the detectives who searched hank prince's home found the taxi receipt, just like he said they would. they identified the cab driver; they showed him photographs of prince and his girlfriend, sloan teller. he i.d.'d the both of them. remembered them vividly, mostly ms. teller, vividly. i haven't even met her, and i can picture her vividly. but so what? the guy has an alibi. he could've hired anyone to shoot his wife. would you hire someone to kill someone for you, go to the trouble of establishing an alibi, and then hand that person your gun to commit the crime? for the time being, mr. prince has been released from custody. and until a better theory presents itself, under our previous assumption that someone is targeting prince in an effort to undermine the hound. i get that framing the head of a company for murder could throw a hitch in his business plan, but it's a hell of a long way to go. precisely the reason that i think we need to focus our attention on an individual disposed to going to such lengths. last night, you mentioned a likely home for our corporate saboteur, a company c

prince george's county. his father served this police department. and now he's the new chief. and with a unanimous vote from the county council. hank stawinski, a prince george's native and 23-year veteran of the police department, is appointed the new chief of police. >> you have my personal word that should i earn that trust today, know that it will be my daily work to earn that trust every day that follows. >> his coming into office as one of the county's most far-reaching cases of child sexual abuse is unfolding. >> it's very disturbing that he would manufacture trust so that he could abuse it. >> stawinski stood shoulder to shoulder with county leaders last week promising the county's full commitment to deonte carroway. facing multiple charges for creating child pornography and sexually abusing as many as 50 children. so far, 16 victims have been identified by police. >> my main concerns right now are did he work with anybody else. and how did he finance this? because that will tell us if there are additional victims out there that we're not aware of. right now that's our daily work. >> one of many high-profile cases that have

maureen: hank stawinski is the new prince george's county police chief. he grew up there in prince george's county and has 23 years of service on the force. he had been the interim chief since the former chief mark magaw stepped down in december to take another county position. still ahead on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> a sister's fight to honor her brother killed in a fire. i'm suzanne kennedy. i'll have that story coming up. leon: don't forget to check out the bald eagle cam at the national arboretum. they are waiting for two eggs to hatch. that should happen in the next 30 to 35 days. if you want to watch the h.d. live stream we have it posted. link to it on our website at wjla.com. maureen: in january of 2015, an electrical problem set a christmas tree on fire in annapolis. it destroyed a mansion and killed two adults and the four grandchildren. fire officials said if the home had sprinklers, lives may have been saved. now a bill is debated that -- being debated that would weaken a law making sprinklers mandatory in new suzanne kennedy shows us who show

reporter: it is part of the honest conversation the young men got to have with prince george's county's new police chief hankewensky. negative police interactions are something they worry about in prince george's county. >> i don't see it happening to too many white guys. >> policing is about being there for people. >> reporter: the workshops part of a 12-week thing. the deacon leading it is a former police officer himself. >> someone need to say no that is not true and that is what we are doing. >> reporter: tonight at 11:00,ly tell asked this question and what the teens said they would do if they had a run-in with police. stephanie ramirez, wusa9. >> he retired after 31 years with the montgomery county police department an shared a lot of his own experiences with these teens. >>> spring like temperatures this weekend. but, oh, are showers on the way? howard has the full i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be

today, prince george's county police chief hank sawinski and a special agent with the fbi will provide the attorneys and some of the people answers with what they are looking for. deonte carraway remains on a $1 million bond. reporting from prince george's county, mikea turner, wusa 9. >> that meeting starts at 2:30 at the u.s. attorney's office in greenbelt maryland. >>> as apple supporters prepare for a nationwide protest against the fbi, microsoft co- founder bill gates is weighing in on whether apple should hack the iphone, belonging to one of the san bernardino attackers. here in washington, d.c., protesters will gather outside the fbi's pennsylvania avenue offices. organizers say they want to show support for the tech giant's refusal to unlock the san bernardino gunman's iphone. those against the move call it an attempt to put a back do into our iphones, endangering all of our rights to privacy. gates spoke to the associated press about the issue. >> it is a good debate to be having. i'm hopeful that government safeguards and it varies country to country, will be enough that peop

. > >>> i'm tracee wilkins, in prince george's county's new police chief was just appointed by the county council. hank as serving as interim chief for the last few months. a 23-year veteran of the prince george's county police department. he served under chief mcguay as a interim chief. council members expressed their unanimous support for stawinski. coming up on news4 at 5:00 and 6:00, he has already started out with a number of high-profile cases working with the state's attorney. what that has been like for him coming in as chief. and also diversity on the department. why that was a major concern for some of the council members and also police under his command. >> three americans were abducted in baghdad last month. and the state department has confirmed all of them have been freed. iraqi officials say all three have been handed over to the u.s. embassy in baghdad and they're in good health. the kidnappers abducted the american from an apartment in a ngh sunni muslims. it's not clear who was behind their abduction. >>> a maryland restaurant is back open after two sheriffs deputies were shot and ki

know it will be my daily work to earn that trust every day that follows. >> new prince george's county police chief hank stawinski is coming into office as one of the county's most far-reaching case of child sexual pornography is unfolding. >> it's very disturbing that he would manufacturer trust so that he could abuse it. >> stawinski stood shoulder to shoulder with county leaders last week promising the county's full commitment to the prosecution of deonte carroway, a 22-year-old elementary school volunteer now facing multiple chargesor pornography and sexually abusing as many as 50 children in multiple locations, including the school he worked at. so far 16 victims have been identified by police. >> my main concerns right now are did he work with anybody else? and how did he finance this? because that will tell us, if there are additional victims out there that we're not aware of. right now that's our daily work. >>> the prince george's county council approved stawinski trusting that concerns raised during his confirmation hearing will be addressed. including diversity within the upper ranks of the d

there is a new prince george's county police chief in maryland. hank stawinski was sworn in today. his confirmation heark took place today. he had been the interim chief since the former chief mark magaw stepped down to take another county position. alison: at 5:00 the redskins might have found the starting q.b. in kirk cousins but now the trouble is re-signing him. the new twist to get the q.b. signature on a just ahead. leon: scare in the air. the source of the smoke on the plane. jennifer: a police sergeant that everyone turned to for help. then came heroin. the soul-shattering story. the series "heroin highway" continues after this. alison: what a difference a day can make on the weather. the roads are dry, the sun is out. but it doesn't mean we are finished with the snow. the day doug hill is keeping alison: an epidemic is destroying families across our area. the devastation caused by heroin addiction is alarmingly pronounced in communities along what is known as the "heroin highway." the route stretches from the supply source which is baltimore along interstate 70 and south o

prince george county was out on the scene yesterday. along with state's attorney angela also brooks both interim chief hank stewwinski saying they'll use ng to bring this case to justice. we believe we have some indication we'll have an update this morning from prince george country police. live in palmer park melanie alnwick "fox5 local news". >> developing overnight we now know how a 13-year-old girl from blacksburg virginia was murdered last week. after nicole was kidnapped her killer stand her to death last wednesday. she disappeared earlier that day after sneaking out her bedroom window. she met her accused murderer david eyesen sure on the kikk messaging app and his classmate faces several charges in the case. visitations for level will be held today 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. followed by funeral 8 p.m. and both held mccoy funeral home in blacksburg. >> law makers in washington d.c. may have found a new way to discourage people from becoming repeat offenders. >> d.c. city council vote add no mussly to approve a bill that include a proposal to pay residents a stipend not to commit crime. "fox5" megan live from the wilson building with more.

. >>> and google >>> the new head of the prince george's county police department is starting the job with a lot on his plate. internally chief hank sa winsky will work on the upper ranks of the police department. he says the police department must reflect the community in order to be effective. h pornography case in the school system. that winsky said they're working every day with that case. >> they're busy working with everybody else and the finances because that will tell us if there are additional systems outdated that we're not aware of. >> the prince george's council unanimously confirmed him as chief of police. >>> pope francis making two big stops in mexico. first on his stop, the town of juarez known as the murder capital of the world. just last week, 39 people died in a riot at the prison. >> i think he's going to call on american catholics, americans in general, americans of goodwill to recognize their brothers and sisters and immigrants coming into the border. >> the pope has delivered messages in the past for countries to welcome immigrants and refugees. el paso, broadcast the mass to 30,000 people at the sun bowl at

. >>> the new head of prince george's police department is starting the job with a lot on his plate internally. chief hank stawinski is looking to increase diversity. stawinski said the police department must affect the community in order to be effective. he's also dealing with the child pornography case affecting dozens of victims in the school's system. they're working every day on that case. >> now busy working with anybody else and how did he finance this. that will tell us if there were additional victims that we're not aware of. >> the council unanimously confirmed chief stawinski as the department's 17th police chief. as the d.c. fire chief plans to face city leaders after the sudden resignation of the medical director. >>> and you might want to keep one eye open for ice as you head out the door. the changes you'll see over the next 24 hours after that wave of >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. >>> right now on "news4 today," a tough day of questioning. the issues facing the chief of fire and after the sudden resignation of the department's medical director. >>> and putting a controversial sch

his wallet.wall marques is a student at american university.iver >>> prince george's county has a new police chief this morning. hankunty council yesterday he'drdd been serving as the interime ier chief for the last couple ofco months.. part of his new job will be tolt dig for answers in that case of elementary school volunteer vun caught with making pornographici interviews with young students.e he jones us now live from police headquarters in prince george's county. chief, good morning. >> good morning. >> first of all, congratulations.ng i know you've been a long-timer- member of the depth.. just curious priority wise,yis where you go from here now thata you're finally the man in charge? >> well, it's a tremendous arrive 11 to have been asked to serve by the county executivexei and confirmed unanimously by our county council.ou our goal at this point is to t continue the good work that's wt been going on particularly overe the last five years to continueu to ensure the department isent postured in such a way as to to continue the reductions in crimc and ensure that we continue to redefine prince george's county'