jeff: philip pierce was the driverred a advanced towing for ten years. the owner says for most of the time he was known as a good employee. >> he made a poor choice. went down the wrong path. >> a wallet and purses from three vehicles he towed from a garage at 4000 wilson boulevard, a block from the advanced lot. other tow drivers noticed him going back and forth to the truck an unusual number of times and called owner john o'neil on his way to florida who called arlington police. an officer noticed him unloading the car and pulled over the driver. the officer discovered stolen items inside the truck. >> i'm disappointed. it paints a bad picture. criminal behavior won't be tolerated. if i catch somebody doing something wrong i will call the authorities again. >> he is now chargeed with grand larceny, burglary and marijuana possession. ashley savage says a tow should not be theft. >> when people have valuable items they comfortable someone won't take their items. >> they have towed me three times and my friends at least once. >> bad experienced with pad v

called the company's owner driving to florida who called police and they checked it out and noticed philip pierce improperly towing a car near the garage. they pulled over pierce and put him under arrest. >> i don't know of another case that this happened. >> i don't tolerate criminal behavior. >> pierce may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol when he was arrested so more charges could be on the way. coming up at 5:00, more his reaction to the fact a ten-year employee and trend facing serious criminal charges. in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: the calendar officially says spring. look at the picture. nobody told mother nature. the storm dropping several inches of snow on new england. the forecast is eight inches in certain places. >> is! the good news is the initial forecast predicted a foot of snow or more. hopefully this is the winter's last gasp. it's nice to see someone else dealing with the snow. doug: the snow is about finished for new england. the northern magnitude could get more snow but i don't see it our way. i could turn cooler but we'll warm right back t

. >> this is philip pierce, a tow truck driver and a man now facing at least six criminal charges fromrand larceny to possession of a controlled substance. early sunday morning around 5 am police say they stopped pierce >> wilson boulevard after he tried to tow a car without properly securing it. when an officer pulled pierce over, they found a number of stolen items in his truck. >> you never know when someone says -- the car is out of sight. >> all of the stolen goods allegedly came from cars parked on this lot but they didn't say whether or not pierce stole from the cars he told for work. he said one of the current -- company drivers might be stealing from cars. a spokesperson for the police department wouldn't say where pierce works but sources say he worked here at advanced towing company, a place they received national attention when a surveillance camera caught and espn reporter be reading lot attendants. and it seems like it's well known around here. >> everybody knows -- that's what they are. >> they've been accused of predatory towing and last year they allegedly tried total

he is 35-year-old philip pierce from advanced towing company out of arlington that has a history of complaintsbout aggressive towing of cars and private parking lots. well, in this case, it was someone from advance who sounded the alarm on pierce after seeing him take things from his tow truck to his personal car. that employee got suspicious, found stolen valuables, but burglary tools as well. >> it's unacceptable, obviously. it's something he should be fired for. >> that's horrible. i can't believe that would happen. >> it's upsetting to see anybody stealing from someone, let alone someone charged with taking care of o cars. >> so far police have located three victims. they believe there could be more. >>> president obama met face-to-face on cuban soil with 84-year-old president raul castro. their first meeting since diplomatic ties were reestablished between their two countries. afterwards what turned out to be an awkward give and take with the media. jay jay gray reports from havana. >> reporter: president obama sat down with cuban leader raul castro for the second time tonight. the leader

the grand kind. 35-year-old philip pierce.a tow truck driver charged with stealing valuables from cars in arlington. >> electronics. laptops. as well as high end items like purse. >> reporter: pierce works forced a advanced towing. people here in the office figured it out. police say they saw pierce get out of his tow truck and take something to his private car. he did that not one, not twice. people inside got suspicious and calmed 911. police found sol the tow r truck and found some special burglary tools. now the string of robberies is not sitting well with people in the neighborhood. >> it's unacceptable. something you should be fired for. >> that's horrible. i can't believe that would happen. >> do see someone stealing anything let alone someone who is charged with taking care of our cars. >> never leave items of value in your vehicle. just take that precaution. when you go inside take your valuables along with you. >> reporter: so far police have located three victims they believe there could be more. the investigation,

arlington county police say an officer watched philip pierceson tow a vehicle and he dropped over the vehicle in front of a loading dock and fled the area. pierce pulled over a short time later and found numerous stolen itemsp in his car and charged with driving under the influence. he's held without bomb. >> to maryland now the maryland house of delegates pass aid will to limit school standardized the legislation was unanimously approved yesterday. just 2% of classroom instruction time per year translate toy 20 hours a year and affects testing at the local state and federal levels and bill now heads to the senate. happening in virginia tornado prepareness day. tornado prepareness day allows businesses, schools and famil families to practice tornado safety procedures. tar made" drill will start a at:45 you'll hear top alert and broadcast message on tv and radio stations. . >> airline workers at reagan national airport will be on strike 24 hours starting a strike at some of country's buzzest airports to protest low wages. workers including baggage handlers plan to strike today. they don't sxek the strike to have significant affect on travelers o

wells fargo named philip morris its top pick saying it's redefining the smoking experience. the stock is up 9% this year and joined by pierce altria and look at the casino stocks, wynn resort up 18% and las vegas sands up 14%. should you buy into the vice stocks, guy? >> we've talked about wynn resorts. i thought it would get up around 100 bucks, faltered around 82. i think room to the upside will surprise people. in terms of the devices i don't like, because i dig gambling. >> do you dig gambling? >> but i don't smoke, never have, never will. philip morris talks about it, 386 talks about it all the time, but you're now getting to levels that you last saw three or four years ago. i would be scared you're bouncing up against a double top. in terms of tobacco names this might be a little late. wynn yes, tobacco no and i'll throw one more way in terms of vice. we've talked smith & wesson for a long time. >> don't bring that up. >> why? >> it's going to upset some people. >> but in terms of philip morris, specifically in the analyst note they spoke of a new smoking platform which is not even factored into the model. >> i think