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Gosnell’s Son Faces Burglary Charges

We told you last week that Kermit Gosnell’s son had been shot while breaking into undergrad housing in West Philly. Today, a press release from […]

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Police Release Video From Washington Square Burglaries

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Whoa, Kids! Stop Horsing Around With “Woah”!

So I keep seeing young people spell the word “whoa” as “woah.” And I can’t figure out why this is. It’s not like “wh” is […]

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AG Reviewing Old Probe of Philly NAACP Leader Finances

Attorney General Kathleen Kane is reviewing an old grand jury probe into the finances of Philly NAACP leader Jerry Mondesire, the Daily News reports. The […]

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UPDATE: The Inquirer Apologizes for Sex Crime Tweet

[Update 10:20 am] The Inky has apologized: …much to the relief of its readers: [Original] Hey, we all know the social media sphere is supposed […]

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Mugshot: Stephanie Amato, Special Ed Teacher Accused of Sexual Assault

This is Stephanie Amato, a 30-year-old special education teacher at the Ethan Allen School in Northeast Philadelphia. According to the District Attorney’s office, Amato, who […]

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Un-Corrupting Philly’s Police Department

Philly’s police now have a spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prove that they are on the side of the city’s citizens. They will almost certainly blow […]

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UPenn Cancer Researcher Charged With Stealing From Department of Defense

On Thursday, the United States Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia indicted former University of Pennsylvania cancer researcher Steven Johnson, 49, alleging that he “embezzled, stole and […]

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New Philly Tire Slasher Strikes

Just a few weeks after the notorious Mayfair Tire Slasher was sentenced to two years probation for his nefarious deeds, Philadelphia Police are looking for […]

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Brady Denies Fixing Traffic Tickets

CBS Philly reports that Congressman Bob Brady, the leader of Philly’s Democratic Party, is denying that he fixed traffic tickets for friends and supporters — […]

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Judge to Don Tollefson: You Are a “Big Disappointment” to Delaware Valley

On Thursday morning in Bucks County District Court in Warminster, Judge Daniel J. Finello called disgraced former sportscaster Don Tollefson a “big disappointment to everybody in […]

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(UPDATE) Report: Threat at Community College of Philadelphia Is Over

[UPDATE 1:40 p.m.] CBS Philly reports: “Deputy Police Commissioner Richard Ross said he is “99-percent” certain that the threat at the school was over. Ross […]

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The Chart the Traffic Court Judges Didn’t Want The Jury To See

The corruption trial of former Philadelphia Traffic Court judges is underway, and this is a chart that some of the defendants in the ticket-fixing case […]

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Racist Graffiti Scrawled on Limo in Northeast Philadelphia

The n-word was spray painted on the side of a limo in Northeast Philadelphia, NBC 10 reports. The station reports the limo driver, who lives […]

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Feds: Malvern Company Bilked Philadelphia Out of $556,633

Federal prosecutors have charged Airmatic, a Malvern company, with defrauding the City of Philadelphia out of $556,633. The company, the Inquirer’s Robert Moran reports, was […]