After he was fired in february of 2013. When his rental car was pulled over after the shooting, flanagan had an extra license plate, a wig, sunglasses and a hat. When police tried to pull over the car. The Morning News Team at wdbj was back on the air 24 hours after their colleagues were killed. They embraced and shared memories about Alison Parker and adam ward. Within the last hour, an extraordinary show of support. Station employees stood side by side wearing ribbons with parker and wards favorite colors on them. Our coverage begins with fleischer. Tim . Reporter they are in mourning this day. They have been left numb by the cold blooded ambush of this reporter and photographer. Family and colleagues are remembering those young potential. Holding on to each other for strength, the Morning News Team who watched in horror the brutal killing of Alison Parker and adam ward started this day paying contribute to them. Of silence. The performance of this staff has been incredible. They cri
Not a couple of individuals waking up and committing the crime. Police say up to four men using flashlights focused on the back of the building that sits on a rail yard. Edgar medina, the only suspect in custody, was allegedly caught with the 1. 8 million in cash in the trunk of this car. The break in went down around 9 30 august 16th. Police say Surveillance Video shows the group casing the building and at one point appears to tamper with the security system, an elaborate network of cameras. These are the tools left behind, jacks used to open a steel door. When inside they broke through doors and concrete, reached the vault and were in the process of moving the cash when you see here an officer on routine patrol spotted medina who took off in the car but was eventually caught. Not cool at all. Reporter she lives next door to this home in brentwood where medina lives, a man with ten prior arrests out on payroll. We did reach out to loomis but did not here back. Police are offering a 25
With 23 fake credit cards in their car. After watching this video lawmakers called for the doubling of penalties for hit andrun fatal crashes. There was alcohol involved and they know that they want to escape and allow that time to wear off. Reporter the Suffolk County executive calls this a textbook case that cries out for change. Even four hours after sharpe allegedly fled Officials Say they were still able to calculate his blood alcohol level at the time of the crash at. 12. Thats well above the legal limit. Reporting live from the Suffolk County district attorneys office, in hauppauge, long island, carolyn gusoff, cbs 2 news. So disturbing. Thank you, carolyn. A big heist in Nassau County. Five suspects broke through a wall and vault to snatch 1. 8 million. But an eagle eyed officer foiled the getaway. Dave carlin reports from hicksville. Reporter three men with flashlights seen in this Surveillance Video in the parking lot for Loomis Armored incorporated in hicksville are leaving
Reporter a spokesman for the American Beverage Association told me they are not keen on the idea claiming bans dont change peoples behavior. But the association is working with the city of new york on an initiative to go into communities like the south bronx, bedfordstuyvesant and crown heights. The goal is to get residents to reduce their daily beverage caloric intake by 20 . We have heard this before. Let us know what you think about kids being carded to buy soda on our website, cbsnewyork. Com. New at 6 00 tonight, the long island rail road getting an upgrade that will hopefully improve the service on the busy ronkokoma branch. Cbs 2s meg baker shows us why improvements are so needed. Reporter 48,000 commuters ride the long island rail roads ronkokoma line each weekday. And commuters say at times, it hasnt been a pleasant ride. It gets crowded at the end of the day and everyone is pushing. Reporter today the long island rail road announced an upgrade to improve service. This line wa
Ive been coaching for 20 years, havent dealt with that one before. Raises concerns. The drone had flown off by the time the police arrived. We were unable to locate the operator of that drone. It circled around over our heads. She had a Close Encounter with a drone over the weekend on ocean citys 5th street beach. You really thought if something went wrong, you would be injured. And it was frightening. The faa strongly encourages recreational drone users not to fly near people or stadiums or within 5 miles of an airport. Ocean citys is not nearly that far from the football field. But police say, theres little they can do. These are only guidelines, we as Law Enforcement are waiting for the lawmakers to give us some Enforcement Powers to regulate the use of these drones. Brings about a sense of, you know, youre kind of uncomfortable as a result of not knowing what the situation is. Reporter police tell me if something goes wrong, however, and someone gets injured by a drone, then the op