northwest baltimore.../// that killed.... two people. it... happened on... hawk avenue... / at... hillside road.../ around... 5-am....// ááginnyáá... and ...donald patterson.../ were... both.../ retired... school principals...///. áátheáá couple... lived there.../ for... more than... 30 years. baltimore city police are still searching for serial firebombers. firebombers.someone threw molotov cocktails at nine homes in the city.you can see from this map... the locations range from south balitmore to northwest baltimore. at this house in northwest baltimore... a family woke to flames... from a molotov cocktail that hit their window. it's just one of nine incidents in less than three weeks.police believe several suspects are involved.... targeting occupied homes across the city.the attacks appear to be random... but dangerous. " iq: it was three a.m we were all asleep.. oq: so that was frightening.". frightening.". fortunately no one was hurt in any of the incidents and there was no major damage. if you see any suspicious activity you are asked to call police im

we are live in northwest baltimore. wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are searching for three men who ransacked the home and assaulted the people inside. the break-in happened around 5:00 this morning on townsend avenue. a woman was sexually assaulted and one man was shot. another man was pistol whipped. authorities believe the vandals were looking for valuables and drugs. the victim who was shot is expected to survive. police imposters have struck again. it is the fourth time since june of that man impersonating police officers to gain entry into a home. we have more on the latest attack. >> in all of these cases, the suspects are dressed as police officers. they tie up the victims and tell them they are there to raid their home. the latest incident happened in northwest baltimore at 3:30 in the morning. according to police, three men pretending to be police officers kicked in the door, announced a raid, and put the victims in handcuffs. all three were dressed in uniform, one carrying a badge. >> one victim broke free and att

hit in northwest baltimore says the molotov cocktail thrown at their house... woke her entire family up. she says... when she walked outside, she saw flames. this is just one of nine incidents in less than three weeks.because they are scattered across the city... police believe there are several suspects. if you see any suspicious activity you are asked to call police immediately. intense video out of florida... as a police dash cam captures this scene.it's a young boy trapped under a car. car.the six year old was being dropped off at school... when he was run over by an oncoming car.police and a group of bystanders lift the car off of him... while another parent pulls the boy out from underneath. believe it or not, the boy wasn't hurt. put down that phone!maryland lawmakers are taking the state's text and drive ban a little further. further.starting tomorrow, you won't even be able to áreadá a text while driving.that includes sitting at a red light or stuck in traffic.if you're caught doing it... the fine is 70 - bucks.but then, it goes up to 110 dollars if yo

hit in northwest baltimore says the molotov cocktail thrown at their house...tire family up. she says... when she walked outside, she saw flames. this is just one of nine incidents in less than three weekk.because they are scattered across the city... policeebelieve there are several suspects.but there are some similarities.police say it appears the firebombs are thrown in occupied homes... most are thrown through a window on the first floor. investigators also believe these incidents are random and very dangerous. (14:10)what people don't know.......heat fire and flames. flames....(58:14)it was frightening...it was (58:14)flames.... 3 flames....know.......heat fire and flames.... flames....(58:14)it was frightening...it was three a.m we were all asleep... asleep... fortunately no one was hurt in any of the incidents and there was no major damage. if you see any suspicious activity you are asked to call police immediately. never before seen images of amanda knox... inside her italian prison. prison.take a look at these photos.you can see her dancing to the musi

hit in northwest baltimore says the molotov cocktail thrown at their house... woke her entire family up. she says... when she walked outside, she saw flames. this is just one of nine incidents in less than three weeks.because they are scattered across the city... police believe there are several suspects.but there are some similarities.police say it appears the firebombs are thrown in occupied homes... most are thrown through a window on the first floor. investigators also believe these incidents are random and very dangerous. (14:10)what people don't know.......heat fire and 3 3flame. flames....(58:14)it was frightening...it was three a.m we were all asleep... asleep... fortunately no one was hurt in any of the incidents and there was no major damage. if you see any suspicious activity you are asked to call police immediately. a suspected serial arsonist is behind bars this morning.his name is jason fauble... a registered sex offender.he's also homeless.police believe he's responsible for setting 7 fires in the frederick area since march.the most recent one wa

homes in the city.....you can see from this map....the locations range from south baltimore to northwest baltimore.... baltimore.... karen parks is live in the northwest baltimore tonight....where a home was hit just a week ago....karen? karen? the homeowner says.....the molotov coctails thrown at their house woke her entire family up.......when she walked outside.....she saw flames......and is left with this reminder.....of what happened that morning..... morning..... 3 (57:19)it was three am thursday morning.....here along rogers avenue in northwest baltmore.....gloria spence......her husband......son and elderly parents were asleep inside this home.....(57:28)we heard like a bump and the the dog started barking and would not stop.....she smelled fumes.....and called bge.....then realized it wasn't a gas leak.......so her son went outside to the side of the house....(57:54)my son yelled ma there's an open fire.......a firebomb.....had been thrown at her window..... (58:45)it hit the 2nd floor window and it exploded that glass and then it fell down to the ground....((58:52)it burned the window ou

at this northwest baltimore church on dolfield avenue. pastor terry thornton can hardly believe what happened here... just hours before church services. 12:07:02 "it's disheartening that this kind of crime could happen anywhere, but when it happens in front of a church... no respect for life." life."so far, police have no suspects in the case. two teenagers are charged in a hit and run and attempted car jacking... near arundel mills . mall.police say this man... 19-year-old gregory lassiter and his 15 year-old passenger smashed a stolen vehicle into another car yesterday .... and then took off. the pair then hopped into another vehicle and ordered the driver to speed away, but were arrested before they got away. lassiter was under the influence of drugs.the driver of the other car is recovering from minor injuries. the trial continues today... for the man accused of killing an elderly security guard at a chinese carry-out last year.michael hunter faces first-degree murder charges... in the killing of 72-year-old charles bowman.the trial w

that one happened at a house on hilldale avenue in northwest baltimore. family members say the victims, including three small children, were upstairs asleep.. when three men broke into the home at about 3-30 this morning.. yelling, police. once inside the home.. the suspects handcuffed the residents.. and shot a man in the face when he broke free. this woman, who's concealing her identity, says the violent attack happened at her daughter's house. house. (victim's mom) "you have one guy in the hospital that got shot in the face. and you have my daughter who's been thrown on the ground, scratched up and her whole body is sore.." sore.." another home invasion happened at about 5 o'clock this morning at a home on towsend avenue in brooklyn. three masked men pistol whipped the residents inside thre.. and sexually assaulted a 25-year-old woman. police say the suspects also shot a man in the stomach. .......investigators say the suspects at this house were not police impersonators. a.../ man... has died.../ after... a shooting.../ in... south-east baltimore. bal

city housing officials are suspected back on the scene of an overnight row home collapse in northwest baltimore. it happened just under 2:00 a.m. on west north avenue, and there are no reports of injuries. no word as to whether the adjacent buildings are in danger of falling. u.s. park service says the group of engineers has found cracks and chips in the washington monument. inspection and repair continues today as we take a live picture here. a quick visual survey of the lower section of the monument was completed by engineers yesterday. today, they will review each stone. engineers credit the monuments quality workmanship or withstanding the quake. the work is expected to last five days if the weather cooperates. coming up, meet the star of the new drama of a " prime suspect." first, officials fear the listeria outbreak linked to kennel's might get worse. >> than we have the doctor here from the animal hospital. you can e-mail your question to us. us. >> in today's consumer alert, if you have eaten any cantaloupe lately, a growing concern over tainted cantaloupes. health officials warn that i

>> reporter: well, we are here live at the public safety training facility in northwest baltimore on northern parkway. and later this morning, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will be here to cast her early vote. she is expected around 11 this morning. baltimore city voters can start casting ballots in the city's mayoral primary election today. city has more than 369,000 voters who will be able to go to the polls from thursday to saturday and again from tuesday to thursday of next week. five voting centers will be opened from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and the city's board of election doesn't expect a big voter turnout during the 6-day early voting period. up to 250 voting judges and 40 members of election board staff will supervise the five sites during the early voting. the 2011 mayoral candidates including conway frank, jody landers, katherine pugh stephanie rawlings-blake and alfred griffin and veggie ann. this election is september 13th. if you live in baltimore city and are busy and can't make it to the pry march -- primary, early voting is the way to go. >>> the national park service seal

this happened in northwest baltimore. three men pretending to be police officers kicked in the gun and put the victims in handcuffs. all three were dressed in uniform. one of the victims attempted to engage the suspect but was shot in the face. this is the fourth case since june. others occurred in northeast and south baltimore. police are trying to determine if this is connected to the others. >> i hope they find them. we are living in a dangerous world. >> this is an issue that resonates with us seriously. we worked very hard to try to keep the city safe. a suspect was arrested in one incident. the suspects in the latest incident were seen driving a silver car. >> a body was found in a cecil county water way. this is an elkton. the body had been in the water for quite some time. a man is charged with driving under the influence after a car veered off the road and hit a man on this porch. victim struck did undergo surgery. his condition is unknown this morning. a midshipman is found guilty of assaulting a female midshipm

three men burst into a home in northwest baltimore. two victims inside were handcuffed. when one tried to break away, he was shot in the face. he was taken to sinai and is in stable condition. >> it is extremely rare for a police department to come into your house and do no-knock entry. if you're in that select group of people, you know you have contacts with police who do that kind of raid. people who do not have a history of criminal offenses -- police officers will not randomly breakdown your door and announce a raid. that is not how business is conducted. >> if you sense something is not right with an officer, called 911. they will verify if the person is a police officer. police also need help finding three men who broke into a home and shot a man in south baltimore around 5:00 this morning on townsend avenue. the victim was shot after they ransacked the home and sexually assaulted a woman. the victims are all being treated. >> the search is on for a man shot this afternoon near pimlico race course. the man was taken to an area hospital, but no word on his condition

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a chance for sprinkler shower around baltimore. northwest winds kicking in at 52 50 miles per hour. our problem to the upcoming weekend is this might be a another slow moving weekend. now you can see the front associated with it is bogging down just off the coast. there is a lot of tropical activity and off the coast. essentially the french get off the coast and run into the activity and slow down. this next one coming through and the low pressure system coming and with it is running into a traffic jam. these are bottling off the coast. this one will linger in our area. showers are now in the forecast for sunday. unfortunately, even monday as this area of low pressure moves in and sit here for awhile. you see it generating snow showers off to our west. at least through monday, raindrops are going to be in the insta-weather + forecast. nice strong high pressures should get in here, but it will be a slow go once again. that has been the thinker the past month. cloudy and breezy tomorrow. northwest winds up to 20 miles per hour. afternoon highs of only 55 degrees to 60 degrees. the tem

69 degrees thank humidity at 55%, much dryer today, the winds out of the north northwest at five miles an hour, in baltimore today we started out with plenty of sun. it looked like it would be a good day but then the clouds started rolling in. maryland's most powerful radar. we are starting to see showers, especially as we look back down to the south here. we will see more rain as we go mainly through the overnight. if you are going to be out and about have the rain gear. we will do it all over again through tomorrow and sunday. right now temperature wise, elsewhere we are quite chilly into oakland. around 46, i guess i may as well give you the news now. as we go through the overnight there is a chance we could get snow showers into western maryland. it's cold, the higher elevations, the ski resort will be getting snow across the area as well. temperature wise for tomorrow action it's going to be much cooler than what it was today. check out federal hill around 58 degrees. the chance for showers in the forecast, we are seeing more of the same to fell's point around 57 degrees. that's 20 degrees cooler than

northwest. >> mild 64, seattle. 81, salt lake city. 100 in phoenix. 80, fargo, omaha, kansas city. 79 in baltimorednesday morning. that means another celebrity from "dancing with the stars" has time on her hands. >> david arquette or elisabetta canalis. >> it was arrivederci to canalis. george clooney's ex gets the boot. >> yes, she does. that is a surprise. canalis' quick step was good enough to finish third. votes were not there. ciao. she is not that well known. she is italian. >> but chaz bono had a rough night early this week. thought he was susceptible to leaving. as a controversial figure. >> a lot of people are big fans. they're going to call in. >> the mirror ball trophy turns. >> call in for us too. support us. we'll be right back with more "world news now." r ball trophy turns. >> call in for us too. support us. we'll be right back with more "world news now." >> call unfor in for us too. support us. we'll be right back with more "world news now." >> announcer: attention, those on medicare with diabetes. you may be eligible for an upgraded meter. >> if you're tired of stabbing your finge

northwest. also showers from eastern arizona to arizona. wet around the great lakes. minneapolis to st. louis. scattered showers and thunderstorms for the east coast and the gulf coast. >> 90, dallas. 80s, new orleans to baltimore. 67, detroit. 75, kansas city. phoenix gets up to 99. colorado springs, 85. seattle, rainy 63. and 78 in salt lake city. >> that's okay you got distracted because we are about to eat. >> this is the important stuff. >> important news of the day. everybody knows this snack right here. time to celebrate the life of a man who created something so uniquely american and so delicious as well. >> frito-lay executive who turned dorito's into the first national brand of tortilla chips has died. the brand was such a part of arch west's life his loved ones plan to toss detroit oh -- doritos into his grave when he is buried this week. >> i could think of a worse thing. >> west discovered the snack in 1961, i am eating them now, on family vacation in san diego, actually served fried tortilla chips. arch west died in a dallas hospital, lived a long life, passed away at age 97. >> just really like to like the flavoring of these things, so good. >> try it. just the flavoring. >> lick it. >> nice, sal