PHILLY KILLZ

A three-car crash injured four people in the city's Logan section yesterday, including a Philadelphia police officer who was responding to a request for help from another officer. Police did not release the name of the officer who was responding to the request for help at 5200 N. Camac St.

Deshane Riggins, 28, recently of the 14th District, in Germantown, is accused of creating false accident reports on 19 occasions, the district attorney's office said in a news release. Those reports were then used by other people to pursue fraudulent insurance claims, prosecutors contend."In each case, it is alleged that Officer Riggins knew that the subsequent insurance claim was a hoax and that his police report pertaining to the purported accident was false," the D.A.'s office said in the release. Riggins also was charged with conspiracy. The offenses he faces are third-degree felonies. Each count carries a maximum of seven years in prison and a fine not to exceed $15,000. Riggins has been assigned to desk duty since July pending the outcome of the D.A.'s ongoing investigation. Prosecutors declined to release further information. Officer Jillian Russell, a police spokeswoman, said yesterday that Riggins had been placed on administrative duties as of July 20.At the 14th District, headquartered on Haines Street near Germantown Avenue, he was a regular patrol officer. According to city database records, Riggins joined the Police Department on April 17, 2000.He was making $55,000 as of December 2007.

When a criminal actively solicits others in the auto repair and salvage industry to participate in accidents that only exist on paper. Shady lawyers, doctors and insurance agents are normally part of this as well. The perpetrator will keep the claim lower than 1,000 dollars knowing that most insurance companies do not send investigators to examine a claim at that amount

Thats right this is the real thing what you need to know about many of the tow company's that prey on the accident victims of Philadelphia.We are somtimes referred to as wreck chasers or ambulance chasers but my favorite is here comes the vultures. I've been doing this for about 12 years and there is a lot of money in this industry thats why this business is about to be shut down by the city because of all the scams that are taking place for instance one major scam is insurance fraud or you have body shops holding cars hostage so the can charge the customer outrageous fees. This is how it works the body shops offers us 20% of the final estimate of the repair damages that the insurance companies write now thats a lot money especially if you tow a couple of cars a week into that shop think about it you get 5 wrecks a week and the estimate to fix them is about $5000. for each thats like $5000. in your pocket easy and if the car is not repairable and considered a total loss then we would sell it to storage yard for $400. and move on to the next one.