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back in june we rolled video as the wvda confronted a juvenile in the area. . [screaming]. >> why are you following him? why are you following him? >> we're not. we're walking around the neighborhood. >> he always rolling on people around here. >> reporter: it was that death threat that landed wvda and the juvenile in case. they say the judge let the child go only for police to pick him up a month later on drug charges. another quality arrest community organisers say is helping clean up the town. >> pigtown is turning around. property values have gone up, the lawyers and doctors and school teachers aren't going to put up with criminal behavior, period. >> reporter: criminal behavior they hope continues to scatter as their bright lights continue to shine. >> the washington village development association says it will continue to post videos of known offenders and use nuisance laws until the criminal element is driven out. >>> a howard county dentist has pleaded guilty to writing bogus prescriptions. wrote hundreds between 2005 and 2008 all so he could get his ha
back in june we rolled video as the wvda confronted a juvenile in the area. . [screaming]. >> why are you following him? why are you following him? >> we're not. we're walking around the neighborhood. >> he always rolling on people around here. >> reporter: it was that death threat that landed wvda and the juvenile in case. they say the judge let the child go only for police to pick him up a month later on drug charges. another quality arrest community organisers say is...
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the wvda posted a video on youtube highlighting four alleged drug offenders in their area. a couple months later all but one has been arrested and charged. >> the pigtown's most wanted video did the trick. three of the four alleged drug dealers we highlighted on our pigtown's most wanted video on youtube have been arrested, they are facing serious charges. two of them haven't been seen in pigtown, that has worked wonders. >> the wvda says it will continue to make these types of videos until the entire criminal element is forced out. >>> it's something governor martin o'malley has been pushing for and now is getting some help. 19 other governors are now joining him in support of a prison cell phone jamming bill. in a letter sent to congress the governors say thousands of illegal calls are made by prisoners a year enabling them to plan and coordinate crimes from behind bars. here in maryland the high-profile murder of witness carl lack l was ordered from a cell phone in prison. >>> this from the governor furloughs, may not be enough. there may be more spending reductions to g
the wvda posted a video on youtube highlighting four alleged drug offenders in their area. a couple months later all but one has been arrested and charged. >> the pigtown's most wanted video did the trick. three of the four alleged drug dealers we highlighted on our pigtown's most wanted video on youtube have been arrested, they are facing serious charges. two of them haven't been seen in pigtown, that has worked wonders. >> the wvda says it will continue to make these types of...
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a spotlight directly in the dark and seedy streets that the wvda says sent the criminals running. >> pigtown's most wanted video did the trick. three of the four alleged drug dealers that we highlighted on our most wanted video on youtube have been arrested. they are facing serious charges. two of them haven't been seen in pigtown, that has worked wonders. >> reporter: the president dan cosgrove even points to a confrontation caught on our cameras in our original story. back in june we rolled video as the wvda confronted a juvenile they say was a known offender in the area. (bleep) - [shouting] >> why y'all fighting with my son? why you following him? >> he was trying to kill me. >> what? why you following him? >> we're not. we're walking around the neighborhood. >> you always bothering people around here. >> reporter: it was that death threat that landed wvza and that juvenile in court. they say the judge in that case let the child go only for police to pick him up again a month later on drug charges. another quality arrest community organizers say is helping to clean up pigtown. >>
a spotlight directly in the dark and seedy streets that the wvda says sent the criminals running. >> pigtown's most wanted video did the trick. three of the four alleged drug dealers that we highlighted on our most wanted video on youtube have been arrested. they are facing serious charges. two of them haven't been seen in pigtown, that has worked wonders. >> reporter: the president dan cosgrove even points to a confrontation caught on our cameras in our original story. back in june...
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the wvda posted a video on youtube highlighting four accused drug offenders in the area. a couple of months later, all but one had been arrested and charged. the group says it'll continue to make videos like the most wanted until the entire criminal element is forced out of pigtown. >>> it is 6:34 right now. he was just 17 years old when his life was turned upside down because of a bad decision. brandon was a high school senior when he crashed his car and almost died. he got behind the wheel after drinking at a party. he ended up in a coma. he spoke to students about the dangers of drinking and driving. >> brandon made that bad choice that night about drinking and driving. i'll pay for it the rest of his life physically. you know, college was -- all of the plans he ever worked so hard for disappeared that night. they were completely over. >> reporter: brandnd and her father -- brandon and his father travel around the country telling you not to drink and drive. >>> she or he runs to win. >> one south african track star is fighting for her title. >>> the dog named scooby wh
the wvda posted a video on youtube highlighting four accused drug offenders in the area. a couple of months later, all but one had been arrested and charged. the group says it'll continue to make videos like the most wanted until the entire criminal element is forced out of pigtown. >>> it is 6:34 right now. he was just 17 years old when his life was turned upside down because of a bad decision. brandon was a high school senior when he crashed his car and almost died. he got behind the...