Been in court. Hes been arrested 14 times. Charges dismissed hes right back out the next day. Reporter Court Records show accused of gunman Scott Griffin on the streets sunday night allegedly firing at officer mccullough despite the fact he was arrest the last month on gun charges but those charges were dismissed in Court Last Week when two witnesses failed to appear. Griffin was released from jail before the charges could be reinstated by the da the very next day. The witnesses dont show. I mean thats, what are you going to do. 14 priors at the age of 23. Thats a recipe for disaster. Egg a dangerous individual obviously. Were very happy to get him off the streets as quickly as we d did. It was just after 1 00 oclock monday when police swooped down on the 1200 block of north alden street and arrested griffin for the shooting of officer mccullough sunday night 59th and market. Its amazing that, again, much like officer hartnett that he didnt succumb to more significant injuries. Griffin
Any way you spin it, the truth about sestak is gonna hurt. Women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. Right now police find drugs, ammo an loaded gun inside a local school Bonner Prendie locked down for more than two hours after Police Say One teen threatened to shoot someone. Good evening, im iain page. Im lucy noland. Police arrested five students after a scary afternoon. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser is live in drexel hill tonight. Dave . Reporter lucy, the five students arrested today range in age from 15 to 17. They have all been charged as juveniles tonight in an incident that caused some tense moments here today. Bon nor Prendie High School on lansdowne avenue went into lock down for just over two hours aft School Officials received reports that a student entered the building with a loaded gun. Put the gun in the hands of a 15yearold or 16yearold you dont know whats going to happen. I dont know. I dont think schools are safe any more. Reporter investigators actin
The officer tied his own tourniquet before his partner raced him to the hospital. Im lucy noland. Im iain page. The suggestion inspected shooter in custody tonight. Police arrested Scott Griffin early this this afternoon. He and another man commit add robbery before the carjacking that had officer mccullough and his partner chasing them. Police say griffin turned and fired hitting mccullough. Investigators say hes got a lengthy criminal past and just got out of jail last week. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser is live at the criminal Justice Center tonight. Dave, why was this guy on the streets . Reporter well, iain works witnesses who were supposed to testify against griffin in a gun case here failed to show up in court. The judge dismissed the charges. But police tell us tonight its not the first time griffin has been in court. Hes been arrested 14 times. Charges dismissed hes right back out the next day. Reporter Court Records show accused of gunman Scott Griffin on the streets sunday night
That caused some tense moments here today. Bon nor Prendie High School on lansdowne avenue went into lock down for just over two hours aft School Officials received reports that a student entered the building with a loaded gun. Put the gun in the hands of a 15yearold or 16yearold you dont know whats going to happen. I dont know. I dont think schools are safe any more. Reporter investigators acting oh and tip from a female student searched lockers of several students and turned up drugs ammunition and the fully loaded 9millimeter in a girls locker. When you got drugs and guns, thats a bad scenario. I mean youre looking for trouble. Detectives say it all started with a suspect drug transaction involving three students at this trolley stop across the street. When a student threatened to shoot a female classmate in the foot students dispersed into the school a tipster told the principal a gun had been brought into the high school. The tipster witness was she did everything right. Shes a he
Like officer hartnett he didnt succumb to more significant injuries and so were so thankful for that. Reporter griffin was taken into custody after homicide and narcotics detectives developed information on his whereabouts. He was arrested as he got out of a car without incident. Police also recovered a gun that may have been used in the shooting of the officer during a mini Violent Crime spree in west philadelphia. The shooter has a lengthy record hes been arrested 14 times. The nonshooter has been arrested three times. Reporter shooting of officer mccullough comes a few months after officer Jesse Hartnett was shot at point blank range a short distance away both officers worked in the 18th district. Police officers never know from one encounter to the next what will be in front of them. I mean, it can be a very dangerous job. Report roar police say mccullough and his partner came upon a carjacking after an earlier robbery by griffin and another man. The officers were chasing griffin w