Crime
Philly’s Favorite Car-Chase Couple May Be Repeat Offenders
Turns out the couple involved in stealing two police cars on Tuesday—birthing this classic Daily News cover—may have had a little bit of a history […]
Another Fire Strikes Temple Dorm Under Construction
NBC 10 reports: “Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out at a Temple University dorm complex this morning — the same site where a […]
Occupy Philly Protesters Acquitted in Bank Sit-In
The Inquirer reports: “A Common Pleas Court jury today acquitted 12 Occupy Philadelphia demonstrators arrested in a 2011 sit-in in a Wells Fargo Bank branch in […]
Kermit Gosnell Is the Poster Child for Roe v. Wade
Jury selection started yesterday in the capital murder trial of Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia abortion doctor charged with the deaths of a pregnant woman under […]
Women Arrested After Stealing Philly Police Car
NBC 10 reports: “Police say police cruiser #2625 was stolen from 5th and Clearfield Streets in North Philadelphia around 10 this morning. The stolen cruiser hit […]
Temple Student, Roommates Robbed During Home Invasion
NBC10 reports: “Police are searching for three men, two armed, who they say tied up and robbed a Temple student and her three roommates. Investigators say it […]
Bullied Delco Boy Dies After Two Months in Coma
ABC News reports: Bailey O’Neill died Sunday, a family member who did not want to be named, confirmed to ABCNews.com. Bailey turned 12 on Saturday. […]
No “Philly Shrug” at City Hall Protest of Josey Verdict
Freshman Daily News columnist Helen Ubinas coined a phrase last month: The Philly Shrug. “Litter? Disgraceful! But – shrug – whadya-gonna-do?” That sort of thing. […]
The Six-Strike Copyright Alert System Is Doing it Wrong
I warned you. I even gave you a number of ways to get around it, but now it’s here. As of Monday, Comcast, Verizon, AT&T […]
One Killed Outside Rapper’s Tour Bus in Old City
After a show last night at the Theater of Living Arts, rapper French Montana (who?) pulled his tour bus up to a Holiday Inn Express […]
“Barbaric” Kermit Gosnell Apparently Mulling Plea Deal as Jury Selection Nears
Kermit Gosnell, the OB-GYN accused of killing newborn infants and performing illegal abortions, appeared to have been weighing a plea bargain yesterday at the city’s […]
Now it All Makes Sense: Judge Who Acquitted Jonathan Josey Is Married to a Cop
What seemed at first like a baffling decision might now make a little more sense. Michael Nutter, Seth Williams, and just about everybody not affiliated […]
The NRA Picks On Philly, But Ignores The Reality of Crime Here
The NRA apparently doesn’t like the efforts of Mayor Nutter and Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey to support new laws that might restrict the flow of […]
Does Jonathan Josey’s Acquittal Mean Philly’s Red-Light Cameras Don’t Count?
My cousin is married to a cop who worked out in the ‘burbs. He’s a rock solid, salt of the earth kind of guy, straight […]
Child Porn Sweep Nets 25 in New Jersey
NBC Philadelphia reports today’s news that 25 New Jersey men have been arrested on child porn charges. The child porn sweep, dubbed Operation Ever Vigilant, […]