tv crew in SF robbed on camera

[Xtraz2]

News crews from two television stations were robbed of cameras Thursday morning, and a camera operator was pistol-whipped by a man in a ski mask, as they reported on a homicide at Pier 14 in San Francisco.

The mugging — the latest in the Bay Area to target television crews — happened at 6:03 a.m. at the pier along the Embarcadero and was captured in part on the air.

KTVU reporter Cara Liu was reporting live when someone ran up and stole camera equipment belonging to KNTV, which also had a crew on the scene. During the incident, KNTV camera operator Alan Waples was pistol-whipped.

KTVU anchor Brian Flores was introducing the story and preparing to go live to Liu when she appeared startled and said, “Hold on, hold on, wait,” before disappearing from the screen, as KNTV reporter Kris Sanchez and Waples, 54, were being robbed at gunpoint.

The assailant, one of three men who took part in the attack, came up behind Waples, who was was adjusting Sanchez’s lighting, and put a gun to his head.

Video in link:

http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/News-crews-robbed-in-S-F-camera-operator-6362833.php

 

[DrX]

that san fran was the safest city on earth

 

[DrX]

......

 

[ThisWorldAintRight]

The attackers were described as three males, all wearing dark clothing, with one who had dreadlocks driving a late-model BMW with upgraded rims and no license plates, police said.

 

[Mandarin Duck]

That ain't even the first time The Bay has done some shyt like that either

 

[Sierra Mist]

"There's an incident going on out here." What? The first thing she should have said was call the police to the news anchor.

 

[B86]

I guess the only good thing about it is so many of these clown ass nikkas want to get dreads now that it's a little harder to identify somebody by just that characteristic

 

[skeetsinternal]

#LAT-inherently

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

Good! Tired of these news people exploiting any drama but more importantly black drama to have cacs sit down and judge in their comfortable dwellings while racking up advertisement money.

 

[King Poetic]

Dreadlocks and a bmw

Jamaican brother

 

[Heelish]

"During the incident, KNTV camera operator Alan Waples was pistol-whipped."

The act of pistol-whipping will never not be funny.

 

[GoPro]

Good! Tired of these news people exploiting any drama but more importantly black drama to have cacs sit down and judge in their comfortable dwellings while racking up advertisement money.

Well haven't you been the the little black power soldier recently.

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

Well haven't you been the the little black power soldier recently.

I am no one's soldier. A soldier waits to be ordered around. I make an awful soldier. I am not a revolutionary either since I am being anonymous. I am just simply speaking truth.

 

[MikelArteta]

our brothers y'all