live in west baltimore, fox 45 news at 5:30. >>> thank you.n accused of killing an off duty baltimore olice detective after they argued over a parking space has beenn% indictedd baltimore grand jury indicted 25-year-old shawn james on monday. he's facing fir degree murder and deadly weapons charges in the occobbr incident. prosecutors say he threw a piece of concrete at detective stevenson while out in canton. stevenson was hit in the head and later died at the hospital. james is being held without bond. >>>. >>>the feds have taped phone conversations where a couple is discussing bribes to prince george county officials. crime justice reporter joy now is he this could very well be tied to county executive jack johnson. joy. >>reporter: in court today federal prosecutors discussed how federal agent's license as this couple talk about paying off county officials. ittalso came out what agents found inside the couple's clarksville home. cash in a closet agents found 400,000 dollars in cash. land record indicate the home is worth 2.3 million dollar

. >> according to federal court documents, someone in the philippines said dresses to a west baltimore address. they were decorated with large buttons filled with heroin. heroin smugglers with ties to baltimore city airmail a package of eight dresses from manila in the philippines last week. this house in west baltimore is the address on the parcel. court papers indicate mark harrison lives there. the package was intercepted last week by u.s. customs and border patrol agents in cincinnati ohio. court documents do not reveal why it was tagged as suspicious. they were decorated with large buttons. agents discovered 650 grams of heroin inside the buttons with the street value of $50,000. although a novel approach, it has been tried before. this customs botha was taken in 2004 after a similar smuggling attempt in australia -- this customs photo was taken in 2004. an undercover agent made a controlled delivery to the west baltimore row house. the package was supposed to go to mark harrison. state records reveal he does not own a home. jake jeter signed for the package. authorities say micha

the asylum placed ninth after it moved from the building that was the west baltimore general hospital. >> we have a lot more news straight ahead. >> hundreds of local families will have a meal thanks to a local basketball star. >> the turks are having a great ring now. -- terps are having a break right now. >> 43 degrees at the airport. >> 43 degrees at the airport. it was up to me to support our family. [ male announcer ] karri danner went back to school, to become a nurse. my education made all the difference... [ male announcer ] but now some in washington want regulations restricting access to career colleges and universities, denying opportunity to millions of people like karri, letting government decide who can go to college. it's my education, and my job, it should be my choice. [ male announcer ] don't let washington get in the way. >> 400 families are all set for thanksgiving. people lined up at the youth development center in east baltimore. that is where members can deduct interest to those in need. they handed out turkeys with all of this side. inmates did their part to he

>> several exotic animals stolen from a west baltimore nature center were found inside a home a short distance away. we spoke with police, who found the animals just this afternoon. >> this is a developing story we have been following this afternoon. police reported that they have recovered all of the stolen animals and stolen goods that were taken from the carey married nature center. it were found at a home in the 5000 block of clifton avenue. they interviewed a man and a woman and at least two children who in -- who lived inside the home. many of these animals, and an insect, by the way, were very fragile, but found unharmed. >> officials of baltimore recreation and parks as well as the baltimore police department rescued a doesn't exotic animals from a house on clifton avenue -- a dozen exotic animals from a house on clifton avenue. there were two break-ins at the nature center, once over the weekend and again monday night. >> we did get a phone call about a house and that was our first priority, to be sure they were unharmed. >> officials at the nature center were pleading for th

west baltimore is a city where many persons trouble from the south. when the exodus began and people started their journey north. many of them dropped off in washington and baltimore. baltimore had a conducive the spirit for churches and it had powerful creatures. it has always had a history of powerful creatures an activist preachers. the kind of came together. i do not know if anybody has done a study. it always has had its powerful preachers. the two kind of give birth to eight revivals spirit in baltimore. that is the thing that happened. you will find a church as a worker at one is popping up every time you turn around. >> how are people receiving churches in this day and age? are they finding it a place to suit their souls -- to suit the -- soothe their souls/ >> it was almost automatic. people grew up and came to church. we started seeing a change. degeneration of persons started staying away from the church. at the same time, we started talking about babies having babies. the maturity that lead children to church was no longer there. esol sweat

west frederick, towards hagerstown. could be flurry action in the state. thursday. probably thursday afternoon. nothing like that in baltimore. >> let it snow in west virginia. >> they like that out there. frostburg. trying to get the ski season early. not going to happen yet. looking at maryland's most powerful doppler radar. still some decent rain flowing in out of the south right now. to give you a little bit of localized look here, zoom you down a little bit, elkton still seeing pretty decent rains up here through cecil county. more rain also up towards aberdeen now. significant rain back here through easton. across the route 50 bridge you'll get soaked a little here. also rain back through easton and down into talbot county and towards dorchester county, some rain there. more rain to the west now. and this is the territory where we could see a little bit of a brief wintry mix on the high country here toward cumberland. come thursday afternoon. none of that tonight though. the air is way too warm but still some rain out to the west. we'll look for more hit and miss rain here across the baltimore area. let's show you firs

morning in the 1900 block of west baltimore sheet. police said the man had been shot in the head. he was rushed to the hospital. there was a darn right -- robbery near the campus of loyola university. it could have ended much worse. >> it was 2:00 a.m. when three people walking within the 100 block of west cold spring lane were approached by two men with knives. >> as a cross to a parking lot, they were confronted by two individuals who demanded money and jewelry. those individuals were brandishing knives and obviously threatening the victims. >> one victim was punched in the face before the suspects fled on foot. loyola, which bought -- boasts a strong track record of student say, immediately contacted their community through its instant alert system. >> it has been here since we had a violent crime incidents of this sort of our campus. we read extremely concerned and want to make sure do everything we can to make sure this does not happen again. >> toyota students have long been urged to travel in groups and be around -- be aware of

a rash of violence broke out 1900 block of west baltimore street.erson was shot in the head just before 2:00. he was rushed to the hospital where he later died. just a short time later, a 41- year-old man walked into a hospital for treatment. he told police he was shot in the 1800 block of east lafayette street. and an 18-year-old showed up at a hospital early saturday afternoon, suffering from a gunshot wound to the hip. another man was shot saturday afternoon in the 1400 block of argyle avenue 19-year-old david hopkins was stabbed in the back around 10:00 saturday night in the 400 block of southeast avenue, a few blocks east of patterson park. he later died. and a 16-year-old boy was shot near st. paul and lexington streets. according to police, the victim and a friend had a confrontation with a passing car. somebody inside that car shot the boy in the stomach. he is listed in serious but stable condition. late sunday afternoon, police were called to the 1700 block of north ellamont street. a man was shot in the leg and possibly the arm. he was ta

a rash of violence broke out early on west baltimore street. one person was shot in the head. he was rushed to hospital where he later died. later, a man walked into a hospital for treatment. he had been shot on east lafayette street. and 18-year-old show up at a hospital, suffering from gunshot wound. another man was shot. david hawkins was stabbed in the back around 10:00 p.m. saturday night. this was on southeast avenue, east of patterson park. he later died. according to police, the victim and a friend had a confrontation. somebody inside the car and shot the boy in the stomach. he is listed in serious but stable condition. police were called to the 70- reebok where a man was shot in the leg and possibly the arm. he was taken to the hospital. please do not have possible motives that have not made any arrests. if you have any information, contact city police. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal- tv 11 news. >> thank you. three suspects are charged in connection with a stabbing at anne arundel mall. an 18-year-old man was stabbed after a fight. the three suspects are being ident

build your better breakfast. >> this afternoon, nearly 1000 people marched to west baltimore state'snter to demand their fair share of jobs and development. they're part of a group of faith based churches that give local employment opportunities to people in the community. the first employment meeting was held in october and tonight, the group is demanding that they be fairly considered for jobs at the state's office complex development. >> there were nights, reddick, and willing and able to work. -- they are organized, ready, and willing and able to work. >> union baptist leaders say 40% of those who applied also had prior construction experience. >> the voluntary withdrawal of over the county -- over-the- counter cold and cough medicine has kept in and out of the emergency room. a new study by the seat it -- by the cdc measured adverse affects in kids under age 12. while the overall number of cases remained steady, visits by kids under age two were down 50%. in the majority of the cases the child took the medicine when the parents were not looking. getting a checkup is important fo

about two weeks ago, police discovered a man shot dead in eight tow truck in west baltimore. last night, more than 50 drivers from around the city and county drove down the street to pay respect to the 23-year-old man. his family is the time to pass out fliers in hopes of finding someone who can help track down the shooter. he had been on the job less than two weeks. family and friends describe him as adventures, brave, and always willing to offer a helping hand. >> to have him shot down nine cold-blooded murder is just unbelievable. it has been awful. i mean, we buried andy in the same cemetery, the same gray spots as his other two brothers. so the three brothers are together. it is an incomprehensible. >> the murder is under investigation. police have no leads. abx information, call metro crime stoppers. three suspects charged this connection to a stabbing saturday inside arundel mills mall. police were called to the food court after an 18-room man was stabbed during a fight. the victim was stabbed in the back and was treated and released. the three suspects are identified

. >>> a west baltimore church is fighting back tonight to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. myranda stephens explains. >>reporter: paul hasn't used his semi-automatic pistol in decades. >> it's of no use to me. i have no enemies. >>reporter: today he's giving it up to put something even better in his pocket. >> it works fine. i just didn't need it. i could always use extra money right now. >>reporter: he's one of the many that took advantage of today's gun buy-back initiative. it's where folks can bring in any working gun, for 50 to $100. d, in exchange >> i'm a piano rebuilder. times are tough right now. i >>reporter: the goal isn'tly necessarily to get criminals to turn in their weapons. it's more about making it harder for them to commit crimes. >> we know it's probably not the hardened criminals turning in the guns, but these are guns people find in their houses that they don't want in the wrong hands, especially their children. >>reporter: all guns are recorded by police aad pestroyed so the chance of them ending up in the wrong hands is completely shot. in west baltimo

he was raised by his aunt in west baltimore and played at gib bones and went on to the university of san francisco and ran into trouble and then a first round drapt draft pick with the bulls and played alongside with mike especially jordan and played ten years in the nba he was living in las vegas reffing basketball games. he is survived by a daughter and son playing ball at eastern michigan. >>> the threat of volcanic ash has forced the president to cut his trip to indonesia short. but before he left, he reached out to more than 1 billion muslims worldwide and reflecked on his indonesian childhood. karen travers has more. >> reporter: on the first trip to indonesia in nearly 20 years, president obama toured the largest moss ink southeast asia. he later said it symbolizes the diversity and tolerance of the most populous muslim nation. >> this house of worship for many thousands of muslims was desonde by a christian architect. islam fluer ishes but so do other faiths. development is strengthened by an emerging democracy. ancient traditions endure even as a rising power is on the move.

megan gilliland is in west baltimore where joyce was -illed.r: good morning, patrice. and good morning to all of you. this is mosher street. this is the same block where andy joyce was shot to death on the job. last night his family, friends and co-workers lined the streets tryinn to spread the work to get people to come ouu and say something if they know anything. this morning the message is being heard loud and clear. there's one of these along the cars on this block reminding people there's a reward if you have any information. truck. someone came to pick the woman and the baby up, and as andy prepared to tow that truck away, someone pulled the trigger. with so much to live for, a young family and a young son, andy's murder has left many baffled and heartbroken. >> i firrt saw andy at the funeral home and it don't look too much like andy and then i knewwwhy, because hh wasn't -miling. >> police do not think anything was stolen from andy's truck that night only adding more confusion as to why this young man was targeted.ú again there's a rewa

. >>> a west baltimore man faces more than a dozen kawnt counts f animal cruelty. police say he used a gef 12 gage gunshot to gun his own dog. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. this is one of stanley coleman's only dog still alive. it's a huskey named goodard. he has been staying at barcs recovering after a bad afternoon in a backyard. it call started when he tried to breakup a fight between goodard and his bullmastiff using boiling water. when that didn't work, he beat the dogs with a 2 by 4.3 as a last resort, he grabbed his shotgun and opened fire. the one dog bled to death and another dog was found starved to death insid!!starved todeath in. >> now the person who answered the door where this suspected abuse happened in west baltimore says coleman is a truck driver ask and he issoften gone for long periods of time, but someone always stops by the house to care for the dogs. it's a crime we have been seeing a lot of here in the city lately and one that is not being taken lightly. last week, baltimore was the first city in the nation to establish an animal abuse

. >>> a maa shot and killed in west baltimore on friday night has been identified. police say 29-year old jerry thomas >>> baltimore police ooficers killed in the line of duty are honooed. >> (reading names) >> a sombee setting at the fop memorial downtown tonight, where officers, family and friends gathered for a candlelight igil. tonight is an especially difficult time because three members of thee police force were killed in the past few months. >> for all of us, it shows solidarity and support and our commitment to their survivors. >> there have bben 112 line of deaths in the history of the baltimore city policc department. >>> a fire ripped through two homes and damages two bussnesses this morning in canton. myranda stephens has >>reporter: frank woke up this morning to his smoke alarm and then he looked outside. 3 c1 >> it was a huge flames coming ouuside of the property. it was engulfed in flames, juss bursting out. >>reporter: it was his next >>reporter: the salon suffered % only water damagg, but his home is nearly gone. >> the upstairs of the property from

a man is recovering after he was shot in west baltimore. this happened yesterday on west north avenue. before that, a man was killed. that increased the homicide rate. no word on a motive or possible suspect in either case. >> millions of americans will hit the roads and take to the skies this week for thanksgiving. some air travelers will be asked to go through the controversial full body scans. kate amara joins us live with the latest. could morning. >> -- good morning. less than 3% of air travelers get the standard pat-downs and less than 1% are pulled aside for the more aggressive physical body search. >> we have instituted new screening procedures. >> there is new advice for millions of air travelers. another public service announcement addressing those controversial new security procedures. >> you have important options. >> including a full body scanners and pat-downs. >> this is all being done for the protection of the traveling public. it is being done in as minimally invasive a way as we think appropriate. >> critics call them an i

." >> jobs was the focus in west baltimore yesterday. churches united for baltimore jobs is demanding a fair share of jobs at the complex. >> if people are organized, they are ready and they are willing and able to work. they will be trained. with the job begins, we want everybody in this community to be able to work at this job site. >> leaders say 40% of those applied also have prior construction experience. >> president obama heads to the midwest today. he will highlight the comeback of 1 talent 3 tracie potts has more on the trip and whether this is an example of more to come. >> when gm and chrysler went bankrupt, kokomo almost went ounder. today, a kokomo is rebuilding. this plant has recalled 400 workers at. >> we're surviving. we're ahead of the curve. >> kokomo is depended upon those types of jobs for its economic livelihood. >> the president will say culpable is proof that billions in bailouts work. there are small signs of economic recovery across the nation. gdp is stronger than expected. retail sales are improving. >> much of

let's go right to gigi barnett in west baltimore with the results. >> reporter: as it turns out, the baltimore teachers union has a new working contract with the school board. the teachers union calls the vote historic because city teachers will become the highest-paid teachers in maryland under this new contract. all eyes from experts around the nation were watching to see what the teachers here in baltimore did. the majority of teachers voted yes. more than 1900 of them voted to approve this contract. they wanted more information this time around. and the teachers union said they got it. the teacher's president, marietta english said the next step now is getting committees together so they can ratify this contract. back to you, denise, on tv hill. >> what exciting news. thank you, gigi. wjz will have more tonight on the results at 11:00. >>> full-body patdowns. despite the controversy, they are here to stay. >> reporter: the director of the tsa told lawmakers today at a hearing that the new patdowns are more invasive than what travelers were used to in the past. should are complaini

. >> police bust a dogfighting ring in west baltimore. and they say the conditions the dogs were in, can only be described as horrific. myranda stephens is live in south baltimore where the dogs are now being treated. myranda? >>well, the, karen, the dogs are now getting the care that they need here at barks. and while they are in pretty bad shape. they are still considered the lucky ones. >> he hassscars, bite marks and protruding bones. but despite what he has been through, 5-year-old charley is happy. >> it is disheartening to know that people will do this to an inbe sent animals. >> char leaks one of six dogs cared for at the animal rescue center known as barks. a far cry from the home where police say thhy came from. >> there was a lot of blood on the walls. other igns thattshowed that there was dogfighting there in >> on ednesday night police got a call about possible dogfighting inside of this home, on north payson in west baltimore. when officers went in the dogs were tied up oo different floors. standing in their own urine and fec

police believe the suspect may have been involved in the barricade west baltimore hours after the body was discovered. >> just before 4:00 on sunday morning, city police found sharon jones shot to death inside a home in the 1700 block. >> it is a shame what the world is coming to nowadays. >> she was a maryland correctional officer who worked a pre-trial unit. investigators say her body was found inside a homfriends home. >> when homicide detectives came to the location they saw blood on the door and had reason to believe that individual was inside. police blocked the streets surrounding her apartment for several hours, thinking he was barricaded in their. and when hthey finally went in there, no one was in there. >> he was not the type of guy that you would see that would do something like that. i am hoping that everything is alright. >> city police think at jones may have known her shooter but would not comment on that relationship. meanwhile, a correction officers at carroll county detention center is in stable condition after being attacked by an inmate. and john davis was first at

we are live in west baltimore tonight. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you very much, weijia. we will, of course, stay on top of this case. we'll let you know as soon as they charge the thieves. >>> breaking news now. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of the accident in baltimore. >> we are in southwest baltimore, vic. this is lombard and schroeder. with apparently a child struck right in the middle of lombard street in the middle of the block. police are on the scene. paramedics are tending to the child. apparently, the car that did strike the child remained at the scene. police are conducting the investigation. and as you can see, both lanes, east and westbound lombard, right at schroeder are close as police continue their investigation. >> thank you very much, captain mike perry. >>> it's a risky surgery. turns out, it may not even be necessary. adam may explains what is being done to stop what some call a rush to the operating room. adam? >> reporter: well, vic, today, the house of delegates began lookin

later in the day they went back to her home on edgecombe circle in west baltimore to search for more. >> when homicide detectives came they saw some blood on the door and then had reason to believe the individual was inside. at that point they contacted swat units. >> police blocked the streets surrou surrounding jones' apartment but when they went in no one was there. some neighbors say they think they know the person police are looking for and they are shocked by the potential connection. >> you see him and he jokes with you. he was not the type of guy you would think would could this. i hope everything was all right and i hope he didn't do what i think he did. >> police think jones may have known her killer but are not commenting on what possible relationship they could have had. >> a corrections officer at carroll county detention center is it stable condition after being attacked by an inmate. dennis jennings jr. tried to attack sean davis with a chair and beat him with his fists. he was treated for severe facial injuries. jennings now faces additional charges including assault

. >>> a man is shot earlier today ii west baltimore. it happened this afternoon about 12:30 on west landville and north payson street. homicide detectives were called >>> baltimore city teachers are back at the polls voting a second time on a landmark contract. karen parks is live at ed mondayson west side high school where the results are supposed to be announced shortly. karen? >> reporter: once again we've gotten mixed reviews. the original contract was rejected by 400 votes back in october. union members said that the contract was not clear, it was just too ague to pass. school officials say more details, more specifics have been added this time around and they hope that this contract will be voted in. now teachers voted at five different locations today. the voting is expected to end at 6:00 tonight. now under the new contract, teachers would no longer be paid on automatic annual raises based on tenure or degrees earned. instead teachers' pay would be based on an evaluation ssstem tied to student performance with evaluation giving

city police are investigating a triple shooting in west baltimore that killed a 29-year- old man. police say three men were shot shortly after 10:30 p.m. friday night in the 1500 block of poplar grove street. one man was shot in the chest. he died from his injuries on his way to the local hospital. there is no word on the possible motive. mta police are investigating an early-morning crash that killed a man. it happened shortly after 5:30 a.m. on rte. 40 and just past the hatem bridge. traffic was redirected for about four hours. the victim's name has not been released. in tonight's project economy report, the u.s. district court has temporary leaving -- has temporarily shut down mortgages, after allegations of fraud. the company and its subsidiaries are accused of skimming, honors out of thousands of dollars. >> the defendant charged in the case all practice under the umbrella of "residential relief foundation." is a bogus mortgage relief from posing as a government assistance program and making deceptive promises to consumers facing foreclosure. >> if consumers purchase their se

he worked for eight west baltimore for-profit organization and he could receive 20 years in prison. anne arundel county police need your help finding a mandate is a rape a woman in laurel but investigators said the 23-year- old female victim was sexually assaulted in an apartment building. it happened around 7:00 last night. police say her attacker, described as a black male about six feet tall, was wearing a red shirt and sweatpants. anyone with information is asked to call anne arundel county police. a proposed wal-mart and the heart of baltimore city is one step closer to becoming a reality. the baltimore city council vote unanimously approved a preliminary measure for the wal- mart. the wal-mart would serve as the anchor store in a mixed-use development. a developer charged with revitalizing the annapolis market house unveiled plans to renovate and resuscitate the market. some call it a blueprint for success with the old market, which gets in the front of the waterfront city. >> he operated effort stand here until he retired in 1993. now his former stall sits empty, like most of

police are investigating a triple shooting and a west baltimore that killed a 29-year- old man. the three men were shot friday night in the 1500 block of poplar grove street. one man was shot in the chest and died from his injuries. two others were taken to local hospitals. there is no word on a possible motive. the search continues for the man who shot and killed a 19-year- old in southwest baltimore. he was shot around 5:00 this evening. he was rushed to a local hospital, where he died. no word on a motive. weeks after losing to governor martin o'malley, the republican is keeping quiet on the election night rowboat calls. he was the mystery guest on his wife's radio show. during the break, they asked about those zero calls -- robo calls. he had no comment. the calls were intended to keep democrats from voting. callers were critical of his campaign. if you're planning on traveling, be prepared for changes. airport will be busy and all passengers will undergo security measures. >> there are long lines at los angeles ridge los angeles international airport. the new super security

it happened before 2:00 saturday morning in the 1900 block of west baltimore street. police say the man had been shot in the head. he was rushed to the hospital but died a few hours later. no word on a possible motive. >> also in baltimore city police investigating an arled robbery in the campus -- armed robbery near the campus of loyola university. it is an incident and police and school officials know could have ended much worse. >> it was 2:00 a.m. when people walking in the 100 block of west cold spring lane were approached by two men with knives. >> as they crossed to a parking lot, they were confined by two of the individuals that demanded money and jewelery. those individuals were brandishing knives and threatened to take them. >> loyola, which boasts a strong track record of student safety, immediately contacted student safety through an incident alert system. >> it has been years since we've had a violent crime incident on our campus. we heard this occurred and wanted to be sure to do everything we could to make sure this didn't happen again. >> loyola student

reporter: a rapidly unfolding robbery investigation led police to this townhome on the 5,000 home of west baltimore. investigators say a couple who lives there called 911 after they went home to discover 10 exotic animals inside. the very ones reported stolen from the kerry murray center located just a mile away. >> it's like a movie. you have everybody standing at their doorstep watching as they transported things like it's confidential. >> they need specific heating and lighting, specific food and if they're not given those foods they are going to become sick again and may not make it. >> reporter: police are now questioning two juveniles they found at the house in connection with two break-ins. they say over the weekend someone snatched up four hissing cockroaches and two geicos. on monday night it was two camilions that were taken like this one. >> it was amazing, awful. >> reporter: the center has been a staple for youth. that's where kids learn about animals and now park administrators are relieved part of that is back. >> nothing is safement you can't have anything nice anymore. this is so y

andres alonzo is proposing to close west baltimore school for business.e school was give tte opportunity to improve the numbers, but the numbers went down instead of up. >>> they ill have the first women leader in nearly 30 years. community activity and city employee tasa hill will serve as the captain's new president. she was elected on tuesday to. %-first. be sworn in on january part of her goals will be to help keee families out of foreclosure and partner with other ethnic organization. >>> there's a verdict in a long awaited terror trial in new york. as ainsley earnhardt, as the first detainee from guantanamo bay learn its fate, employees of the future terror plans arr digging inn >> he was facing more than 280 charges in the bombings of two u.s. embassiesed in africa in 1998. on wednesday in new york, hh was convicted of only one count of conspiiacy to destroy u.s. property. believed that ahmed was truly innocent of all of these charges. >> reporttr: he remains n custody and faces 20 years to life in prison when he is sentenced to januaay 26. the u.s

. >> a rainy day in the parking lot of a west baltimore apartment complex. tuesday afternoon detectives investigated to break-ins at the nearby and will center. they've discovered stolen animals in these stolen cages. six turtles, two geckos and an iguana. >> they are in the process of being returned to the staff. >> the animals turned up within days of two separate break-ins. the incident angered volunteers and employees. many were rescued from a biz. >> they are rehab and we can release them. >> both happened when the alarm system was deactivated and a rear window was left unlocked. the focus has shifted as police questioned the people connected to the home where the animals were stashed, including several kids who were seen carrying cages into the apartment. >> it makes us mad. it is like losing your personal pet. >> people watched stunned as every last animal was reclaimed, including the madagascar hissing cockroach. >> i am glad the animals are safe. it is a nice place to visit. >> they are not specimens that would bring a lot of money. they're valued a

in west baltimore and will be on mozer street. please do not have any new leads in the investigation. if you have any information, call metro crime stoppers at 866-7-lockup. >> in baltimore city police are investigating a shooting that sent a 60-year-old boy in the hospital that happened shortly after 10:00 p.m. saturday night on lexington street. according to police, the victim and a friend had a confrontation with a passing car. someone inside the car shot the boy in the stomach. she is listed in serious but stable condition and no arrests have been made. police are searching for the person responsible for a deadly stabbing in patterson park. he was stabbed in the back in the 400 block of south east avenue. no word on a possible morgan. -- possible motive. there is a late night stabbing at around zero mills mall on saturday. police were called to the food court where an 18-year-old man was stabbed. the victim was stabbed in the back and was taken to shock trauma, treated come and released. the three suspects are a 70- year-old k

city at west baltimorelton. here's megan with the morning news update. >> 7:27. good morning to you. first harford county school board meeting since they unveiled the redisic -- be -- redistricting plan was standing room over. some cools are overcapacity and others under. they need to move student around to fix the problem. parents showed up to let the school board members know they are not happy about the changes. the school board hopes that they will vote on the final plan by late february. >>> and ids it appears wal-mart and other stores are on the way to the recommendington neighborhood. the city council voted to approve zoning for the 25th street station. construction will begin in the spring. >>> it's 7:28. we are out of time and will send you back to new york and check in with you in a little while. have a great day. >>> when i became really uncomfortable was when he put his hands around my neck. at that point, things began to, very rapidly, kind of fall apart. and just really get out of hand. >> tha

if you are going east and west, try using route 175 this morning as an alternate. in baltimore city, two accidents, one at reisterstown road on southbound lanes and another crash eastbound edmonton and working an accident up in dundalk at west fill road and now back to you. >> thanks. >>> a loch raven grad stud -- grad studying chemistry is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. morning of jared paul jones are hoping he will be okay and the driver will be found. charlie crowson joins us in the studio with more. charlie. >> reporter: megan, thank you. bets young -- betsy and jim jones left maryland after learning their son was a the victim of a senseless hit-and-run. they are pleading for the person responsible for hitting the 21-year-old to turn himself in. jones is from glen arm in baltimore county and a junior at miami. according to witnesses washings crossing the street from coral gables when he was hit. he was taken to a hospital where he remains in critical condition sferg massive head trauma. >> unbearable. can't put into word. watching my child

looking west from baltimore. yes, on a clear day, you with see frederick county, portions of northern virginia. that far west. they're about 1800 to about 2400 feet above sea level there. the catoctin mountains. that's the first ridge you get to before you get to the appalachian mountains. lose take a look at the rockies. 60 degrees. but they doo impact our weather. really do. 54 in oakland. 63 in cumberland. ocean city at 54. 59 in hagerstown. beautiful afternoon. continues dry. dew points still low. at 40 degrees. winds now continue to be generally out of the north. so we're not getting a really warm west or southwest or southerly wind. but it's certainly beautifully pleasant conditions. 6 miles-mile-an-hour wind here. only 13 at d.c. everybody else, very light winds. out to the west of us, this area of low pressure over southern manitoba, trailing a little cloudiness over portions of louisiana. out west, kind of a complex area of low pressure, causing snow up here in mont mont. a lot of snow in portions of utah

city police and animal control have rescued nearly half a dozen dogs in a house in west baltimore. it is believed to be the home base of a dogfighting ring. officials are looking for to people behind this case of cruelty. david collins has the latest. >> an overwhelming spent -- stench permeates the basement. some of these pictures are provided by baltimore city animal control. cages lined the walls like a jail sales. two of the cages had no binding on the bottom, leaving dog's paws vulnerable to a piercing by the metal. the floor is covered in feces, surrounded by urine stains. there is no sign of food or water. this dog is still licking his wounds after animal control rescued him. about 9:30 a.m., authorities responded to a dogfighting complaint. the house appeared vacant except for a light that was on upstairs. they entered through an open back door. authorities say that a room on the third floor appeared to be the battering of because of the amount of blood splattered on the walls and bed mattresses on the floor. sadly, according to experts, these animals may have been there fo

we are working a new crash now in west baltimore that's at sequoia avenue still dealing with -- just and we are getting word of single car crash on the inner loop as you approach route 2. >>> ten minutes after 6:00. they're back in their homes. they have a long way to go. people live in the dutchville apartments begin their clean up after tornado ripped through their community forcing them out. sherry johnson is out there. >> reporter: good morning. they still have a lot of clean up in this area. take a look behind me, this is just one of the apartment buildings that has been condemned. you can see there's a sign on the front of the door, there, that let's people know this is not someplace where you're going to be able to live again. basically yesterday they let them go in for a few moments, pick up some personal belongings they were escorted right back out. you can see the uprooted trees, they still have a long way to go. again, the national weather service confirmed yesterday that a tornado did cut through and then took aim right here in northeast baltimore. you can see there's sti

. >>> a man shot in west baltimore on friday night is identified. shop tho thomas was killea triple shootton poplar grove street. the otter two people are expected to survive. >>> maryland's attorney general are calling on officials to pull cafffinated drinks from store shelvee and bars. it comes whee whooesalerr agreed to stop selling the drinks. the fda has senttletters tt makers of drinks like four loko, giving themm11 days to explain how they will taae their pockets off th!!prooucts off the marketr explain that their drinks aae safe. >>> it concerns the national ú%re service program which places doctors in under servee communities where they work and pay student off debt loan. >>> the ravens got the dominating win they were look for on sunday against the carolina panthers, who are regarded by many as the worst teams in the nfl. joe flacco flew one with hookin3 it with tj hooshman ha saa hous. and later rallied to did you van he found he end zone for a 23-yard touch down. on the panthers very nexx play. following ttat ray lewis had a ú%ck. he too

kerry cavanaugh is live in west baltimore with the latest. >> those who lobbied the city to attach a living wage bill have lost out but many others worried about the impact on the quality of life are on board after months of negotiations. there is always a brisk flow of cars at this intersection. traffic promises to pick up when the current automotive site is transformed into the 25th street station shopping center. the baltimore council approved plans for the development. the blueprint calls for a 330,000 square foot retail space that includes a walmart and smaller specialty shops. it will allow space for 90 residential units in the 1100 parking spaces. >> it has been a very well- thought out process to make sure the communities are heard. >> they councilwoman is backing the project because to many city residents have to travel to the county to shop for basics. >> sometimes it takes two or three buses to travel to the walmart. even then they cannot get everything they need because they cannot carry it by bus. >> she initially faced opposition by community members concerned about inc

. >>> baltimore city police rescue 6 abused dogs from a west baltimore house.they are believed to be part of a dog fighttng operation. police went to a home on north pace street and found the starving dogs. one dog found dead in a garbage bag. they were used as bait for other fighting dogs. >> what abate dog is they utilizes ooher dogs to train the more aggressive dogs. and they put in dog more naive with fighting so the aggressive dog can win the fight and gain confidence in the fighting ability so it is a really, really sad circumstance. >>reporter: no arrest have been made. the dog currentll tonight are at a shelter. >>> trial of federal officer facing charges in the shooting death of a dog has just joy? >> just minutes ago a federal officer was founddguilty in the shooting of bear bear a syberian husky who was shot over the summer at an andarundle county dog park. now the officer has been given probation before judgment but it was during today's trial that for the first time officer shephard actually talked about opening fire and pulling out his 9mm. handgu

. >>> city police breakup a possible dogfighting ring in west baltimore.lice say they were called to a home where they found seven pitbulll liviig in poor conditions. one of the dogs was found dead in a plastic garbage dag. living with no food or water and there were blood stains on the walls. >>> the body found in a box along interstate 70 this week has been identified. police say it was a person who had been reported missing four days earlier. the body was found ear frederick. police say it's 36 years old jacobo vasquez frrm d.c. according to the medical examiner, vasquez was shot to ddath. >>> police do have a suspect. they're looking for marvin valencia. if you know where he is, you are asked to call police. dangerous. >>> police make a second arrest in the deadly shooting of a man at a pizza shop. shawn johnson is ccused of shhoting flores, while he inside of mr. pizza and wings last friday. authorities say four men were trying to robbthe sttre when one of thhm opened fire. 17 years oll vincent bonner has already been arrested. >>> a formmr hostage sc

of six abused dogs that were removed wednesday night froo this home on north payson streee in west baltimore. police got a call aaouttpossible -ogfighting going on there. when they went in they ound the dogs tied up on different floors. standing in their own feces and urine. they also found a seventh dog, dead inside of a garbage bag. animal rescue workers say the abuse must end. >> we really want to save these animals. we want to get them out of the situations they are in. we really want to prosecute the people doing this to the animals and show everybody this is not acceptable. >> the owners of the home, have nottyet been charged. as for the dogs, ttey will stay here at barks, until the and then be put up for adoption. in south baatimore, myranda stephens, ox 45 news "late edition." >> a federal officer is found guilty after shooting a dog in a park innsevern. but he will not have a crimmnal record. keith shepherd found guilty of animal cruelty after prosecutors argued that he used exxessive force when he pulled out a handgun and shot bear-bear.@@%se was about to be mauled along with his w

. >>> a west baltimore man faces charges after shooting one of his dogs in his backyard. police say the 35-year-old stanley coleman shot his bull mastive with a 12-gauge shotgun as it attacked a siberian husky. they found the dog alive in a pile of trash underneath the porch suffering from a massive gunshot wound to its hind quarters. they found a mixed breed pit bull that looked like it had been starved to death. >> this was a third dog found in a plastic carrier on-site. the carrier had a lot of water and looked like in the bottom of the carrier, dog was in that. >> coleman faces a series of gun and animal cruelty charges. animal control officers seized the husky and shelt other figures says it's -- shelter officials says it's yet to be determined if it will be put up for adoption. >>> police are investigating a rape in laurel last that happened last night. the woman says she was walking back to the apartment after take out the trash when she spotted a man standing in the bushes. the woman reports the manifold her, grabbed her and threatened her with a weapon and then s

>>> real quick, we want to update the breaking news about a shooting on the 200 blog of west baltimoreeet. we know one person was shot there in the stomach. homicide detectives have been called there to the scene. we don't have an update on the victim's condition or any word on a motive or suspects in custody. there have been other shootings in that general vicinity tonight of baltimore and a stabbing over on the east side. so a lot for police to handle tonight. we'll bring you updates tomorrow on "eyewitness news"

. >>> burglars hit a nature center in west baltimore twice. there's a happy ending tonight. the complete details coming up at 5:30. and most of us all guilty of eating a little bit too much salt. now there's concern that teens have too much salt in their diet. results of a new study by the american heart association in tonight's "health alert." plus, a royal engagement. britain's prince william asked his longtime girlfriend to get married. all the details still ahead. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable, and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year. and there's no term contract required. if you don't love fios, you can cancel with no early termination fee. call now. it's your last chance to get this special bonus: over 110 premium channels including starz, showtime, hbo and more -- free for 3 months. fios gives you the best channel line up, superior picture quality and more hd, plus internet rated #1 in satisfaction, speed and reliability. why keep p

. >>> a minute after five a dog owner faces charges this morning after shooting a dog in west baltimore. the shooting happened in the 2300 block of arna -- arunnah avenue. he shot his bull mastiff as it attacked a siberian husky. dog was alive in a pile of trash under the porch suffering from the gunshot wound. they also found a mixed breed pit bull that looked like it had been starved to death. >> there was a third dog found in a plastic carrier on-site. the carrier had a lot of water and looks like feeies in the the bottom of the carrier and the dog was laying in there. >> coleman faces gun and animal cruelty charges. >>> it's about 5:02. pasadena man has to wait to see what anne arundel county officials do about his enormous tree house. craig said he built this tree house to keep himself busy after his mother died. but inspectors say the tree house exceeds size and height restrictions. and the county is concerned about safety. if he has to tear it down, craig says they told him he might need a permit for that, too. >>> an a be -- annapolis city leaders want to rebuild the city dock.

. >> reporter: in west baltimore, jeff hagger, abc2 news. >> animal rights act vft say maryland is short in the efforts to prosecute animal cruelty cases in the past, juve file conviction for the teens charged with beating a dog to death offers hope the courts are take the cases more seriously. >>> tonight police in anne arundel county are investigating a reported rape in laurel. victim told police she was walking behind an apartment building in the 8100 block of scenic meadow drive last night taking out the trash. as she walked back, she spotted a man standing in the bushes. he started following her and grabbed her and threatened her with a weapon and then raped her. anyone with information is asked to call the anne arundel county police department at 410-222-8610. >>> well, the woman convicted faking canser to scam her friend was sentenceed to six years for probation violation in carroll county. she was found guilty in a series of mortgage fraud scams. she received a 10-year suspend sentence. last month, she was sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered to repay more than 14,000 doll

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. >>> here's look at the top stories a west baltimore man is charged with animal cruelty after police say he shot his dog with a shotgun. 35-year-old stanley coleman said he shot his bull mastive because it was fighting his other dog a. husky. mastive alive was laid on a pile of garbage and bleeding. they found emace aid pit bull dead in crate. mastive died and the husky was seized by animal control. >>> governor o'malley is work hard to end childhood hunger by 2015 and celebrated the two- year anniversary of teaming with up act advice and community groups and food programs to find children at risk of hunger. the administration says last year more than 200,000 children in the state didn't get enough to eat. >>> the city of annapolis wants to rebillet build the front yard and wants your help to do it . there will be a soaries of round tables to figure out a way to breath new life into the city dock for the next two days, the urban land institute will be going around the city to come with up suggestions for using the land. city leaders say they want to make better use of the space downt