Crime
BP to Pay $4.5 Billion for Gulf Disaster, Two Workers Face Manslaughter Charges
Mere hours after announcing that BP would pay a $4.5 billion settlement to the US Government over the 2010 Gulf oil spill disaster, two former […]
Delco T-Mobile Employee Stabs Customer Over Bad Bill Dispute
In what will undoubtedly be the most Delco news of the day, a T-Mobile store employee in Upper Darby stabbed a customer in the stomach […]
Jon Bon Jovi Was in Philly Hours Before Daughter’s Heroin Overdose
Turns out Jon Bon Jovi was in Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon, just hours before his 19-year-old daughter, Stephanie, was arrested for heroin possession at her college in […]
Philly Cop Who Hit Woman After Puerto Rican Day Parade Will Be Charged
Lt. Jonathan Josey is to be charged with one count of simple assault for striking Aida Guzman in Philadelphia after the Puerto Rican Day parade […]
FBI Report: John Bolaris “Shit Himself”
The last time we heard from meteorologist John Bolaris, he was proposing to his girlfriend Erica Smitheman on the Howard Stern Show during Hurricane Sandy. […]
Hit-and-Run Assistant D.A. Allegedly Had 8 Pints of Guinness
Guinness makes you strong, but eight pints of it apparently makes you strongly stupid. A Delaware County prosecutor this morning alleged in court that former […]
Philly Mag Almost Got Jerry Blavat Whacked
We didn’t mean it, Geator — honest! During alleged mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi’s trial on federal racketeering charges yesterday, former mobster Louis “Bent Finger […]
Teachers at 14 PA Colleges May Strike
Cops Use FindMyRobbers to Nab Rite Aid Raiders. A GPS-enabled pill bottle swiped from a drug store in Northeast Philly last night led Philadelphia police […]
Actor Who Voices Elmo Leaves Sesame Street in Sex Scandal
We have nothing even slightly snarky to say about this: Kevin Clash, the voice actor who turned Elmo into the most beloved of all Sesame […]
Hubert Michael Granted a Stay of Execution
Convicted murderer Hubert Michael, who had been scheduled to be put to death at 7 tonight, was granted a stay shortly after 1 p.m. when […]
Penn: Where Choosy Thieves Choose to Thieve
The university’s Division of Public Safety has divulged a list of spots where thievery thrives on campus. Laptop-toters should beware the Cosi on 36th Street […]
Why We Shouldn’t Kill Hubert Michael
In a popular referendum on election night, the State of California voted by a small margin to keep its death penalty intact; two days later, […]
Judge Says Pennsylvania Must Allow Full View of Prisoner Execution
A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Harrisburg Patriot-News, barring state officials from using curtains or other methods to […]
Thief Arrested With Flat-Screen TV and Frozen Pizza During Hurricane Sandy
Police say that a 29-year-old man ran away when he was spotted by an officer in LBI on October 28th, right as Hurricane Sandy was […]
Defendant Tells Jury to Convict Him of Murder Quickly So He Can Watch the Eagles Game
A defendant on trial for double murder in California did not want to miss the Eagles/Saints game on Monday night. During cross examination, 49-year-old Nathan […]