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A major storm crippling the area. All the way up to new york city. And its making travel a huge nightmare all across the country. We left right at the right time. Yeah this is the big one this weekend. Are you worried about flights at all . You said you leave monday but it could still be an issue . Um it may be depending on you know how mucch thye get cleaned upyou know at laguardia. If we had to stay another day it wouldnt be the worst thing that ever happeend to us. Are you heading back this weekend at all . Oh no thank goodness im not going home until tuesday. Standup these people in line are not only celebrating their vacation, theyre celebrating not having to shovel snow. My kids, my grandkids they like snow. But we are happy here wiht the sunshine. So are you going to take the and even if we get a little rain this weekend. It will definitely not be anything like this. You wouldnt mind staying in las vegas . No what happens in vegas, stays in vegas. On the channel 13 action news. Our coverage of this monster winter storm is just getting started. Well continue to bring up updates on whats happening. Through this newscast. So stay with us. Happening right now. Police are searching for two masked men. Who attacked a woman. The whole thing happened in front of her own home. In summerlin. It happened. Near anasazi and town center. Metro says. The suspects approached the woman. Threw her to the ground. And. At some point. A shot was fired. Possibly grazing the victim. She wasnt seriously injured. And. Didnt need to go to the hospital. New at six. An infant is dead. Now this valley father is facing first degree murder. Action news just spoke with the mother of 4 month old devonta lewis. Its an interview you will see only on action news. Action News Reporter mahsa saeidi. Is live in summerlin with what that mother had to say tonight. Mahsa mahsa ad libs sot he was only four months so cute baby butted sot just wait for the truth and dont assume anything, do you support him . I dont know mahsa ad libs mahsa tag developing tonight. Developing tonight. Another Solar Company is shutting down. Premier Solar Solutions has announced its closing its Henderson Office and laying off 66 employees. The move comes after the Public Utilities commission decided to increase nv energy bills for solar customers. Solarcity and sunrun both say the decision is the reason they halted sales in nevada. And laidoff more than 650 employees. A north valley neighborhood is finally free of the squatters that neighbors say have been ruining the area for the past year. Its an update to a story you asked us to investigate. Contact 13 Investigative Reporter Stephanie Zepelin tell us what happened. Emails about squatters in the valley. Metro says the ones in bankowned homes are the hardest for them to solve. But this time, they got some resolution for people in the area. The situation with squatters on meadowrock avenue started a year ago. By november, neighbors were tired of constant visits from police and fire with no of constant visits from police and fire with no results. So they called us. They described the crazy situation. 00. 46 pretty much where were standing people are sitting here smoking crack, from my house you can clearly see them smoking crack pipes 53 Jonathan Serfass says the squatter even shot his car after he called police. Metro told us they were struggling to get response from the bank who owns the house, to be able to take action. But last night. 18. 50. 28 it was probably around 9, 9 30 at night 31 and i was going to bed and there was a big loud boom 35 and then over the loud speaker they were telling everyone to stay in people, that address, to come out with their hands up 44 metro says their Community Oriented policing unit in this part of town put together a warrant for the squatters. Officers and the swat team serviced the warrant last night and arrested two people. 18. 51. 14 its going to make us feel a lot better in the neighborhood 16 metro says they eventually got someone at the bank who owns the home to do the two people were arrested for unlawful occupancy of real property. Theyll probably be leaving the neighbors alone. Its a gross misdemeanor that could get them a two thousand dollar fine, a year in jail, or both. At north jones and the 215, soc. Action news started on this neighborhoods problem before officials took action. To see this story from the beginning. And. If youre dealing with a similar problem in your neighborhood. Let us know. Just send an email to 13investigates ktnv. Com. And please include your phone new at six. The Nevada Economic Development board has given the final approval. That will bring electric carmaker. Faraday future. To nevada. The boards decision was the final step needed. To formalize the deal. Faraday representatives say. The Company Hopes to break ground. On its onebilliondollar factory. In north las vegas. By the end of this month. Car production is expected to still ahead. A terrifying morning for a valley man and his daughter. I quickly put my hand over my daughters mouth and told her to be quiet that theres somebody in the house burglarizing it. Hear why it took 4 calls to 911 before officers responded. Plus. A ccsd officer not only keeps his job. But. Is promoted. While under investigation. But its why he was under investigation. That has many people absolutely disgusted. Its a contact 13 investigation. You wont want to miss. Thats hard to believe. A valley father begging police to help. Police not responding. Action News Reporter Parker Collins has details on a frightening story youll see only on action news. Michael prescott can trace out almost exactly where the criminal was. 2 29 252 29 31 you can see the drawers that are open, the nightstand and everything over here. This is where he sleeps and gets ready every morning before facing the world. But it feels like a totally different place now. And like four or five watches some necklaces cuff links ties things like that. He was coming home with his four year old daughter when he found the shattered back door. And heard noise coming from upstairs. Michael prescott, home burglarized 2 25 512 25 59 and then i heard the noise and i quickly put my hand over my idea his nightmare was just beginning. Simply by trying to get police to help. 2 26 582 27 09 the second call. 9 40 pm. The third call 9 55. The fourth call 10 37. All told he called four times. Getting more frantic each time. Parker scanner sound in dte 15 2815 35 he appears to be extremely upset over the delay. Hes making comments about having a 413 and he just called back. Hours went by before officers came out. Walking through the mess with them wasnt much comfort. While their fingerprint dust settled in the morning light. Prescott realized he might not longer. In Mountains Edge Parker Collins channel thirteen action news. Coming up. An update on the School District Police Departments dirty secret. More allegations of Sexual Misconduct by a cop on the job. Plus. Coming up in contact 13 tonight. Subscription could be changing. Well tell you whos being affected. And. Dont forget. Contact 13s call for action is ready to help you. With a consumer problem. Just contact one of our volunteers. Any weekday. Between 11 am and 1 pm. Our hotline number is. 702 3682255. A dying cold front is continuing to push through california but will get hung up in the sierra dropping the majority of its moisture in the mountains. That leaves high clouds for las vegas tonight and tomorrow which will slowly thicken throughout the overnight hours tonight and throughout the day saturday start the weekend. Temperatures will be warmer than the last couple days as some prefrontal winds kick highs into the low 60s but winds wont be a big issue. A gust to 20 or so is possible but thats about it. The bigger story will be the shot for rain showers saturday night into early sunday morning as the trailing edge of the cold front drags through southern nevada. Rain showers will be very light and wont drop more than a couple hundredths of an inch in the valley and will do so in the overnight hours so impacts will be negligible, but it could affect some late night plans. Skies clear out for sunday with colder air aloft keeping temperatures cooler, expect highs in the upper 50s sunday and monday with another weak, dry, system moving through the area monday bringing some more high clouds. Weak so itll mostly be a wind producer especially late monday into tuesday when winds will be the strongest. Right now winds dont look too crazy, just a few gusts to about 20 or 25mph in the valley could see gusts in excess of 40mph on tuesday. Later in the week High Pressure takes over with clear skies and temperatures quickly increasing into the mid 60s by thursday and friday. We want to warn you. Our next story. Has graphic content. A School District cop. Caught masturbating. At a middle school. While under investigation. 13. Chief investigator. Darcy spears uncovered. In a case many say. Paints a picture of a department. Where police protect. Their own. 8 09 sgt. Mitch maciszak the School District expects its employees been given down by the superintendent, Department Heads and everyone else. School police took swift action in december. Arresting a custodian caught masturbating into a teachers belongings in a Dondero Elementary School classroom. Michael Timothy Skelton pled guilty and will serve two years in prison. But contact 13 discovered the cop who headed up the investigation had a dark secret of his own. 30 52 officer mike thomas on ia audio how would it look it if got out that he was involved in the same type of activity that he was investigating . Youre listening to an interview conducted by School Police internal affairs in march, 2012. Sergeant Mitch Maciszak was being investigated for something that happened years working Adult Education at garside middle school. Darcy standup a fellow officer opened the door to the Police Office here on the garside campus. He saw maciszak jump back, bend over to cover himself and run into the back office. He says maciszaks belt was lying on the desk and there was asian pornography on the computer screen. Circumstances similar to those maciszak investigated in the custodians case. 9 17 gopro darcy is it fair for you, with a background like that, to be investigating a case like this . Do you see a possible conflict of interest . Sgt. Mitch maciszak there is no conflict of interest. Maciszak is no stranger to allegations of sex acts on the job. What is strange for him is having to answer publicly for his actions. 8 43 darcy this was a case that our Research Tells Us involved you personally, and an internal Affairs Investigation and masturbation at garside and pornography. What can you tell us about the information that weve been speaking of a personnel issue and im not comfortable speaking with that. Other officers were not comfortable speaking out about maciszaks behavior until sources say it became 16 46 officer thomas on ia audio taken as a whole, i think theres a pattern that did give me some concern. Specifically, sex on the job at School Police headquarters. Investigators were told maciszak was getting oral sex from another Department Employee in his assigned School District vehicle. 2 09 investigator on ia audio and on at least one occasion, he allegedly took her into his work office and had sex with her. 9 45 officer thomas i think if you have impulses that you cant keep in check and you bring them into the workplace, then i think thats an issue. The other issue internal affairs investigated is something officer thomas witnessed first hand. December 18, 2010. The Police Officers Association Christmas party, attended by about 125 Department Employees 17 33 ia investigator and that you saw det. Maciszak, who you felt was obviously intoxicated, taking his camera phone, sticking it up womens skirts and taking pictures up their skirts . Mike yes. Multiple people who were at the party tell contact 13 they saw it too. 25 26 mike ia audio to say he was out of control was an understatement. The behavior described is a clear violation of the School Police code of conduct. Sanctions are supposed to get stricter with each additional offense. According to this internal memo contact 13 obtained, the complaints against maciszak were fully investigated and the appropriate administrative action was taken. We dont know what that action was, but we do know maciszak was promoted to sergeant during the investigation and even acts as a department spokesman, including in the case of custodian michael skelton. 8 20 sgt. Maciszak this employee chose, consciously, to do the wrong thing and make the wrong decision. Therefore, he has to face the consequences that have been ccsd Police Captain ken young was supervising the interview we did with sgt. Maciszak. When we tried to ask more questions, captain young abruptly ended the interview. District officials refused to go on camera saying this is a personnel matter. But they confirmed action was taken after an administrative investigation. Tricia. Darcy. What kind of response. Have you been hearing. Since this story broke . Just this afternoon, this letter went out to the families of garside junior high. But its strangely vague and likely leaves parents with more questions than answers. It says, the school was recently in the news regarding accusations concerning a person assigned to the school in 2006. We want you to know this report does not involve any of the staff or students currently at our school. The letter doesnt name sgt. Mitch maciszak. And it doesnt acknowledge that hes a current ccsd cop with access to every School District free food is a way to get on someones good side. Now. Chipotle is taking it a step further. First though. Video youve got to see. Its an uber nightmare. Now. The Ride Sharing Company is taking action. Breaking news on that deadly storm hitting the east coast. Switch to Centurylink Prism tv, and get the same great channels cable gives you, without having to deal with cable. Yes and . Plus tons of on demand options so you can watch whatever, whenever. Yes and . Why do you guys keep saying that . Its the first rule of improv. By saying yes and, we accept the reality created by our comedy partners, paul. Yes, right, i know. Do you . Feel like a hollywood insider hitting the east coast. Take a look at live images. That are just what officials want to see right now. No one on the streets. Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency in new jersey minutes ago. And said the new Jersey Transit is going to be shut down tonight ahead of the storm. The National Weather service in snow drifts are already about six feet high. Thats the latest from the breaking news center. Some unbelievable video out of florida where an uber driver was attacked by an unruly passenger. It all started when the woman. Fo jumped into an uber that wasnt hers and demanded a ride. She climbed into the car at one point. Hurling insults and personal items out the window. Person filming you have lost your mind anjali i have lost the altercation continues for several minutes before she decides to walk away. Her employer says shes now on administrative leave while they launch an internal investigation. Uber has also suspended her account. Next on action news. Live at 6 30. The latest on the nasty winter storm thats cancelling flights nationwide. And. Bringing recordbreaking snowfall. Well have the latest. On this massive blizzard next. Plus. Some parents are fired up. They say their School Bus Stop was moved. And now its anything but safe. i feel like very scared when you ask. We investigate. Books