Rob three separate victims early this morning all in south philadelphia. Sunday night sarah is off im walter perez and the big story on action news is the search for a pair of alleged thieves accused of pulling a fake badge and acting like cops. Action News Reporter Jeff Skversky is live at 16 and East Passyunk where one of the incidents unfoaled yes. Jeff. Walter, those rick items were simply walking done the street when they tell police they were approached by a man an woman in a car and then robbed. You cant even walk in your own neighborhood without being accosted by a crazy person. Tony says hes watching his back after learning a sires of robberies in south philadelphia by a pair posing as please. I have no clue how it happened but its pretty scary things like that can happen and round here. Its definitely alarming. I would probably trust people if they told me that. One incidents happened 6 30 before sunrise East Passyunk avenue and 21yearold Victim Told Police a man driving gray
Walter, two of the victims were robbed of their money. Imperson nateers were not wearing uniforms or driveing a car with lights and one flashed a badge. Do you feel any less safe now. Yes, i do. Im appalled. Really angry. Willa of East Passyunk says shes on alert after learning a series of robberies by police imperson nateers in her neighborhood and other. I would be surprised this say friendly block you know we know all our neighbors its itsy that someone would come into this neighborhood dean that. It happened on the 1600 block of East Passyunk of a man and woman in silver car approached a 21yearold man walking and the imperson nateer fwot out esh flashed a badge and identified him as police and told the man he matched the description of a drug dealer. Imperson nateer frisk the vick testimony and went through backpack and wallet looking for identification and returned the wallet and drove away and thats when the victim realized his money all 14 was stolen. Two similar incidents two h
Truck on wickham ave, near 14th street were two bodies men, shot to death. C0021 jim bradley 13 46 50 when i come back to go home, the street is blocked. I figured it was somebody that just had an accident. When i get in people tell me theres been some shootings. Shocked. Police arrived around 11 am a witness told officers two men had fled the area. One of those suspects was found armed soon after in the 13hundred block of roanoke ave. An officer and sgt. Fired shots, striking him. The suspect was taken to the hospital the officer, and sgt, not hurt. C23 ofc. Mcpherson 13 51 10 we are looking for a possible second suspect we have a very vague description a black male with blue jacket. A witness who did not want to be identified told 10 on your side the two fleeing suspects had initially been inside the van but police have not confirmed that. The search for the suspects forced four nearby schools on lockdown until about 1 pm. Folks in the Community Say enough is enough. C4 judy dickens
Yeah, weve got new models coming in and narrow down the timing of the rain this if youre stepping out the door right now, we do have a few scattered showers out there. Temperatures in the 30s and 40s. Near freezing marks in some locations, wouldnt be surprised places. All due to low pressure push to go the east, pushing a cold front to the region. Look down across the southeast, the reason im showing the rain down here, this is all going to lift north ward and give us another round of heavy rain as we head into the afternoon hours. So through the region, expecting temperatures to climb into the low 50s. Ill show out the hour by hour forecast and when to expect the rain to arrive and when it will end. Over to you. Heather hegedus breaking this morning, a stand off is over in norton. The man accused of starting it by firing at police is dead now. Blair miller live in norton this morning, Stephanie Coueignoux, police are piecing it all together. Reporter blair in is still an active invest
It bring the entire community together. What the rescuers promised that brave little boy. And we do say good morning, america. The first day of school. And its great to start with this happy ending in mississippi, the lucky little boy rescued after falling in that hole. Also this morning, we have a big breaking story out of the vatican. There is a live look right now. The pope with a major announcement about marriage that could affect millions of people. Making it much easier to remarry in the church. We begin with sizzling temperatures on both coasts. Smothering heat wave in the oh temperatures topping 100 in parts of california. To ginger. No one is getting out of this really unless youre in the Northern Plains so baking and broiling, the heat and humidity are on. Above average temperatures, 10 to 20 degrees from dallas that could tie a record today to new york city, there are schools closed in connecticut, beaches staying open. Summer is just saying, hey, were extending ourselves es