PHILADELPHIA (August 8, 2022) — Xavier Veney (DOB: 12/30/1998) and Sabir Scott (DOB: 3/22/1996) were convicted last week for their roles in non-fatal shootings committed in the city’s Overbrook and Mantua sections in 2018 and 2019, District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia...
PHILADELPHIA (July 25, 2022) — Krista Woody (DOB: 7/3/1987) was arrested and charged last week with purchasing three firearms and illegally transferring them to minors, District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Gun Violence Task Force announced today....
PHILADELPHIA (July 18, 2022) — Ricardo Williams (DOB 12/06/1985) of North Philadelphia was arrested and charged this month with eight counts of Possession of Firearm Prohibited (F1), one count of Conspiracy (F3), and a related firearm charge. Williams’ prior criminal record includes...
PHILADELPHIA (July 6, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner issued the following statement on the ongoing criminal investigation of an incident that resulted in serious injury to two police officers during July 4th celebrations on the Parkway, which prompted terrified attendees to run away...
PHILADELPHIA (June 30, 2022) – District Attorney Larry Krasner, public school teachers, and LGBTQ+ community leaders on Thursday united to denounce bigoted legislation aimed at further isolating and marginalizing LGBTQ+ youth and punishing queer-affirming educators. The GOP-controlled state...
PHILADELPHIA (June 27, 2022) — A Philadelphia judge found Quayshon Glass (DOB 8/16/1999) guilty of Aggravated Assault and Possession of an Instrument of Crime stemming from a traffic accident and shooting that occurred in West Philly last year.While driving east on Baltimore Avenue on the evening...
PHILADELPHIA (June 24, 2022) – Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn 50 years of precedent on abortion rights, District Attorney Larry Krasner vowed to support and protect reproductive rights in Philadelphia from authoritarian efforts to criminalize patients and medical providers...
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...