Press Event: Presentations of FBI Director Certificates on June 26, 2009, at 9:30 a.m.

Special Agent in Charge Janice K. Fedarcyk, of the Philadelphia Division of the FBI, will be presenting Certificates of Commendation tomorrow morning on behalf of FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III to 14 law enforcement officers and civilians for their contributions to the FBI's investigation of the “Pumpkin Gang Crew” and a series of crimes committed by that group. The recipients include law enforcement officers from the Springfield Township Police Department, the Media Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Bensalem Police Department, and the SEPTA Police Department, as well as a citizen witness and a Citizens Bank teller.

This investigation involves a local street gang, the “Pumpkin Gang Crew” from the Logan/Sommerville section of Philadelphia, that was involved in a series of violent crimes from November 2006, through December, 2008. The crimes include nine armed bank robberies, four attempted armed robberies, an attempted home invasion of a bank manager, one car jacking, and multiple car thefts. The losses in all of the crimes exceeded $400,000. To date, eleven individuals have been convicted.

The certificates will be presented by SAC Fedarcyk to the recipients in the FBI’s Philadelphia office located at 600 Arch Street, 8th Floor, on Friday, June 26, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. Representatives from media outlets are invited to attend, and audio/video recording of the event will be permitted.