Crime
Nutter Delivers Tough Love to Philly Murder Victims via Twitter
Responding to a follower on Twitter, Mayor Nutter noted that homicide was the only crime that didn’t decline in Philly last year. In what may […]
Corbett’s Son-in-Law Suspended from Police Force Following Sting Operation
Tom Corbett’s son-in-law Gerald Gibson (who appears to be separated from his wife Kate) has been suspended without pay from the Philadelphia Police Department, following […]
Blade-Runner Oscar Pistorius Granted Bail
Despite casting doubt on the case of double amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius, Magistrate Desmond Nair has granted bail to the accused murderer. “The defense has […]
PA Justice Joan Orie Melvin Found Guilty of Corruption
Politics PA reports: “Pa. Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin is guilty of 6 out of 7 counts of corruption, a jury found Thursday afternoon. She […]
New Yorker Charged With Running “Violent Prostitution” Ring in Philly
CBS Philly reports: “Federal authorities in Philadelphia have arrested and charged a New York man with running a violent prostitution business here. According to federal prosecutor […]
Will Smith’s Brother-in-Law Arrested on Drug Charges
Huffington Post reports on federal drug charges against Will Smith’s brother-in-law Dee Lawrence Downs, married to the actor’s younger sister Ellen. Downs was the target of […]
Federal Courthouse Evacuated After Possible Anthrax Threat [Updated]
The second floor of the Federal Courthouse has been evacuated following the delivery of a suspicious envelope, according to Executive Chief Richard Davison of the […]
Detective Calls Oscar Pistorius “Flight Risk.” Really.
Oscar Pistorius, the South African Olympian “blade runner” under arrest for the murder of his girlfriend, has been deemed a “flight risk” by a detective […]
Oscar Pistorius Case Offers Sex, Sports and Steroids to Colosseum Crowd
The world was shocked last week by the news that Oscar Pistorius, the South African “blade runner” who last year became the first double-leg amputee […]
Detective Joe Murray’s “Make My Day” Moment With Cabbie Carjackers
All it takes is a friendly, informative Twitter account to humanize a person or an institution. Philadelphia Detective Joe Murray’s Twitter feed is great—funny, playful, […]
FBI Still Investigating A Half-Dozen Philly Cops
NBC 10 reports: The FBI is now investigating six former Philadelphia narcotics officers, according to police. In December, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams wrote a […]
Brussels Airport Diamond Heist Is Awesome, But Still Illegal
I’d like to think there’s a Belgian word representing the concept of “I know it’s wrong, baby, but it feels so right.” That might begin […]
Chris Dorner Exposes Cracks in the NRA’s “Good Guys With Guns” Theory
Now that alleged cop-killer Chris Dorner’s week-long rampage has come to an end, and we can all breathe a sigh of relief, maybe, finally, we […]
Teenager Charged in Abduction of West Philly 5-Year-Old
From the Daily News: A 19-YEAR-OLD woman is being charged in connection with the kidnapping of a 5-year-old girl from her West Philadelphia school last […]
John McDaniel Pleads Guilty. Is He Cooperating?
NewsWorks reports: “The former campaign treasurer for a Philadelphia city councilwoman has pleaded guilty in federal court. He had already been fired from his day job […]