A former Philadelphia police officer was convicted of perjury Tuesday after a jury determined he lied about a traffic stop, according to District Attorney Larry Krasner.
On June 3, Krasner and the DAO’s Special Investigations Unit held a news conference to announce the conviction of former police officer Daniel Levitt, who was found guilty of lying under oath regarding the discovery of a gun during a traffic stop in April 2021 in Northwest Philly.
Assistant District Attorney Clarke Beljean said on April 28, 2021, Levitt was working with two other officers when they pulled over a van on the 2900 block of North Sydenham Street for disregarding a stop sign and having a license plate that was not registered to the vehicle…