person they describe as a person of interest in this case. according to police, this smashed the car belongs to this 22-year-old. authorities believe he was driving at a high rate of speed and caused a multi-vehicle crash. one of the cars struck corporal kevin mont who was attempting to conduct a traffic stop. the corporal instructed her to move to the rights shoulder. as he returned to his police vehicle, a toyota came out from behind. >> at that point, the toyota was struck from behind in the force of that caused it to veer off to the left toward a grassy median. that is where he was struck. >> he's a 23-year veteran of the police department. >> the toyota which struck the officer and projected him into

oncoming traffic. >> according to police, it hit a second car before crashing into a guardrail. the driver and passengers fled. >> the driver was not immediately located but we have detained a person of interest which is very active. >> he has a guilty history. a guilty charge on drug manufacturing and distributing narcotics. in 2010, he is convicted of second-degree assault. last year, prince frederick police cited him for failing to display drivers license on demand. this latest incident is a tragic reminder of how dangerous police work is. >> the officers conducting a traffic stop. it's very tragic. >> the corporal suffered serious injuries and spent much of the day in surgery. >> thank you.

you might have been part of the major backups on the jfx with the first closures happening this morning. things have the this morning because of a single accident that had traffic turning into a nightmare. >> it makes you wonder if the accident had more to do with the back of this morning than this actual proposed construction going on. we are right by penn station in the northbound lanes are heading toward the lane closure. city transportation officials say it should take a week or less for folks to get used to the different driving patterns. >> we all knew it was coming -- single lane closures on the jfx.

at around 6:30, a 4 card chain reaction accident and the southbound lanes. >> a fair number of people did divert and take alternate routes. the bad news is we had a couple of accidents that did create work ingestion than we may have had otherwise. >> traffic officials say if it were not for the accident were several others, things should have run smoother. they are reminding drivers to be aware. >> the northwest and northeast routes all have a lot of capacity and can take a lot of people. only going to shave off about 20 minutes. but its life and you've got to deal with it. >> for commuters like this one, the traffic was an inconvenience. for others who were able to successfully use other routes,

they say it was not that bad. >> i heard there was an accident and i was coming down at about 6:30 in the morning. i took charles street all the way down and i did not have any problems. >> for the next two weeks, they have closed one lane for safety. >> for this next two weeks, you won't see construction activity. >> as a transportation officials tell me they are working to better sink of the lights to help folks move along more smoothly in their daily commute, as long as -- as far as how long the construction is expected, i'm told no more than six weeks, but that could change.

>> police arrested a preteen and teen in the church fire intentionally set last weekend in dundalk. they were both charged with second-degree arson. police say the always unlocked a shed where they found gasoline and a lighter to start the fire. a nearby church invited the congregation to use its base while repairs are being made. a baltimore man is refuse bail as he is charged with several sex offenses including rape and child porn. william sharp was taken into custody after a 14-rolled claim she had been sexually abused by him and others for two years. let's go live to central booking for more on the investigation. >> the judge called william sharp a substantial and extreme risk to public safety and change the bill from $10 million to no avail. his family claims he has harmed

no one. -- to no bail. >> my child would not dare heard nobody. >> she says her son is a hard worker and he cleans out houses and provide security on the block. she thinks the accusations are lies. >> he's only 30 years old. i am asking the lord to help us be strong about this situation. >> the alleged rapes started when he lived that this house in west baltimore. a girl and former foster mother she had been abused by him since august of 2009 when she was 12. her aunt introduced her to sharp, saying he was a good man and would help her. according to court records, he would call his friends and allow them to have sexual intercourse with her. the girl said she witnessed currencies being exchanged. the girl told detectives he continued having sex with her on

his residence and told her to have sex with one of his relatives. police went to the home with a search warrant. >> they waited for him and have everybody off in the house and went downstairs and got things out there. >> the stuff from the basement included four bags of marijuana. sharp talked to police and they claim the -- that he was incident with the victim since she was 13 and took nude topless photographs of her. he said the marijuana was his but said he does not smoke marijuana. people who owed him money paid him with marijuana. sharp has another court hearing set for may 8 when the current charges pleading guilty to assault. in 2007, he pleaded to illegal possession of made unregistered firearm. >> a bail hearing today for a

man accused in the st. patrick's day attack that went viral. this is the man who reportedly threw the punch in the video that knocked out the victim outside the courthouse in march. authorities say the victim was beaten, robbed, and stripped of his clothing. the attorney once bill to read -- to be reduced further and says alcohol played a big factor. a sentencing date has been sent for the lacrosse player convicted in the beating of yeardley love. a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder. both of them attended the university of virginia. the jury recommended 26 years in prison. >> 60 years in prison for the woman accused of orchestrating her husband's death. she pled guilty to first-degree murder for her role in the shooting death of her husband. police say she enlisted help for

brother and two other acquaintances to carry out the murder. a mistrial and a $30 million lawsuit against city police officers in connection with police-involved shootings in which two people were killed. the families of the two men filed a wrongful death suit. they accuse the officers of assault and false imprisonment. the two were leaving in south baltimore union hall when shots were fired in celebration of the holiday. officers say the weapons were aimed at them. the search dogs went out today in search for clues in a cold case investigation that began almost 20 years ago. we'll have details next. >> new allegations surface of alleged kickbacks and briberies at the bed gsa. the latest from a congressional committee. >> the loyal man team has become

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>> search dogs and teams were looking for clues in the disappearance of a man who has been missing for 18 years. on april 12, 1994, james arthur

cole left a restaurant and walked home. he has not been seen or heard from since that day 18 years ago. >> any reason to believe he's the victim of foul play or do you know? >> we do not know for sure, but it has been 18 years and nothing has come up. that's highly unusual. >> police say the search did turn up some items but evidence will be sent to the lab to determine if it pertains to the case. >> congressional committees are investigating a lawmakers call a culture of wasteful spending at the general services administration. the inspector general says the agency wasted more than 800,000 taxpayer dollars on a lavish las vegas conference. but it does not end there. >> the inspector general says he

found a pattern of wasteful spending at the gsa and he is looking into possible kickbacks and bribery. >> the western regions conference included everything from luxury vegas accommodations, pricey dinners, and lavish after-hours parties. employee rap videos mocked the agency's overspending ways and taxpayers picked up the $800,000 tab. >> it is not your money. >> that is the frustration steaming out of our ears. >> i am extremely aggrieved by the gall of a handful of people to misuse federal tax dollars, twist contracting rules. >> on the advice of counsel, i

respectfully decline to answer. >> he received a bonus while under investigation. >> it is absolutely ridiculous the american people have to sit back and watch this. >> the inspector general says he is probing misconduct be on the biggest spending spree. >> including all sorts of improprieties, including bribes , possibly kickbacks, but i would have to check on kickbacks. >> the inspector general has referred the case to the justice department to determine whether he should be criminally charged. >> it was warm today and record-

tying warm. downtown baltimore hit 91 degrees but that has not been an official measuring station for several years. all the records are based on temperatures as they are recorded. it was way above the normal high for this time of year. the normal is only 65. our low today, 63, is more typical for what you have on an afternoon i. it can still turn when terry on this -- at this time of year. nothing on the rain gauge today. the trees, grass, and wheat pollen continue to crank up. 82 in boston -- too warm for the

marathon runners. times were much slower up there. still 88 degrees in baltimore. 80 in pittsburgh. detroit down to 64. much will weaker version and a friend that rolled through the plains states over the weekend. only a few clouds and an isolated showers. not a lot going on with this front except the temperature drop. '50s and '60s as the wind shifts. temperatures will stay about 20 degrees cooler than today. chile in the midwest and snelling in michigan today. temperatures will trend downward with the passage of this front. pretty dramatic with '80s along

the eastern seaboard. we will see some cloud cover with the wind shifting and cloudiness around, expect cooler temperatures. wednesday, rain to the south and east. more dry weather on thursday and friday. partly cloudy, cooler tomorrow with northwest winds gusting at 21 miles an hour. the seven-day forecast sees temperatures heading downwards. showers south and east of baltimore on wednesday. try on thursday and friday. maybe some substantial rain which we could use from saturday afternoon into sunday. >> preparing for an nfl season takes place at the ravens camp

with a voluntary workout. for the ravens, joe flaco did volunteer, heading into the last year of his contract. i don't think the ravens have any concerns about re rice. the ravens have put the franchise tag on a price. so while he tries to negotiate a long-term deal, he will likely remain out of sight. he did post this message on twitter -- the business side of the league is rough. a major milestone for the loyal of men's lacrosse -- they held the no. 1 national ranking for the first time since 1999. an amazing feat for this team. they beat denver last week.

a win would caption -- hector the title. the head coach has done a super job keeping his players focused. he understands the achievement of top-ranking but wants to finish this season on top of the polls. >> we never talk about being no. 1. we talk about the regular- season and the conference tournament. we talked about having a first- round game at home and obviously every team at talks about a national championship. >> we have seen some positive signs for most of the pitching staff. one year ago, they had the worst team in baseball. this year, have improved to 11 overall.

currently has the worst average in all of baseball. the orioles have yet to win the game either has appeared in. getting the start against the white sox -- going for his 2012 debut. the boston marathon, a kenyan sweep. more on that. >> it was so hot. >> a lot of people dropped out. >> if you are not sure, you are better off waiting until next year. >> i did not run for that very reason. >> me too. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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