Crime
Will School Budget Cuts Lead to Gang War in Philly?
Jeff Deeney is a social worker who, in his other gig as a writer, might be Philadelphia’s foremost chronicler of poverty. He writes for The […]
In Philly, Breaking Parole Doesn’t Mean Going Back to Prison
Via Ronnie Polaneczky, we get the testimony of John Bruhns, a former Philadelphia parole officer who really wanted to send people back to prison for […]
Maybe The FBI Will Find Jimmy Hoffa This Time*
Remember Jimmy Hoffa? Of course you don’t! The last time the Teamster leader/mobster crony was seen alive—by somebody not stuffing him into the trunk of a car, […]
South Philly WWII Vet Ready for Trial of Man Charged With Scamming Him Out of $380,000
The man who took Ray White’s life will go to trial on Tuesday, June 18th, and Ray White will be there, God willing. It’s not […]
Philly Mob Associate Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges
Robert Ranieri has pleaded to being a loan shark for the Philly mob: Ranieri faces a maximum possible sentence of 40 years in prison. According […]
Charges Against Philly Demo Worker Underscore Complexities of Legal Pot
Accusations that the operator of the excavator that led to the deadly building collapse in Center City last week was high on marijuana raise compelling […]
Priest, Ex-Teacher Get Prison for Abuse
AP: A judge has sentenced a Roman Catholic priest to six to 12 years in prison and a former teacher to eight to 16 years […]
Security Cameras Planned for All Rec Centers, Playgrounds
NewsWorks: Surveillance cameras, along with other equipment designed to promote safety, are scheduled to be installed at more than a dozen recreation centers and playgrounds […]
Demolition Worker Charged With Deaths In Building Collapse Has Surrended [Updated]
Update [5:14 p.m.] Sean Benschop, covering his face with a red jacket, surrendered to police at 3:30 this afternoon. He was accompanied by his lawyer, […]
Criminal Charges to Be Filed in Building Collapse?
On its 5pm newscast on Friday evening, Fox 29 reported that police just executed a search warrant on the home of Sean Benschop, the excavator […]
Hair Extension-Theft Epidemic Apparently Rocking Philadelphia, Nation
CNN reports on a bizarre crime epidemic: A female burglar pepper-sprayed a worker behind the counter before grabbing about 10 packs of remy hair, which […]
Federal Judge Uses Penn Law Lecture to be Really Racist
It’s not been too long since U.S. Appellate Judge Edith Jones was seen as a short-list candidate for Republican nominees to the Supreme Court. After […]
Philly Cabbies Worried About Safe Working Conditions
6ABC reports: Last month, a driver from All City Cab was gunned down and killed. On Tuesday, drivers from that company met with police brass […]
Believe It Or Not: Good Crime News From Philly!
Philly.com reports that violent crime is declining in Philly, even as it rises elsewhere: In Philadelphia, 17,853 violent offenses were reported to law enforcement in […]
“Kai the Homeless Hitchhiker” Pleads “Not Guilty” to Murder in Jersey
Caleb McGillvary, aka Kai the Homeless Hitchhiker who was arrested at the Greyhound terminal in Philadelphia for murdering a 73-year-old lawyer, has pleaded not guilty […]