Man shot for sneakers, in critical condition
Cops chased a 35-year-old man into a SEPTA station and arrested him after he shot a 49-year-old Logan man during a robbery on Girard Avenue near Watts Street in North Philly and ran off.
Man shot for sneakers, in critical condition
Cops chased a man into a SEPTA station and arrested him after he shot a 49-year-old Logan man during a robbery Friday afternoon on Girard Avenue near Watts Street in North Philly.
The alleged thief, a 35-year-old North Philadelphia man, stole a pair of shoes from the victim, and shot him in the lower right side of his abdomen just after 5 p.m., police said.
Police were unsure Friday night whether any cash was taken from the victim.
After the suspect shot the victim, an officer from the 22nd police district who was near the scene chased the man into the SEPTA Broad Street Line station on Girard Avenue and arrested him there.
Police found a handgun inside a trash can on the corner of Broad Street and Girard Avenue outside the entrance to the train station, and recovered the pair of shoes the suspect stole from the man.
Two surveillance cameras recorded the suspect running from the scene, and he was positively identified by the victim and two witnesses, police said.
The victim was listed in critical but stable condition at Hahnemann University Hospital Friday night.
The suspect has nine prior arrests on his record, police said.
He was arrested twice for burglary, twice for domestic assault, for escaping police, for aggravated assault by handgun, motor vehicle theft, weapons violations, and for violating a restraining order, police said.
The man was awaiting arraignment early Saturday morning.
To sum up: At age 35, this obvious lifetime criminal has 9 prior arrests, including assaults, weapons offenses, and burglaries, and THIS CREEP IS OUT OF JAIL PERPETRATING MORE CRIMES!! What is wrong with law enforcement in this city? This is a joke. Crime continues because of cases like this; once they're arrested, repeat offenders know that they'll be back on the streets in short order. The judicial system in this city is absolutely useless.— guitarman
Comment removed.- And this is only Friday night (I'm in Vegas, still Friday).— PGelsman
- Why are our communities filled with criminals known to the justice system?— WantToKnow
- Throw the book at 'em.— JColonJr.
- Please keep this career criminal behind bars. The Philadelphia Court System needs to retire this career criminal.— dmangel
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- 9 prior arrests!! Whoa, that means he'll be sentenced to 30 days, with a Philadelphia jury, as opposed to 21 days if it were around 7 priors.— LeavePhillyNow
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- Release the non-violent criminals to make room for these violent psychos.— pbnewcomer
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- Release the non-violent criminals to make room for these violent psychos.— pbnewcomer
