learned a letter believed to have been written by frein allegedly detailed how he killed corporal bryon dixon injured trooper alex douglas and got away. police searched a nursery for hours on sunday but found nothing. officials say a review of text messages revealed he lied about working in delaware in order to prepare for the september 12th ambush. >> well, new at 10 o'clock tonight, a four-year-old brings heroin to day care and passes it out to other children. this happened in a day care in sell beeville delaware, that's in southern sussex county. tonight the mother of the four-year-old 30 year old ashley tull is facing charges. police were called to the hickory tree childcare sent this morning after workers say they saw some kids with small bags of a white powder. police say that there were 249 bags in all in the child's backpack. several of the kids had to be taken to the hospital as a precaution. >> the philadelphia federation of teachers says it was blind sided by the school reform commission's decision to cancel their contract with the district. the union says this newspaper ad was the

september 12th frein ambushed two troopers at the blooming grove barracks fatally shooting corporal bryon dixon and warning elects douglas. investigators believe frein has been breaking into examined and abandoned houses. they're awaiting lab results after reports of blood on back porches. police say time is on their side with colder weather and when the leaves drop, it will help aerial surveillance. >> everybody has one mission and one mission is to app helped this individual. >> reporter: even though police are hopeful that they'll catch frein before halloween, they're talking with local towns about doing events like trunk or treat to increase safety. reporting live, i'm cleve bryan, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> also following breaking news right now, police say they have found human remains that could be those of missing university virginia student hannah graham. it's heartbreaking news for her family as you can imagine. reporter chris van cleve picks up the story. >> reporter: searchers found human remains before noon saturday on abandoned property about 8 miles south of the charlottesville c

he was placed in a pair of handcuffs belonging to corporal bryon dixon.rooper alex douglas was shot while coming to dixon's aid. while it's unclear why frein would kill he's known to have an obsession with vicious units of the serbian military an general hatred for law enforcement. >> everybody has one mission and that mission to app helped this individual. >> reporter: hours after corporal dixon's funeral frein was added to the fbi's list the 10 most wanted criminals. his manhunt played out deep in the mountains, a rugged terrain which frein was familiar and his survival skills app feared offer him advantage. little by little state and federal agents tracked him down. amid a series of sightings investigators discovered camp sites, to fully functional pipe bombs and a diary. got a shot around 11:00 p.m. and took it frein allegedly wrote. he dropped. i was surprised at how quick. i took a follow-up shot on his head and neck area. he was still and quiet after that. again, frein is in custody tonight. governor corbett and law enforcement officials are expect

. >> the ambush killed corporal bryon dixon and seriously wounded trooper alex douglas.uthorities also added new criminal charges against frein, two counts of possession of weapons of mass destruction. >>> right now police are searching for some suspects who slashed tires and broke into cars in west philadelphia. the vandals struck on south farragut street and the 4600 block of locust street. three cars were broken into, 11 cars had their tires slashed. police spent the day looking for evidence. they believe the suspects hit sometime between 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. >>> also tonight the search is under way for a suspect who robbed a td bank in hatboro while wearing a halloween mask. the robbery happened on york road this morning. police say the suspect pulled out a gun and demanded money after getting that cash, he fled in a dark blue older model buick with a stolen pa tag. police think the same suspect robbed the same bank in july. >> well, a trial date is now set for minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson. peterson appeared before a judge in texas on child abuse

he is accused of ambushing and killing state police corporate bryon dixon and wounding alex douglas. he's been on the run since the ambush at a state police barracks in blooming grove. >>> in new jersey the future of high school football is unclear tonight. seven member of the team are facing charges that include aggravated sexual assault. news reports say in one case upper class men allegedly pinned a freshman player down before the attack. the seven student versus been suspended and there's calls for the coach and his staff to be fired. the superintendent says the board is investigating the entire athletic program. >>> there's good news tonight for regional rail riders. the transit authority and it's engineers reached a deal on a new contract. the retroactive five year agreement provides an immediate 1200 $ $1,250 wage increase. the engineers have not received a raise since their last contract expired in 2010. the new pact still needs to be improved by the union. >>> new tonight a burglary attempt gone wrong and it was all caught on camera. coming up how this break in went south qu

opening fire outside of the blooming grove state police barracks on september 12, killing trooper bryon dixonnd seriously wounding trooper alex douglas. >>> philadelphia police searched for a weapon in the schuylkill river today in east falls as part of their investigation into dion jordan. jordan is suspected of killing as many as six people including 50-year-old dallas long who was gunned down on october 17th. long's body was dumped at 82nd and lyons in southwest philadelphia. >> you can say okay they brought the person but it doesn't bring him back. >> this individual has been on a crime spree of his own involving from bank robbery, murder, kidnapping. you name it it seems like it's something he's been involved in. >> indeed police allege that jordan held up five banks in chestnut hill and bucks county. they believe he wore specifically designed mask to alter his appearance. >> a chilling fight skeletal remains unearthed in a south jersey backyard. forensic archaeologists are investigating. those remains turned up on bank avenue in riverton. a contractor found the bones while digging to in

trooper bryon dixon was killed in the attack. >>> and sugar house casino meantime it's getting readyo expand. 24 new poker tables arrived at the casino this morning. they will be a part of philadelphia's first poker room expected to open to the public early next month. for now the tables will go to an interim room until construction on the permanent room is completed. >>> septa is asking that you take some time during your commute to remember the hungry. septa celebrated its stop hunger at your station food drive today at dillworth park. starting monday you'll seafood collection containers at 43 stations to make donating to philadbundance a lot more convenient. 900,000 people in the greater philadelphia region are currently in need of assistance. >> septa is again asking for staples such as canned pastas, soups, stus, canned vegetables, creamy peanut butter and jelly just in time for the impending cold weather. >> septa riders and employees have donated approximately 90 tons of food to philadbundance since 2009. the campaign runs through november 3rd. >> there is much more ahead on "

corporal bryon dixon was killed and trooper alex douglas critically wounded. >>> new tonight family members of a missing woman take to the streets in frankford to ask for the public's help. they handed outer information about mariah gray at 30th and diamond. the 22-year-old was last seen in the 6300 block of algon of a two weeks ago. family members say gray is mentally challenged and suffers from seizures. >> a 17 year old girl is in the hospital tonight after rolling over her suv in fairmount park. chopper three at martin luther king drive near girard avenue this afternoon. the suv rolled down an embankment and stopped just inches away from the schuylkill river. the victim was taken to the hospital right now. there's no word on her condition or on what led to that crash. >>> well, now to a fire at the site of the flight 93 national memorial in shanksville. those flames broke out late this afternoon. thick black smoke could be seen rising from the area. eight fire companies responded to the scene. officials say the flames, though, did not reach the memorial itself. there have been no injuri

his hands bound with the handcuffs of state trooper bryon dixon who frein killed on september 12th hitting two troopers. frein taken to prison in the trooper's squad car. >> what was the real break in this case? >> this was not a result of a tip or sighting, this was the result of ongoing pressure put on frein by law enforcement. >> reporter: it ended for frein outside this airplane hangar on the grounds of a sprawling abandoned resort, some 23 miles from the barracks when one of ten u.s. marshals spotted frein. >> he turned towards me, saw we were in full kit with rifles, identified myself, he put his hands up. i told him to get on the ground and he got on the ground. >> reporter: police say the survivalist and avid war enactor had planned the attack for years, left a trail of evidence, weapons and ammunition, explosiv explosives, as many as 1,000 officers on his trail. his face bruised, his taken back to the barracks where he allegedly ambushed the troopers. did you expect it to be a violent end? >> i knew that was a strong possibility. yes. in fact, that was my biggest concern. >> repor

. >> reporter: the fugitive sniper accused of ambushing and killing corporal bryon dixon and killing andrew douglass. >> life is greater in the poconos mountains. >> reporter: 20-day-long search succeeded in scaring away tourists and the region is looking to do some damage control. what do you tell the merchants when they call and say it's anything we can do? >> i think it's all we can do is pray and continue on doing what we do. >> reporter: the pocono visitor bureau says this eric frein search area is a relatively small portion of the entire pocono mountain region and they're trying to get that message out. we'll take a look at their efforts coming up later. live in barrett township, i'm doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >>> here are some of the stories making headlines on "nbc 10 news at 4." a man was found shot to death inside a home here in philadelphia's alny neighborhood. when officers got to the scene, they got to this home on lindley street, they also found what appears to be a marijuana growing operation in the basement. we have an nbc 10 cruise at the scene right now getting the

he's accused of ambushing and killing corporal bryon dixon and wounding state trooper alex douglasd. >> i believe they need to do whatever's safe for the public in the area. especially now that they're finding trap bombs and everything else. >> searchers found two fully functional pipe bombs monday at a campsite that police believe was used bynl frein. >>> we have new information about a man who assaulted a man in wissahickon park last week. police now say they have an idea what he looks like. police released this sketch of the suspect. he's between 25 and 30 years old and stands about 6 feet tall. officers tell us the man attacked a woman who was walking along wissahickon park trail in chestnut hill. officers say the suspect demanded money from the woman then pushed her to the ground and shoved dirt in her mouth. when she said she didn't have any. after a struggle, she broke free and called for help. >>> the secret service now has a local guy at the helm. at least on an interim basis. tonight we're digging to find out more about him. here's what we know. joe clancy has been one of t

he's suspected of killing bryon dixon.aw men continue to comb the woods in price and barrett townships. authorities revealed they found a letter that they think was written by frein. two senior law enforcement officers say the note details how frein ambushed and shot two state troopers, one of them fatally and then escaped. >> happening today, a bankruptcy court judge will take a look at the proposed sale of the revel casino and hotel in atlantic city. the owners of revel had accepted brookfield as said management's bid of $110 million last week. the canadian company wants to reopen revel as a casino. florida developer glen straub put in a lower offer and continues his efforts to try and wip the property which cost $2.4 billion to build. straub wants to open the property as a think tank. >>> retailers expecting more people to buy more presents for the holidays. maribel aber has this encouraging economic news live at the nasdaq in times square. hey, maribel. >> reporter: good morning to you matt. holiday sales could jump as

state police corporal bryon dixon was killed and corporal douglass was injury.y u.s. marshals stumbled into frein in an abandoned airplane hangar. >>> in hawaii this morning, lava is slowing to a crawl near the village of pahoa, only extending the agony for people worried about losing their homes. 50 or more houses are still at risk. the lava also threatens to block the main road into the village, cutting off hundreds of people. many are waiting for evacuate orders that could come at any time. >>> starbucks hopes deliveries will give its sales a jolt after disappointing financial results for the last quarter. the coffee giant said that sales fell short of $4.2 billion estimates by about $60 million. that late-day news led to a sharp drop of starbucks shares in after-hours trading. they fell by more than 4% to $74. the company plans to roll out coffee and food delivery service to some cities. ceo howard schultz said it will be like starbucks on steroids. i believe him. >> it's key how to keep the coffee hot. >> i can't wait until sunday, patriots host the denver

dixon's handcuffs. he'll be there in approximately 20 minutes and we'll stand by until that take place. >> the final radio transmission was made from fallen trooper bryonckson's patrol car. it said the cruiser was headed to the police barracks with, quote, one package in the back. >>> when eric frein was taken into custody last night he was banged up and bruised. the visible cuts on frein's face. that brings up the question whether there was a struggle when he was arrested. frein surrendered without a fight. there is conflicting reports on where the injuries came from. the u.s. marshal said frein got the scrapes on his face when he was taken down on the as fault. . >> there was no struggle with law enforcement. he has talked to us about things that occurred to him while he made his way through the woods and so forth over that 40 plus day period. but that was an injury that occurred to him at some point in his flight. >> u.s. marshals also say frein had a defeated look on his face when they snuck up on him and took him into custody by surprise. frein facing several charges for the shooting death of bryon dickson, douglass was critically injured in the a

bryon dickson and wounding trooper alex douglass. lieutenant colonel george bivens was in charge of the search. >> it's difficult for everyone in the state police and particularly for the dixon family, but i think there's also a sense of release that this has ended, relief that there won't be anyone else injured in the course of this manhunt. >> reporter: frein was arrested about 30 miles from the state police baraks are the shooting took place and 11 miles from his family home. u.s. marshalls on parole found him on the grounds of an abandoned airport. they say he gave up without a fight though several weapones were found nearby. deputy scott scott malkowski is part of the special operations group who found frein. >> once i saw movement i told my guys suspect. they immediately fanned out, flanked him, and when he got about 25 meters he finally spotted us. he turned, looked at me, i identified myself and told him to get on the ground. >> reporter: over the course of the $10 million manhunt officers found a cache of victims enabled frein abandoned include a homemade bomb and a diary police say outlined the trooper shootings. for 11 weeks the intense search for frein disrupted

brother, corporal bryon dickson by carrying out a long-running tradition, the slain troopers handcuffs placed on the suspected killer. >> blooming grove car two is en route with corporal dixon'sfs. he'll be there in approximately 20 minutes. >> reporter: the 48-day search ends with this final radio transmission, it comes from trooper dixon's state police car used to transport the suspect to face the criminal suspect. >> 11652, romeo 42 is en route to the station. >> we contacted the pike county jail where frein is being held. we are told he is being held under maximum protection. for vh investigators, harry hairston, nbc 10 news. >> state police estimate the frein case has cost them roughly $10 million. that's about $208,000 a day. that amount could climb, though, since the investigation is still ongoing. >>> it's clear from our video today that eric frein had injuries to his face, of course, throughout the past seven weeks we've seen many different looks. so we put together a slide show for you, the faces of eric frein. that's right now on nbc10.com. also right now on nbc10.com, life on the run. what living conditions were like for eric frein for the weeks he was eluding pol

bryon dickson by placing the trooper's handcuffs on the wrist of his suspected killer. >> confirm the subject will be held in blooming grove car two is en route with corporal dixon's handcuffse there in approximately 20 minutes. we'll stand by until that take place. >> the final radio transmission was made from trooper dixon's patrol car. it said the cruiser was headed to the police barracks with, quote, one package in the back. >>> stay with nbc 10 and nbc10.com for continuing coverage of eric frein's capture. also on nbc10.com, life on the run. learn what living conditions were like for eric frein during his 48 dm hiding from police. >>> as a developing story, the ongoing negotiatings to avert a septa strike on monday. we're expecting a press conference in just a few minutes with the union president. talk have been going on all day in old city. 4,700 bus, trolley and operators have threatened to go on strike. >> a walkout would hit commuters on those lines hard. nbc 10's cydney long is live at 30th street station to explain. cydney? >> riders here at 30th street station are holding their breath and are crossing their fingers that somehow a strike or a work stoppage by th