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Coatesville Breadwinner Busted for Drugs

The self-proclaimed “breadwinner” of Coatesville has been arrested and charged with running a $100,000 a month drug ring in Chester County. The 33-year-old Lester Womack […]

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Friend of P. Diddy Charged With Wire Fraud

Tyrone Gilliams is a Philadelphia man who founded his own investment firm and moonlights as a hip-hop promoter. He’s also said to be an aspiring […]

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Apple Founder Steve Jobs Passed Away at Age 56

Apple Founder Steve Jobs Died at Age 56. Jobs died yesterday after years of health complications including a battle with pancreatic cancer and a liver […]

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Man Arrested At PHL With Hashish Lollipops

This afternoon, the Customs and Border Protection officers at Philadelphia International Airport turned a 40-year-old man over to local police after they discovered he was […]

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Former Police Inspector Sentenced to Five Years

Daniel Castro was a 25-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department when the 48-year-old was charged with conspiring to extort repayment from a former business […]

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Philly Man Tries to Buy Baby

A 54-year-old man from Philadelphia has been charged after it was discovered that he was in negotiations to purchase a newborn from its mother in […]

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Amanda Knox Freed From Italian Prison

Amanda Knox Returns Home. Knox has been in Italian prison since late 2007 after she was convicted of murdering her British roommate. A lack of […]

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Do We Really Need Megan’s Law?

The Inquirer reported yesterday that a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling on an Allegheny County law is causing local municipalities to revise their Megan’s Laws. […]

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Kobe Bryant to Play Basketball in Italy

Kobe Bryant Reaches Agreement With Italian Club. As if the NBA lockout situation wasn’t already bleak enough, now Kobe Bryant will be playing in at […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]