Fallen Philadelphia Police Officer Lauretha Vaird honored in street renaming ceremony

Name: Fallen Philadelphia Police Officer Lauretha Vaird honored in street renaming ceremony
Uploaded: 2025-09-19T17:57:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 28 s
Description: A street renaming ceremony honors the legacy of fallen Philadelphia Police Officer Lauretha Vaird. She is the first female Philadelphia police officer to be killed in the line of duty. The corner of the 4700 block of Rising Sun and Wyoming avenues in the city's Feltonville neighborhood now ensures her story is never forgotten. Joe Holden reports.

A street renaming ceremony honors the legacy of fallen Philadelphia Police Officer Lauretha Vaird. She is the first female Philadelphia police officer to be killed in the line of duty. The corner of the 4700 block of Rising Sun and Wyoming avenues in the city's Feltonville neighborhood now ensures her story is never forgotten. Joe Holden reports.