Philadelphia Police Department Hosts Discussion Panel On Women's Equality Day
Thursday was Women's Equality Day. The day commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
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Thursday was Women's Equality Day. The day commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
The "Fairmount Park Rapist" is wanted in four sexual assaults, one of which police say was a homicide, from 2003 to 2007.
A 16-year-old faces numerous charges after shooting a Philadelphia police officer Monday night.
He was 39 years old and a four-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said the three former detectives, Manuel Santiago, Martin Devlin and Frank Jastrzembski were in the process of turning themselves in early Friday afternoon.
A 47-year-old man is facing federal charges after a murder-for-hire plot was stopped by authorities in Philadelphia last week.
Eyewitness News was there Monday morning for the start of training for Police Academy Class 395.
Philadelphia's homicide rate is over 280 people so far this year.
It's unclear what caused their injuries.
Redanauer has been suspended by Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw with the intent to dismiss.
Police say Harley was riding a motorized scooter with a 14-year-old friend on the 1500 block of McKinley Street on Friday night when he was shot in the neck and killed.
It happened shortly after 4 p.m. on the 2400 block of North 20th Street.
The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. on the 3200 block of North Newkirk Street.
Police say Oquendo was crossing the street at 2nd and Ontario Streets when he was struck by a dark blue 2001 to 2005 GMC Envoy or Yukon.
Now, the search is on for his killer.
Police say 15-year-old Embaba Mengesteabe was shot on the afternoon of Feb. 23 on the 6200 block of Chestnut Street.
It happened around 9 a.m. at a home on the 1600 block of Rowan Street.
Police are looking for three people they believe to be involved in the shooting, after scouring through security video.
A 29-year-old employee was shot in the leg.
The two robberies happened just hours apart.
Police are also ramping up their efforts on the ground, with more officers in hot-spot crime areas and monitoring social media.
Bullets started flying Monday night and one man staying at an Airbnb was shot in the head.
A photo went viral over the weekend showing a police Wall of Remembrance covered by a large banner in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.
Surveillance video shows people running for their lives as the gunfire erupted.
The shooting happened shortly before 3 p.m. at Broad Street and Olney Avenue.
