Moose resigned last month, but his departure did not resolve the legal dispute over his book about the three-week manhunt following the sniper attacks that terrorized the Washington area last fall.

As for any objection to Moose profiting from tragic events, council member Howard A. Denis (R-Potomac-Bethesda) said he did not think Montgomery residents would mind.

Moose said there were no plans at present to publish the sniper’s whole letter. “That doesn’t say that we won’t do that,” Moose said. Also on Wednesday, Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening said that if ...

Muhammad, described by Moose as 6 feet 1 and 180 pounds, was identified as a former soldier at Fort Lewis, Wash., just south of Tacoma.

The time was 3:19 a.m. Three hours earlier, Moose had announced that Muhammad and a juvenile were being sought and issued a nationwide alert for a blue, 1990 Chevrolet Caprice with New Jersey plates.

Charles Moose was the Montgomery County police chief when the sniper shootings began in October 2002. The North Carolina native said the sniper case is one that will be discussed for years to come.

Moose refused to comment on reports that the FBI has asked the Pentagon to search its records for recently discharged GIs who had gone through sniper school. FBI spokesman Mike Saltz declined to ...