eliminating it from our ranks. the fbi says the 2 year long investigation began with the city police department and involved wire taps and electronic surveillance. there s absolutely nobody in this police department that should be hanging their head right now that the police department did their job. they routed out corruption, alleged corruption within their own ranks and should be very proud of that effort. reporter: 15 of those police officers had their first court appearance here at the federal courthouse here today. police are trying to track down two of the other police officers who have not been arrested yet because they were on a previously-scheduled vacation. all of the officers are suspended without pay, pending the outcome of the trial. and they have been stripped of their police powers. we re live at the federal courthouse downtown. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. derek, thank you. live complete coverage continues now with kelly mcpherson in rosedale,
making more than $14,000 over two years. i personally took the badges from every one of those men who were arrested today. reporter: commissioner bealfield said the officers were arrested after they were told to report to the academy for an equipment inspection, a message he chose to send to the force. we can t give quarter to corruption. we can t and we won t. and we will exhaust every means and every resource to eliminating it from our ranks. reporter: fbi wire taps recorded one officer bragging to the majestic owner that he told a citizen, i will not let anything bad happen to you, i m a placeman. i m policeman. i m not here to blank up my life. adding that i m here to earn myself some $300 you sof son of a blank. police are trying to track them down because two were already on a scheduled vacation. meanwhile, the other 15 officers and the two owners of the auto body shop have been in court today for their first hearing before a federal judge. all of the offi
in a pregame ceremony where greivis vasquez became the 17th terp to have his number raised to the rafters at comcast center, vasquez getting some off time from the memphis grizzlies during the all-star weekend. 1st half maryland up seven, dorel stoglund with one of his career high nine assists to williams and look out below, william finishing with 26. terps down two at the break. in the 2nd maryland trailing by one, stoghund acrobatic shot matching his career high which he set tuesday against virginia tech with 25. dino gregory, senior, also had a career day, hits the jumper to put the terps up three. gregory with a career high 18. he s come up big in his final year they tell me. later maryland up four in transition. keyshawn howard to shawn mosley. maryland up six and don t look back. terps win 87-80, their eighth straight win against nc state. american hosting holy cross picking it up in the 2nd half, eagles leading the score. brad muldevana hits the turnaround jumper. un
of the minutes on the outlook northeast side. 12 minutes on the outer loop north the side. a quick live look outside. the west side is pretty clear. light volume. this is traffic on southbound 95 at powder mill road. two right lanes closed bloc. impacting traffic in that area. to export lanes closed. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. thank you. our big story, ribbon cutting for the first section of the intercounty connector will take place in just a few hours. it will eventually link to 70 in gaithersburg to 95. this first section will link to 70 and georgia avenue. commuters can save 20 minutes traveling to and from baltimore. it is a seven-mile stretch of that is opening. when finished, it will run 17.9 miles. it was not easy getting to this point. work crews have to lower the road in some areas and build higher bridges. the new 200 will be open to drivers starting tomorrow. the mta will beginning two new bus lines that will be using the icc to shuttle commute
school oprah started in south africa. westminster s top dog is greeted with a hero s welcome in virginia tonight. good sunday. i m craig melvin. first, mounting tensions in libya. protesters in libya s second-largest city of benghazi say they are now in control. at the same time, unconfirmed reports say demonstrators are now spreading to the capital of tripoli. we are also hearing from the son of libya s leader who says the protests could plunge the country into civil war. nbc s ron allen now. reporter: reports getting out accuse guadhafi s army of firin live ammunition into crowds of mourners burying their dead. poor people in an oil-rich nation demanding a better life. a deadly cycle playing out in some places several days in a row. what s happening there? reporter: we spoke by phone to an activist. worried about what an unpredictable gadhafi would do next. i this he s planning a massacre here, definitely for sure. pretty much every victim that died was either s