Phillies honor Philadelphia police, SWAT officers involved in Tioga-Nicetown standoff

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Phillies honor Philadelphia police, SWAT officers involved in Tioga-Nicetown standoff
Phillies honor Philadelphia police, SWAT officers involved in Tioga-Nicetown standoff. Rick Williams has more on Action News at 11 p.m. on August 27, 2019.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It was a very special night at the Phillies game.

The Philadelphia police and SWAT officers who responded to the standoff in Tioga-Nicetown on August 14 were honored.

The officers who were injured that day were invited onto the field and recognized for the heroism on Tuesday night.

Fans in the stands gave them a standing ovation.

Also on the field was World Cup champion, Carli Lloyd.

The Delran native threw out the first pitch to the Phanatic.