Sometimes attacking the people inside. Good evening, im iain page. Good evening im dawn timmeney. Lucy is off tonight. Were talking about a frightening scenario lets get to fox 29s Dave Schratwieser live in southwest philadelphia with the story you will only see on fox. Dave . Reporter dawn, these hightech bandits struck as recently as two weeks ago. We spoke with three of the victims tonight who were too petrified to appear on camera. But one of them told us off camera this is something right out of a hollywood movie. On the streets of southwest philadelphia, asian Business Owners are scared. A crew of sophisticated hightech thieves are tracking the owners to their homes and robbing them. Think clearly using tracking devices and i phones to assist them in identifying their targets and also identifying their homes. Reporter its happen at least 10 times recently the thieves slap a mag nat tick gps tracking device underneath owner cars and using the tracking device date tan i phones to l
Robbing them. Think clearly using tracking devices and i phones to assist them in identifying their targets and also identifying their homes. Reporter its happen at least 10 times recently the thieves slap a mag nat tick gps tracking device underneath owner cars and using the tracking device date tan i phones to lead them to the owners suburban homes. For a burglary or Home Invasion. Im surprised and disheartened to learn that they are recurring with a little more sophistication this time. Reporter city councilman david oh says this isnt the first time asian Business Owners have been targeted. He says owners are worried. Its the victimization the fact that theyre being target targeted, theyre being followed home. Reporter last august the thieves target add local Business Owner who lives on the mainline. They staged a Home Invasion robbery and brutally beat the owner with a hammer. Local state and federal investigators are now on the case. Trying to take this group down quickly so we ca
In West Philadelphia tonight where the department begins to say its goodbye. Shawnette. Reporter i can tell you has been a highly emotional afternoon here in this area. Hard to find a dry eye in this crowd that was gather outside the funeral home. Take a look behind me. Officers continued to go inside the funeral home to pay respects to fallen officer Robert Wilson. It was a moving procession as they stood in formation this was earlier this afternoon. They covered this West Philadelphia neighborhood surrounding the funeral home where officer robertville wilsons body is for a viewing tonight. Crowds of people stood on the sidewalks watching. Many could be heard saying it is such a sad time for our community. Most didnt know the officer but say he died to save the lives of so many others who were in that store the day he was killed. Emotional commissioner Charles Ramsay spoke coming outside of the funeral home. Ive only been here seven years and this is the eighth time ive had to bury on
Robert wilson iii and celebrate his life. Yesterday will go down in the annals of this departments history as one of the bravest days weve ever seen anybody live. The departments leader trying to ease the pain of a grieving audience. When you talk about a Guardian Angel you couldnt find a better one than the one that was right here before us. Good evening everybody. Im joyce evans. Im dawn timmeney. Officer Robert Wilson iii lost his life while fighting valiantly to save customers and staff inside a north philadelphia game stop store. And now the departments medal of valor will forever bear his name. Fox 29s Sabina Kuriakose right there as a true hero is remembered. Ive been in policing for 46 years and i have never witnessed an act of bravery like i saw that day. He laid down his life for people in that store. Reporter the burden of a citys grief shouldered by shades of blue. Police officers from near and far giving one final salute to fallen officer Robert Wilson iii posthumously pro