Crime
Student Brings Loaded .38 To Samuel S. Fels High School
KYW Newsradio reports that a student brought a .38 handgun to Fels High School in Northeast Philadelphia. The student was taken into custody. “According to […]
Believe It Or Not, “NJweedman” Has Been Arrested Again
Watch: The video was uploaded Tuesday with this description: “Marijuana activist Ed ‘NJWeedman’ Forchion was arrested in Evesham and charged with possession for have two […]
White House “Unsettled” By Gosnell Trial
News of the Kermit Gosnell murder trial in Philadelphia has reached the White House, which was asked Monday for President Obama’s view of the charges […]
Summer Wake-Up Call: How Many People Were Shot in Philly Last Night?
Even though it’s vacation season, I have grown to hate the summer. It’s an eerie time of year. Each morning, the news reports stories about […]
City Keeps On Screwing Things Up for Hero Who Found Abducted Girl
Nelson Mandela Myers, the man who found a five-year-old West Philadelphia girl abducted earlier this year, will finally receive his $10,000 reward today, after several […]
A Really Lucky Guy Had His Life Saved By A Belt Buckle
A new reason to not let your pants sag down below your bum–besides it not being the 1990s anymore. 4 p.m. yesterday in Gray’s Ferry, […]
“Smith Cried Throughout the Interview” and Other Details from the CHOP Murder Confession
Jason Smith, the Levittown exterminator charged with killing CHOP doctor Melissa Kenuti in her Center City home, was ordered to face trial today for murder […]
I’m a Republican. I’m a Mother. I’m for Stricter Gun Control Laws.
The gun control debate rages, in our homes, on the news and in Congress. I don’t understand why. I don’t understand why there is any […]
Toms River 4-Year-Old Grabs Rifle, Shoots Older Child
CBS Philly reports that a 4-year-old child in Toms River, N.J., “grabbed a .22 caliber rifle from inside a home” and took it out to […]
Three Philly Priests “Unsuitable For Ministry”
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Sunday announced that it had found three priests unsuitable for ministry in connection with sex abuse allegations. Two of the […]
Two Found Dead At Revel
This can’t be good for the troubled Atlantic City resort: NBC 10 reports two people—a 56-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman—were found dead over the […]
Even in Jail, Vince Fumo Can’t Escape the IRS
You know Tax Day is coming up when the IRS is knocking on your jail cell, asking for $2.9 million. But such is life for […]
Why Did Steven Goff Finally Confess To A 1990 Murder?
The Inquirer dives into Steven Goff’s surprise confession this week that he murdered 15-year-old Frederick Hart, of Galloway Township, N.J. in 1990. “I did the […]
PA Inmate Denies Smuggling Contraband In Prosthetic Leg
Yes, Christopher Greer admits that he managed to obtain an illegal cell phone to make calls from the Fayette County Jail, south of Pittsburgh. But […]
WATCH: Lee Marvin And Frank Rizzo Fight Crime In The 1960s
Until today, we’d never heard of Lee Marvin Presents: Lawbreaker, an early reality-style show featuring real cops and real crime victims re-enacting the real crimes […]