July 29, 2010

Video shows Pa. cops allegedly stealing from cafe

Surveillance video reportedly captures the two officers entering Pat's Cafe and drinking beer

By Robert Moran
The Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia police have removed at least two officers from street duty while Internal Affairs investigates an incident this week at Pat's Cafe in the Northeast, a department spokesman said Wednesday.

Lt. Frank Vanore said the Internal Affairs Bureau had just received the case from Northeast Detectives.

	Interested in Video Surveillance? Get pricing, product info & discounts from top companies.
First: * Last: * Department: * Email: * Zip Code: * Telephone:

Broadcast reports said the department was investigating an allegation that officers entered Pat's Cafe, at 4690 Castor Ave. in the Northwood section, early Tuesday while it was closed and that at least one took money from the safe.

A man who answered the phone at Pat's and identified himself as the manager said he could not comment.

Broadcast reports said officers from the 15th District had responded to a report of a burglary at an automotive detailing shop behind Pat's. The officers found no evidence of a burglary and then allegedly made their way into Pat's, where they drank beer.

The events at Pat's reportedly were captured on surveillance video.

Pat's Cafe was where Officer Gary Skerski was fatally shot in 2006 while responding to a robbery.

Copyright © 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.    Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy

Copyright 2010 Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC