Sheriffs deputies in antioch and the neighbor of gentry town and putnam. So anyone who sees anything suspicious or sees people hiding or lurking about are asked to call police immediately while sheltering in place. This all comes on the same day that the antioch mayor is praising that Community Response team for helping people in crisis, while freeing up officers, this has been a godsend because this has helped alleviate the Police Department from certain. 911 calls antioch mayor Lamar Hernandez thorpe, marking a year since a crisis Response Team hit the streets to help those in mental distress, freeing up police for more urgent calls. The Angelo Quinto Community Response team handles about 500 calls a month. Its named after a man who died in Antioch Police custody. We havent had an incustody death since we launched this, and so thats a mark of success for me. The fact that we can take 500 calls off of the polices shoulders, thats success to me. Im ready. On monday, the mayor tagged al
An incustody death since we launched this. And so thats a mark of success for me. It has now been a year since antioch launched its nonpolice team to respond to Mental Health crises and other low level issues. We check in to see just how things are going. This is ktvu, fox two news at 730. That Community Response team is an alternative to police for nonviolent, nonlife threatening calls. Thanks so much for joining me on this monday night. Im heather holmes. That team is trained to calm chaotic situations without force. Our crime reporter, henry lee, went to antioch today to see if the program is working. This has been a godsend because this has helped alleviate the Police Department from certain 911 calls. Antioch mayor Lamar Hernandez thorpe, marking a year since a crisis Response Team hit the streets to help those in mental distress, freeing up police for more urgent calls. The Angelo Quinto Community Response team handles about 500 calls a month. Its named after a man who died in An
On a muni bus, where a man pulls out a taser and goes on an antiasian tirade. Tonight we hear from one teen who says he witnessed the rant and is shaken up. I felt pretty fearful because i didnt want to do something that would, like, trigger him or offend him and cause him to maybe harm someone. A disturbing incident on a very busy muni bus in the sunset. Good evening everyone. Im mike mibach and im julie julie haener. That incident happened wednesday in front of a group of teens who then ran off the bus in fear. And tonight the suspect still has not been arrested. New at ten ktvu. Amber lee joins us now live from San Francisco. After speaking with one of those witnesses and his mother, amber. Julie, were in the sunset district right by the bus stop where the teen and other passengers ran off the bus to get away from the man with the taser. The teen asked us not to show his face. Soon after boarding the 29 bus on his way home from lowell high school, a 14 year old vietnameseamerican st
You know, i think a lot of the rising costs, in which it announced on its instagram comes months after alimentari cut prices by 20. It also recently cut its dine in fee in half, something it instituted to help ensure better wages and full benefits for workers in 2021. We have seen our payroll continue to rise. We can manage it as best we can, but when were not seeing the additional revenue come in, people are choosing not to dine out as much. And its not just us. Its a citywide issue. One of its most striking costs is electricity. Brewer said he used to pay about 7,000 a month to pg and e between two restaurants before the pandemic. That same bill is now about 11,000. The two k ficos will merge upstairs, and the downstairs operation will focus on togo orders and serve cocktails, as well. San francisco resident Jessica Roman is a loyal we heard it was closing, which is devastating. A lot of people have moved out of the city. I feel like, you know, k fico attracted a lot of like corporat
Definitely the street that gets the most foot traffic. The busiest street in downtown, stuff like this doesnt happen like that in the kron tv video, a man Police Identify as 35 year old Wesley Pollard approaches, is told the mayor is doing an interview and asked to walk around, but refuses. He and the mayors security officer, a member of the San Jose Police department, then come to blows for several minutes. In an emailed statement, the Mayors Office says mahan, quote, is deeply grateful to his security detail. The actions of the officer tuesday night were heroic. First thing that jumps out, jesse, is the very difficult situation that youre in when youre protecting somebody and you only have one protection officer. University of new haven lecturer Bobby Mcdonald is a retired secret Service Agent who worked joe bidens detail. He says the officer had to make a split second decision, facing multiple variables in an increasingly violent world, weve seen more threats made towards members of