PHILADELPHIA (December 6, 2022) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced today that Nasir Watson (5/9/2000) was found guilty by a jury of First Degree Murder, Violation of the Uniform Firearms Act – 6106 (F3), Possession of an Instrument of Crime (M1), and Recklessly...
PHILADELPHIA (December 2, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Friday filed a Petition for Review in the Nature of a Complaint for Declaratory Judgement and an Application for Summary Relief and Expedited Briefing in Commonwealth Court in response to unlawful impeachment proceedings...
PHILADELPHIA (December 1, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner joined leaders of the Philly LGBTQ+ community and family members of Shahere “Diamond” Jackson-McDonald in urging members of the public who have information about her murder last month to contact Philadelphia Police to...
PHILADELPHIA (November 30, 2022) – A growing number of elected officials, community organizers, gun violence survivors, and civic leaders continues to denounce MAGA GOP lawmakers’ anti-democratic effort to remove District Attorney Larry Krasner, who has committed no impeachable...
PHILADELPHIA (November 29, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Tuesday issued the following statement regarding Commonwealth v. Eric Ruch: “Yesterday, my office filed a motion respectfully requesting the Court of Common Pleas to reconsider its sentence of 11½ to 23 months incarceration...
PHILADELPHIA (November 17, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner issued the following statement following a sentencing hearing for former Philadelphia Police Officer Eric Ruch, who was convicted last month for the killing of an unarmed Black man: “On December 27, 2017, then-Philadelphia...
PHILADELPHIA (November 16, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner issued the following statement after the Pennsylvania House Republican majority voted for an impeachment resolution despite there being no recommendation by a Select Committee authorized to investigate and find misconduct by the...
PHILADELPHIA (November 15, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner issued the following statement on Texas Governor Greg Abbott‘s decision to send a bus carrying asylum seekers to Philadelphia: “Philadelphia remains the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. We are a...
PHILADELPHIA (November 9, 2022) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Community Engagement team today announced $250,000 in violence prevention grant awards to 12 community-based organizations that are focused on engaging our city’s youth...
PHILADELPHIA (November 7, 2022) – Law enforcement agencies will be working in close coordination to ensure that the November 8th general election in Philadelphia proceeds without interruption, and that city officials are able to immediately respond to dangerous misinformation and threats of...