was someone familiar with the stores and the way they handled business. tonight, a 29-year-old is under arrest charged with several armed robberies of goodwill stores. barry, we understand the suspect once worked for one of the stores that was robbed. >> that is right. police did suspect this was someone who knew a lot about good bill. as they did the investigation, they found out the suspect as someone who had worked at a goodwill store. >> it is a shame in a community like this. >> this will mentor friends share similar reactions to the recent robberies at the goodwill stores. the robbery started november 11. richard pettaway of baltimore city is charged with five counts of armed robbery and three counts of use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence. he is a former goodwill employee.

>> it is a shame somebody who worked here and was a part of who comes in here and where all the money goes, that knows where it goes, will still commit something like that. >> i think it is a shame somebody would steal from a business like the good will. they are giving back to the community and helping those less fortunate. >> the crimes caused shock and surprise. a masked gunman brazenly going into goodwill stores on joppa road and padonia road. the robert wood forced employees and some customers into a back office and then take money from the cash register and safe. >> they help people that most people would not employ, like ex-drug people, and being robbed at gunpoint had to be scary. >> pettaway is a suspect in

least three of the robberies. >> he was familiar with how they kept the money inside the store and what their operations were. that is why they were the easiest target to rob for him. >> these are good people that work for good will. it is a good program. i am glad it will continue, hopefully. it is unfortunate. you have one bad apple lot of the bunch. >> records show pettaway pleaded guilty to armed robbery in 2003. he was placed on probation and now he faces new charges and is being held at the baltimore county detention center without bail. wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. pollees tel 11 news the man found dead in northwest baltimore this morning was murdered. he was unresponsive when they

arrived on the scene before 10:00 this morning in an apartment along the 2500-block of violet avenue. they cannot tell us the man's identity and they're trying to determine cause of death. no word on possible suspects. also new tonight, a 26-rural man remains in critical condition after triple shooting overnight. police are still searching for the gunman. an argument inside a club got out of control, moving outside on the street to maryland ave. someone shot him and left him wounded on the street. investigators are asking anyone with information on the incident to give them a call. bars asople are behind police investigate a body found inside a vehicle in harford county early thursday morning. joseph nelson and coty lamonte killed christopher alves.

conrad gaylord is charged with transporting a weapon. a woman discovered the body in a car. according to police, they responded to shot fired a few hours before but did not see alves because of the tinted windows on the car. >> detectives believe he had been fatally shot at that time and they believe that the heavy window tinting that he had on his vehicle obscured him from view by the deputies. >> the quick arrest of the man in the custody was due to the work done around the clock by the detectives. the man authorities say killed a virginia tech police officer before committing suicide had broken up with his girlfriend over the summer and vaguely mentioned family issues. according to friends and former classmates, ross truett ashley was loyal and never hinted that violence. he never talked about guns and did not use drugs or drink

heavily. he stole a mercedes-benz from his landlord wednesday. the next day, he walked up to c officerrouse -- officer crouse and shot him. he fled the scene and killed himself. >> i saw his car and i was like, please, don't let that be him. it came on that night and i broke down. >> police are still trying to determine a motive. there are several photos released online showing how the campus locked down. you can see it and leave messages of condolence on wbaltv.com. click on "national news." within the last 10 minutes, the latest fiery gop debate included in iowa. heading into tonight, newt gingrich was on top. it made him the prime target for opponents. less than a month to go until the big league of vote to determine president obama's

challenger. not absent from the debate, criticism of gingrich's record, including his leadership and party loyalty. he fired back. >> let's be candid. the only reason you did become a career politician is you lost in 1994. >> wait a second. >> tonight marked the 12th debate of the republican nominating campaign. herman cain suspended his campaign a week ago. it has been almost 30 years since the diner debuted on the big screen. the maryland film festival has been celebrating the films of barry levinson with a week of screenings of his baltimore- based films, culminating with a showing of "diner." cast member shared memories of the film that gave birth to a new kind of entertainment. the festival director said his creativity changed film in more

ways than one. >> it launched the careers of really everybody associated with the film. barry levinson, the first time he directed. >> honestly, without any bitterness, it always did seem like, it was not as good as the part i have my -- in "diner." >> also strained this week -- screened this week were movies based on increasing the culture of baltimore. >> i cannot think of any other city that has this body of work to express its soul. we are very lucky. we were in the hands of somebody who is very articulate. >> proceeds from tonight's event, in addition to the screenings, it included a discussion of the film with cast members. the 30th anniversary kicks off january 1. sandusky's lawyer catching heat for letting his client told news interviews. when we come back, an attorney

says there is a method to his madness. >> a cold night tonight. what about tomorrow? monday? tuesday? so on? we will talk about the forecast in a couple of minutes. clear skies. these are the low temperatures. at the airport, 30. 38 downtown and falling.

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>> the lawyer defending retired penn state coach jerry sandusky not flinching away from public opinion. the state college lawyer has let his client confront the charges as the national spotlight descends on happy valley, which legal experts say is risky. he is telling the associated press he has a well thought out strategy. it presents an opportunity --

sandusky will be meeting with lawyers from the weekend. tuesday will mark the first time since the allegations were made public that the former coach will see his accusers face to face. we have continuing coverage of the scandal on our website. the latest on the accusations and all the late breaking details just ahead. volunteers of honored veterans buried at arlington national cemetery airline tens of thousands of holiday wreaths. truckloads of decorations are arrived at arlington this morning, part of a nationwide tradition that got started 20 years ago. at that point, 5000 wreaths were gathered. this year, 90,000. >> it is important for everybody to be recognized. >> it is a nice time for everyone to come together and remember why we are here and what we are fighting for. some of these tombstones, they have not been visited in years.

it is amazing we can come here. >> organizers said 15,000 people joined the effort at arlington. wreaths will be on view until january 20. the baltimore national cemetery will also be decorated for the next month and a half. cadets with civil air patrol say it is a way for them to give back and make sure no one forgets what local veterans have sacrificed. it started 10 years ago with about two dozen police officers and children. now, the shop with a cop program is four times that size. volunteers share their secrets to success. >> the cold front went through this morning. clouds associated with it are gone and it is cold. instaweather plus

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>> 100 police officers went on a shopping spree this morning at a walmart as part of the shop with a cop program and it has been going on for a decade, focusing on giving kids a brighter holiday by giving them $100 each to spend on themselves and loved ones. each child gets their own personal cop to shop with. volunteers tell us there's a reason why the program has grown over the years spirit >> the christmas time it is terribly important. these are children who would not have much of a christmas without the spirit >> there are six shop with a cop events set across the state. >> now, your instaweather plus

forecast. >> nice, bright sunny day today. clouds went away this morning. cold front went through. getting a shot of cold air now. lake effect snow is going off lake erie and lake ontario. new york state, upstate new york. the area has diminished somewhat. the winds dying off. let's take a look at our own situation. not very warm by any stretch. typical high this time is 47. high temperature at the airport today, 47. the lows, the current ratings of 30 and 38 respectively at the airport and downtown. you have to remember it was not too long ago that temperatures were in the 60's. it has been a very mild autumn. we are finally beginning to take temperatures a little closer to normal. here is the graph of last week. see the tumble we took on the seventh. it was in the 60's.

we took a nosedive. we have been closer to the 47- degree mark. it is normal for this time of year. tomorrow will be the low spot. we will recover somewhat. we will not quite make it to the 60's as we go into next week. each time a friend goes through with cold air coming in, we don't bounce back as far. here the temperatures this evening. 31 at the boardwalk. ocean city. 23 at frederick right now. the air is very dry. you see the temperatures drop, the color coding, the darker blue, the purple to the west. with this dry air and winds expected to diminish, a lot of the temperatures will get close to 20 degrees for the overnight lows. around the bay coming even colder. here are the skies. here is the cloud cover associated with the front that went through early this morning.

you're the clause related to the lake effect snow up in new york state. high pressure over tennessee and kentucky right now. that will be moving east over a couple of days. that is cold, dry air. no big apparent forms in development right now. rain in texas. there will be a storm developing out here in the plains states by the middle of the week. it will move eastward. it may take five days to get here. we do have rain in the longer- term forecast. the median forecast is so the cold air -- uc how there are the darker blues and purples readings. that is settling in now. we have a few days where it will be cold. 19 to 25 the overnight low range tonight. the sun will come up before the moon sets, 7:16. 42 and 47 tomorrow. colder than today.

northwest breezes light. less than five. sunny skies. dry air. good football weather. load-40's during the game. lots of sunshine. even in western maryland, the do not have a snow chance. temperatures in the 30's in the mountains. one-foot shop on the open waters of the bay. this big area of high pressure. this one model the show some kind of a disturbance trying to develop in the southeast. it looks like the moisture with it will say to the south. this is the storm we will be watching that comes in toward the end of the week. forecast, 45 tomorrow. 47 monday. 50's by mid-week. not deeply into the 50's. rain chances go up thursday and friday. >> big day tomorrow and the day today. >> army and navy, incredible atmosphere.

if you're tired of winter, let's skip ahead to march.

>> now, 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> the rivalry that rises above college but paul, army navy resuming a series that resembles brothers in arms. , and circumstance. it is not like any of their. president obama on hand for the coin toss. this is their last game of the season. chris proctor from four yards out. a 7-0. second quarter, the future navy seal. he is the senior captain and he is loving every bit of that moment. 14-0. army, making it competitive, coming back. 5 yards out. locked up. 14-14. 21-14, army. in the air. they did it well.

25 yards. malcolm brown. 21-21. gets the job done. second field goal. 27-21. army driving. fourth down. keeps it himself. crushed. navy wins a 10th straight in the series. 27-21. tightest game since 2000. five finalists gathered in new york for the heisman trophy presentation. >> the 2011 winner of a heisman 111,y a is robert griffin rg 3! >> robert griffin dazzled all season for the bears. is first-ever heisman trophy. he expected the award. i like that guy.

loyola and mount st. mary's do not have the president in attendance, but the rivalry has staying power. they met a for the167th time. -- met for the 167th time. first half, barber getting up. walker in the green. big fellow. 6'10". 9-0 run for the greyhounds. bobby olsen in the second half. shane led loyola with 20. loyal when 65-54. high school hoops. dunbar against calvin coolidge. the turnover. nice finish at the other end. dunbar gets the job done representing baltimore. kentucky and indiana once gave

us on an annual basis -- bases the must-see game of the season. they're back. game on. in his fourth year, searching for the signature when of his career against the top-rank wildcat. take note of this one. on the break for the three. remember the way that looked. 38-35. indiana. the freshman from indiana. great finish. 71-70. 5.1 seconds left. the fall. enjoy. yeah. got it. december madness. number one goes down. 73-72. now to this story of disappointment. espn first reported the reigning national league mvp ryan braun tested positive for performance

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