sonny anderson s previous animal cruelty case, the one laura mentioned, involved a brutal attack on animals at the kennedy park petting zoo in hayward back in 1999. he was accused of mutilating a goat and pony and three other animals with a knife. some breaking news, authorities are asking for the public s help to find a kidnapped teenager. an amber alert was issued for 14-year-old sergio vazquez. investigators say he was abducted by two men in a white van in san andreas in east stockton. he is 5 10 tall, weighs about 170 pounds. he was last seen wearing a black teeshirt, jeans and black snow-type boots. investigators say the men may have taken him to the east bay or perhaps the sacramento area. police say a woman high on marijuana ran over an 84-year-old woman in san mateo and now they are asking for witnesses to please come forward. the accident happened at the walgreens parking lot on east third avenue last friday. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is there now with
deputies trying to pull him over for reckless driving. deputies now say anderson was behind the wheel when the car struck and killed 14-year-old ivan cruz. prosecutors say this case is a top priority. the district attorney s office is going to work tirelessly to ensure that justice is done for this 14-year-old boy who lost his life and for his family. jail records show police actually arrested anderson last wednesday night on a number of charges, including felony warrants for violating probation. he was booked this morning on the murder charge for cruz s death. in san jose, fire crews were able to save a large cross from the holy cross church that caught fire over the weekend. the church was destroyed completely by sunday s just roaring devastating fire. everyone believes it s just amazing that the crucifix still survived. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live from the church with the remarkable story. reporter: well, the fire crews have left but they were busy today tr
driver pushing the pedal to the metal i got caught behaving badly this is a full hour of your choice for prime time news. grant:an amber alert was issued monday for a 14-year- old boy from calaveras county. grant:sergio vazquez was said to be abducted from san andreas while walking from calaveras high school to a local convenience store, the calaveras unified school district said in an email to parents. grant:he was later found safe deputies did not have any information about the teen s alleged captors. pam:police say, they have pulled a hit- and- run suspect out of his hiding place. he is accused of killing a teenager on a scooter .the garage of that home pam:it is what the family of 14-year-old ivan cruz had been wanting to hear. since the boy was struck in a crosswalk near san leandro last tuesday. pam:and we re learning tonight. the suspect is accused of much more than taking young ivan s life. pam:kron 4 s charles clifford is live in alameda county toni
would cousin tony and a statement from the family. as we continued to struggle and fight the actual fact that the for our brother has gone and will not see him again. reporter: convicted sunny anderson could face life in prison. it pam: happening now. pam: an investigation underway inafter one person was killed in a bizaare accident and fire. inside a parking garage early this morning. pam: several people dialed 9-1-1. just after nine o clock, to report a fire inside the parking garage across the street from the hall of justice. it s located on hedding street near the county government center. when they arrived, pam: firefighters discovered the victim inside a car, which apparently pam: had crashed into a pillar and then caught fire, thick, black smoke. we had to search the entire floor to make sure that there weren t any other victims. pam: the coroner is still working to identify the victim s name and gender. captain williams says, investigators are lookin
soon as possible, when a child has been abducted. apparently out of an abundance of caution. the calaveras county officials issued the earlier report. taxi drivers refused to pick up passengers at san francisco international airport this evening. they are protesting s-f-o s recent agreement to allow ride sharing companies to legally operate there. there s quite chaotic scene here sfo cabdrivers are protesting for driving around the airport refusing to pick up passengers since 1:00 last night saying that their customers are being taken away from them at the height of tonight s protests there was of hundred people on the curb waiting to be picked up and officers were hurt trying to regulate traffic around a protest and cabbies say they just want their voices heard they re going to a charge than $2 but how we pay $4 to pick them up and it s just not fair they re pushing us out this new company we were 405 drivers strong and now we are about 200 drivers the protest just wrapped u