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surveillance veo th has police searching for a pair of thieves. they were no aurss they lifted a woman's wlet right from her shoppingart. and, then they we on a spending spree. it is thursday night, and the bg story on "action news" tonight, its a supermarket slip by a group who had obviously done this before. "actionews" reporter christie lleto is li at abington police. christie, what are authorities saying about this. >> reporter: well, jim pice say this was ll planned thought out. victim tells "action news" a mter of minutes everything important was snatched away. >> my stomach just dpped started to shake. it was the worst feeling in the world. >> reporter: that was teresa dell gaiso afr she realize her wallet had been stolen from under r nose. store surveillance found this man ung a folded waper tonatch the stolen ll ile a second mancts as a shield blocking her ne of sig ile she ba bals at
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therocery store. >> i'm right in o my cart. >> reporter: we showed her the surveillance oge. >> a guy w was ll dressed, and u never thk of, you kn looked li your neighbor with his nd in my handbag one second and walk ouof the store. it was nseating to se >> this was in the the a ur of the mome ty of crime. this is we planned a throughout out. it isvidencey t ft that two people, vve. oneerving as a oer and as well as the females who then ta the card and use them. >> reporter: thirty minutes later police say these m used a stolen et card in a nearby target spending a thousand dollars in merchandise and gift card. credit cards ha been ter declined at rite ai but it is not crges but her father's now stolenog ta th hurtshe most. >> just return bk for one second, you know, one second, one split cd, and ve your lifeaken away om y all of your
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memories. >> reporter: now you police areskinghoppers in the e ke themselves target by avingheir purses and llets in unattended shopping carts. anyone wi any iormation abthe suspect is aed to contactetectives. reporting live from abington, christie lleto for channel six "action news". >> thanks, christie. fire fhters had tir handful in upper dby. chopper six was over unit block of the road wre lge twin ho was eulfedy flames shortly after 6:00 tonight. fire istill not under control. it has be reports of injuries. train service resumed following a fi in the commercial iing alongside the tracks near the holmesberg junction aon thick o and re fighting efforts forced suspension of amtrak and septa's trenton regional rail for an hour and a half this eng. > in camden county a mher andon ha be crged wi posing aseal estate es andelling homes that th didn't even ve the rit to enter. it is a hes salecam that
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has bilked potential home buyers outf oands of doars. "action news" reporter chad pradelli isive at the suspect's office in olde city philadelphia chad, what are epific allegations here. reporter: well, prosecutors say theues we illegally selling oreasing homes, thath h no right to do so. they d many real te transactions, right here at this mrcial space in olde ci. nowome of the victims are left with no money d no house. the nearly two dozen a alleged victim thought they we purchasing a slice of the american dream, a new me. >> and one case we have a gentlemen who sed his life savings for the pt five years tout do on a house that he d s three children are now getting kick o o >> reporter: because the camden cnty prosecutor's office say lisa smith and her son christian edmonds had in legal ride to se or lee the hes. ey would target vacant foreclosed properties and use craigs list orord of moh to market t houses including this one on the un block of
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ber wickane sicklerville. >> either the csing date came and went and they never got their orties or they were advicey a municipal authority that they cld not turn water on in their property. >> reporter: duo seemed legitimate. they usedeveral cmercial spaces like ts building in old city to conduct business but investigators say they d not stay one location o long. a check ofhe new jersey real estate commission's web site, shows smith who also nt by lisa edmonds d aeal estate license roke. >> her license was reke in 2010 for life f taking money om her clients. >> reporter: prosecutors say smith, anddmonds opered under several companies sterling reality investment, raq realtors, short for real estate queens, angel ll ho savers and ee pal consulting. and, all, they are accused of stealing more th $135,000. >> it is very dyou know, this is hard earned money that theseeople put wno buy you know, a
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home and n they are finding out that, you knowhey don't own it. >> reporter: the defendants are charged with theft by deception andurglary. the camden county ocutor's office believes there are mo victimsut tre. if you are a victim call the prosecutor's office. i'm live from olde city, ch pradelli for cnnel six "action ns >> jim. >> thanks, chad. from our delaware news room tonight a suspect is custody after a poli chase that last f miles tonight in wilmington. authorities say that it is connected to a rr investigation from earlier today. pursuit end 00 on the 1500 block of linden street, that is e the dver crhed into a pk cars, and then a house. lmington police a releasing fewetails about thehe hicide b ty say a wan was found dead inde a home on the 2300 block of north tatnall street at 4:. a federal prosecutor has been tabbed to ta overhe reopened investigation in
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theeath of jn andoyce sheridan. assist tenth u.s. attorney chael robert son will preside over the se pointed by governor chs christie. sheridan was ceo of oper health systems and the office of somerset county prosecutors jeffery soriano tmined that jo sheridan killed h wife september 2014 and then killed himself. the campaign for president took an extraordinary twist today, with da trump engaged in a dust up with the pope. it was bk the ane headed bk to rome from mexico where the pope ma reference to tru's campaign pledge to build a wa along the border between xond the united states. saidhe pope o a person who isnly about blding walls, where ever they may be and not building bridges isn e rtian. trump, hoist psbyterian reonded to the pe wo within nes. >> for a rigious lder to
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question a person's faith is disgraceful. i'm proud to a rtian and president, i will not allow christianity... >> even before today trump was critical of the pope d his prayingt bder between mexico and paso, texas. ump called the pope a political ge bng ploited by the mexican government. back home fill wi a police are still investigating this morning's cent that sent an suv into a bank. it happened at 15th and jfk boulevard in ceer city. a t ofour vehicles ran in the iingncluding a philadelphia school bus a septaus and a r. in addition to the su the iact shattered the pte ass window at td bank. a tol peopleere injured including 14 on the septa b and in of the injuries wereery rus and th school bus was then saved from the driver. dozens of people turned outonight in ite to a newersey policefficehore wasunned down in the linef duty, 22 years ago.
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they gathered in cape y at the grave stone ofower wnship officer david uglass sior, to mber his sacrifice. itas on is te in 1994, that douglass was st and killed by a m who d ju burglarized a home. an investigation is underway tonight into the allegediting of a little girl at a philadelphia y care. "action news" reportera cuellar hashat story. >> reporter: our report is on the bghti academy a ild care provider an 111 we er an. sammynd his wife wt to know how tir 17 month-old daughter ended up with bi marksn their face. >> hi. >> they really didn't ow how they got on her they told anotherid bit her and that is as fars it n >> reporter: bite marks as seen in these pictures were very prevalent. doctors say although they we in the serious they dbted were ry painful at e ti that it happened. >> we will get to the bottom ofhis iant answers for why my daughter's fa why she got bit mtiple times. >> reporter: is what even more disturbing isarents say th
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is t fifth time at their child hase bitten at the dy ce apparentlyy the same cld. >> we're just concerned about what is going on at is day re becaet has been happening too many times and nothing has enone bit. >> reporter: we went to the the day care to try to get answers. we're with "action ns we're here to speak to e manager or a supervisor. >> you have to go to the in office. >> reporter: divisional vice-president tells us by phone that they are aware of the incident and that it is under investigation. when we asked about the four otheriting cents that the family aeged s said she was scking to r original statement. t parents of the 17 month-old yhey have had enough. i'm concerned about the staff, you know, who i leave my child with. who is watchinger wh i wk. >> reporter: story may be instruct for other parent wantingonow how their ce providers fair during random inspections by the department of public wfe. if you'd li to chk on them we have posted nln tt on my personal facebook pe n huing park dn cuellar for channel six "action news".
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well, american track great ssewens is being td on the b screennd tonight philadelphia got an advanced screening. movie is called c thet tls the story of owens running career which led him to the e berlin olympics in936, in the a of the nazi regime. tonight owens granddaughter jean a strong was among those taking part in the panel scussion before the premiere. thea opsp in theaters, morrow. still to comen "action news" toght, viewer video of a meteor fireball at the new jersey shore. chopper down happened withoutarning to today at pearl harbor. plus your new look phillies rotation k to e mound in clearwater r the first work t of spring training adam. spring fever is png you the in the tennessee valley and uern plains and we will al tap into some of thispring heat and i'll let you ow when it arrives in accu weather. and a cemetery has en accused of losg a body and now "action news" investigative reporterendy
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sasman is working to lp the family get csure n. >> reporter: imagine your loved ones body nh and this cemetery has no id where they put hi e shocking lengshe gre digger will go through toind the d the plush happens when we goooking for answers. >> that and much more when "actionews" continues tonight.
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condition. fbi agents searched a me of saidarouk's brother for a thirdime today. farouk and his wife tashfeen malik, gunned down 14 people in san bernardino in dember. agents hledut perwork d computerrom the california home. he hain t en nad as a suspect. he a tan ofhe navy whoas earned medals, for fighting terrorism. the s. has apd north korea wh new me stringent sanctionsonight the in response to that country's continued nuclear weapons sting. president obama signed a bill that sd congress wi near unanimous support. these idelphia students a pulling their energy into helping victims of thelt water crisis. tonight, youngsters from the math, civics and sciences charter school, loed up 500 cases of te water. they had been lcting the water, they are shipping it to michigan tomorrow. tonight, an "action news"
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vestigation is exposing a gra r body allegedly losty a cemetery where a family's loved ones was suosed to be bi. "action w iestigative reporter wdy saltman is here with an "action news" exclusive. >> reporter: jim, it is difficult not to lose a loved one but then imaging their body vanishing and ver presently being laid to rt. is a story th caught our attention pially when len this may not the first body that the mery allegedly buried in the wrg spot. this would have been mary's seventh fifthirthday date family members stoodypot where sheas supposed to be laid to s >> she's not her >> reporter: her daughter says ead long planned to be burr aid longideer closest sister in the db grave. >> that was her last wish. >> reporter: but in a sae twist accordingo family members, patishaw's dyingish never happened. >> it is a great possibility th they will dig up four or five graveseforeheyind
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the ght one. >> reporter: it started in february, aear ago afr patishaw an upper darby resident passed aw from heart sse. when familyembers arrived at graveideuneral they we approached by this n the ground eper and owner's son maurice clark w to em that there was a problem. >> the ground s t frozen to to put her in the ground. >> reporter: the memorial park in feasterville aeed to hold herost dth until a week later when i in grief they were to ey could findly put their loved one to rest. >> this is not whe we buried he >> reporter: this shows the site the where cemetery buried mary patishaw compared to the plothey faired important that included her head stone ander ster's a. >> you can eow far the distance is from wre t guy said she rd verse where e cres were of the funeral. >> reporter: that is not all the familyays that the soil abo the sister's grave had not bnug . it wasas not srb at l.
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they wentacko approach t grave digger. >> she doesn't know where he is. >> reporter: over multiple exchanges the the family recorded their cversation was maurice clark. >> we found the body. i have have to g it up to m suret is rht one. >> reporter: they acknowledge patishaw's body was buried in therg place b mo disturbing is e nh you would veo go tond grave he would have to disturbing, just toind her. >> i will ce out he and i will find this body. >> you told theamily that you you were i to have to dig up gravesoi r body. how many graves did you have to d up, to fd tt body. >> when we we speak wi clark he called the police. >> how did you lose her body. >> call the police go is is ang. >> i never heard of ying like this. >> reporter: state senator and funeral rtor robert tomlinson says pennsylvania cemeteries have very little oversight, no inspection,
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in quality control and no record check. you have right to open up graves and pop upoee if that is rht or wrong one. >> reporter: when police arrived at white chapel they did intervene. >> have you u mary patishaw's property y. >> answer the question. >> i don't he no questions to answer. >> just not the way clark planned. >> don't touch the camera. reporter: as it tns outs patishaw's by may not be only loved wonderful lay to rest in the raining place. another casing go through legal sister, they placed man's head stone d casket in the different section tn her memorial service. the only rl resource may be for patishaw's family to fe a lsuit. they have complained to the licensed cemetery owners but ly for purposes of selling plo >> extraordinary o. onean only pe th eventually these wngs will be righted. >> we hope so. >> thanks, n. we have got video tonight of a fireball, light going up
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the sky over the t-state area. michael cheatle shared is clip with "action news" of the valentines day meteor, seing ortone rr, newersey. teust after 4:30 in the morning on sdayut he is nothe only one w saw it. the international the meteor organization reived, 154 reports aut the bright flash, spotted from virginia, to na. > lets get that sevenay accu weather forecast. ishere anymore meteors coming in yere ar us over next number of nights, it will be warm. >> we will check them t. tho tr they are typically sizef the grainf sand wnhey eer our atmosphere and they me in and they explode, blow u come in a fireball and moving atpeeds of 25,000 to 165,000 miles an hour. remarkable. it the is remarkable. clear skieshl toy d. but double an live rar is not showing any precipitation, whatsoever. we will just track a few
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cloudsnd they are pushing in mid-morning tomorrow. but right now 24 in aentown. twenty-five in rding. so it is, pretty chilly out there. these tperatures will ll ashose wind ctinueo ease out of the north wch created wind chills in the the 20's through most of the day to day. weaa ribbon of cloud that bro aw from a warm front just to the west of the ohio valley and parts of the great lakes. the atmospheres so dry you can see basically stayed off of the satellite ary here and any of the snow showersein wl to the north, with this front tomorrow. ando first tng tomorrow morning with at rush hour, bright sunshine here, and very early in the morning a chilly start and 22 at 6:00 o'clock in the morning. 8:00 o'clock your temperature coming in 24 degrees. ase progress through t morning hourshose cloud wl really start to thicken up by 10:00 o'clock and then completely cloudy here, lunchtime and armed with temperatures hovering in the upper 30'so near 4degrees, and tn temperatures wi start to bk off at
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7:00 o'clock in the evening into e middle 30's as we kind of break th cud cover apart as that warm front lifts through. on saturday we've t a warm southeasterly w, 12 to 20 miles an hr gusting at timeso 30, pushing that hi up to 60 degrees. the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, 40 for thomas those clouds increase. warm stheasterly winde turday, s and clo yr mperature of 60 in philadelphia. fifty-eight in allentown. spring skiing in the poconos up 50 degrees and even in the statef delaware those numbers in the the lor 6s, andhen it stays mild on sundayorning sun giving wayo afternoon cloud. mixf ening showers pulling in with weak stem but even yond that it is mild. fifty-four on monday sun and cloud. we wi watch a southern stem comingp late tuesday dednesday depending on the track will depend on what type of precipitation we will see but this point is there so much wa air leading up to thetorm and with temperatures near 44 both
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days majority looks to be rain but some snow t will continue to track that. the meantime enjoy that weekend first. >> we certainly will. thanks, adam. woman who makes showers returning troops are celebrating in the right way was honored a hero herself tonight. maria highlanduns a group of heroes welcome and the foundation of valley forge presentedalley with the local hero award for her work. ghland's daughter whos a marine founded hero's welcome in 2007. it
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so, can you believe ts? the pllies pitchers a catchers back throwing toy andh dot other guys com >> other guys show up on mony. >> let's get thishing going. >> spring training uerway in the 2016 version of the phillies takes the field with an tistic out look jeff skversky is with the phlies who are hoping new year brings new results. >> phillies were the worst teamn sall last year, starting staff had the wt wins in the the game too and second worst era. perhaps in 2016 with a brand
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new a the phillies can they outhose ugly numbers. the phillies are throwing, five new starters on the mound, who are t on eir opening day st last year. is change up is expected to be led by 20,141st u c aaron necessity lah. >> definitely a lot of potential, lot of talent, over here, and i thk our biggest thing once u getting and playing we ve to play as a team a lot of grt quality people, in he and athletes as well d pitch ers in here. there i you kw, nothing buti expectations. >> reporter: sky is lit for knoll and jad eichoff both pitched well late last year as rookies. charlie mton, d jeromy hellicson are veteran. fifthpot is a open competition with jo up for grabs, there is a dferent feel down here carwater this year. >> players are not ud. they know there is jobs available. they knowhere are things they can do to maken impression. it is great thg to see
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a lot of energy. a lot of competent totition. i think it will bed a lot of excitement and viceerse a we're looking good so fa everything is i gat so far. >> it better be great. it is only y number e. phillies manager pete mkanin believes this team will be tter than at peoplexpect but that pd on the pitching staff. we're with the phillies in clearwater, jeff skversky channel six "action news". stillhd xers ma a tradelus a
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the sixth othersake amiable or trade th qr joel anthony in the 20,172nd round draft pk. th wav ja car samson. long seasonor uer flint and el dragons continues, hting el on tonight brian dawkins scores 14-point. drexel los f 11th straight time 876. also delaware beats charleston. flyers are preparing for yet another key game. tomorrow night they will visit ntreal canadiens. bigor both. flyers are six points o the wd card st. canadiens eight-point back. that should le to some desperate ck. >> you don't have to look standings too long to know every night is critical. we'reomingff here of a good performance. we're able to get two pnts on the road. so now we have another challenge in front of us. >> and finally nht high school basketball in new jersey. washington whip d cherokee. township wn tee, point
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guard spencer cook fm 75 feet away. shut t o door. that ties the game, and se it into double overtime where tnip wins, 50-44. spencer cooking to have a gd dayt school tomorrow. >> you bet. >> thanks, dues is. jimmy ml live xt llowed byight line. jimmy's guestonight kerry washington nicholas walldo, music from jason duru lo. "action news" continues at the 4:30 with ma eard, matt owe done will he wl and karen rodgers and david murphy. for the eire "action ws" team, i jim gardner good night. >> ♪♪
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