So far this year. That number is already up to 60. Good evening. Im Denise Valdez. Dave Courvoisier im Dave Courvoisier of those killed statistics show onethird of them were purposely targeted. So whats being done to protect police all while they keep us safe . Reporter Brittany Edney hopped in a patrol car to find out. She joins us now from metro headquarters with what she learned. Brittany . Brittany Edney we hit the streets with metro to see how officers stay safe during a shift. While theyre protecting others. With the badge. Along with dealing with the unknown of each call. officer gabriel lebario, metro police you dont know what youre getting into, what the state of mind is. Brittany Edney the recent rollout of Department Wide Technology Helps keep responders tuned in. From body cams, new radio systems, gps in all new vehicles with new lte tabletswhich allows officers to access photos but training is their best weapon. officer gabriel lebario, metro police youve always got to all
Stage in washington today as the nation s governors try to rein in rampant heroin and fentanyl abuse. Good evening, i m tom giffith. Shelley and i m shelley walcott. Chief executives from all 50 states are endorsing a plan to boost Prescription Drug monitoring programs to prevent overprescription. Tom that move getting a thumbs up tonight from local treatment providers. Wmur political reporter adam sexton joins us now to explain. Adam at Serenity Place they estimate 70 of the people who come in the door seeking treatment started their path to addiction with a prescription from a doctor. They say it makes sense to focus more attention on that part of the problem. While First Responders and the Treatment Community are working harder than ever to combat the heroin and fentanyl epidemic progress remains hard to come by. It s getting worse here in new hampshire, more specifically right here in manchester. But Stephanie Bergeron of Serenity Place in manchester is encouraged by consensus comi
Tom that move getting a thumbs up tonight from local treatment providers. Wmur political reporter adam sexton joins us now to explain. Adam at Serenity Place they estimate 70 of the people who come in the door seeking treatment started their path to addiction with a prescription from a doctor. They say it makes sense to focus more attention on that part of the problem. While First Responders and the Treatment Community are working harder than ever to combat the heroin and fentanyl epidemic progress remains hard to come by. It s getting worse here in new hampshire, more specifically right here in manchester. But Stephanie Bergeron of Serenity Place in manchester is encouraged by consensus coming out of the National Governors Association Winter meetings in washington. That s where the top leaders of the states are backing the adoption of National Standards for the prescription of opioid painkillers. We know that this is probably one of the main sources of the epidemic we re seeing right
Were not going to break the record but we had a better chance of breaking the record in oakland the same thing in livermore as we head into tomorrow morning at 6 00 a. M. Your wakeup planner shows these temperatures i will have a few heat tips because we want you to stay safe and will take a closer look to your seven day forecast coming up at about 15 minutes pam a reminder. For up to the minute weather forecasts and all your bay area news. Be sure to download the kron4 mobile app. Its free to download for apple and android devices. a makes you more conscious and aware of your surroundings pam bart passengers on edge. After two strong arm robberies were reported yesterday ternoon at the concord station. One of the victims had to go to the hospital because he suffered injuries during one of the attacks. Kron 4s jeff bush has the details and reaction from concerned passengers. Pam bart police say both robberies happened in broad daylight around two o clock monday afternoon. According to
Randomly attacked on her way to school. Tonight, police are searching for the man who followed a 16 yearold in queens, and slashed her in the neck and face. He may have left a key piece of evidence behind. Good evening, im kristine johnson. Im maurice dubois. More on this frightening attack on a teen. Reporter maurice and christine, right behind me is where that Foreign Exchange student was walking when she was slooshed. Tonight, they are slashed, tonight, they are still looking for that suspect. To have Something Like that happen here is just crazy. Reporter whitestone queens residents uneasy after yearold girl on her way to school just this morning, when police say a man ran up behind her, and without saying a word slashed her face with a box cutter before taking off. The teen left bloody and in shock. Shes slashed in her face twice. Once from ear to her throat, to the middle of her throat and another part of the face as well. Its very disturbing. She is an Exchange Student from chin