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Jordan Osecki
Issue date: 11/2/07 Section: News
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Police officer killed
Philadelphia police officer Charles Cassidy was shot, and died after he interrupted a robbery at a Dunkin Donuts on North Broad Street shortly after 10 a.m. Nov. 1, according to police.
The killer stole Cassidy's gun before fleeing the scene. Homicide detectives and SWAT team officers swarmed the area in search of clues or the suspect.
Detectives said they were looking for a heavyset black male, 5 feet 11 inches to 6 feet tall, wearing khaki pants, a black-hooded sweatshirt and tan pants.
While police continued to search for a suspect, citizens gathered on Broad Street to honor Cassidy.
Cassidy, a 25-year veteran of the police force, was married with three children. Philadelphia Mayor John Street said he would increase the reward for the killer from $50,000 if there were no breakthroughs on the case according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Colleagues remembered Cassidy fondly.
"He was a gentle giant. He was so tall in stature and so low-key and mannerly. I know he always remembered my first name when we'd pass in the halls, even five to 10 years after we prosecuted together," Assistant District Attorney Richard Sax said.
Cassidy was the one of three police officers shot in separate incidents across Philadelphia. In one incident, an officer was shot while pursuing a suspect minutes from Drexel University in Center City on Oct. 30 during the Democratic presidential debate.
Nutter launches ad to get the vote out
Michael Nutter launched a television advertisement for the first time in six months, according The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nutter encouraged people to vote in the wake of low voting numbers projected for the Nov. 6 mayoral election.
Nutter cited three reasons for Philadelphians to vote in the election: to change city hall, hold national Republicans accountable and to make a clean break from the past. According to Nutter's campaign aides, the ad cost $600,000 and will run every day until election day on ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX.
Philadelphia police officer Charles Cassidy was shot, and died after he interrupted a robbery at a Dunkin Donuts on North Broad Street shortly after 10 a.m. Nov. 1, according to police.
The killer stole Cassidy's gun before fleeing the scene. Homicide detectives and SWAT team officers swarmed the area in search of clues or the suspect.
Detectives said they were looking for a heavyset black male, 5 feet 11 inches to 6 feet tall, wearing khaki pants, a black-hooded sweatshirt and tan pants.
While police continued to search for a suspect, citizens gathered on Broad Street to honor Cassidy.
Cassidy, a 25-year veteran of the police force, was married with three children. Philadelphia Mayor John Street said he would increase the reward for the killer from $50,000 if there were no breakthroughs on the case according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Colleagues remembered Cassidy fondly.
"He was a gentle giant. He was so tall in stature and so low-key and mannerly. I know he always remembered my first name when we'd pass in the halls, even five to 10 years after we prosecuted together," Assistant District Attorney Richard Sax said.
Cassidy was the one of three police officers shot in separate incidents across Philadelphia. In one incident, an officer was shot while pursuing a suspect minutes from Drexel University in Center City on Oct. 30 during the Democratic presidential debate.
Nutter launches ad to get the vote out
Michael Nutter launched a television advertisement for the first time in six months, according The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nutter encouraged people to vote in the wake of low voting numbers projected for the Nov. 6 mayoral election.
Nutter cited three reasons for Philadelphians to vote in the election: to change city hall, hold national Republicans accountable and to make a clean break from the past. According to Nutter's campaign aides, the ad cost $600,000 and will run every day until election day on ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX.
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