The lyon sisters. Newly unsealed warrants reveal some of the evidence against the suspect lloyd welch. Welch cousin says he helped him get two large duffel bags from the trunk of a car in 1975. Each weighed about 60 pounds had red stains and smelled of death. The bags were then set on fire. We have more from wheaton, where the girls vanished. Reporter police and prosecutors are clear the investigation into the murder of the lyon sisters is ongoing. And more people could be charged. In the Montgomery Police and all of our partners will work to hold every individual responsible who was involved with the abduction and murder of the lyon sisters as well as the ongoing conspiracy to conceal these crimes. Reporter prosecutors said they are also investigating the possibility that lloyd welch may have been involved in other child abductions across the country. So they are retracing all of his steps, starting 40 years ago. Tracked welchs activities from the time that this abduction occurred through to when he was incarcerated. So yeah its were our investigators thats part of what theyve been doing all over the country. Reporter Court Records released today show investigators recovered bone fragments and remnants of a burned plastic bag on a hillside property in a remote section of Central Virginia where the welch family once had property. As onand mary lyon the parents of the two girls sat nearby and listened to prosecutors announce the murder charges the Montgomery County states attorney explained why the case is being prosecuted in virginia and not here in maryland. We think this is the best thing for the case. And people who are interested in bringing justice to the lyon family weve talked to john and mary. They know exactly why were doing it. The man at the center of the case, lloyd welch is already in prison he is serving time for sexually assaulting young girls in delaware and South Carolina in the 90s. Before that he had worked as a ride operator for a Carnival Company that traveled around the country and often worked in malls. Police arrested welch in 1997 on a number of sex charges. Last august he admitted to abusing his then girlfriends daughter. There is a spike in scams in virginia right now targeting hair stylist, local restaurants and dentists among other Small Business owners. The scammers call pretending for demonstrate onpower bill collector and threaten to cut electricity if there is not an immediate payment. The caller id says none onpower but the company says it is a total scam. We are pulling out all stops to let people know that demonstrate onnever calls a customer and demands a payment on the spot. The Power Company says in two days 65 incidents were reported. At least eight customers fell for the scam. Smoke free on the campus of one local hospital now has a new meaning. The Medical Center in annapolis is screening job applicants for signs of tobacco use the same way they screen for illegal drugs. And people who test positive will not be hired. News 4s chris gordon looks into the debate that its sparking in the community and whether the hospital could face legal challenges from applicants who were denied jobs. Reporter ed a an rhonda Medical Center on july 1st a new policy was put into effect. New hires must be nonsmokers. They are tested for tobacco use. It may sound like discrimination but they say it is legal and smokers have no grounds to reject. I think its going to surprise people particularly people who smoke but i think its the next step after testing for alcohol and drugs. Reporter in the state of maryland outs of 100 people 22 smoke. If a job applicant is rejected they will be given the opportunity to get treatment and reply for the job in six months. And if they test positive then they cant be hired. But we provide them all sorts of resources. We refer them to our tobacco treatment specialists. We get them help to help them quit. Reporter some former smokers appreciate the new policy. I dont want to be in any position where there is all this effort made to protect my health would be jeopardized. Reporter others feel Hospital Personnel should have personal choice. I smoked cigarettes a long time ago. Reporter and you think thats a personal choice . Yes, absolutely. Reporter would you want to be disqualified from a job because you smoke . Thats a good question. No i would not. Im not a smoker myself but i feel if somebody wants to do that they can do it on their breaks. I dont think it should be discriminate for not getting a job. Reporter it is one of three hospitals in maryland where the new hiring policy is dont smoke if you want to get hired. Chris gordon news 4. After years of traffic headaches, there is finally some relief for those of you who use the i 66 corridor. A new 230 million interchange opened this week at route 29 litton hall road and the southern railroad. The interchange will carry tens of thousands of drivers above Freight Railroad tracks and save many of you a lot of time and frustration. V dot wants to extends the beltway express lanes into maryland. You know the pain if you driver over the American Legion bridge every day. V dot feels your pain and wants to make fixing the issue a priority. They want to extend the express lane to the 270 spur and also says another lane will be needed to address future volume traffic increases. It is a road that many of us travel every day. But how did it get its name . As the story goes, you want to be a cowboy. The unique history of sam igue and the impact on Montgomery County next. Iran keeps their nuclear facilities. Military sites can go uninspected. Restrictions end after 10 years. Then iran could build a Nuclear Weapon in two months. Iran has violated 20 International Agreements and is the leading state sponsor of terrorism. Its one of the shortest enter states in the country, named for a man who was never even supposed to be in washington. Sam igue is credited with developing much of Montgomery County. In this edition of meet your street, news 4 traffics melissa melee introduces us to the man who i370 is named after. As the story goes he wanted to be a cowboy. A want to be cowboy, sam igue came to the United States with the intention of moving to nebraska to wrangel horses but his first stop was washington, d. C. To make some money. He got off the train and never got back on. Now i370 is named for keiths grandfather who started working in washington as a butcher to save money. Later opening a few groesh reese that never took off. Failed more than he succeeded. Reporter but he started investing in liquor eventually he had the best stuff in town. When repeal came he had good booze to sell and no one else did. Igue poured those proceeds into real estate. All the houses on eastwest highway were built by him. Today a school named after his development. They had a church a synagogues arc boys club. He rented one of the homes to leerson. Leerson became ceo of ibm. And through his friendship with sam later brought his company to Montgomery County. At one point, igue also had his eye on the corner of coalsville road. There were apple orchards and he wanted to buy the loan. He bought that corner. In 1951 on another plot of land he put up a modern Office Building bearing his name. It was the tallest building in moth month county, four stories. It would soon be filled with doctors and lawyers. Hightech. You can see the creativity. In the 1960s, igue transformed this into the Washington Country Club a Golf Course Hotel and the washington apartment. Two or three years after my grandfather passed away and we were approached by month month county for our feelings on a highway. He used to tell us there will be a highway here 12 lanes. Reporter how right he was. He had the passion, the desire, and the smarts and quite the heart. I said grandpa, do you ever say no . He said i may get up there. And they will say did you ever give to that Little Church in germantown and i need to be able to say yes. Reporter thats how he was . Thats how he was. They are critical to the safety of our nations leader. Now we are getting a behind the scenes look of how the secret service trains. First bottles. Now alleys the new the secret service has been under microscope in recent years, from the prostitution scandal in columbia to recent Security Breaches at the white house. But the new director has promised reform as the agency marks 150 years of service. News 4s mark see graves takes us inside their training complex. Reporter whether its making a uturn at 80 Miles Per Hour or preparing for a sniper attack on the president s motorcade, every member of the secret Service Starts their career at this Training Facility outside of washington. This is where it all starts, seven months of training that our agents and officers go through. Reporter it is a tough seven months designed to put future agents and officers under intense pressure. And not every recruit makes it through. One part of the training where the pressure is really ramped up is the driving course. The agents chosen to drive the president and Vice President must know how to handle the beast as the president s limo is known under any conditions. Under do you remember he is anxiety and some diversions, individuals maximizing the use of the vehicle. Reporter over the years, the way president s have gotten around has changed dramatically. Several president ial limos are housed here at the Training Facility including president ronlt reagans convertible. The two components of the secret servicet most of us are familiar with are the uniformed officers and the agents. Their look has changed over the years as well. So is what they do. President lincoln formed the agency to put an end to counterfitters. We went from paper the cant youer fit investigations to the plastic credit card investigations to now the digital world, the cyber world. Reporter regardless whether they are assigned to protect the cyber world or the president , they all go through basic training. And they also train for worst case scenarios, like the ambush to the motorcade and bench jumpers at the white house. The mere sight of these dogs is usually enough to get someone to stop right in their tracks. But if they dont, the dogs are trained to take an intruder down. Most folks who are bitten by a dog have pain compliance. The dog is not deployed to bite rip or destroy. Simply to take the suspect to the ground. Reporter the facility includes a Fake Air Force one and marine one as well as a mock city and hotel. But there is one thing they dont have. Director clancy has asked congress for 8 million to build another white house. When you look at the special forces they typically get a model of where they are going to attack or go in on a mission or well what more important facility is there than the white house. Reporter clancy will have to wait and see whether he will get the build the replica white house. In the meantime the members of the secret service have to train for the unthinkable. We are committed to that. Reporter from inside the secret service Training Facility mark sea graves, news 4. Weve posted a lot more content on line including video on how officers train in the event of a motorcade attack. To check it out, just search secret service in our nbc washington app. First there was both pothole palooza to attack thousands of potholes in the district. Now dc has alley palooza. Thousands of City Residents depend on alleys for access to backyards, parking garages, trash pick up and other city services. There are more than 350 miles of alleys in the city. D. C. Government has an interactive map where you can track alley palooza. Weve posted a link to that map in our nbc washington apps. Search alleys and you are right there. Facebook has been buzzing over a maryland womans surprising discovery of a 20piece silver set. It was found next to a dumpster set to be taken to the trash. But what she discovered is a family treasure. She spoke with news 4s Megan Fitzgerald hoping to track down the rightful owner. Life is busy. Reporter especially when you are a full time mom and business woman. I am working now. Im checking emails. I have a press release that im in the midst of editing for a client. Reporter in the middle of it all, jean bunker found time to create a Facebook Post after finding a bag of tarnished silver stashed next to a dumpster in a parking grash. Please share this post. A baby cup inscribed with anl. Reporter thanks to her husband, the silver got polished and he made an interesting discovery. You could see the markings of the three digits and two digits and four digits. It was a Social Security number engraved at the bottom allowing robert to learn more about the owner who he says was born in 19 267 26. He enlisted in the army and served our country in the army. Bought these beautiful pieces and clearly important enough to him that he put his personal identification on it. Reporter which is why they are on a mission to return the set to its rightful owner. Part of his legacy is going to be going back to his family. Reporter if you have information about who the service belong to go to our nbc washington Facebook Page and leave us a comment. Share away. You know the sinking feeling you feel when you are ready to get a ticket . Uhhuh some kids got an Early Education on getting pulled oh my gosh, its the guy from last night. What . can i jump on your wifi . Yeah, you can try it. Hey i had a really good time last night. Yeah, me too. The only thing is that. The only thing is what . Whats the only thing . Oh my gosh hes married. Hes a kleptomaniac. Hes a pyromaniac. Hes a total maniac. Hey hey go back to your wife you sociopath leave slow internet behind. The 100 Fiber Optics Network is here. Get out of the past. Get fios. Now 79. 99 a month. Go online or call now. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v ocean city its wise on tourism. But some neighborhoods want visitors to stay elsewhere. The town is looking to create a special zoning designation for yearround neighborhoods. A new plan approved by the Planning Commission would make it illegal for homeowners to rent homes for less than a full year. The city council could consider the new plan later this month. Ocean city has about 7100 yearround residents, but the population soars to some 300,000 during the summer. Well how old were you when you got your first speeding ticket . Probably not this young. Take a look here. A sergeant with the Chevy Chase Village Police Department pulled over a couple of kids cruising through their neighborhood on their mini must standing on july 4ths. He issued them a phony seat belt ticket to the young driver of the battery operated car. All the commotion even attracted a few onlookers. All i have to say is that at least those kids have good taste in vehicles. Thats all for news 4 this week. Im veronica johnson. Thank you for joining us. We leave you with some amazing images you have probably seen of pluto. Until next time remember be safe be kinds, be happy. Announcer news 4 today begins with breaking news. Lets start with the breaking news. Two deadly shooting scenes. The first on 13th place southeast. Just after 1 00 this morning, police shot a man in the chest. He did not make it police do not have a suspect. Four minutes later, the shooting, also deadly 13th and rigs in northwest. Happened around 1 43 in the morning. Someone shot and killed a man. Officers working to identify a suspect in this shooting as well. Good morning. Im david culver welcome to news 4 on this saturday. Prepare yourself. It is going to be a hot one. Get bottles of
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