eric howell has been charged with invasion of privacy. what he is said to have done is worse. the south jersey teacher is accused of taking pictures and videos up the skirts of female students. christie ileto has the full story. >> jim, hi reportedly used a coconut water box to hide the camera and would walk closely to students to try to shoot up their skirts. his lawlessness has left students and former students rattled. >> you never think it will happen in your community. >> 43-year-old eric howell is accused of making up skirt videos of his female students. he used a coconut box to conceal a camera. he hit it in the side pouch of his briefcase. he was spotted passing mind the student, extending his arm sideways to pose the camera up her skirt. >> i have to be careful how i walk. >> the school district immediately notified police. judy horner takes a language class with one of the three reported victims. >> it hurts my heart. she's a sweet girl. >> there were six police officers there. >> were they carrying anything out of the house? >> i didn't see that. i didn't see if the

jeff cole first broke the investigation into eric howell last month. lenape high school to you banned him from its property and events. fox 29's jeff cole is live in burlington county courthouse. jeff? >> reporter: lucy, he's accused of actually taking the camera and putting night an empty drink box stick it into a soft bag and doing the up skirting video that way. investigators though in the meantime say they've been looking at in house security cameras from lenape high school and think he may have inappropriately approached as many 40 females. >> state versus eric d. howell. rom rom four mer lenape science teacher eric howell appeared in prison orange. >> placing cameras in water bottle and essentially chasing after ladies in the hallway deplorable conduct. >> medford police and county investigators have been on his trail searches his home scooping up digital storage devices since lenape high school female students alerted administrators he was getting too close and they notice add blue recording light. kicked out of the classroom and told to stay aw

lenape high school band eric howell from its property and events. >> jeff cole broke the investigationrmer science teacher last month. he has more information from the burlington county courthouse. roar report former science teacher eric howell appeared on monitor emotion less in prison orange as prosecutor recount the charges against him. >> placinplaceing cam water bote essentially chasing after the ladies in hallways deplorable conduct. >> reporter: medford police and county investigators have been on his trail searching his home scooping up digital storage devices since lenape high school female students alerted administrators he was getting too close and they notice add blue recording light. kicked out of the classroom and told to stay away weeks ago howell a 43-year-old 19 year marine veteran was arrested yesterday. he faces child endangerment and invasion charges for allegedly recording up skirt video of females. his home was first searched week ago. this maple shade neighbor watched it all go down. >> there was multiple police cars from down the corner and up the parking lot. >

. >> reporter: eric howell is behind bars tonight. facing several charges. he will appear before a judge early tomorrow morning. those who live around here say this is disturbing and authorities say it all began with a simple coconut water bottle. here he is, 43-year-old eric you howell a chemistry teacher at lenape high school, detectives say he took pictures and vice under the skirts and shorts of teenager female students. burlington county authorities say howell used a coconut water box like this to hide a small camera. they say he put the box in his brief case, and that's how he got his shots. detectives say he lowered the briefcase near unassuming victims. a student noticed the odd behavior and reported it to school officials this month. >> it was disgusting. he should be fired, all the above. i don't think it's right. >> reporter: howell was arrested after authorities searched his maple shade home. found multiple digital storage devices that are currently under going analysis. authorities say there are three student victims and another victim from a lo

. >> reporter: eric howell is behind bars tonight. facing several charges. he will appear before a judge early tomorrow morning. those who live around here say this is disturbing and authorities say it all began with a simple coconut water bottle. here he is, 43-year-old eric you howell a chemistry teacher at lenape high school, detectives say he took pictures and vice under the skirts and shorts of teenager female students. burlington county authorities say howell used a coconut water box like this to hide a small camera. they say he put the box in his brief case, and that's how he got his shots. detectives say he lowered the briefcase near unassuming victims. a student noticed the odd behavior and reported it to school officials this month. >> it was disgusting. he should be fired, all the above. i don't think it's right. >> reporter: howell was arrested after authorities searched his maple shade home. found multiple digital storage devices that are currently under going analysis. authorities say there are three student victims and another victim from a lo

eric howell was a teacher at lenape high school and that three students were victimized. he is charged with endangering the welfare of children. >>> people in the doylestown area are told to keep their pets indoors after a bear was found wandering in several backyards. >> someone spotted this bear in old orchard and snapped this photo. it followed calls last night reporting the bear at 202 and east swamp road. residents are urged to use caution while walking around the area as well. turning to accuweather a nice day to walk outside it's a nice spring day and sunny skies and nice temperatures. looking live at sky 6 hd at lunch time. bright blue skies are telling the story. and karen rogers in for david murphy is in now for the first check of the accuweather forecast. >> happy june and happy thursday. >> i like the way june is starting. i got to say, this is pretty much a perfect day. we have nothing but bright sunshine and blue skies and a little bit a breeze and low humidity too. can't beat that. looking at the satellite and radar image, a batch of clouds that moved on ou

according continue on investigators eric howell hid a small camera inside a water box that he would put in his briefcase. he got his shot by unscrewing shot and lowering briefcase near victims, school district, released a statement saying in part, take a look at your screen we reported this matter to the local authorities as soon as we were made aware of it. immediately contacted, and communicated with specific parents throughout the investigation by the authorities, and offered counseling to any students and staff member with a concern, regarding this issue and did not let this individual on school ground or any lrhsd events. >>> investigators in cherry hill are trying to figure out how a window washer fell from the building. chopper three was over cherry hill towers on route 38, this happened around 5:00 yesterday afternoon. worker was pronounced dead at the hospital. we are waiting to learn that victim's identity. >>> and a trial of the lee kaplan continues today in bucks county. kaplan is accused of sexually assaulting six sisters at his home in feasterville. kaplan fathered two chi

eric howell taught chemistry in medford.amera had hidden in a coconut water box in his briefcase to shoot up the skirts of at least three students. a student caught him in the act and reported it. >> my friend not letting anything like that go on for as long as it could have, i was really proud of him. i felt like served. >> they found several storage devices at his home. howell is being held at the b buling on to county jail. >>> let's get a look at the stories from across our area. >> the head of maple shades first aid squad is facing charges that e he stole more than $100,000 from the squad. he's accused of making withdrawals totaling $118,000 for his own personal use. he's scheduled to appear in court in july. >>> kellogs is cutting 292 jobs in montgomery county. the layoffs are expected in early august. the company also plans to close a facility near pittsburgh. >>> people many can expect to pay more for school taxes next year. upper moreland is hiking taxes by $100. the increase is the maximum allowed by the state. off

he's 43 years old, his name is eric howell, a chemistry teacher at lenape high school.was arrested wednesday. we first broke the story about the investigation earlier this month. police say or last month, police say that he took videos of girls in his classroom and also in the hallways. the school has banned him from it property and any event. >> time now just about 5:22. still to come on good day philadelphia, the dash cam view. >> came out last night. so this is new images of tiger woods and what happened after officers found him asleep at the wheel of his car that had some damage. we will play some of that for you. you knew when you cast it they'd lock you up. but that didn't stop you. you traveled far and wide, and others followed. mothers, daughters, sisters, lions. and because together you roared so loud, i know my voice matters today. this summer, come celebrate new york state's equal rights history. download our guide to plan your trip. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> sure can help, though, right? 5:24, in your money this morning. just kidding. maybe. great to have you with u

police say eric howell took the video of girls in his classroom and in hallways that lenape high schoolwe first broke this story about the investigation, earlier this month. well, it was true. howell taught chemistry, the school has been dollars are banned him from its property, and of course, any events. >> inside the terror, video showing the months first responders risk their lives and returned into the ends of the worse mass shooting in us history as we approach the anniversary if you can caught it that. >> does this look ream to you? it is not. that is big problem in our area. how to spot a fake flash i guess hundred dollar bill or any type of money. >> fake or otherwise. pea past. >> #, so now seeing through the body cam race of first responds what's they saw during the mass shooting inside of lore dan dough pulls night club, which happened last june. >> yes, almost a year now. >> a gunman as you know killed 49 people, and injured dozens more. worse mass shooting in our nation's history, with first responders running straight into harms way with their camera, their body cameras ro

four three-year old eric howell hit a small cam crane side a coconut water box and placed in his briefcase. he unscrewed the cap and lowering the briefcase near un assuming victims. school district has released a statement in part saying that we reported this matter to local authorities, as soon as we rewere made aware of it. we immediately contacted and communicated with specific parents throughout the investigation by the authorities, offered counseling to any students and staff men with the concern regarding this issue and did not permit this individual on our school ground or any lrhsd events. >>> prosecutors plan to retry david creato junior on charges that he killed his three-year old son. jurors were dismissed after deliberating for four days but they say they could in the reach a unanimous decision. today would have been brendan 's fifth birthday. hearing next month will focus on the possible retrial. meanwhile creato's attorney says he will be seeking a bail reduction so his client can get out of jail. >>> philadelphia police arrest an 18 year-old man accused of trying to kill his

forty-three year old eric howell, teacher at lenape high school, was arrested wednesdayment fox 291story about the investigation earlier this month. police say howell took videos of girls in his classroom and in hallways. school has banned him from it property, and event. >> business owners are speaking out after counterfeit 100-dollar bills surfaced on south street. five businesses on the 1500 block of south street either accepted a counterfeit bill or rejected the bill after employees became suspicious. the phony hundred's were used successfully at recommendation 1516 and the jet wayne buyer, but over at the quick fix, hernandez said his co-worker was pretty quick to spot the fake 100. officials say it is more common than you might think. >> held it out. the face or whatever it is, didn't match up. and we didn't except the bill. >> it has been estimated that anywhere between 45 to $50,000 in counterfeit currency weekly is passed here in philadelphia, through the office district. >> a lot of bills out there. business owners tell fox 29 they used word of mouth, spread a warning about

eric: and two tornadoes hit howell, new jersey. you know, that's pretty rare for the garden state?hopping center yet. the national weather service said its winds were clocked at up to 75 miles per hour. arthel: and a fox extreme weather alert. the brianhead father in southern utah -- fire in southern utah growing last night by another 2,000 acres, currently the largest in the united states. more than 60 square miles have been scorched, at least 13 homes destroyed, and the fire only 8% contained as nearly 1,000 firefighters battle the massive blaze. will carr has more now from our west coast bureau. will? >> reporter: and, arthel, there are currently large nine large wildfires burning across utah this week. the biggest by far is the brian head fire in the southeastern part of the state. it's forced more than 1500 people to evacuate the area which is a popular ski town. finish the fire, which started last saturday, doubled in size several times leading up to this weekend, but authorities say that they've dealt with the right conditions today to fully attack the fire. there are low wi