. >> farmington police. >> reporter: when detective brian driscoll walks the beat, he keeps an eye outor the activity that often goes unnoticed. >> let me -- you guys have been using every single crosswalk. >> reporter: yes, in farmington, new hampshire, they give citations for good behavior. >> here's a free gift card for pizza. >> thank you. >> reporter: well, not citations really. but gift cards for a free slice of pizza or an order of fries. wary citizens quickly warm to the idea. what did you think when the policeman was coming up to you? >> it was just like, okay, what did i do? >> reporter: the tactic was dreamed up by chief jay drury as he watched a man go out of his way to use the crosswalks during a snowstorm. >> i thought to myself, this gentleman deserves a medal. >> reporter: he brought the idea to a local convenience store. and they jumped onboard. >> it's given us a different perspective and now we're out looking for good things. >> reporter: while farmington looks like a yankee version of mayberry, beneath this norman rockwell facade is a town hit hard by drugs and dome

. >> a tense confrontation with an armed man in a truck has been unfolding all day long in farmington. >> dub's son-in-law, was covered wall to wall on local media. >> he was basically parked light here. >> yes. >> you were one of the people on the scene here. >> my response time was seven minutes after the call came. first officers arrived, two officers arrived within four or five minutes. >> you are an experienced law enforcement guy, you founded the swat team. did you offer your help? >> oh yeah. >> what happened? >> they had me stay back. >> they could trust the officers on the scene but that confidence evaporated when the two officers grew to dozens. >> how many officers were here altogether? >> over 100. >> 100 officers? >> 46 swat officers. >> for one guy? >> he was in his truck had a gun to his head. >> sharp shooters took positions on roofs then the military whrear came in. >> they came in with an armored vehicle. they moved it just past that bush. >> you saw that happen? >> i saw them come in. >> far from defusing the situation, the swat team's actions were actually intensif

harbor township say the 44-year-old threw a lawn chair through a glass door to get in a home in the farmington section and once inside she stole a 12 pack and drove away. she not only stole the beer but was driving drunk the judge ordered her held unless she pays $25,000 bail in full. >> a pricey 12 pack. >>> so are we getting snow on friday? >> it's not an april fools joke, no joke this time around. despite the chill not a cloud in the sky 44 degrees and the dew point is at 1, extremely dry air in place with the winds out of the north-northwest at 24, the windchill of 35 degrees and low pressure is developing on stormtracker 6 live double scan, near dallas and houston this is going to head to the north and east and bring a healthy amount of moisture here for the end of the week. here is your timeline, on friday the snow arrives from west to east from 7:00 to 10:00 and hopefully it will delay itself as it is looking now so after the morning rush on friday between noon and 6:00 that is your heaviest snow and rain depending on your location and between 7:00 and 10:00 the snow and rain will begin

. >>> long arm of the law may be reaching out for people in farmington new hampshire but in a good wayn in positive reinforcement. police are rewarding people who have endured an excruciating winter by issuing citations for free pizza and french fries. they'll need in hormone was talking about to anyone demonstrating good behavior. people are eating up the idea. the rewards will be handed out through the end of the month. they should adopt the policy right near philadelphia. >> i want some pizza and fries. thank you erin. [laughter] >> all right, it is now 6:27. and when we come back karen rogers has tomorrow's expected snow totals. sounds like we're really going get some in your accuweather forecast. >> coach chip kelly taking his new powers with the team very seriously. a full report on a trade that some found quite shocking next. >> ♪♪ caring for you and your eyes... ... just got a little easier. pearle vision accepts flex accounts and most vision plans, including eye med. this is genuine eye care, right in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. >> happening now on "action news,"

seventh at main which is route 29 there's a crash to steer around in pottstown along york street at farmingtone're expecting construction along 422 both directions near sanatoga but they're usually wrapping up that work by 4:00 p.m. so watch out for it especially during the mid days. a new project under way today in highland township chester county, old scottsville road shut down out of commission through about april 3rd. and in delaware we have big problems this morning because a salt truck ran into a pole and closed about that hundred and 141. back opened. 100 closed in else mere because of structure problems they found last week. we'll check it again brian and shirleen in the 5 o'clock hour. >> thank you matt. >>> meteorologist adam joseph back with that pretty active seven-day forecast coming up next. >> adam joseph along any accuweather forecast. snow ice and rain and then repeat. >> there is a very complex system literally day by day. that's how it's going change. we got to take this piece by piece as we move forward. as we look at double scan live radar all is quiet. that brilliant suns

. >> farmington, utah, larry a republican. >> yes, good morning congressman. happy to be one of your constituents. >> good to hear from someone from utah. >> you mentioned your recent travel to northern africa. and i know the international guard has a special relationship with folks there in morocco. can you talk to the value of such relationships and what is going on there, with what you learned while you were there. >> that's such a great question and a great example of where u.s. involvement can have a positive effect. and bring peace and stability to the region. and -- or to a nation that is looking to us for help. that is the state department set up the special partnerships between various states, national guards and nations that could use their training or their leadership or input. utah national guard was teamed with morocco my brother-in-law he was involved with instituting that. general burton now is carrying -- >> we'll leave this discussion and go live now to today's white house briefing with spokesman josh earnest. >> before we get into my part of