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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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The Gayborhood Is Coming Clean

Linda, who was born neither “Linda” nor a woman, doesn’t bother playing it cool. A little after 2:30 a.m. on a recent Saturday night, she’s […]

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Which Is the Least Violent Neighborhood in Philadelphia County?

That would be West Mt. Airy, according to the what Technically Philly’s Juliana Reyes calls the Inquirer’s “beautiful” crime app. “In the last 30 days, […]

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PA Needs to Do More to Help Those Imprisoned for Crimes They Didn’t Commit

Last weekend’s 60 Minutes featured the story of Brian Banks, a former high-school football star who was on his way to almost certain glory in […]

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Suit Alleges Philly Police Brutalized, Robbed Auto Mechanic: “This Is A .40 Caliber Glock And I Will Blow Your Head Off With It”

Courthouse News Service reports on a federal lawsuit filed by Warren Layre and Michael Tierney, co-owners of a Philly auto shop, who say police knocked in […]

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After 13th DUI, Bucks County Man Will Finally Serve Prison Time

Lawrence Konyves has picked up 13 DUI convictions over the last 29 years, but something new happened to him this week: He went to prison. […]

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Expensive Jewelry, Bags Stolen From Villanova Home

Lower Merion Police say nearly $500,000 of jewelry and bags were stolen from a Villanova home last week. “Among the items taken were two Hermes […]

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Police Release Video Of Convenience Store Robbery

Philly Police describe the scene above: On March 21, 2013, at 10:44am, an unknown male entered the Good & Plenty mini Market located at 1201 […]

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If Philly Had More Trees, There Would Be Less Crime

A new study from Temple University suggests Philadelphia’s crime rate might be lowered if only somebody could be bothered to plant a few more bushes […]

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Cop-Car-Stealing Couple Just Wanted to Quit Heroin, Get Warm

AP reports that Blake Bills and Shayna Sykes—the couple that stole two police cars and led Philly police on a wild chase earlier this month, […]

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Of 22 Philly Bank Robberies This Year, Just One Was Committed Using a Gun

According to a (paywalled) piece in the Philadelphia Business Journal, 21 bank robberies have been committed in Philadelphia this year. But that’s not the real […]

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The Problem with PA Halfway Houses: Too Much “Jerry Springer”

The failures (and suspected political corruption) of New Jersey’s halfway houses have been subject to months of scrutiny from The New York Times. Now, the […]

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School District Establishes Parent Dress Code in Response to West Philly Kidnapping

Following the January kidnapping of a five-year-old girl from a West Philadelphia elementary school, the school district has revised its school pick-up policies during early […]