Dawn opens with the breaking news out of Massachusetts as the jury in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy reaches a deadlock on day four of deliberations. We break down the chilling details of the case involving the deaths of her three young children, the prosecution’s argument for premeditated murder, and the absurdity of ignoring the young victims in favor of courtroom drama. iHeart talk host Larry Mendte joins the show to react to the trial's outrageous public circus and the failure to center the conversation around the three innocent lives lost.
We get local with major stories impacting the Philadelphia region, starting with a shocking heat advisory that forced 52 Philadelphia public schools to dismiss early due to a complete lack of HVAC systems. Dawn questions how local and state leaders allow property taxes to funnel into a system where students are repeatedly shut out of classrooms. We also examine a tragic South Jersey parking lot crash where federal officials at Homeland Security called out local news coverage for omitting that the unlicensed driver charged in a baby's death entered the country illegally. Plus, we look at newly released surveillance video showing a Philadelphia police officer interacting with a man seconds before he was struck and killed in a fatal hit-and-run.
Abington Police Chief and President of the Pennsylvania Chiefs Association Pat Malloy joins the program to address the heated debate surrounding automatic license plate readers and flock safety cameras. Chief Malloy breaks down how this technology helped his department dismantle a South American organized theft ring targeting local homes and explains why law enforcement needs these tools to fight modern crime. We examine the thin line between public safety, technology, and protecting constitutional rights while tackling the push in Harrisburg to restrict camera usage across the state.
