Is just who we are, and not ashamed to acknowledge that, from two ends of city but hum and means and beginnings and happy with the opportunity to work alongside him and his team and this city. Controversial issues like stop and frisk will be revised and closely monitored. He got a thumbs up from two leaders he is not likely to see eye to eye. We have a great working relationship now working with the Philadelphia Police department, we look forward to continuing that over the next four years and hopefully eight years. He is level headed and with the issue of Public Safety and its important that our mayorelect elect a good Public Safety team around this city. Reporter sharrie the real intrigue will play itself out in the weeks ahead when chief commissioner ross selects his new team of chief deputies. Im vernon odom, channel 6 action news. Well be watching and waiting for that as well. From our delaware newsroom, Police Made One arrest in the abduction and robbery of a 71yearold woman in n
Fox 29 news in hd brought to you by x finity the future of awesome. Right now on fox 29 news at 10, a local Police Officer is thrown from his motorcycle, hit by a driver who investigators say tried to beat a traffic light. Tonight the officer is in the hospital and that driver is on the run. G evening, im chris oconnell. Im dawn timmeney. That accident happened this afternoon in chester, delaware county, and fox 29s Shawnette Wilson was there just as it happened. Shes at the Chester Police department tonight. Shawnette . Reporter well, dawn n officer is at Chester Crozer in stable condition. Im told hes being held overnight for observation. We also just checked with police and they tell me the search for the driver who hit that officer is still underway. Skyfox over the scene of a hitandrun involving a chester city Police Officer. Police on scene identify him as officer dan hoffman. Officer hoffman was on his motorcycle headed westbound on highway 291. Three cars were in the eastbound
The afternoon hours. Its not going to end up until tonight. How about the visibility . Half a mile visibility through much of the area. Fog is a big concern this morning. As youre headed out. Heres what you can expect with your morning rush. Expect delays. Areas of fog. Even worse than yesterday with the fog. Light rain and drizzle. Even though its not showering, its constantly misty out here. The roads are wet. We have wet leaves on the roads and certainly reduced visibility a big issue. Its 52 degrees with fog right now in philadelphia and misting. By 8 00 a. M. , temperatures kind of holding in the 50s. 53. Were going to see rain at times on and off much like yesterday. By noon, 57 but it gets really heavy in the afternoon hours. By 3 00 p. M. , i think well see some of the heaviest rain through the area, 59. By 6 00 p. M. , still raining at times and temperatures holding in the upper 50s, a high of 60 in the afternoon hours. So, a lot of rain coming our way. Details on all that in
While now as well as 422 out further to the west. So the steadier showers are out to the north and west right now but theyll be moving through the area. Satellite6 and action radar kind of slowing this in motion how this has moved right into place. Today were getting about a quarter of an inch of rain so not a lot of moisture but were going to have some showers, some rain on and off and that will be the first half of the day. Look at the temperatures, though. Its about 10 degrees above yesterdays temperatures. 50 degrees in quakertown, 52 warrington, 54 already in center city, 51 in chester and some of the suburbs in new jersey youre in the low to mid50s. 52 in hammonton but 53 he in woodbine. Already sitting at 55 degrees this morning in dover, delaware. Heres what you can expect today. Again, the first half of the day is wetter so by 9 00 a. M. , 56. Were going to have rain in spots. By noon already starting to dry out, 60 degrees. Some showers around. By 3 00 p. M. , it should be mo
With a box cutter. Here is what happened next. This is video, taken by a bystander who saw it all in full. He said several Good Samaritans saw what was happening to this woman. They stepped in, they pushed the suspect into a snow bank, despite, they say, he was armed with a box cutter, and the Good Samaritan held him there in the snow bank until police were able to arrive. Now, we spoke with ron roberts, who was a bystander, who captured all of this on video, as he was just headed into work, at the shoprite here. Heres what he told bus that chaotic scene. They were yelling, what do you have, do you have a knife . Do you have a gun . And he wasnt really answering them, then he eventually kicked out a knife from his pocket. Isnt it a great job . Isnt a great job not killing him after punching a woman in the face, so it is good job keeping their cool about that. And ron says the police were able to get here pretty fast, now, police say, they do have the suspect, of course, in custody. The