with drugs. we learned in court today that deputies on the scene the night she died did not collect evidence and crime scene detective said they were not assigned to the case until four days later. >> dressed in orange the 23- year-old from san jose appeared in court monday were six witnesses all from the sheriffs office were called to detail what happened to the 16-year- old from santa cruz. friends and family know her as lace or lacy. in april, we first reported price was found dead in the home back in november. she died from a concoction of drugs in her system including fentanyl. russell is charged with having sex with price who was under aged and giving her drugs and he has not been charged with anything related to her death. new court testimony today from santa cruz county sheriff deputies revealed they did not initially investigate her death as a possible crime. two deputies responded said other than conducting witness interviews, they did not collect evidence from the scene including her cell phone which was on the defendant's bed. crime scene detective said they were not assigned to the case to investigate it as a suspicious death and a possible sex crime until four days later. it's unclear whether any of the deputies responded verified her age after the 911 caller reported she was 20 when she was actually 16. >> rises to the title of gross police misconduct and it is an investigation that was not treated seriously. >> a retired san jose police sex crimes detective and has no connection to the case. >> compromised, damaged and destroyed and they showed a high level of indifference in the investigation like i have never seen . >> the prosecutor and defense attorney did not want to comment and the investigations unit has reached out to the sheriff now a dozen times for an interview and answers to questions about the officers investigation. the request has either been denied or ignored. >> the sheriff's office initiated an internal investigation but did not provide any details so watch our original investigation on the case at nbcbayarea.com/fighting fentanyl . a fire that snarled traffic in east bay with smoke seen for miles. flames ripping through this homeless encampment near the macarthur maze and it torched cars, rvs, blew up propane tanks and traffic was a mess and the flames also burned an old wooden railway. the fires here are common concern. >> i'm not surprised with the number involved in the fire. it will have to be looked at to make sure the structural integrity. >> and the cause is still unknown but no injuries reported. a popular breed of dog and a common crime. tonight is san jose woman is trying to get her french bulldog back. she said thieves snatched the puppy from a parking lot with the police cruiser parked a few miles away. marianne favro has the details. >> reporter: the woman said it happened here at this target store. she went into the store to shop with her puppy and when she came out, thieves stole the dog after she put her pet back in her car. >> i see him peering into my front window and for the back i see him open my door and i go to the back of my car and i see him taking the dog out. >> she is hoping someone has the information she needs to get her friends french bulldog pup back after two men wearing black ski masks stole the dog. she said moments after she spring into action, reaching into the suspect's car and fighting with them in an attempt to retrieve the dog >> he was striking me and fighting me off. >> she said they drove off dragging her a short distance until she fell leaving her with scratches on her leg but are not her biggest concern is not the scratches. >> she means the world to me and she is our baby. i have been wanting this dog for a while. >> san jose police confirmed they took a report and are investigating and they say there was an officer in the parking lot at the time but both also said the officer says they did not see anything. so far, no witnesses have come forward and we have been unable to obtain surveillance video from either the store or parking lots. she is offering a $10,000 reward to get her back and it's worth noting that there have been several french bulldogs stolen recently around the bay area. in april 4 men with handguns forced their way to mann's home in santa clara and stole his two french bulldogs and he is still trying to find them. this woman said she paid more than $8000 for her. the purebred puppy. >> the companionship you have with the dogs is priceless and is something you cannot get back with money . >> she had an appointment to get her dog microchipped the day after the dog was stolen. a series of vandalism attacks targeting elementary schools. this is an image of what it looks like inside. it did not take long to figure out that there was a lot more damage inside. >> furniture, paint, the vending machine is thrown about onto the ground with refrigerators thrown over as well. >> to other elementary schools are also vandalized along with the charter school. police say it is possible that all four attacks were the work of a single group of kids but they are still looking into it. if you know anything called the richmond police department . a shakeup. the ceo of the gap is stepping down. the clothing retailer said he will stay at the company during the brief transition period and then the current executive chairman of the board will serve as interim president and ceo. it comes as the company battle supply chain challenges and slumping sales. the shares fell more than 4% after the announcement and she was previously of the leader of old navy . more than 140 characters to sort this out. twitter shareholders say they are suing elon musk to prevent him from pulling out of the deal to buy the san francisco-based company. we have the latest on this $44 billion soap opera. >> just this afternoon, twitter sent a new letter to elon musk's attorney saying his plan to invalidate the agreement is invalid and that twitter in no way breached the agreement. which means as of now, the lawyers have officially taken over. >> with $44 billion of stockholder value on the line -- >> shareholders were harmed because they were promised $54.20 a share. >> the representative twitter said they are suing elon musk, especially because there is a $20 difference between the valley of the company today and what he promised to pay. >> shareholders are feeling the pain and are understandably angry that they were told that they were going to receive a certain amount of money and now that is not apparently going to happen >> last friday elon musk's lawyers said twitter has two mini bots or fake users and that affects the value of the company, thereby breaking the contract. >> the whole bot issue is a legitimate issue that should have been addressed from the very beginning. it goes to the idea of daily monetized users and that is how twitter makes its money. >> but is it enough to cancel the deal we both sides are firing off letters and it appears they will soon square off in court. >> we are headed towards a protected lawsuit and legal situation and both sides have lawyered up. it will be goliath versus goliath. some neighbors are trying to stop san francisco's biggest landlord from evicting a longtime tenant. that tenant has lived at his home for over a decade now he is at risk of being kicked out. the building is owned by veritas investments and today the tenant association called for verities to drop the eviction saying he's a low income senior who hasn't gotten any relief from the state. >> i have never hurt another person. i have never stolen anything in my life. i feel ripped off and i'm cured for. >> we did get a response from the chief operating officer who says we are happy to work with him and to help resolve this as we have done with the hundreds of other residents where we work to get their full state relief. up next, a 30-year-old cold case is now closed and how detectives crack the homicide of a woman in mountain view. smoke advisory in the bay area. we tell you what is causing it and what doctors say you can do to limit your exposure. i'm chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. a hot 94 in concord but things will be dropping pretty fast . i will take a look at the colder temperatures on the way and the impact it will make tomorrow. right now, protecting a historic treasure. the giant sequoias from a dangerous wild fire. we take you to let you somebody plus the fda weighing over-the- counter sales of contraceptive wanna help kids get their homework done? well, an internet connection's a good start. but kids also need computers. and sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. so why not hook community centers up with wifi? for kids like us, and all the amazing things we're gonna learn. through project up, comcast is committing $1 billion dollars so millions more students can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. it has been 30 years and now the suspect in a bay area murder will face his third trial in the case. laurie houts was murdered in 1982 . she was 25 years old. today, investigators announced they arrested john kevin woodward. he was arrested in 1992 in connection with the case and was tried twice in the mid-90s both trials ended in hung juries and in 2020, detectives reopen the case and resubmitted dna evidence to the crime lab and they said the evidence points toward john kevin woodward. he has been living in the netherlands and he was taken into custody and flown back to new york on saturday. a race against time to save an iconic part of yosemite. the washburn fire continues to burn. it started on thursday and forced closures and evacuations from campgrounds. over 2300 acres have burned and there is still no containment. the smoke is considered hazardous for lots of people nearby. the fire is burning in mariposa grove which is home to sequoia trees that are hundreds of years old and protecting the trees has become a top goal for the nearly 600 firefighters. it has become a summer tradition that everyone wishes would go away, wildfire smoke clouding bay area skies. the northern california fire triggered an error advisory