retired captain harold sims and jennifer sims were indicted tuesday. jennifer sims is accused of raking in more than $200,000 saying she was working when she wasn't. police chief hank sowinski said if the accusations are true, the couple not only betrayed their community but the badge they once wore. >>> right now, if you have seen this 38-year-old north gaithersburg man, montgomery police want to hear from you. they say he was dropped off at the shady grove station and never made it home. he often visits several restaurants in that area in the burtonsville and rockville area, if you've seen him, call police. >>> finally peak bloom has arrived and actual park service saying 70% of the trees along the tidal basin are show their flowers today. just in time for the cherry blossom festival which kicks off saturday. we'll check in with storm team meteorologist amelia segal live at the festival. >> she got the short end of the stick to take that awful assignment down there with the blossoms on this beautiful day. >>> 5:06. what you can expect if you're plann

the grand jury today indicted officer jennifer sims and her husband harold sims. prosecutors say jennifer sims filed false time sheets for two years and racked up $2,000 in overtime. maureen: thousands of people will attend the tidal basin in the coming days. tomorrow, the cherry blossom will reach predicted peak bloom. we will be peeking at the peak blooms. prediction was altered a few times because of the wild swings in temperatures but you can already see some pink blossoms on the chiry trees. some of the trees are more than a hundred years old. leon: that is more than twice the normal life span from what we lear abc7 and nans nans proud sponsors of the cherry blossom festival. we want to see the photos that you take when you go to the tidal basin to see the blossoms. take the shot and send them to us at pics@wjla.com. dalles nice day -- doug: nice day today and nicer tomorrow. we hope the warm weather would coincide with the peak bloom. weather story. first, after 6:00. 62 at reagan national airport. live shot. view from the national harbor along the potomac.

jennifer sims is accused of raking in more than 00 wasn't. police chief hank sowinski said if the accusations are true, the double betrayed the badge that they once wore. >>> if you see this man, they say he was dropped off at the shady grove metro station and never made it home. the family he only uses public transportation. they say he often visits several restaurants in that area in burtonsville and rockville. if you see him, give police a cal. >>> d.c. mayor muriel bowser said the state of the district is strong. she wants to raise the minimum wage, close d.c. general for good and calling for new spending on education. >> we will make the largest investment in public education in our history with a $75 million increase over last year. >> now, that money will help fund instruction at d.c. public and charter schools. starting in plans to renovate schools that have not already been modernized. and public safety the city will add 30 ambulances during peak times. she also urged support for her neighborhood homeless shelter plan. and plans to a

. >> if it's all true, this appears to be a colossal case of time card fraud, by officer jennifer sims, to the tune of $200,000. and her respected, retired homicide captain, appears to be involved. >> reporter: prince george's county officer jennifer sims and her husband. jennifer a corn ral on -- corporal on the force is accused of submitting fraudulent time sheets, claiming she was working for the city of college park, when in fact, she was not, over a period of 2012 to 2014. in addition to allegedly falsifying documents for her regular shift, she is also accused of claiming comp time when she didn't work. husband jimmy sims, is accused of knowing about the scheme and benefiting from it. the 18-year veteran was a prominent face in the department, here speaking to reporters about an active case in 2014. >> this isn't going to be strictly a prince george's county investigation. this is going to be a regional ef organized group of criminals to justice. >> reporter: this afternoon, prince george's county police chief, hank dewinski said, if the allegations are true, the couple not only b

prosecutor says officer jennifer sims turned in fraudulent time sheets as she collected more than $200,000n when she was not. prosecutors say her husband, harold sims knew all about the alleged schemes and benefited from it. >>> all they need is a name. montgomery police are close to catching a man who has gotten away with murder for 21 years. >> that's right. it was a snowy sunday. march 22nd, 1992, when an outof control -- out-of-control person shot a store clerk to death for $200. >> reporter: the killer left his blood behind on the looted cash register here. blood that has now given police a dna profile. so they know who he is. they just don't have his name. [ indiscernible ] >> on the anniversary, the grief still overwhelming for james essle's daughters. [ crying ] >> i don't know. >> esle had immigrated from ghana, run a >> they opened the first african cuisine restaurants in the united states. >> he had managed a bank, raised seven children, and finally opened a country store. >> if you didn't have any money to pay for bread or milk, you know, he gave it to you. >> but on a snowy su

jennifer sims died when the car that she was in ran off the road monday night and overturned. the car sims was in was being chased by a deputy. they had been looking for a woman and her accomplices after a robbery on sunday. three others were injured and deputies say charges are likely. >>> the postal service is refusing to deliver to an east charlotte neighborhood until they can track down a dangerous dog. we obtained a letter from the postmaster to residents on fox it says a dog attacked a carrier february 17th and service was being suspended for safety reasons. we talked to an 81-year-old veteran who says his medicine comes in the mail, an he has trouble going to get it. >> i'm a veteran. i can't get out and do things like other people. i sacrificed my body for this country, at least they could deliver this in the mail. >> the dog's owner told us the dog ran away the day of the attack and has not been seen since. we called the postmaster to ask when they will restore delivery service. we are still waiting to hear back. >>> belmont residents are angry with how state leaders