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Guilty Pleas in Citizens Bank Park Beating Death

The three men charged with the beating death of David Sale in July of 2009 in a Citizens Bank Park parking lot have plead guilty […]

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More Details Discovered in Philly Dungeon Case

House of Horrors Case Gets More Complicated. As if the original details of the case weren’t deplorable enough, police have located a missing 15-year-old girl […]

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Vice President Biden in Town Tomorrow

Vice President Joe Biden and Director of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske are coming into town tomorrow to talk about the American Jobs Act […]

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Man Pleads Guilty in Officer’s Killing

William Foster—a 44-year-old Levittown Man—has pleaded guilty to third degree murder in the 2008 death of Sgt. Timothy Simpson of the Philadelphia Police Department. Foster […]

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Three Charged for Keeping Mentally Challenged Adults Captive

Three Charged In Captivity Case. Philadelphia Police have charged three individuals for allegedly keeping four mentally challenged adults chained up in a basement while stealing […]

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Atlantic City Official Nabbed With Marijuana

Mark Hamilton—Atlantic City’s Weights and Measures superintendent—was pulled over by police on Route 40 last night for speeding and…speeding and…speeding and…smoking the reefer. He was […]

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A Crime Victim’s Night With the Philadelphia Police Department

When you move from a sketchy North Philly neighborhood to an aesthetically superior, seemingly safe haven in the heart of Fairmount, the last thing you’re […]

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Why Weren’t Mummers Arrested in the Prostitution Bust?

I don’t think that Philadelphia police and prosecutors are intentionally sexist. But the prostitution bust at the Mummers’ Downtown Fancy Brigade clubhouse sure makes them […]

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Pot Farm at Ex-Country Club in Montco

Police discovered 260 marijuana plants at the former Cedarbrook Hill Country Club in Cheltenham in Montgomery County. A 48-year-old Gardners man allegedly cultivated the plants […]

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Woman Sues Delco Nursing Home

A Delco woman is suing a nursing home and its employees for the alleged abuse of her mother—a 79-year-old patient who suffers from dementia. The […]

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Trump Casinos in A.C. Want Armed Guards

After a recent acts of violent crime in Atlantic City, Trump Entertainment Resorts has filed a request with New Jersey casino regulators for permission to […]

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Mummers Clubhouse Raided in Prostitution Sting

Mummers Clubhouse Raided in Prostitution Sting. Last evening, Philadelphia police raided a Mummers Brigade clubhouse in South Philly. Undercover officers entered the club and were […]

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Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence for Philly Cop Killer

Mumia Abu-Jamal will get another sentencing hearing after the Supreme Court ruled that the death sentence would be unconstitutionally imposed in his case. Abu-Jamal was […]

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Philly’s Murder Rate Is Up, but Nutter and Ramsey Are Playing With Stats

Murders are up, but the Philadelphia Police Department’s website states they are down—because they’re comparing this year’s killings to those from 2007. If the CEO […]

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Andy Reid on the Chopping Block?

Philly Calling for Andy Reid’s Head. The slide continued yesterday as the Birds fell to the Bills 31-24 in a game marred by ball security […]