Rampant Juvenile Looting Plagues Philadelphia's Retail Stores
A group of young people looted stores in Philadelphia's Center City area, with at least 15 arrests made. The looting occurred separately from peaceful protests over the dismissal of charges against a police officer involved in the shooting death of Eddie Irizarry. Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford stated that the looters were not protesters but criminal opportunists taking advantage of the situation. The incidents involved coordinated attacks on various stores, and police are gathering evidence to make more arrests.