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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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50+ Arrested In Philadelphia As Looting Continues For Second Night (
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The looting in Philadelphia continued on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, even after more than 50 people were arrested, according to city police. Incidents on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, Sept. 28 included: A burglary at Nat's Beauty Supply Store on the 6800 block of Frankford Avenue in Mayfair. Nine people broke the front door, stole several items, and fled in a red Hyundai Sonata and a white Acura, police said. A burglary at Fine Wines and Good Spirits on the 6500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard. Three people were arrested and their vehicle was towed. A burglary at another Fine Wines…
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Philly Area Liquor Stores Closed Due To Looting, Officials Say
All liquor stores in Philadelphia — and one in Montgomery County — are closed after the looting that took place throughout the city on Tuesday night, Sept. 26. "Last night, at least 18 Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores were looted," said Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board spokesman Shawn Kelly. "Fortunately no employees were hurt, although some were understandably shaken." Every location in Philly and the Cheltenham Plaza location in Wyncote stayed closed Wednesday, Sept. 27, "in the interest of employee safety and while we assess the damage and loss that occurred," Ke…
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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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Charges Dismissed Against PPD Officer Mark Dial; DA To Appeal
The District Attorney's Office will file an appeal after a Philadelphia municipal judge dismissed the charges against Officer Mark Dial for the killing of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry during a traffic stop last month. DA Larry Krasner said his office will file with the Court of Common Pleas to have all charges against Dial — including murder — reinstated. Municipal Court Judge Wendy L. Pew dismissed the charges after agreeing with Dial's defense team on Tuesday that the PPD officer acted in self-defense when he shot Irizarry dead in Kensington on Aug. 14, 6abc reported. "My thoughts are …
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Family Of Man Shot Dead By Philly Police Seek Answers
The relatives of a 27-year-old Philadelphia man shot dead by city police officers claim authorities lied about the circumstances that led them to kill him. Eddie Irizarry was fatally shot by two officers in Kensington around 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 14, city police have previously confirmed to Daily Voice. In comments that were widely reported including by the Philadelphia Inquirer, police originally claimed that Irizarry was followed by officers after they saw him drive the wrong way down a city street. Police alleged the 27-year-old had lunged at the officers with a k…
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