PHILADELPHIA (June 23, 2022) – Following a monthslong investigation by Philadelphia Police, with support from law enforcement agencies including the ATF and U.S. Marshals, two individuals will be prosecuted by the District Attorney’s Office for the March 2022 fatal shooting of Sean Toomey,15,...
PHILADELPHIA (June 22, 2022) — A Philadelphia judge found Raheem Hutchinson (DOB 4/26/1999) guilty of Possession with Intent to Distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and oxycodone, as well as various illegal firearm charges after a recent bench trial. Hutchinson is a known associate of a street...
PHILADELPHIA (June 16, 2022) — A Philadelphia jury convicted Daryl Burns (DOB 7/11/1993) of murder for the fatal shooting of 40-year-old Richard Jackson on the evening of July 15, 2018, in the city’s West Passyunk section. Burns was found guilty of First Degree Murder, illegal firearm...
PHILADELPHIA (June 13, 2022) – The following is a statement on Pennsylvania Republicans’ ongoing and increasingly desperate attempts to overturn elections they can’t win because of their multi-decade record of failure to deliver what communities across the Commonwealth want and deserve to be...
PHILADELPHIA (June 13, 2022) – After receiving new information that places him at a January 5, 2021, meeting with individuals now federally indicted for their leadership roles in planning the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the District Attorney’s Office (DAO) has asked the...
PHILADELPHIA (June 8, 2022) – The District Attorney’s Office released the following update on the investigation of a mass shooting incident on Saturday, June 4th, that occurred in the South Street business and entertainment district in which three people were killed, including one of the...
PHILADELPHIA (June 6, 2022) — The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office today announced the conviction of a 33-year-old man who was involved in the fatal shooting of a young woman on the 5700 block of North Broad Street in the city’s West Oak Lane section on the evening of February...
PHILADELPHIA (June 1, 2022) – A jury convened by the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has found former Philadelphia Police Homicide detective Philip Nordo (DOB: 5/20/1966), guilty of Rape, Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault, Official Oppression, Stalking, and other offenses related to...
PHILADELPHIA (May 26, 2022) – Two years after police killings of Black people sparked massive civil unrest across the country, people who were arrested and charged with non-violent offenses related to the unrest have successfully completed diversion programs, leaving them with no record of...
PHILADELPHIA (May 25, 2022) — District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday issued the following statement on Philadelphia Police Officer Thomas Munz, Jr., who was killed while off-duty in a vehicle crash in South Philadelphia: “I join the city in mourning the loss of Officer Thomas Munz,...