Crime
Obama Says Temple Shooting Could Prove We Love Each Other
Think of it this way: You’re in the middle of a long day at work, you’re signing some documents that need to go out the […]
Commissioner Ramsey to Live-Tweet National Night Out in Philly
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey will seize control of the department’s Twitter handle so that he can live-tweet Philly’s National Night Out on Tuesday. National […]
Judge Affirms No Bail Ruling for Monsignor William Lynn
Monsignor William Lynn currently resides at the state prison at Camp Hill near Harrisburg. He was convicted of one count of endanger the welfare of […]
Mayor Nutter Issues Statement on Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting
Mayor Nutter has come into the national spotlight while stumping for President Barack Obama and acting as the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. […]
How Hollywood Can Honor Those Who Died in Aurora Theater
The moving of the much-anticipated Gangster Squad from September to January is not the first time a movie studio has responded to a nationally acknowledged […]
$16,000 Worth of Handbags Stolen From Burberry in Center City
On Thursday morning, police say that two women went into the Burberry Store at 17th and Walnut in Center City and distracted employees while four […]
Glouco Assemblyman Didn’t Know It Was Illegal to Refuse Breathalyzer Test
On Tuesday night, a Gloucester County assemblyman was arrested for DUI after he refused to submit to a breathalyzer test. The assemblyman had, prior to […]
Cops Arrest Man for Carrying an AK-47 on the Subway
Guy With AK-47 on the Subway. Police arrested a man who was allegedly riding the Broad Street Line at rush hour, armed with an AK-47, […]
Jury Finds Philly’s Largest Prison’s Conditions Unconstitutional
A jury in the case of Marcellous Minnick vs. the City of Philadelphia—the first of 500-some similar civil suits—has unanimously found that the conditions at […]
Philly Cop Charged With Tipping Off Drug Dealers
The feds have charged a Philly cop with tipping off drug dealers after 51-year-old Rafael Cordero allegedly told his half-brother about a camera installed for […]
Man Made Off With $1,000-$2,000 in Bank Robbery at 1818 Market Street
The Republic Bank on the ground floor of 1818 Market Street was robbed on Tuesday afternoon. A Philadelphia Police Department representative says that a suspect—described […]
John Bolaris Says He’s “More of a Cartoon Than a Chief Meteorologist”
Feds Nab Club Owner in Bolaris Case. The Feds have arrested Alec Simchuk, a night club owner allegedly tied to the Eastern European crime ring […]
Dark Knight Massacre Suspect Charged With 24 Counts of Murder
James Holmes—the 24-year-old man suspected of killing 12 and wounding 58 others when he allegedly opened fire on a crowded theater in Aurora, Colorado earlier […]
July 2012 Is the Deadliest Month in the History of Camden
On Sunday night, two men were shot in Camden. The victims, 30 and 38 respectively, were brought to Cooper University Hospital where they eventually succumbed […]
Construction Workers Find Human Remains at Vacant Property
On Monday morning, construction workers in Grays Ferry found bones in a vacant property on Harmony Street. The medical examiner was able to ascertain that […]