Crime

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Ohio High School Shooting Death Toll Now at Three

Yesterday morning a student opened fire in a high school cafeteria outside of Cleveland, Ohio. Today, doctors report that a third victim has passed away. […]

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Police Are Looking for Michael Vick’s Brother Marcus

Michael Vick’s younger brother Marcus is in trouble with the law. And no, he didn’t brandish a firearm outside of a McDonald’s again. This time, […]

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Rutgers Webcam Case: Tyler Clementi’s Sexual Encounter Was Campus Gossip

Witness Testifies That Sexual Encounter Became Gossip at Rutgers. Dharun Ravi is on trial in the Rutgers Webcam Case for, among other things, bias intimidation. […]

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Millionaire Accused of Possessing Child Porn Sentenced for Stealing Prehistoric Mammoth Tusk

That headline is not the result of a messed up MadLib. As screwed up as it sounds, it’s the story of Robert Franz. Franz is […]

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One Dead, Four Wounded in Ohio School Shooting

A shooting at a high school outside of Cleveland has left one student dead and four others wounded. A juvenile student at Chardon High School […]

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Is it a Hate Crime?

Yesterday, a gay man, who’s not been identified, was viciously attacked on a subway in Boston, according to the Boston Herald. He was punched and […]

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How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?

Last Saturday night—Sunday morning, really—I was lying in bed, groggily listening to a couple fight in the middle of the street. “Who is she?!” a […]

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Someone Mailed Senator Pat Toomey Fake Anthrax

Senator Toomey Receives Letter With White Powder. A person called “the MIB” has vowed to send letters containing white powder to all 100 senators and […]

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Former Philly Cop Found Guilty of Murder

Frank Tepper has been found guilty of murder for the 2009 shooting death of William Panas Jr. At the time of the shooting, Tepper was […]

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Son Snitches On His Mom for Sleeping With His Friend

It’s going to be a long day if we’re going to continue to hear stories like this. A 15-year-old in Upper Chichester reported that his […]

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Collection Jar for Victim’s Family Stolen in Tacony

You’ve got to be happy with this. A collection jar was put in a corner store to help the family of the man murdered last […]

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Jackass Star Bam Margera Arrested at Mardi Gras

Bam Margera Arrested at Mardi Gras. Bam Margera was essentially arrested for being Bam Margera in the French Quarter on Monday. The Jackass “star” was […]

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Can Citizens Keep Philly Cops in Line?

At the outset, I must say this: Philadelphia’s Police Advisory Commission (PAC) is made up of well-intentioned and civic-minded professionals. Unfortunately, however, the PAC itself […]

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So, a 300-Pound Naked Guy Walks Into a Chester County Walmart…

The 300-pound naked man walked into the Walmart in Exton yesterday and stole a pair of socks. He put the socks on and began walking […]

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Daryl Metcalfe Wants Every Philadelphian to Own a Gun

Philly, get yer guns! No, seriously … go get a gun. That’s the plan coming from Harrisburg right now in respect to gun violence, as […]