monique griego is live outside city police headquarters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning don and everyone. there are similarities between the invasions, investigators aren't sure if the cases are linked. police say groups of men are impersonating officers to get inside homes across the city to rob them. the trend began in july when houses in federal hill and edner gardens were targeted. their residents were beat up or shot. >> preyingen the betrusted victims. >> it scares the pants off of me. bought a dead bolt that locks from both sides. >> reporter: the latest was yesterday morning. three men broke in to a home on hill dale avenue while shouting police raid. one man broke free and was shot in the face leaving him hospitalized in stable condition. >> if they are and you don't do what they say, you are in trouble. if you do what they say and they are not, then you are in trouble. it's like, what are you supposed to do? >> individuals that do not have a history of criminal offenses, no prior contacts with police, police officers will

monique griego explains. >> reporter: good morning everyone. of men are impersonating officers to get inside homes and robbing them. the trend began in july when houses were hit. residents were beat up or shot. the latest case happened yesterday morning when three men broke in to a home on hill dale and yelled police raid. they handcuffed a man and shot him in the face when he tried to escape. he is now listed in stable condition. in all cases, police say the intruders dressed as police officers, badges and all. >>> thank you very much. police are warning about molotov cocktails thrown in to homes. there have been nine bombings, throne through first floor windows. no serious injuries or property damage reported. natural resources police say they pulled a body prom the elk river in cecil county. the man had opinion in the water for sometime and today the cecil is reporting to missing reports of boaters or swimmers. >>> a man is charged with sexually assaulting a crass mate. edmond raped amid in october. he maintains the sex was con send consensu