City of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for several Philadelphia Police Department officers counters that a malicious prosecution lawsuit filed against them, in reference to a 2018 drug arrest where the charges were later dropped, is erroneous since the defendants were not involved in the events at issue.
Matthew Pippen first filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 1 versus Philadelphia Police Department officers Scott Schweizer, Erik Pross, Patrick Banning, Michael Szelagowski and John Doe officers 1-10. All parties reside in Pennsylvania.
“Plaintiff was arrested by Philadelphia police officers in 2018, including the above-named defendants in relation to a narcotics investigation within the City of Philadelphia. The plaintiff was arrested and charged with purchase/receipt of narcotics and simple possession,” the suit stated.
CONTACT:
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),
Everything you need to know about the 2021 Pennsylvania primary Patricia Madej, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Mark your calendars it’s time for another election.
May 18 is Pennsylvania’s municipal primary, when registered voters across the state will cast ballots for their party’s favored candidates to run in November’s general election.
In Philadelphia, voters will pick their party nominee for district attorney, city controller, and a slew of judicial seats. There are also plenty of local races to decide in Philly’s collar counties. Additionally, Pennsylvania voters will find four ballot questions.
Voter turnout tends to dip during odd-numbered election years and is especially low during municipal elections when there isn’t a mayoral or City Council race, said Patrick Christmas, policy director at the Committee of Seventy, a Philadelphia-based nonpartisan good-government group. That doesn’t mean they’re not as important.
FOP gives out Mister Softee outside Philadelphia District Attorney s Office
By FOX 29 staff
FOP holds ‘Get Out the Vote’ event
FOP members helped give out free Mister Softee ice cream outside of the Philadelphia District Attorney s Office saying the DA has been too soft on crime.
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 gave out free Mister Softee ice cream ahead of the May primary outside of the Philadelphia District Attorney s Office saying. They say DA Krasner has been too soft on crime.
They plan to do it every Friday leading up to primary day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The FOP is supporting DA Larry Krasner s challenger Carlos Vega.
Thom Carroll/for PhillyVoice A Mr. Softee ice cream truck will be parked outside the office of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on April 30, 2021. The truck s appearance is sponsored by Philadelphia s police union, which has endorsed Krasner s opponent, Carlos Vega, in the upcoming primary election.
The heated race for the Philadelphia District Attorney s Office will cool down, in a manner of speaking, when the police union rolls out a Mr. Softee truck with free cones outside the office of incumbent Larry Krasner on Friday.
A spokesman for the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 announced the truck will be outside the D.A. s office at 3 Penn Square from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The stunt is meant to be a metaphor for Krasner s soft-on-crime policies, a heavy talking point for the police union and other Krasner critics, including former U.S. Attorney William McSwain.