PHILADELPHIA (September 25, 2023) — A Philadelphia jury convicted Zamir Burton (DOB 11/6/2001) of Third Degree Murder, Attempted Murder, Abuse of Corpse, and Possession of an Instrument of Crime last week for his role in a plot involving the maiming and torture of two Philadelphia men in...
PHILADELPHIA (September 8, 2023) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Friday announced the arrest of Philadelphia Police Officer Mark Dial for his role in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry in August. Shortly after noon on August 14, 2023, Dial and his partner followed Irizarry by vehicle...
PHILADELPHIA (September 5, 2023) – District Attorney Larry Krasner released the following statement on the city’s announcement that Commissioner Danielle Outlaw will be leaving the Philadelphia Police Department for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: “I join others in wishing...
PHILADELPHIA (August 28, 2023) — A Philadelphia jury convicted Charles Young (DOB 12/27/1990) for his role in the assault and robbery of a female Uber driver near LaSalle University in April 2022, District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office...
PHILADELPHIA (August 23, 2023) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit announced charges against Joseph Vannauker (DOB 4/19/04) for the hit-and-run killing of Gabriel Leon (DOB 2/22/86), an unhoused...
PHILADELPHIA (August 18, 2023) – The Court of Common Pleas on Friday vacated the 2012 murder conviction of Donta Regustors for the 2010 fatal shooting of Johnathan Wilson, who was the unintended victim of an early-morning shootout — in yet another wrongful conviction tainted by the...
PHILADELPHIA (August 15, 2023) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Community Engagement team today announced $135,000 in violence prevention grant awards to six community-based organizations that are focused on addressing some of the root...
PHILADELPHIA (August 14, 2023) – Leaders from city and federal law enforcement on Monday announced that a 17-year-old resident of West Philadelphia has been arrested and charged as part of a federal terrorism investigation. The juvenile was taken into custody by FBI SWAT officers at his...
PHILADELPHIA (August 9, 2023) – Following investigation and arrest by SEPTA Police, the District Attorney’s Office has charged Heriberto Acevedo, Jr. (DOB: 10/30/1990), for an incident in July in which a SEPTA bus was fired upon and no one was injured. On July 14, 2023, at approximately...
PHILADELPHIA (August 8, 2023) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit announced the jury conviction of Michael DiMauro (DOB 2/8/1972), a Warlocks motorcycle gang member, for the slaying of 33-year-old...