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New Details Emerge In 'Officer-Involved Shooting' In Northeast Philly New Details Emerge In 'Officer-Involved Shooting' In Northeast Philly
Lawrence Packard Named In Northeast Philly Police Shooting The man shot and killed by police officers in Northeast Philadelphia early Wednesday morning, Jan. 17 was 73-year-old Lawrence Packard of Jenkintown, officials announced.  It started just before 5 a.m. when officers were called to the corner of Roosevelt Boulevard and Borbeck Street for a possible car crash, authorities said. They arrived to find Packard sitting in his Dodge pickup truck and blaring the horn, according to PPD.  When Packard denied being in an accident and said he didn't need help, the officers started to leave, but police said they heard two gunshots com…
Sniper Kendall Howard Accused Of Shooting 2 Newark Officers Captured After Manhunt: Sources Sniper Kendall Howard Accused Of Shooting 2 Newark Officers Captured After Manhunt: Sources
Sniper Kendall Howard Accused Of Shooting 2 Newark Officers Captured After Manhunt: Sources UPDATE: Kendall Howard, the accused East Orange sniper wanted for shooting two Newark police officers, has been captured after a massive search, sources tell Daily Voice. Howard was arrested Wednesday morning by Newark police on two attempted murder charges, sources with direct knowledge of the incident say. Details surrounding his arrest were not immediately clear. Howard had been wanted in connection with another shooting from last Friday when police received a 911 call from a civilian who reported seeing him in the area of an apartment building at 25 Van Velsor Place, authorities said. …
MOST WANTED: Warrant Issued For Teen Charged In DelCo Shooting After Detention Center Escape MOST WANTED: Warrant Issued For Teen Charged In DelCo Shooting After Detention Center Escape
Most Wanted: Warrant Issued For Teen Charged In DelCo Shooting After Detention Center Escape A warrant was issued Friday, March 11 for the arrest of a 16-year-old boy charged with attempted murder in the shooting at a Delaware County football game last summer that killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility, authorities said. Angelo "AJ" Ford, of Sharon Hill, escaped from an Aspire youth facility sometime between the night of Feb. 24 and the morning of Feb. 25, the Delco Times reports. He also allegedly called his defense attorney's office and threatened to kill them, according to the Sharon Hill Police Department. Ford is also charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses in the Aug. 1…
NYPD Getting Help Fighting Rising Gun Violence From NY State Troopers, Governor Promises NYPD Getting Help Fighting Rising Gun Violence From NY State Troopers, Governor Promises
Nypd Getting Help Fighting Rising Gun Violence From NY State Troopers, Governor Promises New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she's sending state troopers into New York City to fight the spike in gun violence that city police say has been fueled by bail reform. ****** NEWSBREAK: A 22-year-old rookie New York City police officer was killed and another officer critically wounded Friday night during what has become one of the most violent periods in the city's recent history. READ MORE.... ****** Mayor Eric Adams begged the governor for help after surveillance video was shared of an 11-month-old who was hospitalized after being shot in the face during a gun battle in the Bronx. Cri…
Grand Jury Backs North Jersey Police Officer Who Shot Fleeing Driver Trying To Kill Him Grand Jury Backs North Jersey Police Officer Who Shot Fleeing Driver Trying To Kill Him
Grand Jury Backs North Jersey Police Officer Who Shot Fleeing Driver Trying To Kill Him UPDATE: A Riverdale police officer was justified in shooting a fleeing suspect who slammed a vehicle into his patrol car, pinning him, following a pursuit that ended in Passaic County, a grand jury has found. Officer Andrew Duffy had tried to stop Michael Rivera, 32, of Newark, who "jumped into a vehicle and started it" following a shoplifting at the Home Depot on northbound Route 23 the morning of Jan. 23, 2020, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said Tuesday. Duffy tried but couldn't get the keys out of the ignition, then fell back as the Acura SUV sped off, he said. "Pol…
AG: Man Who Stole Police Car After Accident Shot, Killed By Officer In South Jersey AG: Man Who Stole Police Car After Accident Shot, Killed By Officer In South Jersey
AG: Man Who Stole Police Car After Accident Shot, Killed By Officer In South Jersey A man was shot and killed by an officer in South Jersey after he stole a police car following an accident, authorities said. It began after a police officer from Franklin Township in Gloucester County responded as mutual aid to the 3 p.m. crash in Buena Vista (Atlantic County) on Monday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The officer got out of his cruiser, and one of the drivers involved in the crash got in and drove away, Grewal said. Roy K. Jackel Jr., 41, of Cape May Court House, led a brief pursuit that ended with him stopping less than a half-mile away, where he was shot a…
Lehigh County Man Who Ran To Get Revolver During Dispute With Ex-GF Shot Dead By State Police Lehigh County Man Who Ran To Get Revolver During Dispute With Ex-GF Shot Dead By State Police
Lehigh County Man Who Ran To Get Revolver During Dispute With Ex-GF Shot Dead By State Police A Lehigh County man was shot and killed by Pennsylvania State Police when he ran to his basement to get a revolver during a dispute with his ex-girlfriend, authorities said. Officers arrived at the Catasauqua home on 133 South 14th St., to find Ryan Daniel Shirey, 27, heading to the basement around 1:45 p.m. on Feb. 19, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said. When officers entered the basement and found Shirley with a revolver, they shot him, Branosky said. Shirey was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lehigh County Deputy Coroner, Branosky said. There were n…