we were able to identify him as our suspect. i can't describe it as anything less than animalistic. we'll make sure we bring the most time applicable under the law. >> reporter: police say dna evidence at the scene was checked on the dna registry. wright had been arrested on a drug charge and the dna he gave then matched the girl's attacker. >> because of the nature of the incident, a 13-year-old victim taken off the street and assaulted in the most violent and personal manner, this case was prioritized, put to the front of the queue and a very lengthy scientific process was done. >> reporter: wright is facing rape, sexual assault charges and kidnapping. people in the area said it

affected everyone. now that the suspect is caught, they are hoping she will find peace. >> leave the babies alone. don't take advantage of them. i have no sympathy for him or anyone who does something like that or think about it. >> reporter: wright remains in custody in central booking and is being held without bond. roosevelt leftwich. police told us about a major drug bust around the corner from the baltimore school of the arts. police served a failure to appear warrant when they noticed a strong odor of marijuana. so officers got a search warrant, returned to the homeland security to discover nine pounds of high grade marijuana valued at $25,000. baltimore police are warning us about a recent rash of

impersonations. they involve a group of men driving a dhark colored suv. they come up on people and rob them. it's been happening in the butcher him and so far, appear hispanics are the target. >> this is troubling. this is an individual posing as police officer, preying on the public and victims are utterly vulnerable. >> police are encouraging people with information to call 911 right away. montgomery county police one person is responsible for three kidnappings and robberies of senior citizens in the last five days. they took place at the westfield wheaton shopping center. a 77-year-old man was threatened with a box cutter, then ordered in his own car, driven to atm's where he was forced to withdraw cash. he was also beaten and cut.

police released this short surveillance vote of the suspect walking towards the camera. on saturday the same thing happened to a 60-year-old man and wednesday a 75-year-old man. police in anne arundel county are investigating a robbery. a 21-year-old woman from bowie with an infant in her black seat pulled over on blackberry. a man walked to her passenger door to see if the woman was okay. the man demand money. they took off and police searched the area but could not find them. if you have information call the student charged with first-degree murder of another students a retained her own lawyer. she signed on to two lawyers. they were charged with murder and attempted murder of a

basketball player. liggens was using a public defender. she is accused of killing kou -- kourtney mccoy. there are reports that the gaithersberg man held in the murder of a woman tbh aruba may be getting -- may in aruba may be getting out of jail. investigators believe that giordano was involved in the murder of robyn gardner. prosecutors are appealing the decision. a judge is reviewing documents in the case of the aide for former governor bob ehrlich for using robocalls. now according to some reports, the judge told the court the home received one of the calls

that stated that president obama and governor o'malley had already won and there was no need to go out and vote. now we got another nice delay today. temperatures felt pretty good. we got some sunshine, although we did get clouds. the satellite radar showing clouds trying to push in across the area. mostly cloudy as we go through the rest of the overnight. check out the temperatures, still in the 60s. 63 into baltimore. more of the same in easton. we're in the 50s in frederick and york. this evening temperatures will drop slowly. we'll be mostly mild. then we have the rain moving in as we go into tomorrow. when you wake up, the rain will be steady and tapering off as we go into the evening. cold air is going to be moving in behind that.

i'll tell you when. >> remember, you can follow storms as they move through the area in the palm of your own hand. you can use the live interactive radar on the abc2 weather app. for more information log on to the weather page at abc2news.com/weather. there you will find a link to the app. the facts are cop pin state has the lowest graduation rates. the fact is the school is trying to change that. the historically black college has a graduation rate this year of just 15%. it's an improvement of two points from last year. the school wants to raise the operate to at least 35% for this year's freshman class. work is underway to expand an outreach center that feeds hundreds of the hungry. st. vincent depaul plans on

spending more than $5 million to expand the beans and bread center to 14,000 square feet. they will continue to serve the 300 people this feeds right now and no more but wants more space to accommodate the homeless, jobless and working poor. >> being able to help them so they're not standing in the streets. >> we're seeing the homeless coming in from the west side of the city, all different parts of the city are coming into this little neighborhood and the numbers have grown. >> the court of appeals will decide the case next spring. many of you have already done it. many of you plan to take the internet tonight to get some shopping done. before you log on and put in your credit card information, there are a few things to watch out for so you don't get

scammed. one man does not like cyber monday. the comp troller -- comptroller rather you shop locally than online. 69 degrees. while we forecast it, right around 68 degrees. so we have a two-degree guarantee winner. you win yourself an umbrella and you are going to need it. i'll tell you when the rain will love in and when you will need a coat coming up in a few minutes.

more than month ago he had pancreatic cancer. today he announced his last day on the area. >> ron smith told his listeners he was retiring, something he never imagined doing. he was diagnosed more than a month ago. when he found out, he started an aggressive treatment of chemotherapy but he decided it wasn't worth trying another round. today he said good-bye. >> well, the decision has been made, by me, to stop appearing on the radio shows.

i'm retiring. i basically can no longer do it. i'm getting weaker every day and it's time to pull the plug. >> smith, 69, said he hoped he could stay on the radio a few days a week but couldn't do it anymore. he's already in hospice care. kelly swoope, abc2 news. today seems to be a very enthusiastic one for those of you shopping online or on your smartphones. online sales on this cyber monday were up early by some 20% from a year ago. at department stores online stores are up 20%. sales from mobile devices alone are also up nearly 9%. cyber monday started in 2005 and last year saw sales hit the

$1 billion mark but scammers are also trying to get a slice of that cash. joce sterman has a warning before you hit your computer tonight. >> reporter: forget door busters and the long lines. deal seekers can simply log on to their computers. >> it's a great opportunity and good deals to be had. >> but she said crossing off your list online also gives scammers an opportunity to get your personal information. that's why the bbb is offering tips. >> first, make your computer your friend. by that, you have got have current up to date hasn't spyware, all the information that puts security into your system. >> reporter: going without security puts you at risk. so does shopping on sites that aren't secure. before you buy online, check for two things. >> the padlock in the bottom

righthand corn. the url turns to https, for secure. >> reporter: scammers love top send -- to send emails and gain access to your information, making a scam site look like the real thing. sop independently find the sites you want to find and plug in codes for last-minute deals. otherwise, you could be giving scammer as gift. >> when shopping online, always use a credit card, not your bank card. they offer better protection if you get scammed or hacked and scammers won't have access to your bank account. since many things will come through your smartphone, make sure that's up to date. the state comptroller wishes

you would spend less time online and more time in your local store. he was on the mall. he is trying to encourage all of to us get off our computers and into the local shops, mainly because it's hurting the state's budget. >> we are absolutely getting pillaged by the internet industry because as much as we love it, they don't pay taxes. so we lose several hundred millions a year in tax revenue from people purchasing over the internet. that damages the state's ability top fund and support services. most of all, it impacts local retailers. >> he also points out that shopping local helps keep marylanders employed. >> if you're stumped for gift ideas, check out abc2news.com/holiday gift gie.d

have you -- guide. have you considered buying apps for christmas? we have a story explaining how to do that and our expert toy testers can clue you in on which toys your kid also enjoy the most. just like i told kelly, it's jewelry, not apps for me. we're dealing with dark skies right now but we are dealing with clouds as well. we had a gorgeous day with those temperatures in the 60s. we're still in the 60s. 63 right now. the humidity is 72. the winds out of the east, southeast at seven miles an hour. check out the visibility. we'll see changes as we go through the early night. mt. airy, look at the cloud cover. we did see a little bit of clearing. we got sunshine as well.

with the sunshine, with the winds, definitely bumped those temperatures up. maryland's most powerful radar is dry. we should stay that way as we go through the rest of the overnight. we had a good stretch of days, so we can't complain. temperatures elsewhere into easton at 63 degrees, temperatures in the upper 50s. hagerstown at 63. patuxent river in the low 60s. ocean city around 59 degrees. the winds will be a big story into the evening, tomorrow and early wednesday. check out oakland coming in around 17-mile-an-hour winds. we're going to be seeing gusts tomorrow probably up to 20 miles an hour, sustained more at 10 to 15 miles an hour. check out the 70s in cambridge and also into cull -- culpepper.

tomorrow, what's on tap, temperatures will be in the 60s into lutherville and pasadena, but the change is we'll have plenty of cloud cover. from the clouds we'll seat rain. so you need to break out that rain geemplet -- gear. we can see the bulk of the system out towards the west. check it out. western tennessee seeing a mex which are of sleet -- mixture of sleet and snow. this system is going to be moving in as we go into tomorrow. we're squeezed into an area of high pressure. that mild air is funneling in but we'll get cooler on the back side. speaking of the back side, we could be seeing snow. i'll show you that in just a second. by tomorrow morning we could be seeing showers, drizzle. then the rain moves in. your commute could be on the wet

side. that's for west virginia. 55 degrees overnight. by tomorrow that temperature will be around 63 degrees. by tomorrow night around 40. your seven-day forecast brings in chilly air. in the meantime, wednesday we start to dry out. we get plenty of sunshine by the middle of the week. >> thank you. hey, we have breaking news to tell you out of baltimore. several people were injured after an accident in west patapsco. we are following the developments and will bring you the latest on abc2 news at 11 or if you want to go to abc2news.com. you rolley love your ravens. thanksgiving night, 70% of the tv set as were watching the

ravens and 49ers. the harbaughs was most watched. john har but a held his been harbaugh held his week aconference. the annual troy drive -- toy drive kicked off. while you're shopping, pick up a toy for a child in need. abc2 news is taking part. donate new, unused toys. for more information, just log on to abc2news.com and you'll find the information right there

on our home page. all right. here's a look at what's coming up tonight man is fighting corpe america and southerly calling it a david versus goliath situation. why chick-fil-a is taking on a small t-shirt company. an overweight child is taken from his parents. tonight, why social workers say this was a case of maryland cal neglect. i'm kelly swoope. we'll have those stories and more plus the complete forecast.

you a system -- awesome. we'll start with drizzle in the morning. by lunchtime. showers. steadier rain with that temperature topping off at 63. temperatures -- the rain will dwindle as we go into the evening. wednesday looking pretty good, although we will be chilly by thursday, plenty of sunshine by the end of the week. the chill will continue with the temperatures in the upper 40s. look at those lows. castle is on at 10:00. we're back here at 11:00.

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