. >> this man was arrested for impersonating a police officer and now police are searching for anyone who may have been a victim. kai reed is live at county police headquarters in towson with the latest on that investigation. >> the numbers we spoke with that and never saw him dressed as a police officer, but police said they found several uniforms and weapons stashed inside his home. >> it is scary. >> christine jordan is just learning that her neighbor across the street is on home detention, charged with impersonating a police officer. >> i am shocked and a little bit concerned. >> he was pulled over by baltimore county police on january 19 after an officer spotted him beating at 4:00 in the morning. investigators say he got out of the car, dressed head to toe in a virginia state trooper uniforms. >> the car is equipped with all kinds of police paraphernalia, like, and sirens. there seems to be a monitoring system in it, and he was arrested and charged with impersonating an officer. >> investigators searched his home and found police uniforms with badges and patches from baltimore c

baltimore county police say this man has been impersonating a cop. the officer became suspicious when he got out of the car wearing a police uniform. >> he gets out of the car wearing a virginia state uniform and the car is equipped with lights and sirens and other police equipment. >> reporter: he was charged with impersonating a police officer. he lives in this house in park field baltimore county. eyewitness news knocked on the door but there was no answer. one neighbor tells the news that he has lived on the street for years and been nice and helpful. that same neighbor says that crown victoria in question led them to believe something about him wasn't quiet right. police say a search of the suspects house turned up badges for baltimore city, county and maryland state. all police patches were found as well as police uniform and equipments. they don't know if he made illegal traffic stops but they hope to find out. >> we department he perhaps may have. >> reporter: right now it's unclear if any other jurisdictions are investigating the suspect. >>

and that was busted for impersonating a police officer.hey stopped the man for speeding on january 19 very officers say he was driving a crown victoria and was dressed rifle virginia state trooper uniforms. investigators say they found other uniforms, weapons, and drugs at his home and police are asking many victims to come forward. >> as of today, we do not have any information that indicates that he has conducted illegal traffic stops or other illegal activity as a police impersonator. however, because of the extent of the paraphernalia and police equipment key has, we are concerned that he may have done that. >> he was charged with police impersonation back into thousand eight and 10 years before that, officers from uniforms, guns, and a makeshift firing range and his baltimore city home. president obama's letter of apology for the burning of copies of the koran at a u.s. airbase in afghanistan has not done much. at least 17 people have been killed today alone. >> despite increased security trout afghanistan, protest is still going on a

a parkville baltimore county man is under arrest for impersonating a police officer and that is not allai jackson, i will have details of this case coming up. >> reporter: good morning. i am christie bresland at wjz traffic control. we have an accident 95 southbound on the southwest side of the beltway along with one in baltimore city. all the details coming up, marty. >> here is first warning doppler weather radar, shower activity in the area, if it is not raining where you are it is going to before not too long. everybody keep an umbrella with you today. coming up on coffee with, martha stewart joins us. she has got a new venture, a home office line. let's talk about it at 6:45 as ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is friday. >> it is 6:30. and it remains a damp day start. either you have got left over rain on the street or you got som

officer, but a rootine traffic stop put an end to his plot plotderek propalis is charged with impersonating aapolice &ppfficer. he was pulled over i parkville , january 19th, for speeding.police found his car was equipped with emergency lights, a laptop, spotlight , weapons and drugs.propalii was also wearing a irginia state police uniform.but it turns out he was never in law enforcement. 3 for someoneeto be impersonating i have to wonder like it at all..... i don't all.....in his parkville home, police found more uniforms, badges and patches from several police agencies.... state police.right now he's on home detention. detention. your help finding a man... d accused of stealing credit person they are looking for.he police say he used the stolen cards at 3 different gas stations the same day the cards were reported missing. anyone with information is asked to call police. most popular crime apping e "spotcrime" tracks criminal activity in your neiggborhood. you can also get emails when crime happens.sign up bb going to our website... fox- baltimore dot com...and click on "ssotcrime" ii the

. >>> a man was arrest ford impersonating a plaintiff and has been charged twist before for the same crime. detectives are beginning to get more crime -- calls from other victims. >> reporter: baltimore county police say they're investigating other complaints, a crime the parkville man has been accused of and was acquitted of before. he was pulled overlaps month when a baltimore county police officer thought he was working a legitimate call. the parkville man looked like a cop, acted like a cop, drove like a cop. >> he had obtained a ford crown victoria like police officers drive. he had a laptop vehicle, antenna and working lights. >> reporter: only he is not an officer, rather a retired baltimore county worker, some of his career spent in code enforcement. when detectives served their warrant, they found the tools of their own trade, police uniforms mimicking baltimore county and citily, badges and fake guns, costumes for a part he has apparently played before. on his record are two prior police impersonations dating back to 2002 a charge he escaped with the him of defense attorney

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a man is charged with impersonating a police officer in baltimore county.his isn't the first time he has been arrested. monique griego has more information. >> reporter: the first time he was arrested was all the way back in 1998. that is when police found weapons, police uniforms and drugs stashed in his basement. 59-year-old derrick isn't a cop but police say he likes to act like one. back in january, an officer pulled him over for speeding in this phony police car and says he was wearing a police uniform. >> the man gets out wearing a virginia state trooper uniform. the car is equipped lights and sirens. >> reporter: this isn't the first time he was caught with cop gear. this is video of him in 1998, after baltimore city police found an arsenal of weapons stashed in his basement along with knives, vests and a bag of marijuana. >> i knew when they raided it. i didn't know what they found. >> reporter: bill lives down from the new home on garnet road in parkville. when county authorities raided this house, they found patches for baltimore city, county, mar

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> it turns out the man baltimore county police arrested for impers nateing a police officer -- impersonating a police officer has been at it for quite some time. in addition to a crown vick vic are-- vic, they found state uniforms, matching badges and fake gun. he was represented on the same charge 10 careers ago. >> for mr. propalis there's never been any indication that he attempted to pull over somebody. >> so, why do this anyway? well, those costumes and the police gear are for a more personal nature. he uses them for role playing and not to trick the public. he is currently on home detention awaiting his court appearance next week. >>> an anne arundel police have charged this man in connection with that road rage ins accident near gambrills earlier this week. he was the driver of a explorer. he got into his ford explorer before both vehicles crashed along route three. >>> in annapolis the search is on for three men who rob lad couple inside one of the parking garages. the 54-year-old woman and 64-year-old man were walking to their car in a parking garage when the three accosted them. on

>>> getting you up to the minute a man accused of impersonating a police officer has been charged twice for the same crime. derek propalis' case dates back to 2002. he said it was role playing. we'll follow the latest case. >>> one of the jurors who found george huguely guilty is talking about the case. ian glomski said the hardest part was looking at yeardley love's body. >>> the smell of an oil like has made its way to harford county. it has leaked from the refinery in new jersey and has caused issues in three states. >>> it was looking like we may have had another spring like day on our hands but unfortunately, that did not happen. we're taking a look at harbor cam, kind of a gross day but will we be getting anything better for the weekend. let's check in with wyatt everhart. >>> the good news is the high thunderstorm activity in southern maryland just about done. they had warm weather that helped fuel storms in southern maryland and on the lower eastern shore. we can see the last remnant of the storms are off of ocean city, a little bit of activity but central maryland, just a few r

. >> we will be back with >> a man who was exposed as having an extensive history of police impersonation finds himself in trouble again. he was arrested after a police officer pulled him over for speeding. the officer noticed him wearing a virginia police uniform and after investigating, it was determined he was indeed a fake. the car was modified to have emergency lights and a siren among other things. when police conducted a search, they discovered uniforms and badges from several departments. >> it to teens are reported missing in anne arundel county. the last scene yesterday morning in brooklyn park. both did not report to school. if you have any possible information concerning their whereabouts, you are urged to contact anne arundel county police. a case of child neglect in queen anne's county -- this man is charged with leaving his one and a half year-old child inside an unlocked car running outside the dollar general along the shopping center drive last thursday. it is reported he was in the store for about 30 minutes. the child was released to his mother. >> we are thinking of vo

here, maya does her beyonce impersonation. celebrity friends stop by to wish her and j.j.n birth of their own baby. >> it was perfect, l.l.l.a. we were in the possible, just me,my husband jay and kanya. first, my kbroer was like. and then i went into labor and then i was like. >> and then the baby came out and i was like. and i asked my doctor, ♪ did i have a boy >> and he said no, you had a single. >> now taylor swift is here. >> taylor, we are so honored to have you in our home. >> yeah, well, taylor, let me see that. >> the gag is to be stunned when people clap for her. well done. a spot on kre creation of the snl. the old cosby show opened with fred doing a little kos by and the president on a little bit. >> i hear by approve this hoagie for eating. but, first, some amepdmentes. can i have a little salami? i also hear i'm being tolds. >> hi, barack, my meeting was cancel. >> my beautiful wife is ohm? >> barack obama, is that a hoe guy. you know you're never, never, nevada, nevada,tham. >> i know i i just found it here. i think one of the children must have made. >> by

and in -- impersonal. the new pakistani prime minister, a woman, said she's going to publish every month a report that shows the number of dead in pakistan as a result of nato actions. so -- >> good >>> you got 25 seconds. >> >> syrian civil war has turned into a proxy war between the she i can't and sunni. there will be people coming in from iraq and it will turn into a greater conflict between the united states, russia and china and we'll veto any action. and it's an ethnic conflict with the others seeking to break away. this could be almost like the spanish civil war was in the 1930s. >> cue does to the congress for doing something on the bipartisan basis and extending the tax cut and the unemployment benefits. but once they get that done, they will give the president plenty of reasons the do nothing congress. they probably will not even get a transportation bill done which is a serious issue for infrastructure. >> i have a prediction for you today. the artist will win the best picture at the oscars and

some of the new allegations include practicing medicine without a license, impersonation, and sexual touching without consent. the latest victim believes more could come forward. garza remains in custody and will appear next month on this case. >>> now they're no longer a couple. one day after california's ban on gay marriage was ruled unconstitutional, one of the state's first gay couples to tie the knot announce they're calling it quits. here's our los angeles station. >> reporter: they were the women who waged war against the establishment. one of the same-sex couples who went to the mat to win the right to marry in california. their marriage, the first gay marriage in los angeles made them the poster girls for the cause. >> feels good. >> i've lost 20 pounds. >> reporter: while prop 8 made its way through the courts, robin and diane willed themselves to be the face. >> nothing's happened. >> reporter: in this latest chapter, here is robin tyler without her wife diane olson by her side. the couple is divorcing. >> and there was nothing we could do to solve the problems that came u

. >> it's very impersonal. you can't go through the racks. >> reporter: the president of melody records said he's not sure what's next for him, but he's sure what he will miss most, and that's the customers. >> we wanted to leave on a good note. >> reporter: derek ward, news4. >> definitely the customers. another sign of the times, the old school turn tables are getting harder and harder to come by. derek said the shop owner actually pulled that one out of storage. >>> still ahead on "news4 this week," an outspoken hollywood legend comes to town and reveals why he's better off acting than being in politics. >>> and how a number-one athlete is putting a local university's wrestling program on the map. next. >>> right here in washington, actor, director and former politician client eastwood received a big honor from the smithsonian. eastwood was presented with a james smithson by centennial medal for his embodiment of the american experience of his more than six decades in movies. the former mayor of carmel, cali

over and you're not in uniform, first of all, i'm going to think as a woman this guy is a cop impersonator that has maybe stolen a cop car and up to no good. >> her lawyers are saying this is definitely a case of road rage and this is a case of abuse of power. >>> number ten. super cool at number nine. >> this video shows one cool convenience store worker, patel kumar is behind the counter when this guy walks in with a sawed off shotgun, black hoodie and gloves. mr. kumar opens the drawer and says go ahead, take the money. and without saying a word, the gunman fires one round out of the shotgun. >> did it hit the clerk? >> it did not hit mr. kumar and the reason why you can't see much of what is going on, the gun went off so fast, kumar just stood there. this is sadly the fourth time this guy has been robbed. he says -- there is no reason to be afraid. whdh in brockton, massachusetts interviewed the clerk. >> you weren't scared, though? >> not really. if i was scared, i would not come in tomorrow. >> this guy laughs this off. like i'm not scared, i'm coming to work tomorrow. >> he also loo

. >>> baltimore county police get more information about a man they arrested for impersonating a police>>> two days after handing down the verdict in the george huguely murder trial, one of the jurors is ready to talk. >>> you couldn't miss it, a strange smell in the air in harford county. >>> first, it's been a rainy, much colder day than we originally thought and the fog was rolling through. is this what we will look at. >> we will clear out b

. >> that is my best rob grankowski impersonation. >> oh, man. [ laughter ] >> with less than 24 hoursl kickoff of super bowl 46, everyone is making their predictions. that is everyone, except for 49ers former head coach mike singletary. >> people are saying that it is a pretty even matchup. and so it should be a very exciting game. >> maybe. but it is nothing compared to the excitement and satisfaction of the signature steak burger from steak and shake. >> now -- >> come on. huddle up. >> now, coach, this is the third time that -- on coach's corner, you've been promoting a sandwich. what is going on there, my friend? >> this is no sandwich, my brother. this is a signature burger from steak and shake. >> right. >> it is steak, it is shake. it is steak and shake. >> uh-huh. >> and that is art kelly. he has been on letterman's staff for years and boy, he has got mike singletary spot on. i'm glad they kept that skit around. >> you asked if i have a prediction, i don't. and do you have a prediction? >> i think the patriots if the offensive line shows up. >> let me know. >> that's eyewitnes

. >> stolen valor is impersonation. it's stealing the identity of a war hero or a wounded warrior. >> reporter: but defense lawyers say the claims did not hurt anyone and are protected free speech under past rulings by the supreme court. >> it's never upheld a law like we have here which are bare falsities that actually harms nobody. >> reporter: some justices wondered how far congress could go to ban false statements. justice ginsberg, what about lying about serving in the military, not about medals? chief justice roberts, where do you stop? lying about having a high school diploma? the first amendment protects even offensive speech. but several said lying about a military award does more than offend, for those who serve courageously, said justice scalia, their service is demeaned. justice kennedy said it could be salvaged by giving medals the same legal protection as trademarks. the justices said burning the flag and protesting at military funerals are protected expression, but seem to look for some way to uphold this

on the other hand if it doesn't go well you are on that track towards being a founding father impersonator. i may be wearing a wig or something like that. at the franklin institute for i will be on friday night philadelphia, a few months ago ibis walking in the door and there was an actual ben franklin impersonator and franklin is a huge figure in this book and i spend a lot of time reading these letters between franklin and priestly so when you walk in the door and there's been franklin, so i introduced myself and said i just wrote a book about you and he was totally in character and said well priestley and i need many years ago 1765i believe so i'm not going to do any more impressions, but that may be in my future. i'm going to tell you a little bit about how i got to this story. i wrote two books about video games and pop culture and then went to the next logical thing which is 19th century cholera. [laughter] now i figured the only thing more excited is 18th-century chemistry. i was going to write about a bigger book which i think i'm still going to write about innovation and the sprea

. >> that's my best rob grankowski impersonation. >> oh, man. >> oooh. >> with less than 24 hours until kickoff of super bowl xlvi, we're at the point where everyone makes their predictions. that is everyone except former 49ers head coach mike singletary. >> people are saying that it is a pretty even matchup. and so it should be a very exciting game. >> maybe. >> but it is not compared to the excitement and satisfaction of the signature steak burger from steak and shake. >> now -- >> wow, come on. huddle up. >> now, coach, this is the third time that, on coach's corner, you've been promoting a sandwich. what is going on there, my friend? >> this is no sandwich, my brother. this is a signature burger from steak and shake. >> right. >> it is steak. it is shake. it is steak and shake. >> uh-huh. [ laughter ] >> it is a good burger. trust me. i've had one. but ann, it is really nice that letterman kept this thing going even when singletary left and went to minnesota. of course, he has always been a big fan of the bears and a big mike singletary fan. that is one of his assistants as you well

. >>> tina fey red suit, flag pin, worn for her sarah palin impersonation are going on view here at the museum in washington, the new exhibit is titled every four years, presidential campaigns and the press. it will open on friday. we also got items there from 2008, hillary clinton's beer mug and shot glass. in the same year, senator barack obama running for president, his bowling ball and his shoes from a stop in pennsylvania. back in a minute with more washington today. >>> washington today is now available as a pod cast. download each program individually at c-span.org. or subscribe using itunes. available weekdays after 6:30 eastern. access it wherever you are on our data-enabled mobile device >>> welcome back. i'm steve scully. extend through the rest of this year the payroll tax cut it would also expand the jobless benefits for those who qualify and the doctors' medicare reimbursements, congressman fred upton saying things are getting closer this coming after yesterday, the house speaker john boehner and other republican leaders offering an agreement that would accept the payroll

a parkville man is accused of impersonating a virginia state police trooper a baltimore county officer spotted him speeding last month. when he pulled him over, he was wearing a virginia state trooper uniform. well, emergency lights a laptop and siren and video recorder were found but he is not a trooper. >> police need your help eye dipt fying a man responsible for -- identifying a man responsible for stealing credit cards a woman called police last month with a report someone broke into her suv. her credit card were stolen and used at three gats stations-- gas stations. >>> horrible. i am so worried about my kids. >> a teacher accused of using racial remarks to 8th grade students will be allow back -- shall allowed back to schoolp she was suspend after telling a male student in her 8th grade class to go back to mexico. support he is say it was a frustrated slip of the tongue and the student had behavioral problems. >> the school board condones racial remarks by the teachers. that's disturbing. >> officials say she will not be going back to the same classroom, though. >>> all right. o

but now that kim jong il is dead, will impersonators like mr. kim switch to mimicking his son? he says, there's not much similarity between kim jong il, his son. i'd need to get a different haircut. he'd probably need to do more than that. kim jong un has a very different style to his father, much more, well, matey, more tactile, more hands-on. north korean state media has shown him testing soldier's equipment, tasting their food, sitting on their beds. even the anchor who carries news of his exploits has been replaced by a younger, softer looking model. the new chummy style has generated a few column inches here in the south. this online newspaper for north korean defectors in south korea is run by a man better prepared than most to make the comparison. mr. jang dined with kim jong il before leaving north korea. >> kim jong il had such status that people didn't dare look him in the face, but kim jong un has no choice but to approach the people and embrace them. he's begging for their loyalty. >> the style signals warmth or weakness, here in the south, officials say it's the po

i was gay, fairy, queen, transgender, a female impersonator, a prostitute. was in the cafeteria rights it would get lost for 40 years until susan striker came and saw the documentary, and she won an emmy for it. i have been fighting ever since. i was fighting in the 1960's. and i am fighting now for the seniors. i might not see this housing in my lifetime, but i am fighting for the future of lgbt, like i did in the 1966 riot. my family does not accept me, which is ok. i have two dogs. they are very accepting of me. [laughter] and i love them to death. i could sugar coated, what it is to be a transsexual, because i can pass. nobody knows who i am in the straight world. but in the lgbt community, there's a lot of discrimination to transgendered people. because they assume what they do not want to assume, who we are. and one more thing, supervisor chiu, this is directly to you. i gave you a document of the 1966 cafeteria riot in august of last year, because we were celebrating our 40th anniversary. and i never heard anything about that. no confirmation of that

she has done a number of impersonations of historical figures, and she does them extremely well.here is -- the way this film is disappointing is that it does not really tackle political issues. the film is not interested really in politics. it is more interested in margaret thatcher as an old woman suffering from senile dementia and, looking back on her life. it is a very personal take on her. and it is very controversial from that point of view. but meryl streep is usually popular. she is in town. and the streepers, as their fans call themselves, are delirious that she is here. >> let's talk about a film that is competing for the golden bear. that is from switzerland. >> that is right. there is a very interesting film which i saw this morning by a swiss director. only her second full-length feature. it is called "sister" in english. it is a modest them. one of the lovely things about film festivals is to get to see films he would not normally see. this is one of them. perhaps it could easily escape your attention. it is a modest film about a young lad who grows up in poor circum