FRESH AIR Philadelphia Daily News reporters Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman received the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting for the 10-month series “Tainted Justice,” an expose of alleged corruption among members of an elite narcotics squad on the Philadelphia police force. During their reporting, Laker and Ruderman uncovered allegations against officers that included committing sexual assaults, disabling surveillance cameras during drug raids to hide their misdeeds, and filing fraudulent warrants. During several raids, the police allegedly stole thousands of dollars in merchandise and money from small retailers. As a result of Laker and Ruderman’s investigation, hundreds of drug cases […]
EXPERTS: Halliburton Likely Responsible For Oil Spill
WALL STREET JOURNAL: The scrutiny on cementing will focus attention on Halliburton Co., the oilfield-services firm that was handling the cementing process on the rig, which burned and sank last week. The disaster, which killed 11, has left a gusher of oil streaming into the Gulf from a mile under the surface. Federal officials declined to comment on their investigation, and Halliburton didn’t respond to questions from The Wall Street Journal. According to Transocean Ltd., the operator of the drilling rig, Halliburton had finished cementing the 18,000-foot well shortly before the explosion. Houston-based Halliburton is the largest company in the […]
GUNCRAZY: Off-Duty Cop Kills One, Wounds Two, Over Water Battle; Infant And Adolescents Shot
INQUIRER: An off-duty Philadelphia police officer allegedly shot and killed a man and wounded two other people in South Philadelphia on Sunday night after what witnesses said was an argument over a playful water battle. The encounter happened around 6:30 on the 1800 block of Hoffman Street, according to police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore. MORE RELATED: Around 8 p.m. Jesus, still holding the baby, began walking across the street toward her home. Suddenly, two young men opened fire at each other, police said. The baby was caught in the cross fire and was hit in the right armpit. She was […]
BURIED LEDE: Broad Street Run Hurts 179 People
INQUIRER: City emergency medical officials brought extra ambulances to the finish line, where they expected a gathering of more than 40,000 athletes and spectators. By 10:15 a.m., a steady stream of racers-turned-patients had walked or were wheeled into the medical tent. “Our enemy just came out,” Jeremiah Laster, the Philadelphia Fire Department’s medical-services field operation chief, said, referring to the sun. The number-one medical issue for runners, he said, was dehydration. In all, 179 people were seen for injuries ranging from sprains and cramps to heat-related illnesses. Thirty-six, including racers who needed assistance along the route, were transported to hospitals […]
MOST WANTED: Police Release Video Of Man Wanted In Connection With Times Square Bomb Plot
BLOOMBERG NEWS: New York detectives sought to identify a person seen in Times Square around the hour of yesterday’s attempted car bombing, while police and building owners stepped up security in midtown Manhattan. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said investigators are looking for a man caught on a video camera walking away from the site near Times Square where they found a Nissan Pathfinder SUV with an explosive device inside. MORE
PHILADELPHIA UNION: About Last Night
BY MIKE WOLVERTON SPORTS GUY The Union played a very fan-friendly game on Saturday night. If you are going to get tonked in a 10:30 PM start, you owe it to your fans to be put away early so they can get some sleep. The Union did their part by conceding inside the first minute in Los Angeles. The box score is a bit unkind to the Union, as it says Adolph DeLaGarza’s goal came in the zeroth minute, before the game began, when in fact it took LA 53 seconds to score. A second goal from a post-corner scramble […]