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Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop
Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop A Philadelphia judge has reinstated the criminal charges against an ex-police officer related to the August killing of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry, according to multiple news outlets and court records.  Former PPD officer Mark Dial was charged with murder, aggravated assault, official oppression, and related counts after he shot Irizarry dead during a traffic stop in Kensington on Aug. 14.  Dial originally told investigators he shot Irizarry after the 27-year-old lunged at him with a knife, though his body camera footage later revealed Irizarry never got out of his car.  He w…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Police Name Officer Killed In Airport Shooting (UPDATED) Philadelphia Police Name Officer Killed In Airport Shooting (UPDATED)
Philadelphia Police Name Officer Killed In Airport Shooting (Updated) Two Philadelphia police officers were shot — one fatally — while in the parking garage at the Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday night. Officer Richard Mendez, a 50-year-old with 22 years in the department, was hit multiple times and died from his wounds, PPD brass said at a Friday evening press conference.  Officer Raul Ortiz, 60, was hit once in the arm and is in stable condition at Jefferson Hospital, according to Interim Commissioner John Stanford. The shooting happened shortly after the men arrived for their shift at the airport around 11 p.m. on Oct. 13, Stanford said. …

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by Jillian Pikora and Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Man In Critical Condition, 3 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot (UPDATE) Man In Critical Condition, 3 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot (UPDATE)
Man In Critical Condition, 3 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot (Update) Following a domestic incident, a man was waiting for officers to arrive so he could open fire, Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford said in a press conference late on Wednesday night.  Standford explained that the domestic situation began when a dad became agitated over his 12-year-old son playing a video game on Oct. 4.  The boy and his uncle turned off the game and went to the second floor of their home in the 7500 block of Whitaker Avenue. But the dad followed his son and shot the uncle.  That's when the boy called 911 — while his dad, with a gun still in his hand, went to the fro…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
'CRIMINAL OPPORTUNISTS': 20+ Arrested For Looting In Philly, Police Say 'CRIMINAL OPPORTUNISTS': 20+ Arrested For Looting In Philly, Police Say
'Criminal Opportunists': 20+ Arrested For Looting In Philly, Police Say Twenty or more people are in police custody after a group of "criminal opportunists" looted stores in Center City and elsewhere Tuesday night, Sept. 26, Interim Philadelphia Police Commissioner John M. Stanford told reporters at a press conference.  Multiple stores were "broken into or (...) ransacked" beginning around 8 p.m., Stanford said. As the night went on, similar incidents were reported along Aramingo Avenue, "and some other spots throughout the city," he added.  Stanford said the incidents were unrelated to the peaceful protest near City Hall related to the police killing…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting
Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting Police have identified the five victims killed Monday evening, July 3 by a 40-year-old gunman in a bulletproof vest who opened fire in Philadelphia's Kingsessing section. The following individuals were killed by gunfire: Lashyd Merritt, 20, male, shot multiple times in the chest and arm, pronounced at 8:43 p.m.; Dymir Stanton, 2, male, shot in the chest and back, pronounced at 8:43 p.m.; Ralph Moralis, 59, shot in the head, side, and buttocks, pronounced at 8:47 p.m.; Daujan Brown, 15, male, shot in the shoulder, chest, and back, pronounced at 8:40 p.m.; Joseph Wamah, Jr., 31, male, shot m…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Mass Shooter Had Bulletproof Vest, AR-Style Rifle: Police Philadelphia Mass Shooter Had Bulletproof Vest, AR-Style Rifle: Police
Philadelphia Mass Shooter Had Bulletproof Vest, Ar-style Rifle: Police A gunman in a bulletproof vest opened fire in Philadelphia's Kingsessing section Monday night, July 3, killing five people and wounding two children, NBC10 reports citing Philadelphia police. Police responding to reports of shots fired found multiple victims at 56th Street and Chester Avenue around 8:30 p.m., the outlet said. Then, they heard more shots being fired on the 1800 block of Frazier Street, police said. Police spotted the suspect, who led a foot pursuit before officers captured him in an alleyway, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at a press conference. The g…

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by Cecilia Levine