Officers tell us it was just after midnight when officer cappy parked his patrol car. It was shortly after that were told a supervisor smelled alcohol on his breath. It was damage to the police car that first sparked in supervisors attention. Officers say the officer was driving a marked Police Patrol char had three flat tires and bent rims. The supervisor approached the officer to see what happened and as they smoke noticed the officer had bloodshot eyes and had the smell of alcohol on his breath. Kathy said he didnt realize his tires were blown and investigators say he began to assault the supervisor. He was brought under control and charged with driving under the influence simple assault and recklessly endangering another person. He has been suspended for 30 days with intent and to dismiss. In 2011 he was charged for allegedly assaulting his exgirlfriend. He was fired from the force but was reinstated in 2013 after going through arbitration. Were live in southwest philadelphia, matt
Breaking right now, an offduty Police Officer has been shot and killed, inside after Delaware County home. Good evening everyone, im natasha brown. Police confirm the death after darby borough officer less than an hour ago, during a emotional press conference. Eyewitness News Reporter matt rivers was at the press conference, he joins us now live in darby borough with the very latest, matt . Emotional is correct, that the tasha. Officials here at the Darby Borough Police station are not releasing this officers identity yet. Because not all of his family members have been notified of this terrible news what we can tell you, is that this young man was a 26 year old officer, a four year veteran of the force. And he served his community here in darby borough as a part time officer. We also know that he was a firefighter, in nearby yeadon. Now, as far as the circumstances surrounding his death, we have a little bit of video to show you from the scene where it happened earlier today, it was a
Breaking right now, an offduty Police Officer has been shot and killed, inside after Delaware County home. Good evening everyone, im natasha brown. Police confirm the death after darby borough officer less than an hour ago, during a emotional press conference. Eyewitness News Reporter matt rivers was at the press conference, he joins us now live in darby borough with the very latest, matt . Emotional is correct, that the tasha. Officials here at the Darby Borough Police station are not releasing this officers identity yet. Because not all of his family members have been notified of this terrible news what we can tell you, is that this young man was a 26 year old officer, a four year veteran of the force. And he served his community here in darby borough as a part time officer. We also know that he was a firefighter, in nearby yeadon. Now, as far as the circumstances surrounding his death, we have a little bit of video to show you from the scene where it happened earlier today, it was a
Temperatures more than you do this morning. 25 degrees as we take a look from the palmyra cove nature park across the the delaware to philadelphia. So a very cold start to the the daytoday. The it is quiet though. If you like quiet weather in the morning you will definitely have that going for us. You can be expecting to find as we look at storm scan three not much going on right now. Not much in the way of clouds. That is one of the reasons we are finding that these temperatures dropped to the level that they are because we have clear skies that left that almost 40degree temperature we had yesterday go right up to space. Twentysix the at the airport. Twentyfour in trenton. Twentyfour in wilmington. Just 15 in the poconos. Factor in the wind and we have wind chill of 16 in philadelphia and trenton. Feels like 14 degrees in wilmington and we have seen it colder. Yesterday morning a at this point we were 10 degrees colder this morning then we were yesterday morning. You will notice a dif
Would be great. We will just reverse the numbers that wee there the at 26. But blue skies, it looks beautiful, ben franklin bridge, it looks gorgeous at the shore as well. Sunnies coming up as well and it looks like just a magnificent looking day. Out in reading, i dont see any snow out there which is great, everything has melted, gonna way it is 23 degrees. If anything were there it would still be there because temperature being that low. And we are finding on storm scan three no problems whatsoever, just clear skies, beautiful looking start to the day. Twentysix in philadelphia a at the the airport. Twentyfour in trenton. Twentyfive in wilmington. It is 15 in the poconos. It is 24 in Atlantic City. With the wind it is even colder then it was last time i talk to you about this which was about 15 minutes ago. It is now feeling like 14 out in the airport in philadelphia which makes you want to get on the plane and 14 in wilmington. Four is how it feels in allentown. We are 9 degrees col