Overview
- Police say Robert Littlepage, 18, stole a running utility truck Tuesday after an attempted carjacking, hit multiple vehicles, ran a red light at 55th Street and Kingsessing Avenue, and flipped onto S. Weir Mitchell Elementary's playground.
- Responding officers arrested Littlepage at the scene and took him to a hospital for evaluation before arrest processing.
- Investigators expect to charge him with attempted carjacking, aggravated assault, reckless driving and related offenses.
- Philadelphia School District officials said no students were on the playground and no one at the school was hurt.
- Crossing guard Jamele Ransom described dodging the truck and said he pulled a child from a vehicle in a TV interview that drew nearly 10 million views by Thursday.