Philadelphia DA Plans To 'Vigorously Prosecute' Looting Cases With 'Restorative Justice Approach'

Matt Petrillo reports.

COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR A REALLYNICE START TO THE WEEKEND.I'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT COMING UPWITH THE FULL FORECAST.BACK OVER TO YOU.ALL RIGHT KATE.THANK YOU.SEARCH IS ON FOR LOOTERSCAUGHT ON CAMERA CLEANING OUT AFRANKFORD STORE.NEARLY TWO DOZEN SUSPECTS TOOKELECTRONICS JEWELRY CLOTHING ANDATTEMPTED TO CRACK OPEN A SAFEALL HAPPENED ON 4700 BLOCK OFFRANKFORD AVENUE ON JUNE 1ST.YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL POLICE IFYOU RECOGNIZE ANY OF THESUSPECTS.MATT PETRILLO IS IN CENTERCITY WITH DETAILS OF ANOTHERBURGLARY OVERNIGHT.SO FRUSTRATING MATT.REPORTER: YEAH JESS THIS ISPRETTY INCREDIBLE.IT HAPPENED AGAIN HERE AT H&M INCENTER CITY.THOSE DOORS RIGHT THERE THEY AREBOARDED UP FOR A SECOND TIMEAFTER SOMEONE BUSTED THROUGHTHEM EARLIER THIS MORNING."EYEWITNESS NEWS" FOUND SEVERALOFFICERS OUTSIDE H&M HERE INCENTER CITY THURSDAY MORNING ANDTHIS BROKEN BOARDED UP DOOR.PHILADELPHIA POLICE ARRESTED AWOMAN FOUND INSIDE, BUT OFFICERSSTILL NEED HELP IDENTIFYINGSUSPECTS FROM OTHER LOOTINGCASES.IT'S FRUSTRATING.THIS JUST RELEASED SECURITYVIDEO SHOWS MORE THAN A DOZENPEOPLE BREAKING INTO SEE KAYREAL BEAUTY HERE ON WESTPASSYUNK AVENUE IN WEST PHILLY.HAPPENED 8 A.M.

ON SUNDAY MAY31ST.YOU CAN SEE THE LOOTERS STORMIN, DART FROM AISLE TO AISLE ANDQUICKLY GRAB EVERYTHING THEY CANFROM EXPENSIVE HAIR PIECES TOJEWELRY.THEY EVEN TOOK TWO CASHREGISTERS.THIS WAS ALL FLAT IRONS.TODAY THE STORE MANAGERSHOWED US SHELVES THAT STILL SITEMPTY.IN ALL HE SAYS UP TO A HUNDREDTHOUSAND DOLLARS IN MERCHANDISEWAS TAKEN, ALTHOUGH INSURANCEMAY COVER PART OF THAT.THIS IS THE TIME THAT WE ALLMUST COME TOGETHER AND NOT STEALAND TAKE FROM ONE ANOTHER.THE PHILADELPHIA DISTRICTATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAYS SINCELATE MAY MORE THAN 550 BURGLARYAND LOOTING ARRESTS HAVE BEENMADE.WE INTEND TO VIGOROUSLYPROSECUTE.DA LARRY KRASNER ALSO SAYSINSTEAD OF FACING JAIL TIME ANDA FELONY CONVICTION A YOUNGERSUSPECT WITH NO PRIOR ARRESTSMAY HAVE TO DO COMMUNITY SERVICEAND REPAY FOR THE STOLEN ITEMS.OFTEN VICTIMS ARE MUCH MORESATISFIED WITH A RESTORATIVEJUSTICE APPROACH.MEANTIME THE PHILADELPHIAINDUSTRIAL SAYINGS EMPLOYMENTCENTER SENT OUT A MESSAGE TODAY.TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT PART OF ITSAYS QUOTE, NO MATTER HOWJUSTIFIABLY ANGRY AND HURT ONEIS, THERE IS NO RIGHT TO DESTROYOR DEFACE PROPERTY AND THAT'SSOMETHING MANY BUSINESS OWNERSHAVE BEEN TELLING US OVER THEPAST TEN DAYS.WE FIND U.S. ATTORNEY BILL