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Transcripts For WTXF Fox 29 News At 10 20171122

Was packing. Armed with a revolver and her walker and they say she used that gun to knock off a bank. Now, fox 29 news at 10 00. Shes probably last person youd expect to be accused of trying to hold up a bank. We are talking about an 86yearold woman in handcuffs after police say she demanded cash. Thanks for joining us tonight. Im iain page. Im lucy noland. Dont say this word often but this real wall a bizarre robbery attempt. Our Dave Schratwieser is live at Philadelphia Police headquarters with the exclusive story. Dave. Reporter lucy, 40 years as reporter ive never seen a case quiet like this that 86yearold behind bars awaiting arraignment on the charges. She strolled into the bank on a walker, held out a revolver, demanded money. The bank manager handed over 400 bucks and called police. Surrounded by police and pushing a walker this 86yearold woman was escorted out of the td bank at 38th and market tuesday evening and placed in handcuffs in what can only be described as a bizarre bank robbery attempt. Thats crazy. Mind blowing. Pretty unusual. I never heard of a bank robber of that age and armed. Reporter police say the elderly woman came into the bang just after 2 00 with her walker. Pulled out this revolver and demanded 400 from the tellers behind the counter here. Penn Police Quickly arrived and arrested her. With a gun, yeah, they should charge her. Im concerned. I mean, 86 or 26, she had a gun. Reporter sources weigh say the woman came to the back on monday to make a withdrawal. When she got home she thought the bank had started her shorted her 400 bucks. She returned to the bank tuesday afternoon den manned the rest of her money. Her family showed up while she was being held at the bank and tried to console her. Bank customers werent so for giving. Someone could have been shot even accidentally. So you have to have concerns. People bring their kids here. I doubt this will be repeat event. Reporter fbi agents examined the 38 caliber revolver it was unclear if the gun was loaded. Agents confiscated the money and questioned Bank Employees just before 6 00 she was cuffed and taken away leaving customers shaking their heads. Maybe shes sick or something, i dont know. That age definitely diminished capacity you would think that have to have sympathy for someone. There were no mental issues and she knew what she was doing, premeditate. No sympathy whatsoever. Police now tell me the gun was not loaded but there were bullets in her bag. She faces bang robbery and possession of a weapon charges. Im told tonight she is a retired corrections officer here in the city of philadelphia. Lucy . Going to have to follow up on this one. Thank you much, dave. A man posing as utility worker is targeting home openers family in lawn crest got him on camera this week and. Knock at their door came at a strange time. Just did not sit right. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell has the story youll see only on fox. Live now at the Philadelphia Police Second District station. Chris . Reporter lucy, that family tells me tonight, they are absolutely terrified over what happened this weekend. A man comes to their front door, saying hes a utility worker, something just didnt seem rig right. Turns out it wasnt. Can i help you . How you doing . Im here for the update. What update . For the electricity. He claimed to be with peco and needed to get inside of the home of this lawn crest mother. I believe he was trying to get in my home, and to harm me and my family. Reporter the woman who didnt want to be identified, did want her story told. A man tried to talk his way into her home saturday night about 5 00 oclock. It was this wifi enabled video doorbell that captured the man on her front doorstep. You can hear her telling the man she wasnt expecting anyone. I never stated that you were expecting someone. Im here for the update the provider which was added to your bill at some point. Reporter peco tells the homeowners they never Center Anyone and this rattled mom says, its the second time in a couple of days the camera caught the same man approaching her home. Finally, the womans husband tells the guy to beat it. No, thank you, bro. You need to go. Bye. Whats going through my mind were not safe. That im not safe. I feel that the person that did this had been here before. Reporter Second District police tell us the guy technically did nothing wrong. But they, too, are convinced he was an imposter. The family says, they got the video doorbell because of stolen packages from their porch. Never knowing who else may be showing up at their door. She thinks the Technology May have been a lifesaver. It turns out that it serve add completely different purpose and it could have saved our lives. Reporter now, one local police chief tells us that security systems, Surveillance Systems and those video doorbells that retail for about 150 bucks should be the top of anyones holiday gift list. Lucy, iain . All right, thank you very much, chris. We have breaking news. 1970s teen heart throb David Cassidy has died. Partridge family star died of organ failure at a florida hospital. Now cassidy revealed earlier this year he was suffering from dementia. Hes best known for his role as Keith Partridge in the 1970s smash hit tv series the Partridge Family and his hits included i think i love you and come on get hope kate. He starred on broadway. David cassidy was 67 years old. Police in delaware are investigating after gunshots were fired inside a home. Skyfox over the unit block of lawrence avenue in mill creek around 1 00 this afternoon. Police went there for a welfare check on a man when they got there they say they heard a gunfire. Police took the residents into custody and hes now at a hospital for evaluation. No officers were hurt. New developments to night. Cbs news fired charlie rose. Earlier today the network tweeting out the news saying three new accusers came forward. This time all women who work at cbs news. The Sexual Misconduct accusations are building against more and more high profile men. Right now the House Ethics Committee investigating Sexual Harassment charges against michigan representative john conyers, jr. , and Alabama Senate candidate roy moore also facing multiple allegations of Sexual Misconduct. Shawnette wilson is here now and the tide, shawnette, has turned as women are coming forward. Reporter its growing by the day it seems iain much us a mentioned three more outnight. They worked for the network are accusing rose and word of a payoff raises questions about congressman john conyers denial of the allegations against him. The weight of sexual harass many allegations against veteran news anchor charlie rose just got heavier. Tonight, three more women this time employees of cbs have come forward with similar accusatio accusations. Today the network fired rose after eight women accused him of sexual harass many unwanted advances. The alleged incidents detailed in a report from the washington post. Pbs says its done with rose. What do you say when someone that you deeply care about has done something that is so horrible . Heres what rose is saying. In a tweet his statement reads, though die not believe that all of these allegations are accurate, i always felt that i was pursuing shared feelings. Michigan democratic congressman john canners the latest lawmaker facing Sexual Harassment claims is denying the allegations but does add it in a settlement in 2015. Buzz feed reports Conyers Office paid out more than 27,000. It involves a woman who used to work for him and says conyers fired her after she rejected his sexual advances. The House Ethics Committee is investigating. That is taxpayer dollars, and i think its absolutely disgus disgusting. I think we need tore that it way men and women interact in the office to make sure things remain as professional and safe as possible for women. Reporter the avalanche of sexual harass many claims also has President Trump weighing in specifically on Senate Candidate roy moores mull pell allegations of sexual miscondu misconduct. The president says he still plans to campaign for him and that voters should keep the gop as jenn today in mind. We dont need a liberal person in there. Reporter so the Congressional Office of compliance says 17 million taxpayer dollars have been used to settle 264 claims. Thats over a 20year period. Also, announced today diss know pixar chief John Lassiter is taking six month leave of absence over allegations of inappropriate women toward women he apologizes to anyone who felt disrespect order uncomfortable. Lucy. See what tomorrow bring. All right, thank you shawnette. Fbi says it has reason to search congressman bob bradys files. Federal court unsealed documents revealing that the fbi quested a search warrant to get data from bradys email account. Now they showed that investigators believed the philadelphia democrat unlawfully concealed a 90,000 payment to get an opponent to quit a primary race in 2012. However, bradys Attorney Says they had already turned over the emails to the fbi and that he has done nothing wrong. Bradys challenger at the time was jimmy moore who has lead plead guilty to making false statements in his Campaign Filings in relation to what investigators believe is that bribe. Two teens recovering now after a car slammed into them and just kept going. Young victims are expected to be okay. But now that focus is on finding the driver. Tonight were hearing from one of the moms who just wants justice for her 14yearold. Fox 29s dawn timmeney talks to the family. I just remember being in the air. Thats all i really remember. I was scared for my life. Probably not going to go to school. Reporter 13yearold leanne page was walking home from Dunkin Donuts with her brother and two friends just after 5 00 oclock saturday night when her live flashed before her. The ninth greater says a car veered into them on frankford avenue by the dining car restaurant in philadelphias holmesburg neighborhood. Leanne went flying into the air smashing into the cars windshield before rolling off and hitting the ground. Her 16yearold friend also hit. She says the driver stopped only even the cars behind him even didnt offer to help us. Reporter but he didnt. He didnt at all. Nobody did. Reporter leanne says the driver asked if they were okay. And then quickly took off. She hobbled home scared, shaken and sore. My heart sunk. Im like, i got scared. Because i didnt know what happened to her. Reporter family called 911 and the 14yearold was rushed to aria torresdale hospital by advance with head and back injuries. She has one cut that need add stitch. Another cut that needed to be glued. Her whole back looks like a tiger attacked her from all the glass cuts. Reporter leannes friend hurt his arm and leg. Both teens pretty lucky that it wasnt worse. Her mom wants the driver caught. I just want to know who did it and why they would just leave a kid like that. Why would you hit a kid with your car and take off . Reporter leannes wellyearold brother jason was with her and is also upset. He doesnt want Something Like this to happen to anyone else. I got worried at first but now im just mad that they cant find him or anything. Hes not in jail right now. Reporter at least call the cops or make sure they get to their parents. Dont just take off. Reporter the teens say the car was gray in color possibly 20 ear two to 2005 ford won half a smashed passenger side windshield. Police are asking anyone with information on the driver or what happened to please come forward. Dawn timmeney fox 29 news. Bugs line her window sill. Her ceiling even worse. It collapsed on top of her. My granddaughter, she was up here. She said, oh, my god that was four months ago and she still cannot get help. Until she called our bruce gordon. Drivers dont like waiting for a red light so they found a short cut right through a School Parking lot and the kids say someone is going to get hit. Three attacks, five robberies on one street in one night and cops say it was all those teens two assaults one aggravated assault and five robberies. That is what Philadelphia Police are saying this group of juveniles did last saturday night in the center city area. The series of disorderly deeds left one victim with a laceration to the back of the head and another with a broken nose. So far authorities have arrested two of the juveniles. Theyre still looking for around 20 more. How hard is it to wait at a traffic light . Well, the Lindenwold Police department is finding for its residents its apparently pretty tough. One school in particular sees drivers a lot of drivers cutting through its parking lot all the time all to avoid waiting at a red light. Fox 29s dave kinchen is live in lindenwold, new jersey. Whats going on, dave . Reporter well, lucy, right now its not that big of an issue but when youre talking about the crazy morning drive, that light down there gets stacked and packed with people who dont want to wait for it. Were told they go through the high school and thats a problem for police. Like i almost got ranked over its kind of scary. Reporter gabriella found the panic inducing sudden stop of a car while making her way from lindenwold high school. I was crossing the street and the crossing guards were there. I was coming home from school and the car didnt like stop until last minute. So i got frightened because the car was touching me. I got really scared. Reporter she welcomes Lindenwold Police crack down of drivers cutting through the high School Parking lot to avoid getting stuck in the light on gibbsboro road. I think its good thing. Theyre trying to keep people safe. I dont get it not my family but we have to be careful with all these kids trying cross the roads. Reporter police say the problem is especially troubling during the morning rush and afternoon drive. Neighbors are fed up with it, too. Its crazy around here. Rush hour. So you see people doing whole lot of things. Reporter cops say the certificate designed to protect students and staff before school and during after School Events as well. You have to consider suppose thats your child . You know what i mean . You wouldnt want that to happen to your child. Reporter and to make matters worse right here behind me, an elementary school. So police say they are especially concerned about student safety. Back to you. Dave, thank you. A Public Housing nightmare has a fox 29 viewer reaching out for help. Twice she says she has seen the ceiling of her pha home collapse. Once with her right underneath. This sounds like a job for us bruce gordon and as usual, hes already getting results. Reporter 69yearold Yolanda Carter has ear eyes on the sweet potato pies hot from the oven in the kitchen at her long time home at the cecil b. Moore housing complex. In may of last year this kitchen scene was not so serene. My grandson was coming this way, and he said, grandmom, look out and by the tomb i looked up, the ceiling was coming down. Reporter literally caiman on your head. Came down on my head. Reporter for three years shes been battling flying critters termites or carpenter ants that destroyed one living room window sill and badly damaged another. Then bag in july of this year my granddaughter, she was up here, and she said, oh, my god reporter ceiling of this upstairs bedroom collapsed. It was just came down. Reporter revealing what appeared badly standup sewell laying that look liked like it had been chewed on. I have to get out of here. That was my first thought. I said before this place actually cave in. Reporter that bedroom ceiling collapse happened four months ago and the Philadelphia Housing Authority still hasnt repaired the mess. What to do . You just cant just hold your rent and say, oh, im holding my rent. Uhuh because the slaw not going to back you. Reporter she set up and escrow account at the bank and has four months worth of represent payments sitting and waiting. This is where my rent is at. And this is where its going to stay. Reporter im just wondering what the status of that situation might be and when she ight be able to expect someone to come out and do the repairs . I called the pha on her behalf. A short time later, she received a visit from the authority and a promise theyll be out next monday to make the necessary repairs. If they fail to show youre willing to keep putting this money into escrow. Or until the termites chew it up. Reporter the house disappears. [ laughter ] reporter yolanda was grateful to us forgetting quick action on those long overdue repairs she told me quote it took me getting to you to get to them. I think i understand. Vitally important that renters with a repair beef do not just stop paying ren. Putting the appropriate money into an escrow account shows youre doing your part while waiting for the landlord to do his. Im bruce gordon, fox 29 news. Ikea the wellknown Furniture Company is recalling more than 29 million dressers after eight incidents of them falling and killing children. One of those times happened in west chester. When twoyearold occur ren collis pulled on a dresser until it fell and killed him. His mother is warning parents to take precautions. Ten minutes of anchoring your dresser of anchoring tvs, bookshelves, um, fish tanks, all of these things that you wouldnt normally think of. That is such a simple fix and it can reach every child. The Consumer Product S

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