Store, tied up an employee and customer and stole 10,000 of merchandise with another robber. Our camera saw police inside, the designer consignment, on the 4300 block of a busy main street in manayunk. Investigators were looking for evidence and talking to witnesses. Moments after the man wearing dark clothes and glasses walked inside the store, he pointed a silver gun at a 32yearold employee. He zip tide her and a 65yearold. And put them in a dressing room. The suspect turned the lights off and two other people came in, they stole coats, jackets, boots, purse, and 200 cash. Traumatic for the woman and the male to be bound by the wrists and ankles with a gun. Fortunately, no injuries to either of them, but both good witnesses and there are cameras inside and outside. This say largely busy area of manayunk, especially at the time of the robbery, 6 00. According to a Philadelphia Police crime report website, there have been three thefts here on main street since january 10th. Either happ
Text cbs philly news all one word to 84816. Well, a summerlike sizzle has now descended on the region. We are under a heat advisory at this hour. Eyewitness news in Center City Philadelphia where some braved the heat, and the blazing sun in the park, shade and cool drink certainly proved useful today. The heat, did give some students the afternoon off, at Philadelphia School district dismissed at 12 15 today as a result of the temperatures. Lets go outside, we have Team Coverage of the heat, meteorologists kathy orr and Carol Erickson. Katie, we will start with on you the sky deck, it was a hot one. Certainly was and still is, chris. That heat advisory continues through 7 00 oclock tonight. Cloud just passed by and light breeze and boy did it feel better. Take a look at our numbers. We have heated up through the 90s today hottest day of the year so far, high of 94 and still warming. The record 96 setback in 1957. Is there a look at our heat advisory that will roll on for next couple of
In yellow. Coming up we will track those storms and more coming during the day tomorrow and show you when we finally get the relief from that heat, ill have that later in the broadcast when i join you inside. On days like this when it vice hot out there, and the the urge strikes you to complain, just think back to winter, not that long ago. Meteorologist Carol Erickson is soak nothing rays at cooper river park in camden. That is good advice. We were in snow not too long ago. That felt like an ice cube down my back yes, thank you for that reminder because perspective is key to trying to get through this weather. Im out at coupe ever river park, 350 acres, just a handfull of people out here because of the heat. A couple on the play ground. It is hot for the kids. Then that shredded black tire play ground, surface vice hot, pavement could be worse and it can be hard, very hard, to escape this unbear an, unrelenting, uncool weather. Hiding from the over bearing sun. Smart move on a day tha
A front for prostitution. Today two south bay homes were raided and two people arrested. One of those houses is in Mountain View. Abc 7 News Reporter david louis has more. Reporter agents pounding on the front door of this threebedroom house at 8 00 this morning. Come over the bedroom, i look down, jesus, fbi and Mountain View police all over the place, what in the worlds going on . Reporter the fbi and irs had a warrant to search for and seize evidence to link homeowner erika murrow to the website myredbook which is under investigation for alleged prostitution activity. 53yearold omura, nickname red, was arrested about the same time at an apartment complex in santa clara. These photos of murrow were taken by a neighbor when they got together for a party. She and prostitution. Omurrow faces Money Laundering charges. Police say shes a computer consultant. Several neighbors describes omurrow as private and reclusive. Very private person. Okay, and im an exrecruiter, always asking people
San Francisco Police are announcing a break in the case of a serial arsonist. A man theyve been chasing for more than a week. Kron 4s Philippe Djegal is live in San Francisco with the latest. Philippe . Catherine. Police say the man was arrested this evening. He is off the streets. But his identity and the details surrounding the arrest wont be released until tomorrow. But this is still a bigger rest for the Police Department and the residents. Earlier this week Police Released photos and video asking the public to help identify this man targeting the area. Is suspected of fighting multiple fires at construction sites, occupied buildings, and dumpsters. Anybody who recognize the subjects were asked to contact police. Well in appears that strategy worked. The police say they are confident that they have caught the person they are looking for. We will learn more about him tomorrow. We will certainly broadcast anything we learned about this case on our morning news. You can also check it