Crime

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Uncle Charged With Whipping 6-Year-Old Nephew to Death

A Delaware County man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 6-year-old nephew. Authorities allege that the man whipped his nephew […]

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Police Still Looking for Inmates That Escaped During Hurricane Sandy

On Sunday night, the power went out at Community Education Center’s Hoffman Hall in North Philadelphia. Four inmates used seized the moment and darted out […]

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Of Course Two Guys Were Cited for Tubing Down Chester Creek During Hurricane Sandy

Ah, Delco. Delco, Delco, Delco—where genius flourishes. Two Delaware County bros were cited after police found them tubing down Chester Creek during Hurricane Sandy. Just […]

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Supreme Court Could Set the Dogs on Your House

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could have a profound effect on how far the government can stick its nose […]

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Graham Spanier to Be Charged in Sandusky Case

Graham Spanier Charged. Sources say that Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly will announce today that former Penn State University president Graham Spanier has been charged […]

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Stray Bullet Kills Teen Babysitter

A 19-year-old girl is dead after she opened a front door and was hit in the head with a stray bullet while she was babysitting. […]

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Lady Arrested for Getting Hurricane Drunk and Trying to Save Ducks From Raging Creek

Drunk Lady Tried to Save Ducks. A Pennsylvania woman faces numerous charges after allegedly getting hurricane drunk and jumping into a raging creek to save […]

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Police: No Looter Arrest Last Night

Just got off the phone with the Philadelphia Police Department’s Public Affairs office. NBC has been reporting that a man rescued from a collapsed building […]

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Possible Sandy Looter Arrested in Philly [UPDATED]

Police arrested a man in North Philly for supposedly looting from a collapsed building in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Authorities say that the man […]

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Saanvi Venna, Baby Who Was Killed, Remembered at Funeral

On Sunday, mourners remembered Saanvi Venna, the 10-month-old King of Prussia girl who was abducted from her grandmother and killed last week. (The grandmother was […]

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2,500 Mourners Attend Autumn Pasquale’s Funeral

An estimated 2,500 people turned out for the funeral Saturday of Autumn Pasquale, the young girl who was killed last week two days before her […]

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You Can’t Terrorist-Proof the Internet, but the UN Wants to Try Anyway

If we have too free an Internet, the terrorists win—or at least according to a recent cyber-terrorism report put out by the United Nations. Dubbed […]

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White Powder in Mail at Municipal Services Building [UPDATED]

If you’re trying to drive anywhere near City Hall right now, good luck. In addition to the usual chaos of Friday afternoon traffic, the Mayor […]

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Saanvi Venna Found Dead, Family Friend in Custody

Saanvi Venna has been found dead. The 10-month-old girl had been missing ever since her grandmother was killed Tuesday at an apartment in King of […]

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VIDEO: Lincoln University Player, Wounded in Shooting, Returns to Field

Lincoln University football player Maurice Bertrand will take the field for his school this weekend—more than a year after he was wounded in a shooting […]