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.

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.

Chief Moose was hailed as a hero for his role in heading the sniper investigation that led to the capture of John Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. However, he resigned from the police department only ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Who gets a piece of the half-million-dollar reward for the capture of the Washington-area sniper suspects may take awhile to decide, authorities said Tuesday. Montgomery County ...

WASHINGTON -- The last cryptic message from Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose to the Washington-area sniper referred to a Cherokee Indian story about an arrogant rabbit that was duped ...

Moose, who led the team investigating the Washington-area sniper shootings, has resigned, a police spokeswoman said Wednesday, June 18, 2003. (AP Photo/Gail Burton) ...

Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose talks with reporters outside police headquarters in Rockville, Md., in this Oct. 7, 2002, file photo about one of the sniper shootings. Moose, who ...