corpses' holmeses live from -- horace holes is live from takoma park. >> they are filling up the tank on the other side, the thief is ripping them off. it is a crime where the thieves strike in a flash. >> they commit the crime in under six seconds. >> this shows how the thieves operate. what the victims' vehicle is year, and while they are inside paying for gas he exits the car, looked in, sees the purse. watch as the suspect tried the door. in this case, it is locked so he smashes the window, grabs the purse, and it's gone. >> i am not good about locking my doors when i pump gas. >> we saw one customer after another do the same thing at the same takoma park gas station where this crime has happened 40 times. >> mine was running. they could have brokenly and it just took it. >> that is just what happened late last week. the suspect found a car unlocked and running. they jumped in and drove off. police believe it is an organized gang of bandits to have a committed thousands of these thefts in takoma park and in the district. >> i need to be more careful. >> these guys have been known

units responded to the sixth floor apartment in the park richie high rise at 7600 maple avenue in takoma park. it was just after 2:00 a.m. 56-year-old charlotte wilson suffered severe burns from the flames that spread among clothes on the floor of her bedroom. a smoke detector awoke her 18-year-old granddaughter who called 911 and then rushed to help her grandmother. >> the fire occurred in a bedroom area and it appears that it started as a result of improperly discarded smoking materials from smoking in bed. >> reporter: charlotte wilson was rushed by ambulance to the washington hospital burn center but died shortly after. >> i called the daughter to wish her happy birthday and come find out she told me that her mom died today. which was really shocking. >> reporter: a takoma park police detective is investigating. >> we're working this jointly with the montgomery county fire marshal's office to determine that no foul play was involved. >> reporter: and your conclusion? >> at this point we show it's probably accidental by smoking. >> reporter: charlotte wilson leaves a large family, many of

. >> a discarded cigarette blame for yesterday's deadly fire in takoma park in an apartment on maple avenue. charlotte was smoking in bed when the cigarette fell or was left in the area with clothing. her granddaughter made it out safely. there was a massive fire at anacostia high school before noontime on friday that forced hundreds of students to evacuate. it appears construction materials on the roof ignited. correct during deliberations begin tomorrow in the murder trial of former university of virginia lacrosse player george huguely. both sides gave closing arguments on saturday. prosecutors described how he attacked his ex-girlfriend at her charlottesville province in may of 2010 where she was left to die. his lawyers called him a stupid drunk but that is not a killer. >> in annapolis did try to derail a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage. >> people across the states are clearly up in arms over this issue. >> several hundred catholics met with state senators to lobby against the legislation. is a marriage should be between a man and woman. a state senate committee could

we're live tonight in takoma park. i'm chris gordon, news 4. >> thanks, chris. >>> a 2-year-old child, a girl, critically injured in a fire last week in district heights, maryland, has died. mariah hood passed away yesterday despite all the efforts to save her. investigators say the fire started in a kitchen. it was caused by food that was left unattended on a stove. damage is estimated at $50,000. three adults and a 9-year-old boy were also inside that house on hillmore drive at the time of the fire but they were able to escape. >>> after two weeks of testimony a jury in charlottesville, virginia will begin deciding the fate of george huguely this week. the former uva la crosse player is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in a jealous rage. news 4's jane watrel is here with more on this high profile murder case. >>> well, the case went to the jury late saturday. they will begin their deliberations on wednesday after the long holiday weekend. >>> it's been a gut wrenching trial for the family and friends of both the

. >> one person was hurt in a in takoma park. >> we do not know the victim's condition. looking " --are into what caused the fire. a fire broke out last night. they rushed to help a man get his wheelchair-bound father out of a home. arrived in the flames.put out the two people are hospitalized in good condition. no word on what caused the fire to start. >> about two dozen robberies reported in northern b.c. since last sunday. at 31st andappened streets as a. mugging at 15th other near georgetown university. some are armed robberies and are when they grab a person and take off. >> snatched the wallet right out of my hand and started running. i feel very lucky that he did not have any weapons on him. he just wanted the wallet. >> that man flagged down a passing car. be an unmarkedo police car. victim got his wallet back. > the occupy d.c protest. there's a planned a rally the jail. they are protesting the inhumane treatment of prisoners and in in the united states judicial system. set for noon. will be advanced to rally to support these chief executives. thousands of peopl

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separate enforcement zones set up by police in chevy chase village, in gaithersburg, rockville and takoma park. >>> a guilty verdict in the uva lacrosse murder trial. the jury recommended 26 years for george huguely for the second-degree murder and larceny of his ex-girlfriend yeardley love. a judge will ultimately determine exactly how much jail time will be given. delia goncalves has the very latest that case. >> there are no winners in this case. >> reporter: ten minutes changed the course of george huguely's life and claimed the life of rising star yeardley love. >> obviously it was a crime of passion. >> reporter: 24-year-old huguely is now facing up to 26 years behind bars after a two- week trial, nearly 60 witnesses and nine hours of deliberation. a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder and larceny for the drunken, jealous fueled attack against his ex-girlfriend back in may 2010. he left her bleeding, stealing her laptop to hide threatening e-mails. love's body was discovered lying in a pool of blood two hours later. >> whenever i look at her pictures, it's really sad for me. an

it all happened this afternoon in takoma park, maryland. police say the driver of the car was fleeing a traffic stop when he encountered a police barricade. instead of stopping, the driver put his vehicle in reverse, striking an officer's vehicle. the police pursuit covered parts of montgomery and prince george's county. tonight one person is in police custody and police are still searching for the others who were in that car. >>> 17-year-old football player at dematha senior high school has died. rico webb died this morning. at 6 feet, 365 pounds, he had a scholarship to play for alabama university next year. his coach said everyone on the team, the coaches and players, we loved him. he was a big kid. it was a tough morning for everybody. according to a de -- dematha spokesman. >>> the michigan primary is upcoming, and danielle nottingham is with the candidates. >> if you want somebody who will dramatically and fundamentally change washington and bring us more jobs and less debt and smaller government, then i'm your guy. >> reporter: the f

jamie raski in takoma park will spent his bill to the senate -- present his bill to the senate finance committee this afternoon. it would eliminate loopholes which allow minors to tan with parental commission. >>> an online effort now to educate more people about past and current political issues. coming up. the foundation's ceo is going to join me with details on a special event next week. >>> plus, today's petline features a mature dog who wants to be your valentine. howard? >>> yeah, that's a cute one. i've been visiting with that cocker spaniel. you're going to l him -- or her excuse me. nice right now but we could have some issues as we head in toward the weekend. look at these temperatures going to break. already into the low 40s in town and still few upper 30s. full seven day forecast and petline thursday when 9news now at noon returns. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for

. >> one person was hurt in a house fire in takoma park in the 7600 block of maple avenue.don't know the victim's condition. firefighters are still looking into what exactly caused the fire. some good samaritans being credited with helping prevent a potential tragedy in temple hills. neighbors helped to rescue a wheelchair-bound man from a burning home on blog street -- on belmont street. two people hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. four others were treated at the scene. no word on what sparked the fire. >> now to whitney houston, the singer was laid to rest yesterday, day after the celebration of life. >> ♪ it's a long way to happeeaven ♪ >> she was buried next to her father john huston. >> everyone is waving and i know you will raise the roof like no one else has ever done before. >> on saturday her ex-husband bobby brown left abruptly. he said it was over conflict about seating arrangements. whitney houston died a week ago saturday. no cause of death has been determined. 5:47. police looking into a tragic incident at a ski resort and washington state. >> t

. >>> a takoma park grandmother died when her home caught fire this morning. firefighters responded to the park richie building around 2:15 this morning on maple avenue. the fire was out, but the 56- year-old suffered severe burns. her granddaughter was alerted by the smoke large and called 911. >> it appears that the fire began as a result of an improperly discarded cigarette or smoking in bed. >> the fire was contained to one apartment. >>> winter weather creating dangerous driving conditions in parts of virginia. state police responded to 700 crashes in the richmond area last night. this morning cars continued to sleep and slide all over the roads. the snow stayed south of d.c. and sue palka looking at these pictures, we dodged a pretty big bullet. >> i know a lot of people want to see snow, but we forget about that terrible side, all those beings and tonight they've got a watch for -- accidents and tonight they've got to watch for black ice, the by-product of a very wet snow like that. 24 hours ago radar showed us what was going on town there. let's go ahea

news 4's chris gordon talked to neighbors in takoma park who knew the 56-year-old victim. chris?: the flames were deadly, but there is no sign whatsoever on this apartment building that there was a fatal fire here in the early morning hours. emergency crews responded from a short distance away to the desperate call of a teenager trying to save her grandmot

. >>> police need your help takoma parking down a hit and run driver that killed a woman in maryland. family members believe eileen foley was struck while walking to the hospital on branch avenue in clinton early zipped morning. foley had been dealing with health problems in recent years. maryland state police believe the car may have been a late model nissan but they have no witnesses so far. investigators also trying to determine what sparked a deadly apartment building fire in southeast washington. the flames broke out just after 8:00 last night in the basement of the building on good hope road in southeast. a woman was rushed to the hospital and that is where she later died. three other people were treated and released. >>> $30 million in just seven months. now what d.c. speeding cameras have pulled in. >> details of one other reason the cameras are likely here to stay. >>> we've got cold temperatures to start your day. we are in the 20s and low 30s. i'll have all the details on the get back to work forecast and julie wright is in. she has a look at your traffic. we'll do it right

piney branch elementary school in takoma park, maryland. where we spoke not only about black history month, celebrating, being good citizens and leaders in their communities and schools but also talking about science, what it is that doug kammerer and myself do each and every day. these were just one sharp, smart group of young men and young women. so i had a ball being out there. let's head over to the storm 4 radar and i'll show you that warning now just north of salisbury, maryland. a tornado warning. still some spin there. still some high winds. but our storms are gone. we're left with just a few lingering showers now. the temperature 54. that's when the wind picks up. well, it's going to be a little foggy. patchy fog out there. but the winds will be picking up this evening overnight and throughout the day tomorrow there will be plenty gusty. we're at 50 degrees in gaithersburg. 54, but there are already some locations west of the region that have dropped down into the 30s where we'll be early tomorrow morning. about 34 and 39 degrees w

. >>> an apartment fire left a won dead in takoma park in the 7600 block of maple avenue. firefighters found a pile of burned clothing and towels. they later found the victim believed to be about 56 years old. investigators say the woman's daughter was with her at the time. >>> the northwest washington liquor store exposed by 9 news now for allegedly selling alcohol to underage buyers was back open today after the arrest of the owner on saturday night. scott broom is here now after going to the town square market, i believe, today for some reaction. >> i walked in and talked to an unnamed clerk and as you can imagine, she was not happy to see me today as this store was open again. >> you guys are like bombarding us for no reason. >> reporter: actually 9news has a very good reason. town square market on macarthur boulevard in northwest washington has been exposed for underaged alcohol sales. >> reporter: we watched and videotaped dozens of teenagers buying alcohol. >> reporter: first documented by reporter andrea mccarren earlier this month selling to kids as young as 14, b

temperatures from takoma park to upper marlboro, falls church, event aand damascus in the low to midmost of those locations. and we'll stay in the 50s through the morning. a small chance of an additional sprinkle mid morning. sun back this afternoon, to the 60s again. here's your evening planner. back down into the 50s tonight as we cloud up. big change for thursday, friday and the weekend, a look at that in ten minutes. how's traffic? >>> good news traveling northbound, gw parkway. the ramp to the inner loop has reopened. the accident has cleared. chopper 4 is live over the beltway at i-66. inner loop, you're jammed at this time. delays start at braddock. they continue to the toll road. slow trip this morning. also traveling i-270, mdot moving the camera a bit. i'll show if you you're traveling 270 at father hurley, very slow. in fact, are you hitting the brakes. delays continue to the lane divide. back to you. >> i almost fell down there. thanks -- >> dangerous. >> thank you very much. >>> a heads up for metro riders who use the dupont circle station. the south entrance is closed a

chet hunter mathews left his parents' home in takoma park to meet a woman at the memorial on memorial day of 1992. police say this was a robbery and mathews was shot and killed. lamont desean terry was arrested last month. on monday he was brought back to d.c. and formally charged with felony murder. >>> for nearly 17 years, she has lived in unimaginable pain. a local woman who lost her husband and three daughters, killed one by one by an intruder in their potomac home. for the first time, irma goff is sharing her story. >> i think that people should really focus on what they have in life. not what they don't have. >> reporter: there was a time when irma goff had it all. a beautiful family. her husband, david, a poe i dotivido tryst, the love of her life. three daughters and one son. life was good. on the night of july 20, 1995, she and scott were in ocean city when the police called. >> all they said was that there were five homicides. and i said to them, what's a homicide? i mean, didn't have a clue. >> reporter: that day a painter hired by their handyman had murdered aldridge and s

from takoma park to greenbelt, bailey's crossroads, falls church, kensington, we've got windchills downny locations. the winds are only around five to ten miles per hour. but yet, still, enough of a breeze to make it feel really uncomfortably cold. now, the view from space showing a clear sky thanks to high pressure that will be over us. here's the day planner. we'll have our afternoon temperatures climbing to the low to mid 40s. between now and mid morning, we will stay below freezing. but we'll have plenty of sunshine. then increasing clouds tonight. we ought to be down to around 30 by midnight. a look at the forecast for the rest of the week to the weekend in ten minutes. danella has monday traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. traveling 270 southbound, making your way to 85, have an accident with possible lanes blocked in this area. and i am seeing some delays as you make your way out of frederick and head to this accident. just be careful. i'm going to give you an update in ten minutes. also traveling activities in virginia in centreville as you head east, you are starting to sl