Dan Noyes



He worked for CNN, ABC News in Washington, D.C. and several television news magazines before joining ABC7 News.
Dan traveled on presidential campaigns, tracked a suspected Nazi war criminal to Germany, investigated the slaughter of near-extinct black rhinos in Zimbabwe, and exposed a Bay Area priest for molesting dozens of children. The priest was eventually convicted and sent to prison.
Dan lives in Marin County, has a passion for greyhound rescue and surfing. He's most proud of his sons, including a former U.S. Marine; both are now in college.
Dan's Stories
NAACP responds to ABC7 I-Team's report on homeless man 'dumped' in Oakland by San Leandro PD
San Leandro police officers admitted Coleman had committed no crimes, but they forced him into the patrol car, pulled out his braids, and drove him seven miles into Oakland, "dumping" him in their words. Retired Superior Court Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte, who now works with the NAACP, says the officers should be terminated immediately.
San Leandro police chief investigated for hit and run: Here's why she hasn't been charged
"Chief, you have to answer to the public, you realize that, right?" The ABC7 Eyewitness News I-Team questions San Leandro's police chief about why she left the scene of an off-duty accident in her unmarked police car.
VIDEO: San Leandro officers 'dump' homeless man in Oakland; I-Team questions PD supervisor
In the 2024 incident, SLPD officers got into a violent struggle and "dumped" the man even though they concluded he had committed no crime. The I-Team's Dan Noyes questions their police supervisor, who is now a Deputy Chief of Police for BART.
'Like a drug': SF man says he got hooked on betting at age 11 as teen gambling addiction surges
"Those games, it felt like crack cocaine. It was like ridiculous." Kurt Freudenberg tells us the first seeds of his gambling addiction were planted when he was just 11 years old, selling the cosmetic upgrades he won on a first-person video game, called "skins."
SF mayor assures there's 'no imminent threat' after FBI report warns Iran aspires to attack CA
"This is extremely alarming," said Elizabeth Neumann, ABC News National Security Contributor. "We know that Iran's approach to combating the United States and Israel is through asymmetric warfare. They cannot take us on militarily."
Felony charges filed in Thornton State Beach fence case; new questions about real estate investor
The owners of the property say that Luke Brugnara has taken advantage of tensions in the family that owns much of the land leading to Thornton State Beach. We've also learned that the transfer of one small slice he got "for free" may not be legal in the first place.
Judge denies couple's restraining order to keep up Thornton State Beach fence
This is our first look at Luke Brugnara and Yitong Emily Wen, arguing with the public about the fence they installed to block off the Daly City beach access to the public. "This is actually on- right where that line is, is our property," Brugnara said. "You're actually standing out on our property."
San Leandro council member Bryan Azevedo 1st to plead guilty in Oakland's federal corruption case
A major development in the federal corruption probe into former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and the owners of California Waste Solutions - the first "guilty" plea in the case from former San Leandro City Council Member Bryan Azevedo.
I-TEAM EXCLUSIVE: Meet the man behind controversial Thornton State Beach fence in Daly City
A man who was arrested for putting up a controversial fence blocking a trail at the popular Thornton State Beach in Daly City is speaking to I-Team reporter Dan Noyes once again. Noyes first spoke to Luke Brugnara in 2015 in jail when he was convicted in an $11 million art fraud case.
'Ghost students' stealing millions in financial aid from CA community colleges, investigation finds
We are losing millions of tax dollars right now to what are known as "ghost students" -- online scammers who enroll in community colleges and get away with financial aid meant for actual students from the Bay Area.
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