Chopper three over the dramatic end to a bizarre chase near Philadelphia International airport. A van rolls over after leaving police on a wild and lengthy ride. The chase crossed from new jersey into pennsylvania and a suspect is now finally in custody. Good evening everyone im ukee washington. Jessica is off tonight. The chase lasted for more than two hours and weve learned the suspect orchestrateing it all was wanted for robbery. How it went down chase went back and forth between two states began in new jersey, just after 7 30. Initially the suspect evade the police in oakland Camden County and head to do philadelphia. But then it was quickly back over the bridge to new jersey after a trip through camden the next stop was the deptford mall where the suspect drove around the parking lot. After that, it was back on the highway and back into philadelphia. Through the toll and crossing the ben franklin bridge the van nearly came to stop at mid span. The suspect evaded Philadelphia Polic
Was wanted for robbery. How it went down chase went back and forth between two states began in new jersey, just after 7 30. Initially the suspect evade the police in oakland Camden County and head to do philadelphia. But then it was quickly back over the bridge to new jersey after a trip through camden the next stop was the deptford mall where the suspect drove around the parking lot. After that, it was back on the highway and back into philadelphia. Through the toll and crossing the ben franklin bridge the van nearly came to stop at mid span. The suspect evaded Philadelphia Police several times. Always getting out of a tight situation the van eventually exited 95 south near the airport and thats where police had enough. They used a pitt maneuver and the van rolled on to a service road. The suspect was cuffed and is now in custody. We go now to Eyewitness News reporter david spunt in southwest philly at the scene where this long chase came to that end. David . Reporter ukee, what a nig
About the heat, no way. Doesnt complain, thats terrific. Hey, if it is dry roadway i am all smiles. Speaking of katie how is it going to look . I feel part of it, for you mere, a you can put your feet up when you have this time of morning for one thing and also the temperatures arent that hot yet. Definitely mild outside. Walking out the door, you certainly do not need a jacket at all. That said, we will start heating up in a significant way. Looking at skycam 3, overlooking center city, very sleepy looking city at the moment, not too much happening out there not obviously too much traffic. That will all change, though, as the sun comes up, we start to heat up significantly. So storm scan, may remain empty at this point we are seeing High Pressure now currently building in. Generally calling for more sun than anything. But you will see some clouds along the way here today. Keep in mind, i am not surprised took place air quality alert now posted for portions of new jersey, specifically,
Real strong cold front move through, like changing of the guard. The warmth and humidity subside, cooler drier air take over. Thats not what happened here. So back essentially to square one and it will be hotter today than yesterday even despite cold front passage air quality alert something we have to mention here, in effect for most of the state of new jersey. Say for atlantic, cape may counties, so even if you are hitting the shore points, you have to take it easy out there guys, if you have any kind of respiratory problems, anything like, that if you know the air quality when it is poor, it affect you it, could affect you today. 75 degrees, the current temperature meanwhile at Philadelphia International airport. Just len any lower mid 70s everywhere else, say for some of the most row mother counties you do have warmth and humidity to work with region wide today. Even though it looks at face value, mo more comfortable day for you at the shore granted not quite as hot as it is in the
Be hotter, right now current air temperatures, in memphis in little rock in dallas. Sign every things to come for us temperatures like this moving into our area. Whats interesting there is view live Neighborhood Network there is whole thing got fogged n normally would be able to see a baseball diamond in the back gown, and we were able to make out the for ground. That too now tonightly socked into the fog. So it is a sign that we have got a lot of moisture and very light winds some of the northwest counties, that was shot take never burn ville. Out in berks county specially finding some lowlying cloud cover. Patchy, but very dense. Dew points, not talking dry air for few days, it will be steamy couple of days, any clouds out there should spend for more and more sunshine. By 3 00, 89 degrees, but we think we will hit 91 before the kay is said and done. Dog days of summer basically meisha, are back. They are. Certainly. You are right. I can kind of see this haze out, there almost like th