About the hero in blue who beat the odds. Hes a standup guy. He will do anything and everything for anybody at any time. Also new tonight, a closer look at the suspect and his criminal past. Are you sorry for what you did . Good evening. Im jim rosenfield. Investigators say that suspect is a career criminal. The officer a rookie who is alive tonight thanks in part to his bulletproof vest. And tonight we have Live Team Coverage beginning with nbc 10s Randy Gyllenhaal whos live at the scene in fallcrop, delaware county. Neighbors here called police this morning complaining about somebody smoking marijuana, possibly dealing drugs inside this apartment complex here behind me. When officer chris dorman showed up to investigate police say a man armed with a gun opened fire. And tonight were learning that suspect is no stranger to police. Are you sorry for what you did . Reporter prosecutors call donte island a career criminal. And now hes heading back to jail. Police say he shot and nearly k
Neighborhoods right now mainly seeing some 60s. Philadelphia, 65. Lehigh valley, 61. And delaware also in the mid 60s. However, everything is improving nicely as the day progresses. I am certainly looking forward to that. Along the shoreline it looks like cape may is at 64. Somers point also in the mid 60s. Mays landing one degree warmer at 65 for you. Rip current outlook is moderate. Ted and i talk about that often because of course that is dangerous. Do not swim alone. National Weather Service does advice a flotation device if youre going out and swim with a buddy. Current temperatures mainly in the 60s. Lots of sunshine. Those clouds are starting to dissipate. For today well keep it fantastic. And the better news is humidity is going to be low. Were seeing a northeasterly wind. But by tomorrow a little bit of a southerly push. That means higher humidity, so a little bit more muggy. Look at these temperatures for the lehigh valley. The average, 89 degrees. Lots of sunshine. This icon
I just saw a cup running, a bloody face, and six gunshots by the side of the house. Reporter a team of police shut down Baltimore Pike after the shooting. The officer rushed to the hospital where his family could be by his side. They are upset, but feel relieved now that hes stable. At least stable according to the doctors. That was Brandon Hudson reporting. We were there as the officer was taken from a life flight helicopter into the hospital on a stretcher where he remains at this hour. Reporter nbc 10 continues our Team Coverage now from the hospital in west philadelphia, so fill us in on how hes doing right now. Well, as you saw in the video, the officer was air lifted by the medical choppers from a hospital in Delaware County. The police chief says the family is with him, and they are relieved that the suspected shooter has been caught. He was talking to the detective who brought him down here. The detective or the first hospital and able to speak, conscious, and he was able to gi
As bad as we saw last weekend. Still seeing high to moderate for today, improving by tuesday. Thats simply because it looks like we have some rain showers in the forecast. Live shot outside. North wildwood seeing a break in the clouds already. As we take a wider perspective, notice we are seeing lots of 60s out there. The trend is going to be steady upwards. Well see some 80s by 2 00 p. M. Enjoy the day, lots of sunshine. I am forecasting mostly sunny to sunny skies along the shoreline. Seeing lots of 60s. Again, its the fog that we have to contend with, everything improving eventually. A couple stubborn clouds and then everything looks a lot better. The marine layer mixing outs a the day progresses. We do have to deal with really dry conditions today. Muggier by tomorrow and some fog through the overnight hours. So keep that in mind early tomorrow morning. A look at a satellite and radar image. Not much going on. A High Pressure system sitting along the eastern seaboard. We are seeing
Four people in custody. We learned officer dorman was trying to stop people he believed were smoking drugs behind an apartment on baltimore pike. I hope the policeman comes out okay. Reporter its time to start at 5 00, but we have not seen police or anyone from the District Attorneys office, but as soon as they get here, as soon as the press conference starts, you will see it here live. Live in folcroft, nbc 10 news. Thank you. He joined the Police Department last year, and hes getting treated at penn Presbyterian Hospital right now, and thats where we find our reporter, and i understand that his bullet proof vest likely saved his life . Reporter thats what the police chief says tonight. One of the doctors said thank god he was wearing his vest. We know he was shot at multiple times, hat three injuries from the gunshot wounds, one hitting the badge right off the uniform. A chopper carrying officer dor minute arrived before noon at penn presbyterian. He was taken by a fellow Police Offi