PHILADELPHIA (October 21, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Friday sent the following statement in a letter to the PA House GOP-led Select Committee planning to hold a vote for his impeachment for purely political purposes ahead of the November 8 election. DA Krasner’s lawsuit...
PHILADELPHIA (October 18, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Tuesday formally accepted an invitation to appear before the PA House GOP-led Select Committee seeking to impeach him this Friday, October 21st, in a public and transparent hearing. On Saturday night, the Select Committee...
PHILADELPHIA (October 12, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday issued the following statement on the convictions following a waiver trial of two defendants from Virginia who were arrested nearly two years ago for firearms offenses outside of the Pennsylvania Convention Center as...
PHILADELPHIA (October 12, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday issued the following statement on an arrest made as part of an investigation of a mass shooting outside of Roxborough High School last month: “Philadelphia Police have arrested, and my office has charged Yaaseen...
PHILADELPHIA (October 12, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday issued the following statement on a shooting incident this morning that left three officers wounded and a suspect wanted for murder dead: “On August 23rd, 2022, my office approved an arrest warrant for Raheem Lee...
PHILADELPHIA (October 11, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Tuesday issued the following statement on yesterday’s arrest of a social worker subcontracted by the Department of Human Services for her role in the death of 3-year-old Hope Jones last July. The social worker, Jendayi Mawusi,...
PHILADELPHIA (October 6, 2022) – The District Attorney’s Office on Thursday filed a motion seeking to quash a subpoena demanding files related to a pending murder trial, which were improperly subpoenaed by the Pennsylvania House Select Committee leading a politically motivated effort to impeach...
PHILADELPHIA (October 3, 2022) — A Philadelphia judge convicted Julian Johnson (DOB 2/7/2000) and Quadir Simmons (DOB 10/20/2000) of Attempted Murder (F1), Aggravated Assault (F1), Possession of Firearm Prohibited (M1), and related charges stemming from two shooting incidents that occurred in...
PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 30, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Friday announced the arrest by the District Attorney’s Office of former Philadelphia Police Officer Patrick Heron (DOB: 10/12/1969) for a slew of offenses related to unlawful sexual contact with young girls, photography...
PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 29, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Thursday issued the following statement on the semi-public hearing of the Pennsylvania House Republican-led committee that is attempting to overturn the will of Philly voters and remove him from office: “I’m not surprised...