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WTXF Fox 29 News At 10 August 29, 2015

In this sketch. Washington Township Police say he tried to lure a sixyearold girl by walking up to her first floor bedroom building in building l of the washington way apartments wednesday night. Had a he was caught in the act by her startled mother. She was frantic much. She was upset. She came home from work around 10 00, 10 15 dropped her bags and noticed him and screamed for had he been of her husband. Told the gentleman who approached her daughter through the window not to move she was calling the police. Police say the man told the little girl his name was joe he was a doctor. He snapped her picture with his cell phone before her mom scared him off running away between two buildings. Shes banking on my window. Notifying me to tell me because i have children and she wanted me to be cautious and let everybody know. Its scary. Because my daughter, you know, i have kids, too, my girlfriend has a sevenyearold. Theyre out here playing together at times. I mean Something Like this, you know corks happen. Reporter investigators say the mother saw the same man the day before wandering around her building and he told her that he lives in the same complex. And that has many neighbors worried. To be honest with you i got goose bums. It actually scares me because i have a little brother and my mom is really close and we leave the windows open sometimes. That just scares me knowing that somebody is that close to us. Take one more good look at the sketch. Police say the man has light brown hair faded on the side with a half an inch more length on the top and he was wearing dark clothing. I hospital they catch this guy as soon as possible. Im very glad that, you know, it wasnt worse and something didnt happen that was, you kn know, like more horrifying. Reporter police say the suspect is either in his late 20s or early 30s. Call washington Township Police if you have any information. Now back to you. All right, dave, thanks. Search is on for the man police say robbed and sexually assaulted three people in fishtown. Take look at this sketch of the man police say is behind these horrific crimes. It happened early sunday night on the 2400 block of north beach street. Police say after robbing the victims he sexually assault one of them at gun point and used victims clothing to tie them up. Take a good look at the sketch. If you know this man, please call Philadelphia Police. Caught on camera a mans wild ride through south Philadelphia Police say hes responsible for a crash, a carjacking and kidnapping all within a matter of minutes. It went down with Police Officers right on his tail. Tonight the search for that suspect is heating up. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson following the investigation for us live at south detectives. Shawnette. Reporter well, dawn, Police Believe they know who they are looking for. They say he is a 28yearold prison parolee and as you mentioned tonight they are still searching for him. This Surveillance Video captured the beginning of a string of wild and dangerous events. Watch as black mustang comes barrel ring around a corner on tokamak street in south philly just after midnight. Right behind it, several Police Officers chasing on foot. I hope they get him. Reporter geno came outside after hearing the sounds of the driving the mustang crashed. His lexus was one car he hit. Like a big bank 12 30. People yelling and screaming. Reporter suspect jumped out of the car and took off running up the block where he allegedly carjack this nissan ultima with two women in the back seat and sped off. Anyone buzzing through this neighbor at high speed concerning. Reporter victims ended up at fifth and chunk where the suspect got out of the car and bailed. The women then drove to ninth and ritner where they flagged down a Police Officer. Rich lives in the area and says he is surprised no one was hurt in this whole ordeal. With the foot traffic in this neighborhood now, compared to before, with all the restaurants and stuff and people parking the cars all over the place. Reporter and police say that they were able to identify this man after finding that state prison id in the original car that black mustang that he was driving. Chris . Shawnette, thanks. On your radar tonight, another potential heat wave. Lets go to chief meteorologist scott williams. I guess its a way to end august, right . Thats certainly right. It looks like we are going to find warming temperatures for the upcoming weekend but take a look at the fireworks. Just across the river there. Were talking about a beautiful friday evening if youre stepping outdoors in old city. Temperatures right now 77 degrees. Dedew points still low so its great. Its less sandal. Were looking at a comfortably cool evening. But once again, those temperatures tonight are going to dip into the 50s and low 60s across the area. By 6 00 a. M. On your saturday what about 54 in reading. 54 in allentown. Low 60s in around the i95 corridor as well as south jersey. Upper 50s in sections of delaware. So sunrise tomorrow, 6 26 is looking pretty comfortable to start. Well talk about when temperatures top out around 90 degrees as well as whats happening in the tropics. New information coming in on erika and where it will head next. Back to you. All right, scott, thank you. Four months after little boy is killed in a hitandrun in West Kensington today Philadelphia Police issuing arrest warn. Investigators are looking for 22yearold miguel cologne. They say cologne was behind the wheel of the car which hit twoyearold david alicia and his 19yearold mother. The two were crossing the street right in front of their home on the 2700 block of mascher street when they were run down back in april. Both were rushed to the hospital. The little boy died three days later. These investigations are very difficult proving somebody was driving a vehicle. There were two people in the car at the time so we have little difficulty proving the fact he may have been driving. It took extra investigating. Police are offering a 20,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of miguel cologne. A man is recovering after this nasty wreck in the citys bustleton second. It happened about 9 00 oclock this morning at 8600 block of bloom field avenue. Police say the driver of this silver suv lost control and veered on to a neighbors yard and then went airborne. You can see it ended up eat hitting another car parked in the driveway with both winding up against that home. The homeowner says theres no serious damage. No word on the condition of that driver. This jawdropping video is going viral tonight. We do want to warn you it may be upsetting to some. This coming out of camden and it shows a woman in some sort of fight pick up her dog and start swinging the dog by the color. As our Sabina Kuriakose tells us the video has now launched criminal investigation. Oh, my god. Swung her dog and hit somebody with her dog. Choke the dog. Reporter brian cant believe his eyes as he watches this disturbing video going viral on social media. Shot near blocks from his home. Watch as a woman camden animal identifies Angela Oliver embroiled in an argument with group of people. Things get physical when she allegedly swings her four month old pitbull puppy by its leash into the face of one of the women. Were not going to show you the full video because of its disturbing nature. Like jumping behind your kids, right. Using your kids to fight with. Reporter video shows the puppy hanging helplessly as dragged and swung through the air. Animal cruelty investigator john, says it happened monday here at eighth and tulip. His officers track the woman down but theyre still looking for the dog. It was really, you know, just so unnecessary and malicious, you know, and to just have a total disregard for the animal, totally caught up in what she was doing. Reporter we went to olivers home to ask why she allegedly abuse the the puppy shes charged with animal cruelty. No one answered the door and we didnt hear any barking. Meantime neighbors say on some level they understand her actions, but that doesnt make it okay. I think the thing that must have been on her head is getting away from the people that were trying to attack her. You know, but still. Reporter big concern investigators still want to find that puppy. They want to make sure that its okay. And that it doesnt need medical attention. If oliver is found guilty she faces six months in jail and a thousand dollars fine. In camden, Sabina Kuriakose, fox 29 news. Happening now, Tropical Storm erika is losing steam in the caribbean but florida residents arent taking any chances. Its been 10 years since hurricane hit the Sunshine State and even though forecasters say it is losing strength, the state of emergency remains in effect there. Residents have been busy filling up cars, stockpiling food and planning their evacuation routes. Hurricane or not whats left of erika is expected to bring heavy rain next week which could actually help drought stricken communities. This weekend marks a decade since Hurricane Katrina devastate the the gulf coast. It was the third strongest to ever hit the us. Katrina killed more than 1800 people and caused more than 150 billion in damage. President george w. Basketball was in office at the time the storm hit. His administration was widely criticized for a slow response aft the storm. The former president returning to new orleans. It is a far different scene 10 years later. Remnants of devastation are still evident. Businesses are working their way back and homes are being rebuilt. Mr. Bush tour add school with students and told them the legacy haass hurricane is one of loss butly one of strength. We are the resilience of a Great American city whos levees gave out but its people never gave up. The former president danced along to a performance by the high schools marching band and also took part in an event in Gulfport Mississippi honoring first responders. The president did not visit parts of new orleans that have yet to recover from katrina like the lower ninth ward. More than 1,400,000,000,000 has been spent in the last decade upgrading the citys levees and putting in more storm protection equipment. The army corps of engineers says it is better prepared to handle a katrina like storm today. Wild scene on top of a fire truck. Why firefighters stayed far away from all of this chaos. Plus, hes calling his loss gut wrenching now the father of a reporter killed during a Live Television report is demanding change and calling outlaw make makers. I want him to look me in the eye and tell me why they dont want to support this. What hes fighting for and how hes remembering his daughter tonight. The school board is faced with a big decision as kids head back to school. It centers around bathrooms and who should use them much the policy change that is could lead to a court fight. Plus, a local photographer travels back in time to honor his grandfather. The incredible journey thousands of dollars in jewelry stolen from a hamilton, new jersey, Jewelry Store ton night police are releasing this Surveillance Video. Their hoping to catch these two thieves. Take look at the men. Theyre seen early wednesday morning breaking into trent jewelers on edinburgh road through a back window. Once inside the men smashed display cases getting away with several bags full of jewelry. If you know who these guys are, give police a call. A major drug bust in berks county tonight. A local food distributor charged and arrested after police say he told synthetic pot to undercover officers. Investigators say its a bust that will wipe a lot of drugs off the streets. Fox 29s brad sattin shows us how police put the brakes on a massive distribution operation. Reporter bucks county diss trek Attorney Says the synthetic marijuana supply in the city of reading took a huge hit today with the arrest of a man detectives have been tracking for over a year. Da says 61 year manuel lopez, of Singing Spring wasnt just distributing food in his trucks to several Small Convenience stores in reading, he was also distributing k2 and drug paraphernalia. K2 synthetic marijuana. Made with chemicals that are supposed to mimic the effects of pot but can go very wrong very fast. This incense is laced with anything from rat poisoning to many different controlled substances. The problem being that user of k2 does not know what theyre ingesting. Reporter leading to overdoses, longterm Health Problems and sometimes death. The woman who arrived at lopezs home when we did, g get out of my property and get out of my house. Reporter was in mood to talk but the da says he was high level k2 dealer. We know he was at the root of a huge problem. Reporter distributing over the years to several stores where arrests had been made. Theyd been tracking him for over year. Making three undercover buys more than 500 packets. Then another one this morning leading to his arrest where they found a loaded gun and searched his home where investigators say they found 200 more packets of the drug smoke pipes, six grand in cash and 70,000 clear plastic baggies. The whole road was blocked off. He and his family hadnt lived here long but long enough for this neighbor to grow suspicious. We have been seeing a lot of activity. A lot of cars. Different people come by throughout the day and at night report roar strange activity now led to anger. I have a sixyearold. You know, that sixyearold dont know the difference between candy and drugs because they make drugs look like candy. Im upset about it. I mean you dont expect that in a quiet neighborhood like this report roar lopez, is facing various drug charges investigators will try to track down his supplier who they dont believe lives in pennsylvania, but does live in the tristate area. In reading, brad sattin, fox 29 news. The father of wdbjtv reporter Allison Parker calling on politicians to toughen gun laws across the country after 24yearold daughter is gunned down on life tv earlier this week. Andy parker is vowing to become advocate for gunnery form. His remarks coming shortly after a meeting with virginias governor. The governor stopping by the television station today to meet with the staff and family of the two journalists shot and killed during a live news broadcast on wednesday morning. Parker describing the loss of his daughter as gut wrenching. Her life was full of joy and she always saw the best in people, and she touched so many people and thats why they loved her and she just this was Something Like this would never occur to her. The Parker Family plans to hold a private memorial for their daughter on monday. Allison park concern her photographer adam ward were fatally shot by a former station employee. Vicky gardner was also shot and is current until stable condition at a virginia hospital much shooter Vester Flanagan died of a self inflicted gunshot wound. A man trying to escape his attacker runs on top of a fire truck sitting at a traffic light in washington, d. C. Foxs lena burns shows us the wild scene was caught on camera. It was definitely a surprise. Reporter firefighters heading back to station 33 had no idea what was about to happen on the back of their truck as they waited for the light to turn green yesterday afternoon near seventh and alabama in southeast d. C. They can see through the mirrors on the side of the vehicle that someone was running towards them. Never thinking that they were going to, you know, go a top of the apparatus. Reporter but they did. And this is the video of what happened. The victim racing up the back of of the truck trying to get away from three attackers perhaps believing he would find refuge on the fire truck but that didnt stop the guys after him. In fact they even stepped on the flag as they went after their victim. Then beating him repeatedly. We learned from the Police Report weapons used in this attack included a club, brass knuckles and some sort of a blunt object. D. C. Spokesperson tim wilson says firefighters followed protocol by staying in the tru truck. In this instance the First Priority to make sure that the members are safe. It was a situation that was unexpected to them and so to try to make sure that the situation didnt get out of hand, they did what theyre trained to do and thats to call in. Police arrived quickly and arrested three people. One juvenile who is facing assault with a Deadly Weapon and destruction of property charges. Police report revealed that suspect had a wooden beam and was swinging it at the victim and also damaged the fire truck. Two other suspects 18 and 19 years old are facing a charge of simple assault. That was foxs lena burns reporting. Some Chester County kids are getting the school year off to a great start with some big help. More than 1500 students lined up in coatesville today for the citys annual prepare for success even. Kids from all grade levels were invited to get ready for the new year with a bunch of Free School Supplies even back to school haircuts. Every student had a chance to pick out their own book bag filled with all kinds of suppl supplies. The kids really do benefit from this because schools arent providing any supplies any more, and the kids just dont have them. The parents dont have the money. Ultimately weve been doing this as a catalyst for more parem engage many and for more parents and kids to be involved in the school and also to have the supplies they need just because quiet frankly a lot of kids we serve will not have access to the supplies that they need. The event was organize by 10 Chester County nonprofit agencies and the Coatesville Police department. Look like a big success

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