{"id":1143346,"date":"2021-12-22T19:04:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T00:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1143346"},"modified":"2021-12-22T19:04:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T00:04:30","slug":"house-democrat-mary-gay-scanlon-carjacked-at-gunpoint-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-mary-gay-scanlon-carjacked-at-gunpoint-in-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon Carjacked at Gunpoint in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-democrat-mary-gay-scanlon-carjacked-at-gunpoint-in-philadelphia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1143346&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1188141418-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) was carjacked at gunpoint in Philadelphia and was left unharmed&nbsp;on Wednesday, her office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Police <a href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/mary-gay-scanlon-carjacked-congresswoman-carjacking-philadelphia-fdr-park\/11372337\/\">said<\/a> the incident occurred at 2:45 P.M. EST on the 1900 block of Pattison Avenue in FDR Park following a tour which included fellow Congress members.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/mary-gay-scanlon-carjacked-congresswoman-carjacking-philadelphia-fdr-park\/11372337\/\">6 ABC<\/a> reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Scanlon was walking to her parked vehicle and was approached by two men driving a dark-colored SUV. Both men, who were armed, demanded the keys to her vehicle, police say. They took off with her blue 2017 Acura MDX with license plate LKG-8893. It was last seen being driven westbound on Pattison toward Penrose.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cShe thanks the Philadelphia Police Department for their swift response, and appreciates the efforts of both the Sergeant at Arms in D.C. and her local police department for coordinating with Philly PD to ensure her continued safety,\u201d&nbsp;Lauren Cox, a spokesperson for&nbsp;Scanlon, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from the Office of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon on today&#8217;s incident: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fomScnWUXo\">pic.twitter.com\/fomScnWUXo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (@RepMGS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMGS\/status\/1473777010010951681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Moments ago <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMGS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMGS<\/a> left South Detectives after she was carjacked at gunpoint in broad daylight at FDR park. Along with her car , her govt ID &amp; cell phone were also taken. She was returning to her car after a tour at the park. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6abc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@6abc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WdHZKlX7x6\">pic.twitter.com\/WdHZKlX7x6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Annie McCormick (@6abcAnnie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6abcAnnie\/status\/1473777423674232832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Scanlon, represents Pennsylvania\u2019s 5th Congressional District, which includes a part of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (D) said of the carjacking: \u201cIt\u2019s disheartening, and quite frankly infuriating, that criminals feel emboldened to commit such a reckless crime in the middle of the day in what should be a place of tranquility and peace-one of Philadelphia\u2019s beautiful parks. My thoughts are with her during what I\u2019m sure is a traumatic time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In November, Philadelphia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/29\/philadelphia-breaks-three-decade-old-homicide-record-over-weekend\/\">reached<\/a> the grim figure of 501 homicides for the year, surpassing its annual homicide record of 500 set in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuite simply, our community members are drowning, and we do not have life preservers to go around,\u201d&nbsp;Councilwoman Kenyatta Johnson said of the city\u2019s&nbsp;homicide epidemic.&nbsp;\u201cThis is a crisis of epic proportions. It is a moral crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) was carjacked at gunpoint in Philadelphia and was left unharmed\u00a0on Wednesday, her office said in a statement. 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