The officer tied his own tourniquet before his partner raced him to the hospital. Im lucy noland. Im iain page. The suggestion inspected shooter in custody tonight. Police arrested Scott Griffin early this this afternoon. He and another man commit add robbery before the carjacking that had officer mccullough and his partner chasing them. Police say griffin turned and fired hitting mccullough. Investigators say hes got a lengthy criminal past and just got out of jail last week. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser is live at the criminal Justice Center tonight. Dave, why was this guy on the streets . Reporter well, iain works witnesses who were supposed to testify against griffin in a gun case here failed to show up in court. The judge dismissed the charges. But police tell us tonight its not the first time griffin has been in court. Hes been arrested 14 times. Charges dismissed hes right back out the next day. Reporter Court Records show accused of gunman Scott Griffin on the streets sunday night
He plans to stay in a Deputy Commissioner role until he makes a more long term decision. Reporting from city hall, rahel sol machine for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Mayor kenney reflects on his first 100 days in office and says his administration is just getting started. The report highlights cities progress in five key areas including economic security, and development, education and public safety. The report also listed some fulfilled campaign promises, including a plan to fund universal prek and bringing in an end to recession era policies like Fire Department brown outs. We woke up to rain this morning. Tomorrow some of you could face blast of winter. A freeze warning has been issued. Justin drabick is live with who will be freezing. It that time of the year we will still get cold air, and warm afternoons. Get ready for sunshine in our forecast. We have it the right now. That helped warm temperatures back in the lower 60s. We did not make to it 63 at philadelphia international. The that
Police also recovered a gun and investigators tell us tonight he has a lengthy arrest record. It was just after 1 00 oclock when police swooped down on the 1200 block of north alden street and arrested 23yearold Scott Griffin for the shooting of Police Officer James Mccullough sunday night at 59th and market. He is a dangerous individual. Obviously. Were very happy to get him off the streets. Reporter griffin was taken into custody after homicide and narcotics detectives developed information on his whereabouts overnight. He was arrested as he got out of a car without incident. Police also recovered a gun that may have been used in the shooting of 24yearold officer during a mini crime spree in west philadelphia. The shooter has a lengthy record hes been arrested 14 times. The nonshot has been arrested three times. Its amazing that, again, much like officer hartnett that he didnt succumb to more significant injuries and so were so thankful for that. Reporter shooting of officer mccullou
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