. >>> police are calling him the preppy burglar.is seen committing his crime dressed more for a business meeting. spoke with one man who caught the burglar on camera, gigi. >> reporter: police say he is well dressed and does not look like a thief. what's more they don't know if the preppy burglar has struck before. several digital cameras surround this house. the homeowner doesn't want to be identified. he bought those cameras a few months ago because of a recent break in. last week his investment paid off. this man, red tie and dress slacks, police say he was there to steal. now police call him the preppy particular. >> it's certainly unusual for a burglar to be dressed in a dote and tie. >> this is what the homeowner saw, the preppy burglar at his door ringing the bell, checking windows and knocking. when he is sure no one is home, police say that's when he walked around the back and knocked out a window. minutes later in broad daylight he walked out of the front door several times carrying electronics, all the while peering over

. >>> in virginia now it appears the serial burglar struck again last night. in fact, he struck eight times last night. tonight fairfax county police are stepping up efforts to end what they call a one-man crime spree. we're talking 82 incidents in less than two months across the county including the clifton, sully, fair oaks, reston and mcclain areas. fox 5's wisdom martin working that one tonight. >> reporter: police say it's a top priority putting as many resources as they can into this crime spree regardless of their budget and the schedule. so far there have been no face to face confrontations with the suspect, but now investigators think the burglar may be armed. [ applause ] it was standing room only at mills elementary. hundreds of concerned residents packed the cafeteria to hear police information about the serial burglar that has plagued homeowners more than a month. >> normally we feel pretty safe in this area and i think that everybody is extremely concerned. i get multiple e-mails a day from neighbors all over the area. >> reporter: last night eig

that bold burglar walked right through the unlocked front door. tonight police are worried the stakes may be even higher now that burglar has gotten his hands on two handguns. in just the past month fairfax county police say a lone burglar has struck at least 64 times and boy, is he ever brazen. >> he doesn't seem to care whether you're home or not. that's the part that scares me. >> reporter: in fact, investigators say it seems his preferred method is to sneak in while folks are sleeping and it's strictly cash and carry. >> he will take purses, money clips, cash located inside the home. e will also take car keys from -- he will also take car keys from inside the homes, go outside to the locked vehicles and enter the vehicles outside. >> reporter: but what worries police even more now is that the thief has stolen two hand guns. >> obviously we're very concerned for the residents at this point. >> reporter: the burglar has mostly struck subdivisions in the northern part of the county often where the homes are surrounded by woods set back off the be

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when he got the name the preppy burglar police caught up with him. >>> the book festival kicks off. more about the authors that will be here for it. >>> he is not a salesman but say the man is up to no good. lin is a so tells us how police tracked down the preppy burglar. >> reporter: thanks to tips and a homeowner, he was arrested without incident. here is a look at that video that helped capture the robber. he installed four security cameras after the home was robbed. the burglar is sizing up the home and the video shows him carrying out the stolen goods through the front door. jeremy hall from silver spring was arrested. they found other items, mainly from montgomery county homes. the homeowner is glad he invested in the cameras. >> get him off the street. that's a help for anyone. that's great to have. >> he will face more charges for the other items. police say the person who recognized him from the videotape will get a reward. this is linda so. >>> police believe that this man is responsible for a number of sexual assaults in the woodlawn area. he faces charges including sex o

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. >>> the police are calling him the preppy burglar. gigi barnett spoke with one man who caught the burglar on camera. >> reporter: several cameras surround this house. the homeowner bought the cameras because of a break in. last week, the cameras captured this man in a collared a shirt and seems like a normal visit, but he was there to steal. now, the detectives called him the preppy burglar. >> it's unusual to see him dressed in a shirt and tie and for us to have the video. >> reporter: this is what the homeowner saw, the preppy burglar at his door, ringing the bell, checking windows and knocking. when he was sure no one was home, that's when he walked around the back and knocked out a window. minutes later, he walks out of the front door several times, hauling electronics and other items. all the while peering over his shoulder making sure no one spots him. there >> you lose the sense that your home is your quiet, safe place. don't know what he planned to do. >> reporter: the detectives don't know why he was stressed so well. >> mayb

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. >>> there is a serial burglar on the loose in fairfax county. he is creeping into homes at night while the homeowners are asleep. it has happened more than 50 times. we have more on the burglars most daring night yet. >> it happened just recently. can you imagine waking up in the morning and realizing someone has stolen your purse that was on the kitchen counter? that is the target for this burglar. >> they are very brazen about what they're doing. >> the credits into the kitchen to still the cash from her purse, all while people were asleep in their bedroom. >> in this case became an one level, had to walk through another level, walk through the house to find anything that was something they were looking for. >> she is one of at least targeted this morning. fairfax county police believe this is the work of the same person or people that have broken into more than 50 homes, more than 20 cars since august 6 looking for cash. this map shows the scope of the crimes. all upscale neighborhoods, all at night when people are at home. so far no one has

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detectives said the burglar has struck more than 80 times. eight of them were in the oakland area since tuesday night. police believe it could be even more dangerous because of stolen items. officers are warning residents to lock their doors on their car and homes. >> absolutely. outside it is very rainy. >> what you need to know before you hill the next taxes. but first, another check on whether. we will sign it for you. it is a mess quite some very busy whether morning. look at the rainfall. 10 minutes ago, it is said to 0.48 inches of rain. now it is 2.572. norfolk is over 2 inches bri. the in moderate rains across most of the area the look of the areas in yellow, orange, and read it did it is all coming our way. that means this slow rush-hour commutes. how much can we expect? anywhere between 2 inches and 5 inches. some areas may see more than that. we have a winded by azeri that will go into affect its 6:00 in the morning. it could see when gusts of boards of 45 or 50 miles an hour. temperatures outsider in the lower 60's. it calls for b

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the burglar was able to take if cards and gift certificates along with jewelery and small items that could be carried out easily >> this report is they took our passports mine, my husband's and my three children and both of our social security cards. we had wallops with leftover credit cards in things. my checkbook everything. >> sambar police say they've received if you have their reports of burglaries in the area but not have linked ass burglary to any others pending their investigation. in san bruno kron 4 news. >> stay with kron 4 news as we continue our coverage of the san bruno gas line explosion and you can head for website at www.kron4.com there you can find how you how you can help to make donations. still ahead will hear more of the dispatch recording from the first minutes of the explosion >> to amateurs warming a little bit over the next couple days but we do have a chance of showers in the forecast both riding saturday off both forecast of those details in a few minutes. [ woman on tv ] if you won't let me in, you can't really love me. i know about gayle. i don't know wh

. >> police say the burglar usually enters homes and cars through unlocked doors and windows in the middle of the night. >> we've told all of the residents that they should make sure that they lock up all their possessions, keep lights on at night for added visibility and be vigilant, you know, about strange cars in the commuty and such. >> reporter: police say this burglar has entered homes while people are asleep. fortunately no on has been hur and no one has encountered the such face to face. police do want to get him off the streets because these crimes do continue to escalate. crimestoppers is offers a $5,000 reward. >>> outgoing d.c. mayor fenty says he will not be running for mayor on the opposing ticket. fenty won the gop's primary as a write-in candidate. fenty lost tuesday's democratic primary to d.c. council chair gregg. he says he has no plans to seek public office again. >>> srah palin is making yet another high-profile appearance tonight. she was a featured speaker at a ig republican party fundraiser in iowa. palin's time in that caucus state is stirring up more speculation t

the burglar was later captured when he was spotted with whey on his face.all geico and see how much you could save on homeowners insurance. >> police have arrested a man who judged middle an high school wrestling matches. # the 51-year-old is charged with paesing child pornography. fire marshals discovered the material accidentally after searching the apartment after a neighboring fire. >> mr. obama defending his recovery efforts to continue cutting tax cut $for the wealthy. >> a leb nose man has been arrested for allegedly placing a back path he thought contained explosives near wrigley field. he also talked about poisoning lake michigan, scomploegd a sky scraper and hurting the mayor of chicago. >> there's a new push to get people to put down the phone behind the whole. we have seen it on the road. triefers behind the wheel. the second annual distracted driver summit. they are hoping to put the breaks on distracted driving all together. on a mission to keep driver's focussed. their daughter was killed on her way to meet her wedding planner. j we were very

a man with a tie was burglarizing a house in the town of highland. someone saw pictures, recognized him afternoon called police. jeremy hall was picked up at his home in silver spring and he is charged with burglary and theft among other things. the tipster will receive a $500 reward. >>> authorities surrounded a bank in coral gables, florida after a man walked in claiming to have a bomb. police say this is a hostage situation. the scene is located at a bank of america. officials shut down both directions of u.s. 1 and students at nearby university of maryland have received notice of university of miami -- university of miami and have received notice of the hostage situation. >>> a commuter alert now in virginia. state police are on the scene of a serious multicar crash on eastbound i-66. officials tell 9 news now all lanes of eastbound i-66 have been shut down after a collision involving at least three vehicles prior to the roosevelt bridge. we are just getting in good news from these motorists. it may not look like it on this shot but parts of the

they were able to arrest the burglar today without incident. >> thanks brian.? they say repairing the aging schools could cost more than $3 billion. the education held hearings tonight on recommendations for improving city school facilities to the tune of about $2.8 billion. mary pet clark is leading the charge saying it's a challenge facing the city, the state and the city of baltimore to improve the learning environment. >> when there is no heat in the winter, and when the roof leeks, the windows are all foggy and the sun can't get through, it makes a difference to children's achievements to teacher's ability to teach. >> the children are attending school better and achieving better and it's important to provide decent school house facilities. >> weather watch today, cale, first day of fall 2010 feeling a lot more like summer hot stuff. much hotter tomorrow. we're going to flirt with the old record of 95 tomorrow. that's certainly going to be warmer. >> 72 bel air, 72 baltimore and 73 now in hanover, highs today, in annapolis, some of the other spots 91 cambri

a bold burglar on the loose in our area. fox 5's roz plater is working that one. >> reporter: fairfax county place say a brazen burglar is targeting places like this one breaking in while folks are asleep and now they fear he may be armed. that story is coming up. >>> the hits keep coming for a well known georgia pastor. another alleged victim claims eddie long sexually abused him. >>> and this high school cat fight lands the mother of one of the girls in jail, what she did that has her facing charges. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy, low-fat yogurt. mcdonald's new strawberry banana and wildberry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ >>> record high temperatures today. don't worry, though, it's getting cooler, forecast coming up. ñó >>> the texas board of education adopted a resolution today to curb the amount of influence that islam has in school textbooks. the resolution urges textbook pu

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howard county police are now offering a $500 reward to find the preppy burglar. 500 bucks, like i said, not exactly america's most wanted. >>> this looked like a scene from a horror movie. a sea of stink bugs marching across a frederick county home. but this annoying insects aren't just infecting maryland. they're all over. here is james hash just back from hazardous duty. >> i've had it. we've all had it. everyone here has had it. it's a total nightmare. >> reporter: this is the nightmare. >> stink bugs. oh. >> reporter: the farmhouse is literally crawg with the invasive pests, on the walls, in the windows, inside their cars, everywhere. >> they fly in your mouth. they fly in your eyes. >> all of urbana is covered in the stink bugs. >> reporter: it's not just urbana. it's infested the entire region from arlington to annapolis, bethesda to baltimore, the bugs native to asia were first noticed a few years ago and have been spreading since. >> they stink. >> reporter: that sink comes from foul secretion they produce as a means of self-defense. and if merely spelling bad isn't enough. >>

. >>> a rash of home and car break ins in fairfax county have police looking for a serial burglar. more than 80 incidents have been reported related to this serial burglar that has hit reston, fair oaks, mclean and sully. in all cases, residents were home asleep. the crooks are mainly going after money. the most recent break ins happened on wednesday in the oakton area. police don't know if there is one or more people committing the crimes. >>> 9 news now's storm coverage will continue when we return. and also a disturbing fight at a youth football game is raising debate about the safety of sports. it is 4:55. you are watching 9 news now. in case of everyday emergencies, it's important to be prepared for dinner. that's why i've prepared my perdue perfect portions fresh chicken breasts. they're individually wrapped, so you can cook what you need and store what you don't. [ male announcer ] perdue perfect portions. ready when you are. when you use lysol neutra air fabric mist. it kills 99.9% of bacteria on soft surfaces and eliminates odors at their source better than febreze. so now

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they're calling him the preppy burglar. he was caught on camera breaking into a home on browns ridge road. he knocked and when he realized no one was there, went around and snuck in. the suspec stole small electronics and other property. if you recognize this guy in the tie and shirt sleeves, just call howard county police. >>> a former employee of american university is sentenced to a year and a day in prison. martine works for the law school. she stole nearly $400,000 in checks made out to au's law review and other law journals. she did it over the course o six years. she reached a plea deal with prosecutors and agreed to pay back all of that money. >>> we have an update this morning on a story that prompted dozens of you to call and e-mail our newsroom. yesterday on "news 4 today" we introduced you to louisa diaz. she had mitted she hadn't paid her rent so the owner had no choice to evict her. all of her belongings were put out onto the street. she d a lot of stuff. in fact it strehed for blocks. after her story aired we

police have nabbed the man nicknamed the preppy burglar. jeremy hall was arrested after somebody recognized him from surveillance footage and call the police tip line. >> it was the police that was put on trial but the defense counsel yesterday in the murder child for three men accused of murdering ken harris. detective donald diehl wrapped up his testimony. he explained how we ruled out suspects, leading to the charges of mcganey, gary collins, and jerome williams with the robbery and murder of harris. >> the clock is ticking. the bush tax cuts expire december 31. kate amara joins us live with more on that. no surprise there. >> there was a chance they could have acted on it, but senate democrats decided to say they will not pick up the talf until the lame-duck session. no vote on tax cuts until after the midterm. democratic leader blamed the delay on uncooperative republicans. the issue is on the minds of voters. >> make the tax cut permanent. >> the gop wants tax cuts extended across the board. it is a key component of the pledge to amer

very unsettling. >> the possibility of an encounter between the burglar and homeowners i there. we don't want homeowners hurt. >> police say the best way to prevent a burglary is to lock all doors and windows, including the ones from the garage. >> we now have new information about that terror plot targeting major european cities. officials say surveillance has picked up, increased chatter on cell phones and internet cites with paris considered to be a target. thousands of additional police and military personnel have essentially blanketed that city as a precaution. and it's not just in france, according to intelligence sources in germany. german jihadists who fought for al qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan are now coming back home to continue the fight. >> the drermen authories are concerned thathese people can build sleeping cell, ready to make bombing in germany or somewhere se. >> and tourists are being affected by all of this. because of the several bomb threats the eiffel tower has been shut down twice over the past two weeks. >>> acrding to new documents, the man who was

the burglar was later captured when he was spotted with whey on his face.l geico and see how much you could save on homeowners insurance. >>> it is time for the traffic situation this evening. >> things are not too bad, just like they worry us today. there is a belt with slowing coming out of tyson. take a look at the outer loop to the right. it is usually slow traffic. but not today. you will see some slow traffic on the inner loop. that has cleared out on connecticut avenue. there is still some slow traffic on the outer loop past kohl's will road. -- past colesville rd. it is not a bad day. it is an overcast day that does not have a lot of delays. >>> some d.c. residents are still feeling the sun even though the summer is officially over. some of them are using solar energy to heat their water. whether these neighbors know it on not, they are going solar. >> it is not first and foremost in my day-to-day life. >> they installed these solar panels on the building's roof tops. instead of providing electricity, they are heeding the building's water appeared >

howard county place say the man you just saw in a shirt and tie is called the preppy burglar.e was up to no good when he knocked on that door. fox 5's wisdom martin has more on the crime caught on camera. >> i came from work and was going inside and saw the back bedroom window had been pushed in. >> reporter: this howard county home owner would doesn't want his identity revealed says he was stunned when he realized someone had just broken into his home. but what the burglar didn't realize is that he was committing his crime on camera. >> i went to my computer and pulled up the video surveillance system that i recently got. >> reporter: the home owner had the sharp-tressed suspect on two cameras. take a look at this video. this man in a shirt and tie and glasses is walking around the howard county home. when he realizes no one is there, he breaks in. >> he went to the bedroom window, looked in and then he went off and got gloves and he came back and pushed in the screen. >> reporter: he says this is the second time his home has been broken into which is exactly why he got the s

the burglar was later captured when he was spotted with whey on his face.all geico and see how much you could save on homeowners insurance. >> a two-year-old boy accidentally shot himself. his teenage brother and another teenager are being charged. >>> rahm emanuel is likely going to be going back to chicago to run for mayor. president obama will likely replace him with an insider. >>> the president's point man on restoring the gulf coast will recommend it be paid for with fines collected from companies held responsible for the oil spill. the white house will likely endorse the proposal. >>> drivers in maryland will be facing new rules aimed at hanging up on distracted driving. transportation officials are getting the word out above changes that will take affect in three days. courtney robinson is live in college park with what drivers need to know. good morning. >> good morning. by friday if you are caught holding a cell phone behind the wheel, you will get a ticket. this will be considered a second offense. the officer left to pull you over for something