The New Jersey Attorney General's office is set to announce charges Friday against 13 individuals accused of participating in a multistate auto theft ring connected to the homicide of Philadelphia Police Officer Richard Mendez.

On Oct. 12, 2023, Mendez was fatally shot while he and Officer Raúl Ortíz tried to stop car thefts at a Philadelphia International Airport parking garage.

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The shooting took place as the officers arrived for their shifts, police had shared. One of the officers was in full uniform at the time while the other officer was in partial uniform.

As they exited their vehicles, the officers heard the sound of glass breaking and then spotted a group of people breaking into another car insid

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