These Philadelphia-area Latinos had significant achievements in 2020 inquirer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from inquirer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The analysis first revealed that the City and PPD were simply not prepared to address unanticipated mass protests coupled with civil unrest occurring in multiple locations throughout the city, the report stated, adding there was no specific plan or playbook to handle such a scenario, particularly in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Large demonstrations and marches in West Philadelphia, on Interstate 676 and on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway were met by police, in several instances, with the use of less than lethal munitions such as tear gas, pepper spray and batons. Hundreds of protesters were arrested in the span of several days in late May and early June.
It happened just before 11 p.m. on the 1200 block of South 56th Street.
According to Captain Scott Drissel, the officer narrowly escaped a very serious injury after the suspect tried to shoot him in the head while he and fellow officers were responding to a 911 call.
Drissel said the officer and his partner disarmed the suspect, without firing their weapons, and made the arrest. This is yet another example of the relentless and heroic work Philadelphia police officers do every day during unprecedented times, Drissel said on social media. We are thankful for a positive outcome tonight and proud of their actions.
Man Shot by Philadelphia Police is Exonerated after 19-Year Cover Up forensicmag.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from forensicmag.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
He was jailed in 2001 after cops Marvin Vinson and Dennis Zungolo testified against him
They claim they found him raping a woman in an alley near a hospital and that he shot at them when they confronted him
In fact, he d run to the woman s aid when he heard her screaming and the real rapist ran away
He also says he never had a gun and that the cops planted it on him to justify shooting him
The cop was registered to another Philadelphia cop who d never reported it missing
The two cops who testified against him are still working on the force