. >> reporter: anne arundel county police chief james tear made the sudden announcement that he's retiring in the midst of a scandal. >> reporter: he angered some when he rufused to testify what he knew about allegations boss misused his security detail. made his boss empty his catheter bag. and illy used -- illegally used the database to dig up dirt on his political opponents. >> you hear people talking. and it's never been this bad. and i think chief tear stepping aside will start to repair some of that damage. >> reporter: chief tear was

detectives say brown was carrying drugs at the time. >>> ann arundel county's police chief will step ngered some council members when he refused to testify against joan john leopold -- john leopold. he was also under investigation. pam davis will become the county's first police chief on august 1st. >>> baltimore city oos 's -- city's fire chief is going to get a raise. >> if we're all going to suck this up, we need to start now. i don't think chief plaque or his command staff should take the raise. >> the city council approved a new 6 year contract for the chief. by the end of the deal his salary will be more than $28,000 higher than his current pay. the fire union was critical of the deal at the time when three city fire companies just closed due to budget constraints. >>> local leaders have few questions after last month's storm left hundreds of thousands without power for days. what changes lawmakers and customers are demanding. >> heavy rain and hurricane like wind destroyed neighborhoods and left millions without power across the mid atlantic. >> oh, it was hot. it was terrible.

. >> we have learned through video released today that the person actually drove her in anne arundel county. police today released a video of the suspect. it was taken in a retail establishment in anne arundel county. vi ripken was abduted july 24th. this video was taken during the abduction. she was held for nearly 24 hours before being found tied up in her car just down the street from her home. police are asking for the public's help. if you have any information about this crime. if you know the suspect in this video, you are asked to please call police in aberdeen. they have a special hot line number is for this case. 410-836-5432. 410-836-5432. reporting live, rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are looking into what they believe is a murder- suicide. authorities say a 32-year-old man shot his wife and two-year- old son before killing himself. people in the area reported hurt -- hearing sounds from the home. a 12-year-old boy is being treated for burns and cuts to his neck. anne arundel county police are looking for a 21-year-old man they say stabbed his mother. james stabbed his 54-year-ol

shakeup at the top of the anne arundel county police department. y the top cop is calling it quits. >>> a murder in florida, with ties to anne arundel county. i'm rochelle ritchie. the disturbing details into the killing of a former principal coming up. >>> after a recent thunderstorm knocks out power to thousands of people. city leaders tackle the tough questions. what they say needs to happen before another hit. >>> another pleasant summer evening. could changes be coming? >> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> stepping down. amid a cloud of controversy. >> why anne arundel county's top cop walked away and the link to top executive john leopold. >> i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking

welcome to theelate editioo, &pi'm jennifer giibert.there'ss change tonight at the top at the anne arundel county policedepartmmntt the poliie chief is tepping down.. invessigation into possibleemis. daniels is live at anne arundel county police headquarttrs where state chief james teare has been under sccutiny for months.. for his suspected roleeii the case against county executive john leopoldd but tonight.. teare avoids any ossible criminal 3 //butt to// 3 keith daniels, fox45 news late edition. pore controversy at baltimore cityyhall today. this time over a pay hike for fireechief jaaes claak.... that comes just as the city is shuttering fire commaniee. ittssa fatter paycheck for the chief duriig cutbacks innservice.and it's not siiting well with the rank and file.the mayor today given to chief clack s parr of a contract extension. she cited a deccease in fire peaths under his leadeeship aad his rising naitonal profile profilebuttunions representing city firefighters told a ddfferent story... asking how a chief could beef uu his paycheck while asking fire fighters to do more with less. 320:41:07 20:

and somebody who knows policing well. >> we get a police chief out of anne arundel county who comes in and runs our agency, affixes our agency. >> his retirement is effective as of august 1. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. >> police are asking for your help finding a sexual assault suspect. a woman was assaulted back in july 1. the victim was approached at gunpoint and the suspect attacked her. police looking for these men they say were involved in a sexual assault of a young girl. investigators say mikris jackson and lawrence mayo led two gir ls through the woods where the men engaged in sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl. anyone with information should call the special victims unit. >> landlords have no legal basis to evict tenants who own pit bull-type dogs. it is not yet in effect, landlords cannot take action against tenants. dog owners can be liable for attacks. caregivers of the spca call the opinion a small step in the right direction. >> landlords are worried. this is a temporary fix for them. they didn't have to evict anyone. a more permanent solution would put ever

anne arundel county. and abc2's sherrie johnson is here with all new information. >> reporter: charlie i've been in contact with anne arundel county police this morning. we have confirmed a 4-year-old child has drowned at a pool at a home in brooklyn park in anne arundel county. we have all new video of the scene. police tylotes child was found unresponsive in the pool at the home at 601 old riverside road. the call came in around 10:00 last night and the child was taken to harbor hospital and police are still investigating this case. officers spent most of the night scouring the area trying to figure out exactly what happened. we'll continue to check in with officers throughout the morning to gather the very latest information. once again, we have confirmed that a 4-year-old child has drowned at a pool in a home in brooklyn park in anne arundel county. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> well, tens of thousands remain without power this morning most of them in baltimore county. and no power means no air- conditioning. no air-conditioning means it is hot and especially miserable. megan pringle is out live in one neighborhood this morning. me

sherrie johnson has new information this morning. >> reporter: i've been in contact with anne arundel county police. we have confirmed that a 4-year- old child has drowned at a pool at a home in brooklyn park in anne arundel county. we have video from the scene. police tell us the child was found in the pool at the home at 601 old riverside road. now that call came in about 9:50 last night. the child was taken to harbor hospital and police are still investigating this case. they were on the scene as of 30 minutes ago. this case officers spent most of the night scouring the area trying to figure out exactly what happened here. now we'll continue to check in with the officers throughout the morning to gather the very latest information. once again, we have confirmed that a 4-year-old child has drowned at a pool in a home in brooklyn park in anne arundel county. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> as you heard mike say we are in for another coverager today and that's why the health department extended the current code red alert through today for all of maryland. this means that heat and humidity will be h

the anne arundel county police chief is stepping down.t surprise announcement comes as the executive john leopold is under indictment for misconduct while in office. abc2 news linda so is here with how chief james teare's resignation could apossession it. >> reporter: no longer face a criminal investigation into his involvement into leopold's misconduct case. leopold is charged with misusing the taxpayer funded police detail for personal use. according to the indictment, police complained to chief teare but he didn't do anything to stop it. it now means the state will close its investigation into chief teare and he will retire on august 1st. he says in a statement he has cherished the opportunity to serve the citizens of anne arundel county. now lee mold has appointed major major davis as the abouting chief of police. -- acting chief of police, linda so, abc2 news. >>> a court ruling that pit bulls are inpercently dangerous is not yet in effect in the state. this is a pendsings decision by the state's highest court to reconsider the rulin

. >> also an announcement tonight that the anne arundel county police chief is retiring after the fallout over john leopold. prosecutors are closing of the case against him upon his retirement. we've got the latest live from anne arundel police headquarters. >> need their that she for county executive leopold would comment beyond a brief statements. but the fraternal order of police has been calling for him to step down for months. as of august 1, the anne arundel police chief will retire after the county executive, john leopold, was -- the chief was named in the indictment, stating he knew about some of the allegations but did nothing. the fraternal order of police have a no-confidence vote this spring. >> i am not surprised at all. we anticipated this would come about. he will get his retirement and his top payment. >> the prosecutor announced the retirement on wednesday but declined to comment further. in a statement, he said in light of their retirement, the state is closing its criminal investigation of the chief. it's important to resolve this matter without any further disruption t

anne arundel county's embattled police chief call its quits. in why his decision is tied to the case against john leopold. >> hi. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> a major shakeup in the anne arundel county police department. chief james tear will step down, amid a scare rocking county government. mikelg

. >> reporter: but anne arundel county police see it differently a virtual field of marijuana concealed by a six foot high fence with lattice and black sheeting near a high school. toss in an ak assault rifle and they see it as more. >> we have information that it's for medical purposes. 46 plants. all the plants are between five and six feet tall, a large amount of marijuana, too much for a single consumption by one individual. >> you might think so. this was a storage for a year until next year i can harvest a year. none of it ever left the property. none of it ever left the issue. i never have guests. >> reporter: at this point police have no evidence that dom min knock sold any of it to students, teachers or anyone else but they're look at ties to a distribution ring. >> angry. you ask any of the neighbors. they think i'm a great neighbor. i'm the won who runs the snowblower so an elderly couple can get out. >> reporter: he's a free man after posting a $25,000 bond. >> under maryland law a person caught using marijuana for medicinal purposes face as maximum fine of $100 or a year in

anne arundel county. there were no injuries from the crash. >> it was a crazy seen for skyteam 11. baltimore county's police chief has directed officers to resume collecting dna. that decision follows an order from supreme court chief justice john roberts who temporarily blocked a high court ruling. to temporarily allow police in maryland to move forward with the and a collection of four suspects arrested for violent crime. to arrest following drug busts and a large amount of guns, drugs, and cash. cortez marshall was in the residence and arrested and charged with possession and intent to distribute. police arrested 44-year-old robert taylor. they confiscated $45,000, several hundred grams of illegal drugs, and stolen handguns. police have arrested a man for it -- a impersonating one of their own. last week, joshua jones identified himself as a member of the sheriff's office to a woman outside her home in the 3300 block in pasadena. when he said he was there to serve a warrant and asked for her dress, she became suspicious and took down his license plate number. jones was taken into custody a short time lat

anne arundel center for a mental evaluation. investigators believe he may have made the threat because he was about to get fired. the investigation involves prince george's county and anne arundel police. >> i believe serious violence could have happened. >> alarming conversations between as supervisor at a pitney bowes office in capitol heights and the contractor lead to a 36-hour police investigation. police got a search warrant to check out the home of neil prescott and took him into custody for a mental evaluation. the police chief says he threatened to kill. >> he said "i am a joker and i am going to load my guns and blow everyone up." >> police took that as a reference to last week's move the massacre in aurora, colorado. >> is important to know which it all threats seriously. if you are going to make a threat, we will take action. >> anne arundel county police went to the apartment where he lived to talk to them. during a field interview, the suspect was wearing a t-shirt that said "guns don't kill people, i do." so, the multiple threats, the nature of the threat, and that action together lettuce to a place where we get an emergency -- led us to a place or we could get an emerg

police followed him and on 97 south toward anne arundel county. baltimore police called their their pursuit and called anne arundel county. he drove every ratically on the interstate and you can see he came close to hitting several cars on the road. >> it's a dangerous situation, not just in our county but other areas with the way he was driving. >> reporter: speeding through residential neighborhood and hopes to make a left turn but smashes into a sedan, the driver left stunned. >> justice prevailed, you know? >> reporter: charged for drug possession after 11 violations just yesterday. >> any related charges. >> reporter: police say the vehicle watson was driving at the time was not stolen. and tonight, watson remains in jail. kai, back to you. >> rochelle, thank you. watson is expected to face charges in baltimore city as well. >>> maryland lost 11,000 jobs in june according to the u.s. department of labor. that makes this the fourth straight month of employment decline. maryland's unemployment rate rose in june from 6.7% in may but the jobless r

a familiar face returns to the anne arundel county police forc. rce.larry tolliver will take over as the new police chief next tuesday.tolliver takes command more than a dozen years after he last supervised anne arundel county police.he fills the position vacated by james teare ... who retired amid a criminal investigation. 3 3 new details are being revealed... in the jerry sandusky sex abuse case.two attorneys in state college, pennsylvania say they've identified one of sandusky's victims... known as victim number two. and as elizabeth corridan explains... we're also hearing from sandusky himself.. in voice mails he left for the victim prior to his arrest. 3 just calling to see you know whether you had any interest in going to the penn state game this saturday. two pennsylvania attorneys say that recording comes from a series of voice mails former penn state coach jerry sandusky left for one of his victims in september 2011...two mooths before his arrest on child sex abuse charges. they say say they've identified the person - previously known only

watson hopped on 97 south towards anne arundel county. police called off their pursuit and alert anne arundel county police of the man coming their way. sky eye 13 stayed with watson as he drives erratically during rush hour on the highway, coming close to running some cars off the road. >> certainly a dangerous situation. not just in our county, but in other areas, putting police in jeopardy. >> reporter: watson eventually gets off on telegraph road, speeding through a residential neighborhood. he smashes into a gold sedan. the driver was left stunned. >> pretty crazy, but justice prevails, i guess. >> reporter: watson's history with the justice system includes charges for dui, assault, and drug possession. his rap sheet got much longer, after 11 traffic violations just yesterday. >> ranging from leaving the scene of an accident and related charges. >> reporter: the vehicle watson was driving at the time was not stolen, according to police. watson remains in jail. denise, back to you. >> thank you, rochelle. watson is expected to face charges i

if you have spotted that person, please contact anne arundel county police and let them know what you say. >> thank you. nolan was injured, amazing. >> let's check in. hopefully you have some great news for us. as far as a cool down. >> we have that and some much- needed rain. this is what has been going on in baltimore and hartford counties. this storm has been hanging around this area for the last 45 minutes and it is dropping some good routes of rain. up to 1 inch under the darker red shades there. this is tapering off in harford county but still running around bel-air and there's nothing going on just that. we do expect thunderstorms to move in and out of the mountains. it can see this line of thunderstorms that has been out here for the last two or three hours, still holding together and drifting in our direction. the storm prediction center has not issued any watches. i assume it will stender severe limits and we wind up with some beneficial rain. we will watch and see how it holds together. if you are rooting for rain at your house, there is a good chance you'll get them tonigh

a major shake-up at the anne arundel county police department....the police chief retires during a criminnl investigation into possible miiconnuct. jamms teare has een uuder suspected role in the case is - against county executive john leopold. leopold is charged with misusing his police protection squaa,,including making them drive him to sexual ennounters innparking lots with a countt mployee. chief teareewas neeer indicted... but was believed to have known about the situation and did nothing. but with his retirement... teare avoids any possible criminal charggs.some pouncil members are relieved to seeethe chief go... others continue to stand by ttare. (grasso) "you know, judge a person by results. and ii you pook at the ppst several years, crime has dropped in anne arundel county. proof is weewish him the best of luck in hat he does, but we're glad that he did steppdown. and we're hoping the county executive is next." effective august first. when teare goes, ajor pam davis will take over. 3 baltimore's mayor took some peat wednesday ovee her deci

live at anne arundel county police headquarters, keith daniels,, fox 45 news at ten.olitical consuulaat jullus henson...is till behind bars...foo his role in that election night robo-call in 20-10.but his attorney has 3rel served one month f a two month sentence.his aatorney and hh's trying to haae henson released...so he cancare for his mother...who iscritically ill. baltimore county police need your help fighting back... they are ooking for tto suspectt in the rape of a 13- year-old girl last month. month.police say mikris jackson and lawrence mayo led the victii and two other to a ome on chris court in a - randallstown, where both men had sex wiih the 11--ear-old. attention..... oq: with these olds.""- the ssspects areecharged with seccnd-degree rape.anyone with information oo where they aae.... should call pooice. a dispute over evidence in the killing his estranged wife nd her 11-year-old son.curtis looezzis awaiting trial for the murder of janeeand william blugeoned to deeth in her was - ggrmantown home last fall. her soo'ssbody was later found in nnarby woodss

some new cameras are coming down in carroll county. >> looking for a new police chief in anne arundelounty. >> a friend their talent expected for the vice president by the naacp. >> ava marie live at the sports legends museum. we have received a brand new item from the all-star game that just happen. will show you what that is. >> problems on the northbound j.f.x. near guilford avenue. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. here's hoping this nice with the weather lasts as we head into the weekend. >> 67 degrees at the airport. the average is 88. we have a 20% chance for a thunderstorm. most of the one not see any rain today. we will check the full forecast in just a few minutes. stay with us. >> the obama reelection campaign takes its turn in front of the oldest civil rights organization. >> joe biden will speak at the naacp convention. hallie jackson has more. >> president obama is leading 2% to 2% with0 black voters. >

. >> anne arundel county police chief is a stepping down after receiving a no-confidence vote from the local police union. this comes after he was accused of not doing anything about can executive leopold possibility misuse of police details for personal or political business. it is unknown how long chief davis will be the interim chief. >> someone who can draw a bright yellow line on misconduct of any kind, whether it comes from a clerk in the police department. and someone who knows policeman while. >> it is a person that runs our agency, fixes are regency. >> i placed several calls to the county executive's office about the coming trial and this new apartment, but i have not heard from them. they are confident in major davis taking over the reins for this department. also, major davis says she is excited for this opportunity and says she is looking forward to serving the citizens of anne arundel county. >> amid protests, the city board of estimates approved a new contract for fire chief james clark today. it includes a pay raise. jack young and controller john pratt voted against th

anne arundel county. this happened in brooklyn park and this morning, abc2 news' sherrie johnson has more on what's happened overnight. >> reporter: well, charlie, yes i've been in contact with anne arundel county police all morning long. we have confirmed that a 4-year- old child drowned at a home in brooklyn park in anne arundel county. take a look here. police tell us the child was found in the pool unresponsive at the home on 601 old riverside road. the call came in at 10:00 last night. the child was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police spent much of the night on the scene looking for everyday and trying to figure it exactly what happened. right now the case is still under investigation. now once again, we have confirmed that a 4-year-old child has drowned as a pool in ahem in brooklyn park in anne arundel county. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> well, anyway you slice it it is hot outside. sticky and just miserable. and we creep closer to the 7:00 hour that code red heat alert going now through today for all of maryland. it's going to be so bad out there that you have the potential for heatstroke and also for heat caution. and the place to be of course is in the ac and real

the suspect drove vi ripken around for almost 24 hours but he also appeared on video in anne arundel county. police will only say it's from a retail business and describe has white male with a baseball cap and a light shirt wearing eyeglasses. and images generated 50 calls to a specially established tips line since its release last week. now investigators are looking for more leads. >> trying to get this to anne arundel county, pushed down further. so, yes, it's taken some time. >> reporter: today police also released this composite sketch of the man based on eye witness accounts. if you think you recognize the man you're asked to call the hotline. you can romaine anonymous. information leading to a conviction will earn you a reward of $2,000. >>> today was the last day on the job for police commissioner fred bealefeld, but he didn't leave his office without sitting down with brian kuebler for an exclusive interview. >> reporter: fred bealefeld turns 50 next month, the best mile marker, he said. in just hours commissioner fred bealefeld will be retired. today 31 years of a city cop were packed into

breaking news this noon, ann arundel county's police chief stepped down. mike hellgren is in the news room with the latest details. >> reporter: the state prosecutor announced he's dropping a criminal investigation into james tier because tier decided to retire. it will become effective august 1st. police say he will not do any interviews. he faced questions over how much he knew about acquisitions his boss, john leopold, illegal ly used the state database. he was he has all along denied wrong doing. leopold is accused of making officers wait while he had sex with a county employee in a parking lot and using his officers to conceal that. back to you. >> thank you. moments ago mr. leopold issued a statement saying the chief is retiring to spend more time with his family and he wishes him the best of luck. >>> another developing story. baltimore board of estimates votes to approve the mayor's request to give city fire chief a pay raise. wjz is live. derek value court has reaction to the decision that came down this morning. >> reporter: the initial pay raise

. >> anne arundel county police are investigating the death of an active duty member of the national guard. he was climbing over the balcony at the embassy suites hotel. he was fell and taken to the hospital, where he later died. witnesses say the air men did seem intoxicated. an exact cause of death has not been determined. the man had just returned from an overseas deployment. the search is on for the suspects that robbed a royal farms store in hartford county. the surveillance photos show the men entering the store. when they were inside come that they assaulted the two clerks. anyone with information is asked to call crime solvers. last month, howard county police said a scarcity of drugs led five men to come up with a creative solution to their problem. they cooked up a makeshift lab in a hotel. tonight, we have learned that four of the men in been indicted on several drug and gun charges. >> the navy is getting an upgrade on the quality of food it currently serves. navy cooks are undergoing training with executive chefs to help them hone their skills. that would replace many is

we begin with breaking news out of anne arundel counties. policehief james tier is retiring effective as of april 1. a no-confidence vote was taken on him after he was charged with misusing his police security detail to facilitate romantic and counters with the county employee and to run personal cap -- arabs. he is being criminally investigated regarding those allocations. the state prosecutors' allegations says in light of his retirement, the state is closing its preliminary investigation. our office believes the rebels -- this resolution is in the best interest of the citizens about are counted. -- to the citizens of anne arundel county. for background information to the investigation, go to our website, wbaltv.com. the city board of estimates says mayor stephan runs bullock will extend the contract of the fire chief. as a five-year deal but gives him a 5% pay raise over the next five years. a mayor's office as the fire chief deserves the praise because of his strong record including a recent drop in fire fatalities. members of the rank-and-file

anne arundel county police have a different opinion. the. >> the plants were between five and six feet tall. a large amount of marijuana, too much for single consumption by one individual. >> police say the guns and the drugs were found within 1,000 feet of a high school. and that puts it in a special enforcement section by police. police in frederick, maryland are cracking down on panhandling. police say they arrested two men in the downtown area yesterday after they approached an undercover officer for money. at least five arrests have been made since last week. police say that they are responding to multiple complaints from residents in that area. >>> let's turn our attention now to the olympics where there are some questions about the performance of a chinese swimmer. she won the gold medal by finishing the final leg of her competition swimming faster than her male olympic counterpart. u.s. swimmer ryan lochte. the 16-year-old athlete denies taking performance-enhancing drugs. we have more now from london. >> reporter: missy franklin

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. >>> in the backyard, anne arundel county police seized marijuana plants valued at $56,000. they found an ak47 assault weapon. the suspect, nicholas dominic said the big bust was a big mistake since he was using it for back pain. >> we have no information this was for medical purposes. 46 plants. all the plants are between four and five feet tall, a large amount of marijuana, too much consumption for one individual. >> you might think so. it's a storage for a year until next year i can harvest again, you know, but none of it ever left the property. that's the issue. none of it ever left the property and i never have any guests. >> dominic's home and illegal crop are within 1,000 feel the of anne arundel high school which has drown more charges. he's free after posting a $25,000 bond. how about june? june was the second busiest month. more than 2 million flew through the airport. that's a 3% jump from june of last year. last month bwi started building a new security check point and connector between concourses b and c. several have added international routes right out of bwi.

a familiar face returns to the anne arundel county police forc. force.larry tolliver will take over as the new police chief next tuesday.tolliver takes command more than a dozen years after he last supervised anne arundel county police.he fills the position vacated by james teare ... who retired amid a criminal investigation. ford is announcing a voluntary recall over sticky gas pedals. pedals.the recalllinvolves nearly four-hundred- eighty-five thousand escapes and mavericks.they're from the two thousand one through two thousand four model years. owners can take their vehicles to a dealer to have the work done right away, wanna get away? it'll cost you more..the department of transportation says the average price of a domestic ticket soared to 3- hundred-seventy-three dollars in the first three months of the year.that's a nearly five-percent jump over the same period a year earlier. five guys have been posing for the same picture with each other for thirty yeaas... and the results are pretty cool. cool.the guys first posed at a california lake in

he is take over for james tier the former anne arundel county police chief who retires tomorrow. ced criticism the way he handled allegation against john leopold and decision to retire is after the police union and county council voted no confidence in him. >>> today is the last day for baltimore city police commissioner fred bealefeld who left an impact on charm city going after criminals determined to catch the bad guys with guns. according to city leaders, bealefeld wants to spend more time with his family and will officially retire coming up tomorrow. >>> everyone heads to ocean city for a good time on the boardwalk and the beach and the restaurants. it's hard not to enjoy yourself. but this morning, we have a warning for you. and sherrie johnson is is here with more and specifically, what are police saying for those heading to ocean city. >> reporter: within the past month, there's been three attempted sexual assaults at ocean city. police warn women to be extra careful in this resort town. authorities with the ocean city police department say someone is targeting young femal

anne arundel county police are on the scene. also developing right now, baltimore county police have retrieved the body of a missing jet skier. skyteam 11 flew over that search area in essex. investigators say the body of 47-year-old harry gillis was down just wore 7:00 tonight in a residential area of thompson boulevard. crews have fixed the water main break in cockeysville. the former transportation official said a 12-inch break happened near high-voltage cable and gas line on york road just off of route 145. one lane in each direction will remain blocked through rush-hour tomorrow morning. state highway crews will prepare the road. baltimore city police that a shutdown and suspected drug house and self baltimore. investigators say detectives executed search warrant at the home on orlin road which they say netted illegal narcotics, weapons, and $11,000 in cash, and led to the rest of 25-year- old charles wilson. he is facing drug and weapons charges. we are told a tip from the community led to the bust. a shortage of critical

. >>> well, closer to home anne arundel county police chief james teare plans to retire on august 1st. he faced a lot of criticism. the decision to retire comes after the union and council voted no confidence in him. county executive john leopold appointed davis as the acting chief of police following the retirement by teare. >>> fire chief rather james clack is going to make more money. the board of estimates approved a pay raise. he will receive incremental salary increases each january through 2018. the raise request comes at a time when two fire companies were forced to close due to money problems. authored one is set to close in october. >>> well, democracy 2012 today this morning vice president joe biden will speak at the naacp convention in houston. yesterday presumptive presidential candidate mitt romney addressed the group. he explained why he believes he is the better of the two candidates but when he mentioned his plan to repeal the health care reform law the reangst was less than stellar. >> i'm going to eliminate obama care and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ bo

a familiar face is taking over as the head of anne arundel county police department today. larry tolliver starts his new job as police chief. it will ver served as -- tolliver served as superintendent of state police from 1992 until 1995. he is replacing james tier who faced criticism for handling of allegation against county executive john leopold his decision to retire after the police union and county council voted no confidence in him. the retirement starts tomorrow. >>> the baltimore police department is saying bye to police commissioner fred bealefeld. after more than 30 years protecting the city he is retiring. the panel of experts inside and outside baltimore city are conducting a search for his replacement. >>> a maryland man is inspiringkids for 20 years dressing up as batman visiting hospitals. >> but in the light of the shootings that happened in colorado some of the visits have been canceled. >> sherrie johnson is here with what the batman visitor has to say about the cancellations. >> reporter: well, you know, he is saddened about the whole thing. lenny robins

anne arundel county police say the family noticed he was missing sometime before 10. father found him at the bottom of the pool. he was rushed to harbor hospital but didn't survive. >>> tomorrow, a new law will be signed in to law that may prevent future drags. connor's law -- drownings connor's law will be required defib rate r -- defibrillator at all public pools and it's name for connor freed who drowned in a crofton pool six years ago. his mother says if a defibrillator was available, her son would be alive today. stories like this send slivers down your spines. we are work with ways to stay safe. experts say plow station de-- flow dation devices like inner tubes don't keep -- floatation device like inner tubes don't keep children safe. >> water wings can come o they are great for teaching children how to swim. we use them if parents want to use them but they are not allowed to take their eyes off them or go into the deep areas. >> remember a child's head is the heaviest part of the body so if they are on a float, they can tip over and inhale water. children and a

charges for allegedly killing a former teacher and principal from chesapeake high school in anne arundel county. police responded to reports of a body in a canal in davy, florida. william norman was found face down with duct tape over his mouth and a plastic bag wrapped around his neck. police say they tracked the bank cards to these suspects, both confessed to beating, binding and gagging norman at his florida home and then dumping his body in a canal. >>> a sad morning now for a baltimore county family and the mcdonough community. alec cosgarea died in a single- car crash on green spring avenue on mop. we met alec when he built a business. police say the teen died when his car hit a tree on green spring avenue. he spun out of control, went off the road and police say speed may have been a factor. the rising senior was a three- year varsity swimmer and a conference champion. >>> a fundraiser to help a woman shot in the neck in may is being held this weekend. we introduced you to shawnese singletary last month. while sitting at a traffic light, another car pulled up to her and a man inside shot her, ca

. >>> anne arundel county police have a new man in charge and you may recognize him. today larry tolliver begins the new job as the new chief of police. he held the same position back in the late 1990s. he was the superintendent of state police from 1992 until 1995. now to remember is -- tolliver is replace are james tier for his handle on john leopold. his decision to retire is after a no confidence vote. >>> it's the last day on the job for fred bealefeld. he is retiring after more than 30 years of protecting us. they are going to conduct a serp for his replacement. >>> you think you would be safe walking your dog through the neighborhood and you probably do it daily and especially in a place you lived for decades. >> that's what one 74-year-old woman thought until she was attacked. >> linda so is here to explain what happened because as we understand, this woman didn't take this lying down. she put up quite a fight. >> reporter: she did fight back. and it appears the robber had her eye on the 74-year-old all along taking notice of the routine and age. but she was -

have confess today killing a former teacher and principal from chesapeake high school in anne arundel county. police responded to reports of a body in a canal in davy, florida. that victim, william norman was found face down with duct tape around his mouth and a large plastic bag tightly wrapped around his neck. when police tracked back the bank cards, they connected them to two suspects, the gentlemen you see here. once again this all happening down in florida. >>> a 17-year-old swimmer from mcdonough high school died in a single-car crash we profiled. alec cosgarea died a year ago. he was selling items made out of duct tape for a project. the owens mills teen died monday night. according to a police report, his car struck a tree on greenspring avenue. police say speed may have been a factor in the accident. he was a varsity swimmer and also a young entrepreneur. >>> every 15 minutes someone in the u.s. commits suicide. sometimes it's the result of being bullied. baltimore ravens running back ray rice is now working to stop that epidemic. he's launching an event friday combating bullying. abc 2 new

, charged in the death of a former teacher and principal from chesapeake high school in anne arundel county. police ponded to reports of a body in -- responded to reports of a body in the canal in davy florida. william norman was found face down with duct tape across his mouth. a cardboard box with a mailing raibl near the scene helped identify norman. when police tracked the bank cards, they connected to two suspects and darly desserree and david wientrawb both confessed to beating, biting williams at his home and dumping him in the canal. no motive for the attack. >>> it is official come november, we will be voting op the same-sex marriage law here in maryland. the marriage alliance which opposes the law submitted 162,000 signatures to repeal it. it only needd about 56,000 to get it up for referendum. marylanders for marriage equality released a new video that they are now distributing via social media. they're asking people to explain why they're voting to support same-sex marriage in our state. we've posted that video at our website, abc2news.com. go check it out. let us know what you think abo

. >> anne arundel county police said they have busted marijuana growing operation across the street from a school. nicholas donnan is facing a half dozen charges after police raided his home -- nicholas dominateinick. the plants had a street by europe $50,000 to >> a fire turned into a hazmat situation this morning. the fire broke our around 3:00 in the morning and nitric acid was built there. police said least one person came in direct contact with the chemical. hundreds of workers re-evaluated and decontamination unit was set up in the parking lot. prince george's county officials say there was no major damage done to the victim other than electrical box that was hit. the driver was taken to hospital in good condition. we are told there is no word of what caused that wreck. >> let's check on the traffic situation. >> we have had a couple of serious issues. the accident with an overturned vehicle was earlier in the express lane. from woodrow wilson bridge crossing out maryland, there is no issue. the inner loop is a different story. activity reported north of rio road and we haven't --

the suspect crashed the suv at teledpraf and morgan station in anne arundel county. policecaught him and he was arrested. >>> if you are in your car right now, you can be in ocean city just in time to count the dolphins. you may be wondering why would i do this? the animal program will be on the beach keeping track of the number of dolphins they see. they're setting up shop at 40th street and 130th street. why they do this, it determines the state of the dolphins in the area as well as the health of the ocean. >>> as you head out for vacation for the summer, you may find yourself with your friends staying at your house. >> house guests, this morning katie couric has some tips on what to do and not to do when you are invited back to that person's home. >>> the scare one driver received when he realized it was a tree, not just a branch that made his car come to a sudden stop. wow! >>> i'm meteorologist mike massco. we had flooding last night. we may have flooding depend today. flash flood watch activated for all of the state. we'll talk more about your forecast coming up. lau

. >> this surveillance video shows the man police say is responsible for the abduction of vi ripken. >> we're asking people in anne arundel county, outside the average area, to take a look at this video this composite. and see if they'd like to see this region. >> walking into a retail store in anne arundel county, on the day police say he kidnapped ripken, he makes a purchase and walks out. police have also released a composite sketch of the suspect. it was one week ago today, that vi ripken, the mother of cal ripken, jr., was in the garage and tan by a gun. police say she was taken between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. tuesday. her car was spotted in essex, about 8:15 that night. a missing purposes alert went out about 5:30 the next morning. and she was found by a neighbor. >> reporter: 76-year-old vi ripken was tied up and thrown in the back of her car. the suspect took her on a terrifying ride around central maryland for 24 hours. >> reporter: the mayor of aberdeen calling the situation unusual and troubling. >> i can't recall anything like this. >> reporter: the suspect is still on the loose. the city has received help from outside ag

screen.live in downtown baltimore, janice park fox 45 news at ten. p3 its been ten days but anne arundel county policeind the thief who was caught on camera stealing hundreds of dollars. dollars. seconds after breaking through a window at the severna park golf center, the burglar stared straight into the lens of a nanny-cam. the owner gave the video to police and also posted it on youtube. but after ten days, there's still no arrest. (25:05) "there's no detective work. we've done it for them and the fact that i'm not aware of an arrest is incredibly frustrating." frustrating." the robber made off with three-hundred dollars in cash...but left the expensive clubs. a ten year old maryland boy is a hero tonight after rescuing a young girl from the bottom of a pool. carter spicer says he saw the six year old girl face down on the bottom of the salvation army pool. he dove in and grabbed her pulling her back up to the surface. he screamed for lifeguards who helped the boy pull the little girl out and gave her cpr. after several tense moments, the girl started breathing again. little carter says he was quote

goes out to people in anne arundel county, we did not know the suspect had even driven her there before today. this video is from a retail establishment in anne arundel county. police are asking for your help. there is a special hot line you can call for this case. 410-836-5432. 410-836-5432. reporting live, rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are investigating a horrific tragedy, and a parent family murder-suicide. they found the bodies of a man, woman, and a two year-old child. authorities believe the 32-year- old man shot his wife and child before taking his own life. a tall-year-old boy is being treated for burns and cuts on his neck. the family had been going through difficulties and had recently put their home up for sale. the identities have not been released. within the last 60 minutes, a major decision on bringing a casino to baltimore. >> caesars entertainment have been given the green light in the city. a live report on the late breaking details just ahead. >> the 75-year-old woman returned home from walking her dog to find her attacker inside her house. she did not go down without a fi >> capt. roy taylor and sky team 11 as with the latest in anne ar

jessica, back to you. >> thank you. >>> ann arundel county police chief will step down. rs dropped his problem for testimony. pam davis will be the first county's police chief on august 1st. >>> today police are asking for your help finding two men in connection with the sexual assault of an underaged girl. police are looking for 19-year-olds micras jackson and lawrence mayo. investigators say they took a 13-year-old girl to a home where she engaged in sexual activity with both men. >>> starting today four new speed cameras are keeping an eye on drivers in baltimore county. all four cameras are set up in school zones. drivers who exceed the speed limit by 12 or more miles her hour will receive warnings for the next month. citations will be issued after that. >>> a new tool has been brought to the coast guard station in baltimore. a 65 foot tug boat shape cutter whose speciality is cutting ice has been transferred here. the vessel which has a 500horsepower engine is one of a handful the coast guard operates. >>> the oriole red sox -- oriels are back in action. see the bird

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. >>> anne arundel county police announced an arrest for a weapons charge. the suspect lives in maryland. chris jordan reports on the caches of weapons and marijuana received today. >> reporter: 24 weapons were seized as evidence. there were handguns, shotguns, rivals, including an assault weapon. also a large quantity of ammunition. nick lard dominic of gap brels, maryland faces charges after a search warrant was executed. the wells were. >> a citizen came forward about concerns of possible drug activity taking place, and it's really what began this investigation with our detectives. >> mr. dominic is charged with manufacturing marijuana with intent to distribute. possessing of firearms, all within 1,000 feet of a public school. arundel high school is located just up the block. >> anytime you have a crime like this occurring in the close proximity it's a concern. we have passed the information to our school safety partners. >> it's a quiet neighborhood, according to residents here. >> never knew he owned weapons, never saw him with any drugs of any kind. ne