“Obviously, we'd be very interested in pursuing arson cases, especially in light of that, frankly, terrible arson that occurred at the Vans store,” he said referring to the three-alarm fire at 17th and Walnut Saturday night. Race for Philly Mayor: How Would Top Dems Tackle Gun Violence?Īlthough Philadelphia police announced Monday that 14 fires had been labeled arson, Krasner said police have not yet submitted any arson cases to his office. One of those individuals charged had a criminal record, including convictions of ethnic intimidation, which Krasner described as “concerning.” The man is also from Philadelphia. So his office has charged three people with illegal gun possession charges. Many of them, he said, were first time offenders.Īmong the protesters, police found a few people with guns, Krasner said. within Macy's or at some other location.”įor the looting and burglary, Krasner said it’s mostly been 18- to 24-year-olds from Philadelphia in what he called crimes of opportunity. “They are often situations in which people are caught inside of a store. “I think it would be fair to describe most of these as looting cases,” Krasner said in an interview with NBC10 Monday. The majority so far, he said, have been second degree felony burglaries.
Larry the looter on code#
Those summary offenses, or Code Violation Notice (CVN), are not criminal and usually only result in a fine.ĭistrict Attorney Larry Krasner said that as police have brought criminal cases to his office, his office has been charging and arraigning individuals. Most of the police arrests were for summary offenses such as failure to disperse and curfew violations, and do not include the dozens of protesters apprehended when they disrupted traffic on 676 during the 5 p.m. Police had arrested 429 people as of Monday afternoon, of which 165 had been charged with felonies or misdemeanors, according to city officials. As protests and unrest continued for a third day in Philadelphia, police and the District Attorney’s Office were working to catch up on arresting and charging individuals who were involved in the various looting and vandalism incidents throughout the weekend.
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