Cars, so, it has taken 40 cars out of service and that means a shortage during peak travel times starting with tomorrow mornings rush hour. From 6 00 until 10 00 and 3 00 n there will be now ab or express service so trains will make all stops. Service will operate as often as possible but expect more crowded cars. Septa plans a News Conference tomorrow afternoon, to update the situation. Now to the investigation in the murder of a well known civic activist. Six fiveyear old woman was found shot the to death friday night inside of her home in the citys powellton section. Police are trying to find her killer and determine how anyone could murder this beloved woman. Action News Reporter Christie Ileto is live in powellton with new details, christie . Reporter well, sarah Police Identified victim as Winfred Harris known for planting trees and making her neighborhood greener. Tonight, family, and friend and neighbors here are struggling to make sense of what happened, as flowers and balloon
Bushes out the way. New tonight, the cabbies story. He was talking to himself and i dont know what was in his mind. And the scene that people wont soon forget. I never seen anything like this before. Good evening u im jacqueline london. Im jim rosen field. Were live in rittenhouse choir with keith jones. Reporter it came streaming through here. You can see the tire marks. Some people had to dive out of the way to be safe. Imagine the man behind the wheel now is completely naked. On top of that, i talked it a Good Samaritan and a friend who helped stop him as he made it all the way to the end. Out of control. People diving out of the way of a stolen cab. He had nothing on him but what god gave him. Thats Brandon Thompson by the passenger side. He was fighting me off. I had to punch hichl to get ahold of him. Thompson grabs the keys. Get away from that car. He helps drag him out with a large group. We hear him start scream, im mentally ill. Im chaos at rittenhouse as they cuff him and dr
Custody right now. Police looking for one more. In fact when police were rounding many of them up at Ben Franklin High School, they say someone pulled the fire alarm to give them some cover. Only on fox, video of several teenagers walked into the ninth philadelphia december district all facing Assault Charges after a brawl on the subway at the race vine station last thursday. Fox 29 cameras were also rolling as septa and Philadelphia Police officers covered every exit at Ben Franklin High School where seven of ten of these teens were picked up. Police arrested the others around the corner and one after a foot chase. Violent fight scenes like this one sounded alarm to septa commuters. This is just crazy. Mentality of these kids possess. Its very sad and diss heart iteming to hear. Three String Theory Charter School students were attacked during that brawl last night in west fill al separate melee between several girls. Cops say it ended with one of them getting her hair torched with the
Car with a stack of them covering a windshield you have to wonder, whats happening . Whats going on . We saw it happen in university city. A car sitting there not days, not weeks. No. Months. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Im iain page. Im lucy noland. So why tonight was that car still sitting there on a public street . Our Chris Oconnell went searching for answers life in university city. Chris . Reporter well, iain, lucy, how would you like to have a free parking spot in the city of philadelphia for the last four months . In a 20 minute loading zone no less. Well thats exactly what the owner of one car has been getting away with until we starter asking questions. With thick coat of dirt covering the windshield and six parking tickets under the wipers the silver kia parked on 30th and jfk has become somewhat of a local mystery. That car has been there since last year. I mean we talking like prior thanksgiving. Reporter although the sign says loadly for 20 minutes Wilson River
Reporter jimmy hunt system in disbelief over the arrest of 33yearold michael long, a Philadelphia Police officer. He was charged thursday with animal cruelty for putting his precious pup in bag and leave it in Wissahickon Park last november. Jim knee is now cranberrys owner a month after a woman walking her dog noticed his bag sticking out a bag jimmy topped her. Jimmy is out of town on business but face timed with me tonight to talk about cranberri case. She loves humans. They loves all other dogs. Its another reason were confused about what happened to her report roar the pennsylvania spca and Philadelphia Police internal affairs worked together on the investigation. A scan of cranberrys micro chip red them to long an 11 year veteran of the department. Adopted her in august after finding her while working his beat. During that time, officers viewed some items that suggested that a dog had been living at the location, um, went forward with search warrant, um, and at that time of the s