officer elliott simon has been suspended without pay. police are not saying when the alleged contact took place. it was reported to them over the weekend. anthony batts described 39- year-old simon as a 13-year veteran. they received a complaint against simon alleging he had assaulted a female. in a news conference yesterday, commissioners batts would not take any questions about the case. police are not releasing any details about the investigation except that simon was on duty at the time of the alleged assault. he has been suspended and there is an internal investigation. >> this agency is committed to keeping people accountable for misconduct. i have no tolerance for misconduct or officers that violate the public's trust. >> 11 news was unable to reach officer simon for comment. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. police confirmed the brawl that broke out at a flea market was a gang related. police brandon quinet and allen lull jr. got into a fight with members of a rival biker gang on sunday. each victim was taken to a hospital

. >> officer elliott simon has been suspended without pay. it was reported to them over the weekend. >> i have to talk about a serious issue over allegations about an employee for the baltimore police department. >> the police commissioner described elliott simon as a 13 year veteran assigned to the northwest police district. police are not releasing his picture pending charges but they say they've received a complaint against him over the weekend, alleging he sexually assaulted an 18-year-old female. >> this agency is committed to upholding people accountable for misconduct. i have no tolerance for misconduct or offices that violate the public trust. >> the commissioner would not take any questions about the case. police are not releasing many details about the allegations. accept that simon was on duty at the time of the alleged assault and hit been suspended without pay pending a criminal and internal investigation. the complaint was initially made to the special investigation section aborted to internal affairs. the state's attorney's off

kim dacey has the latest on the investigation. >> officer elliott simon has been suspended without pay police are not saying when the alleged contact took place. they just learned about it over the weekend. anthony batts described 39- year-old simon as a 13-year veteran. he was assigned to the northwest police district. police are not releasing his picture. they received a complaint against simon alleging he had assaulted a female. >> this agency is to keeping people accountable for -- >> this agency is committed to keeping people accountable for misconduct. i have no tolerance for misconduct or officers that violate the public's trust. >> the commissioner would not take any questions about the case. simon was on duty at the time of the assaults. the complaint was made to the department's special investigation section and forwarded on to internal affairs. >> at this point, these are simply allegations and the investigation has been forwarded for further investigation. >> 11 news was unable to reach office assignment for comment. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> city police are looking fo

police received a call about elliott simon over the weekend. and simon was on duty at the time. he has been suspended without pay pending a criminal and internal investigation. >> this agency is committed to holding people accountable for misconduct. i have no tolerance for misconduct or officers that violate the public trust. >> officer simon is a 13-year veteran of the force assigned to the northwest district. we were unable to reach him for comment. the puppeteer who performs as elmo is taking a leave of absence. he is accused of having a relationship with as 16-year- old boy. he denies the claim, saying the relationship was between two consenting adults and is saddened that he tried to characterize it as something other than it was. other puppeteers will fill in for him during his absence. two accidents in baltimore county. the first one happened on madison avenue. madison avenue between fallsway and calvert and guilford remain closed, as well as the guilford off ramp from jfx. on philadelphia road, and affected -- it affected water service. this is five days after a 50- inc

he has been identified as elliott simon, 39 years old, who has been with the department 13 years. he is facing possible criminal charges in connection with an incident involving a young woman. >> over the weekend, detectives from the baltimore police special investigation section received a complaint of alleged sexual misconduct between an 18 year old female and on-dutiy baltimore police department officer. >> they are releasing his name because he is being investigated for what would be a felony. he has been suspended without pay. the age, 18, indicates the charge is not statutory rape. they used the term statutory misconduct and it occurred while he was on duty could indicate that the 18 year old had been detained by the officer when some kind of sex act occurred. police would not confirm that? >> reporter: tonight, the city state's attorney office is looking into the case to determine whether criminal charges should be filed. >>> thank you. another update in the abc2news room. tonight, the fbi visited the home of paula broadwell. she is accused of having an affair with david pe