Walk his dog in the 5800 block of malvern avenue when a gunman approached from behind, seeing a weapon in the us pecks hand the offduty officer fired eight times. Suspect ducked behind a car and then ran off. At this point in time we dont know if the a sale an was hit or not. We have alerts out to the hospital. We will continue our investigation in the scene. Reporter Police Called in a k9 unit and conduct a search nearby looking for weapon and suspect. They have expanded the search area and reminding folks to always be vigilant no matter the time or place. Keep aware of your surroundings have have all time regardless of where you are and where you go for your own personal safety. Anyone part of the cities not worse than the other. This is the reality of the world we live in and this is the challenge that we as Police Officers face every day. Reporter this offduty Police Officer was not injured. He is a fiveyear veteran of the fill police department. He also spent two years in upper da
This is reality we live n these are challenges we as Police Office are face every day. Reporter now this offduty Police Officer was not injured. He is a fiveyear veteran of the Philadelphia Police department. He work two years in upper darby as well. Anyone with any ferris asked to call police. We are reporting live outside Philadelphia Police headquarters jan carabao for cbs3 Eyewitness News. A stolen car crashes in the wall of the church in north philadelphia one person was taken to Temple University hospital after this crash at 21st and somerset. It happened about a 4 00 oclock this morning. The the victims condition is in the yet the known, and we will give you more updates throughout the morning. Two people, including a wilmington fire fighter are hurt after a fire rips through this house overnight. The fire chief shared these pictures with us. Fire started in the basement of the home on east lawn avenue in and spread upstairs. Were also told that the Fire Fighters suffered minor
Pittsburgh and State College so an indication that cooler air has arrived. By the time any of those sprinkles work toward the east well see rain showers here or there, mostly just sprinkles. Not a lot of rain today. 44 degrees, as you step outside. Winds coming in somewhat gently from the west. 37 in lancaster close to the 30s in trenton and 43 in millville, new jersey. As we head out the door to get the bus were looking at temperatures in the low 40s between 6 and 8 00 a. M. A little bit of a chilly breeze may build. It stays cool, high of 55 degrees, i can see that hitting at 3 00 p. M. And lingering until 4 00 p. M. 6 00 p. M. Were looking at a similar number of 53 degrees, a couple of issues overnight tonight and overnight friday night into saturday. We are expecting temperatures at 30. Its a warning in the Lehigh Valley and northern bucks and montco. Of course the pollen report showing things have easilied back a little bit after the rain that came through but were going back up i
Begin with breaking news in Montgomery County. Where 50 homes were evacuated because of a strong chemical odor in lower providence. David henry is live with more. Reporter the hazmat team son the scene right now, in the meantime 50 homes remain evacuated as a heavy chemical odor permeated the neighborhood at 9 00 this morning. We started to receive numerous calls in the area of this neighborhood of odor in the houses. The First Responders started to evacuate homes in the immediate area, they traced it to ama associationedassociated. They found the product leaking in there and they were able to cap it off and contain it. They are now in the process of cleaning up and venting the building but nobody in the building itself called. The Emergency Responders found the employees standing around outside when they arrived. Four people in the neighborhood were taken to the hospital complaining of dizzyinessdizziness. They will be checked out for elevated levels of color nated gas. Well check the
As crews worked to make repairs on a water main break in Grand Rapids Thursday morning, we take a look at the aging infrastructure of the city's water distribution system.