Monitor. Welcome to the four. The oakland mayor signed off on Anne Kirkpatricks termination. Our crime reporter, henry lee, was at city hall when the decision came down last night. He has been following developments today. He joined us, live. Reporter shock is reverberating at Police Headquarters. Officers were just beginning their careers as of the police chief heres an oakland. Congratulations on joining the finest Police Department in the country. Reporter a new beginning for 32 officers that graduated from the lease academy, and the end of the line for top cop, Anne Kirkpatrick. Her name is on the program, less than 24 hours after she was fired by the Police Commission , with the support of the mayor, addressing the new officers on friday, is that leaders will come and go. My decision yesterday was personally difficult. I made it because, i believe it was in the best interest of oakland. The interim chief inspected the officers. Allison did not want to comment before the ceremony.
He was being prosecuted about the deadly stabbing in the b. A. R. T. Station. Reporter it was a day of defiance for accused murderer , John Lee Cowell. He refused to come to court. Later after showing up because he was ordered to by the judge, he was soon thrown out for cursing at the da and refusing to answer questions. It is just an act. Reporter Latifah Wilson was stabbed in the neck by John Lee Cowell. He is showing signs of manipulation. He knows what reverse psychology is. Reporter he came unglued when the prosecutor tried to show him graphic Surveillance Video, showing him killing nia wilson and stabbing her sister Latifah Wilson. He says i dont know what that is. The da repeatedly asked him to look at the video, he became angry, saying back off and continue to curse. The judge ordered the deputies to remove John Lee Cowell. He yelled, they cannot force me to say it if i am leaving. Supporters of the victims say that John Lee Cowell is being selective how he answers questions. H
Came unglued as he was shown surveillance kitty a video of him killing nia wilson. He gestured with both hands at the tv screen and shouted, i dont know what that is. As the da repeatedly asked him to look at the video, he became angry, saying, back off. The judge ordered the deputies to remove 29. He yelled, they cannot force me to say this if i am leaving. The supporters of the victim say that he is being selective in how he answers questions. He continues to answer questions, until the whole courtroom can see that he is about to get caught up with what he is doing. Then he acts like hes crazy. Reporter also on the stand was his aunt, saying that he and his mother were paranoid, hearing voices. On crossexamination, she said she never mentioned aliens or a fake skin. Those are two things that John Lee Cowell has mentioned on the stand. The last defense was a psychologist thing that John Lee Cowell was psychotic. He did acknowledge to the da that 29s actions from coming up to nia wilso
This guy. Who knows what else they will do. Reporter two hours after his sons attack, another armed robbery, this time on san pablo avenue in richmond. Police believe it is the same person in the diamond district video, and that is three armed robberies in less than five hours, involving the same person. The neighbors in the diamond district are keeping their guards up. We are trying to hold it together here. We are trying to live peacefully. It is scary. I always look behind me. I dont carry my wallet. I have a flip phone. I carry the basics. Reporter nobody has been physically injured from these armed robberies, at least, not so far. In oakland, reporting for ktvu fox2 news. Photos from b. A. R. T. Police of a man they say need a passenger with a chain. The pictures were taken inside of a b. A. R. T. Car, tuesday night at 6 00 as a train was approaching the station on its way to daly city. B. A. R. T. Said the attacker asked the passenger for directions, then punched him in the face
Continual advised to write in bike lanes when on city streets. As a matter of fact, san jose went to a lot of plants to create the markings on the street. He was doing just that when an irate Police Officer tried to pull him over and used his vehicle to be as a weapon to get him off his bike. I got hit on. Reporter he is on crutches this season due to he and his attorneys say it was abuse from a san jose Police Officer. To not pursue justice. Reporter the violent incident happened around 10 30 at night summer next. The avid lifelong cyclist was on his bicycle on a 14 mile ride from portions of san jose. He was approaching moderate road, he says, Police Officer david pulled alongside screaming. He was telling me to pull over, i asked why. And he just said so. Reporter he moved to the sidewalk, and wrote to the opposite direction in what he calls, verbal abuse. It was followed, and then drove onto the sidewalk and into him into the by. A speck of and tried to hit me. He sped up and hit m