suddenly, baltimore city police officer was shot in the alarm, and according to investigators, it came from baltimore county police officer's gun that discharged by mistake. >> i heard people yelling and i saw police go in the house. >> when the gun shot went off, the first thing i thought about was, is anybody outside. they are always out here just running around and playing. >> it is crazy thinking this kind of thing happens down the street from you. >> the officer was rushed to shock trauma with non life- threatening injuries. he is expected to make a full recovery. police spent several hours investigating after the shooting. >> investigation is being conducted by the anne arundel county criminal investigation division. we are treating it as an accidental shooting at the time. >> a woman who lives at the house was home at the time, but there were no additional injuries. >> it is quite neighborhood, a great neighborhood for children and families. i am just devastated that something like this could go on right here. >> the maryland state police drug task force includes of service from

. >> abc 2 is working for you with crime checker, the baltimore city police department is warning about social scammer trying to get their hands on your unit. they have seen an increase in the attempts to defraud people through on-line scams continue to protect yourself, police have a few simple tips to follow. first any requests for social media in social media are usually phony. also don't include social security numbers, birthdays, and things of the like until you are sure who you are communicating with. if you would like to check out this or other crime checkers from stories past, go to our website, abc2news.com, and click on the crime tab. have a great new year. >>> here is look at tonight's top stories. two doctors are facing murder charges after what investigators are calling a botched abortion. dr. steven chase brigham and nicola reilly were arrested and charged with murder earlier this week. court documents show officers are found 35 fetuses in the clinics freezer, some as late term as 36 weeks. >>> as 2011 comes to an end, baltimore city's police commissioner said the murder r

there was little struck a baltimore city police officer in his arm. >> reporter: but neighbors say it sounded worse, describing a chaotic scene. based on the blood stains in the carpet the officer was shot as he was entering the basement area. the bullets went clear across this living room to the back door. police analyzed the scene for hours, apparently trying to determine why so many shots were fired. meanwhile the homeowner said she had no idea her caretaker had drugs. she's also upset after claiming police told her. >> i'm stuck with the damages. this is so crazy. >> reporter: now, last report that baltimore city police officer who was part of that task force and was shot in the arm was still here being treated for that gunshot wound. we are told that gunshot wound is nonlife threatening. we're live tonight. >>> all right, thank you, adam. >>> the baltimore county officer who fired his weapon is on paid administrative leave. >>> a gasoline tanker flips over in bowie. right now route 3 is closed. we're told the tanker is carrying 9000-gallons of fuel. no word yet on how much has le

during the drug search inside a home, a baltimore county police officer's gun accidentally went off, striking a cityice officer in the shoulder. the city officer is being treated with nonlife threatening wounds. wjz has a crew on the scene and we'll have more at 5:00. >>> shocking allegations against a former red sox manager could land him in hot water. >> reporter: two more men have accused a red sox manager of sexually abusing them. a boston attorney is seeking a settlement for the two men. they were attendants in 1951 when donald fitzpatrick allegedly molested them. >>> in 2003, the team settled a lawsuit with seven men who said he molested them. >> reporter: this is the video that was captured from the dashboard of the officer's patrol car as he followed tony danuncio on october 21st. he witnessed him making illegal lane changes before he decided to turn on the flashing red lights as the two pulled into the shopping center. the video shows officer tutor approaching. >> in the video, as soon as mr. danuncio -- he begins given verbal commands. and he uses the next lowest level of force. and then i

they still remained close does baltimore city police conducted their investigation. >> thank you. an investigation is under way into a double shooting in east baltimore. city police arrived just before 7:30 last night on north rose street to find a man and woman both suffering from gunshot wounds. there are in stable condition in the hospital and we are working to learn more details about what led up to the shooting. >> baltimore county police have made an arrest from earlier this week. george evans stabbed a man along a group fight. it happened around 11:30 wednesday evening. kevin died from multiple stab wounds. evans is being held at the baltimore county detention center. a major announcement to that. the man who was the body and soul of the company has retired. company officials confirmed the bank's founder handed over the reins today. it was to infuse $36 million into the cash strapped banks. it was placed under supervision in 2009 requiring it to raise capital and deal with problem loans. he launched the bank in 1995 and has been known to promoting its ties to the community i

. >>> back to downtown baltimore, a few hours ago, baltimore city police began moving in on the protesters. see now, this is a live look where the camp was raided, moved out. pratt has been re-opened, word now is we are trying to learn where the people in and protesters were taken away to. getting people out of the encampment, stephanie rawlings blake weighed in as well. that's more on abc2news.com. also head to facebook and let us know what you think. several of you giving two cents over what happened. >>> one of the largest retailers made a can feel move pulling commercials rom a reality show about muslims living here in america. what prompted the move and what is said about it. sherrie johnson is here with the story. >> reporter: charlie, lowes home improvement hit a nerve when the company decided to pull the ads from tlc show, all american muslim, set in dearborn, michigan and follows several families, an insides look in to their lives. conservative christian group called florida family association launched a campaign against the show with claims the show hides an islamic agenda. musli

. >> baltimore city police are investigating the 196 homicide of the year. >> it happen in northwest baltimore. barry sanders is live downtown. --barry simms is live downtown. >> right now they have not release the identity of the victim. >> the victim -- a 31-year-old man. they are in the early stages of their investigation. here is what they believe happened. the victim was standing on his porch. two people approached and both wearing masks. >> the forced him into the home and asked for money. the victim was shot. he did not recover from his wounds. >> the man was shot in the head. family and friends gathered in their neighborhood in northwest baltimore. the shooting happened at around 10:00 wednesday night. the victim was well known to police. officers did interview people who were inside the house at the time of the murder. one woman says she was asleep when something startled her. when she looked out her window, she saw paramedics and police vehicles. police tell us this is a relatively quiet neighborhood. remnants of police tape tied to a tree branch into a fence. this was the 1

. >> reporter: baltimore city police are investigating one of their own after a officer involved shooting that happened around 10 last night. after police received a call abc2 news sherrie johnson has more on the story with new video and additional information. sherrie. >> reporter: well, i've been working the phones this morning checking in with the nurses at shock trauma and they are telling me a 38-year-old southwest baltimore man was in critical condition at last report. he was shot by a baltimore city police officer when authorities say he refused to drop a knife. a police spokesman says officers were called around 10 last night for a report of a family disturbance at a home on south morely street in the st. joseph neighborhood. officers found him in an upstairs bedroom where they say he refused to drop a knife. officers shot him several times. his sister says he suffers schizophrenia. she was not home at the time of the incident but says her brother is not prone to violence. internal affairs is investigating the case which is standard procedure. the officer involved in the shooting

. >>> a baltimore city police officer is. is taken to shock trauma with a gunshot wound to the arm in the case of friendly fire. the investigation started off as a search warrant on drug charges. police took a suspect into custody and seized 27 pounds of suspected marijuana and just under a thousand dollars cash. minutes later officers went inside. >> it appears that once the entry was made inside theresidence at a point a weapon discharged from one of the tasforce officers from baltimore county and it struck one of the officers from the task force from baltimore city. >> police are investigating but right now it looks like the shooting was accidental. >>> the defense attorney for a maryland soldier is focusing on the soldier's mental state. his attorney came up with 48 defense witnesses among them president obama, secretary of state hillary clinton. manning is charged with 22 counts including aiding the enemy. hearing in fort meade will determine whether or not he will be court martialed. >>> 9:30 former prince george's coun

he was shot by a baltimore city police officer when authorities say he refused to drop a night.olice spokesman says officers were called around 10 last night for a report of a family disturbance at a home on south morley street. officers found the man in an upstairs bedroom where they say he refused to drop a knife. they say he he was argumentive and combative and shot him after they say he advanced towards them. his sister says he suffers from skits frena and he was not -- schizophrenia and she was not at home at the time of the incident but says her brother is not prone to violence. internal affairs is investigating the case. the officer involved in the shooting has not been identified. >>> the man accused of trying to assassinate president obama will be in court today a. secret service agents say oscarortega hernandez fired several high powered rifle rounds at white house. police and secret service tracked him down and arrest him in pennsylvania. >>> and jerry sandusky prepares to meet his accusers tuesday for the first time. he is is accused of sexually abusing a number of v

back with that in a few minutes. >> baltimore city police investigating a police-involved accident in southwest baltimore. the crash happened around 7:00 this morning near clifton avenue. all those hurt in the accident, including the officer, have nonlife-threatening injuries. >> a bad accident. maryland state police investigating a crash that shut down the beltway. the call came in just after 7:00 this afternoon near frederick road in catonsville. eight people were taken to area hospitals, including shock trauma. we're told all lanes are now open. >> time for our "sunday morning q & a." joining us the executive director of the college savings plan of maryland. good morning. nice to have you here. >> great to be here. >> let's talk about what we are facing with young people in terms of debt. >> right now college loan debt is higher than any debt in the country. 64% of students are leaving school with student loan debt and the average debt is 21,000 dollars. >> and we're hearing they are getting degrees, can't pay for them. >> that's right. the best thing is, for families of today's ch

investigation, so i spokesperson from the baltimore city schools says no disciplinary action has been taken at this point. the outcome of the baltimore city schools police investigation will determine their next steps. one person was taken to hospital with possible minor injuries. in the meantime, we tried to contact the district of columbia schools about the incident, but they did not return our phone calls before this newscast. >> tonight, homicide detectives are investigating a deadly shooting in southwest baltimore. here is the scene in the 2500 block of pratt street. police found the victim just after 10:30 p.m. last night. he had been shot multiple times and later died at shock trauma. and baltimore county police are learning more about what led to a deadly stabbing in woodlawn last night. a 23-year-old was involved in a fighter around 11:30 p.m. with a group of people when officers arrived. he had been stabbed multiple times. he later died. so far, no one has been charged. >> two people are recovering from minor injuries after a fire ripped through a building. the fire crews arrived at the scene at the 3100 block of saint paul street just before

police chase ends in towson. captain mike perry has more on this. mike? >> reporter: it has been a busy day for baltimore city and baltimore county police. the police in towson apparently trying to stop a car on york road, right in downtown towson. this occurred between chesapeake avenue and towson town boulevard, on york road. while trying to stop this vehicle in the foreground, it fled from police and then crashed into this taxicab, occupied by three elderly females. and the driver of the cab, of course. now, at this point, it's not known how serious the injuries are to anyone in the taxicab. the people that were inside of the car that fled from police, jumped out of the vehicle and ran. they were apprehended by baltimore county police here in the towson district. now, police do have york road closed in both directions between chesapeake and towson town, as they continue their investigation. apparently at least one suspect in custody for sure that we know about. another person of interest being detained. the folks that were inside the taxicab have been transported to local area hospitals. back to you on tv

. >>> baltimore city, inner harbor, police conducted a early morning raid on the occupy baltimore protesters who have been camping out in the harbor for two months. kuren redmond is lave with details this morning as this thing has reached 3 hours old. >> reporter: police moved in on the occupy baltimore protesters around 3:00 a.m. this morning. they came in full gear closing pratt and light street within the last 15 minutes. re-opened pratt street to the traffic because rush hour this morning. we believe they have started to wrap up the raid here on occupy baltimore, also police came in full riot gear, helicopter activity here earlier this morning, we are not sure where the occupy protesters have gone. police directed them in a different way around the mckeldin square. they have been here for two months. this occupy movement spread across several cities across the country. their purpose was to call e quality across the country. stephanie rawlings blake issued a statement regarding this early morning raid. she goes on the say, the city of baltimore is committed to protecting rights to protest

. >>> shortly after 3:00 this morning, baltimore city police arrived to e convict protesters. police in riot gear forced them out of mckeldin square and threw the tents into dumb trucks. police removed 50 protesters, telling them they had 20 minutes to leave the park. they did not put up a fight. >> ran around, got some things. we didn't have time to get most have you our things. pretty much everyone woke up. we stood over here. they started taking stuff down. >> i think every occupy they disbanded, it increased the numbers 10-fold. >> police made no arrests during the raid. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake released this statement op the occupy baltimore raid. the city of baltimore is committed to protecting individual's rights to protest. however our public parks and green spaces should not be treated at permanent camp grounds. individuals are free to asell bell and demonstrate within the guidelines p.d protesters were given the option of going to a nearby homeless shelter. the city made arangements for them to pick up their belongings at a sanitation area in cherry hill. >>> a

city police nd - officer. the family will get hundreds of thousands of dollars from baltimore today. buu not eeeryone is happy aaout it. it.edward hunt was shot twice in the back by pooicc in 2008. orrginalll sued on behalf of hunt's family for 10-million dollars.bbt he says he diddnot their day in court instead. - 33:42 in all the work out 00million or more 3351 3351the city's spending board is set to approve the 375- thosuand dollar payout today. officer tommm sanderssshot hunt outside the doolar store attthe hamiiton park shopping center. in his &psanders told jurors he saw hunt hiding drugs and thought he had a gun but hunt had no drugs and was unarmedd still.. sanders was acquitted in that crrminal trial. afttr being kicked out of prrtesters set up shop at a e" place.they gathered innfront of city hall tuesday.it wwa a &pppotesters say hey don't hav plans to occupy another part morning, around 3 o lock... baltimore city police surrounded mmkeldin square and evicted the "occuppers".in the end, veryone left peaccfully, in. paryland attorney ggneral ... &pdoug gaasler gets a first

a spokesperson for the baltimore city public schools says that no disciplinary action has been taken at this point. they tell us, "the outcome of the baltimore city schools' police investigation will determine our next steps." one person was taken to an area hospital. we tried to contact the d.c. school system but they didn't return our phone calls. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a judge says he will not dismiss charges against a baltimore man accused of

. >> in baltimore city police officer is recovering tonight after an accident in southwest baltimore. investigators say the police cruiser collided with another car around 7:00 this morning near clifton avenue. another vehicle overturned following the collision. officials say those hurt, including the officer, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. you are looking at a live picture of interstate 6. we're told the accident happened at 5:15. at least five vehicles are involved in the crash near southwestern boulevard near interstate 95. state police say several lanes on the inner loop of the beltway are blocked. the crash comes on the heels of another multi-car crash on the beltway this morning. we're told several people were taken to the hospital after the eight-vehicle pileup. the accident shut down traffic on the beltway for about 90 minutes. there is no word tonight on what triggered the crash. a former goodwill employee is in custody tonight charged with robbing area stores at gunpoint. police arrested him in connection with robberies at the goodwill stores last month. they say th

if you have any information, you are asked to call the baltimore city police's homicide unit at 410-396-2100. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 26 degrees on tv hill. >> we will come back and check the weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day. >> not too bad of a morning. >> pretty light. some delays cropping up around the area. northbound 95 at 195. has been moved off to the shoulder. we have a few delays. 36 on the west side. 38 on the topside near dulaney valley road. pretty typical for this time of morning. things are moving well on the northwest corner of the beltway. this is the fort mchenry toll plaza and things are looking fine. >> the roads are looking better as people go on vacation. we have chilly temperatures. 50 for the afternoon high with lots of sunshine. clouds will return tomorrow. heavy rain on wednesday. the temperatures may move into the mid to upper 50's. the first day of winter is on thursday. >> for more weather, traffic, and news. >> have a great day. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connec

dozens of baltimore city police officers had to be called in to break up a brawl at a high school. it is not clear what led to the brawl. spectators were surprised by the number of people involved. >> there were caught up in the fight. >> both players and fans exchanged blows. no word on any injuries. a case of bullying. they claimed the school system did not do enough to protect the child. lowell melser has more on what the judge has thrown out. >> the attorney for the sullivan family says despite the outcome of this case, she is hoping that parents with kids will better know how to deal with bullying. the jury will continue deliberating later this morning. the sullivan family claimed two of their children faced bullying between 2008 and 2009 and that the school system did nothing to stop it. the sullivans attorney says what is most important is that the issue of bullying is out there for discussion. >> i am glad that this issue is getting attention and that our children may be more safe as a result. >> yes today the judge tossed out nine different counts leaving four for the jury

. >>, baltimore city police, fire, and the u.s. coast guard will be on hand. as well as the temporary fences that will extend to on the southeast side of the harbor all the weight around the harbor to president street on the northeast side. the public will be funneled through nine entrances. the plan came after a series of violent incidents is. >> we are grateful for all the agencies are participating, helping us to produce the show. to make it a family friendly show for all. >> the celebration kicks of the 9:00 this saturday. we are told that our mayor will be on hand to officiate the countdown for new year's. in the meantime, if you are planning to come on out, make sure you take public transportation. street parking is limited. >> coming up, we will take a look at how new york city is preparing for the big ball drop in times square. if you plan on hitting the road, be prepared to pay more for gas. we look at why gas prices are on the rise in how much more we can expect to pay in 2012. the big question, will the weather cooperate for new year's eve? >> it tu

we're told a baltimore city police officer was shot by a fellow officer during a drug investigation. ened earlier this afternoon in the odenton. police were serving a search warrant when a baltimore city officers gun accidentally went off, shooting the city officer in the arm. he was taken to shock trauma, where he is expected to make a full recovery. both officers were part of the task force on that operation. the firing officer and was placed on administrative leave pending investigation. it is being treated as an accident. >> investigators are looking into a stabbing at the occupying camp in downtown. this array nicholson was arrested after detectives say she kicked a female in the stomach and then stabbed her in the arm and thigh. investigators believe a dispute over a cat is what led to the violence. in the meantime, authorities are still searching for a middle river man who has been missing since friday. 35-year-old charles puckett disappeared

police tell us nobody was hurt. >> one person was hurt after an overnight fire in baltimore city. kevin cartwright said firefighters got a call about 3:30 this morning. that is where the big boys bail bond company is located. it started in a basement and spread to more floors. a second person was taken to the hospital for smoke the event -- inhalation. it took an hour to bring the fire under control. two civilians were treated for minor injuries after a two alarm house fire. it was in the 900 block of main street. because of that fire remains under investigation. fire investigators in frederick county are trying to figure out what caused two garage fires in a urbanic community. it was along the 700 block of singleton terrace. another fire was a few hundred blocks away on addison woods road. firefighters were able to put out the flames. total damages for both buyers is estimated a round $130,000. -- fires is estimated $130,000. >> up to one-half inch and 81 inch in some areas of rain. let's take a look at hd doppler. some heavy rain and cecil county. some light rain in baltimore ci

yyu know anythinggthat coold help detectives with this cold &pcase, you are asked to call baltimore city police. police are getting involved after everal vicious dog attacks in southeast baltimorr. baltimore.janicc park is live at patterson park near where &pthe attacks have left both dogs and people injured. patterson park is a placee where lots of people ccme to walk their ddgs. ut recentty several people living in his neighborhood ay fighting pitbulls have attacced their dogs for no reason...and one owner says when she tried to intervene the dog it hee finger and broke it. it. pitbulls almoss killed her poodle on nov 18th. she says the pitbulls were freely leashes when tey tarted to - rip the flesh off her dog. she and a neiggboo had to throw bricks at the dogs who dol-go says thhn bit her finger before attacking another dog. ii response pollce in the southeastern districc are holding a eeting: soo. joanne dolgow dog ownee.. "and he was sitting on the curb here like someone had bben a toddler sitting here 3&the meetinn tonight where police will address recent ddg attaaks will be at the south

. >>> baltimore city police need your help identifying a man who robbed and stabbed a man last month n charles village. police released this sketch of the suspect who stabbed a man on north charles. he and friend were at a gas station nearby when two men robbed them and stabbed them. if you recognize the man in the sketch, call police. >>> traffic has been a mess all day, backed up after a truck slam into the 95 overpass in hail thorpe. it happened around 1:30 what he flatbed truck hit the overpass. traffic was down to one lane, and that caused traffic that would be backed up for miles on the outer loop. the truck knocked down part of a highway sign and damaged the bridge. it has all but one lane shut down. officials say the flatbed was improperly load. engineers did assess the damage on the bridge and traffic on 95 was not affected. >>> take a look at the harrisburg expressway. traffic is stopped. you're going to want to use york road or falls road. check out abc2news.com and live traffic conditions anytime you want. log on to abc2news.com/traffic. it has a list of traffic problems,

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. >> two shooting victims turned up in baltimore city. police are not releasing much information. when incident happened before 9:00 p.m. another victim walked into a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. another shooting investigation is under way involving a police officer. police responded to it home invasion. it woman woke up to it masked armed man inside her home. the suspect robbed the victim before confronting police. several times an officer opened fire. the officer is currently on routine administrative leave. another shooting, this one in southeast baltimore. a victim was shot in the leg on monday evening. no word on his condition. >> a judge rules and accused murderer, but it to stand trial in his wife's death. he is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his ife. a judge sends it will not for violating her probation when she took part of a robbery and the murder of stephen pitcairn. she was serving probation and drug charges at the time he was murdered. >> 51 degrees on tv hill. demand is expected to hear his fate -- a man is expected to hear his fate. [ dog

>>> the drug raid shoot out that injuried a baltimore city police officer. he accidentally shot an officer in the arm. the injured officer started shooting back sending bullets back. the shooting happened after police arrested him on gun charges? >>> a burning tea educate tell akettle is to blame. it forced 100 senior citizens out of home? >>> her first full term in office after almost two years on the job. how the mayor will grow baltimore? cyle? >>> she acknowledges her goals won't be easy to achieve. >> may i be the first to congratulate you? >>> stephanie wow lins blake is the mayor. >> we believe that baltimore can grow again? >>> the mayor says to grow bhalt more she would like to see 10,000 families move into the city over the next ten years. >> our number 1 goal in the next ten years is to grow baltimore, strengthen our neighborhoods and create new jobs and attract new people. >> city leaders, supporters and citizens attended the mayor's inagraul party. >> the mayor's goal is a lofty one. many believe it is doable. >> i think she is right about foesi

two baltimore city police officer under investigation and a hollywood legend is gone. actor harry morgan has passed away. more news. first morning weather and the first traffic report ,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. we are here, depending on where you are, there are certain things, up to the north, to the far north, mostly a rain, now a windy vent. a lot of rain moving through the area. as we moved through yesterday evening, showers, heavy storms coming through the area, the colder air started to move into these counties and that is where you will see any of the winter accumulation, for the rest of us, it is all rain. for the totals this morning, garrett county, the temperatures are cold and the temperatures are down around freezing and building up to about $7 inches of snow and washington county is two and rain totals around the metro, two to eight inches of rain at marshall. the temperatures around freezing, to the day time high in the 40s. more in a few minutes. >>> the concern overnight, the conditions on the roads in the area, we are heading out to brook landville,

baltimore to join in. &p the city of baltimore is on pace to have its lowest murder total in more than 30 years. police says a number of factors have played a role in bringing the city o this point. the first is support from mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. bealefeld also points to the introduction f targeted enforcement... that's where officers go after bad guys with guns.... in hopes of getting violent repeat offenders off city streets. bealefeld says over the next 36 hours... you can expect to see thousands of officers on patrol... and that includes the commissioner. 3 16:19:29 i'm gonna work my tail off to make it happen. you know why i'm optimissic? because i have 3-thousand people out ttere backing me up. and they're going to be packing me up tonight tomoroow and the next day and then the're gonna come in january 1st and we're gonna do it all over again. again. right now the murdee steady at 196. year is holding - two doctors are facing murder charges tonight...accused of botching late term abortions in maryland. was arrested in new jersey...and doctor nicola riley was arrested in utah. elkton pol

the suspect involved is now in custody of baltimore city police. a major update this noon -- in the 2010 election, the judge presiding over this case talked about one of the most serious charges. he ruled that the state has failed to provide enough evidence that showed he committed an obstruction of justice. the judges permitting other charges related to fraud to move forward. the woman who reported the call took the stand yesterday. she said she picked a list of voters to call, but did not include a list of republicans and independents. he explains that these were an attempt at reverse psychology. >> call was literally meant to simulate voters that would not have been in support of o'malley or the democratic administration. this would stimulate voters to say, hey, my vote was for erlich, he is down adnd out. >> works for the political consultant also facing charges -- she works for the political consultant who is also facing charges in the case. his trial is set to begin in february. >> the sun is out. dimeter the airport is 50 degrees. morning lo

baltimore city police are searching for suspects in the shooting death in cherry hill happened on christmas eve. police found the victim in the 2700 block of guys road saturday. if you have any information about this shooting call police right away. >>> we had a scare at city hall this morning. city police investigating a suspicious package left a at city hall. there was no threat to public or elected officials. a suspicious package was spotted between 6:00 and 7:00 this morning. patrol officers called the bomb squad. no explosives were found. some streets had to be shut down. government offices were closed to observe the christmas holiday. >>> then we had firefighters in baltimore county in this early morning fire. fire started around 3:00 30 in the 12,000 block of ridge wood road. the home was vacant still no word on what caused the fire. >>> clouds out there today but on the whole a nice day for all those after christmas runs to the store to exchange stuff, whatever the case was today. had good weather for it that's for sure. skies generally clear right now and temperatures running in th

. >>> the baltimore city police departments a teamed up with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearm. the police announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest. the number is 888-atf-fire. >>> a 50-year-old man is in police custody arrested for two home invasion robberies. durante ricco ervin assaulted the homeowner. ervin is being held without bail. >>> a follow-up to a story we brought you two weeks ago. the glen burnie truck that spilled on the turnpike has been fined. he will have to pay a thousand dollars dollar fine. road crews spent hours cleaning the sealant off the road. >>> today mark as milestone for u.s.-iraqi relations. the military handed over control to the former base in baghdad back to iraq. they call it camp victory and was once home to 70,000 u.s. troops and contractors. vice-president joe biden made a surprise visit. there are about 13,000 troops still in iraq, but the deadline for the remaining to leave is december 31. >>> a tree lighting honored those who protect our country. lynette has more. >> reporter: i'm here at the center in cockeysville.

. >>> enemies, baltimore city police are looking for someone who shot and robbed a cab driver sunday morning. it happened near the 2700 block of sissen street. he pulled in to a parking lot and a passenger held him up. the drive was shot in the back. the suspect fled on foot. >>> west baltimore, police are searching for a gunman who shot a 27-year-old and left him for dead in the car. this happened on north smallwood. the suspect fled on foot. the victim, barnes, was taken to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. he died as a result of the injury. >>> pedestrian hit and killed on saturday in dundalk has been identified as 83-year-old lawyerra green, crossing when she was hit by 1999 saturn. the drive was heading northbound on dundalk avenue and remained at the scene. green was pronounced dead. police are investigating. so far, no charges have been filed. >>> search will resume for 25- year-old man whose boat capsized. crews located the boat and the passenger. a 40-year-old man is dead and a woman is injured. may day call was saying the sailboat was taking on water. the passenger

thursday night baltimore city police investigate a murder and the 2900 block of north calvert street. the body of brandon hudson was found by a friend on his couch. he had suffered a gunshot wound to the head and had been dead for an undetermined number of time. >> i am troubled by it. i have a young son. it is troublesome. >> anthony o'donnell who lives in the building next or described a very chaotic scene. >> i heard a lot of commotion. my wife asked me to look out the window and we heard some strange sounds. possibly gunfire. i do not know what it was. loud noise. >> hudson who was from clinton maryland majored at morgan state. according to court records, he had no previous criminal record. however, police said based on evidence there are looking into the strong possibility that the crime was drug-related. "for another does not look to be signs of forced entry. detectives are frustrated and the stump a little bit. we are hoping intel will be instrumental in solving this case. >> residents of charles of village are still reeling from several violent events including high-profile ki

. >> baltimore city police, fire, and the u.s. coast guard will be on hand. the temporary fences, which will extend on the southeast side of the harbor all the weight around the harbor to nearly president street on the northeast side. the public will be funneled through an nine entrances, flashing on this map. >> we are grateful for all the agencies participating. helping us to produce this show. >> the baltimore office of a promotion in the arts is a nonprofit organization which helps the city to put on the show. this year's show was in jeopardy due to a lack of funding. >> baltimore's business community stepped up. this is a tradition that has been going on for 30 years. >> the celebration kicks off at 9:00 with live entertainment. if you plan on coming, be aware, street parking is very limited. you may want to take public transportation. >> york insta-weather-plus forecast -- >> it turned out to be a pretty nice day today. we had some sunshine, at least through most of the morning. we made it up to 54 degrees. 45 at the airport, 42 in part in. -- parkton.

after more than two months in mckeldin squaree baltimore city police served ccupy protesters their evictionrly this morning. &pthey cleared out the camp peacefully, which is a welcome change from how previous occupy evictions have gone in other cities. joy lepola shows you how the protesters deciied to llave withhut a figh. pfght. 3 3 3 3 cover joy vo vo 22:14:12 i've said repeateddy i respocet he right to &pprotest the right to ree speecc but this was about a permanent encampment. encampmmnt. 7:40:57 i think all rawlings blake did here was open the floodgates floodgates 3 occupyymovements around he couutry are facing eviction as many cities decide &ptheii welcome, ii there was any in the first place. in police areeinvestigating a - vandallsm of aastatue at the former ite of the occupy camp. somebody spray painted base. crews ere out today - reeoving the grafffti. the former campsite remains off llmits for protestt. occupy d.c. went mobile today nd caaped out inside the capitol. part of the &pthe doorrto speaker boehner'ss office. they say they're demanninn full voting rights for people n t

a baltimore city police officer is ursing a gunshht wound tonight after being shot officer. investigators say the officcr as shot today whill serving a warranttduring raid at a home on pine cove avenue in odenton.. ballimore county police say it was one of their officers ho &paccidentally hot the city pfficer ii the arm. it's a shooting that caught neighbors by surprise. 3&mrs. mcmiilan: i'm devaatated. i have small children, mm neighbors have small children. they play uu wouud never have thooght e - something like this wwuud havee been going on in our area." police arresteddthe drug suspect outtide without incident. they say the shooting happened when the officers went insiie the home.. wherr they fouud nearly 30 pounds of marijuana.... doctors at shock traama say the injured officer is expected to make aafull a eputy sherifffwho took a bullet serving a highhrisk aa earing held for baltimore - city sheriff's deputy james lane.lane wassshht in 2008 &pwhile arresting a murder suspect in this west baltimore home.the sheriff's department intially said laneewas shoo by misgivings

. >> the baltimore city police and a maryland state police detectives as well as the state attorney for hartford county were the teens body was discovered. >> there are a lot of dedicated people in this case. we are not going to be specific about what that is. again, nobody is giving up on this case. >> again, we have not stopped. >> back in north carolina at the very school police shot barnes attended, loved ones gathered and planted a memorial garden. >> i am very grateful that -- for all of the things union the academy has done for my family and the love they have for felicia. >> in addition to celebrating the legacy, the gathering was used for a call for action. >> we have to work on the harder. the call to action is to work with the police and vice versa. >> the family led a purple candles to commemorate her memory, they believe justice will prevail when date for the family. >> we hope and pray the book on scene. >> this is still an ongoing investigation. if you have at -- information, give maryland state police a call. >> tragedy when a boy is killed in a crash. happened just befo

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baltimore city police say a 31- year-old man was shot and killed. the victim was standing on the porch of the 2100 block of west garrison ave. he was approached by two people wearing masks. >> that forced them into their home. the victim was shot. unfortunately he did not recover from his once and was pronounced at the scene. >> the man was shot in the head. family and friends gathered in the neighborhood of northwest baltimore. they were not allowed inside the house as detectives began to investigate. the shooting happened iran 10:00 was denied. the victim was well known to police. officers did interview people who were in the house at the time of the murder. one neighbor said she was asleep when something startled her. what she looked out her window, she saw paramedics and police vehicles. police tell us this is a relatively quiet neighborhood. very few signs remained on thursday showing anything had happened here. just remnants of police tape tied to a fence and a tree. detectives were to develop a motive, they are also trying to find it two murd

a baltimore city police officer is recovering after he was shot in the arm by friendly fire. anne arundel county police say he was part of the task force and was assisting in an arrest in odenton. a baltimore county police officer's gun discharged by mistake. the shooting is being investigated as an accident. police did recovered 27 pounds of marijuana and $900 in cash from that odenton home. >> scattered showers continue across the area, which will cause slow conditions for the afternoon commute. 61 right now. rain is being reported. winds are out of the south. we get up to 63 by 6:00 p.m.. 50's by 9:00 p.m. the rain chances decrease a little bit. the showers become a little bit more scattered in the evening. we could see more as we go into the night. we will talk about that in the seven-day forecast. >> another deadline creeping towards capitol hill. democrats and republicans still cannot agree on how to pay for a break in peril taxes. if they do not reach a decision by the end of the month, your taxes go up 2% 3 tracy potts is in washington with more on the latest gridlock

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two baltimore city police officers have been suspended amid allegations of misconduct. we are told two the ball officers have been placed on administrative leave because of a harassment and integrity issue. police will not elaborate on the details of their suspensions but we are working to get more information and we will have much more for you tonight at 11:00. >> into that education a lawyer, maryland's fourth graders are making progress in math. that is according to the results from a test released today. >> the results are from the naep test. a test that only comparison will baltimore students are doing with students in 20 other urban cities. >> joseph, what is your question? >> the fourth grade students at city springs elementary school have developed a love for math. >> i do not think that is hard because math is not hard if you just pay attention and get 3. >> that may explain why fourth grade math scores were up slightly on day naep test.l it compares students compare to those and philadelphia, washington, d.c., and in new york. there was an increase in eighth g

reporting live a baltimore city police headquarters, wbal-tv 11 news. >> all -- baltimore protesters face a slew of charges after a rash of burglaries. they broke into least 30 cars and trucks and a former county, stealing everything from cash to iphones and other electronic devices. both are part of the occupied baltimore movement. they are facing several charges. to go now to the latest in a search for the suspect of a deadly -- of a 19-year-old. the lead investigative reporter is live in the newsroom with details on that. >> named the suspects in this case. a source familiar with the case described it a case of bad blood. -- no named the suspect in the case. rockne was at the mall talkiodnl shopping for his grandmother. while he was headed for the bus stop, he was shot several times and killed on the spot. investigators are relying on security camera footage to help identify the gunmen. a spokesperson describe the investigation as very active. the shooting came at the start of the holiday shopping week. on facebook we asked about the impact of the shooting. they said it had done l

threporting live up baltimore city police headquarters, wbal- tv 11 news. >> two members of the occupied baltimore movement are under arrest charged with breaking into 30 cars in the montgomery county area and stealing whatever they found inside. they are facing a long list of charges, including auto theft or stealing cash, iphones, and other devices. it happened in vehicle in the montgomery county area. the men are both from baltimore. they are part of occupied movement -- part of the occupied baltimore movement. >> police are investigating an accident that sent to people to the hospital this morning. it happened at the south outer loop reappear did police tell us the injuries are non-life threatening. >> officials are not releasing the name of a man killed in hand in late yesterday afternoon, but there is an investigation under way into what sparked the deadly flames. fire crews arrived to find a man suffering from second and third degree burns over most of his body. first responders took into the burn center where he later died. baltimore county fire crews arrived at 2 west bin court

a baltimore city police officer is recovering after he was shot in the arm by friendly fire.e was part of the state police drug task force and was assisting in an arrest in odenton when a police officer's gun discharged. thinking he was under attack, he returned fire. the officer is expected to make a full recovery. police recovered 27 pounds of marijuana and more than $1,300 in cash during that investigation. >> today marks the one-year anniversary of a massive fire alarm fire that broke out during the heart of rush-hour in the downtown infamous red light district on east of were street. dozens of firefighters battled the blaze for several hours before getting it under control. according to the bureau of all, tobacco, and firearms, they are no closer to finding the suspect. the fire has been classified as incendiary, meaning it had been set. anyone with information is encouraged to call 888-atf-fire. >> a teenage boy has been charged in connection with a sexual assault at anne arundel high school. the student faces second group rape and second-degree sex offense. investigato