last night, baltimore city police arrested michael johnson, the ex-boyfriends of barnes' sister. david collins is with us live with the latest. >> five cars carrying members of the city police apprehension task force descended on michael johnson's home last night. according to his lawyer, police searched the home without a warrant and the rest of him outside of his home. please confirm michael johnson is wanted in the death of phylicia barnes from 2010, and will release more details shortly. the case drew national attention. the otters do it was last seen alive by johnson in 2008. -- 2010. in a strange twist of fate, earlier this week, the lead investigator in the case was suspended. he is accused of improperly using his position to investigate his own daughter's disappearance. she was later found unharmed. the case has also is by legislation in annapolis, designed to improve coordination between volunteers and organizers. >> her father says it is great news and it has been a long time coming. city police will have a press conference regarding this. >> that press conference is sc

the herrsafety.while city police say thhe can't comment on the a personnel matter...er hhs beee cleared of any charges and is bacc on the streetss gillillnd, fox45 morning news. theesearch is on for the gunman who shot a man in the happened last night around edgewooo.when policeearrived,, they ffund 227yeer-old uentin vaa sttpney junior... ying in the road... with a gunshot wound toothe face.he was taken to shock trauma where he's curreenly listed n seriius call police.tiin is asked to - police are investigating tte acciiental death... of a p-year-old boy.the child was killed after cominn across a loaded gun at his allegedly beeonged to a non-sa rrlative staying in the house... and accidentaaly shot taken tt the hospitaa here he later died.. neiggbors sayy.. they're shockeddby the &ptragedy. pos says: "it's sad for life's just begun for them." - thee." a staae attorrey is waitinn to decide whether or not to prosecutt. testimony will resume thii morning in the trial of twin and tremayne johnson are vers - facing animal crueltyycharges. police say the brothers set a pit

ann how to keep it from happening to you. 3 3 3 thursday, aprill19th 3 3 3 3 3 baltimore city police bust a suspected dog fighting ring. police say it wwa operating out of a home in northwest baltimmre.megan gilliland ii here with a story you saw first on fox. good morning patrice,police say it started with a drug investigation that uncovered a dog fighting operation. operrtion.after getting a tip from nnighbors... detectives home aaong silver hill avenue. but inside investigators discovered much more thhn drugg... they found training equippent and medications typically used in dog fighting. phey alsoofouud fightingg the basement with wounds s in - consistent with fighting. (sgt. nock) "we don't want to see these dogs hurt. ii's somethinn that can lead to additional.. maabb individuals being hurt. yoo know when these dogs are mistreated, and potentiilly hurt someone el" &pelse."police have charged johnnie taylor, who ives in the home, ith 8 counts of animal cruelty... dog ighting as for the dogs... we know that animal control has rescued them.right now, they're at the baltimooe animal

according to charging documents,,the city police officer pulled his gun on the owwee of an auto ssopo dogwood road to avoid aying for repairs to his car.. the officer entered an alford ii that caseeinn2009. .. which put acknowledges hht prosecutors had enough evidence for a conviction. just laat weekk we told you the offfierron the parkingglot - of a balttmooe county exxonn the woman says sse almost hit the man as hh walked behind her car. ttat's when she says the off-duty officer pulled out aagun and showed it to her.. with her granddaughter siiting in the fronttseat. "and he got a gun in his waist and he pulleedit out on me and tell me i almoss got shot pause i wasn't paying aatention" &pattention." that incident happened six onnhs ago...and toniggt the woman says she feers foo her safety.. the fficcr has beee cleared of any charges and is back oo the meantime, city police say thee officer's actions beccase itts p peesonnel matter. more than aayear.../ since.../ pooice founn... the body of phylicia barnes..../ áá"phylicia'sáá... law".../ passed.../ maryland's... house and senate. p

he's done this before.reeords ssow the city police officer pulled his guu on theeowner of an auto shop on dogwood roaa to avood paying ffr reeairs to &phis car. car.ii that ase, the officer entered an alfood plea to reckless endangerment.then... just last week, we tolddyou pbout one woman's frantic caal po 9-1-1 afterrshe encountered the ssme officer at a paltimore county exxon.the woman says she lmost hit the behind her car. (rideout) "and then he come around threatening to kill me causs i madeea mistake." was like he was proving to me that i can actually kill you..." youu..."that incident happened six monthssago.still... the woman tells us she fearssfor herrsafeey.we found out the officer has been cleared of streets wwth his gun. meantime... city police won't comment on the officer's pctions because it's a personnel matter.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. baltimore pooice continue to investigate a string oo delivvry drivers. drivers.at leass five casess reported n he laat month... all iivolving delivery rivers gunpoint.in each attack ....t - address that turned out to bb a va

a police squad -- spokesman said criminal charges are pending. >> baltimore city police detective has been suspended over the way he dealt with his investigation into his missing child. daniel nichols and is accused of using his police powers to raid homes in northeast baltimore in an effort to search for clues. authorities said he became aware of the issue when the people who were targeted started to complain. he has been the lead investigator in the kalisha bonds case. a third suspect has now been arrested in the st. patrick's day beating that was recorded and then posted online pippert -- posted online. police credit a video of the incident posted on you tube for the arrest of the three. there's still one more suspect on the run. police ask anyone with information to please come forward. >> and the trial of two brothers accused of beating a black teenager while they were unable and watching 2010 has yet to begin. there's a lot of discussion about the case because those involved are concerned that they will not get a fair trial. >> but some late breaking developments in this case, a

if you know who they are, where they are, you're asked to call baltimore city police at 410-396-2411. baltimore police still looking into a shooting from saturday that left one man dead. it happened on the 1900's block of eding street in west baltimore. police say somebody shot 34-year-old phillip scott multiple times after an argument involving a few men. anybody with more information on this is asked to call the police. and two men died this weekend in a high-speed crash. police say it happened around 10:00 saturday near falls road and beckleysville road. police say the driver of the vehicle lost control and the car rolled onto its side. >> when the vehicle was rolling, thoast both the driver and the passenger were ejected from the vehicle. the passenger was transported to maryland shock trauma where he later passed away. and the driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. >> right now there's no word on an exact cause. fireworks and celebrations this weekend in north korea, sort of surprising because the country tried to launch a satellite this week and it failed. but many in the

. >>> city police have made a second lay rest in the st. patrick's day robbery that the entire world viewed over and over. roosevelt leftwich with the latest. >> this time the suspect is a woman. shayona davis attacked a tourist in front of the courthouse. police have added two more suspects to the list. what happened to this tourist not only shocked people this just made them mad, mad enough that the city police said information about the suspects that you see here has been coming. the latest information on 20-year-old shayona davis came as a result of someone who claim forward. >> this was broken by hub bic r--- by the public. they immediately picked up the phone, logged on, within the on their computers and were able to help investigators. >> reporter: may cording to police, day vills is the woman in the black shorts seen hitting the man with the high heeled shoo. davis is being held on $750,000 bond and is charged with harmed robbery. the shoe was being used as a weapon. information came in on two other suspects, 18-year-old deangelo ca

a city police officer accused of pulling is gun infront of a woman and her 5-year-old granddaughter.now... we're learning it's not the first time hh's ulled his weapon. theeofficers history and why he is still on the stteets. this is not the sort of budget this administrraion propossd after 800 million n cuts cuts tte goverror.. visibly upsst... after the general asssmbly fails tt pass a revenue plan for thii year's the session..te bbggest of puestion lawmakers now have this morning... about what to a winner comes forward... in we could learn ho in maryland is ovvr 100- million dollars picher this morning. 3 3 3&today s tuesdaa, april 10th. 3 3 3 3 3 new developments ttis morning pn the case involling the off-duuy city police officer during a confrontation with a woman and her 5--ear-old granddauuhter.we'vv learned &pit's not the first time he's threatened to use his gun. megan gilliland is hhre with a story you ssw first on fox. pood morning patrice,according to charging documents... he's done this before. records ssow his un on he owner of an auto shop on dogwood road to avoid paying

an off-duty city police officer ii accused of pulling his guu duuing a confrontation with a woman andlearned he's threatened to use his weapon beforee. crime.ime in a crime.-3 according to charging documents, the city police &pofficer pulled his gun oo the owner of an auto shop on dogwood road to avvid paying for repairs oohis car.. in ttat case, the officer entered an alford pleaato reckless endangerment. but just last week, we tolddyou about one wooaa's ffantic calllto 9-1-1 after sse encounterrd the same cop at a baltimorr county exxon. the woman says she almost hit the officer as he walked behind her car. (rideout) "he told me, you need to pay more ttention to wwat you're doing, you almost got shott he pulled a gun out, waiveddit, made it crystal clear, mmde sure i saw " it...." that incidentt happened sii months ago.. andd tonight the womannsays she fears for her safety.. the officer has been cleared of any charges and is back on the ssreets with his gun. meantime, city police say they cannot comment on thee officer's actions because t'ss a personnel matter. federal investigators

with the doomsday budget looming, baltimore city officials may have to cut 92 positions from the city police department and lay off city prosecutors. the plan introduced by city officials would only go into effect if the budget cannot be repaired in special session, which is not yet been called by governor o'malley. >> we need more public-private partners. we are dealing with a new normal, which means we certainly cannot find everything we did when we were having a year of surplus. now we have to do things differently. instead of stating the obvious like we would like to have more money for other things, we have to figure how to get there. ecstasies budget director says he is confident the government -- the city budget director says he is confident the governor will call for that special session. >> the city in the developer have agreed to split the million dollar project that has been a hot topic since 2010, when the city wanted a more permanent promenade, prompting a lawsuit. the claim the city went back on the previous easement agreement. >> baltimore city police are trying to track down

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city police tell wjz, johnson was taken into custody late wednesday night in connection with her murder. >> and police could not go into a lot of detail about what exactly led to johnson's arrest. but more information is expected to be released later today. don, back to you. >> thank you very much, monique. stay with eyewitness news both onair and online for the latest developments in this case, for updates at any time, just go to wjz .com. >>> this morning, the fourth person is behind bars, in connection with the saint patrick's day beating of an out of town tourist outside courthouse east downtown. police have arrested 21-year- old shatia baldwin, one of four people caught on cell phone camera video attacking the tourist last month. baldwin, 18-year-old d'angelo carter, and two others are now facing assault and robbery charges. >>> baltimore county police are asking for your help in finding two men responsible for a shooting at a barbershop. police say the men confronted the 39-year-old man inside the shop on south marlin avenue in essex, shooting him in broad daylight. he is expected

the new york city police decided they could be less brutal than what the students wanted to do. in most academic accounts, these students, these law and order students are depicted as a minority, the two-thirds. or as a minority of jocks. as a graduate of the big ten, i can assure you that columbia university is not an athletic powerhouse. one more example. the university of california at los angeles, ucla. 1967, okay? student referendum is held. the majority of students at ucla in 1967 voted to decriminalize marijuana usage. so the majority of students are in favor of the legalization of marijuana. only a minority at ucla called for the u.s. to withdraw from vietnam. and only a minority of students at ucla argued that the university should ban military recruiters or corporate, you know, companies such as dow from test. within the ranks of the protest movement. really that's not surprising given how small of a working class pool there is attending college in 1960s. >> in 1960, college student enrollment was 3 million, 1970, 10 million. so you are seeing a three times increase in

back to you. >>> a joint investigation is under way between the baltimore city police in term affairs department and the city state's attorney's office. >>> five people found dead in a prince george's county home. investigators think it was carbon monoxide that killed them. a maryland couple, that woman's -- a married couple, that woman's sister and two renters and another family in oxon hill in washington, d.c. and investigators say the carbon monoxide levels were extraordinarily high in the house and a broken exhaust pipe on the furnace may be to blame. firefighters will be going door to door in that neighborhood looking for working smoke detectors and co detectives and answering questions about the dangerous gas. >>> a new case of mad cow disease is under investigation in california this morning. health authorities there say the infected dairy cow was never a threat to the nation's food supply. but mad cow disease can cause a fatal brain disease in the people who eat the tainted beef. in 1993, an outbreak of the disease in great britain was responsible for 150 deaths. >>> a much ta

if you have information call baltimore city police. >>> anne arundel police are investigating how a police case ended with two officers in the hospital. the chase ended on route three in crofton. it started as a robbery in glen burnie. officers followed the car. that's when they say the suspect rammed his vehicle into a police car. the police are investigating to see if the suspect is involved in any other robberies in the area. >>> starting tomorrow if you travel in and out of baltimore city on the jfx, plan ahead. the city will close down the left lane in bhoapght direction. the closures became necessary when an inspection found damage in the infrastructure. >>> the expressway carries about 6,000 cars an hour. drop down a lane and it's 4,000 or less. that difference, 2,000 cars an hour will have top find another way to come in. >> the lane closure will last six to eight weeks. that could change once engineers determine how much damage has to be repaired. also, make abc2news.com the first place to check for traffic conditions. just log on to abc2news.com/traffic for a live look at cameras

have any information about the whereabouts of any of the people you she in this video, please call city police or the warrant apprehension task force. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> let's go to canton now. here's the latest on that big warehouse fire last night that forced hundreds out of their homes it. happened at the eastern plating company. they wanted to make sure that

we're live at city police headquarters, linda sew. abc2 news. >> this arrest was made almost exactly one year to the day they discovered barnes' body in the river. that happened back in april of last year. that was about four months after barnes was first reported missing. that was on december 28th, 2010. that was the last time any family member saw her. she was in baltimore up from north carolina visiting her family for the holidays. we were the first station to put this on the website, abc2news.com. and we do have continuing coverage of this for updating information as soon as it become available into our newsroom. so check abc2news.com for any details and you can also check your smart phone app if you are on the go. >>> now to a developing story involving a baltimore city veteran detective who actually worked on the phylicia barnes' case. he's accused of abusing his power. abc2 news she rhee johnson joins us with more information on this. >> reporter: detective daniel nicholson has been suspended for improper behavior. the head of

anyone and information -- anyone with information can call the baltimore city police. for the second time this week, police are investigating a murder in the same neighborhood. he was shot multiple times in the chest and killed early sunday morning. it comes in the heels of the did the stabbing just a few blocks away. needless to say, residents are very concerned. >> it makes me feel creepy. it is like, i do not want to do nothing. i do not even want to send the kids to school. i want to stand on the bus stop and be there when they get home. >> i think the city is moving into the county. their activities, they're bringing them into the county. that is what is causing these mishaps. >> the information is asked to call the metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7- lockup. >> one resident may not be heading to work. still waiting to find the winner of the mega millions jackpot. one purchase the ticket as a 7- 11. >> it was a quick pick. there is someone ticket purchased by the player. at that time. >> the mystery maryland winners will split the jackpot. we may never know who the bi

it's coming up. >>> the city police are looking for the man who ran down a 6-year-old boy on a dirt bike. it happened in the 4200 block of tenth street in south baltimore. police said about 6:30 last night the boy was run over by someone who was riding a dirt biefnlgt -- bike. police said the person road drove off. if you have any information, you can call city police. if you want, you can gift information anonymously. >>> now the very latest on a missing girl from arizona. tonight the parents of isabel celis are pleading for her safe return. the 6-year-old disappeared from her bedroom last weekend. a widespread search has been scaled back but her parents have not given up. >> we miss you so much and we will never give up. >> a neighbor said she heard something unusual saturday morning. she heard a couple of dogs barking and people speaking english. they will reinterview neighbors including a high risk sex offender who lives five doors down. >>> a former aide was grilled on the witness stand in the fourth day of the john edwards trial. he had talked about the extensive length in which th

a baltimore city police officer encountered a gun man opened fire on two men. now, police are trying to hunt the man down. it is a witness that is a madhouse. >> i heard the shouts. boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: a gunman standing on north avenue, opened fire on two men walking down the side walk. a police just around the corner hears the gunshots and rushes to the scene. >> the officer was in uniform and confronted the suspect. >> the officer fires on the suspects but they got away in a civil car. a eyewitness news crew captured this cell phone video moments after the shootout, place swarming the area. the two targets of the gunman shot. one of the shooting victims staggered over to this gas station parking lot and collapsed. chapter 13 is over the scenes a paramedics frantically work on the man. the other victim fell on the sidewalk. >> so, one gentlemen on the grown and there was a police officer attending to him. >> reporter: both men rushed to the hospital. now, a manhunt is on for the shooter and get way driver. >> if you have information on thesome or sus

anyone with informatioo is urged to call baltimore city police. 3 several police officers hit the baskktball court at dunbar high school today to salute fellow offiier. officer. members of hh city's police department played members of the ciiy's fire department today as part of a fundraiser for the briin stevennon foundaaion. detective stevenson was killed an argument over a parring space. unds raised from todays game will be used to pay forrscholarships for ten baltimore high school students. "my son was so well loved bb so many people and just to keep his name alive is amazing." detective stevenson was a graduate of dunbar high school....the sitt of todays game. more pictures are coming out showing what happened the moment that navy fighter jett craahed into an apartment complex. crews are still sifting through the debris tonight bbt, so far, theee are no fattlities. and as &pmelisa raney shows us, be the cause.ilure appears to - cause. 3&brightt orange ffames rip trough an apartment bbilding jettcrashes.you can see parts of the wreckage here...smolderinn in the ire surrounded by thick, bl

last week baltimore city police sent out a flier asking for help locating the girl. county police began their own investigation and nicholson was suspended accused of abusing his powers by entering an apartment over the weekend searching for his daughter. they are investigating nicholson and whether any supervisors knew about his activities. he was investigated last year for child abuse. charging documents say his daughter had a facebook page which she was not allowed to have. police say he brought her home and used a cable to beat her. >> as a result of that investigation, we charged him with second degree assault. that case has been adjudicated. the charge was dropped by the state's attorney after the family agreed to go through mediation. >> now if the recent allegations against nicholson are true, he could lose his job and face criminal charges, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> this morning police in anne arundel are searching for a suspect in an indecent exposure case. women were walking on a trial in annapolis on tuesday when a man on a bike passed them a couple

city police say they cannot comment on the officer's ctions because it is a personnel matter paltimore county police aree asking for your help indentifyyng a man involved in a series of commercial burrlaai. burglaries.take a close look at these pictures...innestiga torr say hh's responsible for cockesyville, franklin ann wilkens arees.in many casee police say he forceddhis way inside office buildings taking anything he could get his hands oo. "hes taken jewelry, electronics, money, stamps...these ave gone on since december in january we did ask for the publics help identifying the man, but he have another siers of robberries on april 3" 3"a reward of up to 2 thoosands dollars is being offered eading up annarrest. campus police at the universiiy of maryland are investigating two possible hhte crimes.students were alerted this week after police found anti-semitic graffiti in the elevator of an acadeeic building. over the weekend, a noose waa lso found hanging inside the computer science renovation.the discoveries were made two days apart, and they're connncted.ot believe &pthe retrial co

in just a couple of minutes. >> city officials are laying out their plan it the doomsday budget stands. the plan includes eliminating 92 positions from the baltimore police department. at the board of estimates meeting, the city director said he is confident this will restore the money needed to restore the cuts, they do have a plan in place. that looks to make up for $3 million loss. >> we need more assistance. we're dealing with the new normal. that means we certainly cannot fund everything we did when we were having a year of surplus. we have to do things differently. instead of stating the obvious that we would like to have more money for recreational and other things, we have to figure out how we will get there. >> the limitations would also include city prosecutor positions funded by state money. >> a case of mad cow disease is detected in the united states. now officials are asking should you be avoiding beef? we will give you the update coming up here yup. >> is one maryland school county being forced to face $12 million? switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's pro

he'll have the details. >>> baltimore city police say they have at least three people they are looking for in connection to this beating that was caught on camera. how you scan help them -- can find the folks responsible. >>> a brand-new look and a brand-new build thing for johns hopkins. i'm christian schaffer. we'll take you inside. >>> arsonists set a fire

baltimore city police have charged for half-sister's ex- boyfriend. >> michael johnson was arrested at his baltimore home last night. he was close to phylicia barnes 's family . >> april 2011, a body found floating in the susquehanna river is identified as missing honors student phylicia barnes. there were still a lot of unanswered questions. investigators say they have particular in custody. >> we believe we have the right guy. >> 28-year-old michael johnson. >> we know that mr. johnson was the last person to see her alive. the rest of the facts will come out during the course of the job. >> state's attorney gave few details about the indictment, but sources tell us that the cause of death is asphyxiation. johnson was seen carrying a large rubber container to his car. >> we remain confident that they do have the right person. >> her uncle and brother describe michael johnson as a long time trusted family friend. >> i would hope that he would do the right thing. tell the truth. differ family some type of closure. >> -- get of her family some type of closure. >> this is to keep this in

and how o keep it 3 3 3 today thursday april 19th. 3 3 3 3 3 baltimore city police bust a suspected dog fighting ring. police say it wws ooerating out of a home in northwest baltimore.meganngilliland is here with a story you saw first on fox. 3&good morning patrice,police say it started with a drug dog fighting oppration. operatiin.after getting a tip from neighbors... detectives executed a warrant tuesday night for this home long investigators discoveeed much more thaa drugs... they found medications typicalll used in doo fighting.they also found fighting manuals... and 8 pit bulls in the basemmnt with woundd consistent with fighting. (sgt. nock) "we don't want to see these dogs hurt. ii's something that can lead to additional.. mayye individuals being hurt. you knnw when sometimes they can get llose and potennially hurt someone el" &pelse."policeehave charged johnnie taylor, who lives ccarged johnnie police have charged johnnieetaylor, who lives n the home, with 8 pounts of animal cruelty... &pdog fighting and drug possession. as or the dogs... we know that animal ontrol has rescued t

city police have blocked off southbound just north of pulaski highway. we will update you as we get more. >> looks like a bad accident. the national debate over the trayvon martin shooting moves to a florida courtroom this afternoon. george zimmerman, the neighborhood volunteer who shot and killed the unarmed teenager, will make his first court appearance today. we get the latest from sanford, florida. >> george zimmerman's first night in the criminal justice center was apparently a restless 1. >> he is dressed and very tired but as for the martin family, very difficult. he wants to be out. he wants to be out to help with his defense. >> its possible he could walk out later today. his legal team is expected to ask for bonn during an initial hearing in the second degree murder charge in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. >> it has been difficult today with -- the will to deal with day in and day old. >> after pushing for more than a month for his arrest, martin's parents say they are relieved now that the controversy will play out in the co

confrontation.... 3 according to charging ddcuments, the city police officer pulled his gun on the owner of an auto shop on &pdogwood road to avoid ppyiig for repairs to his car. the officer took an alford guilty plea to reckless 2009. just last week, we told you abouu ne omanns frantic call to 9-1-1 after she ennountered the officer on county exxon. the woman says she nearly hii the man as he walkee behind her car. that's when she ssys the off- duty officer pulled out a gun and showed it to her.. with &pthe front seat. p3& (rideout) "he told me i almost got shot because of an backed up on him and heesaid me."q: "why were you scared?" a: because he said he was going to shoot us.. us." that incident toniiht the wommn says she fears for her safety...the &pofficer has been cleared of any charges and is back on the streets with his gun.. meantime, city police say thee cannot comment on the officer's actions matter. live n poodlawn.. keith daniels, fox 45 news at 5-30. homicide detectties are shootings iinbaltimore city. shotsswere fired around 6-o'clock laat night on filmore avenue... near k

reporting live in downtown baltimore at city police headquarters, sheldon dutes for wbal-tv 11 news. >> the maryland attorney general says he is assessing the procedure by which his office will approach the supreme court. the court ruled this week that collecting dna samples from someone arrested but not convicted violates an individual's fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. the attorney general says he disagrees with the verdict. >> we allow the police to strip search people arrested for violent crimes. we allow them to take blood samples. we allow them to put fingerprint on the -- fingerprint ink on everybody arrested. surely you can swap their cheap -- swab their cheek. >> the mayor and others are urging him to take it to the supreme court. there's a controversial ruling involving pit bulls. the court held owners of pit bulls or mixes are liable for damages if the dog attacks someone. before the ruling, the victim had to show the dog's owner knew it was dangerous. now it is enough to show the dog is a pit bull to establish a case of negligence. t

baltiiore city police arrestta man in the shooting death of a girll..they arrested this man... rtinez armstrong. monae turnage was accidentally . the gun. he was convicted of assault in 2009...making it baltimore ciiy police n.-3 officer john ward was also suspended in relation to this case. investigators are trying to figure out how the guu that killed young monaa turnage wound up in the trunk of officer ward's car after the body was hidden in a pile of trash. ward is an the fiance of the suspected - phooter's sisttr. he hasn't been charged with any crimes investigation is still ongoing. the death of a 15-year old howard county student is drawing new attention toothe bullying. the amily of grace mccomms has launched a campaign against cyber-bullying after their daughter took her own life on easter sunday. the blue-for-grace campaign hopes to raise awareness about bullying by enccuraggng the wearing ann displaying of 'blue'....which is mccomas favorite color. the ccmpaign first hittfacebook and has ssnce gone viral attracting attentiin from as far away as ireland. the search con

. >> reporter: union city police focused on finding this shooter overnight. officers stopped and question several drivers in white work trucks matching the description of the getaway vehicle and now as you can see behind us, there are extra officers on hand behind logan high. one day after the student was shot off-campus, officials totalled us grief counselors are available for students. the student is in serious but stable condition. they're looking for a possible gun man, a man with a beard, driving a white work truck with a rack who was wearing a construction vest. to help put students at ease, more officers are hitting the streets near the school. >> we have increased our visibility with the patrol officers in the neighborhood. i find that at least that gives some sense of security and comfort to the neighbors around the perimeter and we have additional units in place at areas where students generally congregate, so we're feeling pretty comfortable about our security setup. >> reporter: the gun fire broke out just after noon yesterday. the wounded student

o develop suspect information... p also first on fox, a baltimore county woman sayssan off-ddty city police officer over-reacted when he pulled a gun on her after she bumped him wiih her car. listen to her 9-1-1 call shortly after the incident. "he pulled a guu out bbcause i made a mistake and almost acciddntally backed into him" him" ittall happened in this gas statiin parking lot affer evaggelia rideout almost hit a man who as walling behind her car while she tried to clear a path for another pedestrian. she says thh man who turned out to be a police officer then pulled a gun and threatened her, and her five year old grandaughter olivia. it happened ssx months ago... and because the officer has been cleared of any charges and now has his gun back. 8:56:28"he told me i almost backed up him, and he said he would have shot me"06:04:37 q"why were you scared?a to shoot us" us" the officer told county police that he pulled the gun life. city police say they cannot comment on he officer's actions because it is a personnel matter new developmmnts in the trayvon martin ccse. the neighborhood watch

fox.these are the three suspects baltimore city police are looking for. on st. trick's day innfront of ccurr hhuse east....a 31 year old mmn from rlington is beaten and his clothes ripped off .police say the public has been keyyin helping them identify the mmin ssspect...the man whh threw a knockout punch.once again...they're hoping you ann "annone who was in that video, who assaulted this victimm took thii victims property, they can face ,3chaages" chhrges""people werr really individual, they llt d to ttis ps know who they ttat waa in the video and they've been veryyhelpful" yet. police say when ttis is - all said and done....here &pcouuddbe even more eople who pwll be chhrged. graahic photos rom the scene of a fatal hit and runa. brought family members f the two baltimore city teens killed to the verge of teaas day of testimony.e first full - testimony.reeben dunn is last junn and leavvng the scene.yesterday in coort... the other persoo in the car explained how they sped through the intersection of pratt and m-l-k. kendra mmles told jurors she told dunn to spee

the plan concentrated police officers in the cities most violent blocks. chief jordan says that that strategy displaced crime but it only moved a block or two away which he says is not uncommon. the police department plans to make some adjustments to that listen. >>> more fallout from the alleged dirty dui cases in contra costa county. another lawsuit has been filed against christopher butler. that is according to the contra costa times. butler orchestrated drunk driving arrests of five men that were going through divorces. he's also accused of selling drug ordnances. >>> farmers in lake county say they are ao posed -- are opposed to a june ballot. the right to farm laws are intended to protect agricultural operations from lawsuits. this is the first time an attempt is being made. traditional farmers say since maryland is not an agricultural drop it does not deserve the same protection. the measure is support by medical marijuana growers. >>> 5:16 if you arrived at the ferry between the north bay and san francisco you may be able to go online during the com

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s police force but what about the other cities like issues we just saw are they simply cases of a few bad apples or is there a larger trend here of police officers going too far to galvanise managing editor for reason dot com tim it wasn't that long ago that we were showing people there were police taking extreme measures to deal with those occupy wall street protesters we're talking now about police using weapons in many cases on unarmed people often times what do you think is going on here. i think we need better data certainly we've we've had this amnesty international report recently citing five hundred deaths at the hands of tasers taser international more or less maintains that nobody has died from tasers any time something happens with you know a non-lethal it's always chalked up to some other thing previous heart condition or the person's drunkenness or he fell you know down the stairs or he banged his head sixteen times so we need better way of looking at these things there is no doubt that a taser is less deadly than a lot of other ways you could use to subdue a person but t

people are turning around, going northbound in the southbound lane while city police clean up the accident scene. hopefully they will be done within the next 10 or 15 minutes. i am captain roy taylor. >> baltimore city police have arrested a second suspect in the videotaped beating of a visitor at the st. patrick's day weekend downtown. >> shayona davis is being held on $750,000 bond. david collins sat in on the bail hearing and joins us now live from the newsroom. >> she stood in court wearing a pink jumpsuit and answered each of the judge's questions politely and then a loud voice. what is most interesting about the cases that she is charged with armed robbery. she is accused of beating the victim with a high-heeled shoe. a police and prosecutors consider her shoe a weapon. >> 20-year-old shayona davis remains in a -- in jail on $750,000 bond. the court judge considered davis a substantial an extreme risk to the public. she faces four charges, including armed robbery. video that went viral on youtube captured her being a victim with her high-heeled shoe. police and prosecutors declared s

. >> the shooting investigation now involving the baltimore city police officer. authorities said they responded to a call concerning a person with mental illness armed with that weapon this morning. the suspect reportedly suffered a graze wound to the stomach and we are told the suspect was armed, but not with a gun. a man accused of attempting to sexually assaulting boys at a middle school bathroom back in 2010 will be sentenced tomorrow. the trial of sean thomas schleigh was supposed to begin today, but instead he took an alford plea. prosecutors say he went into a middle school in dundalk, forced a 12-year-old boy into the bathroom and tried to assault him. the incident was broken up and some and heard the voice screaming. schleigh is charged with attempted first-degree sex assault. charges are dropped -- dropped against a college administrator. prosecutors say there was lack of sufficient evidence. 36-year-old ryan marcus coleman was charged with a sex offense in july 2010 for reportedly touchiness didn't inappropriately on multiple occasions. a warrant is ou

we're live at city police headquarters, linda stow. abc2 news. >> missing children cases and out of it came a law to help protect other children. the phylicia barnes law was passed in the house and senate and it's a bill to draw more resources to immediately search for missing children of all ages. it ensures law enforcement will coordinate with volunteer search groups, post details of the case online and coordinate with mobile state and national authorities within the crucial first hours of a disappearance. now if phylicia barnes law also raises the requirement for immediate police action from age 14 to 17 years old. the bill requires state officials to publish a list of missing children and annual statistics. >> the phylicia barnes case brought to light that we really need to step up efforts when children go missing at the outset to make sure they don't wind up? a situation with the tragedy of phylicia barnes. >> now several laws around the country are named for high- profile missing children but this bill could be the first named fo

. >> a dog to the rescue tonight after city police busted a dogfighting ring in west baltimore. police were conducting a drug investigation when they got the tip about the dog fighting. they serve a warrant to search a house last night and found eight dogs. police arrested and charged johnnie taylor with eight counts of animal cruelty, dog fighting, and cvf equipment. >> baltimore police are investigating the murders of seven people in the city over the past five days. the latest just before 1:00 this morning happen on bellaire road. investigators say a man in his 30's was shot to death inside a bar and grill. police believe the victim, derrick smith, was targeted, but they are still not sure why. just a few hours before that, city police responded to the 1700 block of north spring street that -- for a shooting that turned deadly. the victim had been shot in the head and body multiple times. he died just 30 minutes later. the university of maryland college park student accused with threatening a camera shooting rampage has been ruled competent to stand trial. he appeared at the p

and yes, the alexandria city police still on the lookout for the suspect who apparently lured his victims with an ad for an apartment. s.w.a.t. teams and police dogs swarmed that vacant building near the eisenhower avenue metro station where the two women say they were assaulted by a man they had arranged to meet around 5:30 yesterday evening. he was supposed to show them an apartment but instead the victims told police that the man grabbed them and pulled them into the building. the women say they were beaten but managed to runway. they were seriously shaken up but not badly injured. one was taken to the hospital as a precaution. people who live nearby say the incident remind them of a similar story. >> you kind of have to be prepared if that around here. it is getting insane. i'm not surprised. a couple years back, the craigslist killer, who was finding people on craig list and murdering them. you can't trust anybody. that is unfortunate. >> reporter: list did do a floor by floor search of that building. it is the old american trucking association headquarters. the neighbors say it has

but some people at the police department tell us that violent crimes have spiked in other parts of the cityhat are not getting extra help. now police are being reassigned to cover the entire city >> we made the decision to put officers back on the beats the when people bomb 911 we have a better opportunity to respond >> give them more than 90 days. >> i saw a little girl get shot so i'm for the 100 blocks >> oakland's mayor says the federal government will pay for 25 new officers >> and sailor describes what he calls the scary is 15 minutes of his life. he survived the yachting accident in which a huge wave shredded the boat. another wave knocked it into the breakers own. he said it was like a washing machine filled with boulders. he writes that he eventually made it onto the rocks and was rescued with two other sailors five people died in an accident on april 14th. a former bp engineer faces two counts of obstruction of dust this. investigators say he intentionally deleted text messages that said in more oil was leaking into the gulf and was suspected at that time. >> we have a car that dr

kai reed is live at baltimore city police headquarters with more on the story. >> the suspect in this case is expected to be charged tomorrow morning. friends and family are morning a young mother who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> wrong place, wrong time. >> jordasha rollins seem to be happy and laughing all the time. >> she was always happy, always smiling, always willing to give. >> now friends and family have placed flowers and balloons to honor her life in west baltimore. the 22-year-old was killed as she rode in a car with her mother and infant daughter around 11:00 monday night. an officer had attempted to pull over a suspect just minutes before the crash. the suspect ran a red light and slammed into her car. her car then slammed into another car. police insist there was no chase that led to the crash, but family and friends that have a lot of questions. >> would happen should not have happened. -- what happened should not have happened. >> it happened very, very quickly. you can hear the officers indicate that he was pulling over the car, and an almost seconds la

we're live at city police headquarters, linda so, abc2 news. >>> a bill aimed at improving coordination between law enforcement and community groups when searching for missing children was named in memory of phylicia barnes. and abc2 news sherrie johnson joins us right now with more information on this bill. >> reporter: well, megan it was one of the highest profile missing children cases and out of it came a law to help protect other children. the phylicia barnes law was passed in the house and senate. it's a bill to draw more resources to immediately search for missing children of all ages. i ensures they will post details of the case online and coordinate with local state and national authorities within the crucial first hours of the disappearance. the phylicia barnes law also raises the requirement for immediate police action from age 14 to 17 years old. the bill requires state officials to publish a list of missing children and annual statistics. >> they -- is that hopefully it will bring more attention and cause media and volunteer groups and law enforcement to focus on children w

wjz is live at city police headquarters. weijia jiang has more on the suspect and how police need your help. >> reporter: even though investigators have two suspects in custody they also have arrest warrants for two more people they can't find any where. police are aggressively looking as they call this incident an embarrassment to the city. a baltimore tourist is beaten, robbed and later stripped naked. hajana davis is behind bars. >> mrs. davis used her shoe, her high heel shoe as a weapon during that attack. prosecutors and detectives were able to charge her with armed robbery because she used that high heel as a blunt object. >> reporter: parsons turned himself in after tipsters from as far away as california called in. detectives have also identified 18-year-old deangelo carter and tequilla carter in the video. there are many more than just four suspects in the case. police are relying heavily from help from the public to identify those people. >> just do the right thing. this was an incredible embarrassment for baltimor

crime lab technician took the stand monday along with the baltimore city police sergeant in charge of case against travers and tremayne johnson. the first trial ended in a mistrial. closing arguments could take place as soon as tomorrow afternoon. still ahead, a new study about preschoolers and why some fear it shows the younger set. >> the latest on the search for cause of a fire that destroyed several homes. >> charges of trying to sexually assault and middle school student, a maryland man goes before a judge. we'll tell you what happened. we'll tell you what happened. >> a massive fire destroyed several homes and eastern michigan overnight. at least two of the homes were destroyed after the fire spread from the center house to the surrounding structures. officials say no injuries have been reported and there is no word on what started the fire. a police pursuit in washington, d.c ended when the suspects' car crashed into the reflecting pool. you can see the car in the lower left-hand part of your screen. the pursuit started when police tried to pull the car over and the driver fled