jeff hager reports the burglar shows up at homes while people are at work and uses brute force to get inside your home. >> the string of daylight burglaries in five different neighborhoods left many people in howard county feeling like no one is safe. >> why would they break the door and take things. >> reporter: one man has committed 10 burglaries. they believe he's knocking at random doors and making an excuse if someone answers. if they don't he kicks in the door and helps himself to jewelry, electronics and cash. on rosemary lane wednesday >> we had a case where he knocked on the door. there was a 13-year-old boy inside hop didn't answer. he kicked the door in. when he shaw that someone was -- saw that someone was home, he ran. we don't have a specific or detailed description but we want anybody who had something like this happen to call us. >> it has raised the stakes for homeowners. >> they're going to have to do something about him. we'll have to have more police presence. it's too unsafe for the families. >> reporter: in howard county, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> police are enco

abc2's jeff hager has more. >> reporter: you can still find the for sale sig.ou just have to search harder. they have been searching for the past six months and they still haven't found their next home. >> we are looking in all different price ranges and not seeing what we want because there's just no inventory. >> reporter: that's from a couple who also built their own real estate company. the harris' opened their franchise on canton square in 2008 just in team for the housing bust. they sold 125 homes that first year. now they average that many every month. >> baltimore is rocking it. >> reporter: in the last year harris said home sales for the month of july jumped by $10 million here. the average price of a home in baltimore jumped $28,000. >> this is good news, believe it or not. this is the only category that we've seen less percentage wise because the market has gone up. we're seeing a steady increase in buyers. less houses available for small in baltimore city. >> reporter: harris said many people who were under water are sitting on them or rnting them.

jeff hager, abc2 news. >> construction is scheduled to begin next summer on the site and it should be complete in 2014. >>> there's no rest for the o's. no rest for jamie costello. he's got the hardest job of all. look at you in that nice new jacket. >> reporter: we've doesn't tonight and tomorrow night. we're off on thursday to watch the ravens and come back here on friday, saturday and sunday for the red sox. this would be nice -- it would be nice if this were a are fact world and we could clinch it at him and have the cham pain in our own locker room. if not, we'll pop the cork in tampa. they are a game in front of the oakland a's. in the yankees and orioles would end up tied at the end of the regular season, there would be a playoff. guess where that game would be? right lear in baltimore. hold on to that. again, the wild card seats are all sold out. first two games right here at home all sold out but we have to concentrate on tonight's game. joe saunders, aaron laughy. perfect weather. the layoff push is on, kelly. one game at a time, all important win. >> one game at a time. we'

jeff hager attended the funeral for sergeant ian lock ran. >> reporter: a week ago today it was sergeant lock ran who joined others at the funeral of corporal charles licato. in a strange twist of faith at that funeral lock ran started experiencing what they thought was acid reflux but it ended up being a heart which would claim his lie. they returned to the mountain christian church. >> all these guys are heroes. day by day they go through the stress of dealing with some really terrible situations that most of us don't even stop to think about and they give their lives to make other people's lives better and that makes them all heroes. >> following the funeral, the burial came if fallston. lock ran is survived by his mother, three siblings, his wife and a 2-year-old son. the sergeant was just 43 years old. jeff hager, abc2 news. >>> a timonium medspa is forced to close down after three came down with infections and one of them died. monarch medspa was ordered to close. >> reporter: the state and baltimore county health department went into the spa and saw the spa was probably not doing

in baltimore county, jeff hager, abc2 news. >>> well, here she is. police identified her as brandy tennille ames and a judge has set bail at half a million dollars. >>> all right. we have video to show you. this is video that led to an arrest last year. recount recount police said this is brandon michael smith of crofton caught into the act breaking into a car last october. this private surveillance video led to smith's arrest last year when the police department put it on their facebook page, but the charge didn't stick. officers arrested smith again this weekend after a simple traffic violation. when police went through his car, they found stolen property and tools of a break-in trade. police said there could be more victims. listen. >> we have some unclaimed property at this point. we're asking folks to come forward. >> so right now you nabbed him for one recently but it could be more than that exactly. >> if you live in gambrills or crofton, keep an eye out. >>> investigators are trying to find the cause of a house fire that killed a man in north

that's the objective. >> reporter: in carroll county, jeff hager, abc 2 news. >>> a class action lawsuit involving students at the university of california. it stems from an incident last november at the uc davis campus. a police officer pepper sprayed students at a a sit in. they were at close range and on a walking path. the police were trying to rid the encampment and they will receive $31,000 each for that proposed settlement. >>> the woman claims that the incident happened in december last year on a flight to new orleans. she says the flight attendant brought her tea and it was so hot she suffered second degree burns. she says the tea spilled into her lap and left her permanently scared. a lawsuit is seeking $800,000. >>> if you want an e reader and have been thinking about buying one, hang on. >> the new ones may be better than those in the past. we're going to tell you why many say these may be the best. >>> this is not harry potter but it is the same author, we're going to tell you about jk rollings newest book. >>> and we still have lot offense clouds around, but at least we're

jeff hager. >>> a navy seal from edgewater killed in afghanistan will be laid to rest. he was among several americans killed in a helicopter crash during a firefighter in kandahar on august 16th. a fewing -- viewing will be held tomorrow from 2 to 4 and then from 6 to 8 in edge watt are. he will be laid to rest at arlington cemetery. >>> a man was shot and killed on a busy east baltimore street. roosevelt leftwich has details oar loor police are looking for the help to solve two shootings. police say 20-year-old lorel amos was at the house when the shots rang out. amos was shot i the tweft h-chest -- chest, taken to the hospital and died. late this morning on barrel avenue a 20-year-old man was shot near the end section of elmwood. a young man in his late teens to early 0s was seen -- 20s was seen sprawled out in the street. >> homicide detectives were called because of the seriousness of the victim's injuries. we have no motive. they're busy processing the scene along with people from our crime lab. >> police said they're still looking for suspects in the barrel avenue

. >> reporter: in baltimore county jeff hager, abc2 news. >> the bon voyage party starts at 11 a.m. tomorrow. organizers are promising raffles, food, snowballs and plenty of fun. for more on how to help, go to abc2news.com. we've actually included a link to their facebook page. >>> finding new ways to fight animal abuse. the first animal abuse leadership sum met was held at stevens university. it includes prosecutors from frederick county to baltimore city and they came to get a better understanding of the laws surrounding animal abuse. >> it should never be a situation where someone doesn't know where to turn there, either a member of the community, animal cell member, prosecutor. there are people you can talk to and we can make a difference. >> it was organized after seeing a rise in animal cruelty cases. >>> in the rate place at the right time. good samaritans may have saved a life when they rescued a toddler from a building. the young man will some day have quite a story to tell. >> reporter: at 21 months of age, brody guy is full of smiles unaware of the real danger he was in.

. >> reporter: in harford county jeff hager. >> sergeant ian loughran is survived by his wife and children. >>> the former sheriff of harford county has died. he started with the state police. in fact, he was in the first class that started wearing a stetson hat. after that he was the sheriff until 1996. was always on the football and baseball field and always see ted and his wife elaine at ceremonies and new trooper graduation. major ted employer dead at the age of 83. >>> a timonium medspa is closed down after three people came down with anen text and one of them died. abc2 investigators joce sterman is here with what they found. >> during that inspection, they found conditions that could endanger the public help. monarch medspa, located on deereco was on the radar when it was determined that three people came down with an infection in a six week span. it's called invasive group a strept. they will look for the source. >> we look at everything, from the people who were there, the equipment that they're using, the policies and procedures, specifically how they sterilize the instruments an

jeff hager, abc2 news. >>> now to the story we told you about at 11:00 last night. police arrested eric ford, sr. for shooting a 4-year-old boy and his mother. it happened on gor such avenue. the boy was shot in the torso and the woman in the hip. >>> we are learning about a two alarm fire. one firefighter was hurt. the fire started around 6:00 last night at the bradley bacon dope minimums. three families were displaced. >>> we have an update on a puppy named mango stolen from the animal rescue. the reward has been increased to $1,000. so someone stole it from the animal rescue yesterday. the staff said a couple came in and spent more than a half hour with the puppy and they left, stealing the puppy. call 410-643-8700, if you have information. >>> you hear about it once a week, bullying. this case a victim was forced to be home schooled it had gotten so bad. joce sterman joins us with more on what one school is saying. >> reporter: 16-year-old katie said she was bullied so badly she feared for her life. and she learned about the kkk, and that's kill katie club. she

. >> reporter: in carroll county, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> the public has been encouraged to speak out before the board's weekly meeting in westminster but there's no word whether that public comment must be in english. >>> well, the o's had a tough go of it last night but they got another chance to creep up on the yankees tonight. jamie costello is live outside the yard. but, first, let's check in with mike masco to see whether you need an umbrella or rain coat. >> we will need the rain gear. take a look, a live shot, not much happening. there are storms near philadelphia. right now the atmosphere is loaded and ready. i have kept that in the forecast. take a look at the shot. a gorgeous day, feeling more like summer, 80s across many locations. right now we're at 81. dulles 83. eastern shore numbers between 80 and 83. if you're going to the game a mild 77 degrees. keep an eye to the sky. maybe a shower or storm could boil up. the rest of the forecast, your hour by hour will stay into the 70s. we're back on abc2 news at 11. a sure tomorrow could lead to a thunderstorm. we'll time the ar

jeff hager, abc2 news. >> anybody with information on the assault which occurred monday morning should call the tip hotline. jamie? >> the royals scored a major victory in court over the semi nude photos of princess kate. they have to turn all the pictures over to the royal family. >> reporter: prince william and his wife kate were all smiles as the royal couple toured through the south pacific to go to the small island nation. afl a world away a royal celebration of a different sort. the duke and duchess of cambridge scoring a victory after a court ordered the magazine to hand over the toless photos of kate. >> the damage has been done. what the royal couple can hope for is future damage will be limited, if not eliminated by this decision. >> reporter: those photos were taken while kate and william vacationed at this private village in the south of france. in the irish star, the editor now suspended and yesterday the italian magazine, the same magazine that offended the royals 15 years ago when it printed photos of diana's final moments. it's owned by former italian prime minister sil

jeff hager has details about the crime spree were rewitnessed menty of robberies targeting armored cars before. 27 year old david howard and his accomplicesl0fpulled off five heists in howard and montgomery counties. >> we know the defendant and coconspirators were tracking the ñxpolice. they consider dangerous robberies, they were armed and stole weapons from the victims of the crime. this is a dangerous group. >> reporter: one, until investigators broke the case. robbers struck during a dunbar pick up at this giant food store in ellicott city, a few days after christmas back in 2010. wearing disguises and using throw away cars and used disposable telephones and represented out hotel room -- rented out hotel rooms in advance. >> the defendant admitted he stole in excess of half a million dollars, $555,000, over the course of the 5 robberies, much of it has not been recovered. >> howard produced $2000 worth of new $20 bills from his groin area. he later led authorities here to the edge of the forest park golf course where he buried 10,000 more in cash. >> people who commit the crimes, r

jeff hager, abc2 news. >>> the ab ber dean police department is in mourning after another loss. deect mark franklin died from non-hodgkins lymphoma. >>> we're learning more about the finance of republican presidential candidate mitt romney. >> there have been calls by democrats for mitt romney to release 10 years of his tax return as the campaign released one year, the 2011 return. that showed romney earned $13.7 million and dew point $1.9 million, a tax rate of about 14.1%. he pays that rate because the money on -- tax rate on capital gains is lower than a regular income tax and that they donated about $4 million to charity last year. romney says he has paid at least 13% in taxes in each of the past 10 years but has no plans to release those returns. >>> the big day is finally here. apple says it has camped out gobbling up the latest iphone. we have more on the hype, the draws and the draw backs. >> reporter: iphone 5 frenzy has spread from tokyo to new york. thousands waited hours in line, some days to get their hands on apple's new thinner, light are and faster known. for som

. >> in baltimore, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> advocates for better pay said they have asked groups like united cerebral palsy and easter seals to raise wages. many are working for less than a dollar an hour. >>> the i-known 5 will get competition. toys 'r us are coming out with a tablet for kids. we'll tell you what will be on those tablets. >>> a little off the top. we'll continue with why j.c. penney's wants to keep cutting your kid's hair for free. ?v37tuoó >>> class size normally drop in september after labor day, but instead they have jumped eight cent as gallon in the past two weeks. latest increases are mostly due hurricane isaac. in crude oil prices remain stable, we may not see another increase at the pump over the next two weeks. >>> toys 'r us will start selling a wi-fi enabled tablet for kids. it will cost $149 and come preloaded with different apps, parents will be able to use controls to limit access to specific web silts. you can find them for sell at toys 'r us stores starting october 1st. >>> your child's hair may be look ragged but j.c. penney will offer free haircuts