Theyll be patrolling the peninsula, ready to stop and arrest alcohol and drug impaired drivers. We refer to it as dui saturation patrol, putting officers to look for impaired drivers on the roadways and if they were to be impaired, to remove them from the roadways. The chp is enacting an maximum enforcement period to help keep motorists safe. The operation will last through new years day. A mother from the east bay says her teenaged son was trying to buy christmas presents at Whole Foods Market when employees think he was doing something else. The mother believes her boy was targeted because of the color of his skin. Shes now demanding an apology. Abc 7 News Reporter Elissa Harrington has the story. My children were born and raised in this community. They should be able to shop safely at the local health food store. Reporter but Marlena Henderson says employees at the whole foods in oakland racially profiled teller her teenaged son, kicked him out of the store, and defended their actio
Family and friends will pay tribute. We have disappointing snowpack levels in the sierras. What the slopes are doing to keep open for skiers and snowboarders. Lets go to rosemary. It is the top in the top five for the driest decembers on record. Between now and then we will be dry. We will be dry for new years day. Here is a look into the day. We have some fog this morning. You can see San Francisco and the bay bridge. The fog is widespread. It does not look like it will impact your drive unless you are in the north they. To half to three two miles visibility in the bay area. Petaluma along highway 37 you may find it patchy and dense. Visibility is down to one quarter mile. We have a cold start. Below freezing in fairfield at 30. Around the bay, 49 to start your morning in San Francisco. Here are a few more numbers for you. Bid 30s in woodside. 40 degrees in pittsburgh. 32 in alamo. Not a lot of change going on. It is a spare the air day. We will talk about that more in the extended fo
Was not bank robbery. A woman droeb up to use the atm outside of the wells fargo behind me and she saw a man pacing, acting very agitated with a gun clearly visible. She calls 911 and thats when officers responded. The officers recognized the man. They say he was well known in the redwood city area, they had been ware of him since he was 8 years old, so they started engaging him in conversation, talking to hum, trying to get him to drop the gun but he refused and after multiple minutes witnesses say this happened next. The gentleman wasnt complying with the officers demand, so it seemed to me he pulled something out of his sweater at which point the officers started firing their weapons and wounding the gentleman. He fell to the ground. Reporter and the interim police chief say he didnt just pull the gun out of his sweater. H fired in the officers direction. None of the officers were hit. The suspect is a 30yearold hispanic man who lived in redwood city. He had been in and out of jail
Behind me, you can see police continuing with their investigation. The body of the victim is located just beyond the bank, where the atm machines are. This is what we know so far. This unfolded a round 2 29 this afternoon when a customer drove up to the exterior atm. She was trying to use the machine when she noticed a man pacing back and forth in front of the atms with a handgun exposed that she immediately called 911 Police Responded by setting up a perimeter around the bank, and not letting people in or out. This man was said to be a hispanic male around 30 years old, who was known to police. They have been dealing with him since he was 8 years old. The redwood city uniformed Police Responded, also, a specialized street crime unit that is trained in mental health. They began negotiating with this man for several minutes. The man then raised his gun and fired in the direction of officers, who then responded and returned fire with lethal force. Police say, they made every effort to en
Which point the officers started firing their weapons and wounding the gentleman and he fell to the ground. Police say the suspect is a 30yearold man who has a criminal history and lives in redwood city. He was someone theyve known for years. The d. A. s office is investigating the shooting. Meantime, six people including two children were hurt after a violent crash near San Franciscos Golden Gate Park this morning. According to a witness, a speeding silver mercedes tboned a black acura at the intersection there. The acura rolled over and the mercedes slammed into a wall inside the park. The Fire Department says all those who were hurt suffered nonlife threatening injuries. A grieving Law Enforcement community said goodbye to a fallen chp officer today. Officer Andrew Camilleri lost his Life Christmas eve when his patrol car was hit by a suspected impaired driver. He was a rookie cop who graduated from the chp academy just eight months ago. Cornell barnard was at todays memorial. Repor