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How You Can Run a Free Background Check on Anyone

A couple of weeks ago, my wife came to me and told me that the father of one of my son’s classmates from last year’s […]

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Former Aide Says She Was Sexually Harassed for Years at Philadelphia Police Internal Affairs

Sexual Harassment at Internal Affairs? A former aide at Internal Affairs in the Philadelphia Police Department has alleged that she was coerced into a sexual […]

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Police Look for 7-Year-Old Suspect in a Philly Home Invasion Attack

Police say that three kids broke into a woman’s home in Juniata and beat her with ropes, sticks, a potted plant and a plunger before […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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$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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]