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DA Larry Krasner Announces $1.1 Million in Grant Awards to Dozens of Community-Based Nonprofits Assisting People Returning from Incarceration

April 24, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (April 24, 2025)—District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia Foundation awarded over $1 million in violence prevention microgrants to 29 community-based 501(c)(3) organizations on Thursday. These nonprofit organizations provide supports, including workforce development, to...

District Attorney Larry Krasner Announces Jury Conviction of Nushar Scott & Rasheen Trusty for Murder of Sanitation Worker in 2022

April 15, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (April 15, 2025)—Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Homicide and Non-Fatal Shooting Unit on Monday announced that two defendants were convicted by a jury last week for their roles in the fatal shooting of...

District Attorney Larry Krasner, Law Enforcement Partners Announce Arrests, Charging of Five Defendants for Fentanyl Trafficking

April 9, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (April 9, 2025)—Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Dangerous Drug Offenders Unit, and law enforcement representatives from the Philadelphia Police Department, Bensalem Police Department, the Drug Enforcement...

District Attorney Larry Krasner, Law Enforcement Partners Announce National Crime Victims Rights Week, Seek Public’s Help Locating Homicide Fugitive

April 7, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (April 7, 2025)—Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and members from the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office on Monday requested the public’s assistance in locating Zonte Redmond (DOB 6/21/99). Redmond is wanted by law enforcement for the fatal shooting of...

District Attorney Larry Krasner Announces New DAO ‘Cleaner & Greener’ Enforcement Unit Pilot

April 1, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (April 1, 2025)—Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Tuesday announced the launch of a new pilot initiative at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office during an event in the city’s Lawncrest section. The initiative will prosecute quality-of-life offenses...

District Attorney Larry Krasner Provides Update on DAO’s Efforts to Address Public Safety & Engagement Along Philly’s Business Corridors

March 26, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (March 26, 2025) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Community Engagement Unit, Gun Violence Task Force (GVTF), Dangerous Drug Offenders Unit (DDOU), and Organized Retail & House Theft Task Force on...

District Attorney Larry Krasner Announces Conviction of 23-Year-Old Male for Conspiracy in 2022 Shooting

March 17, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (March 17, 2025) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Monday announced the conviction of Vincent Perkins (DOB 6/30/01) for the defendant’s role in a shooting that resulted in a 58-year-old man being injured in the city’s Strawberry Mansion section in 2022....

District Attorney Larry Krasner Announces Conviction of Calvin Gatewood for Straw Purchasing Multiple Firearms for Violent Street Group

March 12, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (March 12, 2025) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Gun Violence Task Force on Wednesday announced the conviction of Calvin Gatewood (DOB 5/2/97) for his role in the prohibited transfer of four firearms to known members of violent street groups. These firearms were...

Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Announces Conviction, Sentencing of Driver, Accomplice in Crash Homicide of Cyclist

March 11, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (March 11, 2025) — Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office First Assistant Robert Listenbee, with members of the DAO’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shooting Unit, announced on Tuesday the conviction of two defendants for their roles in a crash homicide and attempted cover-up...

District Attorney Larry Krasner Announces Conviction, Sentencing of Three BNG Street Group Members for Three Murders, Multiple Shootings

March 10, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (March 10, 2025) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Gun Violence Task Force (GVTF) on Monday announced the conviction and sentencing of three members of the Big Naddy Gang (BNG) street group—Dontae Sutton (DOB 12/17/03), Jamir Brunson-Gans (DOB...

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