Surf contest. Tomorrow, the big mavericks. Good afternoon, i am mike mibach. Tori campbell has the day off today. They discussed the death of tommy smith who was shot to death by fellow officer michael maze. They speak with the Board Members about how they plan to move forward. Sal . We learned of several independent investigations of the bart Police Officer the and at least one member of barts force thinks that may not be enough. The police chief announced four separate agencies are investigating the accidental shooting that took the life of Sergeant Tom Smith at the hands of a fellow officer. They are alameda sheriff and bart internal affairs and a police auditor. We want to mike sure they are interviewing the people they need to be interview. And asking the right question during the interviews. Respect the evidence and draw strong conclusions on whatever they are fining. One member wants to make sure it doesnt happen again and thinks looking for outside help may be the best way to i
It is sad. I know he regrets it. Because it is in a lot of families. You bicker. Have your ups and downs. That was a sister and brothers bond. Between the two of them. Reporter police have take an 14yearold into custody. Family says that is the younger brother of the victim. We are not releasing the suspects name because he is a minor and police havent confirmed the victims name. Detectives are still on scene interviewing and processing the scene. At this point we will check in with them and continue talking to family to see if we could find anymore details as to what might have turned this into a deadly shooting. Ktvu channel 2 news. New at 6 00 p. M. Instead of prescribing drugs they are abusing them. How to spot a doctor under the influence and how to report them. Doctors dont have to under go drug or Alcohol Testing but that could change. Ktvus john fowler is in oakland near a billboard that has a strong message. John . Reporter thats right. Look east near 22 and you will see this
Of san rafael. Near the canal area. And we have a reporter on the way. It is not effecting traffic so far but it may be visible. And you may see smoke if you are in marin and if you live in the elevated portions. It does look like firefighter are getting a hold of it. Bay bridge toll plaza is light. And if you are looking at the east bay freeways, we are also off to a good start with a nice look at interstate 880 here. The traffic continues to look good in both directions north and south. 4 31 lets go back to the desk. Topping our news this morning. Thousands of people are expected to head to the san mateo coast to watch some of the best surfers in the world compete in the mavericks invitational. Alex savidge is right there near halfmoon bay where they say this years waves could be the biggest ever. Reporter we are here at the pillar point pier this morning. Organizers of the mavericks surf contest are expecting perfect conditions today. They believe the waves will be 40 feet or bigger
Memory of our Fallen Police sergeant tom smith. The chief talked about losing his 23yearold veteran tom smith. Sergeant tom smith, jr. Who was killed in the line of duty. Reporter the auditor is over seeing the b. A. R. T. Investigation and b. A. R. T. s board is keeping an eye as well. We want to make sure they are looking for the proper witnesses, if there are any, asking the right questions. One of the major issues the b. A. R. T. Board will look at is how could Something Like this happen. Reporter the Neighborhood Church known as Three Crosses is where next wednesday they will say goodbye to sergeant tom smith. It starts at 10 00 a. M. John sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. A couple in their 80s were the victims of a Home Invasion robbery this morning. Police say it happened at a home on palo alto avenue at 10 30 a. M. This morning. They were confronted by three men. One of them had a gun and forced the couple to lie down on the floor. The suspects made off with wallets, cash and other
The suspect. Reporter the victim is lucky he survived after a hit andrun with a callusness that everyone surprised authorities. The video shows a man crossing the street, suddenly a vehicle that was stopped and waiting lunges forward and hits him. But not seeing what he does next. He walked over to the victim. When someone asked him if the victim was okay he said well hes breathing. Got back into his car, drove around the victim and left. Reporter here it is again closer. The driver lingered less than a minute before taking off. Leaving a very surprised witness to get help. All very shocked and surprised this person left the scene without waiting for the police. Reporter the video comes from a bus that was approaching the intersection about 6 30 that morning. The intersection sits alongside a transit center. The pedestrian was walking to catch a bus. The bus driver too saw the hit andrun clearly and helped alert police. The victim hit his head but was conscious going into the ambulance