Man stole 14 properties in Philadelphia using forged names and documents: prosecutors
Updated 10:34 AM;
By Mensah M. Dean, The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
A Philadelphia man stole 14 homes in the city, forging names and documents to take property from others, prosecutors said Monday.
Tyree Burno, 42, swindled property owners out of homes in West Oak Lane, Logan, Frankford, Cedarbrook, and Mount Airy, and was charged with theft, theft by deception, identity theft, forgery, tampering with public records and related crimes.
Stealing houses is a “mini epidemic” in the city, District Attorney Larry Krasner said.
“This is the type of crime that exists in a vacuum of information, a vacuum of safeguards,” he said. “This is the type of crime that we should be able to shut down in Philadelphia.”
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Dustin Slaughter, 215–686–8713, Dustin.Slaughter@phila.gov
PHILADELPHIA (May 3, 2021) District Attorney Larry Krasner today announced multiple charges against an individual for their role in the illegal deed transfer of 14 residential properties. The arrest and charging follows an extensive joint investigation conducted by the
Philadelphia District Attorney’s Economic Crimes Unit
(ECU) and
Philadelphia Department of Records and
Pennsylvania Treasury Department.
20 counts of Theft (F3),
20 counts of Theft by Deception (F3),
40 counts of Identity Theft (F3),
42 counts of Forgery (F3),
17 counts of Tamper with Public Records (F3),
17 counts of Tamper with Public Records or Identification (F3),
17 counts of Securing Execution of Documents by Deception (M2),
Screenshot via Facebook/John McNesby
May 02, 2021
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A Philadelphia police union offered free ice cream on Friday outside the office of District Attorney Larry Krasner to protest “soft on crime” policies.
The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 will pay for a Mr. Softee’s ice cream truck to give out free ice cream outside of Krasner’s office every Friday until the May 18 Democratic primary for District Attorney, Fox 29 Philadelphia reported.
FOP has endorsed Krasner’s challenger, Carlos Vega.
“We figured we would go out and bring an ice cream truck a Mister Softee truck out because we have Mr. Softee in the DA’s office. Soft on crime, soft on sentencing. Too many shootings. We got six people a day average being shot in Philadelphia. That’s ridiculous,” FOP Lodge 5 President John McNesby told Fox 29.
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An election worker hands a sheet of I Voted Today stickers to a voter in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Monday, May 3 is the last date for Pennsylvanians to register for the primary on May 18.
Voters 18 and older who are U.S. citizens and have been a Pennsylvania resident for at least 30 days can register to vote online, at their county voter registration office, or at a PennDOT location.
Residents registering online have until 11:59 p.m. Monday to complete registration, but county voter registration offices need to have your paper voter registration forms by close of business.
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A fight broke out in the food court that afternoon and escalated into gunfire as witnesses reported hearing multiples shots inside the mall, which was placed on lockdown amid a search for the shooter.
A video posted on Instagram from a security camera at one of the food court shops shows portions of the fight that preceded the shooting.
Billa-Lewis, who was pronounced dead at the scene, suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest.
Source/Philadelphia Police
Gregory SmithPhiladelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner later said that Billa-Lewis was the step-son of a Philadelphia County homicide detective. I extend my deepest condolences to our detective, and to the loved ones of Mr. Billa. We are outraged over the violence that claimed the life of this young man, Krasner said. Shopping malls, basketball courts, supermarkets and all spaces in our communities should be free of the threat of gun violence.