it was six armed masked men at this valero station on ygnacio valley road.hey stole gas, drinks an cigarette and shot at a man outside. this may be connected to several other armed robberies here in the east bay. >> crazy nowadays. they are doing whatever they can do for money. >> right now we are between the court and dmv and police station a couple blocks away. i mean, i feel pretty safe here. i think that was just a fluke. >> reporter: now 24 hours before the robbery here in walnut creek, three masked hooded men busted into a 7- eleven in pleasant hill. that was on morello avenue but the clerk in that case locked himself inside the bathroom when the robbers came in. he ended up tripping a silent alarm, and the robbers actually left empty-handed. so now law enforcement agencies, police departments from all over the east bay are getting together and sharing information trying to figure out how many of these robberies could be connected. in fact, here at this valero they have a very extensive surveillance system. they even have color video that they have sha

it happened here at this valero station in walnut creek very early yesterday morning. it was six armed masked men that broke into this gas station here on ygnacio valley road at 3:30 a.m. police say they stole cash, drinks and cigarettes. then one of the robbers fired a gun at a customer who was pumping gas outside. police think this most reese isn't robbery may be connected to an attempted robbery 24 hours earlier. three masked hooded men busted into a 7-eleven in pleasant hill or morello avenue but in that case the clerk locked himself in the restroom and then tripped a silent alarm. the robbers just ended up walking out and they didn't take anything with them. the only clue police have right now is that they left that first robbery that i mentioned in a dark colored volkswagen. we have also heard of several similar robberies at other location in the east bay like antioch and it appears right now that all these law enforcement agencies are trying to get together to work on catching these guys. grace and frank? >> thank you, anne makovec in walnut creek. >>> a new pro

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in the meantime we've been talking to folks here at the valero gas station.y say they've been more aware today. they are certainly upset to hear about this crime spree. live in walnut creek, claudine wong. >> thank you. >>> 8:03. san jose mayor reed thanking the leaders of five unions for the way they've responded for the city's pension problems. the city of san jose will review a proposal by unions representing police, fire and three other groups. union leaders say their plan would save the city almost $500 million over the next five years by limb ill itsing the cold front of -- by limiting the cost of living increases and raising the retirement age. reed says without pension reform, more city safeties would have to be -- more city services would have to be cut. >>> well, 25 more police officers will soon be joining the police department. oakland was given a grant for this and mayor quan says they will be patrolling high-crime areas trying to help crack down on violent street gang violence. >>> it's been three years since the demolition of the bay area meado

happened at valero around 330. they got away with cash and items from the store. one robber shot at a customer but missed. it's similar to a robbery tuesday morning at a 7-eleven. >> four police departments are about to get a boost in their ranks. >> a huge statagy to ensure peace. >> barbara lee and leaders announced police services. the grants pay for the salaries and benefits of officers for three years. oakland says it plans to hire 25 new officers with $10.7 million they are receiving. >>> san francisco maorel candidates will make their case to the voters. the forum starts in 10 minutes. the group chinese for affirmative action expects 12 candidates to attend. analysts expect asian voters will have a major influence on the election. >>> the new numbers are in and the impact on the bay area. >>> i will have the forecast that includes cooling. which cities will see the most cooling for your thursday. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a d

. >> reporter: well, jessica, a strange band of robbers wearing costumes actually ran into this valero gas station early yesterday morning. now, their unusual descriptions actually matched those of suspects that other law enforcement agencies were looking for in similar crimes across the county. >> so we're very concerned for the public safety. >> reporter: several cameras are posted around this valero gas station, capturing almost every move customers and employees make. walnut creek police say they're relying on that video to give them some clues about the six suspects who burst into here, robbed the place, and fired a shot at a customer at about 3:30 a.m. yesterday. >> it appears that, i believe most of them had weapons and they all had disguises, various disguises from halloween masks to hooded sweatshirts pulled down over their faces. >> i feel pretty safe here. i don't know -- i think that was just a fluke. >> reporter: 90 minutes earlier, a food max in antioch was also robbed. three men in similar costumes hit this 7-eleven on tuesday morning. cameras there also recorded the cri

i have to tell you here at valero, despite a half dozen cameras, six men robbed the place.t got really scary when one of them opened fire. this morning police are trying to see where this fits into a series of strange robberies. >> six armed men enin masks took over the mini mart in walnut creek. they grabbed condoms, a cell phone and 7-up. on the way out though it got ugly, they fired at a customer getting gas. >> i'm glad it was on my day off. i wasn't here. but like the dmv parking lot, cops like to hang out there, into my shift. it's usually a pretty safe place. they just picked that right day i guess. >> that customer was okay, but walnut creek police are meeting this morning with other police departments and say there have been at least 10 or 1 similar incident in just a month including a robbery in antioch. >> in both of those robberies, ours as well as antioch's, shots were fired. so it seems to us they're becoming more and more aggressive and brazen. and their behave. and we're very concerned for the public safety. >> in pleasant hill at 7-eleven, a similar attempt

the latest robbery was at a valero gas station in walnut creek yesterday morning. six armed men wearing masks stole cash, cigarettes and condoms. one of them fired a shot but no one was hit. nearby businesses and customers hope the robbers are caught soon. >> walnut creek seems to be like a place where, like, kids want to come to rob people, you know? like they go, oh, let's just go over to walnut creek, they won't be expecting it, catch them off guard, or something. >> police say this week's crimes are among about a dozen in contra costa county within the past few weeks, including five in antioch, with similar methods of operation. >>> a devastating loss for a 14- year-old student who was visually impaired. someone stole his primary teaching tool, one that allows him to do miss school work and have access to the internet. christin ayers explains the boy's mother may have to foot the bill for this expensive device. christin. >> reporter: allen, the device was actually stolen from a boy who was a student here at the california school for the blind. it's been describ

morning when a gunman fired into the ceiling. 90 minutes after that the gunmen hit a mini part at a valero. on tuesday morning a similar trio of masked again men stormed a 7/11. >>> a member of the hell's angel is being mourned tonight after he was shot and killed in a nevada casino last weekend. rita williams went to the clubhouse in san jose where friends are remembering their leader as a jokester who loved life. the flag is flying half staff as mourners are remembering the life of their leader. >> he will be very missed. petegrew was a fantastic hell's angel and fantastic friend. >> reporter: steve barrett showed us pictures of his one legged father of two friend. >> i think everybody is up to no good when that's not the truth -- they think everybody is up to no good when that's not true. >> security video at the casino shows rival motorcycle gang member ernesto manuel gonzalez from san jose was seen shooting petigrew four times. >> if he wants to turn himself in, he can turn himself in. >> reporter: the best thing for everybody will be for the suspected killer to be behind bars before

morning when a gunman fired into the ceiling. 90 minutes after that the gunmen hit a mini part at a valero. on tuesday morning a similar trio of masked again men stormed a 7/11. >>> a member of the hell's angel is being mourned tonight after he was shot and killed in a nevada casino last weekend. rita williams went to the clubhouse in san jose where friends are remembering their leader as a jokester who loved life. the flag is flying half staff as mourners are remembering the life of their leader. >> he will be very missed. petegrew was a fantastic hell's angel and fantastic friend. >> reporter: steve barrett showed us pictures of his one legged father of two friend. >> i think everybody is up to no good when that's not the truth -- they think everybody is up to no good when that's not true. >> security video at the casino shows rival motorcycle gang member ernesto manuel gonzalez from san jose was seen shooting petigrew four times. >> if he wants to turn himself in, he can turn himself in. >> reporter: the best thing for everybody will be for the suspected killer to be behind bars before

they stole cash, cigarettes and soda from that valero gas station in walnut creek.stomer pumping gas says somebody shot at him but fortunately he wasn't hit. >> scary. people are crazy nowadays. >> walnut creek seems to be like a place where, like, kids want to come to rob people. you know? like they go, oh, let's just go over to walnut creek. they won't be expecting it. catch them off guard. >> five other stores have been ranked in antioch. police and the fbi were meeting today to compare notes. >>> the search continues for a pellet gun-toting vandal who used an a.c. transit bus for target practice overnight. the line 72 bus was on its way through emeryville just after midnight when a pellet splintered the top of a side window. six people were on board. no one was hurt. plenty of the riders we spoke with today, though were shaken. >> can cause the bus driver to swerve or all kinds of trouble when those things happen. could cause very serious injury or even death. >> back in february, someone with a real gunshot at a bus in richmond. the bullets didn't hit anyone. b

crime tape surrounded that valero station shortly after the shooting.tell us the victim had to be taken to highland hospital. condition not known this morning. >>> also in oakland, one person died yesterday after being shot and run over by a car. police say officers found two victims on foothill boulevard near 57th avenue just after 5:00 last night. the victims who had been shot and run over was pro 19 centsed dead -- pronounced dead at the scene. the other person who had gunshot wounds at the hospital now in critical condition. no arrests made. >>> hundreds of people came together in oakland this weekend to send a message of peace. the celebration of life march and rally began at caesar chavez school yesterday and ended at city hall. participants included church groups, community organizations and concerned residents. marchers say they especially want to reach out to young people. >> if we show as young people that we can change and that we are trying to change something that will eventually happen and that everyone will start to effect change in the c