police have now named richard welch, who is the uncle of lloyd welch, as a person of interest in the disappearance of sheila and kathryn lyon. those sisters disappeared in 1975 from wheaton, maryland, and have never been found. lloyd welch had been named a pers of interest earlier this year. richarwelch, his uncle, was a secu guard in the wheatton area at the time of the girls' disapp news4's tisha thompson is in bedfor virginia, where the welch family has property that has searched for the last cup he have months. she is going to have a live repo you coming up at the p of the hour and i'll see you then. > a woman is robbed while stop for gas in prince county. a thief smashes her window and grabs h it happened on queens chapel road. county bureau chief tracee wilks reports, police tell us it's gro pro in the area. >> r prince geor coun police say it is their numb one crime. h and grabs, theft from d they had another one this morng in chillum. e victim tells me around 7:00 this morning, she was pumping gas, went to go pay for her gas, was gone from the vehicle for less than three minu

. >> we believe richard alan welch seni may have been a security gud ie wheaton area of mo county in the 1970s. we encourage y inn regarding mr. welcs empt at the tio conta law asn as possible. tonight, we can tell you a gr is scheduled to hear th case tomo co, virginia, which is ac being searched s reinvigored inve jack bensen, news 4. >> news of this second pern of of searg a rural area five hour away from where the lyon sts were last seen. poli believe it was or is owd by the elder welch, and th still believe there's more to find here. >> do you think the girls are on that mountain? >> do i personally think so? ch. personally think the if you know anything more abt llo or richard welch, mo county police would li to hear from you. >>> new tonight, prince ges coun pol are looking for a man who groped two young teenage girls on a neighborhd street. it happened last week on brd drive in laurel, mary. poli have an idea for whom middle school, groped by a stra man. not 30 minutes later, the same man touched one of her cl and ran away. >> that is disturbing. >> patricia robel says the ki

rock we turn over, we develop a lead. >> now they're are asking for anybody with information on richard welch to tell what they know. >> there are people in these communities that know what happened back then and they will carry it with them today. it is not only the responsibility as a citizen, responsibility to step forward. click neither man has been charged and we don't know what evidence police -- click neither man has been charged and we don't know -- >> neither man has been charged and we don't know what evidence the police have. >> stay on top of that story. few hours,atter of a your washington nationals will be taking on the san francisco giants in the first game of the playoffs. we've got the latest on this. >> stay in your seats. there was a quiet air of confidence with the nationals at the ballpark but they are playing bruce bucci and the giants. this will be a tough test. they got in their final licks at the ballpark. now, it is time to show up, show up, and play like they did in the month of september. >> where we will be from here. test of how little we do tomorrow and the next

afternoon, investigato named richard welch as that seco perso of interest in the lyon sisters case. public rec show he lives in hyatts maryland. we hav learned he used to work as a 1970s, and now police are asking busine owners near wheatton plaza who may have employed him to give them a call. tisha thompson with the news4 i-team is live to put this toge for us tonight. tisha? doreen, like so ma people in our area, i grew up in the montgomery area in t late 70s and early '80s and it's really hard to explain how this case in particular rocked our community. especi for parents. because be kids could walk home alone. afterw, people could not unde how two blonde sisters cou just vanish like that. w 39 years later, it looks like they are the closest they been. but police say they need your help. >> montgom dets say d allen welch senior was a security guard near whean pla in the 1970s. >> our feeling is we're cl to resolution than we have ever been. police say he is out 20 years older than his nephew, l lee welch jr., who also went by the name michael, named a person of interest earlr ts

and today police say that they are now looking at richard allen welch who is the uncle of lloyd welch who is already a person of interest. both men, they have ties to bedford county, virginia where police have been conducting an extensive property searches. >> and that there are people out here. and in these communities, they know what happened back then. and that they will carry it with them today. and it is their, not only responsibility as a citizen, but their moral responsibility to step forward. >> now police believe richard allen welch was a security guard in the wheaton area the time that the girls disappeared. today police would not answer questions about his current location, except to say that they know where he is. >>> for the third time in just a week, a high school football player has died on the field. the most recent incident happened last night at the river high school in new york. 17-year-old a starter on the varsity team took a devastating hit. and then had to be rushed to the hospital where he underwent surgery, but s doctoruldn't save him and he died. this afternoo

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investigators a richard allen well which worked as a -- say richard allen welch worked as a security guard at the mall at the time the girls vanished and is the uncle of a person of something in the case who is in delaware. >>> virginia governor terry mcauliffe's chief of staff apologizes tonight for his overzealous and poor judgment when he suggested a job for state senator phil puckett's daughter. he made that suggestion on a cell phone. peggy fox has more of the job offer which critics say smacks of hypocrisy. >> reporter: virginia democratic governor terry mcauliffe said he was unaware his chief of staff fall reagan made a potential job -- paul reagan made a potential job offer to the daughter of a state senator who is considering resigning this summer. phil puckett's resignation gave republicans control of the senate and torpedoed mcauliffe's goal of expanding medicaid. now the washington post reports that reagan told puckett in a voice message i know there was a lot of frustration with your daughter not getting a judgeship. if there's something that we can do for her, we have a

police say 69-year-old richard welch of hyattsville is the uncle of lloyd welch a convicted sex offender, named a person of interest earlier this week. the -- year. the announcement came following searches of property in fed board, virginia. -- bedford, virginia. neither man has been charged in the case. >>> when we come back encouraging news on the nation's economy. in cases of rape and incest, just like the right-wing republicans in congress. they want to overturn roe v. wade. so does she. "i think roe v. wade should be overturned." barbara comstock even voted with right-wing republicans to require women seeking an abortion to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds. that's all i need to know. i'm john foust and i approve this messge. >>> more clash information hong kong today -- clashes in hong kong today as police and even some frustrated residents try to move pro democracy protests out of the streets. there's a lot of pushing and shoving going on as the two groups face off. protesters are demanding a government executive step down but there's no indication that he is going to do that. >>>

richard allen welch the uncle of lloyd welch. lloyd welch is already a perp of interest. men have ties to bedford, county virginia where investigators have been searching that area for clues in the case. >> there's people out here and these communities that know what happened back then. and that carry it with them today and it's their not only responsibility as a citizen, their moral responsibility to step forward. >> now police believe richard welch was a security guard in the wheaton area at the time sheila and katherine lyon disappeared. police would not answer questions though about his current location. except to say they know where he is. >>> several celebrities are coming to washington, d.c. to celebrate veterans' day this year. a special concert is planned for the national mall grounds on november 11th. >> it's been dubbing the concert for valor. eminem, rihanna among those expected to perform. several hollywood stars are expected to be here as well including jamie foxx and meryl streep, stephen steelberg and tom hanks. it's hosted by star bucks and hbo and it wil

conf just wrapped up a little over an hour ago, and detect named richard allen welch senior as a second person of interest. he is the unel ankle of lloyd lee welch jr., earlier named a pers of intert in february. publ records show the uncle lives in hyattsville, maryland, and detec say he was a securi guard at wheaton plaza when the lyon girls disappeared. news4 i-team has learned a half dozen ppl have come forward since february, all saying they we approd by a man with a badge who accused them of l of these people were teens at thtime, and said he tried to grab them and pull them towar the parking lot. all of these -- including one incide that happened about two years after the lyon sisters disapp s go back in time. 12-yead sheila and her 10-yead sister, catherine, we last seen at wheaton plaza, march 25th, 1975. they we walking to their home which was about a half mile away. t they never arrived. this sketch was made from a descn given by a witness mall. a friend who was with the lyon sistr told police a man had b fol them. this is a mug shot taken two years lat of lloyd lee welch jr.

are not giving any evidence as to what led them to name another person of interest in this case, richard welch, sr. they say he is alive and they know where he is. otherthe uncle of the person of interest in the case, lloyd lee welch, jr. was ad allen welch, jr., security guard at the time of the disappearance, now a person of interest in this case. authorities believe there are others out there who know what happened. >> we are asking people to come forward. it's now time for you to do the right thing. step forward and assist law enforcement to help us bring closure to this heart-wrenching matter. >> the lyon sisters, 10-year-old catherine and 12-year-old sheila, disappeared while walking home from the old wheaton plaza in march, 1975. namedr this year, police lloyd lee welch as a person of interest in the crime, a convicted sex offender, currently in prison in delaware. at the time of the girls' disappearance, he was a carnival worker, rep really watching them as they left the -- reportedly watching them as they left the mall. thes ago, police searched area where the welch family once owned

. >>> richard welch sr. was a guard in the wheaton when sheila and katheri went missing in 1975. ne4 h learned half a dozen s hav come forward man with a badge tried lure them out of wheaton pla a the same time. rid welch's nephew, lloyd lee welch, was named a person of in earlier this year. pe to speak to anybody o would have informa about rid welch sr.'s employmt du the 1970s. >>> heading into election day. the calling the 7th district ra a toss-up. baa comstock running against su john faust, who is a demo tht to replace congres frk wolfe who is retirin th the politic t in that district has ch n hea directly from the in virginia senate next week. mi warner facing off against re ed gillespi news the chamber of are sponsorg this de. chk td will moderate. i' be a panelist along with virginia bureau chief ji kerry. yon see that de live on nbc4. wee in our natittude and baseball weather. >> here is your storm team 4 playoff game one fo. fit pitch 3:07. by then sho partly sunny and ts in the upper 70s right there at nationa pa. th by the seventh inning, back do to low to mid-70s with

. >> reporter: this is the home of 69-year-old richard allen welch named thursday as the second person of interest in the disappearance of the lyons sisters who vanished while walking near wheaton plaza 30 years ago. neighbors find it hard to believe that the senior citizen across the street where elementary school age grandchildren live and where the 10 commandments are displayed on the lawn could be linked to a 39-year-old child disappearance. when i approached the house today, an unidentified woman speaking to me through a window said if you want to know the truth, come back in a couple months. she declined to explain or to interview. investigators say richard allen welch worked as a security guard in wheaton at the time the girl vanished and he's the uncle of lloyd lee welch, a former drifter and convicted sex offender behind bars in delaware who is also a person interest of in the case. these developments come after investigators last month used cadaver dogs to search property near bedford, virginia, linked to the well which family. investigators have not said what they found but

today they announce add second person of interest in that case as he is richard allen welch, the uncle of lloyd welch who was already a person of interest. and police, they were conducting the extensive property searches. >> there are people out here in these communities, they know what happened back then. and it will be theirs, not only their responsibility as a citizen. >> repter: they believe that he was the security guard at the time that they disappeared. >>> the former democratic leader, they will be remaining behind bars, after the judge denied him bond today on the sex abuse charges. >> no comment. >> thank you very much. >> and that is his wife, who is standing by her husband and they had no comment today. three months ago gardner was released on bond after releasing a new trial and throughout their conviction for sexually abusing the daughters the the birthday parties. after saying that they abused her since she was 12. >>> the three candidates who want to be their next mayor would face off tonight in the second debate. they will be debating the independence. doors open at 6:

this one day after investigators named a second person of interest in the case, 59-year-old richard allen welch of hyattsville. he worked as a security guard in wheaton when the girls disappeared. >>> isis has beheaded a fourth hostage and threatening americans life. an isis militant speaking with a british accent executes a british citizen named allen henning and says this is retaliation for britain joining in airstrikes in isis. an iraqi war vet from indiana started a nonprofit organization to deliver aid to syria who was taken hostage last year. >>> a fire badly damaged the administrative be for the flight 93 memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania. no damage was done to the memorial site itself which is about 2 miles away and nobody at the site was hurt, but some of the artifacts stored there may have been damaged. right now investigators say there is no reason to believe this fire was intentionally set. >>> a consumer alert tonight after one of the largest data breaches in american history. hackers broke through jpmorgan chase's defenses and stole personal information on millions of customer

it's owned by the family of two men, richard and lloyd lee welch, who are considered persons of interestthe 39-year-old cold case. >>> well, it's hispanic heritage month and in prince george's county, education is a growing concern for teenagers who speak spanish at home. they're having a hard time keeping up with classmates who only speak english. but as news4's richard jordan reports, now there is a plan to level the playing field. >> reporter: one of the highest hispanic populations in the region. the community caters to the cultural differences with festivals and other events. but when it comes to education, the area scores well below average. maria enrolled in the esl program at a maryland public middle school aer arriving from nicaragua and then she went on to high school. now, she has a daughter in school who is bilingual, fluent in both english and spanish. but she says she still sees how other students struggle. >> in my daughter's school, it was fishe was crying. she said i don't understand anything. >> reporter: this year, the urban institute and cassia de maryland released st

it's owned by the family of two men, richard and lloyd lee welch, both considered persons of interest in the case. >>> breaking news now from overseas. another beheading. scott macfarlane is at our live desk with details. >> the terror group isis released a new video purporting to show the execution of a british aide worker. alan henning was taking medical supplies to northern syria last december when he was abducted by a gunman. in a video last month showing another execution, terrorists warned henning would be next. we're still waiting to hear from the u.s. and british governments. we'll update you as information becomes available. >>> new vandalism starting hindus. what's being done in one virginia community now that's in the middle of a hate crime investigation. >>> and we it continue to follow developments in the ebola outbreak. we have a crew at shady grove hospital as we gather new details, we'll have a live report. thing is...our crazy tax code actually rewards companies... for shipping them overseas. it's wrong and i'm fighting to fix it. i'm mark warner...i brought republica