a former anne arundel county police officer is in jail tonight. he was sentenced for a fatal accident involving alcohol. he was accused of leaving the scene of the accident. barry simms is live in harford county with details. >> dayne hall will serve 18 months behind bars. prosecutors wanted seven years and so did the family of the man killed in the crash. >> this has been a devastating, horrible thing for the family. >> it was january of this year when 28-year-old antonio martinez died in a wreck on i-95 in harford county. he and two passengers were on their way to a construction job in delaware. in april, 29-year-old former anne arundel county police officer dayne hall pleaded guilty to next homicide and failure to stop and remain at the scene of an accident resulting in death. prosecutors wanted a seven-year sentence. they asked what is the value of a life? >> i just think the responsibilities that come along with being a police officer and leaving the scene of the accident and someone being killed in the accident was worth more than 18 months.

. >> and an anne arundel county police officer sentenced in a deadly d.u.i. crash. how long will he spend behind bars? >> a councilmember arrested for drunk driving. and it isn't the first time. >> 11 -- "11 news saturday morning" starts now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good morning. i'm lisa robinson. >> and first we want to take a look outside with jim nichols who is in for john collins. >> a little rain, but we're getting a nice breeze, and that's coming on a saturday, so you can't get any better than that. humidity will be on the way up, as well as temperatures. let's look at the radar picture. a few scattered radar pictures, and thunderstorms out to the west toward indiana. we won't have to worry about that for today. we are looking for clear skies today. let's take a quick look at temperatures across the region. we are sitting at six degrees. 70 downtown baltimore. 73 in ocean city. nice start to the day. 60's will be for the rest of this morning. on the satellite, not a whole lot of cloud cover to be seen. we are expecting a fe

bailed off and began stripping off his clothes as he ran northbound into this anne arundel county neighborhood. now, police were able to call anne arundel county police to the scene at the area where they had the suspect pinned down, in between these houses. at this point, they have not been able to locate the suspect which was driving this motorcycle. they, however, do have the motorcycle in custody at this point. they are talking with neighbors who were pointing, literally pointing to the aviation unit officers and the helicopter, the direction of where the suspect is. apparently, he is familiar with this area. because basically, he has vanished at this point. but anne arundel county police, numerous officers are down here at rivera beach area, conducting a search for the suspect. and they will continue to try to locate him for a serious traffic violations at this point. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you very much, captain mike perry, sky eye chopper 13. >>> it was the deadliest metro train crash, claiming nine lives. today, they testified on capitol hill in the deadly disaster. vic is in the newsroom

. >>> anne arundel county police shot a man who threatened an officer a chair last night. it started when a woman was treated for injuries at the anne arundel medical center. police later went to her arnold home to check on her condition, and that's when the woman's husband became angry, told the officers to leave, and then attacked them. the officers used pepper spray and a taser gun on the man, but he continued to fight. >> at one point during the assault, the subject picked up a dining room chair, a wood 10 dining room chair, raised it up over an officer who was on the floor beneath him. he was about to strike the officer wit. the other officer who was there, fearing for that officer's safety, thought that he was in eminent danger, fired his duty weapon. >> the unidentified man is at shock trauma with serious but nonlife-threatening injuries. >>> you might have seen police searching baltimore's inner harbor this afternoon. they were looking for a body. a person is reportedly missing after a boat party on the canton waterfront last night. but other partygoers aren't certa

. >> anne arundel county police need are your help tonight finding a burglary suspect. is man is committing several burglaries to businesses throughout anne arundel county. police say anyone with any information whatsoever about this case, or the suspect, is asked to call police immediately. >> new video tonight showing a metro train operator apparently sleeping at the controls. "youtube" video shows the man with his head down for a long time as the train is moving. a 14-year-old passenger said he recorded the video last month while riding the green line in maryland. metro officials of course are investigating. >> well today the maryland transit administration decides to come down hard on its employees. adopting a zero tolerance policy for cell phone use and texting on the job. any operator caught in the act will be fired, even on the first offense. the dc metro system changed its policy a few hours before the mta did the same thing. >> new information tonight about the death of two boys, on the light rail tracks in lutherville. police met with transportation experts tod

. >> reporter: even more stunning, the shop is just two doors down from an anne arundel county police substation where officers come and go throughout the day and night. some of the hatred seems directed at the asian shop owner neighbors too and promises there will be more to come. brown says she's not flinching. >> i'm still looking but i'm not going to leave. i'm not going to stop doing what i've been doing, you know. this is my life. more to come. for me, that means the best is yet to come. >> reporter: brown estimate it is could take her a couple months to get back up and running. that's two months without the money she needs to feed her family. >> thank you. >>> another big story, alexandria's police chief arrested, charged with driving drunk. arlington county police seder der ya police chief david -- say alexandria police chief david baker crashed his car into another car at the entrance ramp of 66 at north fairfax drive. chief baker blew a .19, that is more than twice the legal limit. today city officials in alexandria announced chief baker has been placed on administrative lea

police a short time ago. and kai is in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: the chase started in baltimore county and ended in anne arundel county. police said they tried to stop the man for driving without tags. they said he took off. because it was a minor traffic offense, police did not chase the man. instead, they followed him with the county police helicopter. the man dangerously weaved in and out of traffic at speeds of more than 100 miles an hour. all came to an end at 4:30, here in rivero beach and anne arundel county. the man jumped off. police tried to find him but were not able to locate him. a short time ago, police removed the bike from the neighborhood. >> thank you, kai. no one was hurt in the incident. >>> talking trash. baltimore city's new garbage and recycling program is in effect. but many city residents aren't happy with the plan. eyewitness news is live in north baltimore, weijia jiang has more on the controversial new plan. >> reporter: vic, you could certainly say a lot of people in baltimore are talking trash about the new trash program. they say to them, it means dealing with twice as much garbage every s

a hate crime in anne arundel county has police working overtime. roosevelt leftwich is working this story. >>> are lawmakers nearing a compromise on health care reform? we've got the latest from washington. >>> and a frightening story involving an apparent case of product tampering. the dangerous drugs found in a candy popular with children. norm is all over the forecast, and it's all ahead on anson 2 news at 5:30. see you then. >>> to iowa where a race car driver is recovering after crashing his car. check this out. two cars collided on the track at the knoxville raceway. one car burst into flames. firefighters pulled the driver from the burning car. the firefighters had minor burns. the driver also had some burns to his face and legs, but we're told he is out of the hospital tonight and doing well. >>> what goes up must come down. the boat goes airborne during a race in washington over the weekend, and starts flipping. amazingly, the driver of the boat wasn't seriously hurt. >>> and the traffic jam at a court in phoenix. that's because 3600 peopl

. >> anne arundel county police say they need your help finding the man responsible for a burglary at an odenton gas station. it occurred last wednesday. the suspect caused extensive damage to the business. if you have any information on who this man is or where he may be, called metro crime stoppers, the number on your screen. you may be eligible for a $2,000 reward. for motorcycle enthusiasts, baltimore county police say it is hunting season for thieves. a warning for motorcycle and minivan owners. melissa carlson has more. >> motorcycles and minivans, you may think the two vehicles have nothing in common. but for thieves, those two vehicles are a perfect combination. this woman said she woke up last week to find that the only thing left of her husband's motorcycle was its cover. >> which saw other people with motorcycles around out here so we did not expect anything to happen to it. it was parked right out front of our door so we did not think anybody would be brave enough to take it. >> you can see marks on the ground where thieves dragged the bike. a spokesperson explains that in

county of lord baltimore streets at a ball -- and a double shooting. >>> one hour earlier, police are searching for suspects in connection with a double shooting in excess -- essex. >>> anne arundel county police are looking at details that led to a deadly shooting in glen burnie. one man was shot and killed after 7:00 a.m. yesterday. two nearby schools were locked down while police searched for suspects. the incident has neighbors unsettled. >> i am very concerned about kids because the school is right through this way. they walk this way when they get home from school but now they can't. it is very sad. i want to know why. >> if you have any information, metro crime stoppers would like to hear from you. >>> we are taking a look at a clear scam on the doppler radar. some clouds have been moving through. there is some sun as well but we are more humid today than yesterday. we will be up to 90 degrees today. there's a slight chance for isolated storms in the forecast this afternoon with winds out of the southwest. a front is on the move but it is very weak. we will remain a little unsettled tonight with moseley's -- cloudy skies. there's a chance for more activity in precipitation

. >>> another attack at a popular bike trail has police on anne arundel county on alert. jessica kartalija reports police have a strong mention for everyone using the trail. >> reporter: a popular place for hiking and biking turns into a crime scene again friday night when two people walking the bna trail are attacked. >> they were approached from behind by the subject. he demanded money from them and valuables. they refused to give him anything. >> reporter: the suspect struck the male victim in the face. then took off on foot. heading south object the trail near cat tail pass sang, and white -- passage and whites road. >> a blackmail in his teens, 5' 6 or 7. wearing a black shirt and black hat. >> reporter: this latest attack comes months after another robbery on the same trail. >> next thing i know, look out my window and the fire department is here, the police are here and somebody is laying on the bench right here, and then they took him away in the ambulance. >> reporter: the 20-year-old victim was beaten unconscious and taken to shock trauma for a head injury. polic

. >> reporter: anne arundel county police say it happened early saturday morning. it's not just the graffiti but the thief stole commuters - computers and salon equipment and doused the rest with fuel. >> they put gasoline in here and so if you turn this on, you don't know what is going to happen. >> that is my money, my bread and butter and my bill money. >> reporter: brown says this is the first real trouble in two years she's been here. long-term residents are stunned. >> i've never seen or heard anything like that and it to me seems like it's racial which i think is ignorant. >> reporter: even more stunning, the shop is two-doors down from a anne arundel county police substation where officers come and go through out the day and night. some of the hatred seems directed at asian neighbors too and says more is to come but brown says she's not flinching. >> i'm not going to leave. i'm not going to stop doing what i've been doing. this is my life. more to come for me, that means the best is just to come. >> reporter: roz plater, fox 5 news. >> brown is estimating i

anne arundel county police say was just after 6:00 friday night when they received a report of the death at the country club apartments. >> they were directed to a freezer for they discovered an apparent diseased body of an 83- year-old female. >> homicide detectives step in and interview witnesses and family members. >> she will be missed. we all love her. >> patrick hoover is her grandson. he says his grandmother, who had been bedridden for several years live in a home with two of her daughters. he says his and took care of his own daughter in the apartment daily, and that he in the family are trying to sift through the facts. >> it is tragic -- it is tragic what happened. my family is trying to deal with everything and make sure all the facts are correct if 41 assume anything. >> the cause of death is still under investigation, but police say they do know who put cooke in the freezer. >> we do know that the family members had actually placed the body in the freezer several weeks back when the apparent redeeming the person was apparently deceased. >> at this point in time there are no

. >> anne arundel county police need your help finding the person that murdered a man just after he left his home. this is a picture of the victim. authorities discovered the body yesterday morning in the glen burnie. he had been shot. he was confronted by at least one suspect moments after he left his home. anyone with information should contact the metro crime stoppers. you could be eligible for aid reward. an official with the state's juvenile justice system says they have launched an investigation into the handling of a 17-year-old lamont davis. authorities want to know how he cut off his ankle bracelet before shooting a 5-year-old girl. >> for the first time today, the state's secretary of juvenile services responded to questions about lamont davis, accused of shooting a little girl while under gps monitoring. >> from the moment of this tragedy through right now -- >> in an interview today, the secretary says his agency's handling of the 17-year old is under internal investigation. davis as been arrested 13 times since the age of 10, but was allowed to go back to his home despite a

. >>> tonight police in anne arundel county are investigating a possible road rage incident. ities have arrested 80 or 66-year-old lawrence beauregard. he faces assault and handgun charges. >> city and anne arundel county police officer responded to the intersection of piney orchard parkway in odenton road in odenton for what he believed was a road accident. it was actually an incident involving road rage. >> 24-year-old female victim told officers she possibly cut off another motorist while driving. that driver apparently became angry and began honking his horn. once they were stopped, she says the man pointed a handgun in her direction and asked if she wanted to get shot. >>> now for a look at tonight's top stories. the popular $1 billion cash for clunkers rebate program will apparently get a new infusion of cash. lawmakers in the house today voted overwhelmingly to rush $2 billion into the program, which was running out of money. the senate will take up the matter next week. the baltimore county council will introduce a speed camera bill on monday. if the measure is passed,

. >>> anne arundel county police need your help trying to find an atm robber. this man walked up with a gun to the back of someone's car as the driver was putting his atm card and pin number in the machine. this happened on mckenzie road in sai vern na park. when the driver saw the man, he drove off, leaving the card in the machine. if you have any information, you're asked to call. >>> in dewey beach two men were arrested in a feet involving 200 people. delaware state beach, rehoboth and others were called in to help. the two apparently fought with officers. tonight they have been charged with disorderly conduct. >>> free money is enough to get anyone's attention. how those two words are tripping up many in a scam. >>> it's an honor that has joe paterno and a beard. and this is your movies on demand screen. oh cool. (cable guy) so what are you going to do next? who are you? who is he? it's okay. well, i'm going to... activate over 100 hd channels? program his remote? it's like you've been watching him all day. have you been watching me all day? no. (announcer)

county police. >>> also this morning anne arundel county police say they are looking into at least 10 car break-ins happening overnight in the areas of severna park as well as arnold. here's a look at the two men police are calling suspects this morning in the crimes. they say the men either broke the windows or got into unlocked cars. stole gps units, cell phones, chargers and credit cards. if you have any information that could help police you're asked to give them a call. metro crime stoppers, the number is 1-866-7-lockup. to find out about crime in your area, you can check the crime checker section of our web site, abc2news.com. >>> 6:50. plietion concerns and possible lawsuit, the focus of a town hall meeting tonight in edgemere. state and federal agencies entered into a agreement with bethlehem steel in 1987 regarding the sparrows point steel mill. the town hall meeting is tonight at the north point fire hall, 7:00 tonight. >>> a new study about texting and driving that not only confirms common sense but a bit of shock. a study at virginia tech reveals you're 23 times more likely to crash whe

. >> a man is at shock trauma after shot by anne arundel county police. it happened last night around 9:00 in the 1000 block of deep creek avenue. police say he threatened to hit another police officer with a chair. his injuries are not believed to be life threatening. >> a man is fatally shot in northeast baltimore and that leads to a standoff with police. the shooting happened at about 3:30 today in the 2900 block of the alameda. investigators found the body of antoine witherspoon on the ground shot several times. police bluffed in, putting the neighborhood on lockdown. surrounded a home on 29th street where they thought the shooter was barricaded inside. >> a swat unit, contain nine units on the scene. attempting to communicate with individuals inside of the house, but at this point, no one has come out. and we are pretty much at a standoff. >> after more than five hours, police stormed the house and did not find anybody inside. suspect is still on the run tonight. >> the trial of a dc woman accused of killing her four daughters goes on as planned. lawy

in anne arundel county police are looking into a shooting in pasadena.hots rang out near whitaker and huff road thursday morning. officers found a man shot in the stomach and arm. he was taken to shock trauma. no word on his condition. >> a new ad on california air waves promotes a fix it idea touting tax revenue from the sale of marijuana as solution. the argument is the fiscal disaster can be helped with legalizing and taxing marijuana. >> to say let's legalize marijuana to make money is the wrong direction to go. >> it is estimated marijuana is california's largest cash crop at $14 billion a year. that brings us to the water cooler question of the day. what do you think of legalizing marijuana to fill in a state's budget gap? e-mail us your response at watercooler@wbaltv.com. in italy global problems, africa and the pope all figure in the president's day. the whole first family will have an audience with pope benedict xvi. >> the working breakfast put president obama within feet of the one time international outcast of libya. his final stop is at the

. >>> anne arundel county police are now looking for the family of a man killed in a crash in millersville. it happened shortly after 5:00 last night on route 3. police say the victim lost control of his car while on an exit ramp going down an embankment and crashed into the trees. the victim was ejected and died at the scene. >>> abc 2 news sherrie johnson continues her live reports for us this morning at the murder at the liquor store. >> reporter: good morning. police officers have been patrolling this shopping center for much of the morning. we had a chance to talk to them a few moments ago. they have not found a suspect or suspects in this case where a liquor store owner was shot and killed. that happened just after 9:00 at the putty hill liquor store on bel air road. police tell us the store owner was shot and killed during the robbery. he was believed to be in his 40s and shot in the head. police searched the area for clues for much of the night and looked into the investigation. officers say that there are at least two suspects right now this this case, but they're simply not sure.

. >>> anne arundel county police are investigating a deadly crash that happened after 5:00 on route 3. police say the victim lost control of his car while on an exit ramp going down an embankment and crashing into the trees. the victim ejected from the car in his mid-30s and died at the scene. >>> we have a gruesome discovery near one of baltimore's walking trails. a person spotted the body of a man inside of a car and police are not sure how the man died and his body was starting to decompose. >>> three people are behind bars in connection with a nightclub shooting on pulaski highway leaving one person sear yoisly wounded. three men have been arrested but police say the woman who fired the shots is still out there on the loose. the woman has not been identified. >>> now to a developing story. a pair of bombs tore through two luxury hotels in indonesia killing nine people and injuring at least 50 others. investigators say that the bombings were minutes apart and caused by high explosives. it hit the basement of the marriott and a restaurant in the ritz-carlton. we'll stay on top of th

. >>> in anne arundel county, police found marijuana inside a jiffy lube in severn. police found the drugs during a search and seizure warrant yesterday. the business in the 2600 block of annapolis road. police arrested mckenzie web as part of a month-long investigation into the business. detectives seized two large bags, a digital scale and other paraphernalia. the marijuana taken had a street value of more than $3,000. detectives also found a small amount of suspected marijuana inside webb's car. if you have any more information about this crime, you're asked to call metro crimestoppers. the number is 1-866-7-lock-up. >>> tonight a group of students from maryland and washington, d.c. are back home after a pretty scary ordeal overseas. some of the children came down with the h1n1, or the swine flu. when the local group of student arrived in china, one of them tested positive for the flu. the students were quarantined for ten days. 17-year-old jeremy peck texted his parents that he was in the hospital under watch for possible signs of the swine flu. >> i know you're g

county. the boat jumped over the wake of a barge. police are not releasing her name, she was not wearing a life jacket. >>> a possible hate crime in brooklyn park. anne arundel county police say someone broke into heavenly hands salon on ritchie highway on saturday morning and spray-painted racist comments on the floor, the walls and the counters. the suspects also poured a flammable liquid on the floor and then stole several items including a computer. anyone with information please call metro crime stoppers now at 1-866-7-lockup. >>> 6:05. fast-moving storms with high winds hit hard across the area yesterday. more than 20,000 people were without power at the height of the storm. the damage stretches all the way from carroll to harford counties. some of the worst damage is in baltimore county. the reisterstown area, especially hard hit. abc2 news was there when a woman was being rescued from her car after a tree fell on top of it. >> it was just, boom, and it shifted my car. yeah, i'm fine. these guys did a good job. >> the national weather service says that the storm was not a tornado but 15,000 people still are without power right now. the debris could ta

. >>> a former anne arundel county police officer will serve time in jail after a fatal drunk driving crash on interstate 95. the accident happened near the maryland house rest stop in harford county last year, killing a laborer on his way to work. abc 2 news jeff hager with more on the former cop's sentence. >> reporter: rammed from behind in his ford explorer, the crash killed antonio martinez, who left behind a 2-year-old daughter and a widow crying out for justice. >> everyone in her family has suffered the maximum loss. and that it would have been appropriate for mr. hall to face the maximum sentence. >> reporter: 29-year-old dane hall later admitted to being behind the wheel of the suv that struck the explorer and to leaving the scene, claiming he had fallen asleep, and he never saw the victim's vehicle, which jumped the guardrail on i-95 and landed in an oncoming la. he was sound asleep when police tracked him to his home after his license plate was discovered at this scene. five hours after the crash, blood alcohol tests revealed that he was still legally drunk. ultimately, th

. >> anne arundel county police arrest two stabbing suspects. found two brothers hiding in severn. they were arrested without incident and held pending a $1 million bond. the two were wanted for a stabbing that happened back in july 24. >> a middle river mom is concerned this evening after two carbon monoxide incidents at her home in two weeks. high levels of carbon monoxide brought baltimore county's fire department to the commons at whitemarsh twice recently. no one seriously hurt. >> something bad is going to happen to somebody. and i want people to be aware of what's going on on these properties. >> the same owner of the cove village apartments has seen tragedy several recent carbon monoxide scares. and three fatalities. just four years ago. >> a tornado warning we had earlier today, any more weather like that out there? vytas reid joins us with a first look at the forecast. >> we did see some heavy showers out there earlier today. severe weather threat has pretty much lessened and we have showers that are just off to the west of the city. folks up in randallstown getting rain,

. >>> in anne arundel county, police are looking into a light rail assault and robbery there. they say it happened near the nursery road light rail station in brooklyn park. the 16-year-old girl says four other females assaulted her when she got off the light rail. they then took her purse. if you have any information, that could help police solve this crime, you're asked to call metro crime stoppers on the screen, 1-866-7-lock-up. >>> pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger is being accused in a lawsuit of sexual assaulting a woman one year ago. tonight his lawyer says he is denying the claims. the lawsuit was filed last week. the football star is one of nine defendants listed in the online court docket report. an investigation has not begun but, roethlisberger's lawyer says his client will fully cooperate if one does get underway. >> women would consider a nightmare. she was secretly videotaped while in her hotel room naked. that video was then posted on the internet. the video reached the top of google's most searched items, showing up on several websites, includ

. >>> anne arundel county police need your help tonight identifying a burglary suspect. authorities say this man is wanted in connection with the burglary at the odenton sunoco on annapolis road last night. we're told the suspect broke in through a garage door and caused extensive damage to the business. police say the suspect has a very long ponytail and a tattoo on his forearm. if you have any information, you're asked to call metro crimestoppers at 1-866-7-lock- up. >>> we have an update tonight on the welcome center we were scheduled to close next month in washington county. officials say the visitor's center west of hancock will remain open at least until september 1. state officials announced plans last week to close the exhibit to cut costs. however, the bay country welcome center in queen anne's county will still close august 15th. >>> the middle of summer usually generates a heatwave or two. but this year the heat is not occurring when it normally does, and neither is the rain. the east can't seem to dry out, while people in the pacific northwest are sweating it

. >>> anne arundel county police say they have no suspects and no motive in a morning shooting that left one man dead. it happened around 7:00 this morning at the rainbow view apartments in glen burnie. witnesses heard shots and called police after seeing the victim lying near the road. by the time officers arrived, the man was already dead. the victim has been identified as 28-year-old lamont gordon, junior. >>> tonight there are new concerns about air safety. this after a southwest airlines flight bound for baltimore sprung a football-sized hole at 30,000 feet. tonight investigators are trying to determine what caused it. this is newly released cell phone video shot by a passenger shown on youtube. you can see daylight coming through the plane's ceiling. oxygen masks committee employed during the harrowing emergency landing. >> we definitely knew something was going on because we kept going further and further down and we could see the trees, and we were thinking where are we going to land this big plane. >> southwest 37 jet made an emergency landing in west virginia. no one was hurt,

. >>> in anne arundel county, police are investigating the assault and robbery of a 16- year-old girl near the nursery road light rail station in brooklyn park. the girl told police four females assaulted her when she got off the light rail. they took her purse and then ran off. anyone with information that may help police is urged to call metro crimestoppers at 1- 866-7-lock-up. >>> we've had some very severe thunderstorm activity out to the west of us over portions of carroll county, now going up through northern baltimore county and into pennsylvania. at one point in time, out in the area of mount airy, we had some hail reported. that hail reported in westminster. and wind gusts of 50 miles an hour. you can see the strong storms continue to march on towards the north and east with some very heavy downpours of rain. again for tonight, mostly cloudy, scattered storms around. not everybody is seeing the rain. but there are some powerful storms out there heading into southern pennsylvania. by early tomorrow morning 67 degrees. will tomorrow be a repeat of today? the forecast coming up.

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. >> reporter: anne arundel county police block off the streets and block the view to bystanders, keeping the grisly scene of the morning murder behind a curtain. >> about quarter to 7, i hear a bang, bang, bang. so i was thinking it was fire crackers. >> reporter: instead, police say it was gunfire, shots claim the life of a man witnesses say was brought down as he walked through this wooded path at the rainbow view apartments. >> a male person lying on the ground. >> reporter: nearly seven hours later, it still hasn't been moved as police continue to process the scene and search for evidence. >> they're going to continue to interview witnesses, and the scene is being processed. and the investigation is very active. >> reporter: and it was that police activity that surprised people who live here. >> you get up in the morning and come outside, and you see all this. you know, it's a shock to the whole community. >> reporter: a community left with many questions following the shooting. police have not identified the victim, and say they have no suspects or motive in the case. but folks here

. >> anne arundel county police shoot a man threatening to hit an officer with a chair. officials from anne arundel medical center asked police to go to the man in the 1000 block of deep creek road to check on the condition of his wife, she had been treated at the hospital recently. 50-year-old man became belligerent and told officers to leave. and raised a chair over the heads to hit one of the officers. >> during that assault officers employed pepper spray to subdue him and a taser to subdue him. he was able to continue to fight. >> man was taken to shock trauma with serious injuries and expected to survive. he is facing several charges. >> autopsy results in the body of an elderly woman found in a freezer in anne arundel county will hopefully reveal more about her death. police were called to 83-year-old doris cook's glen burnie apartment friday night. she had been bedridden following a heart attack several years ago. >> she was a good woman. i mean, you could not ask for a better person. she would do anything for anybody. >> police say cook died several weeks before,

it happened in anne arundel county. police have identified the victim as gregory jackson. the maryland natural resources police are investigating the canoeing accident. >>> an update tonight surrounding the death of two teens hit last sunday by a light rail train. investigators are zeroed in on a piece of guardrail left on the northbound track. officials say the malicious vandalism triggered an unusual traffic pattern for the train. people were killed. >>> lawmakers in washington are scrambling to figure out ways to pay for massive health care overall. that could include tax hikes for some. we have more from washington. >>reporter: the chairman is proposing a $550 billion tax increase. democratic congressman's plan would tax individuals making more than hundred 80 thousand dollars a year or couples who earn more than $350,000. the tax would take effect in 2011 and start at 1 percent. the congressman says the tax would cover half the cost of the program for a decade. the other half would come from cuts to medicare and other savings. it appears to be getting support from demo

. >> reporter: a joint investigation is under way with the anne arundel county police and state police to determine what happened. residents who stopped to look at the horrific scene questioned whether officers should run at high speeds on busy and congested route 4. >> people have bumper stickers around here that say, pray for me, i drive route 4. you do need prayers when you drive this road, it's bad. >> reporter: a sheriffs department spokesman said this is the first time in recent memory an accident involving a deputy's car has resulted in the death of a civilian. coming up, words of sympathy from the sheriffs department to the victim. back to you. >>> president obama is trying to quell a storm over the controversial arrest of a black harvard professor by a white police officer in cambridge, massachusetts. the president said he spoke this afternoon with the officer involved in the incident, sergeant james crowley about the arrest of professor, henry gates. during the press conference this week, mr. obama calleded arrest stupid. once officers realized gates was at his own house. tod

reporting live, mike hellgren. >>> anne arundel county police are asking anyone with information about cook's case to contact them. >>> updating the breaking news. right now, baltimore city police are investigating a homicide. it's on east 30th street in the alameda. that's where an adult male was shot in the head. there are no suspects or motives at this time. >>> no more delays. a judge refuses to push back the trial for washington, d.c. mother accuse of killing her father courts. -- daughters. >> police found the bodies of 35-year-old banita jacks' four daughters inside her home in 2008. the abouts were discovered when marshals went to her home to evict her. authorities believe she had been living with the decomposing bodies for several months. one of the girls had been stabbed, arth another two strangled and beat -- another two strangled and beaten. >> reporter: jacks has requested a bench trial, so there will be no jury. >>> around 9:00 last night, anne arundel medical center officials asked police to go to the home and ask for wife. police say they told them to leave. the man sho

in april, 29-year-old former anne arundel county police officer dane hall pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and failure to stop at the scene of an accident involving death. prosecutors wanted a seven-year sentence. they ask, what is the value of a life? >> i think there are responsibilities that come along with a police officer, and when there is someone killed in the k, it is worth more than 18 months. >> the question is not, what is the value of the life of a soul that's been killed. as much as it is, how do you punish somebody that has killed someone whose life is invaluable? >> he paul ri signed from his job in april, he was off duty, and had just left a party at an officer's home. hall's blood alcohol level was slightly higher than the legal limit. in court, hall aapologized to the victim's family telling them and the judge "i don't know what happened. i dozed off before impact and it was a huge mistake not to investigate further." the judge seemed to take into account hall's police work. >> he is immensely grateful that the judge did not include a period of incarceration in t

. >>> anne arundel county police find the body of a woman inside a freezer. and tonight, they still don't know why it was there. denise is in the newsroom with the bizarre star. >> the discovery was made on furnace branch road. investigators found doris lee cook inside a freezer at the country club apartments where she lived with her two daughters. they believed she had been dead for several weeks. the woman's grandson found her body and called police. he says his grandmother was bedridden and suffered many medical problems before her death. >>> the state's attorney's plan to toughen laws on the disposal of bodies. >>> scare at the courthouse downtown. the building was evacuated because of carbon monoxide. it was coming from a forklift inside the building's garage. several people were treated at the scene. the building reopened for the afternoon. >>> new relief may be in sight for bge customers. jessica kartalija explains the just-announced initiative, why it will cost you money. >> reporter: bge wants to install 2 million of these. they're called smart meter

. >> a former anne arundel county police officer in jail. dane hall was involved in a deadly accident involving hall. police say he left the scene. here's i-team reporter barry simms. >> this has been a devastating, horrible thing for the family. >> 28-year-old antonio martinez died in a wreck in harford county. he and two passengers were on their way to a construction job in delaware. former police officer dane hall plead guilty to negligent homicide and failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in death. prosecutors wanted a seven-year sentence. they asked, what is the value of a life? >> i think the responsibilities that comes along with being a police officer and, you know, leaving the scene of the accident and someone being killed in the accident was worth more than 18 months. >> the question is not, what is the value of the life of a poor soul that's been killed, as much as it is, how do you punish somebody that has killed someone whose life is invaluable? >> hall resigned from his police job in april, was off duty, and had

anne arundel county police responded to the address friday evening. >> upon arrival they located a female deceased inside of the residence. >> police believe ms. cook had been bedridden. >> she was living with her adult daughters? >> yes. >> why didn't they report the death? >> my one helicopter is mentally -- my one aunt is mentally disabled. she is a 70-year-old woman and has the mind of a 5-year-old. >> the other daughter is in her 60s and never live add way from her mother. >> maybe she went into shock and not knowing how to handle it, nobody knows because we weren't there. >> reporter: police are treating the discovery of 83- year-old doris' cooks body in a freezer as a suspicious death. no one has been arrested but the investigation is described as active. in glen burnie, john henrehan, fox 5 news. >> the two elderly daughters o doris cook are now living with other relatives. >>> two men accused of killing this couple in florida are scheduled to be in court today. melanie and bird billings were oto to thainside their home last week. they dedicated theilis ves to adopting children wi

. >>> anne arundel county police is looking for a suspect wanted for several burglaries. take a look at surveillance photos of the suspect. police say this suspect broke into several businesses in the county recently. if you recognize him or have any information, you're asked to call police. the number is there. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the fors you'll find in -- stories you'll find in tomorrow's edition of the baltimore sun. the ambassador theater, failed to sell at auction today. >>> the baltimore library circulated more than 10 million items for the fiscal year, its highest total in 12 years. >>> for these stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> finding a needle in a haystack. that's what one maryland man is hoping to do. >> reporter: a plea for help from two young women who love the same guy. it's about finding him his perfect match. >> all right, snow bunnies. >> reporter: this is jonathan ha upt earlier this year, frolicking with his god son. >> i have fa

. >> a former anne arundel county police officer is sentenced to 18 months in jail for fatal hit and run on interstate 95 in harford county. antone nomar teenness killed in january of 2008. police say 28-year-old dan hall was drunk when the suv slammed into the back of martinez's suv, it caused the car to flip over. the prosecutors are disappointed with the results. they wanted hall to serve seven years. >> strong storms moved into parts of maryland tonight. and a viewer sent us these pictures of hail that fell in the abingdon area tonight. meteorologist jessica starr joins us now with the latest on the storms and a first look at the storm watch forecast. hi jessica. >> hi. we had a strong line of showers and storms that moved through baltimore and harford county can earlier. and things quieted down. and quiet for the next 24 hours until sunday. but right now on radar, we have a dry sweep on our sky watch radar. and temperatures, it that will be the main concern heading into saturday. right now, 74 degrees in baltimore. 78 degrees in d.c. and 72 degrees in hagerstown. but get ready fo

. >> reporter: anne arundel county police are asking that anyone with knowledge of miss cook's case contact them right away. reporting live from the medical examiner's office, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> police say miss cook was bedridden and suffered from many medical problems. >>> the bodies of four girls found in a home in washington, d.c. >> that's right, vic. the trial is under way for the mother accused of killing those four children. their bodies were found inside banita jacks' home in 2008. police say she had been living with the bodies for nearly seven months before they were discovered during an eviction. a short time ago, a judge denied the request to delay the trial once again. the same judge will also decide jacks' fate instead of a jury, because jacks requested a bench trial. >>> and to a police-involved shooting. it happened last night in hanover. police say a man was threatening to hit an officer with a chair. that's when the man hit his partner. >>> we have breaking news to tell you about regarding a popular ravens player. derrick mason is retiring. >> reporter:

. >>> tonight, anne arundel county police are looking for the suspect involved in an armed robbery. police say a man and woman were withdrawing money from a drive- through atm in severna park, when the suspect approached them. the driver pulled off, leaving his bank card behind. the suspect took cash from the victim's account and fled the scene. >>> fighting the flu. they are teaming up to ward often potential outbreaks of swine flu. there have been nearly 700 confirmed cases of the h1n1 virus so far. political reporter pat warren involved in a plan that involves a massive immunization program. >> reporter: an ounce of prevention. a $4.8 million program to immunize marylanders is targeted primarily to school age children. >> kids are in close proximity to one another. they have the ability to spread this disease among themselves, and then consequently to their families and others. >> reporter: they are taking steps now to prevent a potential outbreak of the h1n1 virus when school starts. by planning immunizations for public school students and how to handle an outbreak, should one oc

. >> this is not the first time an accidental death was not reported to the anne arundel county police. >> i get up normally. >> 10 years ago richard told us about the sudden death of his 4-year-old daughter. after an apparent seizure. >> i didn't take her body out right away. i kept her in the house, with me, for about five days. i mean, looking at her. >> marshal said he wrapped the daughter in the blanket and placed her in a wooded area. >> sounds absurd in that case, that the only charges that could be brought was for littering. >> in recent years, police have occasionally investigated cases in which a survivor of someone that died of natural causes was accused of cashing social security checks. but that person was not prosecuted for failing to notify authorities that the victim had even died. >> so state senator eddie grange plans to introduce a bill next year to close what he calls a disturbing loophole. >> had to notify the authorities within 24 hours, that would be the police, fire, emts. doctor. someone of authority to come and take care of the situation. >> law dee grange hop

when an inmate escape, they become the responsibility of the anne arundel county police. in his letter today, hsaid there appeared to be no notification of the community that an escape had occurred. he is asking the mayor to implement a residential alert system, similar to the one that the county has in place. >> i think its irresponsible that there was not a sophisticated notification system in plac >> reporter: chair woman told fox 5 she feared for her officer's safety. these pictures show broken windows, doors and walls. she called conditions inside out of control. now, leopold spoke with the maryland congressional legislation about drafting legislation that would force the district to comply with the plin mum security standards required under maryland law. the mayor's office was contacted but didn't respond to the latest level. >> we will stay on top of that one. thank you. >>> the investigation into the deadly metro crash is causing more commuter troubles on the red line. metro is warning riders delays could last another ten days. trains are traveling at slower speed

. >> if you have any information on the shooting, you can reach anne arundel county police at 410-222-8700. >>> a washington judge will allow taped interviews with banita jackson in the murder trial for her four daughters' death. the judge denied a motion by jacks' attorney to suppress statement she made. in the tapes, jacks says her daughters were possessed by demons. the judge believes police did not violate jacks' rights in those statements. >> reporter: the towson catholic alumni association makes a move to stop the school from abruptly closing. gigi barnett is live in the newsroom with news that the fight has been taken to court. hi, gigi. >>> the towson catholic high alumni association is filing suit against the school's parish. they want to file an injunction to keep the school open for at least one more year. the suit claims the parish broke the contract with students whose parents have already paid tuition and deposits for the upcoming school year. the school's pastor says declining enrollment and budget deficit of more than $600,000 are the main reasons for closing the schoo

about 12 families are displace snood a disturbing discovery in anne arundel county. police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in the freezer. police were found to the home in glen burnie. they found the body of doris cooke. they say she d dieoa few weeks ago and she was placed in a freezer. coming up, we'll talk to a relative who will tell us why the death was not reported to the police. >>> the man charged with robbing a jewelry star is facing more charges. police say william spencer robbed the star and then held two people hostage on a home in davis avenue. both hostages are safe. police are holding the suspect without bond. >>> all right. the fox 5 storm force tracking some thunderstorms. a live look outside at the lincoln memorial. right now, things look clear but that could change over the next few hours. gwen is keeping her eye out for us. >> it's been a night where things have been dicey. and things are now clear. en'vpe beee king a very e closel ey e on the line of storms. aoo l nyou ca see where u w vee'vego ta lot of strong storms to the n

. >>> police need help finding the man responsible for several burglaries in anne arundel county. police have handed it out, hoping someone will recognize the suspect. anyone with information is asked to call. >>> the suburban house has been a rich part of baltimore's jewish community for half a century. but the restaurant was heavily damaged by fire late today. today, ron matz returned to the reisterstown reisterstown owners today. >> you can see that thick black smoke bellowing out of the front and the rear. >> reporter: from sky eye chopper 13, you could see the heavy smoke. today, you could feel the heartbreak on reisterstown road, as the owners of the suburban house returned to survey the damage at the popular restaurant and deli. >> i just feel bad. i really feel bad for everybody that stuck by us to make it here. >> reporter: the two-alarm fire started in a storage area in the rear. tables are still set in the main dining room. but there's heavy smoke damage. owner mark horowitz vows to reopen. if the building is found to be structurally sound. >> if that's not damaged, you know,

. >> a baltimore man pleads guilty to the attempted murder of an anne arundel county police officer. 23-year-old mathew gonzales entered the plea yesterday. in july of last year, he shot officer lee jones during a pursuit. jones survived. his body armor deflecting the bullet. gonzales sentenced in september. councilman ken oliver pleads guilty to misappropriation of funds. but the more serious charges have been dropped. john rydell has the latest from towson. >> in a baltimore county courtroom, a two term councilman quietly enters the plea of guilty. ken oliver initially charged with two counts of felony theft among other charges. but pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of misappropriation of funds and failing to submit receipts. >> he took responsibility for his actions. and he came in without blaming anybody or making any excuses. i think it was absolutely appropriate. >> state prosecutors say oliver wrote two checks to himself totaling $2200 from the campaign account. but the money was used for personal reasons. the violation of state law. oliver told judge thomas bol injury

anne arundel county police remain on the scene, conducting their investigation.ou on tv hill. >> thank you very much, captain mike perry, sky eye chopper 13. >>> north carolina terrorist. seven men are arrested for an alleged terror plot abroad. >>> find out what list this local college landed on in princeton's annual review. >>> i'm tim williams in for bob turk in the first warning weather center. putting the finishing touches on your five-day forecast. coming up. >>> first, here's today's report from wall street. we'll be right back. have you heard about miralax? it's a different kind of laxative that's kindto your body. miralax relieves constipation with no bloating... no cramping... and now...no prescription. announcer: restore your body's natural rhythm withmiralax. >>> taking a look at one storm that is moving across the southern edge of the viewing area. we're looking at first warning live doppler radar, showing you that from this lowest edge, to the northern most portion of this storm, around fort mchenry and canton. this storm system is moving very slowl