violet ripken not hurt. in a same her family said this has been a very trying time for our family but we are grateful and relieved mom is back safe and healthy. >> reporter: there's some evidence the kidnapper may not have known who ms. ripken was. police are not releasing the 911 tapes nor say iffing her a -- saying if her atm or debit cards were used. back to you. >> jessica kartalija has more on a woman beloved by local baseball fans. >> as a mother i want him to play forever. >> violet ripken known as vi is no stranger to the spotlight. the mother of four children. >> what can i say about my mom? she is an unbelievable person. she let me dad lead the way on the field but she was there in every other way. >> seen here throwing out the first pitch, the 74-year-old is one of baseball's most well known families. one of her proudest moments when baltimore iron man cal junior broke lou's streak. >> i love him because he's my son. being where he is has nothing to do with it. it doesn't sound humble. he seems to

>>> violet ripken investigation. questions surround the famous baseball mom's abduction. >> the latest on the search for the armed man behind it. >>> good afternoon. i'm jessica kartalija. >> amarillo i'm -- i'm don scott. >> what happened to violet. the about duction is -- the abduction is making head lines nationwide. mike hellgren has more on what they're saying now. >> reporter: good afternoon. they say they have no major developments this noon despite interviewing many people in this case and one big question remains, how was the person able to drop violet ripken off when there was a police search going on so close to her home. >> local police and the fbi are searching for the man who abducted 74-year-old violet ripken. ripken the mother of oriels great cal junior is well known in the community. the man forced her into her car and drove her through central maryland for 24 hours. >> he had a gun, mask and gloves on. she couldn't recognize who he was. he died her up and -- he tied her up and put a mask on her. he

violet ripken known as vi is the mother of cal ripken and billy ripken. wjz interviewed her many times over the years. >> we were blessed with children that were very coordinated. you knew thoo from an early -- that from an early age, the things they did. not just early walkers, but the way they handled things and not necessarily a ball but when they picked up and threw an object or something. >> authorities found her in hartford county. that's where she lives. police are now handling the investigation. >> reporter: police say the man they're looking for is in his late 30s, early 40s wearing camo pants. he was armed with a handgun. ms. ripken is resting with her family. she had no injuries. participants checked -- paramedics checked her out. >> the fbi is insisted maryland state police. we will bring you the latest today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >>> a baltimore city man is behind bars charged with first degree murder. police say 20-year-old mark brown was driving with phillip weather ford in hartford county yesterday when they got into an argument. they sa

good morning guys, guys,74-year old violet ripken... the mother of the ironman... is alive and well. we got off the phone with aberdeen police just about 15 minutes ago.they say she is back home and with family right now ... after she was found in harford county this morning.mrs. ripken does live in aberdeen... and until just a couple hours ago... had not been seen since last night... around 8:15 in the ebenezer road area of essex.police say she doesn't have a record of health issues but she was evaluated by a medical crew. right now it is still not known if it was all just a misunderstanding... police are not releasing much information... as this is still an active investigation. active this is still an active investigation. we will continue to keep in contact with police and bring you the very latest throughout our newscast this morning.you can also follow developments on our facebook page or website at fox baltimore dot com. 3 an outpouring of support today... in the wake of friday's mass shooting during a showing of the movie "the dark knight rises." rises."tod

violet ripken is now home safe and sound, but the story now is just starting to unfold. the suspect was last seen with chemo pants and a light shirt. we are told he showed up tuesday morning and forced her into her own car at gunpoint before driving her to unknown locations. authorities remain uncertain about the suspect until motive. >> they are still looking at this investigation. we are looking at every witness and every clue. for us to speculate on a motive would be unfair. >> violet ripken was reported missing around 8:00 tuesday night. the towercam family has issued the following statement -- the ripken family has issued the following statement -- of course, many people associated with the orioles take a close eye on the developments yesterday. the manager started with his thoughts about what happened to violet ripken and even delivered a shocking story of his own. >> my mom had somebody break in during the middle of the night and tied her up with a cord from the radio paying bank she was listening to the game. this was a few years back. she found out later she kne

see all of the interview with violet ripken's neighbor online... at fox-baltimore dot com... slash raw news. 3 police are now releasing the 9-1-1 calls... from the chaotic moments after a gunman opened fire inside a colorado movie theater. theater.officer: we need rescue inside the auditorium - multiple victims.dispatch: copy!officer: i've got a child victim - need rescue back door of theater 9 now.dispatch: back door of theater 9, we'll start them.officer: metro 10, lincoln 25, do i have permission to start taking some of these victims via, via car. i got a whole bunch of people shot out here, no rescue.dispatch: yes, load them up, get them in cars, get them out of here. here.12 people were killed and 58 12 people were killed and 58 others injured.a funeral service is being held today for one of the victims.the suspect... james holmes... is expected to be formally charged next week. a city audit finds residents were overcharged á9 millions dollarsá.... for water use. use.the city cites many problems... including faulty meters and human error.but the head of baltimore's burea

violet ripken, the mother of baseball great cal ripken, jr.s home safe after being abducted at gunpoint earlier this week. >> the suspect is still on the loose this morning. lauren demarco has the latest on the search for the suspect. >> reporter: good morning. this case really is rae her by star and right now investigators are working to get to the bottom of it and find this alleged abductor. police say the mother of cal ripken, jr. was kidnapped for about 24 hours and released unharmed. they are unsure of the motive saying there was no ransom demand. violet ripken lives alone and authorities didn't realize she was missing until around 8:00 p.m. tuesday night when someone called 911 to report a suspect pushes car in baltimore county. police traced the tags and realized the vehicle belonged to her. neighbors a say man confronted her in the garage of her an are dean home about 12 hours earlier, tuesday morning. he blindfolded her and forced her into her own car at gunpoint. >> evidently, he was waiting in the garage, you know how the garage hav

violet. we line up on the other side and please come forward to speak. >> supervisors, you understand, in this city, we have about 805,000 constituents. the city budget, you will understand, having worked on the budget before, we have a $7.2 billion budget. now, i have attended over 242 funerals. when we see the city department and some of the heads of the department coming here, they are representing something as if they are representing -- presenting it for a grant. these people do not have the guts -- the mayor's office representative, all the others -- to go into the community, walk into the community, knock on the doors of the community, and find out what is really happening. so we spend thousands of dollars addressing this step and the other. we have a community for listing documents that everybody has, including all of the supervisors have read it at some time, but none of you want to implement it. so, today, some of the members, some mothers, have come and spoken to you about gentrifi

tonight violet ripken is safe. they're out there hunting for her abductor. >> matt jablow is live with the story. he joins us with more on what happened. matt. >> reporter: anita, it's one of the strangest stories we've heard in a very long time. the mother of orioles hall of famer cal ripken kidnapped right in front of her house and driven all over central maryland for one full day. on a typical day at the end of july, the biggest news in aberdeen, maryland comes out of maryland. but today the focus in aberdeen was not on a house that cal built but on a house where he was raised. according to police, cal's mother violet was kidnapped early tuesday morning where she was walking to the garage. >> at this time we don't know what, if any, relationship there was between the perpetrator of this crime and ripken's family. >> reporter: aberdeen police say the lone gunman tied up her wrists with duct tape, but her in the back seat of her car and then drove her around maryland for 24 hours. >> we know of no ransom. >> repor

. >> reporter: the matriarch of the ripken family, 74-year-old violet, was abducted at gunpoint by a man in aberdeen. driven in her lincoln town car, then dropped off around her block, about 24 hours later. a close friend and neighbor spoke to her after the ordeal. >> i think he followed her watched her. why would he do that? go in the garage and wait there for her? tied her up, put a mask on her. he was going to do something else first. then told her to get in the car. he wanted her in her car. >> in her car?

for hours, but did not ask for a ransom. >> aberdeen police believe this is the man who abducted violet ripken at gunpoint outside her home on tuesday. white male, 180 pounds, with short brown hair and glasses. >> a team of law enforcement agencies is working on the case. the aberdeen police department is in charge. authorities have not developed a motive. the suspect drove around in her silver lincoln town car for about 24 hours and then abandoned her and the vehicle in her community. a neighbor alerted police. >> i saw white sweater been waiting outside the car window. i stopped and asked the lady inside she needed help. she informed me that she was left there and that she was stuck in the car. >> an officer stationed in front of her home did not see the vehicle when it was returned. >> it reached by phone, an fbi spokesman characterized the case as unusual and raised some of the same question to the public is asking. what did he not call family members demanding money, or have her do it? he said the investigation will boil down to good, old-fashioned police work. the fbi visited busi

wer'e learning new details about the kidnapping of cal ripken, junior's mother. 74 year old violet ripken was found safe... but severely shaken up yesterday after a gunman forced her from her home in maryland. police say they drove around in mrs. ripken's car... and the gunman used her credit cards at several places. the ripken family was not contacted for a ransom... and it appears the gunman may not have know she was the mother of a famous baseball player. the whole ordeal lasted nearly 24-hours. michael jackson's mother returned safely to her home in california today. 82 year old katherine jackson left the home she shares with michael's three children on july 15th. she had no contact with the children while she was gone. that led to speculation she was being held somewhere against her will... amid a bitter family

. >>> the search is on for the man accused of abducting violet ripken. officers found her with her hands bound 24 hours later. she was not hurt. >>> we are talking about football. fall is right around the corner. that is big for tv as well. we are getting ready to take a sneak peek for the line-up for tv. >> they include some of your favorite shows, knew projects and everything in between. >> reporter: it was a bevy of familiar fox stars mingling with new faces at the party. dean guyer says being added to glee immediately changed his life. >> i checked my twitter this morning or this afternoon and there was like 3,000 or 4,000 followers just in the one day. i can see they're crazy good. >> reporter: kiefer sutherland's touch returns with a full second season order. >> the first season was 13 episodes. we used those to kind of lay out the groundwork. so, even though this is our second season, it feels like the continuation of our first. this is kind of where it starts to get really exciting. >> remember, this will hurt you more than me. >> this is mob dr.

that a stranger spotted violet ripken and her kidnapper... and thought it looked suspicious... when he saw her tied up. up.10:30:39 i guess the guy asked and he said she suffers from alzeheimers so i have her tied up to calm her down but the guy didn't buy it. it.she had been missing for 12 hours before anyone realized she was in trouble.she was bound and abducted at gun point in her own car.amid an intesive search... ripken was quietly dropped off by her kidnapper on the secluded street where she lives in abderdeen.no randsom note... no anything.in fact she told police she doesn't think the suspect even knew was cal's mom. 10:26:24 shes shock up of course10:23:54 it was a bad 24 hours for everydoby...10:26:38 i hope they get hat guy you know i think he has another agenda he is still around somep. someplayce. the susepct is believed to be a white man in his late 30's to early 40's with glasses... he was last seen wearing a light colored shirt and camouflage pants.he is believed to be armed and dangerous. at this hour... local police... and the fbi... are searching for him. if y

see all of the interview with violet ripken's neighbor online at fox-baltimore dot com... slash raw news. police are trying to identify a human skull found in carroll park in southwest baltimore.a hiker spotted the skull in this wooded area behind hilton avenue tuesday.no other remains were found.the skull is now at the medical examiner's office for forensic testing. city residents were overcharged ánine millions dollarsá for water use ... according to a city audit. audit.the city cites many problems including faulty meters and human error.but the head of baltimore's bureau of water is telling the mayor the problem is being corrected. (mayor) "these problems did not develop overnight and therefore we all know it will take time to correct, however this administration, my administration is committed to invest in improving this vital resource." customers have recieved more than four million dollars in refundsbut many other residents are still due an extra five million. a sinkhole closes streets, breaks a gas line and evacuates businesses near johns hopkins hospital. and this

who took violet ripken at gunpoint?hours of pure hell for her, and how authorities finally found her. ,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> coming up now on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00. 24 hours of terror. cal ripken's mother, abducted at her home. the latest on her kidnapping and the abduction. >>> this is a constitutional right. >> i'm adam may. the changes to gun control on all sides. coming up. >>> this is mark viviano, in owings mills. the ravens arrive for the start of training camp. ray rice has a new contract and high expectations. we'll hear from the star running back when eyewitness news continues. >>> picture perfect wednesday evening. but the heat is coming back soon. don't miss the updated first warning forecast. >> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> kidnapped. the mother of cal and bill ripken, abducted from her home. >> tonight, where she's found. her condition and the search for the suspect. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> i'm adam may. vic car

the ripken family says violet is doing well and says the gunman wanted her car and money. police say the kidnappers should

. >> new details tonight regarding the investigation into violet ripken's induction. the aberdeen police department has released a photograph of the suspect. david collins has the latest on the search for that man. >> this is a picture of the suspect. please ask, do you know this man? if so, give us a call. aberdeen police believe this is the man who abducted violet ripken at gunpoint outside her home on tuesday. all white male, 180 pounds with short brown hair and glasses. correct it enough that individual, we asked them to call. >> a team of agencies is working on the case. the ever been police department is in charge. authorities have not developed a motive. police say her hands and feet were bound with duct tape and the suspect drove for a round in her car for some 24 hours and then abandoned her and the vehicle in her neighborhood. >> i saw a white sweater being weighed outside a car window. i asked the lady inside and she needed help. she informed me that she was left there and that her feet were bound and she was stuck in the car. >> an officer stationed in fro

police said gunmen showed up at violet ripken's home between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and then forced to enter -- forced her into our own car. a neighbor says he has spoken to her about her ordeal. he accosted her in the garage, tied her up and put a mask on her and daughter in the backseat of the car and drove off. >> it was not until sometime tuesday evening that her car was spotted in baltimore county. that is when she was officially reported missing. not long after that, something called eric schneider's attention. >> i saw all something like being laid out side of a car. she informed me she was left there and that her feet were bound. >> she was located this morning and harm, in her vehicle, in close proximity to verbeek -- in close proximity to her residence. >> mrs. lincoln's neighbors are still trying to make sense of what happened. ripken's neighbors are ca trying to make sense of what happened. >> the family has released the following statement. as you now know, of our mother was abducted from one. -- at gunpoint from her home yesterday afternoon. we are grat

they aren't sure why he abducted violet ripken. she is back safe and sound, a little rattled. >> violet ripken is 74 years old and the mother of one of the famous names in baseball. cal ripken, jr., is a hall of famer. considered one of the best shortstops in baseball history. apparently, the suspect was hiding in her garage yesterday morning and forced mrs. ripken into her 1998 lincoln town car at gunpoint. baltimore police contacted aberdeen police after a man called in a suspicious vehicle report. he saw a woman tied up in the back of a car in the ebenezer road area of baltimore county. mrs. ripken was located about 6:15 this morning in her car close to her house. she's resting, but did speak to one of her neighbors about what happened. >> he was very nice to her. he said he wasn't going to hurt her. he was going to bring her back and that's what he did. >> at this time, i can say we know of no ransom. >> it's a very puzzling abduction scenario. they are looking for a white male. he is tall, has a thin build. he was last scene w

pants.police say he abducted violet ripken from her home at gun point.. bound her... and drove her around in her own car.she was missing for 12 hours before anyone realized she was in trouble.a stranger who spotted ripken and the suspect at this royal farms spoke up... after thinking it looked suspicious.amid an intensive search... ripken was quietly dropped off on her secluded aberdeen street.she told neighbors she doesn't think the suspect knew who she was. (gus) 10:20:33 i missed the whole thing here by about 5 minutes so i was lucky i would probably be laying in the lawn with a bullet in my back.(joe) 10:45:09 she does a lot in the community it had to be a random act it had to be someone crazy i doubt if that person knows her 3 herpolice are asking anyone with information on the abduction or even if you think you saw ripken's silver lincoln town car driving around... to call 410-272-2121. police are warning a-t-m customers to be on full alert following four armed robberies in catonsville. catonsville.the latest robbery happened at the m & t bank at the ingle-side

they live in this modest neighborhood and they are relieved she is okay. 74-year-old violet ripken is resting with relatives tonight after being kidnapped at gunpoint from her maryland home on tuesday morning. police say the gunman forced her into her car, tied her up and blindfolded her. the police found her 24 hours away. the kidnapper is on the run. fans of cal ripken's minor league team are shocked. the iron birds played five miles from ms. ripken's house. she never left the town she loves. >> she does a lot for the community. >> reporter: fans tell me that violet ripken usually sits in this area watching the game. many of them look up here and see the empty seats and are worried about her. donna johnson says it's unfair. >> it's sad. that you know, her life was disrupted by that. >> reporter: police got a break in the case this morning. 17 miles away at a convenience store. somebody called baltimore county police saying they saw an elderly woman inside a car. the officers discovered it was cal ripken's mother. when she returned home she talked to a neighbor. >> he just wanted her

coming up this hour, who abducted violet ripken, the baseball great's mother? pieces. lauren demarco is live with the latest on this investigation. >> then chick-fil-a's stance on gay marriage has one mayor saying, don't try to set up shop in my town. who banned the chain and the company's response ahead. >> redskins fans rejoice. back at camp for training camp. dave ross has a live preview of the action and how you can take part. ♪ >> you don't want to miss eric benet, we can consider him a friend to the broadcast. >> i think so. >> been here a few times. he has a new cd and he joins us instudio to talk about his summer tour and his new marriage and new baby. >> one thing is for sure, d.c. has love for eric benet. >> absolutely. >> we appreciate him stopping by. >> he's actually already here. we're happy to have him here. >> d

at gunpoint violet ripken is blindfolded, tied up and forced into the back of her lincoln.r the gunman is confronted and said violet is his mom. that passer by calls police. at 6 a.m. yesterday a neighbor sees her tied up in her car near her home. the gunman bought her food lit cigarettes and said he wouldn't harm her but wanted her car nor money. baseball nor her famous sons came up in conversation. >>> marty is at first warning weather. >> we indeed have -- well, we got some shower activity that's going to pass over the area. after that, just hot 10 0 degrees. >>> up next nasa's 7 minutes of terror video and the organic artichokes, organic lettuce, organic kale... does your cauliflower have a big carbon footprint? not at all. that's great. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. uhh... mr. gallagher. incoming!!! hahaha! it's wasteful. you know jimmy. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> li

violet ripken lives alone and authorities didn't realize she was missing until about #:00 p.m.uesday night when someone called 911 to report a suspicious vehicle in baltimore county. police traced the license plates and realized the car belonged to her. neighbors say a man confronted mrs. ripken in the garage of her aberdeen, maryland home about 12 hours earlier on tuesday morning. he blindfolded her and forced her into her own car at gunpoint. >> he was very nice to her. he said he wasn't going to hurt her. he was going to bring her back. and that is what he did. >> reporter: a neighbor found mrs. ripken at 6:00 a.m. yesterday still bound, sitting in her car, not far from her home. now, police officers were patrolling the area where the suspect was age to drive back to her street where he parked the car and took off on foot. mrs.ripken gave police a vague description. they are looking for a white male, late 30s to early 40s with a tall, thin build last seep wearing a light colored shirt, camo pants and eyeglasses. he is considered armed and dangerous f you have any information

violet ripken has lived at this house for decades. even before her son, cal jr., was drafted by the orioles and went on to become a hall of fame infielder. iowa gus tocagustus lives next door. >> have you seen her? i said, it's funny, i haven't seen her all day long. >> but somebody did. >> evidently, some guy down at the farms on ebenezer road, this is what i had seen a woman in a car tied up. >> that's when police got involved. baltimore police contacted aberdeen police because the guy said the car was suspicious and jotted down a license plate number. he says the man in the vehicle claimed the woman in the car was his mother who had alzheimer's. police say mrs. ripken was located unharmed in her lincoln town car not far from her house. safe now, but terribly upset by the whole ordeal. >> evidently, he was waiting in the garage. the garage has doors, he just walked in here and i guess when she walked to go out in the morning, he abducted her and tied her up. put a mask on her and said he wanted money. >> police are looking for a whi

violet ripken taken at gunpoint.ice are looking for in connection with this vi,,,,,,,,, >>> coming up next on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. abducted at gunpoint. the search for the man who kidnapped cal ripken's mother. and what they are saying about the motive. wjz is live with the coverage. >>> a victory for gun owners that want to carry concealed weapons in maryland. >> this is a constitutional right. >> i'm adam may. the reaction from all sides, coming up. >> this is mark viviano in owings mills. ed reed, ray rice, and the rest of the ravens arrived at training camp. i'll have the latest when eyewitness news continues. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> ripken family, rocked by crime. the mother of an orioles legend, taken from her home. >> who kidnapped vi ripken and why? >> hi. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> blindfolded and kidnapped by a stranger. police say cal ripken's mother is safe, after a terrifying abduction in harford county. but her attacker is

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at gunpoint. 73-year-old violet ripken was taken from her home in aberdeen early tuesday. she was forced into her car, tied up and blindfolded. she was found 24 hours later and less than 20 miles from her home, still tied up in her car at a gas station. ripken, who is now resting with family, told one of her neighbors what the gunman was after. >> he just wanted her car, her money, and she was to go with him. >> you know, at 74, you never know, she could be frightened the rest of her life. >> police say that kidnapper should be considered armed and dangerous. ♪ >>> you know what that music means, the offseason is over for the redskins. training camp begins today and the skins' new qb says he's ready to lead the team. robert griffin iii addressed the media yesterday. he says he wanted to get it out of the way so he can focus on football. rg3 says he knows he's expected to lead the team, but he doesn't necessarily want to be the face of the franchise. >> you know, there's really no true face of the franchise, because if we all just had faces, you know, we'd all be dead. so,

violet ripken, 74-year-old mohr of orioles star cal ripken. she was kidnapped, tied up, blindfo blindfolded, held for 24 hours before she was released this morning just a couple blocks from her aberdeen home. gus lives next door. he talked to mrs. ripken right after she got free. >> yeah, i talked to her this morning. >> reporter: what did she say? when he came in garage what did he want? ivities he just wanted her car, her money and she was to go with him. he bound her and tied her up. >> reporter: drove her around? said she could see a bit out of the side of her masks. >> reporter: please say the kidnapping began around 7:00 yesterday morning in mrs. ripken's garage. they say the gun marsh used her 1998 linking continental to drive her around. then came a break, a chance encounter 17 miles away at a convenience store. 8:30 last night, baltimore county, ebenezer road, pulaski highway, a witness sees an elderly lady tied up. the witness says, don't worry, it's my mother. the witness doesn't buy that story, writes done, calls police. they run t

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the kidnapper took violet ripken from her home. she was released unharmed. >>> a man who has killed three teenagers is out of the hospital now. all of the shootings happened within a couple of miles of each other. somebody fired shots into a group of teenagers. one teenager injured there. ten minutes later two more kids were hit in a drive by. shortly after that somebody shot and killed a man nearby. a man who lives in the neighborhood says it is normally really quiet. >> i saw the lights and i looked out and thought it was nothing. sometimes the cops go back and forth. this morning my friends called me and said your house is on the news. i was like why. he said that apparently what he is getting is somebody got shot in front of my house. >> investigators do not believe the shootings last night are related. >>> a closer look today at what caused a deadly bus crash on i-ai i-95 in virginia. the national transportation safety board is accusing the company for having no regard for passenger safety and says a federal agency is sharing

police found his mother, violet, after she had been abducted from her home early this morning. she was found in harford county. the exact location has not been released. the ripken family has released a statement saying they are grateful and relieved she is back at all unsafely. the suspect is still at large. >> -- that she is back at home safely. the suspect is the large. >> the d.c. bureau chief is live at the wilson building with more on what happened with the mayor. >> mayor vincent gray over the years has been cool and collected as he dealt with reporters. but the calls for resignation and questions over whether he may be personally implicated in a corruption scandal the mayor today were showing signs of strain of a public official under attack. >> you asked d.c. residents how well they think american clint gray is running the city, a frequent answer is they do not know. -- that they think mayor vincent gray is running the city, the frequent answer is that they do not know. with images in the news of his campaign supporters pleading guilty to corruption, the mayor showed f

. >>> switching to continuing coverage into violet ripken's abduction. they have been getting a lot of tips. yesterday police released a surveillance picture of the person they believe took vi ripken. we do know where the picture was taken. aberdeen police is asking anyone who recognize the man to call their tip line no a porch collapsed in the city and isn't a pear medic and patient falling through the floor. it happened on east 33. the man is in his commits -- 60s. >> the paramedic stepped out of the house on to the point the patient and the paramedic went straight through the flormt the floor literally collapsed inward down to the basement level. >> crows arrived on -- crews arrived to pull out the patientment the fire department said the home is vacant and the porch collapsed due to warring and age. >>> more than a dozen people in randallstown have to find a new home. management from that complex, along with the american red cross are helping out the people who were forced to low of their homes. >>> lightning strikes do more than entertain storm watc

violet ripken is no stranger to the spotlight but never like this. yesterday morning she was working in her garage when a man appeared. >> atmel subject approached her at her residence and produced a handgun and forced her into her vehicle at which time he fled the area. >> she was tied up with duct tape, using her car, and 1998 -- a 1998 silver lincoln. police got a call not far from 95. the caller described seeing an older woman tied up and gave a tag number that started the investigation. at 6:00 a.m., she was found still bound and in her car not far from her home. >> i saw a white sweater being waived outside the car window. i stopped and rolled down my window and asked the lady if she needed help. she informed me that she was left there and her feet were bound and she was stuck in the car. >> the suspect used her credit card to get gas but what was the motive? >> we do not know what if any relationship there was between the perpetrator of this crime and the family. >> was there ransom demand that any demand for money? >> i can set this time -- s

at gunpoint. 74-year-old violet ripken was abducted from her garage in aberdeen. eastbound her and forced her into the back seat of her car. for 24 hours he drove her around using your credit card and asked her for money. then he left. >> it seems like once the person realized this is her, i am ditching her. >> she was shaken up, but was not injured. at the stadium in aberdeen there was a short support for her. young fans wore t-shirts that spelled out we love you. new details in the movie theater shooting. a judge's barring news cameras from the next court hearing for the accused gunman james holmes. a judge denied the request for camera after weighing issues including whether such coverage would interfere with having a fair trial. his neighbors are allowed back home after investigators searched his apartment. he may have mailed a notebook to the university of colorado detail in his plan to carry out the mass shooting. now the latest details from. >> a huge clue about the suspected shooter in the movie theater massacre. james holmes may have mailed to the univers

. >>> police received several tips but still looking for the man who ab dpuctd violet ripken. aberdeen police say the man abducted cal ripken's mom from her home tuesday morning. she was found down the street in a car a day later. >>> we're learning more about the hospital worker police say caused an outbreak of hepatitis c. he was found drunk in a hotel room a week before his arrest. -- a week before his arrest there was a suicide note that said he couldn't handle the stress anymore. >>> he's a medical technician and accused of stealing drugs from a hospital. he worked in hospitals in seven states including right here in maryland. >>> those thunderstorm that is rolled through our area last night had one harford county scrambling to trito save their home. around 10:00 last night a lightning strike set their interior gas line on fire. there were some -- was some fast action and smart thinking. they were able to knock the fire down quickly. >> the most valuable lesson is how important it is to have a fire extinguisher in the house. this was a matter of seven minutes topped and t

. >>> the former violet gross married cal ripken and gave us some of the greatest times of our lives from 33rd to camden yard. she has been involved with the boys and girls club of harford county since started a decade ago. >> not a day that she misses, whether to sign off on checks, overseeing any of our four location. she is definitely committed to the cause. >> the golf tournament has raised thousands of dollars for the club. it was back in january that the afunsment was -- anow -- announcement was made of the new stadium. >>> we are staying on top of it. we'll continue to bring you the very latest information as it becomes available. we'll have more coverage tonight on abc2 news at 11 and abc2news.com. >>> crystal clear conditions. low 50s. that basically means the moisture in the atmosphere is very low, very few clouds, comfortable stuff. annapolis, cambridge, not bad. tomorrow we'll see temperatures begin to climb backs into the upper 80s. in fact, this is not even updated. we're talking about temperatures pushing into the upper 90s. we'll have much more coming up. >> let's go

. >> reporter: mother of baseball legend cal ripken, jr., violet ripken, is recovering after surviving a terrifying ordeal. >> she was located unharmed in her vehicle in close proximity to her residence. she was assessed by paramedics where she was not northbound to be injured and at this time she is resting with her family. >> reporter: police say an armed man abducted the 74-year- old from her aberdeen maryland home tuesday morning. he allegedly drove her around in her own vehicle before dropping her and the car off some 24 hours later. >> we believe that he drove throughout central maryland and at this time we are not sure what locations he was at, what times he was driving and what counties. >> reporter: her neighbor spoke to violet upon her return home. >> had a gun and gloves and mask on. she couldn't recognize who he was. tied her up and put a mask on her, he was going to do something else first and told her to get in the car. he wanted her in the car. >> reporter: police are on the hunt for a suspect and have issued a warning for residents. >> white male, late 30s to early 40s,

. >> reporter: violet ripkin is no stranger to the spotlight. the mother of four children, fred, ellen, billy, and cal junior. >> what can i say at my mom? she's an unbelievable person. sheet she let memy dad lead the wayen at field, but she was there in every other way. >> reporter: seen here throwing out the first pitch, she's the may tree yark of one of baseball's most well-known families. one of her proudest moments was when baltimore's ire man cal ripkin broke lou gherig's streak. >> it doesn't sound very humble, but he really seems to cast her the world that night. >> reporter: vi lived in aberdine since her husband cal senior died in 1999. she hopes to never leave the area, backing a dark becoming a -- becoming a familiar face around the stadium. >> reporter: vi has been an integral part of the cal ripkin senior foundation. >> we want to give you a description of the suspect in vi ripkin's abduction. detectives say it's a white male in his late 30 those early 40s, last seen wearing a light- colored shirt, camouflaged pants, and eyeglasses

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another neighbor speaks out about what she saw the morning of violet ripken's abduction. the neighbor says around 6 o'clock in the morning... she heard a horn beeping, but thought it was a car alarm.it was after she drove ápastá ripken... she thought something was wrong. 11:26:22 she looked pretty terrified. which scared me. butt bite/cover cut11:26:44 and i was driving by and saw her beeping at six of 7 when i called police. police.that's when perry called authorities. meanwhile... police are investigating why officers parked just blocks down the street didn't hear the bbeping. be the first to know about breaking news by signing up for fox45's "news on the go." text w-b-f-f to 45203 to sign up for text alerts or go to foxbaltimore dot com and click on "mobile" in the upper right hand corner of the screen. screen.you can also download the fox45 app on your smartphone.go to your app store and enter w-b-f-f to download it. flames rip through an apartment building in randallstown.it ignited around two o'clock this morning.... and crews are still working to contain the fire.

at gunpoint. 74-year-old violet ripken was taken from her home in aberdeen early tuesday. was forced into her car, tied up and blindfolded. she was found 24 hours later and less than 20 miles from her home, still tied up in her car at a gas station. ripken, who is now resting with family, told one of her neighbors what the gunman was after. >> he just wanted her car, her money, and she was to go with him. >> you know, at 74, you never know, she could be frightened the rest of her life. >> police say that the kidnapper should be considered armed and dangerous. >>> with the opening ceremony just a little more than 24 hours away, london is bustling with activity. here is a beautiful, live look at the host city. and despite all the rumors swirling about the theatrical kickoff to the games, much remains a secret. the ceremony, directed by oscar-winning director danny boyle, plans to feature london's past, present and future with reports of cameos from the likes of james bond, "harry potter" characters and the queen herself. tonight, brian williams will take you behind the scene

investigators say the man abducted violet ripken at gunpoint in her home in aberd n aberdeen, maryland. she was left in the car unharmed. police still have not revealed a motive for that kidnapping. >> back lashl over same-sex marriage protests. >> chicken's good, chicken's great, why would god discriminate. >> what they call anti-gay marriage statements. those comments prompted the jim henson's company to pull muppett toys. the company says going forward, the same-sex marriage debat shou debate should be left to lawmakers. >> coming up, we'll show you how this dramatic police chase ended. >> a nationwide crack down on designer drugs. they're still being marketed to kids. >> behind the scenes of the olympics. >>> a man trying to avoid a traffic stop in texas could now face attempted murder charges. instead of pulling over, he drives into oncoming traffic hitting another car head on. three people are in critical condition. one of them was a kidnapped passenger in his car. police believe the man was trying to avoid a drug arrest. >> tens of millions of synthetic drugs are off the streets