by Chris Menahan, Information Liberation:

Philadelphia Police were ordered not to arrest looters by 1st Deputy Police Commissioner Melvin Singleton, according to a report from FOX29 News.

“Extremely frustrated officers, both patrol [and] commanders told me overnight they were ‘ordered to NOT arrest looters just disperse them,'” FOX 29 News’ Steve Keeley reported Wednesday morning.

Keeley said the orders came from Singleton.

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Breaking: OBTAINED BY FOX29 NEWS. Directive from @PhillyPolice executive team. Extremely frustrated officers, both patrol&commanders told me overnight they were”ordered to NOT arrest looters just disperse them”. ‘CAR-2’ is Deputy Police Commissioner Melvin Singleton @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/HVjryECnrv

— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) October 28, 2020

Breaking: OBTAINED BY FOX29 NEWS. Directive from @PhillyPolice executive team. Extremely frustrated officers, both patrol&commanders told me overnight they were”ordered to NOT arrest looters just disperse them”. ‘CAR-2’ is Deputy Police Commissioner Melvin Singleton @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/HVjryECnrv

— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) October 28, 2020

Singleton works directly under Police Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw.

Singleton was pictured taking a knee in support of Black Lives Matter earlier this year.

Proud of our Board Member Deputy @PhillyPolice Commissioner Melvin Singleton – standing up by kneeling down. #leadership pic.twitter.com/4t2ES3dbLC

— Rebuilding Together Philadelphia (@RTPhiladelphia) June 4, 2020

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