Accountable to the people it serves. [ applause ] i learned that truth working my early days of government. I started my political career working in constituent services. It was my job to help the folks get their water turned back on and to change the alley lights and to replace the basketball nets at the rec center. Yeah. Thank you. [ laughter ] councilman johnson. You spend all day on the phone with people, you realize the Government Works as it is supposed to it can dramatically change peoples lives. For the one in four people in this city living in poverty, that effective Public Transportation assistance can make the difference of whether or not they can afford to go to that job interview. For a young family, affordable prek can make the difference of whether or not they can save for their childrens college education. For immigrant entrepreneur, a city commerce representative who can speak their native language can make the difference between a business that succeed he is and one t
Headquarters, nefertiti jaquez, nbc 10 news. Our Live Team Coverage of this abduction investigation continues. Nbc 10s Rosemary Connors joins us now. What is happening at that scene . Reporter jacqueline, police activity, crime scene investigators have returned to this area. Theyre sweeping up that shattered glass from the car, just making sure that everything is cleared out of here as they continue their investigation. Meanwhile, the family, they are also on scene. Carleshas father and stepmother. Within the past half hour i showed them the Surveillance Video of the abduction. It was an emotional moment. Its unlike any pain theyve ever known. For carl freeland, his wife and his relative, its almost unbearable to watch his daughter, 22 carlesha freelandgaither struggled with her attacker before she was force nd into a car and abducte last night around 9 30 near coulter and greene street. Whatever you all want, whatever you need. Reporter they tell me they feel desperate, they want carl
I dont know what we can say to make sureselves feel better. At this point we knew her and she was such a great person. Reporter the Bensalem School district says it is making grief counselors available for any students who may need them. The bensalemc Township Police department and District Attorneys Office say they have yet to make a decision about whether any charges may be warranted against that 18yearold driver. Live in bensalem, doug shimell, nbc 10 news. Students were brought in for questioning, Philadelphia Police want to know how a student got a gun inside. Administrators learned about the gun from a student who saw one of his friends showing off the. 38 revolver. They put the school on lockdown while a s. W. A. T. Team searched every locker and every classroom. We recovered a gun in a trash can inside the school. We also have one 18yearold male in custody who possessed the gun. Police say that 18yearold will be charged. The gun was found in the schools weight room. It was not
Tonight u. S. Central command is working to remove threatening post from its twitter and youtube sites. A group claiming to work for a feared Terror Organization hacked both sites today. Postings appeared to list names and phone numbers of military personnel. The hackers claim to work on behalf of Islamic State militants. U. S. Central command has regained kroeflt sites after about 30 minutes. Nbc10 is Digging Deeper into the military hacking. Nbc nightly news will have a full report at 6 30 right after this broadcast. This evening still no sign of a delaware mother who vanished along with her two children. Their disappearance led to an amber alert. While the kids have been found, troubling questions remain tonight. Tim furlong is live in smyrna. Youve been looking for answers as well. What have you found . Reporter we tried speaking with family, jim. We spoke with police both in delaware and indiana. We tried to speak with the womans coworkers at the food line. Nobody is saying much a
Gives them 91 recommendations to get started with. Most aimed at improving Deadly Force Training among the rank and file and supervisors. Just for an example, the one that stands out the most would be the department is still taking typed statement interviews from officers versus audio or videotapes. We believe it makes it more of a summary statement than the exact statement from the officer. Reporter ron davis, the director of the department of justices communityoriented policing Services Also known as c. O. P. S. Says Philadelphia Police also lack in transparency. We also believe that theres ways to better have transparency by engaging the Police Advisory commission and making sure theres accountability not only in the department but outside as well. Reporter meantime outside the u. S. Attorneys office some protest the officerinvolved shooting of brown in northwest philadelphia. They cleared the officers of any wrongdoing. The Department Says its clearing the way to retrain and rebuil