Crime
FBI Raids Boeing Plant
Earlier today, the FBI raided the Boeing plant in Ridley Park and made 37 arrests in connection with a prescription drug ring. They’ve been arresting […]
South Philly Brawl Leaves Two-Year-Old With Gunshot Wounds
Two-Year-Old Bystander Shot During South Philly Dispute. A fight between girls at South Philadelphia High School led to an altercation and ultimately a shooting that […]
My Mt. Airy Block Has Been Attacked
My flashlight fit in the palm of my hand. Dave’s was bigger. It was 2 a.m., last Thursday night. We were patrolling our block of […]
Could Mandatory Curfew Help Philly Kids?
As a card-carrying member of the ACLU (remember that epithet?), I know I should be outraged by the idea of juvenile curfew as a violation […]
Temple University: Take Your Guns to Town?
On September 5th, at 1:45 in the morning, 21-year-old Temple student Robert Eells and his roommate were having a cigarette on the porch of their […]
Jade Vixen Is the Victim
I knew it was going to be too good to pass up. Several weeks back I was reading the obituaries because I’m a morbid person […]
Quick Bites: Chef Movements, Arrests & Plans for a Long Vacant Corner
Parc’s Jason Goodman is going to be the new man in the kitchen at Farmers’ Cabinet. Expect a menu with lots of meat on bones […]
Pennsylvania Leads the Nation in Juvenile Lifers
Thanks to a recent spate of youth violence that has drawn national media attention and led to a rather tenuous standoff between Mayor Michael Nutter […]
Interracial Crimes Can’t Be Colorblind
On June 26th, 49-year-old James Craig Anderson was beaten by teenagers in a parking lot in Jackson, Miss. Then one of them, Deryl Dedmon, got […]
Danieal Kelly’s Death Could Have Been Prevented
Today the jury goes back to work in the Danieal Kelly case. Given the facts of the case, I would not want to be on that […]
Caylee’s Law Won’t Stop Child Abuse and Neglect
In a perfect world we wouldn’t need a Caylee’s Law, but we do. Or at least we did. The law, inspired by an online petition, […]
Justice System Works In Case of Bucks County Hunter’s Death
Three recent high-profile criminal cases show how the justice system is uneven and unpredictable. The acquittal of Casey Anthony, the mom accused of killing her […]
Casey Anthony Got Away With Murder
Forget about America’s ongoing wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya with nearly 7,500 of our fellow citizens dead. Forget about the country’s $14.3 trillion debt […]
How I Know Casey Anthony Is Guilty
So the jurors have spoken, and to the horror and revulsion of just about everybody, they found Casey Anthony not guilty of charges that she […]
Philly Witnesses Defy the “Stop Snitching” Code
This has been a crazy, violent week in Philadelphia: marauding teens, a guy firing into a crowded bar after being kicked out for smoking, and […]