Suv crashed into a parking wall. This is outside of a church in north philadelphia. Now, Authorities Say that the suv was stolen they also say that there were three people inside the car, including a 16yearold. They were all taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Well keep you posted on that and let you know if we know of their conditions. New from overnight, a robber in a philadelphia neighborhood picked the wrong victim. An offduty Police Officer in plain clothes was walking his dog in the overbrook neighborhood when a wouldbe thief pulled a gun. Shots were fired. Katy zachry is live at the Police Station. Katy. Reporter police tell us they only have a vague description of the gunman because at the time this happened this face was partially covered by a sweatshirt. But officers say he may be injured, thats because the off duty officer that he approached and held up was armed with a gun. Authorities say the officer took out his weapon as soon as the suspect held him up. The offi
Started unloading a shipment of cocoa beens. We found snacks and stuff. Reporter dye says he was not prepared for what happened next. I looked to my left and i hear one of my coworkers say its a dead body. Reporter authorities have since confirmed that the body of a man was indeed found inside that cargo ship. Witnesses tell action news that he was found naked and severely bloated. Judging from the supplies found nearby investigators say the indications are that the victim was a stowaway who likely found his way on board before the ship left the nation of ivory coast on his way to philadelphia. But the cause of death remains a mystery. Authorities say his death could have resulted from anything including exposure to chemicals used to preserve the beans, to high heat or a lack of oxygen. He may have even drowned when the beans were irrigated. As for kareem dye he says its something he hopes to never see again. If i wanted to i could have jumped down into the hole and i would have been r
Heres part of the 911 call from the unknown person who falsely reported a shooting at moriartys Washington Township home. Ill shoot any cop. My dad taught me thousand shoot this gun and i have a pretty good aim and ill go right to the window. Reporter rob of north jersey has been spotted twice. A fake caller reported he had taken hostages. Its really not a joke. I could have been hurt. Somebody else could have been hurt. So, people who are doing this need to take into account that theyre putting peoples lives at risk. Reporter at a hearing in trenton the citys Homeland Security committee would toughen penalties for swatting including jail times and raising fines up to 150,000. A person would also have to pay back all the money that incost to bring the swat team out to your house. Reporter swatting incidents have been reported several times in our area over the last couple years. Celebrities often fall victim, too. Its a very dangerous situation. Theres got to be a deterrent there to sa
Philadelphia. It appears two juveniles from a nearby playground ran over, picked up some rocks and bricks and started throwing them at the bus. It only took one to cause some real damage shattering that window frightening those students and injuring that 20yearold female. There were two assistants on that bus along with the driver who just spoke with police. He doesnt he was driving down the street. Obviously theres two assistants with them. We havent had a chance to talk to them. Just driving down the street and heres the bricks hitting the vehicle arent then he hears people screaming then stops the bus alerts the police and they take the kid to the hospital. Reporter police say the good news here, the incident was apparently caught on a city camera so they are reviewing that video. As we pan out here i can show you that this is the playground right there that Police Believe those two juveniles came from. Again that 20yearold school of the future special needs student was taken to Pen
Punishment. He has been suspended for first four games of the upcoming regular season. It is monday night and the big story on action news tonight is the the nfl meeting out deflate gate punishment for tom brady. Action News Reporter Sharrie Williams is live at the big board with details on bradys penalty and reaction from eagles fans, sharrie. Reporter jim, four time super bowl champion stands to lose two milliondollar in base salary for those four games, long with the penalty a one milliondollar fine for the new England Patriots organization but perhaps the the biggest dagger of all, the loss of draft picks. The first round pick in 2016, taken away, the fourth round pick in 2017 also gone. Wow wow. Reporter nfl hit tom brady hard. He will be on the sidelines first four games of the coming season as part of the penalty handed down by the league after an investigation into what is now known as deflate gate. Nfl fans are reacting to the news tonight. I thought the the league should real