To grip that is this was an inside job. A 15yearold boy that Madison Middleton knew was responsible for her death. It appears she was lured to the suspects apartment, willingly. Additionally we determined she was murdered inside the suspects apartment. She was then carried down stairs to the recycle bin. Reporter Police Believe it happened an hour after she disappeared and before police were called. At first police and volunteers took part in a search operation. They tried to track her. Here, you can see one of the dogs close to the bin where her body would be found but she went undetected. Her body was hidden out of view. Stage two it turned from search to recovery, the 8yearold was found. A secondary and more thorough canvas of the area revealed her body. Reporter the District Attorney believes he could be tried as an adult. Neighbors say he was a good boy who loved yo yos. If he did this, it is a horror. We need to figure out how to help. Everyone especially maddys mom. Reporter how
Bear in life and a beast on the baseball field. Reporter inside tony jacksons garage a place to reminisce. Big memories. Reporter while many new Sergeant Scott lunger in his Police Uniform jackson got to know him as this one. After his police shift ended around 2 00 a. M. Jackson says he would nap in his car before games began at 9 00. Many times we would have to wake him up. Reporter once up he was on. He was a beast, yes. He played hard. Reporter jackson lovingly calls him dolpp. The morning Sergeant Lunger died jackson texted him and then again by his name. Scott, please answer me. Reporter silence. A gentleman whose gentle presence he still feels. Hell still be with us no matter where we are at and looking over us as they all do. Reporter in hayward, abc 7 news. Hayward police will update the plans for the memorial this afternoon at 4 30. Stay with abc 7 news at 4 00 for the latest on tomorrows service which will be at oracle arena. Sergeant lunger will be laid to rest with full ho
Were asking them to go head and leave their homes and evacuate. Take no chances. What about the response . Can you give us a sense of what youre able to put on the fire . Six air tankers and dc ten ordered to respond to this fire. 200 plus firefighters for the initial attack Additional Resources are on order to the fire. So far, no injuries that we know of at this point . No injuries have been reported into the call center. The fire is 0 contained and like i said its a fastmoving fire. Well, good luck to the crews and everybody who lives in its path. That is Suzy Blankenship with cal fire thank you. This fire burning north of santa rosa, in the town of lower lake as we look live from sky 7 hd. Were getting photos of the clear lake fire on social media now. Here is a photo taken from the lake. And another abc7 news viewer took this picture from clear lake oaks. If youre a safe distance from the fire and have photos or video just share them on social media us. If youre in the clear lake
Structure burn, you can see it right there on fire. This fire started around 3 30 this afternoon and quickly devoured 150 acres. The fire is burning north of santa rosa between highway 101 in the town of lower lake. Joining us on the phone is Suzy Blankenship with cal fire, thank you and give us an update, please. The fire is in lake county, off rocky creek and morgan valley. Its north of santa rosa in lake county. Conditions are now, the fire is at 150 acres, plus. So this fire is growing rapidly. Its a fastmoving fire. And the terrain is in the heavy brush and timber. Suzy, why is it moving so fast . The wind or terrain, or both . Its both. So winds are 11 miles per hour, but we know that terrain is dry and drought ridden. So you know the fuels are heavy. And there is a lot of brush up there. Talk more about the evacuations. Because this is a quickly moving fire. Were in the initial attack phase. We do have evacuations. I dont have a clear area of what areas are being evacuated. I wo
Pam moore 4 raging wildfires jumped to 18,000 a. In just two days tonight there are mandatory evacuations and accounting firefighters battle to keep those flames away from home that evening the lake, to allow fire has already distraite three structures. Scott rates the weather that was not cooperating earlier is starting to get better for five fretted that is getting a little bit better handle on the flareups expensive one behind me the neighbors out here in give me awake and sing with a packet of the cars and getting ready just in case the fire behind me changes course the crackling flames and the chance from firefighters battling them that is what you will see all of accounting and for the people that call the town will look like a home this is don wife writing. Scott rates 30 to other agencies from around the state has been called out to fight the rocket fire the knobs are no more than 18,000 a. And leveled several structures including home homes shes been ordered out however she sa