Tag: I-676
Jury to resume deliberations in ex-SWAT officer’s trial
Prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed to move on with an 11 member panel after a juror was dismissed.
11 months ago
Vine Street Expressway fully reopens both directions after historic flooding
Thousands of gallons of water were being pumped each minute from the highway in Center City.
3 years ago
Victims mark first anniversary of Philadelphia tear gas incidents on 52nd Street, I-676
Attorneys released new video footage of the I-676 incident showing protesters cornered by police at a fenced embankment.
3 years ago
Charges dismissed against former Philadelphia police officer who pepper-sprayed protesters
Charges have been dismissed against a former Philadelphia SWAT officer who was caught on video pepper-spraying protesters on the I-676 during a BLM protest last summer.
3 years ago
Philly police chief Outlaw will not resign after report critical of her handling of protests
Outlaw admitted that Philly police were “woefully understaffed” when protests broke out in late May, but defended her officers’ overall response.
3 years ago
I-676 reopens after barge cleared from Schuylkill; Philly region under flash flood warning
Three connected barges that drifted free of their Schuylkill River moorings Tuesday night and crashed into the Vine Street Expressway bridge have been removed.
4 years ago
Officials hope tugs can remove barge from Vine Street Expressway Bridge
The Army Corps of Engineers was using the barge to dredge the Schuylkill River when it came loose in the rain-swollen river during Isaias on Tuesday.
4 years ago
Philly SWAT officer criminally charged after pepper-spraying kneeling protesters
Officer Richard Nicoletti is seen on video pepper-spraying three protesters kneeling or sitting on I-676 at close range, pulling down one of their face masks.
4 years ago