his name is jermaine stroud. the 21-year-old was arrested yesterday for armed robbery and madison street and being transported to the eastern district and he was able to get away. the police stay stroud has a past history of robberies and should be considered armed and dangerous. if you know anything, call 911 right away. >>> annapolis police have been getting calls from people concerned about men taking pictures of children. people in one community have called twice about two men in a truck following kids and taking pictures of the kids. some say they saw the truck earlier and taking picks of -- pictures of kids by the school. >> i'm very concerned. we have a lot of small kids in this area. >> annapolis police ask anyone who sees anything suspicious to call them right away. >>> investigators in carroll county are still awaiting the results of an autopsy to figure out what killed a teenager who was found unconscious lying along sandy mountain road on wednesday they detected no signs of struggle or trauma to sugge

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germane stroud escaped. police aren't saying how he got away. anyone with information is asked to call 911. >>> occupy wall street continues this noon. demonstrations are from coast to coast, one in denver and the arrests continue. >> reporter: protesters clash with police on wall street this morning. the nypd struggled to keep the streets clear arresting some of the demonstrators. some in custody accused the police of using accessive force. many occupy demonstrators spent the night scrubbing the park. the owner planned to move them out to power wash early this morning. suddenly postponed the cleaning. >> they got the openers of the park to say it's okay. this way bloomberg saved some face. >> reporter: demonstrators are vowing to stay here indefinitely, want jobs and a end to what they call corporate agreed. some on wall street say they are trying to change a system that's been around a long time. >> we are not going to change it overnight. >> reporter: demonstrations around the country show no signs of stopping. in denver this morning police i

germane stroud got arrested for stealing a burst in east at more. >> he they i -- -- >>> here is more from the federal comous -- from western maryland to the east shores, this gang that was known by the. . >>> this 71-page indictment has members of the blame's gang, it is from the money grab version of the fame. >> the organized crime went from come per land to salt bury in maryland st, st big break what wring they found the list of them and their hotel and the top of the master, murder smelled backwards is the reason he will spend 50 years. he was still running the gang from behind bars. >> they need to be sent to federal ma sill teas >>> reporter: police arrested nine of the gang members and the others already on tblail foe subjects. >>> the leaders on the bridge is at the hospital 56 the haz- mat care, i thoughted sick after opening up a letter that had white pow tear. >>> in about an hour, they will not leave the ark everybody with the city ordering to them to report was moving it pack wards! >> members of the occupy wall street came to city hall to bent hourses running this to cl

this man, 21-year-old jermaine stroud took off after being transported when he was arrested for armed robbery, if you know his whereabouts, you're asked to call 911. >> well, dozens of alleged gang members are behind bars, the 35 people indicted include men and win. the south side bloods are accused of racketeering and guns violations, since 2005 the gang has murdered, maimed, robbed and intimidated witnesses. >> it's not enough just to arrest these folks. we need make sure they are incarcerated for long periods of time and make sure they are sent out of state to federal prisons. when we leave them here, they are able to influence fellow gang members who hit the streets to commit more crimes. >> the man accused of murdering a 16-year-old middle river girl, 36-year-old jason gross told jurors there was no proof row chevy was even dead as her body was never found therefore there's no proof his client committed murder. >> and the progression claim cell phone records and g.p.s. tracking prove he met with the teen and murdered her and burned her to death. >> and little girl has about 40 st

. >> the search continues for an inmate who escaped during a transfer. 21-year-old jermaine stroud was being transported after being charged with arm robbery wednesday but somehow managed to escape and police say he should be considered armed and dangerous and anyone with information on his whereabouts should call 911. >> and 35 gang members were arrested. the south side bloods are accused of dozens of charges. as back -- far back as 2005. >> it's not enough that we arrest these folks. we need to make sure they are incarcerate rated and seventh out of the state to federal prison. because when we leave them in local facilities here in maryland they continue to influence fellow gang members who come back to the streets and commit more crimes. >> the u.s. attorney says a coordinated effort is needed to disband the gangs. >> and two were smuggling more than $300,000 worth of marijuana. the trooper stopped to help the two men fix a flat. after receiving permission to search their truck found 67 pounds of marijuana in the bed of the vehicle. the two men from florida are facing numerous drug

jermaine stroud is being transported. he is a suspect in an armed robbery that occurred yesterday. detectives say he also has a history of past robberies. anyone with information on his whereabouts should call 911 immediately. >> stay on the story. we'll let you know as soon as the suspect is caught. >>> a little girl is attacked by a dog in her baltimore county neighborhood. it happened in the 2300 block of blue grass heights court in rosedale. a dog escaped from its owner's house and bit 6-year-old canigha harris in the leg. she received more than 40 stitches and is now at home recovering. so far, no charges are filed in this case. we'll have much more on the story coming up new at 6:00. >>> a 16-year-old girl disappears in baltimore county. and her body is never found. now, the man charged with her murder is on trial. wjz is live in towson. mike schuh has been in the courtroom all day long. mike? >> reporter: well, mary, again. the big question, is circumstantial evidence enough when they can't find the body of the alleged victim? baltimore county prosecutors, for the second tim

jermaine stroud was being transported to the eastern district when he escaped. he is suspected in an armed robbery that occurred just yesterday. detectives say he also has a history of past robberies. anybody with information on his whereabouts should call 911 immediately. vic? >> mary, thank you. we'll stay on this story and let you know as soon as the suspect is caught. >>> well, for just the second time ever in baltimore county, a man stands trial for murder, even though the body of the victim has never been found. wjz is live at the courthouse in towson. mike schuh explains why 35-year- old jason gross is on trial. mike? >> reporter: well, denise, if you don't have a body, how do you prove somebody has been murdered? it is a huge obstacle. and for the second time in a year, it's one that prosecutors here are trying to overcome. >> reporter: in this case, 16- year-old rochelle battle went missing in march of 2009. her family hasn't heard from her since. her cell phone records quickly directed her family and police to jason gross. he is arrested. his property

. >> saginaw county prosecuting attorney, michael thomas, and assistant prosecutor, jeff stroud. >> youkid when this murder took place. >> i was 14 years old, yes. i don't even think i ever anticipated being a lawyer at that time. >> he killed her. he choked her. he squeezed the life right out of her. >> and when ferris' trial began, it quickly became clear why police had focused on him. first, the state called the detective who was credited with cracking the cold case. >> tell us your name, please. >> roy allen walton. >> retired saginaw police detective roy walton took the stand. he's the one who reopened the case in 1994, 20 years after the murder and zeroed in on ferris as a suspect. >> did you ask him questions about the death of cheryl miller? >> i did. >> how did he describe his relationship in that december of 1994? >> he indicated to me that she was just one of about five girls he was [ bleep ] at the time. >> and that was his compression? >> that was his terminology, yes. >> prosecutors were trying to portray ferris as cold-hearted and they would next present a parade of witne