police arrested stephanie lynn schwab. that's the woman suspected in a string of crimes across our area. police finally caught up with her this afternoon after a chase that spanned two counties and ended in a crash. she was suspected if two robberies and two carjackings in maryland and virginia. >> i'm delia in fairfax county where police today put an end to a one woman crime spree and now the fbi want to hear from her. sky 9 and the police finally catch up with the blond bandit. hers was a crime spree that started last week and ended just hours ago in this crash off old georgetown road. police working with several agencies to catch up with the 26-year-old stephanie lynn schwab who was a former member of the notorious gang, ms13. she is charged with an armed carjacking, attempted carjacking, and two bank robberies. the break in the case came when she attempted to rob her third bank earlier this afternoon. the bb and t in mcclane. >> just heard an alarm going off and some lady was running out of the bank. >> an officer spot

. >> detectives believe stephanie lynn schwaab may be using her looks to manipulate potential victims. police say she preys on people sympathy. they add that the onetime gang member is armed and dangerous. as 5 foot 3, stephanie lynn schwaab does not cut an imposing figure, which is how she talked her way into a good samaritans car on thanksgiving, according to police. >> she asked for a ride, and the victim was nice enough to drive her down to the shoppers food store parking lot. and they reached the location, the suspect this blade and night and ordered the victim to keep driving. >> she was last seen running from the area eastbound on route 40 toward baltimore city. >> the next day, police found an acura in the parking lot. police said the 26-year-old posed as a college student who needed a ride to a gas station, then forced the owner of the car out at knifepoint. >> she looks very wholesome looking. she looks like a nice girl, to be honest. you would never suspect. >> ann thompson got a look at -- got a look at her. police say she built up years of street savvy as a member of a ga

police responded to a bank robbery call and soon after, stephanie lynn was involved in an accident and she was arrested by police. on thanksgiving night, she tried to carjack a woman in baltimore county and she was wanted for a carjacking the next day in virginia. >>> the maryland businessman released from aruba prison is back in america. he was ordered release from an aruba jail yesterday claiming they had insufficient evidence. they arrived today and he went off to new york city. he has been the suspect in the disappearance of robin guarder since she disappeared in august. >>> a accused of sexual child a has pleaded guilty. michael lions, the prosecutors told a judge that lions had sex with the victim several times this year. lion's defense says that he didn't force anything, called it consentual. they want him to serve 8 years in prison. another instructor accused of sex acts with the same girl will enter a plea next week. >>> the woman's who voice were on the robo calls, she was told not to identify the campaign that paid for call. ronda russell testified today in the case against

she is 26-year-old stephanie lynn schwab.she testified at murder trial six years ago that she ran away when she was 12 and joined the street gang ms13. schwab may be driving a stolen silver acura. >>> a judge rescheduled the hearing for jerry sandusky. it's now going to take place december 13. sandusky is accused of sexually abusing eight boys over a span of 15 years. prosecutors will have to show they have enough evidence to take on the trial. >> a state delegate from prince william county has proposed a bill aimed at making abortion illegal in virginia. that delegate believes human life begins at feater fertilization. >>> still to come, we'll check in with our reporters taking the icc challenge. trying to get from montgomery to prince georges county. [ male announcer ] the chicken marinara melt is the featured $5 footlong™ of november. juicy chicken, marinara sauce, and melty cheese served toasted on freshly baked italian bread. get it pronto, cuz this november only, it joins our everyday $5 footlongs! subway. eat fresh. >>

. >> police working with several agencies to catch up with the 26-year-old stephanie lynn schwab who was a former member of the notorious gang, ms13. she is charged with an armed carjacking, attempted carjacking and two bank robberies. the break in the case came when she attempted to rob her third bank earlier this afternoon. the bbnt on old dominion drive in mcclane. >> just heard an alarm going off and some lady was running out of the bank. >> an officer spotted her get away car and followed her six miles. they arrested her after a small foot chase. >> and this investigation is far from over and is likely to involve some federal charges. anita. >> okay delia, thank you. meantime, montgomery county police say they have the man who kidnapped and robbed three elderly people in wheaten. henry levi saunders has a lengthy criminal record. he is adding multiple counts of kidnapping and robbery to that resume. he is accused of kidnapping three men from the wheaten mall. >> gary giordano is back in the states. this is video of the maryland man this morning in miami. giordano is the main sus

this is the suspect. 26-year-old stephanie lynn schwab. police say she walks up to her victims and asks for a ride. in both cases, a knife was used. one person was cut. and if you have seen her, you're asked to call police. >>> police go to serve a warrant and end up with nearly 10 pounds of marijuana, worth $25,000. officers went to the home in the 800 block of north cathedral in mount vernon. once there, they smelled the pot and got a warrant. the homeowner was arrested. >>> retailers see a surge from black friday to cyber monday. it is good news for the economy. mike hellgren explains what is behind this year's big success. >> reporter: the sound of success. retailers nationwide are counting their cash, with black friday sales up 6.6%, to a record $11.4 billion at a critical time. >> for the economy? absolutely. extremely. >> i'm very happy that the stores did so well. >> the stores and the lines are crazy off the hook. >> reporter: well-advertised, big deals, whipped shoppers into a frenzy, coast to coast. their average totaled $465. a

stephanie lynn schwab is her name. and that in baltimore county, she tried to steal a car at knifepoint and is accused of a car jacking at the tyson's mall. the police found that car last the latest crime and add two bang robberies on the top of that and police are warning the public that the crime spree may not be over. >>> and todays a washout? when will the rain finally end? >> and that is out of here. there is a slight chance of a shower later tonight and i will show you where that is coming from. for the most part, the evening rush hour saw the rain winding down and can you see what i'm talking about and most of the rain is on the other side of the bay and moving to the north- northeast. and you're going to be done with that in the delaware area the next hour or so and check out sentinel radar and i want to show you what i'm talking about. there is one more round of showers that might be coming our way and we want to pop over to max one. we'll show you the temperatures here at 52 degrees and we will go ahead and g

they linked stephanie lynn schwab to a carjacking in baltimore. she's accused of bank robberies in manassas and springfield. >>> park police will keep closer tabs on occupied protesters in washington. authorities say they will increase patrols in two places protesters camp out after complaints of public urination and illegal drug use and assault. organizers have not responded to complaints. >>> 61 degrees on this tuesday. >> a fresh start for the washington capitals. tonight, the team takes to the ice for the first time under the new head coach dale hunter. >> why a ride could cost you more for anyone who uses metro or cabs. >> keep the [palyinglaying "joy to the world"] >> i am major steve morris of the ovation army. done a, a volunteer, make a difference -- i am major steve morris of the salvation army. >>> i wish we could keep playing that. it is more pleasant than the annoying alarm clock -- [buzzing] 62 in the district. well above are afternoon high. temperatures will be dropping into the afternoon. the cold air is coming from the south today

police accuse stephanie lynn schwab of pulling a knife on a good samaritan who gave her a ride. additional charges are pending and they are still being investigated. >> we are hearing about a key witness about the robocalls. she denies the calls were ever intended to suppress the vote. jane miller is covering the trial of bob ehrlich. >> paul schurick's lawyers will use the testimony of rohonda russell to bolster their claim that there was no crime. >> rhonda rusell was the voice on the robocall that was sent out in the election. she told lawyers she was the one who picked who had a call and had no instruction to target voters that were bought. >> it was never given anything specific as far as ethnicity. >> he wrote the text of the call but told voters there was no need to vote even though the polls have not closed. the illegal voter suppression. russell call it something else. >> i would call it a political tactic -- counter into nativity. >> the calls were never intended to keep people at home but reverse psychology. >> the calls for bent to somalia to voters that would not ha

. >> stephanie lynn schwab is wanted for a string of climes. take a look at her picture. police say schwab cut the victim on the hand when she fought back. police found the stolen car near where the carjacking attempt happened. police are asking for help as schwab approached, asking for a ride. >> anybody with information is asked to call baltimore county police or metro crimestoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. >>> stocks surged today on retail numbers. mike hellgren reports on how it's helping the state's bottom line. >> some worry december's economy may not be quite as rosie. but many retailers are celebrating after several years of anemic sales. >> reporter: the sound of success. retailers nationwide are counting their cash, with black friday sales up 6.6% to a record $11.4 billion at a critical time. >> we need it. you know, we need the economy to be perked up for sure. >> reporter: well-advertised big deals whipped shoppers into a frepsy, coast to -- frenzy, coast to coast. their average spree totaled $400. and maryland was no exception. >> although preliminary sales are not

her name is stephanie lynne. she's 26 years old. she lives in manassas. they say she robbed a bb & t bank in springfield yesterday. she's a suspect in a carjacking at tyson's galleria over the weekend and another bank robbing last friday. we spoke with her mother. >> i love you. please turn yourself in. no matter what happens, i'll stand by your side. please, think about the kids and me and yourself. >> she is said to be driving a stolen 2003 acura with virginia tags. >>> no major stumbles in last night's presidential debate. there was a moment that has every political analyst talking. newt gingrich took a stand suggesting a humane approach to enforcing immigration. >> reporter: at the latest gop presidential debate, newt gingrich gambled his front-runner status about illegal immigration. >> the party that says it's the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy that destroys families that have been here a quarter of a century. let's be humane in enforcing the law. >> reporter: a day later, mitt romney was pushing that. >> people that com

. >>> fairfax county detectives want you to be on the lookout for this woman, 26-year-old stephanie lynn schwab. police say she's a suspect in a carjacking that happened at tysons saturday. they have her picture because she's also wanted in prince william's county for a bank robbery friday. >>> a tsa agent accused of sexually assaulting a neighbor while in uniform. the woman says harold rodman approached her with his badge saturday morning, talked with her, then attacked her outside her home in manassas. rodman is a baggage screener at dulles. >>> the man accused of firing shots at the white house appeared in u.s. district court in washington. the judge ordered oscar ortega- hernandez to undergo a psychological evaluation. he was arrested in pennsylvania last week. he's accused of firing an assault rifle at the white house. president obama was not at home at the time. >>> a big loss on wall street was one of the apparent immediate effects of the debt super committee's failure to come up with a debt reduction plan. what does the failure mean in the long term for average citizens and feder

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prince william county police have already identified 26-year-old stephanie lynn schwab as a suspect in friday morning robbery of a virginia commerce bank. on saturday, fairfax county police believe it was schwab who was involved in a carjacking, posing as a college student in the parking lot of neiman marcus in tysons two. she allegedly told a customer she ran out of gas and needed a lift. when the customer drove schwab to a gas station, she pulled out a knife and stole her 2003 acura. back at the scene of the latest incident, preferred travel agents have mixed reaxzs to the idea that a woman, as young looking as schwab, could be linked to the bb&t robbery. >> you can't tell by the way someone looks. >> she looks very young. way too young and very wholesome looking. she looks like a nice girl, to be honest. you wouldn't think. you would never suspect. >> reporter: fairfax police say in this latest robbery the suspeck is wearing a black and white checked jacket, black pants and black shoes. fairfax police say the suspect implied to the teller she had a gun. in springfield, jane watrel,

baltimore police are now searching for stephanie lynn schwab. fox 5's laura evans is working the story. >> police are issuing a warning to everyone. they're concerned this one woman crime spree may not be over yet. police say stephanie schwab has struck again, this time in baltimore county. it was just after 2 p.m. on thanksgiving day. detectives say schwab asked a woman for a ride, then pom knifed and tried to steal her car, but the victim fought back and was cut on the hand while schwab took off running. >> we were unaware of the possible connection to these other incidents until our detectives located the vehicle, which was not until the following day. reporter: baltimore county detective catalanotto wasn't says the vehicle they found was the -- kathy wasn't says the vehicle they found was the 2003 -- kathy batten says the vehicle they found was the 2003 stolen acura, but the tags on the car had been switched. the crime spree started friday when schwab allegedly robbed a commerce bank in manassas. the very next day the carjack of that silver a

police william county police have already identified 26-year-old stephanie lynn schwab as a suspect in a friday morning robbery of a virginia commerce bank. on saturday, fairfax county police believe it was schwab who was involved in a carjacking posing as a college student in tysons, too. police say she allegedly told the customer she had run out of gas and needed a lift. when the customer drove schwab to a gas station, schwab pulled out a knife and stole her 2003 acu acura. back at the scene of the latest incident, preferred travel agents have mixed reactions to the idea that a woman, as young looking at schwab, could be linked to the bb&t robbery. >> you can't tell by the way somebody looks. >> she looks very young. way too young and very wholesome looking. she looks like a nice girl, to be honest. you wouldn't think. you would never suspect. >> well, police are looking for a 2003 silver acura with virginia tags xek8095. the website inside nova.com tonight is reporting that stephanie schwab was reportedly a former member of the ms 13 street gang. reporting live in springfield, i'm j

the suspect is firefighter- year-old stephanie -- their suspect is stephanie lynn schwab. she's believed to have committed two bank robberies, one yesterday and one last friday. schwab seen in this photo carjacked a woman at the tysons galleria. she still might be driving the stolen silver acura. at a murder trial, schwab testified she ran away from her manassas home when she was 12 and joined the street gang ms13. >>> still ahead, jessica has a special your money segment coming up with some advice from a black friday expert. >> plus, the wssc is hoping a little prevention will help them avoid setting another record for water main breaks this december. we'll be back. >>> i'm out on the weather terrace. umbrellas put away. right now, semicomfortable. it is all going to change. a couple of showers to get through this morning. another batch of rain this afternoon and the winds are really going to start to kick. by noon, 62. west winds, 17. gusting 25 to 30. this afternoon, another round of showers comes this way as temperatures drop into the lower 50s by 6:00 p.m. gust of 35