Abc7 News Reporter Tara Campbell shares the communitys emotions and the allies showing up in support at her picture held prominently a vigil sunday evening in fremont for john v kandula. The 23 year old graduate student struck and killed by a Seattle Police Department Vehicle in january. Everyone that i talked to about this incident just felt really torn up and really traumatized by what happened. And the way that the officer had made such really callous remarks about this young woman who died. Body cam footage released this week captured an officer on the phone laughing at the fatal incident and saying kandula is life has limited value. We wanted to create a space to grieve this young woman, john kandula death, and to send a message that our immigrant community or aapi women, we have limitless value and contrary to what the officer had said, she disbelief and just absolute anger. Rage at what has happened. And to hear these words was painful. Morning Community Members taking to the po
It. So this is examples of some of the illegal anchor outs. You can see that theres one here thats recently sunk and down at the pier, which is the public fishing pier for the Union Point Park, theres at least two sunken vessels. Oakland police are not providing the iteam with any specific data, but delap says over the past few months, pirates have been attacking vessels at five different locations along the channel, including Jack London Square, the jack loon Aquatic Center, the estuary channel west of the bayside hotel, Union Point Park west and Union Point Park east. I counted at least seven vessels either abandoned or sunk here at Union Point Park, you can see theyre right here in front of us, lining the shoreline. Were told theyve been here for multiple years, from boats to masts. The problem is sticking out right in front of the Us Coast Guard island, the federal agency that has shared responsibility with local agencies to oversee the waterfront despite the problem being present
Merchandise and then reselling that. And thats what we want to curtail. 41 sheriffs and Police Departments will be awarded up to 24 million each. That would help create retail theft, investigative units, train Loss Prevention officers and install advanced surveillance technology. Sfpd says theyre on board. Would love to have these resources to help hire officers to help combat the issue of organized retail theft. In san mateo county. Thieves hit the sephora recently and stole 3,500 worth of perfume. Thieves also hit this lego store and stole just as much in legos. Police made arrests in both cases. San mateo county supervisor dave canepa says he welcomes the grant money slated for his sheriffs department, but he thinks more changes are needed, especially with current legislation. We have to look at these penalties and the penalties that we have in place arent working when it comes to retail theft and organized crime. That has to be revised. And we have to look at prosecuting at a highe