers just hours after he was fired. wu could face the death penalty if found guilty. the man accused of tossing bricks into a crowd of people during an occupy protest last year will be in court. 34-year-old justin nesbitt charged with five felonies including assault with a deadly weapon and assault on a police officer. one of

the sonoma county sheriff's department say a man found dead inside the trunk of a car near sonoma state university-year-old sean francis parker. police were looking for parker to question him about injuring his girlfriend during a confrontation friday. deputies say parker's death is considered a homicide. any connection between his death and that domestic violence case is unclear now. >> a court hearing set for today. a marin city man accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a home invasion in the telegraph hill neighborhood. jovan jones accused of pushing his way into the woman's home, threatening to kill her and raping her. jones was found hiding in the backyard of a nearby home. he was arrested on saturday night. >> opening arguments are set today many the trial of zing wu. he's charged with killing three co-workers at cy port back in 2008. prosecutors say he killed the company ceo and two managers after he was fired. prosecutors say he's eligible for the death penalty. it is thumbs-up for the plan but thumbs down to the man after hours of heated debate over how best to protect oakland fro

his body was found last night near sonoma state university. parker was wanted for questioning in a domestic disturbance. sheriffs haven't seen how parker died. >>> a suspected drunk driver's body is pulled from the corte madera creek nearly a month after he disappeared. on christmas eve, kentfield police stopped 23-year-old anthony donaldson for a dui. he jumped in the creek and vanished. donaldson's body was found floating in the creek behind kent middle school last night. >>> a suspected motorcycle thief is under arrest after a pursuit across the bay bridge ended in san francisco. it happened this afternoon at fifth and harrison where the motorcycle slammed into a waist oil truck. the chase began minutes earlier when the biker blew through the bay bridge toll plaza without paying. officers tried to pull him over on treasure island but he continued on into the city. after the crash, chp says the driver tried to run off leaving an injured female passenger behind. she will be okay, but the biker is behind bars. >>> san francisco international a

university. a man's body found stuffed in the trunk of his own car. the body was found monday evening on petaluma hill road in a no parking zone near the sonoma state campus. deputies first noticed blood on the driver's side of the car. they say the trunk was unlocked and then discovered the body inside. investigators say the victim is a sonoma county man who has a criminal history and had been involved in a domestic violence incident with his girlfriend just last week. police say a motive for the crime is still unclear. >> they're going to process the vehicle for any kind of fingerprints or any physical evidence that may lead us to the person that drove the vehicle to that location. >> investigators say the man's girlfriend is safe tonight and is not considered a suspect in her boyfriend's death. investigators also say it appears the car had been in that no parking zone since saturday. no word yet on the exact cause of death. >>> a man found dead at a petaluma recycling center may have been crushed to death. investigators say there's no evidence of foul play that it appears that 30-year-old's death was an accident. they think diaz took shelter inside a d