Crime
Police Inspector Investigated Over Possible Coverup of Scuffle, Taser Incident
Rodney Handy—the 22-year-old grandson of a retired Philadelphia Police captain—was allegedly backing his car into his driveway on March 19th as two Philadelphia Police officers […]
Blood Trail Leads Cops to $1 Million of Marijuana
Early Wednesday morning, Philadelphia Police responded to reports of masked men beating a man with baseball bats in the city’s Oxford Circle section. Police supposedly […]
Guy Pulls a Crossbow in a Northeast Road Rage Incident
Guy Pulls Crossbow in Road Rage Incident. A 45-year-old man supposedly pulled a crossbow and pointed it at another man after a road rage incident […]
Authorities Discover Decomposing Body of Rape Suspect in Radnor
Police discovered, on Tuesday, the decomposing corpse of a rape suspect in Radnor. The 63-year-old man appears to have committed suicide by shooting himself in […]
Prosecutors Seek Anonymous Jury for Ligambi Mob Case
A pretrial list of evidence against Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and 10 associates includes family photo albums and home video from a graduation party, a […]
$40,000 Reward Offered in Society Hill Murder
On July 1st, 32-year-old Michael Hagan was shot in the chest and robbed in Society Hill. The 32-year-old Fishtown man was an IT consultant and […]
Eagles Running Back Arrested for Pulling Fire Alarm in New York
Eagles running back Dion Lewis was arrested early Saturday morning in Albany, New York. The former Pitt Panther and his older brother were locked out […]
Police Shoot Gunman Outside City Hall
Philadelphia Police officers opened fire on a man who allegedly pointed a gun at them outside City Hall this morning. Witnesses say that the man […]
City Murder Rates Don’t Worry Everyone
Through July 3rd, Philadelphia saw 187 recorded murders in 2012. That’s 22 more than last year, 34 more than 2010, and just 16 behind an […]
Mayor Nutter Won’t Let a 16-Year-Old A-Hole Ruin Philly’s Reputation
Philly’s July 4th celebration on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway featured a number of popular musical acts including the homegrown Legendary Roots Crew and a surprise […]
Guy Thinks He Lands a Role in a Jennifer Aniston Movie, Actually Has to Pay Back Child Support
An Allentown man was arrested a month ago when he stepped off a plane in Philadelphia. He had flown into Philly for his big break—a […]
Teen Shot and Killed Near North Broad Station
A young man was killed Thursday afternoon in a shooting near the North Broad train station. Police are searching for two suspects after the man—in […]
Judge Denies Monsignor Lynn’s Request for House Arrest
Common Pleas Court Judge M. Teresa Sarmina denied, today, Monsignor William Lynn’s request to be monitored under house arrest while awaiting his sentencing hearing. Lynn’s […]
Former Archdiocese CFO Cops to Stealing $900,000
Anita Guzzardi pleaded guilty on Monday to stealing stealing more than $900,000 from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia while serving as its CFO. Guzzardi—a 43-year-old Camden […]
Paterno Family Wants Emails Released to the Public
Paternos Want Emails Released. The Paterno family has announced that it wants all of the emails and records pertaining to the 2001 shower incident released […]