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DA Larry Krasner Announces Charges Against Defendant Robert Littlepage, Jr. in connection to Reckless Truck Crash into Public School Yard in Kingsessing Neighborhood

May 7, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (May 6, 2026) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced charges on Wednesday against Defendant Robert Littlepage, Jr., of Douglasville, Georgia, for stealing a truck, which he crashed into a playground in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Southwest Philadelphia on...

District Attorney Larry Krasner, DAO’s Gun Violence Task Force Announced Numerous Charges Against Defendant Thomas Brion, Including Illegal Gun Manufacturing

May 4, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (May 4, 2026) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and the DAO’s Gun Violence Task Force (GVTF) announced on Monday charges against defendant Thomas Brion for illegal gun manufacturing and other related firearm charges, which occurred in the Roxborough-Manayunk...

District Attorney Larry Krasner Charges Juvenile Defendant Involved in Newborn Homicide

April 28, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (April 28, 2026) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and the DAO’s Juvenile Unit announced that the DAO is charging a juvenile defendant for the killing of her newborn child shortly after birth at home on Saturday, April 25 in the Northern Liberties section of...

DA Krasner, Community and Religious Leaders Announce Support for House Bill 443 Following PA Supreme Court Decision Ruling Life Sentences for Second-Degree Murder Unconstitutional

April 23, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (April 23, 2026) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner joined with community and religious leaders Thursday to announce his support for legislation aimed at revising sentencing for second-degree murder convictions following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling...

District Attorney Larry Krasner Charges Defendant Dieufort Joly For Crashing into PPD’s 2nd District Building In Northeast Philadelphia

April 22, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (April 22, 2026) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner approved charges on Wednesday for Defendant Dieufort Joly regarding the crash that occurred at PPD’s 2nd District Headquarters in Northeast Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon. The Philadelphia District Attorney’s...

District Attorney Larry Krasner Announces Charges Against Defendant Held for Court for Defrauding Senior Citizen Out of Thousands

April 20, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (April 20, 2026) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the DAO’s Elder Justice Unit announced Monday that charges were held for court against Defendant Patrick Vassor for defrauding a senior out of $13,000 in April 2025. The following charges for Defendant Patrick Vassor...

District Attorney Larry Krasner Releases Report on Accelerated Misdemeanor Program (AMP), Showing Notably Low Re-Arrest Rates, a Safer & Freer Philadelphia

April 2, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (April 2, 2026) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, DAO DATA Lab and justice partners collaboratively release a report on Philadelphia’s Accelerated Misdemeanor Program (AMP), which is a pre-trial diversion program for defendants charged with non-violent offenses...

DA Larry Krasner Announces DAO’s Fiscal Year 2027 Public Safety Budget Submission to Parker Administration

March 31, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (March 30, 2026) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the chiefs of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office’s (DAO) Family Violence and Sexual Assault Unit (FVSA), Gun Violence Task Force (GVTF), Economic Crimes Division, and Information Technology Unit announced on...

DA Larry Krasner, Officials Announce Charges in Major Takedown of Nearly Two Dozen Defendants Connected to Street Group Related Shootings Across Philadelphia

March 19, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (March 19, 2026) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and law enforcement officials announced on Thursday charges against 21 defendants of local street groups for their role in more than a dozen shootings and gun-related crimes across Philadelphia. The crimes occurred...

Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, Gun Violence Task Force, Announces Charges in Major Bust of Multiple Violent Shooting Groups in South and Southwest Philadelphia

February 25, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (February 25, 2026) — The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, the DAO’s Gun Violence Task Force (GVTF), the Philadelphia Police Department’s Shooting Investigations Group (SIG), Philadelphia Field Office for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the...

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