Seriously wounding trooper alex douglas. He evaded capture by hiding in the woods where Officials Say they found pipe bombs, ammunition, and even handwritten note describing the ambush. Us marshals finally captured him near and abandoned air plan hangar. Corporate dixons handicuffs were placed on him and put in corporal dixons car. Knelt down, calmly put his hands up, arrested without incident, will have preliminary arraignment hearing later this morning. Frein faces first grew murder charges, two counts of possession of weapons of mass destruction. Prosecutors plan to seek the Death Penalty in the case. Marlie hall reporting. Eyewitness news is staying on top of the capture of eric frein follow our coverage on the air and on line at cbsphilly. Com. Right now, it is 50 00; we have more breaking news this morning. This inferno destroys West Philadelphia Apartment Building overnight, sends too long people to the hospital, including a firefighter. Eyewitness News Reporter Nicole Brewer jo
Seen that. Reporter federal Aviation Administration already has some restrictions on drone use, not flying over sports stadiums is one along were not flying higher then 400 feet or within 5 miles of an airport. But faa cannot criminally charge any violators which is where kenny hopes his bill comes into play. Police want to have some discussion and some teeth to deal with a potential problem. Reporter faa prohibits drones for any commercial use but some say that is preventing huge amounts of profits from being made a across multiple industries. Tonight at 11 00 an exclusive interview with an amateur photographer here in philadelphia ande incredible images he is able to capture and why current legislation on drones are restrictive. Live from the sat center, matt rivers, cbs3 Eyewitness News. City council did pass a bill that adds penalties for hate crimes that arent covered under state law. Mayor nutter has two weeks to sign that bill. Supporters say it fixes a gap in state law that was
Im jessica dean. About a thousand Law Enforcement operation ers had been searching for eric frein since frein allegedly ambushed two Pennsylvania State troopers at the Blooming Grove barracks september 12. Survival list captured at the birch wood airport in tankers ville. Eyewitness News Reporter todd quinones, live at the Municipal Building with new information on freins capture tonight. Todd . Reporter jessica, golf for for tom corbett, Pennsylvania State police, expected to hold a press conference here in a matter every minute to release some of the details. One thing clear tonight, the manhunt for eric frein is over. Sources tell us when he was captured, he was armed but he gave up without a fight. When eric frein was captured and put into a state police car the handicuffs, slain trooper brian dixon, were placed on him. Us marshals captured him today in abandoned airplane hangar in the poconos, did not release details of the arrest, but Law Enforcement told cbs news 391 year old wa
Now the District Attorney says he will be pursuing the Death Penalty in this case. This is the beginning of the end, for a long, and stressful chapter, for this community, in northeast pennsylvania after 48day manhunt, eric frein was captured last night by us marshals near abandon airplane hangar in pocono township. Officials say he meekly gave himself up around 6 00 when Law Enforcement approached. He knelt and put his hands in the air. Officials say he was unarmed. During the arrest were told frein was handcuffed with corporal brian dixons cuffs, and taken away in his cruiser. Investigators say frein shot and killed dixon and shot another outside Blooming Grove barracks in september during late night shift change, since making his escape hundredses in Law Enforcement have search for frein, at times closing schools, blocking roads, cancelling events. His capture brings relief to a community thats been on edge for seven weeks. The families of corporal dixon, trooper douglas, and the Pe
Place it directly in the hands of drug dealers. Were talking about major suppliers of heroin, pot and crack cocaine to lower level dealers across south jersey. The female rookie officer married to the brother of one of the main ring leaders, she had a lesser role but faces more serious penalties. 28yearold Ashley Bailey took an oath to fight crime. No, she was not immediately taken off the street. Reporter instead, police say bailey, the rookie metro cop married to Edward Ingram worked with ingram and his brother in a Drug Trafficking scheme that stretched from camden city to the suburbs at the shore. She faces up to 30 Years Imprisonment while the leaders of the network face at least 20 years inc prison. Reporter this in a drug buyer and Seller Network that resulted in 40 arrests tuesday. Police caught wind of the ring after a series of gunrelated crimes in april. The way they were terrorizing centerville, they became priority number one for us to root out. The 100,000 a month netted