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Posted on 02/24/2022 8:24:04 AM PST by denydenydeny
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia police announced Tuesday they are making major progress, including an arrest, in the city’s carjacking crisis. Police officials say the progress is the result of a multi-jurisdictional effort that includes city, state, federal and other organizations.
Some of the biggest legal, political and law enforcement heavy hitters, including Mayor Jim Kenney, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, District Attorney Larry Krasner and others, discussed the out-of-control carjackings in the city and the progress they’re making.
Jonathan Akubu, 28, of Lansdowne, has been arrested in connection to multiple carjackings. He is now charged with the murder of two people, including George Briscella from Northeast Philadelphia, and a woman named Aya Gabasi.
Akubu also faces aggravated assault charges for two more shooting victims. Sources say Akubu may be responsible for close to four dozen carjackings.
Police did not say an exact number on the record. Investigators coordinated with the Philadelphia Parking Authority to track vehicles using red light cameras and other technology.
On Monday, Eyewitness News reported exclusive new details on what happened to the vehicles.
Law enforcement sources tell CBS3 they’ve traced some carjacked vehicles to shipping ports in Newark, New Jersey, and Wilmington, Delaware, where those stolen cars are then exported out of the country.
Sources say some of the vehicles taken at gunpoint off city streets ended up in Africa.
Akubu and as many as four others would target Toyotas.
“We think that Jonathan was the ringleader for this, and we think the individuals that he was working with, more than unlikely, were younger than him,” Philadelphia Police Capt. Jason Smith said.
A University of Pennsylvania officer engaged Akubu outside Penn Presbyterian Hospital last Thursday. He would eventually be arrested.
Investigators say ballistic evidence links the two homicides and two other shootings. Detectives say they recovered an AK-47 from Akubu’s Lansdowne apartment, among other firearms.
“Look at what our people are up against. I mean, our officers are equipped with Glocks generally and body armor,” Mayor Jim Kenney said. “Some of these guys are running around with AK47s, AR-15s and multi-shot clips.”
Police say Akubu was previously arrested for aggravated assaults, robbery and rape. It’s unclear the outcomes of those cases.
Now that's pure comedy!
Damn, ain't multi-culturalism fine!
So. Has BLM bailed him out yet?
Not really interested in law enforcement in woke cities, just like they are not interested in enforcing the law.
They let the out on other charges whe he should have been executed a while ago
Damned Pennsylvania Dutch!
All cultures and races are equal.
He certainly looks like a pleasant chap
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Equity.
Is he out on $100 “bail” yet?
They’ll apologize for ascriminating. He should be able to do at least 20 carjackings and 5 murders...quotas and all!
...bbbut the CSI TV shows say they’re all white supremacists?...what gives?
a few classes at the local community college and he’s turning his life around !
Here in SE Virginia it isn’t carjacking as much as just good old car theft. The cops chase them and the Negroes usually wind up crashing , typically into some innocent motorist. Ah yes, diversity !
“Police say Akubu was previously arrested for aggravated assaults, robbery and rape. It’s unclear the outcomes of those cases.”
Yeah, a real mystery. Reduced charges, plea bargains, no bail, no jail time would be my bet. Tell me I’m wrong.
I guess folks from Philly need a new street folk hero since Mumia is so yesterday.
Free Akubu
If by some miracle he is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death he’ll be 98 years old before they give him the injection.
A lifetime of three meals a day, free housing, free medical and dental care, free legal advice, and some female pen pals who want to marry him.
In a more sane world he would already have been taken out behind the jail and shot.
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