Cops nab 'one-man army'
It took the combined efforts of several units of the Philadelphia Police Department, as well as the U.S. Marshal's Service, to capture Jamar Warren, described as a "dangerous one-man army."
It took the combined efforts of several units of the Philadelphia Police Department, as well as the U.S. Marshal's Service, to capture Jamar Warren, described as a "dangerous one-man army."
For more than two years, Warren, a regular on the city's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list, had eluded authorities while running a large-scale drug operation in Southwest Philadelphia, police said.
Yesterday, at police headquarters, Chief Inspector Keith Sad-ler announced the fugitive's early-morning capture.
"We never stopped looking for this individual," he said.
"We're extremely happy we got him off the streets. However we still have nine more individuals [on the most-wanted list] that we want to get just as bad."
Warren, 23, had been on the loose since being named a suspect in the June 2005 shooting death of Malik Sims, a Kensington drug supplier, Sadler said.
Sims was found riddled with bullets outside a Kensington bar after having a dispute with Warren, he said.
Cops arrested Warren at his home on 72nd Street near Passyunk Avenue about 7 a.m. yesterday.
Police also found $11,000 in cash, more than $140,000 worth of crack and powder cocaine and six guns.
"He sure wasn't expecting us," said Sadler. "but that's why we serve warrants in the morning."
Warren will be charged with murder, possession of drugs and numerous other offenses, said Narcotics Chief Inspector William Blackburn.
He called Warren a "mid- to high-level drug operator," and said others were involved.
He said the investigation is continuing.
Cops said that a 16-year-old girl who was not identified was in Warren's home when he was arrested.
Blackburn said she was a runaway and was later released to her mother.
After the news conference, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said he was delighted with the arrest.
"These guys are doing a good job every day," he said, referring to the team of law-enforcement units that banded together to nab Warren.
"Turned out you get a felon off the streets, a murder suspect, plus you recover guns and drugs," Ramsey said.
"That's very good." *
