of the accident. >> he's ocean county's person who goes up and beyond the call. >> reporter: maxine pickard is free on bail. no one answered the door at her house today. >> it's a shame, but people do that. it happens too often. it's just sad. >> reporter: picker offers his assistance free of charge. he is a humble guy and gives credit to investigators whose good detective work also played a role in solving the case. in tom's river, ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> this weekend, the wilmington fire department will bury the third member of the department in as many months. the funeral for artie hope is this saturday at the chase center. she was a 23-year veteran. she died last week from her injuries. christopher leach and jerry fikus were also killed in the fire. hope planned to retire in january. a resident living in the home has been charged with setting that fire. >>> republican lawmakers in new jersey want to outlaw abortions after the fifth month of pregnancy, that bill introduced today would ban abortions after 20 weeks. there would be exceptions in case of inincest, rape, or if t mothe

. >> reporter: no one answered the door at maxine pickard's house when we went there today. she is free on bail. in toms river, ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> up next, a gunman sends customers scrambling. it's why he picked this particular place and its connection to the presidential election that has police taking a closer look. >>> plus, a disturbing discovery. what turned up on a piece of protected land in our area and the search for whoever is responsible. >>> and convenience store. a true convenience store, we should say. the new supermarket without a checkout line. those stories and much more ahead on nbc 10 news at 5:00. he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around with his army shirt looking all nice. and then people just say, "thank you for serving our country" and i'm like, that's my dad. male vo: no one deserves a warmer welcome home. that's why we're hiring 10,000 members of the military community by the end of 2017. i'm very proud of him. male vo: comcast. >>> a sinkhole is being blamed for the death of an off-duty sheriff's deputy in san a