That they are validating what we have heard before and to adjust anything that well need for the evaluation based on what we will be hearing now. Reporter and that search process is expected to cost the city of san jose 44,000. The process will continue throughout the week with the Community Meetings at various locations in san jose. The interview process will start up in january. And the new chief, they should be hired by the end of the month about the same time that chief chris moore steps down. Reporting live in san jose, cbs 5. A pair of Armed Robbers didnt get any diamonds when they hit that san jose Jewelry Store today. Instead, they got into a shoot with the woman behind the counter. Police, they say at least one of the suspects opened fire during the robbery attempt at the store near king. Well the owner fired right back. Nobody was hit. And they took off in a black suv. Other bay area headlines, it is still unclear whether or not drugs or alcohol were factors in the fiery fata
Issue. In antioch, phil matier, back to you. San jose is asking for help in chosing the next police chief. There is meeting going on as we speak. But len ramirez learned that the city may have narrowed the field to a handful of front runners. Reporter any time there is a job as important as the chief of police comes open, a lot of names come out. All of the names unofficial as the nationwide search begins. The fact that affective january 31st of next year ill be retiring as chief. The surprise announcement after two years of chief of police comes at a critical time in san jose. Crime is up and morale is low. Our Police Department is falling apart. We have more people leaving. I think we have another two going to los gatos and three that went to redwood and three or four that went so santa cruz. A steady stream of officers quitting the department tops a long list of issues that will confront whoever is hired as the next chief. A lot of things is causing them to drop the morale beyond co
Catherine now at five its upsetting. We are all rattled by it catherine a homeless man. Crushed to death as he sleeps on top of an elevator at the montgomery street bart station. The horrific death raising new questions about how he was able to make his way into such a dangerous place. Im Catherine Heenan bart officials tonight say they want to know how he slipped in bringing a bundle of personal belongings. And how long hes been living in the elevator shaft. New tonight kron4s Terisa Estacio shows us how the homeless camping out in stations is a major problem. Reporter on this day just hours after a transiet mans crushed body was found in this elevator at the montgomery bart station. A group of homeless men were gathered near the entrance of the station. Dealing with th ehomeless has liong been a problem for bart. This is bart spokesperson alicia troust. We know we have Homeless People who seek out bart for refuge. It is trespassing to be in a station overnight it is not allowed. Repo