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On fox. Making major headlines tonight. Six Philadelphia Police officers off the streets and in federal court. Theyre accused of the type of behavior you would expect them to stop. Kidnapping, stealing drugs and money. All part of a conspiracy prosecutors say goes back for years. Fox 29s bruce gordon is live outside federal court where the accused officers appeared today. Reporter lucy, the cops in this case had been yanked off narcotics duty actually some months ago after the Philadelphia District attorney first questioned their conduct. So they had to know that the hammer could come down at any time. Well today it did. In the form of a federal indictment criminal charges that could land all of them in prison for decades. The indictment calls six former members of the Police Departments narcotics field unit traders in the war on dru drugs. Theory of the operation was to identify suspected drug dealers and extortion means and threats to get their money. The alleged dirty half dozen thomas, brian reynolds, michael spicer, perry bets, Linwood Norman and john spys ser are accused of shaking down drug dealers for more than half a billion bucks from 2006 through 2012. Its alleged they beat and threatened uncooperative targets. Who were naturally reluctant to go pub look with their stories. In one case, officer norman is accused of lifting a man off his feet and leaning him over the rail on the 18th floor of the mans apartment house. Ive been a Police Officer for more than 40 years. And this is one of the worst cases of corruption that i have ever heard. Already convic convicted dure cop Jeffrey Walker is believed to have cooperated with authorities. No comment from the u. S. Attorney except to say he was part and parcel of these groups of individuals, and they participated in different acts if furtherance. Conspiracy. Ththe defendants plead not guilty. My guess is that behind each of these allegations is nothing. In attendance the lawyer representing dozens of people suing the cops over the exact mistreatment alleged in the indictment. Most important thing is not my case much the most important thing we need to have a Justice System where Police Officers actually follow the law. They dont break it and get away it. Its a mags thats there and if you dont cut it out it will not improve on its own. You have to get rid of it and thats what were committed to doing. However painful it may be. Reporter the officers were arrested without incident this morning. They remain behind bars night. Commissioner ramsey will no doubt in surprise move to fire all of them of course this scandal has already led to the dismissal of scores of drug cases in which these officers were involved. Not clear at this point how many if any more cases they have to be dumped in the fallout over this prosecution. Lucy . Thank you very much, bruce. Skyfox over st. Francis Country House in dash darby this afternoon this is a catholic nursing facility on the 1400 block of lansdowne avenue. At about 2 30 this afternoon, Officials Say former resident made a threat to shoot people because he was upset about prescription medicine. Darby police sonned put the building on lock down. Then did a security sweep. Nobody is hurt and were waiting to hear about any arrests but police say that situation is now resolved. This happening not far from and less than week after the deadly shooting at mercy fitzgerald hospital. Funeral services are being held tonight for the woman killed in that shooting. Theresa hunts family will lay her to rest in havertown. She was Mental Health caseworker at the hospital. Prosecutors say 49 year old richard plots was a patient and that he opened fire killing her. A doctor in the office, lee silverman, pulled out his own gun and fired back at plots. Silverman has graze wound a judge arraigned plots over the weekend. And another weapons scare at a philadelphia hospital today. This time Jefferson Hospital for neuroscience. Thats where police say a man showed up with what appeared to be a gun. They determined it was a beebee gun and security though wasnt taking any chances much the hospital telling fox 29 they escorted the man outside where police picked him up. No one was hurt and he has now been released from Police Custody tonight. Horrifying details in court today as prosecutors lay out their case against a man accused of killing his girl friend then dumping her body along a roadside in new jersey. Police arrested 52 year old Kevin Ambrose a if you days ago. He is facing murder charges after police say he stabbed and you would kill jennifer. Fox 29s thalia perez was in court today and joins us life. Thalia . Reporter lucy, bail was set at 2 million cash or bond and during the arraignment, the is the ant prosecutor explained that the body of jenn for bronco was found on the side of road by a deliveryman and her 584 old daughter witnessed the murder. Jf pulled a 911 caller that mommy is dead. Jennifer bonk is jfs mother. The assistant prosecutor laying out details you are is rounding the murder of 42 queen year old jennifer who was stab to death july 424. Her five year old daughter witnessed the murder. Examiner do you meaned many wounds to her body from which rises a very strong inn friend that the defendant as tempt was to kill her. Her boyfriend Kevin Ambrose is charged with the murder. This afternoon family and friends of the girl friend filled the courtroom including coworkers from the nursing home where she work. Ambrose dumped her lifeless body on the side of the road on ariel and will tons landing road and then drove her five year old daughter to the home they all shared less than mile away. The prosecutor says, the little girl was found by a relative covered with blood. Minutes later jf showed up at her front door several miles away covered in blood. The defendant who also lived there was nowhere to be found. Reporter and Officials Say that ambrose was arrested several hours after the murder in Atlantic City. If convicted he faces 30 years to life behind bars. Lucy . Thank you very much, thalia. Another Police Involved shooting in philadelphia this evening. Skyfox over this scene in eastwick at island avenue and elmwood. Police tell us an officer shot at a vehicle he thought was about to hit him. A man in the car was shot in the arm. He is now in the hospital. No word on his condition now the circumstances around exactly what happened. A newark, new jersey, Police Officer is recovering after being shot in the leg. This happened this afternoon the mayor says the officer was struggling with a suspect during an Armed Robbery when the shooting happened. The officer is expected to be okay. Police arrested the suspect at the scene. Police say theyve got the guy who stole from one of their own. They say 36 year old Wayne Whitley took off with a Police Officers bicycle it happened when the officer was doing a Security Check and left that bike. Police found it and its saddle bag in the officer home short distance away. He face as list of charges including theft. Governor christie is pushing lawmakers to reform new jerseys prison bail system and he wants them to do it now. He wants to update the bail system to keep those accused of Violent Crimes behind bars while releasing suspects in minor crimes who cant afford bail. The governor is calling a legislation session to push lawmakers to take action. Monday is the deadline for this proposal to make notify ballot. If lawmakers back christies idea youll be able to vote on it in november. In Atlantic City police say a bank robber took his loot and went straight to a casino. But police say they caught up to him before he can hit the slots or gamble a penny. 34 year old lonnie britain now faces robbery charges tonight. Police say he passed a note demanding money from teller at a bank of america on atlantic avenue in Atlantic City. It happen this morning. They spotted him short time later getting into a cab. Well that cab headed to harrahs casino. And police say they caught him there and Bank Employees are saying that he is the robber. A local Little League team has one more reason to be very very proud tonight. They could be headed to the world series but one girl on the team could soon make history in her own right. And you may not guess it from looking at it but this local body builder used to be brawly. How hes now helping local children do the same thing. Colleen. As eagles get ready for the season lane johnson gets ready to serve his four game suspension. Playing with the second team right now it actually has some benefits. Thats still ahead in sports. Right now temperatures are in the 70s it doesnt feel like late july. Coming up when the humidity, the temperatures increase as well as when youll need the umbrellas next. Tonight at 10 a florida mom is under arrest for letting her son walk to a park alone. Who cops say may have been lurking nearby that made this way too dangerous for the seven year old. Thats tonight at 10 00 on the year old. Thats tonight at 10 00 on the fothe wonder of summer is that i never know what kind of adventure awaits. The days are longer, and the breeze feels a little sweeter. And, thanks to volvo, ill pay nothing for repairs or maintenance for 5 years, nothing. They even cover my first months payment. So, ill be happy wherever the summer takes me. The wonder of summer event. The 2015 volvo s60 sedan with complimentary first months payment. Starting at 319 a month. Hes a bullying victim turned body builder and he is sharing his story of inspiration across our area. 16 year old nick is holding a summer super man camp for students in the olney second of philadelphia. Hes rich physical from haiti and holds the title of the 2013 mr. Philadelphia junior teen for body building. He can bench press 405 pounds. During a poetry class at Delaware Valley Charter School that daimios was moved to tell his story of bullying. He turned that painful experience around and is now been chosen to represent the United States in the International Body building and fitness federation. Ive got a party snap. Its something you throw in learn it in my head. Popped that. Told that to teacher at school. We going to talk to this person about it. Nothing happened. He leads the group each day in various cardio and Strength Training exercises he says he also likes to teach his students to work as a team. We have an incredible Baseball Team in our city. Its not the current phillies. Its Little Leaguers with shot at making their own world series and of course were talking the lyle league world series. Theyve already proven how fear they are by earning the title of state champions. Fox 29s drew dickman live in south philadelphia where the taney dragons held their final scrimmage before regionals. Drew . Reporter iain theyre getting ready to go to the mid atlantic regions on friday. And if they within those they will punch their ticket to the Little League world series which will be closer for them williamsport, pennsylvania. Now this team already accomplished a lot as you morninged theyre already the state champions, and theres first team from the city to ever do that. The taney dragons took their final practice cuts before they head to regionals. The group of 12 and 13 year olds from center city is doing something a Little League inner city team in pennsylvania has never done, within the state championship. Did you guys think youd make it this far when the season start justin drabick. No. No way. I knew it was a very talented group, but a lot has got to go right and you have to within lot of game to get to this point. Reporter many of the players in this group have been together for several years. Chemistry is just one of their secrets. My teammates mean a lot. Theyre some of my closest friends. Especially because most of them ive known since i was about eight. So its not really like playing with teammates its more like playing with family. Reporter theyve got an ace in the hole. Coaches say monet davis is the best pitcher in the state. Trying to put the name taney out there in the world to let everyone know that inner city kids can make a big difference in baseball industry. Reporter despite everything theyve already accomplish, this group of all stars knows the most challenging road still lies ahead. Cant wait for the states. Its going to be tough but i think well bat them. Reporter when it comes to pressure, for this team, it seems ignorance really can be bliss. We just work hard and we just dont think about because weve come back in so many games, and we just dont think about that. We focus on the game and we just play. Reporter great group of kids there. They leave for their journey tomorrow morning to bristol, connecticut. Their first game is on saturday. Now, if the team make the Little League world series monet davis will only be the 17th girl to play in the Little League world series in the 68 years in the history of that tournament. Iain. Impressive, drew. We wish them all the best. Thank you. Healthy dishes and recipes on hand today in West Philadelphia to kick off new partnership between global food provider and Childrens Hospital of philadelphia. Aramark handed over 750 to us season dollars grant to chops healthy weight program. Theyre doing study on how healthier cooking impacts obesity in the community. And wonderful weather definitely impacts mood around philadelphia. It has been fantastic. Hasnt it . It has been for lot of people. I like eight little warmer. I think you do. I think thats about to change. Were looking at item which are on the increase over the next couple of days as well as that humidity. So its going to feel like the summer muggies over the neck couple of days. But as we take a look at the lows this morning very refreshing. 62 in philadelphia. 58 in trenton. 57 in wilmington and look at this. 45 degrees that was the low temperature in the pocono mountains early this morning. So we recovered bit. 80 degrees was the High Temperature for today. But its still below average. 87 is the normal for this time of year. The record that is definitely safe, 1988, 98 degrees. So where is the heat this year . Take look at 2014 much this year weve only seen 14 days with temperatures at or above 90 degrees. Move back to 2012, we saw 30 and in 2010, 36, 90degree plus days. Summer isnt over just yet. We still have some time to potentially make that up. But i dont think a lot of folks are complaining. 79 degrees right now. Humidity comfortable at 39 . Those winds out of the southwest at 10 miles per hour. So its still pretty comfortable and its dry area wide. 70 right now in the pocono mountains. Mid 70s in lancaster as well pottstown. 77 is a popular number. Trenton, wilmington, dover, millville as well as Atlantic City a pair of sevens. Dew point temperatures below 60 degrees and it is definitely comfortable and dry. 50 right now the reading in the pocono mountains. Low 50s in philadelphia as well sections of south jersey. So if youre stepping outdoors, sun and clouds, its going to be comfortable. Nice for a backyard barbecue. Were looking at 70s by 9 00. Low 70s by 11 00 oclock. And staying pretty mild as we move into the overnight. Satellite and radar dry and quiet. High pressure is really been in control of our weather. There is a front off to the west. Showers and thunderstorms developing toward the central and western part of the state. But a lot of this activity will not make it into our area because the atmosphere so dry and also well lose the daytime heating. As we watch how thing play out you can see the showers off to the west. They diminish as they move toward the pocono mountains for the most part moving ahead into your thursday afternoon during the heat of the day well watch out for few isolated showers and storms popping up. Better chances for scattered showers moving in your friday across the area. But thursday wont be a wash out. Isolated activity more scattered showers moving in to friday but then as we move into the up cupping weekend you can see a disturbance develops to our south that will pump up the moisture and were looking at unsettled conditions saturday as well as sunday. So just keep that mind if youre making plans for the up coming weekend. 50s in the suburb upper 50s tonight. 64 degrees in the city. Mid 80s for high testimony chers tomorrow. So a little warmer. The humidity will be a little more noticeable as well tomorrow afternoon and that could spark off isolated shower or storm. But once again better chances for scattered showers moving into your friday and then look at saturday. Stuck in the 70s with clouds, its going to be damp on saturday. Scattered showers linger into sunday and we warm things up for early neck week with the humidity and also those temperatures in the upper 80s. All right. For warn. Thanks, scott. All right. Colleen. Well, the rumors are flying right now the phillies playing their final game before the trade deadline. Today at citi field. And the eagles continue Training Camp as one player makes the and the eagles continue Training Camp as one player makes the best of a not so box now at h. H. Gregg, you can save up to 25 off storewide. Plus, get another 5 off instantly with your h. H. Gregg card. Get this whirlpool stainless steel three door refrigerator now only 1499. Or a samsung 55 smart tv for just 788. For these amazing deals, and the boxes they come in, hurry to h. H. Gregg, and fill your home with happy. Practice resumed today at the novacare complex as the eagles continue Training Camp. Riley cooper, chris poke and Julian Vander svelte held out of practice with minor injuries. Chip kelly does expect all to be back within a few days. Meanwhile, lane johnson has been taking advantage of his demotion to the second team before sitting out his suspension. One of the concerns here with johnson is his longterm growth at the position. But he actually has a little more responsibility with the backup. Lane is forced to kind of be a little bit more vocal. So, um, there is a Development Going on there and hes work extremely hard, um, for the time we have him. We got him from now until the end of camp. Right when the we break for the first game hell be gone for that that time and he he wont be allowed to be in the facili facility. Less than 24 hours away from the trade deadline and the phillies have yet to make a move. Plenty of rumors flying around major logue baseball and a couple of dates. One of those phillies. The scouts lining up to look at all that phillies tal leapt in the lineup. Bottom of the fourth hits one out to centerfield. Ben revere all over it. He make the leaping catch to keep the game scoreless. I know. We were all shocked. Game now tied at one in the fifth and its Daniel Murphy with the three run homerun to left. All part of a fourone fifth inning. Murphy snapping a 94 at bat homer less streak. He should send Kyle Kendrick a thank you card for that one. Top of the seventh mets up four to one and Jimmy Rollins cuts the lead to two. Pinch hit homerun his 15th of the year. Thats after hitting six homeruns all of last year. But the bottom of the seventh, this is where the mets bat around adding five runs on five hits. To annihilate the phillies. 11 to two. So an ugly, ugly day for the baseball game with the phillies and the mets. Rumors flying with the treaded line and all of that. It mean between aj burnett, and theres stuff with cliff lee and cole hamels. Sort of everybodys names are out there right now. Nothing is happening yet. Well see what happens. Thanks, colleen. And that does it for us right who are at 6 00. Well see you back here at 10 00. Have great night. Inside edition is up next. Have great night. Inside edition is up next. Thank ythank you for defendiyour sacrifice. 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