as baltimore city police officers. the latest incident in federal hill where a couple was bound and gagged inside their home after two or three suspects burst down the door identifying themselves as baltimore city police officers. >> it was 3:00 friday morning when they believed to be armed and masked men broke through the door of this home in the 6000 block in federal hill. the suspects identified themselves as baltimore police officers, bound and gagged a male and female inside and only got away with a cellphone. >> of these individuals are coming in at all hours of the morning claiming to be some type of warrant units. immediately, people have trust for the police officers. very quickly, this couple realized that these individuals were up to no good. >> this is the second crime to happen in the city this week. the suspects kicked in the door of the home, also identifying themselves as police. it ended with a male victim getting shot. they spoke with one of the victims of camera about the incident. he was afraid to us

. >>> pleading guilty, another baltimore city police officer accepts a plea deal for his part in a huge corruption scandal. >> that's right. officer louise nunez is one of 17 officers charged in the scandal involving illegal kickbacks. according to federal documents the 33-year-old admitted to taking part in a scheme to direct motorists involved in accidents to the majestic towing company instead of a city approved towing company. the officers allegedly received thousands of dollars in kickbacks. three other officers have already pleaded guilty. by taking a plea deal, they will likely receive less severe punishments. >>> sentencing is scheduled for october 21. >>> the field is set for the upcoming contest to be mayor of baltimore. state senator katherine pew filed her paperwork yesterday. city councilman karl stokeseses has bowed out. he intents to run again for his current seat on the council. >>> we're not seeing much in the way of sunshine today. it's pretty humid. what's next on nature's agenda? here's marty bass. >> thank you very much. good afternoon. i have a couple of graphics f

three men claiming to be police officers break into a baltimore home and rob the place. this morning, abc2's sherrie johnson is live at city police headquarters with the latest. >> reporter: well, this morning, baltimore city police officers need the public's help trying to find the people that falsely portray themselves as cops. this latest accident happened yesterday morning about 5:30 when homeowners were sound asleep. suddenly three men with police bashs barge in and rob their home. when the fake officers got inside, they tied up the people and ransacked the house. authorities say the same thing happened on two other homes one at medford and the other in federal hill the city says they are not sure what they are dealing with here. >> unclear at this point if these are copy cats or this is a group of individuals. they are all across the city the three incidents we have so far so there's no correlation based on geography we can point to as of yet. >> reporter: now city police officers tell us that in this latest incident, no one was injured in this home invasion. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc

third, invasion at a couple of weeks where the suspects have identified themselves as baltimore city police officers. at around 6:00 tuesday morning, three men dressed in police clothing broken to hellman -- broke into a home, tied up people inside and robbed them. the suspects had police items that made them look like they were part of a warrant units. >> of the individuals involved than this one had badges around their necks and assurance that indicated they were police officers. -- and shirts that indicated they were police officers. >> the suspects broken their homes saying they were police. on june 27, and they'll recommended up getting shot when suspects grow into a home in the 5000 block of medford road at northeast. >> this is a violation of the trust that individual's place in the police. >> they want to make it very clear to the public that actually raiding a house is a very severe step for investigators. >> it is rare that they will delay forced entry on your home. you have to be a violent person or someone that is wanted for some time. >> a woman in mexico is in a bizarre attempt to free

city police headquarters with more of what happened. >> there was a massive police presence last night. hundreds of officers and matches involving baltimore city police. there were troopers from the maryland state police. despite all the that police presence, one man was stabbed to death and a child was shot. we will start with the boy. he was walking with his parents at life street and pratt street last night following the fireworks display. his parents heard gunfire and saw their son holding his leg. he was taken to johns hopkins children's center appeared the stabbing took place 50 minutes before that in front of mccormick and schmicks restaurants at the pier 6 pavilion. he was involved in some kind of fight involving two groups of people. he was taken to shock trauma where he was pronounced dead. fred bealefeld addressed the issue of public safety. >> over and over and over again, it really is these maniacs with guns, and we're going to work and keep working hard to get more and more and more people off the street. >> the police department will have a lot of questions to answer this morning. fred bealefeld will be holding a news confe

. >> three men all identified themselves as baltimore city police officers. the victims were then tied up and individuals went through their home. >> reporter: the victims were not injured but the suspects got away with at least a cell phone. police are not saying how they got inside if the front door was locked, but there are scuff marks and the alarm sign didn't stop them. men who answered the door didn't want to talk. >> i live around here all my life and it's never been like this. it has gotten worse. >> reporter: and police have not tracked down who's behind a similar incident in northeast baltimore monday morning. one man was shot in his home on medford road after police say three men posing as officers entered a home and restrained two people. the victim was treated and released. those living around the incidents are taking every precaution they can making sure their doors are locked and not going out at night alone. >> if it's late at night, hopefully he will come walk me home with the dogs. >> we do feel safe in the neighborhood, but, we realize there

and this morning, baltimore city police officers are trying to ask for the public's help in finding the people that are responsible for portraying themselves as cops. the latest incident happened at around 5:30 while the homeowners were sound asleep inside the west baltimore home on garrison avenue. suddenly three men with police badges barge in and rob the home and when the fake officers got inside, they tied up the people and ransacked the house. authorities say this same thing happened at two other homes, one on june 27th on medford avenue in northeast baltimore and the other in federal hill on july 1st. the city says they are not sure what they are dealing with here. >> it's unclear if they are copy cats or a group of individuals. they are all across the city the three incidents that we have so far. there's no correlation based on geography we can point to as of yet. >> reporter: now city police officers say that this latest home invasion no one was hurt in that home invasion. reporting live at city police head quart e. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a look at news around the natio

. >> baltimore city police investigating a third home invasion in a couple of weeks where the suspects identified themselves as baltimore city police officers to gain entry. iran 6:00 a.m. tuesday morning, police say three men dressed in police clothing broken into at the 2700 block of garrison avenue and tied up the two people inside and rob them of electronics and cash. what is most concerning is that the suspects had police items that made them look like they were part of a warrant units. >> what is different from this one -- what is different about this one from the last two is that they had badges that indicated they were police officers. >> they are also looking into two other home invasion. last friday, a woman and man were bound and gagged at a house on elkton slane. the suspects said they were police. on june 27, a male victim ended up getting shot when suspects identifying themselves as police broke into a house in the northeast of baltimore. >> this is an egregious violation of the trust that individuals placed in police and we are working hard to catch them. >> neighbors said they were surprised by the crime. police have vague d

police officers charged into a baltimore home and shot a man inside. investigators are trying to figure out if the crimes are connected. >>> a third baltimore city police officer awaits sentencing. officer michael cross has pleaded guilty to taking kickbacks in exchange for steering drivers involved in accidents to majestic auto repair. 17 officers were arrested in the probe, but investigators say as many as 50 may be involved. sentencing is scheduled for september. >>> a life cut short. loved ones say their final farewells to a teen, killed in an accidental shooting. 15-year-old michael brooks was laid to rest after a funeral service. michael was at a sleepover when he and an 11-year-old got their hands on a gun. the weapon went off, killing michael. family members say they want answers. >> it is not right. guns should be put away from kids. >> the owner of the home, a former corrections officer, says he keeps all 22 of his weapons locked away and he has no idea how the boys got the gun. no charges have been filed. >>> the clock is tick not guilty washington. lawmakers head home without a deal in the heated debt debate. danielle nottingham reports on

this morning baltimore city police are looking for three different suspects. guys that are wearing badges and they are not officersis morning baltimore city police say they need your help finding the people. we will send it out to sherrie johnson who has been following the story live this morning. >> reporter: good morning, megan. that's right. baltimore city police need your help finding the people that are responsible for portraying themselves as cops. this latest incident happened yesterday around 5:30 in the morning when home owners were sonde asleep inside the west baltimore home on garrison avenue. three men with police badges barged in and robbed their home and when the fake officers got inside the home they tied up the people inside and ransacked the house. authorities say this same thing happened at 2 other homes. one on medford and northeast baltimore and the other in federal hill. now city police say the people in this most recent incident were not hurt. reporting live, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a crackdown is underway on scam artist swindling a staggering 17 billion intaxpayer dollar. almost two

. >>> the walletmore city police -- baltimore city police department is looking for more officers and offering free testing. you need to be 20 1/2 years old, testing begins at 12:30 today at baltimore police headquarters and then again at 6:00 this evening and they will do another testing friday the 8th at noon and tuesday the 12th at 12:30 and then again at 6:00 and tuesday the 19th at 12:30 again at 6. all the information is right there on the screen. all of this is happening at baltimore police headquarters. >>> state senator pew has made her intent known that she wants to be baltimore's city next mayor and she will make it official by filing the papers. she is sit to -- set to file with the board of elections today at 10 a.m. and joins a host of others including otis rolling and stephanie rawlings-blake. >>> history is going to mix with technology as nasa gets ready for the final shuttle launch. >> a handful of computer nerds were selected to -- selected to tweet history. >>> new allegations against the dominic strauss-kahn. why he is under fire again. this time in his home countr

. >> there were 600 police officers from baltimore city and various other jurisdictions in the area herepatrol, and the mayor says this was a cowardly act, and she and the police department are determined to identify these individuals and bring them to justice. we will have more tonight. barry simms, wbal tv 11 news. >> in our medical alert, it is something many of us have, but no longer wants -- a start. stanford doctors have developed a new way to minimize pressure on the wound, and maximize healing. >> every year in the united states, 80 million people have surgery and are left with a life-long reminder, a scar. >> we apply it, and that is it. >> dr. jeffrey gardner hopes this bandage he helped develop will make scar's less visible. doctors placed the new bandage on one half of the star, and the other half is treated with conventional dressing. after nine months, the difference is amazing. >> this is a cast for an incision that prevents it from scar formation, and allows it to heal perfectly. >> it prevents the wound from suffering many trauma that leads to scarring. doctors reported

for the suspects that impersonated police officers, broke into a home, and tied up the people inside. our reporter is live outside police headquarters. >> baltimore city police tell us this is the second such home in beijing in the city in the past week where the suspects identified themselves -- the second such home invasion in the city in the past week where the suspects identified themselves as police officers. they bound and gagged the people inside and brought to them. three masked men broke into this home. the suspects identified themselves as baltimore police officers. they bound and gagged the male and female inside and only got away with a cell phone. >> they identified themselves as baltimore police officers. immediately, people identify and they have a trust for the police officers. there guard is put down and quickly the victims realizes -- their guard is put down quickly and the victim's realize these are not police officers. -- the victims realize these are not police officers. 11 news spoke with one of the victims off-camera about the incident. he told us the suspect used a crowbar to burst down the door. he swore he had a gun pointed a

baltimore's fireworks end in tragedy. what city leaders are saying about the dangerous night. >>> another home invasion, this time in northwest baltimore. i'm jessica kartalija. why suspects posing as police officerstheir way into a home and what happened next. that story on wjz. >>> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news, wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >>> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now, it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> not guilty. the two words casey anthony had been waiting to hear for years. >> casee did not murder caylee. it's that simple. >> reaction to the verdict that has shocked so many people and what happens next in the controversial case. >>> hello everyone, i'm vic carter. an emotional day in court as casey anthony is cleared in her young daughter's death. it is a case that has captured the country's attention for weeks. wjz has been following this story from the very beginning. we have reaction to the verdict and what happens next. >> well, there are still a lot of stunned folks wandering here outside the courthouse, just shocked at this verdict. and

. >>> baltimore city police are looking for a good few men and women this noon. the department is encouraging anyoned in becoming a police officer to take a free civil service test. applicants must be 21 with a valid driver's license. contact 1-877-pride pd. >>> the rangers steam rolled over them. game two is in arlington tonight. >>> still to come, wearlt rescue -- water rescue. firefighters brave waters to save dozens. >>> several people are injured on a ride? virginia. what happened? who's being blamed. >> hot temperatures with more on the way. marty will be back with the updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> you'll want to check out a scene in china as villagers are rescued from a rushed out bridge. crews used ropes to pull everybody to safety. nobody was hurt but officials said as many as 200 may be stranded in the nearby town until that road can be repaired. in virginia safety inspectors said a man's hat flew off a roller coaster and got jammed in one of the wheels. that caused a collision. just before the ride the man refused to remove his hat after being told to do so. >>> roger clemens is back in cour

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coming clean, a baltimore is they officer confess the -- city officer confesses to his role in a scandal. he admits to taking money from a repair shop to have cars towed there. the police department admits even more officers could be connected to the case. >>> city police have put out the help wanted sign. they are looking for new recruits. you have to be at least 20 and a half years old. the salary starts at 40,000 dollars and you get 12 paid vacation days plus 14 paid holidays. to find out how to apply, go to wjz.com and click on the newstab. >>> a controversial plan to help students in baltimore. the school district ceo wants to send kids to class on saturdays to improve test scores. gigi barnette explains that the pro-- barnett explains the proposal is drawing mixed reactions from parents. >> reporter: after three years of back to back gains, baltimore school leaders saw a dip in test scores. read willing results -- reading results dropped by 3 percentage points and math scores fell more. at nearly 5%. now the question is how to get back on track. the answer maybe saturday school. >> we see it as a model that works in some of the schools and the question is, can we

baltimore? the latest on what happened last night. >>> why people are taking safety into their hands. >> and the news at 11 starts right now. >>> right to the top story. 600 police officers spread out over six city block, high tech cameras watching every move and still we had a 4th of july we will never forget. christian was there to ride out the fireworks and then the violence. what have you learned tonight? >> reporter: busy night for us, and much more more the police. still no word on who shot a 4- year-old and despite a detailed picture there is been no arrest in the stabbing that happened outside a popular restaurant just as the fireworks ended. police and city officials doing what they can to reassure the public that the inner harbor is saf . him didn't have to happen. somebody has to have cooler heads. >> reporter: police say there were nearly 600 city, state, police stationed around the harbor. john barnes and his family came to see the fireworks for their first time. they were near the scene of the stabbing. >> they were visible but not unreasonable given the size of the crowd. >> reporter: someone near the scene took this photograph of a person of interest in the stabbing investigation

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baltimore city trial judge two weeks ago, -- in a rare opinion, this was about the killing of a patron who had groped the officers and girlfriend of said the club in baltimore. criminal cases involving the police as defendants are also very public and volatile. the judge wrote and issued an opinion accompanying his decision to convict the officer of manslaughter in do have the opinion was no example of high artistic prose, but explained in very clear language the judges thought process in concluding that the officer had not committed first-degree murder but had not acted in self- defense in killing the man outside the nightclub. it was hailed by many members of the community for its clarity about the judge relaid the evidence, what he saw when he revisited the scene of the crime, why he found someone is as credible, and others not. the i believe the release of that opinion that the verdict was received without the usual the three all and end of the police case is usually get. i want -- without the usual vitriol. i want to make an argument in favor of multiple opinions, in concurrence and dissent. while i support unanimous opinions, particularly in cases in which the court raised -- weighs in o