Of officer involved shootings over eight years and finds problems from start to finish. Among those findings, that philly police do not receive regular consistent training on the departments deadly force policy. That officers do not receive enough training in techniques designed to d escalate tense situations. And that large segments of the community do not trust the Police Department to investigate itself a controversial incident happens. As we work to build trust in all of our communities across this country the first really the first part of the trust is having the courage to acknowledge whats working and whats not working. Primarily whats not working. Reporter the report calls tasers can reduce the likelihood of fatal end counts between police and civilians. But that not all philly police are issued the device. In addition while most big city Police Departments routinely train all Academy Recruits in the use of tasers, philadelphia does not. In all the doj report finds 48 police sh
Old son while he was waiting for a train on the broad street line near locust. All of a sudden they began to beat him. It was all caught on tape. Senseless. It really doesnt make any sense to me. Reporter the teens mother asked not to be identified after her son ended up at Jefferson Hospital with multiple injuries from the assault. Kids sometimes they seem like they dont have any sense of direction. Reporter passengers at the station on monday were study to learn of the vicious attack. I hate taking the subway or any Public Transportation when schools is out. Kids always rowdy. Stop giving them so much leeway. These kids not grown. Not giving them so much leeway at these early ages, man. Reporter police say it started when the victim and self other teens were walking on broad street near the station. Words were exchangeed between two groups and everyone scattered. The victim headed to the platform to catch his train home. Thats when the other teens spotted him. Its just a scary situat
The next train. Good evening im lucy noland. Im chris oconnell. Iain page is off tonight. That victims mom spoke only to fox 29s dave schratwieser. He is life right now outside of central detectives tonight. Dave . Reporter chris police trying to identify at least a dozen teens who were involved in the beating of that 15yearold boy. To night his mother tells us shed like to see those teenagers prosecuted so this doesnt happen to someone elses child. I panic. Hes out of breath. This words from a mother still stunned after a pack of teenagers attacked her 15 year old son while he was waiting for a train on the broad street line near locust. All of a sudden they began to beat him. It was all caught on tape. Senseless. It really doesnt make any sense to me. Reporter the teens mother asked not to be identified after her son ended up at Jefferson Hospital with multiple injuries from the assault. Kids sometimes they seem like they dont have any sense of direction. Reporter passengers at the s
Section woke up to find smashed windows and missing air bags in their cars and then tonight more evidence from the Queen Village neighborhood similar break ins occurring there. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is live in Queen Village david, these thieves are targeting very specific brand of vehicle. Reporter chris specifically hondas and act kuras its a shame to see this kind of thing but unfortunately it does happen. This is one of the cars hit. This is a hahn today. You can see right now the air bags taken out the wheel has been messed with. You can see the glass on the seat. Unfortunately this is something that happened not only here but all around philadelphia. I never end countered it before. I was kind of like what the she can going on. Justin walker says from now on hell never park his car on the street without having a game plan first hes one of 20 victims in Queen Village who quickly found out their car windows were smashed and air bags were glob. When i call the Insuranc
News news at 11 00. Smashed windows, stolen air bags and angry drivers. New details how big of a problem these street side smash and grabs are becoming. Good evening, im chris may. Jessica is off night. Police tell Eyewitness News these thieves have now hit multiple neighborhoods in our city and they are still on the loose tonight. It all began this morning when drivers in the rhawnhurst section woke up to find smashed windows and missing air bags in their cars and then tonight more evidence from the Queen Village neighborhood similar break ins occurring there. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is live in Queen Village david, these thieves are targeting very specific brand of vehicle. Reporter chris specifically hondas and act kuras its a shame to see this kind of thing but unfortunately it does happen. This is one of the cars hit. This is a hahn today. You can see right now the air bags taken out the wheel has been messed with. You can see the glass on the seat. Unfortunately this