meanwhile, in less than a half hour, radnor police are planning a press conference here. they plan to provide additional details and they are also asking if anyone else may be familiar with the suspect, in a attempt to finds out if any similar incidents involving the suspect may have happened before. we'll be at the press conference, have all of the latest details for you live from the radnor township police station, walt hunter, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> walt, thanks for that update. meanwhile viewing is scheduled later this afternoon for brendan createo, the three year old found dead in haddon township last week. authorities report no signs of forced entry at the father's child home where last seen alive. also an autopsy didn't reveal any indications that brendan had been sexually assaulted. police continue to search for answers, no arrest haves been made. >> a hit-and-run investigation is underway in glen mills delaware county. chopper three over the scene along the 200 block of west chester pike. a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle just before 6:30 this morning, a

learn, stranger danger, if you see something, say something, and right around this time last night radnor police say they put those lessons into action with their mother and police officers, resulting in the the arrest of the man, who allegedly was attempting to lure the children, talking about going in to the woods. police say daniel lee a approached three children age ten, nine, and eight on the playground outside wayne elementary school around 6:00 wednesday evening. and scarring them, when he began talking about heading in to the wood nearby. >> and then he started talking about going in the woods and i will go into a cabin in the woods, and they felt scared about this and they felt a stranger. >> reporter: investigators claim lee left, and returned 20 minutes later where he was spotted by the children's mother. police say she net filed police officers who arrived within two minutes, the children, never threaten, touched, or injured by the suspect according to police. >> good thing is nothing worse happened here, we don't know what could have happened. we don't necessity his intent. >> repor

." >> and new on "action news," radnor police have released surveillance video of a man wanted for breaking into cars at villanova university. authorities say he tried to use a credit card stolen from one of the vehicles to buy cigarettes. the thefts happened back on september 2. the cars belonged to members of the philadelphia -- villanova football team. call police if you know who he is. >>> an indictment allegation that chaka fattah junior misspent hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal education funding and lied about his income on tax returns. officials say he used that money to pay off personal and gambling debts. >>> contractor, griffin campbell will be back on the stand on trial for the 201 botched did he demolition at 22d market. he was a self taught home remodelers when the demolition architect of the project befriended. campbell said his client is being used as a escape coat. but his lawyers said he cut corn he weres and that cost lives. >>> the mystery of a 55-year-old from hockessin. the victim's daughter discovered her body yesterday morning. less than an hour later a man

. >> many student believe they're already well protected by radnor police. some feel racial profiling, over eager officers become more dangerous, when campus cops carry guns. >> you're more concerned about police having guns and a mishap occurring than actual armed gunmen come into campus? >> absolutely. >> students end not allowed to carry guns on campus. hoping to keep the heat on this issue by scheduling open forum for next monday night. but, university officials are presenting this as a done-deal. starting next fall, there will be armed officers on campus. that villanova, bruce gordon, "fox 29 news". >>> one person is dead and three other hurt after a shooting on the campus of tennessee state university. now, police are looking for the shooter. this all happened just before 11:00 last night. police say a fight over a dice game what led to the gunfire. nineteen jerold cameron salmon was killed, not a student at tennessee state, and it is not clear what connection the shooter had to the school. three women were hurt. investigators again still looking for th

radnor police say the suspects broke into 13 vehicles at villanova stadium. >>> owner of the construction company responsible for deadly market street collapse took the stand in his own defense today. griffin campbell is charged with six counts of involuntary manslaughter for demolition his company performed at 22nd and market in june of 2013. the building collapsed killing six people inside of the salvation army thrift store, next door. >>> many gathered in north philadelphia's bright hope baptist church to celebrate jerry mondesire's life. former philadelphia naacp president passed away last week at the age of of 65. the celebration of his life which coincided with his birth date was attended by many family members and friend including mayor nutter, jim kenney and district attorney seth williams. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news", medical chopper restrictions, lemar odom was reportedly too tall to be air lifted to the hospital when he was found unresponsive on tuesday. alexandria hoff speaks to medics in our area to take a look at the situation here. >>> special journey for a man t

philadelphia police will be called on for extra pennsylvania patrols in the city, lower merion and radnor police are being asked to help out at st. joes and villanova. >> it makes you feel better because i think, you know, is there enough resources nearby to protect us and prevent any threats. >> reporter: fbi is not saying where the threat came from, exactly or how the threat was made, but they say, in a statement issued late today that they are warning the schools, out of an abundance have of caution. live from the the university city, david henry for channel six "action news". walter? >> thanks, david. >>> whole bunch of towns along the jersey shore dealt with another day of coastal flooding an many woke up to find hughes swats of their beloved beaches washed a away "action news" reporter trish hartman has more. >> we have got to the bottom. >> reporter: the beach was all but gone in third avenue in north wildwood, folks were breathing a sigh of relief as waves crashed a against the the sea wall. >> coupled with this this the hurricane everybody would would have been evacuated. really bad. >>

radnor police say the suspect broke into more than 13 vehicles at villanova stadium. >> the contractor on trial for the dea deadly market street building collapse takes the stand in his own defense. griffin campbell charged with third degree murder, six counts of involuntary manslaughter and related crimes for the demolition his company perform at 22nd and market in june of 2013. the building collapsed on to the salvation army thrift store next door killing six people inside. campbell could face live in prison without parole. >>> family, friends and city leaders gathered to celebrate the life of jerry montgomery desire. the journalist, businessman and former philadelphia naacp president died last week. today's service coincided with his birthday and was attended by many including mayor michael nutter, mayoral candidate jim kenney and district attorney seth williams. jerry montgomery desire would have been 66 years old. >>> today vice-president joe biden said he's proud of all the candidates he participated in last night's democratic presidential debate, but it remains unclear if he'll

. >>> radnor police released surveillance video for a mannor wanted for breaking into cars in villanova university. the man in the white tank top tried to use a credit card stolen from a car on city avenue to buy cigarettes. the theft happened on september 3. the cards -- the cars belonged to the members. football team who left them on in the lot while on the road. >>> an arrest in connection with the death of a 55-year-old psychiatrist in hockessin delaware. the victim liervegd on the he he -- the lived on the unit block of withers way. the victim's daughter discovered her body. less than an hour later a man called saying he was responsible. he was arrested and has not been charged. >>> new details on lamar lamar odom. and what left him unconscious at a nevada brothel. the owner of the brothel said he drank alcohol and 911 recording said the star used cocaine and ten herent pills. >> please hurry. >> reporter: the sheriff's office said they obtained a blood sample. his he estranged wife remains at his bed side. jesse jackson who visited the star said he had some responsiveness. "g.m.a.

schools all over the delaware valley are afterring up security and turning to local police departments for help. radnor township police has extra officers on duty patrolling four college campuses including villanova, they take every threat seriously. this one stands out. >> what is amplifying this the thread is coming off the same social media website that is connected to the tragedy in oregon last week. >> reporter: the threat says october 35 at 1:00 p.m. central time a fellow robot will take up arms near a philadelphia university. police and officials are urging students and staff to stay alert. >> it comes back to, if you see something say something. we're pressing people to monitor social media, if they pick up anything unusual it's a direct threat or indirect threat. >> reporter: the message was posted the day after the oregon massacre. as the time mentioned in the threat approaches about an hour and half from now. david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> we're working to get information about a shooting in chester that injured four people. police were called to the scene around 8:30 near the corn

schools around the delaware valley added extra security patrols some supplemented by local police departments. radnor township police had their hands full with four colleges to patrol. they brought in extra officers. they take all threats seriously but this one stood out. >> what's really a.m. fluffing this is the threat came off the same social media site that happened with the tragic shootings in oregon. >> reporter: the day before the massacre at an oregon community college last week someone posted a warning on 4chan. whoever made the threat against local schools used the same message board. it warned of violence at a university near philadelphia at 2:00 p.m. today. that added an extra element of fear. >> i was like he oh, shoot, like what. i going to do tomorrow? i was honestly really scared. >> reporter: most found the extra police presence reassuring. >> i thought about not showing up to class but i felt like public safety -- i've seen some cops here so i felt a little bit more safe. >> reporter: as 2:00 p.m. came and went fear turned to relief but students weren't quite ready yet to letdown th

learn, stranger danger, if you see something, say something, and right around this time last night radnor policehey put those lessons into action with their mother and police officers, resulting in the the arrest of the man, who allegedly was attempting to lure the children, talking about going in to the woods. police say daniel lee a approached three children age ten, nine, and eight on the playground outside wayne elementary school around 6:00 wednesday evening. and scarring them, when he began talking about heading in to the wood nearby. >> and then he started talking about going in the woods and i will go into a cabin in the woods, and they felt scared about this and they felt a stranger. >> reporter: investigators claim lee left, and returned 20 minutes later where he was spotted by the children's

their student, protesters don't like that move, though, they say they're already well protected by radnor police. >> a major drug bust in a small quiet philadelphia neighborhood, it is a story you'll only see on fox 29. police raid ago home on the 7500 block of batterby in mayfair, and once inside investigators say they found 12 key lows of heroin worth more than $4 million, guns, and cash, also confiscated from inside that home. we're told one person is under arrest. >> well, right now, a massive hurricane is barreling toward mexico's pacific coast. this is a big one. patricia currently at a category five storm, as high as possible. >> as you can imagine, threatening major damage with wind nearly 200 miles per hour. fox's jonathan hunt has more for us from los angeles. >> all of the clouds seen earlier today over mexico area, officials asking folks to leave for safer ground, as the most powerful measured hurricane ever recorded in the western hemisphere bears down on the country's pacific coast. >> and anyone who lives very close to the beach, should get basically as far away from that as possi

radnor police say the suspect broke in a dozen cars overnight between september 2nd and 3rd. >>> policeead and brother in the hospital after family members and parishioners attacked them inside their church. >> horrible. the bruce leonard and his wife deborah beat their 19 year-old son duke as to death, and then attacked his 17 year-old brother christopher in the word of life christian church sanctuary after unday evening services. investigators say church members described it as a quote spiritual counseling session. >> both brothers were continually subjected to physical punishment over the course of several hours and hopes that each would confess their prior sins and can for forgiveness. >> boy's sister and three others are accused of assaulting christopher. he is in serious condition. police say they don't know if the teen's perceived sin where is that prompt that had attack. >>> police in sacramento, calorie leased new surveillance image of hopes of catching suspects in the stabbing of hometown hero spencer stone. >> these images show getaway car and violence as well. stonies one of

that they may be candidates for police commissioner, a job that will be open next year when current chief charles ramsey retires. bill, the current superintendent of radnor township police and a former philadelphia chief inspector, is one of the names that has been tossed about out there as a possible replacement. but this morning he's putting the rumors to rest. >> i know rich ross who is the first deputy for a number of years in my opinion would be an excellent police commissioner for the city of philadelphia. i think he has all of the traits that are needed to be successful. as far as myself, i have been at radnor five years, radnor is my home and this is where i want to be. >> and another name that had been mentioned, chief of septa police thomas netsle, he also shot down any notion he is making a run at replacing chief ramsey. he tweeted this, he does a lot on twitter. he tweeted negative, i love being a caretaker of the underground. >> 4:18 now. this is how former nba star lamar odom was photographed in the hours before being found unresponsive at a nevada brothel last week. the daily mail released several photos from inside the love ranch suite wh

university is a private university, so all of the funding for this police department will come out of their budget. they will still have radnor township police for assistance when needed. reporting live from villanova campus annie mccormick for channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a fund created for the family chose toddler was found in the park, part of the money from wawa. a $3,000 check to chosen 300, and a septa officer found a 2-year-old safe after the boy walked away without his parent's knowledge this weekend. the $12,000 will help the family cover housing for a year. some of the money wawa donated will also help chosen 300 pay for resources that they used during the world meeting of families. >>> it is eagles-giants at lincoln financial field and as fierce a rivalry. and the closer to new york, the more giants fans are there. and chad pradelli watching the game at a sports bar in new jersey where eagles and giants fans simply have to co-exist tonight. >> hey jim, since the opening couple of minutes it has been all eagles, scoring 24 straight points leading 24-7. that said it is a sloppy game by both teams. the l

police commissioner. it's a position that will come open in the beginning of next year when current philadelphia chief charles ramsey retires. the current superintendent of radnor township police and a former philadelphia chief inspector is one of the names floated out there as a possible replacement. but he is putting the rumors to rest. >> i know rich ross who was the first deputy for a number of years in my opinion would be an excellent police commissioner for the city of philadelphia. i think he has all of the traits that are needed to be successful. as far as myself, i've been at radnor five years, radnor is my home and this is where i want to be. of >> another name that was floated out there, septa chief thomas netsle. he shot down a notion that he is making a run at the job tweeting this out. negative. i love being a caretaker of the underground. >> from our south jersey bureau, parents are armed with information about a series of threats at an elementary school. charles street elementary school in palmyra had three lockdowns in the past month. nbc 10 was at the school last night where dozens of parents attended a meeting. the superintendent didn't give

radnor police say suspect broke into more than 13 vehicles at villanova stadium. >> broke passenger windows, driver side windows, and there was one that was a jeep where the the side of the jeep was actually cut. >> if you recognize the the suspect in the surveillance video call the police. >>> man who owns the construction company responsible for the deadly market street collapse testified in his own defense today. griffin campbell is charged with third degree murder, six counts of involuntary manslaughter and related crimes for demolition his company performed at 22nd and market in june of 2013. the building collapse killing six people inside the salvation army thrift store next door. >>> many gathered in north philadelphia today for a celebration of jerry mondesire's life. the journalist, businessman and former philadelphia naacp president, passed away last week. the celebration of life, which coincided with his birth date, was attended by many family members and friend including mayor nutter, jim kenney, and district attorney seth williams. >>> former nba and reality tv star lemar odom

got richard ross, kevin bet epp, chief inspector joe sullivan, septa transit police chief, and then we have bill the radnornship police chief. and michael chitwood. >> yes, chitwood. so we just have to see who will be next in line. >> 651:67:89 police warn of an old scam, with a new twist. pse&g says someone is calling small businesses and threatening to turnoff their gas and electric, if payment is not made right there with a pre-paid like credit card over the phone. scammers are intimidating the company's, what? >> they're imitating. >> oh, imitating, the scale ers are imette st. guillen dating the voice response system. who but that? when customers call the number back they hear something similar to what they would hear on the real cup tomorrow err service hotline. give out their financial information. you can't be doing that. if someone is contacted you, threatening to turn off your gas and electric, if payment is not made immediately with prepaid cards, there is a number to call before you make any payments at all: 800-436-7734. we will put it on our website fox29.com. >> well, coming up: a lot of peo

. >>> police in radnor arrested a 26-year-old man accusing him of luring three students at the elementary school. daniel lee tried to talk to the same three students twice last week. his mother said he has autism and meant no harm by his action. members of the community are trying to not to jump to concludes. >> if it is someone who has special needs and circumstances, they are spoken to in a way they can understand, as well. why that may not have been appropriate and why they may have scared someone themselves. >> police have decided to let the courts take up the issue, lee is in custody awaiting psychologic valuation. >>> a salvage project has begun at the jersey shore where recent flooding caused damage. this was the scene earlier in the month when the water swept the house into the bay in middle township cape may county. the neighbors complained saying this was bound to happen. state officials estimated the cleanup will cost $200,000. the homeowner may be responsible for the bill. >> deadly gunfire erupts on the college campus in the south we are learning about the victims and what sp

. >> police in radnor has arrested a 26-year-old man accused of luring three students at an elementary school. daniel lee is behind bars. he tried to talk to the same three students twice outside the school earlier this week. lee's mother tells "action news" that her son has autism and meant no harm. police decided to let the courts decide. >>> a lehigh valley man is behind bars accused of strangling his estranged wife. gordon rohrbaugh is accused of murdering his wife julian. -- jillian. the two were only married a few months and already separated. >> it's chilling. it's across the street. when i saw all the detectives over there, boyds the police cars, i knew something was up. >> police say gordon rohrbaugh has confessed to the crime. >>> 3-year-old brandon creato will be laid to rest today. all around town blue ribbons are tied to homes and businesses. brandon's father reported him missing on the morning of october 13. several hours later he was found in the woods nearby. no arrests have been made. >>> friends of the man killed in wilmington rodney square are calling on the city to

in august officials shut down yang ming in radnor after police say a woman found a roach in her dish of noodles. inspects say they then found a roach infestation when they removed tape covering on an outlet roaches rush out. they found the april secretaries all over the kitchen. to months have come and gone and the restaurant spent a half million dollars on renovations. health officials have given the restaurant all clear to reopen. they welcome the media to take a look at the roach free restaurant. >> there was infestation. they hired an new ex termination company that came out daily over -- for one month, and now it's coming out once a week and will continue to come out once a week until we are completely 150% sure that there's not a problem but the last month, two months there's been no infestation whatsoever. >> in addition to ex term nation the restaurant put in new floors, windows and updated equipment. the restaurant reopens tomorrow for lunch. >>> a local university says it will bring in armed police officers to pro patrol campus next year. villanova university is now in the

two days ago, radnor township police arrested lee after those children, ages eight, nine and ten, toldtheir parent. lee's mother says her son didn't intends any harm. >> my son did not -- he is a good, good kid. >> perfect situation where you see something, say something, and the children did exactly that. >> a judge set bail at $100,000. police say the children were never touched, threatened, or injured. >> parking authority is raising their convenience fee. david spunt spoke to ppa authority about what led to this increase. >> 1 dollar, for some, it is a way to show appreciation, but when it is added to the amount you already owe the philadelphia parking authority, that dollar suddenly increases in value. is. >> not convene yen for anyone at all. >> starting november 1st, when you pay your ticket by telephone, you pay dollar more, dollar added onto what's called the 2.50 convenience feel already in place. >> convenience fee, should be the other way around. paying on line, something like that, shouldn't you not be charged? >> but ppa executive director vince told "eyewitness news", th

yang ming in radnor closed in august after police say a woman found a roach in her dish of noodles. inspectors say they then found a roach infestation. insects were even in the kitch kitchen. the past two months restaurant has spent half a million dollars on renovations and now health officials have given yang ming the old clear to reopen. >> there was up fess takes they hired an exterminator -- new ex termination company that came out daily over -- for one month and now it's coming out once week and will continue to come out once a week until we are completely 150% sure that there's not a problem but last month works months there's been no infestation whatsoever. >> the restaurant put new floors, windows and updated equipment. yang ming reopens tomorrow for lunch. >>> for more than two decades they've given most drivers a way to stay connect the after emergencies on the road. >> but now pennsylvania lawmakers say they might pull the plug on the turnpike's emergency call boxes. fox 29 weekend's bill anderson in our newsroom. bill, lawmakers say they're decision is based on practical

schools throughout the delaware valley amped up security and got supplemental patrols from local police. radnor township added officers to the shift dan patrolled four college campus. they take all threats seriously but this one stood out. >> and what's really amplifying this is that the threat is coming off the same social media web site that happened with the tragic shootings in oregon last week u the threat was poster on 4chan the same message board that was used to warn students in the northwest the day before the community college massacre in oregon. the threat was posted the day after that shooting and predicted an attack on a university near philadelphia at 2:00 p.m. today. the time passed and students were relieved and also reassured by the heavy police presence on their campuses today. >> i was just more alert and nothing happened, so i guess i was in good hands. >> the police and even the safety, checking on cars, they helped me feel safe. >> reporter: well, students obviously relieved that the time of the alleged threat has now passed they say this has been a long day and they'll jus

yang ming in radnor closed in august after police say a woman found a roach in her dish of noodles.pectors say they found a roach infestation. the insects were even in the kitchen. in the past two months the restaurant spent half a million dollars on renovations and now health officials have given yang ming the all clear to reopen. >>> any customer want to see the kitchen any time they can welcome to do and that mack sure everything is a hundred per sent clean. >> in addition to ex termination the restaurant put in new floors, wip dose updated equipment. the restaurant reopens tomorrow for lunch. >>> it was supposed to be a memorial for four lives lost after an suv that was carjacked hit and killed a mother and her three children. but now it looks like this. just littered with trash and neighbors are outrage. they say it's so disrespectful to the four killed in that very spot. >> but as our chris o'connell tells us some in that community aren't going to stand for it so they are doing something. >> we get nothing but trash all over the place. >> reporter: arnett wood all couldn't bel

police commissioner. it's a position that will be open when charles ramsey retires. the current superintendent of radnor township and a fellow chief inspector put rumors to rest on tuesday. >> i know rich ross for a number of years would be an accident commissioner for the city of philadelphia. he has all of the tats to be successful. i've been at radnor for five years. this is where i want to be. >> chief of septa police also shot down any notion that he is making a plan on replacing the chief. he tweeted out negative. i love being a caretaker of the underground. >> paul ryan says he will run for house speaker if the republican party unites behind him. >> if you can agree to these requests, and if i can truly be a unifying figure then i will gladly serve. >> ryan outlined his conditions for taking the job last night. in addition to calling for the feert yup fi he stressed he would not give up time with his family if elected speaker. >> it's 6:37. to decision 2016 and still no decision from vice president joe biden on whether or not he'll become a presidential candidate. biden spoke last night at a dinn

. >> police have arrested the other driver tony torres, he is charged with murder. >> the parents of a radnor township man accused of trying to lure children insists their son is harmless. they say 26-year-old daniel lee has autism and simply likes to talk to children. officers arrested lee near wayne elementary school on wednesday, concerned parents called police after they say lee scared their children at the playground. he allegedly talked to them about finding an abandoned cabin in the woods. police ended up arresting him. lee is being held on $100,000 bail, he is awaiting a psychiatric evaluation. >> this just in. we told you we had this video. the temple football team returning victorious this morning. we were there as those buses rolled onto the campus in philadelphia just in the past hour, the players getting off. it was a long drive back from greenville but it theft players a lot of time to think about the fact that they are undefeated. the owls made history beating east carolina for temple's first ever 7-0 start. students and even the school band watched the road game from temple ba

police are in the early stages of that investigation. >> 5:36. new this morning, a main line restaurant that was shut down due to a roach infestation is now allowed to reopen. radnor township health officials cleared yangming in bryn mawr last night. in august, a customer found a roach in a meal. days later a surprise inspection revealed more roaches and sewer pipes dripping on food. yangming's general manager blamed a broken ventilation system. the owners have promised to renovate and refurbish the restaurant. >> biden watch continues this morning with anticipation building in washington and the vice president's hometown in delaware. speculation has flooded the nation's capitol that joe biden plans to launch a 2016 bid and soon. biden himself continues to skirt the issue with reporters. >> late joe biden and i just want you to know as much as i love you, i've been in a meeting with the president on another matter for the last two hours and it's hard to say, mr. president, you're on your own, i'm leaving. although he is on his own, he doesn't need me. >> philadelphia area congressman brendan boyle tweeted this yesterday. i have a very good source close to joe that

radnor township mom says she i was shocked to hear an alleged tempted licensureing outside wayne elementary school. >> they walk together. there's a large walking community in the school. >> reporter: police arrested this man, 26-year-old daniel after they say he approached three siblings playing by themselves outside the school yesterday evening. of co-ops say lee told the two girls and their brother he was headed to a cabin that surrounding wood and asked the eight, nine and 10-year-olds about their school and teachers. >> felt scared about this, felt this was a stranger. >> reporter: soon after the children's mother arrived and called authority who arrested lee near why by police say the suspect never specifically asked the children to go anywhere with him. detectives say he admitted it was inappropriate to talk to the kids. lee being charged with attempted licensureing, a felony. >>> we went to the home lee shares with his parents near the school. nobody answered. lee works part time at a movie theater. the school scene letter to parent and spoke to each grade level about what happened and how to deal with strangers. >> this is a situation where the system absolutely worked. we were n

radnor and asked questions about their school and their teachers. then he left and head today a cabin in the surrounding woods. about 20 minute later he showed up again, asked more questions. police say he never asked the children to go with him anywhere yet he still faces a felony charge of luring. >> so halloween of course right around the corner, if you are still looking for costumes for your children, one particular one has some parent worried. >> yes, called the invisible costume. some critic worried it is too effective. fox's sarah simmons has this story. >> this is the costume in stores around the region, super skin costume that comes in all kind of colors, for your children to wear this halloween, including black. >> i think it is dangerous. >> we tested it out with nine year old zachary, as it does what safety experts are concerned about, it makes him almost impossible to spot. >> completely, like, invisible. >> does it freak you out? >> casino of. >> casino of freaks out this group who happened to be walking by during zachary's test run. >> we thought he was a statue when we came out. >> we did. >> we thought it was a sculpture. until it moved. >> when a bright light is