this has always been a quiet block. >> reporter: jackie benson, news 4. >> and the girl is being held in philadelphia this morning on a $4 million bond. >>> later this morning, crews will return to cut down an ash tree, but this time they'll be chop can go down right tree. earlier this week, contractors got the wrong tree, accidently chopping down a healthy 140-year-old tree. the park services says contractors simply misses the markings on the ash tree. they're investigating the mix-up and might find the contractor responsible. >>> it might be a slow go on metro this holiday weekend. seven stations are closed. minnesota avenue and dean wood on the orange line. morgan boulevard and largo town center on the blue are shut town. you can take a bus between stadium-armory and cheverly on the blue. work lasts through the holiday on monday and will be on a saturday schedule that day. >>> almost all of the nationals are down in florida ready to hit the diamond and play some ball. the newest nat, closer rafael soriano, is expected to join the team today after being held up by visa issues. in on

jackie benson in silver spring with more on the arrest. jackie? >> reporter: the sole person under arrest for what its one of the most heinous crimes in recent memory in philadelphia, lived in the silver spring area until a year ago. montgomery county public schools officials confirm 19-year-old, graduated from spring brooke high school. police in philadelphia believe she is the woman seen here in black muslim robes and face covering taking a 5-year-old girl from her school. the little girl's family, the woman claimed to be the child's mother. the 5-year-old was taken to a nearby home and subjected to an ordeal of rape and psychological intimidation before being left freezing and half-dressed in a park. >> we never suspect anything of this magnitude. >> this goes beyond reckless. >> investigators say, the girl, seen here leaving the police station is a match. in addition to dna evidence, an x exotic pet bird is key to the case. she heard a bird and it would peck its eyes. >> they were the ones that did what was done to this child. they deep sserve

news 4's jackie benson has the story. >> what does that say about you as a society?reporter: discussing a quote from russian literature is all in a day's work. he's the school resource officer. in the complicated world of teenagers, he is an approachable adult, dispensing a combination of justice, advice, and occasionally tough love. >> he is a deterrent when people come in. i think they're comforted, whether it be a teacher, student, or parent to know we have an officer that can react appropriately, immediately to a situation. >> reporter: for years, while other law enforcement agencies were pulling cops from schools for budget reason, charles county sheriff rex coffee was adding them. >> our officers that are in the middle schools and high schools are also responsible to, you know, make periodic checks to the elementary schools. that's something we've been doing here for a while in charles county. >> reporter: the school system even has its own version of the crime solvers program. cash for anonymous tips that solve or prevent crimes. >> we were there to assist the