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Chester, Pennsylvania, police officer hospitalized after violent attack while responding to burglary

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A Chester police officer is expected to recover after authorities say he was violently attacked Tuesday morning while responding to a reported domestic burglary. According to the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, Officer Michael Tierney approached a man connected to a reported burglary near Meadow Lane and West 9th Street in Chester when the suspect suddenly attacked the officer. “It was a really scary incident, and it could’ve been a whole lot worse,” Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse said. Investigators said Tierney attempted to calmly speak with the suspect on the sidewalk before the encounter turned violent. “There was no real provocation.

Officer Tierney was acting in nothing but a professional manner,” Rouse said. Authorities identified the suspect as Lawrence Crews. Prosecutors said Crews repeatedly punched Tierney, wrestled him to the ground and struggled for control of the officer’s Taser. “He was in effect pistol-whipped with his own Taser as a struggle ensued,” Rouse said. “Eventually, he was able to get the suspect, Mr. Crews, off of him.” Additional officers later took Crews into custody. Tierney was rushed to ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. Officials said Tierney suffered cuts to his face and head and may have sustained a concussion, but he is expected to make a full recovery. “He was banged up, he was shaken up, it was wild, and it was unprovoked,” Rouse said. Prosecutors said Crews may have been suffering a health crisis at the time of the incident, though officials stressed there was no justification for assaulting a police officer.

Source: Chester, Pennsylvania, police officer hospitalized after violent attack while responding to burglary – CBS Philadelphia

Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:14

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Stolen truck runs red light, crashes into playground outside Southwest Philadelphia school, police say

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A driver in a stolen utility truck sped through a red light and crashed into a playground outside S. Weir Mitchell Elementary in Southwest Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon, police said.  Police on Wednesday announced 18-year-old Robert Littlepage Jr., of Douglasville, Georgia, was arrested and will be charged with attempted carjacking, aggravated assault and related offenses. According to prosecutors, around 2 p.m. Tuesday, Littlepage attempted a carjacking before jumping into a utility vehicle that was left running at the intersection of 62nd and Reedland streets.  He then crashed outside the school at 55th Street and Kingsessing Avenue around 2:30 p.m. 

Source: Stolen truck runs red light, crashes into playground outside Southwest Philadelphia school, police say – CBS Philadelphia

In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
John 14:2

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Woman found dead after house fire and collapse in Wilmington, Delaware

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A woman was found dead after a house fire in Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday morning, fire officials said. Crews were called out to the 2000 block of North Harrison Street for a reported blaze at a three-story building, Wilmington Fire Chief John Looney said in a news release.

Source: Woman found dead after house fire and collapse in Wilmington, Delaware – CBS Philadelphia

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Romans 12:14

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Philadelphia high school student breaks truck window to save woman appearing to have a seizure

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A teenager sprang into action to help save a woman who appeared to be having a seizure behind the wheel. Witnesses said that if not for the 17-year-old boy, it could have ended a lot worse. Jaheim Warner, a junior at Tacony Academy Charter High School in Philadelphia, said he was walking home Thursday evening after his baseball game and noticed a few women panicking and banging on a white truck in the middle of the road on Tulip Street “I said, ‘What’s happening?’ And they were like, ‘She’s seizing in the car,'” Warner said. Some of the witnesses told CBS News Philadelphia the white pickup truck had been slowly rolling down the street before it entered the intersection of Tulip and Hellerman streets. 

Source: Philadelphia high school student breaks truck window to save woman appearing to have a seizure – CBS Philadelphia

Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
Galatians 6:1