Philadelphia Magazine

Crime

City Life

Camden Man Implicated in 1979 Disappearance of Etan Patz [UPDATE]

In May of 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz was walking to his bus stop in New York’s SoHo neighborhood for the first time when he disappeared. […]

City Life

Monsignor William Lynn Takes the Stand in His Own Defense

Today, Monsignor William Lynn took the witness stand to testify in his own defense. Lynn told the court that he never had the power to […]

City Life

Former Norristown Marching Band Tech Charged With Sexually Assaulting Students

A former volunteer marching band technician at Norristown High School has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two 15-year-old girls in 2010. Authorities say that […]

City Life

Authorities Seize $1 Million Worth of Pot in South Jersey

A California man was arrested yesterday after authorities say he shipped 15 boxes of high-grade marijuana—weighing a total of 250 pounds—to South Jersey in a […]

City Life

Philly Cop Says Teeing Off on People With Tasers and Nightsticks Leads to “Awesome Bar Stories”

Philly Cop Records Street Fight. Deadspin has a post that includes a video of a brawl in North Philly. They say that the fight took […]

City Life

Dog Set on Fire at Fairmount Park

A PSPCA officer has reported that a male, “pit bull-type” dog was wrapped in a blanket and set on fire at 33rd and Cecil B. […]

City Life

Man Shot After Argument Over a Cigarette

Man Shot Over Cigarette. The 25-year-old man who was shot in killed in Frankford Sunday night was apparently shot after an argument over a cigarette. […]

City Life

Dharun Ravi Gets 30-Day Jail Sentence in Rutgers Webcam Case

A judge sentenced Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail, three years probation and 300 hours of community service and ordered him to pay $10,000 […]

City Life

Two Arrested After Conestoga Students Get Sick From Pot Brownies

A group of students at Conestoga High School got sick after eating some food laced with pot (brownies?). Police started an investigation that led them […]

City Life

Judge Denies Sandusky’s Request to Have Trial Delayed

Today a judge denied Jerry Sandusky’s request to have his trial delayed further. His attorney Joeseph Amendola argued that he needed additional time to track […]

City Life

10 Things You Don’t Know About the Trayvon Martin Case

Ever since mainstream media finally decided that the February 26th shooting death of black teen Trayvon Martin was newsworthy, which was about a month after […]

City Life

Penn and Temple Are Ranked the Two Most Dangerous Colleges

A new slideshow on Elite Daily lists Penn and Temple as the two most dangerous colleges to go to. The list features some daunting crime […]

City Life

Retrial of NJ Weedman Postponed Until September

Ed Forchion—better known as NJ Weedman—had originally asked for a speedy retrial after a jury deadlocked at 7-5 when he was originally tried on marijuana […]

City Life

Alleged Panty Thief Caught Using Upskirt Camera in King of Prussia Mall

Back in January a Montgomery County woman called police after she realized that someone had burglarized her home. Someone had allegedly broken into her home, […]

City Life

Prosecution Rests in Trial of Monsignor Lynn

Before the prosecution finished presenting its case in the trial of Monsignor William Lynn, jurors were handed the folder found locked in a safe in […]