Car near the panhandle. Kpix5 reporter joe vazquez is live at zuckerberg General Hospital with how the officer is doing tonight. Joe . Reporter liz, still listed in critical condition. All evening weve been watching as officers have been streaming in to visit their colleague who was severely injured. Hes a bicycle cop, assigned to the tenderloin station. This afternoon around 12 20 he was helping with an investigation of a man suspected of a firearms violation. Police say the suspect noticed the officers, then suddenly bolted and in the process smashed his suv right into the officers bike. Officer down. Officer down. Turk and franklin, officer down. Reporter Police Chased the suspect but then lost him. They found his car with obvious front end damage, but he was nowhere to be found. After a three hour manhunt officers finally arrested the suspect in the 500 block of ellis. Meanwhile the officer was rushed to General Hospital. He got out of surgery this evening. Hes in icu. So i think t
Then allegedly rammed the officer, who was on his bike near turk and franklin. The suspect then took off. Officers then later found the abandoned suv and later took this man into custody. They have not yet released his name. We did get an updating from acting chief Toney Chaplin on the officer. The suspect fled the scene and the officer was transported here to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. The officer has been with the department for 4 years and is assigned to tenderloin station. He is out of surgery and in intensive care. Reporter i want to show you some video of this lexus suv. The suspect vehicle found abandoned and as officers are scouring that suv for evidence and whatever they find will possibly be used against the suspect who potentially assault with a Deadly Weapon or attempted murder. Latest word the officer is in Critical Condition after having surgery after being hit by this gun suspect. We dont know the suspect name or the name of the officer but well follow th
Also talk about the heat that will be returning coming up. Speeds in the yellow for drivers on westbound 580 into livermore. Then things pick up. But you still have 22 minutes between 205 and 680. If you use your wipers, turn on your headlights. Thats a law. Small backup in the cash lanes on the bay bridge toll plaza. 10 minutes from the maze into san francisco. Firefighters are working to have the north bay wildfires contained by tomorrow. But the bear fire burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains is tough to fight. The vegetation fires started monday night along bear creek road near highway 9. The bear fire burned 300 acres and is 15 contained. Cal fire says its destroyed four homes. Kpix 5s maria medina breaks down the risks crews face and their fight against these flames. There are so many firefighters from all over. Reporter beth knows there are hundreds of firefighters battling to contain the bear fire. But she also knows her home. The Santa Cruz Mountains is posing a challenge to the
It further east. But to the north is what we are watching. And heres whats coming down. Rain in washington and oregon. Later on this afternoon, we are going to get that green and yellow coming to our area. So i will track that for you, time it out, and let you know how much rain we can expect. Over to you, jaclyn. Thank you, neda. Right now, we are tracking slowdowns out of tracy heading into livermore. Westbound 205 youll be taking the brakes, speeds drop below 20 Miles Per Hour and then youre back in the green once you head out of livermore. About a 26minute ride between 205 and 680. Back to you guys. With the north bay fires on the verge of containment, crews are now facing a tough fight against flames in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The bear fire broke out monday night along bear creek road near highway 9. So far its burned 300 acres. Its just 15 contained. Cal fire says it has destroyed four homes. Hundreds of firefighters are working to crush the wildfire but seven have been injured
Heres a look at evacuation orders now for Santa Cruz County. Several Evacuation Centers are open. This man, 54yearold marlin coy, of Boulder Creek is now behind bars for allegedly looting an evacuated home. Police say he stole 15,000 worth of jewelry from the property and a mountain bike. Now to the wine country wildfires where firefighters have stopped the forward progress of all of the wildfires in the area. Here are the latest numbers. Tubbs fire 91 . Atlas fire 83 . Nuns fire 80 . Sonoma county authorities report that one additional death from the fires brings the total to 42. About 58 people are still listed as missing in napa and sonoma counties. More than 6,000 people have been allowed to return home. Governor brown is issuing an executive order to speed up recovery in areas devastated by the fire. President trump said despite the tweet, the Trump Administration says that the president has no plans to visit california. The next phase of wildfire recovery includes a cleanup of to