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Officer Gress Excessive Force History, SEPTA Baby Born, Camden Hit And Run Arrest

by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/17/12 8:40 am | updated: 10/17/12 8:40 am

City officials say the Philadelphia police officer caught on video using his baton to help make an arrest at a South Street block party last month has been sued in federal court 13 times. A review of the cases shows they involved charges of unreasonable force and unlawful arrest, among others. Commissioner Charles Ramsey says Internal Affairs is investigating to see if Officer William Gress used excessive force, but he says any past cases wonâ€™t figure in to the investigation.

SEPTA Police Officer Loyd Rodgers and his partner assisted a female rider who approached them at the Olney station on the Broad Street Subway line telling them she had just given birth aboard a northbound train. There, nestled in her clothing, the officer saw a brand new baby boy, umbilical cord still attached. Rodgers, wrapped the little boy in a blanket, and called for medics.
Both baby and mom are doing fine at Einstein Medical center.

Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with a hit-and-run in Camden that critically injured a 2-year-old boy on Sunday. Twenty-nine-year-old Michael Castro of Camden allegedly struck the boy who ran into the streets on the 400 block of 27th Street while his father was getting a haircut. Police say it appears Castro attempted to avoid the child, but after hitting him he drove away and abandoned his vehicle. The child is at Cooper University Hospital in critical but stable condition.

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