Reporter debra snapped this picture when Police Arrived outside of heroine wood home on tuesday. She wondered why the two guys she just hired to shovel her driveway and sidewalk were stopped by lower merion township police. The two africanamerican were told to sit in the snow while being questioned by officer. She believes the stop was solely based on race, and touched off a social media fire storm on the Township Community Facebook Page page. I have friends who have children of color who also have, um, you know, issues with their kids being stopped in lower merion. Whereas maybe other caucasian kids are not stopped. Reporter the turns out the kids were not kids. Lower merion township tells fox 29 officers did stop and question two groups of men shoveling driveways on tuesday. They ranged in ages from 18 to 40 years old all of them africanamerican. In a statement township spokesperson tells us we dont have a problem with kids shoveling driveways but adults going door to door need a tow
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Complaint alleging Sexual Misconduct against her. Sources say what followed were allegations of her having sex with two male firefighters in a vehicle as well as with other firefighters paramedics and Fire Department leaders in multiple city fire stations. Were told the Inspector Generals Office gave a completed report to city officials recommending punishment but the mayor says im not going to prejudge something that i dont have all the details op. Reporter the president of Firefighters Union local 22 reacts in a Statement Released to fox 29 saying we are aware of the inspector generals investigation but cannot and will not comment as we do not know the specifics of the allegations or the conclusions drawn in the igs report. Were told the philadelphia Fire Department leadership has been told to make reforms and policy changes after this incident took place. Back to you, iain. Dave, thank you. Breaking news right now. Police are investigating the discovery of a world war ii era weapon
Police because of the color of their skin . Good evening im iain page. Im lucy noland. Our fox 29s Chris Oconnell is live at the scene right now in lower merion township. What are police saying, chris . Reporter Lower Merion Township Police are denying they were profiling young africanamerican shoveling snow from peoples driveways here in the township yesterday. But they do tell us they have started an investigation into those claims. We saw the police pull up and sit them down and start asking them questions. Reporter debra snapped this picture when Police Arrived outside of heroine wood home on tuesday. She wondered why the two guys she just hired to shovel her driveway and sidewalk were stopped by Lower Merion Township Police. The two africanamerican were told to sit in the snow while being questioned by officer. She believes the stop was solely based on race, and touched off a social media fire storm on the Township Community Facebook Page page. I have friends who have children of
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