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WTXF Fox 29 News At 10 July 6, 2017

Propert property. A jersey shore. Day at the beach takes an ugly turn. Now, fox 29 news at 10 00. We begin with the developing story from the shore tonight. Instead of watching over people in the water. Life guards at ocean city were fending off an attack on the 4th of july. Thanks for joining us. Im iain page im lucy noland. It turned to Family Friendly atmosphere on Independence Day to an allout brawl. Lets get to Chris Oconnell live in ocean city. Reporter if you know ocean city, you know, its a dry town does not sell alcohol and known for Family Friendly severe. All of that changed yesterday. During a drunken beach brawl that landed five guys in jail. Fox 29 obtained exclusive video of the 4th of july beach melee in ocean city where police say their own officers and life guards were assaulted. Part of the video you see in Ocean City Police officer on the bottom of the pile. Big scene on the beach, 4th of july weekend and this is ocean city, were dry, we dont tolerate alcohol in public. Reporter but it was alcohol Ocean City Police say fueled a rowdy groups of friends at eight and and the beach when life guards tried to quiet them down, they were assault by several men. When police were called, they too got into the tussle. The chaos left beach goers stunned my parents lived 30 years never seen anything like it holy and steve on a weeks vacation had a front row seat to the Late Afternoon beach brawl. They had no respect for life guards, police, they dont deserve ton the beach. Reporter one is seeing escaping from police and running into the wonder less than peer before being arrested the policemen came, wrestled them to the ground and punching then he took off, and running through the dunes. Reporter fox 29 has learned the guy seen running away is 26yearold jay roach of harrisburg, he was arrested two weeks ago in dolphin county on drug charges. Four other men from harrisburg and philadelphia were also cite ford assault. Disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Police want to send a clear message about messing with life guards. Their ability and job is to save the people in the water. We tied up a lot of life guards for this incidents for a few rowdy people and jeopardiesed safety of others on the beach. Reporter well, luckily, none of those Police Officers or life guards were injured. All five of those men most of them in their 20s were issued citations and released. Thank you. Flames ripped through a Center City Apartment building tonight investigators trying to figure out how this started. It took firefighters about an hour to get it under control. At the 12 story Apartment Building on 13th and walnut. It started on the second floor before 7 30, no one is hurt. Police in philadelphia are looking for the person responsible for breaking into and robbing a burger king at gunpoint, it was not the most sophisticated crime now police are trying to link it to another robbery at another fast food joint. Just a few hour later. Dave schratweiser is live in west philadelphia. Dave. Reporter Philadelphia Police trying to link a robbery at this mcdonald at 56th and vine with that robbery at the burger king in haverford where the suspect crawled through the drivethrough window and the suspect is on the loose. Breaking in the drivethrough window and crawling inside to commit a gunpoint robbery isnt exactly on the menu at this burger king in haverford. This armed suspect decided to have it his way. Whatever it takes to get in and get it. They will do it i just cant imagine my heart breaks for them. Its very traumatic. It happened just as the burger king on west chester pike closed for the night. The doors were locked so the bandit picked you wanted a rock and threw it through the driveup window. Im glad nobody was hurt. Thats the whole thing, forget about the money. I think its a disgrace and i think were seeing it more and more in this area. Reporter the gunman clearly wasnt looking for a whether or noter and fridays. Police say he dragged and forced terrified employees to the rear of the burger king at gunpoint and ripped out the Cash Register drawer the suspect wore a white bandana and gloves. He escaped out the back door with an unknown amount cash. Regular customers werent too pleased to hear about the drivethrough heist im not shocked. Its everywhere you go. Its just the way it is. Theyre in there trying to do a good job, trying to make a living. Somebody comes in and breaks a window and threaten them. Its a disgrace. Reporter now, no one was injured at either of the two robberies. Philadelphia police tell me theyre refusing Surveillance Video from the mcdonalds to see if its the same suspect. Thank you. When Freddy Kruger shows up, its never good, a couple of robbery forced employees into back room. The weapons, well, the woman had large kitchen knife with a 12 inch blade. The guy . Just look, hes wearing a Freddy Kruger type glove and these are real blades. At the qudoba on old york road, they got away with cash. The retrial for dad accused of killing his 3yearold son. Jurors couldnt reach a verdict in the first trial, ended in a mistrial in may after five days of deliberations. The prosecution argued that creato killed the boy because he was interfering in his relationship with a teenager girl, he maintains his son brendan walked away from his october in october of 15. Brendans body was found about a mile away. It has happened again, weve seen it here in philadelphia. And dallas and now new york city again. Officers ambushed in cold blood. A 12 year veteran of the new York City Police department and her killer both dead. The mayor says he assassinated her while on duty. Officials call it a cold blooded murder and the latest in a series of attacks on Police Officers. Fox lisa evers has more from new york. Reporter tears are being shed by both public and police as they mourn the loss of a dedicated Police Officer. This single mother of three was just doing her duty when she made the ultimate sacrifice. Reporting shots. Reporter the neighbor unfolded after midnight at east 183rd street in the bronx. 48yearold Police Officer Miosotis Familia was writing a report inside a mobile command truck when 34yearold x con Alexander Bonds went up to the window and shot her in the head. He was caught up with a block away as they confronted him, he drew a revolver, the officers struck and killed him. A Assault Rifle revolver was recovered officer famila was 12year veteran of the nypd and mother of three children, two in elementary school. Commissioner oneill says although she had no prior involve with bonds, her murder was deliberate it is clear this was an a nonprovoked attack on Police Officers who were assigned to keep the people of this great city safe. Reporter bonds had an extensive criminal record that included an assault on a Police Officer with brass knuckles and a social media footprint of ant anticop relevant. The tributes to continued to grow and many were too im sure to speak i time you lose someone that you work with thats close to you, you know, its like losing a sibling that was a good morning, worker and giving to the community, a good cop. Reporter the scene and feelings of senseless loss are all too familiar since pba president pat lynch this kind of violence against Police Officers cannot stand, we need the publics help. When you see someone thats making threats, doing something against Police Officers, you need to let us know. You need to be our eyes and ears. Reporter the Law Enforcement community is viewing the assassination of the officer as part of a growing and disturbing National Trend where more and more officers are being ambushed in uniform. Attorney general Jeff Sessions said this has to stop. Im Lisa Evers Fox 29 news. Two brothers charged with killing a Philadelphia Policeman may face the death penalty. A judge just ruled that prosecutors will be able to seek capitol punishment in the death of sarge Robert Wilson iii. Prosecutors say carlton hips and Ramon Williams shot the officer two years ago in north philly when they tried oh robbing a video game store. A Bucks County Community is devastated after a house fire claims the life of their neighbor. Its even more tragic she made it out alive but went in to try and get her dog that decision cost her her life. Something that many who have pets understand. Fox 29 joyce evans has more from bensalem. Humbling. Been thinking about it all day. You know, she passed she more than lost her life how easy that could really happen to anyone of us. Reporter neighbor Michael Edwards couldnt believe the devastation playing out in front of his house on the 2700 block of june avenue in bensalem but at least the owner, his wife and his elderly mom were out of harms way. One dog came out the front. Another dog was staying in the house tabwas trying to coax her to come out. Reporter in the seconds it took him to grab his phone and call 911 tab had apparently gone back in. Reporter to get the dog apparently. Reporter she did not make it out. Reporter her dog per issued as well you can see he was kind of in shock. Then i think when he found the news out that his wife did not make it, he just lost it. Reporter 39yearold tabatha seen on her Facebook Page couldnt bear to see her frightened beloved dog run back into the flames alone. I came out and just. Reporter it cost her her life. So many pet owners understand why she did it. They love their pets they want to go in after their pets, her dogs were everything we tell people once your out, stay out. You got to stay out. One dog that did survive is being cared for by the animal advocate group red paws. The family members were treated for minor injuries, the red cross is helping them. The fire is under investigation. Joyce evans fox 29. He plays taps out of a speaker from his home every night. A local bureau told the naval officer knock it off. Response . Make me. This a it foot snake slithering down your sidewalk . My son said a snake on the step, im like what . Right in the heart of philly. That neighbor . She wasnt surprised. The marine veteran gunned down in olney. Furn for howard white was held. The 47yearold died last week after Police Say Gunman shot him when he tried to stop a fight at a bar. Fox 29 Shawnette Wilson is live in olney outside the funeral home. She was net. Reporter its not just the family its others i talked to off camera who came out tonight. This man, howard white served overseas for decades only but to come home and have his life taken. The hurt, heart broken. Word cant describe pain that i feel arrival. Reporter 47yearold howard white. A disabled marine veteran killed a week ago. Military veterans who didnt know him showed up after hearing what happened. Speak volumes to what type of man he was, you know, you got people thats willing to do any and everything. Barely even knew him. That right there tells you what type of caliber of man he was. Reporter he has been hailed a heroly he was at a neighborhood bar on north 5th street when police say he was shot to death trying to intervene when another man began causing a disturbance with others. Surveillance video captured white and others leaving the bar behind the suspect. He is not here but his spirit is still present in that, you know, just recognizing him as a hero were thankful for that. Reporter he was known as moodles served his country more than two decades until hurt in a tank explosion. Had he only been home a month and a half when he was killed. Duane peel also a military veteran said howard was his best friend. Its really going to be hard my friend is gone. He would give you the shirt off his back. You ask hell give. Reporter Michelle Holland said her cousin taught her to experience the world paid for her to go to london and poland when she was just 18. He got this from i think yo pea when he went, ill always carry this and loved to travel. Reporter he will be buried at Washington Crossing cemetery with a full military salute. Police suspected last night about remains found inside a childsize casket in philadelphia were confirmed tonight. The medical examiner says it was, in fact, em bombed organs inside the casket neighbors made the discovery monday night on the 3,000 block of west clearfield. It is unclear where the coffin or its contents came from. The york county man who broadcasts taps each night is threatening to take legal action. Naval officer josh corn knee wants to overturn a rule. We told you about the rule that limits taps to sundays and some holidays. His lawyers say they will take action if the borrow doesnt reverse the rule. A cease and desist order against him is unconstitutional. A snake roaming the streets of the city. What would you do if you saw a massive snake slithering around your home . One woman in south philly was shock weather she found the seven foot long reptile under her porch. Fox 29 dave kinchen is live with the story. Reporter theyve seen a lot of things in their many decades of living there, nothing quite like this. Anything you want to say to the folks . Do you think the city is the concrete jungle. Reporter the snake may not have much to say but he has a whole south philadelphia neighborhood talking. It didnt scare me. I was like, kind of shocked. Reporter margot says she woke up early this morning to find the snake in a neighbors garden. Her son told her it was also on her front steps at one point it aint coming in to me, i aint worried about it. Reporter the care and control team took care of the 12 pound serpentine which they named pet unia. We dont see pythons this large, we see a couple of month but never this big. This pretty unusual. Hes in good condition. Friendly turns out us owner said the snake might have slithered out of the house since his door was left open surprised by all the attention. Not surprised he really got out. Hes usually out in the house sometimes. So just he got out of the actual house. I cant really say its surprising. Reporter neighbors had no idea the snake lived on the block but they know now. Ive been on this block over 40 years. It was kind of new and then again it wasnt new. Always something going on tasker street. Reporter act philly says it is legal to own a snake as a pet in the city of philadelphia as long as its not poisonous or dangerous and were told that this python is neither dangerous nor poisonous. Back to you theyre couldnt stricters good thing he was well fed before he got away. Someone might be missing a pet about now. The other good thing it wasnt winter time, he would not have lasted long. Its warm and humid, perfect for a be con stricture type of snake. Its snake weather kathy and you got Weather Authority headed our way duck weather, an area of low pressure, and all of this moisture will be moving in, were talking about possibility of inches of drenching downpours, more on that coming up. Thanks. Pulled over for driving drunk. In the car with her . Two teenagers, one was so scared she jumped from the moving car. vo this fourth of july at enterprise car sales. Experience Great Customer service and get more for your trade. June twentyninth through july fifth. And let enterprise car sales flip your thinking about buying your next vehicle. This is dash cam video from florida show as mom getting her third dui. Police in Flagler Beach just about an hour outside of orlando say sherry was slurring and failed the road side test and drove with two 15yearold girls. One told police she was so scared she jumped out of the moving car. The moms blood alcohol was two times the legal limit some of the conditions are so bad families just stopped using playgrounds jeff cole explains what actions are being taken. Reporter its called a safe tarp. At the base of slides and swings at the to playground at 23rd and the parkway. But they have deep potholes in them enough to break a toddlers ankle half the park is falling apart and you cant have your kid walk on the ground without falling into a pothole. Reporter try tripping hazards, a busted swing, broken fence and rotting food being dumped here. A tourist from the detroit area was not impressed lots of different areas looked unsafe, my son tripped twice on the swing set but he likes the swing. Reporter the commissioner of parks and recreation said this playground is getting a face lift day but the playground at 29th in north philadelphia is not. The equipment has taken a beating, and the basketball back board is ripped away. Never mind all the trash from fireworks. Unfortunately, its the condition of many of our parks throughout the system, we have 250 playgrounds and id say about 90 need significant investment. Reporter all of this is why the mayor is pressing for his half billion dollars rebuild plan to fix the parks. This nanny is wait theres times you find trash all over the floor. You see over there, swings broken. It just got worse. Reporter rebuild only happens if the controversial soda tax stands up to an expected high court appeal. If the tax falls, its back to square one for the parks and rec centers. Im jeff cole, fox 29 news. A guy trying to fix up his new house, turned out its almost 300 years old. Thats a surprise. Caught crossing a new jersey bridge without paying the toll not once or a twice, Transit Police say this guy owes 27 grand thats a lot of tolls. How does that happen . No idea. No word on the extent of those injuries and theres still

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