The officer made a mistake. Besides these are park police and he lives in howard county, not montgomery county. Reporter just another black face. He viewed this as an incident of racial profiling. The county executive did not file a formal written complaint. This matter is considered closed and leggitt says its a humiliation that many others endure and its a humiliation that he will not forget. Prince george attorney said she too was the victim of profiling and verbal police abuse as a teenager, she called it degrading and humiliating. The Maryland Attorney general unveiled the statewide standards and guidelines for all Police Agencies to follow. Police profiling hurts police as much as others. It turns attention away from real criminal conduct. It can make police work less safe and more confrontational. The Attorney Generals Office plans to offer training to Police Leaders statewide and track profiling incidents which are illegal. Were following breaking news out of west virginia. A h
The suspects allegedly robbed that Check Cashing store. Its up on Georgia Avenue in the wheaton area of Montgomery County this afternoon. They got away in a van. Now, Police Spotted that van and chased. Thats how they ended up on the inner loop in Prince Georges County. The van hit two more vehicles. One of the suspects bailed out. Thats the suspect who was hit. Four more taken into custody. They are facing charges. Lets hear now from police about the suspect who was struck and killed. Montgomery county officers in their vehicles were attempting to stop that vehicle when it is still under investigation. One of the occupants of that vehicle exited the suspect vehicle and was struck in the roadway on the beltway. Reporter now, police are telling us that they found some guns in the van, one long gun as well as some handguns. They are also saying they believe that these same suspect more armed robberies in Montgomery County. And its a good thing considering the weaponry they had in that va
I want you to take a look at this gun, Montgomery County Police Tweeted out this picture within the hour, they say this gun was recovered from the suspects vehicles drivers seat. Police say the group that was involved here could be connected to other crimes. I want you to take a listen to this sound bite these suspects are thought to have been involved that at least two other events in Montgomery County. Wound september 1st, the robbery of a food truck in the wheaton area. And also later in september on the 22nd. The robbery of an establishment thats a gas station Convenience Store and a Check Cashing facility in the same area of veers mill and randolph as the september 1st location. Reporter several weeks after those two then put this video on line. They say that this is Surveillance Video from one of those incidents where it appears the same group theyre saying possibly the same group that struck here and ended up on the beltway today, they all could be connected. Theyre looking into
Broom, wusa9. Maryland governor larry hogan said the audit findings are extremely troubling and a betrayal of the community trust. He was stripped of his uniform. But Bowe Bergdahl is leaving fort bragg a free man. A military judge ruled the former Army Sergeant will not go to prison for leaving his afghanistan post and endangering those who searched for him. The judge ordered him to forfeit 1,000 of his monthly salary for ten months and dishonorably discharged him from the army. President trump tweeted the decision on Sergeant Bergdahl is a complete and total disgrace to our country and our military. President trumps inside principled effort to stoke a lynch mob atmosphere while seeking our Nations Highest Office cast a dark cloud over the case. The 31yearold idaho native disappeared from his post in afghanistan in 2009 captured by the taliban. And bergdahl was tortured and held for five years until president obama negotiated a prisoner swap. Military prosecutors were seeking 14 years
A former teacher is talking only to fox5. Then American University students are demanding action following a hate crime on campus. Tonight, new Surveillance Video of the Person Police think is responsible. And a woman rescued a after a tree fell and trapped herein side her car. Shes sharing her story with us, the newses at ten starts now. Allegations are made against a d. C. Public schools employee who is now under investigation tonight. Im tony perkins and im shawn yancy. Police were called to Minor Elementary School in northeast after a staff member was accused of slapping a student. Fox5s Marina Maracco is live at the school tonight with the very latest. What happened. Reporter we can confirm there is a Police Investigation into the matter after a quote, an allegation of a simple assault between a staff member and a student here at minor elementary and today on campus parents and reticent to speak to fox5, some learning of the allegations and they did not want to jump about the situ