Transcripts For WTXF FOX 29 News At 5PM 20240622 : compareme

Transcripts For WTXF FOX 29 News At 5PM 20240622

He took off running the officer in pursuit the spun around and fired a 40 caliber semiautomatic at the officer. That officer returned fire hitting and killing the suspect. Police commissioner Charles Ramsay credits a longer and more protective vest and patrol officers wear with saving the 17 year Police Veterans live. Right in the lower abdomen and very fortunate because they have a special vest that also has an extension plate on it, and thats what caught the round. Reporter the man was wanted for the murder of 25yearold meghan dot tow and her unborn child. Dot tow was an innocent victim shot and killed on a sunday morning in september by a bullet fired a block away as she sat outside her frankford home on the 1500 block of adams avenue. Police say the gunman had been hiding out in this apartment in the northeast. Neighbors there watching on in gives disbelief this morning. This happening here is ridiculous. I mean, you look outside your window and you have kids its really scary experience. Reporter now police are not releasing the identity of the officer involved. He is a married father of two. He is supposedly resting comfortably at home with a very nasty bruce to this stomach. It is the second time he has been shot in the line of duty and the second time hess bullet proof vest iain has saved his life. One lucky officer. Absolutely. Incredible, dawn, thank you. A late night shooting leaves a man dead in camden. It happened after 11 00 last night near the 1200 block of decatur street. Police got there to find david bus see jr. Of westville with a gunshot wound to his chest. Paramedic got him to cooper hospital but he died about half hour later. Camden county police are look, for the person who shot him. Developing story in philadelphias hunting park. Thats where police say a few men went to extreme lengths hoping to get their hands on some cash. They tried to blow up an atm you saw it as breaking news right here last night at 10 00 and this isnt the first time an atm was far getted in the area. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser is at the scene. Dave you spoke to someone who saw the whole thing. Reporter yes we did lucy lucy. As you can see repair crews are here right now fixing that atm. That was blown up last night. The fbi the city bomb squad and east detectives are now trying to track down the suspects. I heard the boom real loud. Reporter Surveillance Video obtained by fox 29 shows two men running from the scene seconds before the explosion that sent debris flying towards the camera lense. A few seconds later the men returned to the atm trying to get the cash. Then they run away again. I seen the light from the fire like was debris flying every. Yeah. Glad nobody got hurt. Glad the been didnt fall down. Reporter it happened after 99 00 tuesday night at sixth and luzerne. Investigators say two men planted what they believe were m m100s inside the atm housing and blue the machine up. Scare you a little bit . Yeah. I came downstairs and i was like i asked my wife yo washington was that . Reporter men escaped empty handed no money was taken its the second atm explosion like this since july 4th when this atm blew up a few blocks away at ninth and pike. Miguel santiago owns cinderella cleaners right where the device went off. Disintegrate theed the whole machine but didnt take no money money. The city bomb squad, atf and east detectives are running down leads in this latest blast. They are reviewing more Surveillance Video of the suspects. Got to be a pattern so these guys want to want some money. Bad times. But they can hurt somebody in the process. They dont think. You got to think first. Reporter now again new york city one was injured in either one of those explosions. The same atm company owns these machines in both explosions Company Officials did not want to talk to us today. Coming up at 6 00 we hope to bring you more Surveillance Video atf and city detectives are reviewing that video now. If they make it available well bring it to you at 6 00. Iain. Dave, thank you. In Middlesex County warehouse fire raging out of control and firefighters are just starting to get the upper hand. Hazmat officials also in North Brunswick tonight as epa is monitoring the air quality for potential toxins in that area. The blaze breaking out this morning in warehouse used by several businesses including toyota. Among the stuff catching fire and side some plastics, cars and carpeting. Officials say they will wait until the fire is completely out before they can investigate how it started. Virginia father is done with search and rescues crews in the Delaware River but the news anything but good. Sam richardson discover the body of his son last night near the bristol wharf. The 22yearold was swimming in the area sunday morning when he disappeared. Dive teams scowered the area for three days but couldnt find him. Sam richardson told police his family wasnt leaving until they found his son who had just moved to camden from virginia. On to your fox 29 Weather Authority now. What a difference a day breaks. Chief meteorologist Scott Williams outside our studios in old city tonight. Scott, today was a nice day to get out. It really was, iain and lucy. You know the heat wave it is officially over. High todays only in the mid 80s. So a couple of degrees actually below average for this time of year. Lets talk about the numbers right now f youre stepping outdoors 84 degrees. But look at that humidity. Pretty comfortable at 35 . We have a nice breeze winds out of the west at 15 Miles Per Hour. Look at the temperatures right now in wildwood. 82 degrees. 82 in wilmington. 79 right now in pottstown and its 73 in the pocono mountains but take look at those dew points. Measure of moisture in the atmosphere. Any time its below 60, it starts to feel really comfortable we have dew points in the 50s right now across the area and look at the humidity right now. A comfortable 34 in philadelphia. 41 in millville and look at the relative humidity right now in lancaster in reading only in the 30s now if youre stepping outdoors very refreshing. Its going to be dry and comfortable. Perfect for a backyard barbecue. Were looking at temperatures by 11 00 oclock right around 75 degrees. So High Pressure right now it is in full control. When i come indoors well have the forecast for the remainder of the week and also well talk about the upcoming weekend forecast. Lucy and iain, back to you. Scott thank you. The family of sandra bland speaking out about the dash cam video of arrest. To night there are lot of questions from her family. Theyre speaking out tonight about that video that shows her being arrest beside a straight trooper during a traffic stop. She was pulled over for failure to signal lane change. Roadside encounter quickly case it lad ending when an officer got on top of bland putting her in handcuffs. Three days later she was found dead in her jail cell. A lot of people questioning whether that dash cam video was altered. We dont know the circumstances surrounding the footage on the dash cam. Were not in a position where we are going to say that it has been tampered with. We are not in position where we can say that it has not. We simply dont know. Authorities say that video was not edited or manipulated. Blands body has now been flown back to chicago to prepare for her funeral on saturday. The trooper who has been on the force for just over a year has been placed on administrative leave. Police are hoping new Surveillance Video will help catch two people who shot two others in university city. Now these are the men theyre after. Walking along the 3500 block of sansom street on the fourth of july. They walk up to two other men on the street, opened fire. Police say they critically injured both men so if you recognize them i know its hard to see these guys here but if you recognize the shooters give Philadelphia Police a call. A sex offender is back in jail tonight arrested for sexually assaulting two teenaged girls. New Castle City Police say 27yearold Matthew Hagan sexually assaulterred a 13 and a 14yearold girl. He knew both of them before inviteing them back to his home on edgewood app on july 20 where the incident occurred. Hagans who also already a registered charge four counts of rape in the second degree. Hes now in jail on 150,000 bond. Happening right now, one big furniture recall. To night ikea is recalling 27 million chests and dressers following the deaths of a little boy from west chester. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell first brought you his familys heartbreaking story last year and he joins us now with whats happening. Chris . Guys, i can tell you it is a very happy day for the family of quran. His mother tells me tonight shes overjoyed with this news. Saying her sons tragic death is already helping save other kids lives. You may remember quran. He was killed in february of last year after his bedroom dresser he was climbing on tipped over and trapped him underneath. Well, in light of his death and the death of another child furniture giant ikea announced a major recall today. The company is offering free wall anchoring kits for its three are and four chests and two styles of the six dresser chest. The Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends anyone who owns one of these to stop using it immediately unless it is secured to the wall. Now, according to the government government, thought thousand injuries a year are attributed tip overs guys. Most them children. His mom tells me the decision could spare other families the same heart ache shes been through. Lucy. All right. Chris, a few if you will like to get a free wall an according kit head to myfoxphilly. Com click on the as seen on tv section for a link to get your kit. Two burglars break into a Philadelphia Business overnight but their heist doesnt go as planned. Still ahead the length they went to get inside and what ended up cutting that crime short. An experiment that certainly getting the attention of both drivers and auto makers. How hackers are taking aim and control of your vehicle. One day hes earning 90 grand with the city. The next hes out of work hanging out knocking back a beer beer and theres trouble. He scammed me. He lied. He led me on. He took my money. Fox 29 investigates ahead. Iran keeps their nuclear facilities. Military sites can go uninspected. Restrictions end after 10 years. Then iran could build a Nuclear Weapon in two months. Iran has violated 20 International Agreements and is the leading state sponsor of terrorism. Two men wanted tour breaking into a frankford store before they could grab anythingly alarm goes off. This happen at the Simple Mobile Solutions on the 5200 block of torresdale avenue in frankford on june 17th. The men were able to get in by breaking into a side window with a crowbar but one guy climbed through the window. The other guy acts a look out when they hear the alarm both take off without getting anything. We aired their pictures last night. Police have caught two of the three suspects wanted in a water park heist. So this is a third person theyre still after 23yearold lee anterior injury roll from clayton, new jersey. North Wildwood Police say a 13 and 16yearold helped steal a computerized Cash Register from moreys pier worth 2,400. If it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Yeah. South jersey woman learned that the hard way and now police want to make sure youre not the next victim. Our bruce gordon joins us in the newsroom tonight with a heartbreaking tail. This one is a live changer bruce. It sure is guys. The 76yearold mt. Laurel, new jersey woman taken in this contest scam isnt talking. But her story is worth telling to anyone out there whose been led to believe they just got very lucky. It began with a late may phone call to a woman married Senior Citizen who routinely enters sweepstakes. Mt. Laurel Police Lieutenant steven reidner. Told her she won 850,000 in a lottery. He asked her to provide a credit card number because she was going to have to pay for transaction fees and some other taxes and things prior to them depositing the money into her account. Reporter over the next six weeks, the woman sent that con man more than ask 60,000 in credit Card Transactions cashiers checks and wire transfer. Of course there was no lottery no six figure contest win. Postal authorities were able to recover about 10,000 meaning the woman is out more than 50 grand. This is extreme case where they lost probably their life savings. Reporter not too far away tuck will he keep deli in mt. Holly they sell lots of tickets to legitimate lotteries. They sold a thousand dollars a week for live ticket and they understand no real contest requires a winner to pay fees and taxes before getting their prize. In the real lottery like this they dont the winner doesnt have to pay any money up front before they can get their prize money . No. It doesnt work that way. It doesnt work that way. Not in the real lottery. Reporter players of the real lottery were stunned to hear of this scam and its scope. 50,000 plus out the window. Thats terrible. It really is. Probably never be able to find it. Probably never find whoever did it to her, too. Hes right as for the mt. Laurel victim she did not tell her husband about the so socalled lottery victory and her subsequent payments. She kept that secret because she wanted to surprise him with buying him a classic car hes always wanted and provide them way better life. Reporter the real lottery is of course having an expression you cant play you cant win if you dont play. Well take that literally. If you have no recollection of entering a contest theres no chance you miraculously won a big prize anyone who wants money up front so you can collect your winnings pretty good chance theyre crook iain. Good advice, bruce. Thank you. Philadelphia police need your help finding a missing man. Authorities are looking for james hewett 66 years old his caretaker told police he was last seen outside his die alice clinic at 42nd and walnut. Hes in wheelchair and has dementia and poor vision. He lives on the sketch hundred block of rising sun avenue. Big celebration in burlington county, new jersey. Hundreds of people came out to see their hometown soccer star carli lloyd as the captain of the u. S. Womens National Team lloyd sports six golds in the fifa world cup games scored six goals. Hat trick huge against japan. Her Legacy Living on at the blue barn rec facility all those kids so excited their hometown in marlton, inform. She spent hundreds of hours over the years training now and one of its indoor courts will bear her name. And then theres this. Today is carli lloyd day here. Ive been on a whirlwind for the last couple of weeks and it just keeps Getting Better and better. Not sure what else there is left for me but i know that im going to continue to work hard and im going to continue to be back here training. And very pleased to say shell be back here at our fox 29 studios tomorrow morning stopping by to visit with mike and alex and the gang on good day philadelphia. Well hear much more about how her fantastic homecoming went and whats next for her so you can join us if you can tomorrow. 100 volunteers including famous faces from philly teamed up to help the city of camden. Those famous faces the philadelphia 76ers some of the players, the mascot and members of the Sixers Dance Team and sixers flight squad tram poe leap Slam Dunk Team all joining up to help clean up camden. They picked up trash with the help of some of the citiings local politicians all part of a sixth annual camden clean campaign. This really shows the mayors vision of Public Safety and bringing on partners that are really committed to staying in camden like the philadelphia 76ers who took the time and opportunity to come out and show that not only are they here to practice but theyre here to enhance the quality of life. You know, for our city, for our kids. Well todays event was 111 the mayor is holding all summer to help beautify the city. Good stuff. You looking for job because Community Service organizations definitely need head help. Spark philadelphia Spark Services and the arc of philadelphia are all expanding. The organizations provide services to people with disabilities who want to become more active in their communities. Positions available include those in Cultural Arts programs job coaching accounting Human Resources much more than that. A job fair in north philadelphia today had some going on oneonone interviews. If you are interested in applying as well head to myfoxphilly. Com. Click on the scene on tv tab for a link. Out number. In trouble. Surveillance cameras rolling when clerk in texas took on three store robbers inside his store. The one thing these criminals were not counting on and what else he did to make sure his attackers didnt get away. A big surprise for this former smoker. 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