. >>> upper darby police officer turns himself in and goes before a judge. he is accused of tampering with evidence. he stole cash and drugs. "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon joins us from upper dash which more on that, rahel, good evening. >> reporter: ukee, good evening. this is a police officer with the upper darby police department for 17 years but today, he was the one facing a judge. former up are darby police officer brad ross had nothing to say to our camera friday as he hurried out of district court, he accused of stealing drugs, cash and other valuables from the evidence room of the police department. the same place he served as the primary evidence custodian. >> he had every right to be in the evidence room, he he had every right to be handling evidence but nobody expect him to be a thief. >> reporter: delaware county district attorney jack whalen says at alleged theft dates back to 2012, and says that because of the alleged tampering with evidence, his office was forced to throw out charges in several cases. >> when you are involved in ca

this is...jeff darby. he was your roommate for four months. that's a long time. your next closest roommate lasted only three weeks. jeff must have been special. hmm. not really. ...and he visited you even after he got out. you and jeff roomed together as cellmates for 123 days straight. provenza: in fact, you were more than just roommates, weren't you? you and jeff formed a-a real bond between you. if you're implying a physysal relationship.... okay. you were in love with jeff darby. [ chuckles ] no. but i'm in prison. jeff relelved the tedium. jeff feels differently. in fact, he's been very cooperative. ok, i'm not sure what lies je's been telling you, but he was obsessed with me. at first i felt sorry for him, but then he got all clingy. to be fair, he's young and lis older guys. i get it. but in kind of the same way i feel about you, i wish he'd just go away. i'd like to go now. okay. wait, wait, wait a minute, detective sanchez. how about... how w out i bet you 20 bucks... i can get you to confess? now you're just embarrassing yourself. okay, what if we raise

. >> and upper darby.iving at an ainge when all law he forcement must be trained to handle mass shootings. >> yeah, that training has really intensified since columbine. there have been plenty of mass shootings since from which to learn. as such, the tactical responses have since changed. in san bernardino, chaos as heavily-armed police and sheriff's departments search for the gunmen, evacuations take place. injured wheeled to ambulances and all part of the response to mass shootings which are now steamingly the norm. >> these are truly urban terrorists. the initial reports describe three individuals dressed in combat gear with long guns. that's frightening. >> the upper darby says they are usually the first ones on and trained to go to the source. >> there is no negotiations, no anything other than anything to stop the shooter and sfac sfachl -- save lives. >> people want to get in the building, people want to get out and you are trying to stop it, one coming out may be the shooter. >> and previously resp

, trish hartman. >> reporting in upper darby, trish hartman. "channel 6 action news." there's a place online where you always get more than you pay for. tjmaxx.com brands you love, at prices that work for you... anytime. maxx life! shop tjmaxx.com >> the action cam at a kwanzaa celebration tonight in the grays ferry section of philadelphia. groups from across the region came together to celebrate the trad wition ib door festival universal autumn reed high school. in addition to the afghan drums they listened to historical drills and listened to 7 rules of kwanzaa and lit candles. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> it will be cold tomorrow walter. >> put extra on it. you're going to feel it tomorrow. we'll show what you is going o on. stormtracker 6 doubling scan radar right now we have a few light scattered showers for the city points south and east and this is a cold front that continues to dip south for rests of tonight and during the overnight hours and with the passenger of that we have colder air that returns in time for u

"eyewitness news" reporter greg argos reports from upper darby. >> reporter: just a a few days after christmas and might be enjoying playing that play station four on your new platt panel tv but experts say when you take out the trash make sure you don't leave any evidence of that behind. the force is with someone at this home. someone here probably has a new computer. then there is the guy who can pop a wheely on his new tony hawk bike or watching a game on the new 4k, 50-inch tv. how did i know a all this? i just looked at peoples trash. >> they have a big screen tv's, they have got computer games, they got other types of electronic technology and what it does, it send a message to the bums out there, the thieves out there that are out there just praying. and looking. >> reporter: that message up to those looking for no good look at what you can steel. up are darby police superintendent michael chitwood says take a few extra minutes to prevent yourself from becoming a victim. >> break boxes down and then kind of fold it back. >> reporter: that is what natasha graham does with her t

live tonight in upper darby, greg hall channel6 "action news.". >> greg thank you. >>> a north philadelphia day care has been shuttered two days after the suspicious death of a baby girl. "action news" returned to the sisters child care center on the 3500 block of germantown avenue today. a small memorial sits outside in tribute to a 10 month old girl found unresponsive there wednesday. investigators say a staff member tried to perform cpr on the way to the hospital but never called 911. the baby was pronounced dead a short time later. though the cause of death has not been determined, the state department of human services shut down the day care to ensure the safety of other children. >>> today atf investigators were back at the site of a devastating church fire in wilmington. they pulled up floor boards and brought in dogs to find clues into the cause of the blaze at the new jerusalem missionary baptist church on pine street. the entire structure was destroyed by fire earlier this week. church members were in the process of rebuilding from a fi

reporting here in upper darby, greg argos, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> good advice.ight, check this outright here. surveillance video shows a canopy collapsing over the gas station in wisconsin. station owner says strong winds lift dollars the canopy up, pushed it over, missed one car but landed on another. it happened during a snowstorm in a town outside miami walky, on the upside, there were no injuries, how much, there was plenty of damage, katas that storm is reaking havoc across the count rip, affecting thus morning? >> absolutely. primarily rain for our area, erika, but i had put out the call on the a around twitter to the weather watchers. i know with the holiday not everyone is up and adam early this these couple of mornings, but boy did you respond to the call and and and thanks, giles. not just the disparity, but precipitation types. thanks for sending in these observations, they add value to our forecast. we start up north, where it is a little colder. aid feeling we would heart from keith, so glad we d he is one of the few at this point in sailors berg ne

." >> an upper darby police officer is facing charges for stealing and tampering with evidence. officer brad ross went to court this morning from an investigation that started back in february, sources a he allegedly stole cash and drugs from the upper darby evidence room and now they are expected to release details in the case today and stay with "action news" as updates come in. >>> officials with the college identified the student that was struck and killed by the car. sophomore, michelle buck was hit on main street in collegeville, the president brock says that she was respected and liked by her peers, students were shocked and saddens by her death. >> was in a test and everyone started -- we heard alarms going off and all and we didn't know what was going on and then we got out and we heard someone screaming. and it circulated he everywhere we didn't know who it was. >>> counselors were available today and will be through winter break. >>> philadelphia police say that two people are in custody following a stabbing in center city it happened under the convention center overp

it, ellen will donate $10,000 to darby's favorite charity. there's a picture, we will see if it makes it on. plus anna faris chats with ellen about her family's holiday plans. it's the most wonderful time of the year today on "ellen" right here on kcci at 4:00. elizabeth: then tonight on kcci. catch all new episodes of "survivor", "criminal minds", and the new medical drama "code black." followed by "kcci 8 news at 10." and a new episode of "the late late show with james corden." eric: kcci 8 news this morning is live with new overnight news. here's what we're working on for 6:00 a.m. alyx: tis the season for an uptick in payment fraud. safe, straight ahead. shaina: a shakeup in chicago, why protesters are saying the firing of one city official is not enough. metinka: we have a few snowflakes left over but they will move out as mother nature cooks up a warm-up in the forecast. eric: thanks for being with us, central iowa. take it easy on the roads. mostly fluffy flakes but there could be slick spots so be aware. see the moisture >> you're wat

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. >> and upper darby police confirmed to "action news" stern was on probation stemming from assault in march. city detectives say they have no motive or suspects and they have no idea what happened from the time he left the upper darby home until he was found in this car two days after they reported him missing. >> i pray we find who did this for my grandson he did not deserve this. ♪ now police are looking at surveillance isence footage from the area where xavier's body was discovered. anyone with information is asked to contact them. "channel 6 action news," sarah. >> thank you, christie. >> it's way a wild scene late last night when a man stole a car with two children inside and crashed that vehicle. it all started about 11 p.m. outside a liquor store in magnolia an a woman left her children inside the running car to run into the store. police say chris juneed into the driver seat and sped off a short distance away dmrooshd another car a stolen vehicle flipped and children ages 8 and 10 suffered only minor injurie injuries. >> from delaware newsroom police made arrests in stabbing d

. >>> a former upper darby police officer is on the other side of the law this morning.ross is accused of stealing pills and cash from the evidence room to fuel a drug habit. ross entered rehab and resign from the force in march. investigators think the crime dated back to 2012, with you they caught on this year when items in the evidence room were misplaced. >>> turning to politics and fresh croars ahead of the democrat be -- controversies ahead of the democratic debate. clinton campaign is accusing sanders campaign of stealing millions dollars in votes. >>> this morning the clinton campaign firing backlashing out at bernie sanders' team for tapping through their voter files. >> our data was stolen, this was not an inadvent -- inadvertent glimpse into our data. this may be violation of the law. dnc cut off the sanders campaign to their massive data base. on wednesday a software glitch allowed four staffers to access confidential files. they searched for them for 40 minutes looking up information on crucial states like iowa and new hampshire and south carolina. >> if i t

this is the scene at the northbound accident by broomall upper darby.you the other scene and talk alternates when "action news" continues on this tuesday morning. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> 6:44. we're seeing rain just about everywhere including right here at philadelphia international airport. it's 47 right now. get up to i guess a warm temperature of 62 degrees but we do have to deal with this rain this morning. >> and that is causing a lot of trouble for some people out there on the roadways. those puddles and them spinning out. let's go to matt pelman. >> bad combination right during the morning drive. not what we like at all. the drive is giving some drivers new gray hairs this morning matt and tam with several serious accidents. there was one on the blue route 476 southbound lanes approaching macdade boulevard. it's not here any longer so that's the bit of improvement. on the southbound side of 476. but look at the speeds. we're still looking at 20 miles per hour. that is an improvement but still it's only 20 miles per hour. so, if you normally use the blue rou

that's the area where darby was supposed to be making deliveries during the holiday season. investigators say that some of the mail was opened and rifled through. >> that could be somebody's check, or christmas gift. that could be something that they really need for that particular day or week and they are not getting it because you are throwing out the mail. >> he is not the only postal the mail. james haden is accused of stealing a gift card, after a woman complained that a $100 gift card never arrived. investigators say that haden fesed up about questioned. admitted he stole 50 gift cards worth $1,000 over the last year. and having some of the purchases made with the stolen cards delivered to the post office where he worked. and the u.s. ps has not confirmed if all the victims were found, notified or if they will be reimbursed. a spokes person saying that both men were suspended without pay. they could face as many as five years in prison. >> thank you. we are also following breaking news on long island, a man is dead after being attacked in his home on long island. this

lantern diner in upper darby say fans needed to something. tony didn't watch the whole eagles game, but he saw enough. >> most of the third quarter and fourth quarter. >> reporter: fans drown their sorrow over the eggs and bacon at the lantern diner in upper darby. >> they were not pleased with the mistakes. eagles needed to beat the redskins and the giants to win the nfc east. they missed several chances to take the lead from washington. >> a lot of because dropped. chip kelly is not enough of a coach. he has no experience in the nfl and they hired him. >> reporter: fans were mad at chip kelly too. >> i think that chip kelly needs to go. >> reporter: now folks are ready to put this season behind them, already thinking about the spring. >> bring on the phillies, it didn't start yet, so we can are hopeful. >> reporter: the birds are third in the nfc east and one more regular season game, the birds play the giants next weekend in new york. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> what's next for the birds and chip kelly? the "ac

which is why we had our eyes folk ised tonight on darby borough. dann cuellar was there. >> darby borough mayor helen thomas let a group of business leaders to a group of young people to help the less for the sglat we want to appreciate you such as a young man caring for our community. >> thank you. thank you. >> this is for you. >> a[ applause ]. >> 25-year-old conditiony twinston behind the group ugtly, ugly, and feeding and assisting them with household bills. >> my mom she's into the community and stuff like that. she's been giving back in '08. i was a problem teenager not going to school and stuff like that. i was cutting class and stuff like that she got me back on the right track. >> twinton enlisted other young men an a woman who wanted to help. tonight they were getting ready for a fundraiser to sponsor ten families in need. >> for holidays i'm doing baskets with turkeys and toys stuff for the kids. >> they're pride and joy of darbyboro working hard to make it word for those in need. people are coming to help. the word is spreading. we pre

. >>> right now, upper darby police officer finds himself on the other side of the law. "eyewitness news" was there when officer bradrot turned himself into delaware county authorities this morning the the 15 year veteran accused of stealing and tampering with items from the upper darby police evidence room. district attorney will hold news conference on the case at 1:00. >>> we do have some breaking news for this noon. after three days of deliberations, philadelphia jurors reached averred in the trial of kathryn knott. she was found guilty of wreckless endangerment, simple assault, and conspiracy in a attack on gay couple in center city last year. jurors acquitted her of aggravated assault charges. two of knott's co-defendant previously pleaded guilty, and were sentenced to probation. >>> 12:08. coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" mother teresa will finally become a saint. what the vatican did today to pave the way to canonization. >>> and look back at her visit here to our area, as well. don't let this happen to your christmas tree. triple a has advice on keeping your

"action news" reporter trish hartman has more good customers filed into the lanark diner upper darby soggy sunday morning for a hardy break fact after an ugly loss to the redskins. >> started awesome and went down. >> eagles scored early in the first quart were ryan matthew touchdown and that's the only time the birds would have the lead. many mistakes led to the 38 to 24 final score. a loss that knocks the eagles out of playoffs and plame is falling squarely on soulders of head coach and general manager chip kelly. >> he has to go he ruined the team ruined the whole team. >> i think there's more to being a general manager than just going out and getting high priced free agents. we didn't go from good to great. >> they got rid of awpdy reid to get a chipmunk for both reason what? nothing improved. >> many blame chip kelly for the less than stellar season. not everyone says he need to go but everyone says something needs to change for the eagles before next season. >> i like chip kelly and like to see him stay i don't know if him being gm and coach is too much for him. >> joe gordon a

. >>> new at 6:00 police in upper darby joined with muslim leaders to condemn violence in the name of islam. >> terrorism is intense. it is just fear among neighbors. we will not let that happen. we stand shoulder to shoulder, strongly and proudly with our fellow americans and rejecting these evil acts. >> "eyewitness news" at 59th and walnut in upper darby and those taking part in the rally denounced isis and as you heard them, they stand shoulder to shoulder with police begins violence. >>> a threat shuts down los angeles school district second largest school district in the the nation. school board member received an e mailed threat that raised fears of another attach like the deadly shooting in san bernardino. 640,000 students in the l.a. district had the day off, authorities in new york city, say they received the the same threat but quickly concluded it was a hoax. >>> cbs news will have more on the school threat tonight on the evening news with scott pelley right here after "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> no justice, no peace. >> demonstrators in center city marked within year a

upper darby police evidence room. according to whelan ross stole those pills to feed his own addiction. at least three cases ross worked on had to be thrown out. >> there's absolutely no excuse. the theft is concerning, upsetting enough, but when you are involved in cases that now cannot be purred or cases that are compromised, there's no justification in the world for that. >> in all ross faces more than thousand counts of theft, tampering with evidence and obstruct. more symbols of hate popping up on a new jersey university campus. swastikas and antisemitic parkings inside a rowan university residence hall. it's not even the first time this month that the school has seen this kind of vandalism. fox 29's bruce gordon with more on the graffiti that's raising serious questions win this college community. >> reporter: rowan students head off to christmas break still coming to grips with the vial vandalism that marched much more than just a campus dormatory. >> we're in america. we're such a di of course culture as it is

the upper darby police department stood side by side with muslim leaders today. the police superintendent says his department has worked with the islamic community to address concerns. muslims were there to denounce isis and affirm their status as americans. >> leaders support ed freedom. that's why we are here and we are proud of it, and proud to be called american. >> the islamic center in upper darby offered an open invitation to the community members to come visit the center and its mosque. >>> new at 6:00, confederate flags can now fly again at a local university one week after a ban went into effect. kutztown announces it will not ban flags and swastikas in student dorms. their lawyers were worried about prohibiting students from displaying distasteful and demeaning decorations. the university was not aware of specific incidents on campus. >>> right now protesters are taking to the streets and blocking traffic in center city. it's all part of a call for justice for brandon tate brown. today marks exactly one year since a philadelphia police officer shot and

and identified him as his son and that's when 27 district police war called to the scene. >> upper darby police confirmed to "action news" stern was on probation stemming from assault in march and have not uncovered a motive or suspects. still the violence left those who knew the teen with many questions. >> from him being from delaware county and down in north philadelphia you're trying to put together the pieces to the puzzle and why he was there. and what was the attraction to that community and what was going on. and you know, for the time period. leading up to you know that tragic event. >> family and friends are expected to gather on the field where zavier once played that vigil starts stat 7. "channel 6 action news." >> christie, thank you. much more to come tonight on "action news." santa leaves behind the reindeer to team up with up usual helpers in nrm energy today. and how st. nick and a handful of forces are helping young people. >> and also age-old tradition observed today a church in camden. >> and jamie apody joins us from lincoln financial field with more on the win over

the upper darby police department is showing support for the muslim community. officials with the department and islamic leaders said they wanted to show they were united so they came together yesterday. muslims were there to denounce isis and affirm their status as americans. >> neighbors to support islam and especially freedom. that's why we are here and we are proud of it and proud to be called americans. >> upper darby police say the department has worked with the islamic community over the past year to ensure their safety. >> 4:36, happening today, amtrak septa and others will give an update on plans for 30th street station. a live look at the station where neighbors will be able to hear the latest details of the plan. what we know p the plan, it aims to make the area around the station an epicenter for community development, economic growth and improved transportation connections. they hope to do that by making physical improvements and transportation changes. >> pete rose holds a special place in phillies fans hearts for his hustle in the 1980 world serie

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i'm darby stanchfield, and i'd like you to try something.ok in the mirror and ask yourself -- does the face looking back at you reflect how you feel inside? okay, ladies, that's the real scandal -- when you look older than you feel. >> when i look in the mirror, i look tired. >> i woke up the other day, i looked in the mirror, and i swear it was my mom looking at me. >> i look angry with my forehead and l

brad ross is a 17-year veteran of the upper darby police department. today he was arrested and charged with stealing pills, money, gift cards, and more from the evidence room. prosecutors say he became addicted to prescription pills and stole to feed his habit. >> but nobody expected him, you know, to be a thief. nobody expected him to commit criminal activity. he was a respected officer and it's a shame that he engaged and decided to go down this course of action. >> ross resigned from the upper darby police department in march. he's out of jail on $50,000 bail. >>> i did not download any voter file data. >> a former bernie sanders aide is denying claims that he stole voter data from the hillary clinton campaign tonight. nbc news caught up with josh retsky at the philadelphia international airport after the dnc disciplined the sanders campaign. nbc 10's andrea klein thomas is live to explain this. this has caused a lot of finger-pointing between the sanders campaign, the clinton campaign, and the democratic party. >> the sanders campaign says what sta

. >>> joining us right now is upper darby police superintendent michael chitwood. were watching the news conference with us as authorities were going over the preliminary information that they have. what were your thoughts? >> my first thought is, this is what we're trained to do in this day and age and that's trained to deal with an active shooter. it's important to understand what an active shooter is. an active shooter is an individual or individuals who kill or attempt to kill large masses of people in a confined area. this is the scenario. the first thing that the police do, the very first officers there to go in and try and take out the threat immediately. there is no negotiating much there is no talk. take out the threat. once you take out the threat, or secure the threat, then other personnel, medical personnel come in and help evacuate those that are obviously wounded. get them out. then you need to start a search for the individual responsible for these types of activities. i mean, these individuals that do this stuff and we're seeing it like week until a

we will bring in superintendent mike chitwood with the up are darby police department. welcome. >> good morning, how are you you. >> always our friend. >> simple idea, it is a safe, great idea. >> it makes sense. >> if i have some jewelry i will sell to the stranger, i will get to the lobby of your police station basically and make transaction. >> make a transaction right in the lobby. it is secure. it is video taped, and the danger that one would have, in interacting with a stranger, it is almost gone. i cannot give you hundred percent guarantee in this day and age, it is almost gone. we have establish mayor mccozy, myself, and we put together this program and the hours are 8:00 in the morning until 8:00 at night. you can even deal with cars. >> really. >> we allow them outside. cars won't fit in the lobby. >> if i want to sell my car. >> right in front we have an area set up out front, signs right there. you have to realize craigs list is a very, could be a very violent potentially dangerous thing. >> have you had cases? >> we're luck any upper darby we have not had a

. >>> overnight fire ravaged a house under construction in upper darby deltz counaware cou.was living there. a firefighter suffered minor injuries battling the flames when an ax dropped on the leg. the cause of the fire is now under investigation. >>> murder or suicide? this morning, police are trying to determine how a missing teenager from upper darby ended up dead in a broken down car in philadelphia. police responded to a 911 car after someone found the boy's body in a lincoln town car on north park avenue in north philadelphia. the victim had a gunshot wound to the head. according to investigators, the car had flat tires and had not moved for some time. police tell us the teen's father was there when they arrived. he identified his son. >>[um fortunately, we found cit realtime crime cameras in the south end of the block at york and park avenue. we also found several private rez depositions with sur vaif lance cameras. >> they will look at the videos, and in the meantime, police are questioning the teepn's parents who used to live in the area as well as the owner of the

. >> that officer's name is brad roth, a 17-year veteran of the upper darby police department. today he's stealing evidence to feed a drug addiction. he allegedly became addicted to pain killers after an accident in 2012. another investigator noticed something was wrong with an evidence bag and that sparked the investigation. he faces evidence tampering charge and theft. >> there were 230 -- or 203 instances where evidence had been tampered with and out of that, there was approximately the 3,700 pills and strips that were taken as well as over $14,000 in cash, eight cell phones, gift cards and jewelry were all removed from the evidence room at that point in time. >> upper darby's politician superintendent thanked the district attorney for a complete and professional investigation. roth resigned in march. tonight he's out on bail. >> college has released the name of a student killed in a car crash last night. michelle buck, sophomore, died after being hit on main street in collegeville. she was a dean's list student well liked by her professors and pierce. -- peers. >> a 10-mont

a man said it's his missing son from upper darby. the father identified the boy when police arrived on the 2400 block of park avenue around 7:15 p.m. police say they did not find a gun. they are trying to sort out if this is a case of murder. >> we got several 911 calls and those calls were of a person screaming and a body in the car. >> the police are hoping the father and owner can provide clues. police say the father and mother lived in the neighborhood before moving to upper darby. >>> chopper 6 hd is over a crash that involved a septa bus at richmond and orthodox streets at 5:30. the bus collided with two other vehicles, four people suffered minor injuries. >> in san bernadino, divers once again searched a lake that officials think the shooters may have visited at some point. they are looking for a missing hard drive that longed to syed farook and tashfeen malik. >>> officer william porter is accused of failing to buckle freddie gray into the back of a police wagon. five other baltimore police officers are facing criminal charge

if you have seen him contact darby township police. >>> finding work can be challenging for those thatave a criminal past, mayor michael nutter is hoping that updated legislation will make the process easier though, the mayor signed an amendment to strengthen the ban the box ordinance, the law went into effect in 2012, it bans employers to use a check box asking people if they were ever convibts victed of a crime, they can only conduct a background check after giving a conditional offer of employment. >> this allows them to be dehumanized in a job interests view to make a connection with an employer. >> everybody deserve a second chance and these people are qualified workers and they deserve to be able to take care of their families just like anybody else. >> they are required to notify job seeker fz they were rejected and provide a criminal history report. >>> time to get a check of traffic on a tuesday night. matt pellman is in the traffic center, how are we looking on the schuylkill. >> it's drive is not the nicest on the schuylkill, this is the scene by south street, toward the vin

a man said it's his missing son from upper darby.he father identified the boy when the police arrived on 2400 block of park avenue around 7:15. police say they did not find a gun, they are trying to associate out if this is a case of murder. >> we've got several 911 calls and these calls were of a person screaming and a body in the car. >> investigators hope the father and the owner of the car can provide clues. they are looking for video from cameras on the block. the father and mother lived in the neighborhood before moving upper darby. >>> a crash involving a septa bus happened at richmond and orthodox street at 5:30. the route 25 bus collided with two other vehicles. four people suffered minor injuries. >>> in san bernadino, divers once again searched a lake that officials think the shooters may have visited at some point. investigators say they are looking for a missing hard drive that belonged to syed farook and tashfeen malik. >>> closing arguments are expected monday in the manslaughter case of the baltimore police officer ch

brad ross is a 17-year veteran of the upper darby police department, arrested yesterday and charged with stealing pills, money, gift cards, and more from the evidence room. prosecutors say he became addicted to prescription pills and stole to feed his habits. >> nobody expected him, you know, to be a thief. nobody expected him to commit criminal activity. he was a respected officer, and it's a shame that he engaged and decided to go down this course of action. >> ross resigned from the upper darby police department in  march. he's now out on bail, $,000. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 17 minutes after 6:00. december arrived. winds are blowing. that's cold air that's rushing into the area. look at the flags on top of the aramark building in center city. winds at 30 miles per hour and temperatures inspect lower 30s. clear skies clearing out nicely in northeast philadelphia. temperatures down to 34. millville in for a lot of sun in an hour's time, 33 degrees. that's when the sun comes up. the temperatures will be a little lower at that point. co

so darby, lets get right to that.ack in the past, years ago you could just keep the tv off, keep the the the kid in another room. now they are constantly on their phones getting these reports. >> reporter: it is very difficult now because you cannot keep them away from it but it is important that you address, you know what they are looking at and talk to them bit. what are they seeing, where are they getting their information. >> we have to talk to them about it? after everyone of these events. >> not after everyone necessarily but if it is hitting the media like it is, and you go from plant parenthood and now san bernardino, paris just before that we need to talk about the general trend of is what happening and what are they seeing, what do they think bit. it is a great opportunity to have a conversation. you want them to have some sense of feelings, empathy, a great's wearness and that is something that the social media can do from a positive perspective. >> you are saying at least make sure you have the conversatio

the victim is 15 years old and identified as xavier stern of upper darby. on friday night, somebody found the boy's body in the backseat of a broken-down car on north park street. he had multiple gunshot wounds. police are still investigating this case. >>> starting today, you may want to double-check the schedule if you ride septa's regional rails. septa says it wants to enhance service reliability so made schedule changes on all of the regional rail lines. of note, the airport line will no longer continue through service to west trenton or nor wester on weekdays. go to nbc10.com or click on the nbc10 app for more. >>> shopping turns to horror. we will tell you why police evacuated this mall in north jersey yesterday. >>> and coming up, two things shady says are going to be a little weird about today. we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. tylenol® 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we give you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. tylenol®. >>> we start out the weekend with

this morning, police are trying to determine how a missing upper darby teenager ended up dead inside broken down car in philadelphia. police responded to a 911 call after someone found the boy's body in a lincoln town car on north park avenue in north philadelphia. the victim had a gunshot wound to the head. according to investigators, the car had flat tired and had not moved for some time. police say the teen's father was there when they arrived. he identified his son. >> fortunately, we found city, realtime crime cameras in the south end of the block at york and park avenue. we found several private residences with surveillance cameras. >> police are questioning the teen's parents who used to live in north philadelphia as well as the owner of the car. >>> in, a mother and father have been charged with murder in the death of their baby boy. police say doyle hundley jr. and casey seen here abused their son in their home. he had a number of injuries in his short lifetime. in may, the infant was admitted to the hospital in critical condition with broken bones and a serious head injury

the upper darby police department is showing support for the muslim community. officials with the department and islamic leaders said they wanted to show they were united so they came together yesterday, muslims denounced isis and affirmed their status as americans. >> support islam and freedom. that's why we are here and we are proud of it and proud to be called americans. >> upper darby police say the department has worked with the islamic community over the past year to ensure their safety. >> school district officials in camden will go to businesses all across the city today to spread the word about a new enrollment system. the school fair next month will let families apply to any district or charter school with a stream line application process. applications open january 5. graduation rates are in the highest in the country. look at the top spots of graduation rates. iowa came in at one, nebraska two and new jersey was third tied with wisconsin. 82% of high school students graduated around the country last year. that's a new record high. 88% of new jersey s

police have identified the victim as 15-year-old xavier stern of upper darby.someone found the boy's body in the car last night. investigators say the car had flat tires, and had not been moved for some time. >>> tonight a north philadelphia community is rallying around a mosque that was targeted by a suspected hate crime this week. now, this surveillance video shows someone throwing a pig's head at the al axa mosque. this was seen as an insult since muslim dietary laws forbid eating pork. today at least a couple hundred people showed up for a picnic at the church. the event organized with the help from the mosque's neighbors, to show solidarity. community members tell us embracing their islamic neighbors is the best way to drive out hate. >> as a community, we wanted to show that we stand completely in solidarity. acts like this that are attempts to divide only bring the community together and stronger. >> people at today's picnic say they hope all of the support will discourage any other crimes targeting this house of worship. >>> a historic day in the fight

. >>> upper darby police officer find himself on the wrong side of the law, "eyewitness news" was there when officer brad rot turned himself into delaware county authorities this morning. the 15 year veteran is a accused of stealing and tampering with items from the upper darby police evidence the room. our rahel solomon will have much more on the will allegations against the the officer tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> the the house has passed a massive spending bill that will fun the government through next september, the the the $1.14 trillion bill avoid a government shut down, the the house voted 316-113 and now it head to the senate, president obama says he will sign tonight to law. >>> president obama also wrapped up business at the the white house before leaving for vacation. this year the isis inspired mass shooting in san bernardino was one of the major topics he discussed. correspondent craig boswell is at the white house with more. >> reporter: in his final scheduled press conference of the year president obama said he will be anything but a lame duck in his final ye

the father and mother lived in the dmaished -- in the neighborhood before moving to upper darby. >>> a crash involving a septa bus happened at 9:30. the route 25 bus collided with two other vehicles, four people suffered minor injuries. >>> a philadelphia fire department official said he was stunned to find his elderly mother suffering from alzheimers sitting only the front porch of the home dropped off by a septa para transit bus. >> it's irresponsible, it's not like she is a crate of oranges you dump off. >> reporter: this is a woman who suffers from alzheimers, she use ccc connect to transport her to adult day care. her son a battalion chief was going home to meet the bus that was dropping her off. >> i got a call from the dispatcher, he said the bus was in the front. house, i said i am 5, 7 minutes away. i get there she is shivering in the doorway trying to stay warm. i was furious. they left her like a delivery package on the front steps. to me that's unacceptable. she could have walked off and gotten lost. >> septa said they had no idea she was an arltz -- alzheimers patient. s

police say the victim is 15-year-old xavier stern of upper darby. his parents reported his missing on wednesday and on friday night somebody found the boy's body on the backseat of a broken-down car. police are still investigating. >>> that music means it's eagles game day once again. all is quiet right now, but they are getting ready for the big showdown. today it's going to be the birds and the bills, and the return of shady mccoy, and we will hear from him in 20 minutes. after our newscast, join us this morning before the game for "eagles game day kickoff." comcast sportsnet's john clark will take us inside the huddle of last week's huge upset against the patriots. you will hear from demeco ryan on his remarkable recovery after the devastating injury last year. that's coming up here on nbc10. >>> what was supposed to be a day of holiday shopping ended with police evacuating the mall in new jersey. >>> changes are here, and septa's regional rail schedule, what commuters need to noknow ahead of the workweek. that's coming up. >>> a warmer start to

upper darby police said he was on probation for assault and had removed an ankle monitoring bracelet when he was found near york and broad in north philly. police have named to suspect. >> that's one thing he wasn't an ange gel nobody saying he was an angel. >> reporter: his grandparents say he did not deserve such a violent death. >> please keep us in your prayers. i hope they find out who did this. >> reporter: in west philly greg argos cbs three eyewitness news. >> a delaware man has been charged with murder after police say he killed his wife and her mother. trooper was called to the 300 block of summer in a, stabbing once upon arrival officers found two women dead. a suspect identified as gilbert rochester initially fled the scene but was apprehended near the woods in the property. neighbors shocked in this normal quiet community. >> it's a really nice area. i mean its quiet. you never have to worry about anything like this happen. for something like this to happen is really upsetting it really is. >> victims are 85 eve and her daughter 56 year old mary lane. no word on a motive

they know the teenage victim was reported missing from his home in if upper darby on wednesday. >> one person was injured today in langhorne when the drive of a car there lost control and slammed into a house. it happened before 11:00 800 block of west lincoln highway. you can see the extent of damage and the wall there is caved n we're not sure in the person injured was the person in the car or someone inside the house. there's also no word on why the driver lost control in the first place. >> and the family of man shot by wilmington police are keeping up their call for certain local officials to resign. the family held a rally outside police head quarters and want delaware attorney general matt den and dennis williams to step down. mc dole was confined by a wheelchair and shot and killed by police officers in septembe september. presidential police said investigators found a gun on mc dole's side and investigation of shooting by state and city authorities is ongoing. >> and the city kensington section it's there was a hunl show of support for members of a local mosque target bid vand

a lot of people here at 69th street station in upper darby, heading to work, you know, get couple of headlines, then the big headline that will steel the whole morning, chip kelly of course gone. and there is a collective say what? that's what a lot of people are saying here, because we broke the news to couple of people in fact. now, of course, mossing else fans probably weren't too thrilled with the job chip kelly did, certainly, at least, this year. but it is not so much the firing, but specially the timing of the firing that surprised so many people that we spoke with, there were some good wins of course, that chip kelly gave thus year. but it was ultimately a losing season ankles no playoffs, well, that just means, no more chip. >> i think he did good, first year with the eagles, but i think he can do better. he dropped lesean jackson, and sean mccoy. >> i want andy reid to come back. >> well, i feel he should had more time. there go again, it is business. >> so i guess the question now is what happens to the overall diet plans that chip kelly instituted for his team, and also,

there's still the one in upper darby at 69th street and patterson avenue by the burger king.remains blocked in port richmond now through tomorrow afternoon. they just keep extending this so keep using aramingo or frankford instead. in mount laurel there's a crash on 295 southbound giving us single digit speeds approaching 73 and the regional rails still up to 20 minute delays this afternoon because of mechanical problems. rick and monica, back over to you. >> all right, thank you again matt. >>> much more still to come on "action news" monday night. one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year just hours from its world debut. more on how hollywood is getting ready for "star wars the force awakens." >> holiday attraction that dazzled dozens of families across the area. a unique look at the macy's holiday lights show. adam. >> we are spreading the 70's all along the eastern seaboard, even back into the tennessee valley but there is eventually a dip back to more typical december temperatures in our forecast coming up. >> all right, we'll have those stories and jaime apo

local police and officials from the upper darby islamic center stood side by side addressing the mediahis morning. they say they're hoping to show unified front against concerns of terrorism. both at home and abroad. community leaders say they've had no major issues since the shootings in san bernardino earlier this month. and police officials are hoping to keep a dialogue open to clear up any misconceptions about the muslim community. >> and this is about opening the lines of communications to show people across the country and around the world that it works. it works. we're together in this. you know, and this is a perfect example of why we chose today to do it. >> muslim leaders say they have a good relationship with the upper darby community and they're hoping to maintain it. >>> philadelphia's newest affordable townhome development opened in style this morning. here's a look at the new queen lane apartments built along the 300 block of west queen lane in germantown. 15 months ago that site was still home to an aging high rise but with the philadelphia housing authority's approval,

this is the scene, david posted this on my facebook page from upper darby, we had 10 inches of snow on the ground this date two years ago, remember the eagles-lions game we had 8 inches of snow. compare this to what is going on now, sandy tweeted this from marlton and the daffodils are starting to bloom and the reason why? the temperatures made it up to 62 degrees today and 16 degrees above average and the record high was 71 in 1966. but the low was the normal high for this time of year. right now 55 degrees in philadelphia, still mild, millville dropped down to 46 and trenton 55 and reading 51 and wilmington 53 degrees, a light jacket a good idea if you head out tonight, satellite showing we had early morning showers and then sunshine and a few clouds are beginning to roll in and with the cloud cover overnight partly cloudy skies and temperatures are mild and cooler suburbs and 44 for center city and calm winds and we could have patchy fog developing, and it burns off quickly and another day with bright sunshine and at 7:00, already 45 degrees, 10:00, 55 and by 4:00, 63 degrees, and w

there were five tactical guys there, two from yeadon, three from darby that immediately went right up to the floor. >> reporter: officials say what they can take from tragedies like this is a learning opportunity they can add to their own exercises. reporting in center city. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, annie. "good morning america" will continue our live coverage on the mass shooting in san bernadino, "g.m.a." starts following "action news" at 7:00 a.m. >>> we're following another breaking news story, south african olympian oscar pistorious has been found guilty of murder after manslaughter slaughter verdict had been overturned. he killed his girl frernd -- girlfriend after shooting her through a locked bathroom door. he is heading back to jail for a sentencing that will happen next year. >>> chopper 6 was over the scene inboarden down, burlington county. four cars were involved in the crash that happened along georgetown road at clifton mill road. they rescued a person from a multicar crash. no word on the cause or the conditions of any of the victims. >> d