PHILADELPHIA (March 8, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Tuesday issued the following statement on the ongoing investigation of the shooting death of Thomas Siderio, 12, who was killed by Philadelphia Police on March 1, 2022, in the Girard Estates section of the city: “All incidents...
PHILADELPHIA (March 7, 2022) — District Attorney Larry Krasner today called on Philadelphia residents to make a difference in the lives of youth by applying to volunteer for the Youth Aid Panel (YAP). YAP is a youth diversion program, first started in 1987, that focuses on rehabilitation and...
PHILADELPHIA (March 3, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Thursday announced the arrest of veteran Philadelphia Police Homicide Detective James Pitts, after an Investigating Grand Jury recommended he be criminally charged for his role in a 2013 wrongful conviction for murder. In a...
PHILADELPHIA (March 2, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday issued the following statement welcoming the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas announcement regarding a doubling of jury trials from four to eight per week effective March 14, 2022: “The First Judicial District...
PHILADELPHIA (February 28, 2022) — District Attorney Larry Krasner today announced the conviction and sentencing of Ronald Murphy (DOB: 6/30/1992) for Third Degree Murder, Attempted Murder, and related firearm charges in the double shooting of a couple in North Philadelphia in 2016.Amber Michael...
PHILADELPHIA (February 24, 2022) – Following his arrest by Philadelphia Police, the District Attorney’s Office has charged William McIntyre (DOB: 5/01/1996) for his role in the February 1st attempted robbery of a corner store in the Wissinoming section of the city. Co-defendant Resean Lewis...
PHILADELPHIA (February 22, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner issued the following statement on the dismissal by a Municipal Court judge of a case involving two off-duty Philadelphia Police officers alleged to have chased and assaulted a young man in August of 2021: “We are seeing a...
PHILADELPHIA (February 14, 2022) — District Attorney Larry Krasner today announced that David Grier (DOB: 9/8/1995), who was accused in the strangulation killing of 21-year-old Kierra Johnson in November of 2017, was found guilty by a jury last week of First Degree Murder.Johnson, a beloved arts...
PHILADELPHIA (February 7, 2022) — The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO) is proud to announce new leadership for the DAO’s Victim Support Services Division, comprised of the Crisis Assistance, Response, and Engagement for Survivors (CARES) and Victim Services units. A new...
PHILADELPHIA (January 31, 2022) — The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO) is proud to announce the launch of the Emerging Adult Unit (EAU) to improve outcomes for young adults aged 18 through 25. The EAU’s approach is consistent with DAO initiatives involving juvenile...