Philly Officer Arrested After Home Invasion

Take a good look at this toad. This piece of detritus, currently being held in the Montgomery Country jail, is a Philadelphia police officer. And they say hiring practices are fine and dandy.

A Philadelphia police officer is in the Montgomery County jail, charged in connection with a home invasion early Monday in Pottstown, law enforcement officials said. A second man also is jailed, while a third remains at large, said Risa Vetri Ferman, Montgomery County first assistant district attorney.

Malik Snell, an 11-year veteran of the police department, was the alleged getaway driver after the home invasion turned violent, Ferman said yesterday. Ferman said Snell led Pottstown police on a chase that reached 130 m.p.h.

Philadelphia police said Snell was suspended for 30 days with intent to dismiss. Snell has been a police officer since 1996, according to city payroll records. He is assigned to the 18th District in West Philadelphia.

The break-in took place after midnight on Rowland Street in Pottstown, Ferman said. Snell waited in an SUV while his brother-in-law, Tyree Aimes, also of Philadelphia, and Stephon Gibson, forced their way inside the property, she said.

Ferman said the men were looking to retaliate against someone they thought had stolen money from a friend of theirs who was a drug dealer.

Apparently, the men picked the wrong address and broke into the apartment of a couple who were not involved, Ferman said. Aimes and Gibson beat the couple at gunpoint and fled, Ferman said. Snell and Aimes left in the SUV; Gibson was left behind, she said. (H/T - The Philadelphia Inquirer)

It disgusts me that I have to work alongside people like Malik Snell. And I write "people," because the Philadelphia Police Department has hired more than its fair share of felons since I came on the job in 1994. People like this do not respect themselves, which is their problem. But they also do not respect the badge, and that's my problem.

I am deeply ashamed of Malik Snell's actions. He does not represent of the majority of officers currently serving with honor within the PPD.