Crime
Jerry Mondesire’s Daughter Arrested for Threatening Judge on Social Media
Attorney Jennifer Mondesire, the 35-year-old daughter of suspended Philadelphia NAACP president Jerry Mondesire, was arrested on Monday for threatening Judge Jeffrey Minehart on social media, […]
12-Year-Old Girl Assaulted While Walking to School in Philadelphia
On Monday morning, the Philadelphia Police Department said that a 12-year-old girl reported being indecently assaulted while she was walking to school on Friday. According […]
Chester Officer Shot on Domestic Violence Call
CBS Philly reports: “Chester city police officer was shot in the line of duty around 3:30 this morning. … The incident happened near 12th and Culhane streets […]
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 […]
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 […]
Elliot Rodger, Misguided Male Entitlement, and the “Nice Guy” Fallacy
We acculturate our children in a culture of domestic violence. In playgrounds across the country this summer and into the following school year and those […]
Authorities: South Philly Man Stored Deer Blood, Carcasses to Stage Crashes
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced yesterday the results of a 16-month grand jury investigation: 41 people charged in a massive insurance fraud scam. The […]
Delaware County Man Accused of Stealing Skin from Hospital
Police Wednesday arrested a Delaware County man and charged him with theft and records tampering. His crime? He allegedly stole skin from Mercy Hospital. Skin […]
(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 […]
Rape Reported on Schuylkill River Trail
Philly.com reports a jogger was raped at 4:15 am today on The Schuylkill River Trail, near where it crosses under JFK Boulevard.
Cops: Two Ran Meth Lab in Rehoboth Beach
Delaware state police have charged two with methamphetamine production at an apartment complex near Rehoboth Beach. The News Journal’s Jon P. Zaimes reports the duo […]
Man: I Traded Porn to Philadelphia Judge to Get Tickets Fixed
If you want to get out of a traffic ticket in Philadelphia, just ply the judge with porn. Okay, this isn’t the case any more. […]
U.S. Attorney: Do NOT Mess With the Peregrine Falcons … Seriously
The Girard Point Bridge — aka the bridge you always get stuck on when you’re running late for a flight — has long been a nesting place […]
Woman Arrested At Philadelphia Airport Carrying Loaded Gun and Knife
This is Kathryn Spiropoulos, a 53-year-old woman from Ewing, New Jersey. On Wednesday morning at 6:50 a.m., say police, Spiropoulos showed up at Philadelphia International […]
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 […]