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Officer Shoots and Kills Suspect in North Philly

A Philadelphia Police officer shot and killed a suspect in North Philly today after he allegedly hopped the curb with a pickup truck and struck […]

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Someone Stole 90 Pounds of Oysters Meant for Ela, Other Restaurants

A refrigerated truck used for delivering oysters to restaurants in Center City was parked near 18th and Locust while Paul Appleby of SeaFresh Oysters in West […]

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Not Everyone With an Illegal Gun Deserves Jail Time

Most Philadelphians believe that violent crime is the city’s biggest problem. As a result, you might think severe punishment for anyone who illegally possesses a […]

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Charles Manson Has Been Calling Someone in New Jersey

The convicted mass murderer was up for parole in California today. Among the information that emerged from the hearing was that Manson had a homemade […]

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George Zimmerman Will Be Charged in Trayvon Martin’s Shooting Death

Angela Corey—Florida’s special prosecutor—is set to announce her intention to charge George Zimmerman in the February shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Corey indicated that […]

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Delco Guy Tied 90 Bags of Drugs to His Genitals

Police pulled over a Folcroft man on Chester Pike Friday night. They supposedly saw his car idling with its lights off in a known drug […]

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Catholic Baseball Coach Won’t Admit to Sexually Abusing Players

A 37-year-old man charged with drugging and sexually abusing boys has decided he wants a jury trial. Louis Spadaccini—a city court clerk and baseball coach […]

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Facebook Pics Get Montco Man Charged With Gun Possession

Consider this a warning, people. If you’ve done time for felony drug possession and a condition of your release is that you not possess a […]

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Accuser Faces Heated Cross Examination in Abuse Trial

The 30-year-old Bucks County man who claims Reverend James Brennan raped him when he was a 14-year-old boy took the stand again today to be […]

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Daughter’s Bones Found in Crawl Space

Authorities arrested a 57-year-0ld man from New Jersey after they were summoned to his former residence when a cleaning crew discovered skeletal remains in the […]

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Philly Has More Young People, Is Better at Murder

The State of the City report—an updated version of Philadelphia 2011: The State of the City published by the Philadelphia Research Initiative last spring—is a […]

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Glouco Cop Busted for Dealing Drugs

A police officer in Gloucester Township, New Jersey has been charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and other crimes. Deputy […]

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An Open Letter For Trayvon Martin

A coalition of national LGBT organizations released an open letter recently calling on authorities to thoroughly investigate the killing of Trayvon Martin – the Florida […]

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Mumia Abu-Jamal Loses Final Appeal

It’s the end of the road for Former Black Panther and convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, who lost his final appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court […]

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Drunk Driver Speeds Down A.C. Boardwalk

A man is alleged to have been drunk yesterday afternoon when he drove half a mile down the Atlantic City Boardwalk while police tried to […]