Authorities Continue Search For Looters In Philadelphia

Matt Petrillo reports.

MAKING GUIDANCE AND GRIEFCOUNSELORS AVAILABLE TOSTUDENTS AND STAFF.THE SEARCH ON FOR LOOTERSCAUGHT ON CAMERA CLEANING OUTA FRANKFORD STORE.TAKE A LOOK NEARLY TWO DOZENSUSPECTS TOOK VARIOUSELECTRONICS, JEWELRY, CLOTHINGAND EVEN ATTEMPT TOPPED CRACKOPEN A SAFE.THAT'S ALL HAPPENED ON THE4700 BLOCK OF FRANKFORD AVENUEON JUNE 1ST.YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL POLICE,AND ANY OF THE SUSPECTS,"EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRI KNOW CENTER SITWHICH DETAILS ABOUT ANOTHERBURGLARY, OVERNIGHT, MATT?Reporter: GOOD AFTERNOON TOYOU.THIS TIME IT HAPPENED ATTHIS HERE IN CENTER CITY H ANDM, BOARDED UP DOORS, BUSTEDTHROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING,POLICE TELL US THEY FOUNDWOMAN INSIDE, SHE WASARRESTED, NEXT-DOOR, OVER ATMODELL'S WE ARE TOLD LOOTINGHAPPENED THERE THROUGHOUT THEDAY.AND WITHIN THE LAST HOUR OR SOTHE RECALLED PHILADELPHIA FIREDEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, NOW,POLICE TELL US, THEY NEED HELPIDENTIFYING OTHER LOOTINGSUSPECTS.THIS JUST RELEASED SECURITYVIDEO SHOWS MORE THAN DOZENPEOPLE BREAKING INSIDE CK REALBEAUTY HERE ON WEST PASSYUNK9/11 WEST PHILLY HAPPENEDAROUND 8:00 A.M.

BACK ONSUNDAY MAY 31ST.YOU CAN SEE LOOTERS START FROMAISLE TO AISLE QUICKLYGRABBING EVERYTHING THEY CANFROM EXPENSIVE HAIR PIECES, TOJEWELRY, AND MORE.LAW ENFORCEMENT NOW NEEDS HELPIDENTIFYING THEM, SO FAR THEPHILADELPHIA DISTRICTATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAYS SINCELATE MAY, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME550 BURGLAR ARRESTS CITY-WIDE.SOME OF THESE BURGLARIES ATTHE MOST EXTREME ENDS INVOLVETHINGS LIKE BURGLARIZE AGO GUNSHOP, AND TRYING TO GO OUT THEFRONT WITH ENORMOUS QUANTITIESOF GUNS.SOME ON THE OTHER HANDS ARE 18YEAR OLD NEVER HAD CONTACTWITH A CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMBEFORE NOT EVEN ARREST, ANDWHO IS GOING IN THROUGH BROKENWINDOW AND COMING OUT WITHT-SHIRTS.SO, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THATERR RAY.WE NEED TO LOOK AT EVERYONE OFTHE CASES INDIVIDUALLY TOUNDERSTANDS THE CONDUCT ANDUNDERSTAND THE WHO THE PERSONIS, WHETHER IT IS A PERSONFUNDAMENTALLY A CRIMINAL ORSOMEONE WHO GOT SWEPT UP ANDCAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, YOUKNOW, IN A WAY THAT ISCONSTRUCTIVE.AND SO INSTEAD OF JAILTIME, LARRY CRAZE NERVE, THEDISTRICT ATTORNEY, ISRECOMMENDING SOME OTHER FORMSOF PUNISHMENT.WE HAVE THAT COMING UP ON"EYEWITNESS NEWS" AT5:00 MEANTIME SEE BEHIND METHIS PART OF CHESTNUT STREETBETWEEN 15TH AND BROAD, OR16TH AND BROAD RATHER REMAINSCLOSED AT THIS TIME.AS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS HEREON SCENE.