PHILADELPHIA (January 21, 2022) – Following a police pursuit on Thursday night of a suspect who fired numerous shots at officers, Tajan Durham (DOB: 5/23/1993) has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of Attempted Murder, Assault of Law Enforcement Officer, and related offenses. ...
PHILADELPHIA (January 21, 2022) – Following a series of convenings over the past year with members of the LGBTQ+ community affected by violence, discrimination, and interactions with law enforcement that lacked cultural competency, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office LGBTQ+...
PHILADELPHIA (January 10, 2022) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Economic Crimes Unit today announced multiple charges against eight individuals for their role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to fraudulently obtain and transfer deeds involving...
PHILADELPHIA (January 5, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner issued the following statement on a house fire this morning that killed at least 13 people, including seven children: “I join Philadelphians in expressing my heartbreak over the tragic loss of life in Fairmount today. The...
PHILADELPHIA (January 3, 2022) – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has granted federal habeas relief to Willie Stokes, who has been serving a life sentence for murder since 1984 despite his conviction resting largely on a key witness who pleaded guilty to perjury...
On Monday, January 3, 2022, the People’s Virtual Inauguration for Philadelphia District Attorney ushered in DA Larry Krasner for a second term. He was sworn in by the Hon. Lisa Rau, and then delivered remarks, including his administration’s intention to become more active in addressing the...
PHILADELPHIA (December 30, 2021) – City and community leaders on Thursday memorialized the lives lost and forever traumatized by gun violence in Philadelphia and urged gun owners to exercise basic common sense ahead of New Year’s celebrations. Pennsylvania Sen. Sharif Street, District...
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics (DATA) Lab has published three data stories covering shooting clearance and arrest rates and recent changes to our monthly Incidents-Arrests-Charges graphics. In 2021, Philadelphia has seen record-breaking gun violence, but a large...
PHILADELPHIA (December 27, 2021) – The District Attorney’s Office (DAO) on Monday charged SEPTA Transit Police Officer Floyd Whitaker (DOB: 2/10/1962) of Laurel Springs, N.J., for his role in a Taser assault of an unarmed passenger. At approximately 4:00 a.m. on April 12, 2021, a...
PHILADELPHIA (December 22, 2021) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday issued the following statement on the armed robbery of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon: “First, I am extremely grateful that Congresswoman Scanlan and an aide who was accompanying her were not physically harmed...