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Three Dudes Dress Up as Utility Workers, Terrorize Philly Couple

Well this is mildly terrifying. Three guys posing as utility workers, wearing bright green t-shirts and red and orange caps, allegedly stormed into and burglarized […]

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Philly Still Leads Country in Smartphone Thefts

NBC 10 reports on a study from mobile security firm Lockout, which re-affirms that Philadelphia is just a lousy place to hang onto your smartphone. […]

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James Dennis Murder Conviction Overturned After 21 Years; Read the Judge’s Ruling Here

6ABC reports: A federal judge has overturned the conviction of a man who’s been on death row for the past 21 years, finding that his […]

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It’s Time to Let Grandpa Out of Jail

Earlier this month Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department would institute new sentencing guidelines for defendants in federal cases convicted of non-violent […]

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PA Man Dresses Up Like Ninja, Tries to Fight Crime, Gets Arrested

Combine slimmed-down police forces with Zimmerman-style vigilantism, throw in a little comic-con, and this is what happens. In an effort to help battle Johnstown’s crime […]

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Cancer-Faking Delran Woman Sentenced

Lori Stilley, the Delran woman who faked cancer for money, attention, and psychological issues we’ll probably never understand, was sentenced to 500 hours of community […]

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FBI Raids Philly Sheriff’s Office

FBI agents raided the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office at 9:00 a.m. today, serving subpoenas but not making any arrests. The investigation is “focused on unknown real-estate […]

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Charter School CEO Steals Heaps of Cash from Charter School

Masai Skief, CEO of Harambee Institute of Sciences and Technology Charter School in Overbrook, has pleaded guilty to stealing $88,000 from the school his father […]

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Philly Cop is Shot in Traffic Stop; Suspect in Custody

[Update 1:32 pm] Officials have just finished a press conference revealing a few “preliminary” details. As reported, the officer who was shot is a 41-year-old […]

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WATCH: Police in Kensington Treat Suspect “Like a Ragdoll” (Updated)

This video, purporting to show Philadelphia officers in Kensington subduing a suspect with a certain level of force, is pretty interesting. Here’s what we really […]

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Judge: NYC Should Use Philly As Stop-and-Frisk Guide

The Daily News reports that the judge who overturned New York’s stop-and-frisk tactics on Monday pointed to Philly as an example of how to do […]

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Bucks Wrestling Coach Arrested on Child Porn Charges

Hatboro-Horsham Patch: Thomas Scott Porter was arrested and charged with two felony counts of disseminating photo/film of child sex acts; 10 felony counts of child […]

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(UPDATED) Here Is Why Police Don’t Always Go Where The Crime Is

[Updated: 2:22 pm] From the “ask a silly question” department… When we posted this story this morning, we asked what we thought was a sensible […]

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Crime: Money Stolen from Abbaye Bar in Northern Liberties

The Philadelphia Police is looking for the public’s help to identify suspects for a burglary at the Abbaye Bar & Restaurant in Northern Liberties. $15,000 was stolen […]

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Chuck Peruto Doesn’t Want Julia Law’s Death Examined

The Grand Jury investigation into Julia Law’s death is ongoing, but Chuck Peruto would like to see it end right here. In a letter he […]