Crime
Can A Court Really “Shame” Justice Joan Orie Melvin?
For her various crimes of political corruption, State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin has been handed sort of an odd sentence. Three years house […]
Alleged Cleveland Kidnapper Has Local Roots
Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man charged with kidnapping and raping three women over the course of the last decade, reportedly grew up in Reading, PA. […]
Sources: Elderly Man Killed Wife After Sex Argument
NBC Philadelphia says that sex may be the reason a 75-year-old Philadelphia man killed his 74-year-old wife “The sources say the woman’s body was found […]
Charles Ramsey Is America’s Newest Internet Hero
Even Questlove has love for Charles Ramsey, the man who rescued Amanda Berry, who had been missing for 10 years. Right now? Ramsey is trending […]
Should Staphmeal’s Joshua Scott Albert Be in Maximum Security? [Updated]
It wasn’t so long ago that Joshua Scott Albert was pissing off much of Philadelphia with StaphMeal, his foul-mouthed gossip blog that took aim at […]
Clerk Set On Fire At Reading Deli
6ABC reports that a 32-year-old clerk was doused with gasoline and set on fire around 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Citi Sub & Grocery Store […]
Ralph Cipriano: Catholic Abuse Convictions Don’t Add Up
Well, this is interesting. Ralph Cipriano—the same reporter who once sued his bosses at the Philadelphia Inquirer for libel over his aggressive coverage of the […]
This Is How Easy It Is To Overlook Sexual Abuse
Turns out a Philadelphia elementary teacher accused last week of raping his niece for eight years had caused some concern around the school—but not enough […]
Philly Police Say 10-Year-Old “Stickup Kid” Used Toy Gun
Yesterday, police released this video of what appeared to be a ten-year-old kid brazenly pointing a gun at the head of a young woman in […]
Police: Mayor Nutter’s Daughter, Olivia, Assaulted
Philadelphia police charged 18-year-old Ciarra Ryan with simple assault after she was accused of punching Olivia Nutter in the face after a track meet in East […]
Is Rhode Island Body Missing Bryn Mawr Man?
The Delco Times reports: “The Rhode Island medical examiner’s office is trying to determine whether a body found in Providence is that of student Sunil […]
ACLU Sues Norristown Over Domestic Violence Evictions
The ACLU today said it is suing the city of Norristown, whose cops last year reportedly threatened to have a resident evicted by her landlord […]
West Kensington Parents Murdered In Front Of Child
In a city where the violence is so constant that it can seem like annoying background noise, some crimes stand out. So it is with […]
D.A. Seth Williams Blasts Nutter Over Budget
Just going to prove that no budget news is good news these days, both the local and federal court systems in Philadelphia are facing problems […]
I Don’t Need Healing After What Happened in Boston and Neither Do You
I know this is going to come as a shock to you. After all, you were right there through it all last week—the horrific […]