just released by the city s - sttte's attorney's offfce. megan gilliiand is live ffom police headquarters with reactton to the story you're seeing first on foo. good morning guys,in a juut released staaement... prosecutorr say officer johnn ward... from the easternn district... will not face criminal charges... because of insufficent evidence. evidence.ward was under investigation for his suspected involvement in the mmrder of 13-year-old monea turnage back in march.two young boys... ages 12 and 13... admitted o killing turnage.but ward... was suspended when policeefound trunk of his car.sources say e ward was dating the mother of one of those boys... and there were acccsations that he &pppayed a role in a possible cover up and may have even advised the boys on how to &han prosecutors say there just isn't enough evidence to prove that... a ddcision that turnage's family sn't happy with. (wright) "to me, i'm suspicious f him nd everyone else in the family is also.. should have got off so easily.." easily.."prosecutors say the police department will now hhve to decide wh

uncovered correspondence rom a digicon uucootractor working for the city trying to "dissuade" thh city ffomttonaa quotes for computer switches and video phones. and when city council presideet jack young asked bout the programa emails to him from city hall denied there even wws a telephone piiot project. found all this leddto potentiaa dollars wasted on duppicate effortsa&..money offices - for the same purpose. the mayor sayssthe investtgation has prompped some changes... (bite from revamped the mayyr's offiie of information technology from -t have new people on board. " awarded...the former head oo the mayoo's i-t office has resigned under a cloud f previous empllyer, state of new york then, the chief of staff of the i-t office also left shortly after fox 45 unnoveredda descrepancyy in his ethics form the descrepancy??? - failing to report that he had previously done work for digicoo. jolivet::07:57:033 "digicon employees i wasstold, makeeup fifty percent offall division." aanoll jolivet ii a who's suung the city because he says the conttacting system is brokkn.....jolivet: 07:58:08 it's d

the report ffom the city's pnspector general ...ty workers wasted ovee 3&card it foond workers were pumping &pgas at prrvate stationn... which on average were 899cents more than city stations. mmyor: 26:34 we cannt fix it, unless weeidentify it. and i'm &pfocused on fixing it. it.mayor ssephanie rawlings-blake went n to ppaise the inspector general spending. and now it's time to 3 &pdo something about it. &pcomiig up next half hourr.. hhw the inspector general recommends fixing the problemm llve downtown, i'm megann gilliland, fox45 morning news. police are looking for three two robberies... just minutes apart... in roland park. park.you wwuldn't know from looking at the neighborhood now.. that it'' been just over 24 hours since the first robbery happened..officers say theemen puuled a un on a &pwommn aa sse was getting out her into their aa ... and drove her to a nearby a-t-m .. making her take out cash before llettng her go.about 10 minutes later... pooice say the same en attacked a 19-year-old riding a bikk and forced him into th

the new proceeures adopted duuing city council hearing will prevent finance officials ffom placing homes on an homeowners can alsooget more qe time if they have ssheduled a hearing to dispute a bill. it's a new set of protectiins says will insure residents won't llseetheir hhme ecause the city made a mistake. 11::1::7"with all the problems weehad with water billlng, we cannot puu house into taxxsale just because of water bill phat haven't ggtten straiggtened out" &pouu"the finance departmentt says the new rules will go into effect today the battll over same sex &pmarriagehas intensified...wit morr and more commercials...trying to influence votersbeeorr they november.but... as... john rydell reports.../ tte... cleegg... remain... deeply dividdd... over tte issue... issue... p(rydell))..members of the on all voters withinnmaryland - to do that which ii ighh." it's aagroup that includes pastorr...a rabbi... even a nunn(shepherd) "i am brothees have been treated as society.""as a pastor, my n our suuport for uestion 6 is pooted in my belief that the goverrment should treat everyooe eeually."

anthony anderson died ffom blunt-force injury baltimore city poliie on september 21.the medical examiiered spleen... and a head injury. initiaaly... police saa they and that he choked on drugs... but the autopsy repoot ruled that out.witnesses... say officcrs beat the other... 3 p6-year-old man o deathhong montford avennu.et and - (mr. gordon/atty) ""and there was no oonce of shame or contritionnin the eyes, thoughts, minds or hearts of these officcrs who engaged in this savage attack."(ms. harvey) "we don't have a problem with he baltimore have a problem with offfcers that thhke their ob.. think administrative duties while - the investigation cootinues. ultimateey, prosecutorr will filed.i'm meean gilliland, be - fox45 morning news. a circuit court judge - maa decide justthow far maryland can go to crrckdown onn quessionable gambling. gambling.aa issue is whether operate video gaaing machines simulate slots. playerr purchase credits and can wish ttey'vbe been unregullted.... ss operators aren't paying ttxes on them. but pplice &pand pubbic officials saa they're prohibited under marrland

we aae one of 5 ffom oston to st. louis sharinn the sseaker going from one city to anotter." another. no advance word on what clinton was planning to talkkabout tonight. &p at one eeementary school i prince georges parents are frustrated after their children are left in a potentially dangerouu situation. situation. karen parks... joinn us.../// saying... it... all startte... caaling in... siik....s... students to forest heightt elementary called oot sick could not finn enougg ystem - substitutes to substitutes o cover all the routts..... routes..... 3 then....there is an issue of communicatioo.....n ooiiiiaaiinndid not go out to paaents informing them of thh bus driver dilemma.....instead... theeschoolsss principal dr. chester brookover choos to linn kids tt meet him at the papa john'sson innian head highway....on the other side of the busy highway.....so that he could escort them tt sc. sccool..... 3 "mainny because my baby is 7 aad iidian highway nd also intersectton and anything could happen....y baby could have been it....she could have been snatched.....anything. snatched......ny

citys restaurant associationnsayy the postings may beemisleading 3 3 - are... in...// pn... baltiiooe harborrs water . quality.enviionmental groups released tte grades this morning in east baltimore. oxygen levees and water plaritt both improved ffom 20-10.however, 'chhorophyll a' levels worsened.large storms pre blamed for increassng stormwater unoff, which leads to algae blooms and fish kills. halle vandergaag, blue water baalimore: "why is there pollution in our storm drain belongs. our monitoring data doesn't just teel us about thattpollution, it helps us identify where it miiht be coming from." from."to read the health foxbaltimore.coo-- and click on news links. faailies staying at the ronald mcdonald house n baltimore pay be sleepiig a little more s. soundly. city firefighters spent the morning removing 100 old bbdd froo the houue on lexington streee....making room for new beds were donated to the pharity, which offers ttmporary housing forrfamilies of criiically ill chillden bbing treeted at baltimore-area hospitals. "we re a home awayyfrom home for families who have critically ill ccildren, so to be ableeto lay in bed in a nice cozy tempur ppdiccbee, commort than we all readyytry to do." do." volunteers not only moved out