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Flyers Host Disabled Man Assaulted In Viral Video

I was so distraught the first time I saw the video of those awful kids sucker punching Mark Smith, an intellectually disabled Cheltenham man. The […]

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Man With “Warning: Loco” Tattooed on His Throat Arrested in Bucks County

Throat tattoos are never a good look, however they do serve as a handy tool for use in identifying people whom we should likely keep our […]

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Man Charged in Port Richmond Crash That Killed Mother, Injured Son

Philadelphia police have arrested a Torresdale man in connection with a fatal crash that occurred over the weekend in Port Richmond and claimed the life of a […]

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Police: Repo Man Shoots, Kills Armed Man During Tow Attempt

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Philadelphia police say a repossession driver shot and killed an armed man during an argument that occurred […]

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Off-Duty Cop Body-Slammed 14-Year-Old, Left Him With Skull Fracture, Says Family

At the start, it was just kids being kids. Around 5:45 p.m. on May 11th, Naji Tribble, a 14-year-old Brewerytown resident, and four friends stopped […]

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Police Investigating Viral Video of Teens Punching Disabled Man

UPDATE: Police say they have identified the teenagers in the video and that additional information is forthcoming. Philadelphia police are investigating a viral video of […]

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Loser Who Sucker-Punched Disabled Man Caught by U.S. Marshals

Posting bail was the first thing that the coward known as Barry Baker did following his arrest last month on charges that he sucker-punched a […]

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Two Killed in Execution-Style Shooting in Mt. Airy

A 23-year-old man and 21-year-old woman were each found fatally shot, execution style in East Mt. Airy over the weekend as Philadelphia police continue to […]

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Ex-PSU President Sentenced for Failing to Report Sandusky

Former Penn State University president Graham Spanier was sentenced on Friday along with two other high-ranking administration members for their roles in failing to report […]

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Olney Teen Accused of Trying to Kill 7-Year-Old Sister

Philadelphia police arrested an Olney man and charged him with the attempted murder of his 7-year-old sister on Wednesday morning after officers inexplicably found him […]

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Pa. Moves to Include LGBTQ Protections in Anti-Discrimination Laws

As it stands right now, Pennsylvania is the only state in the Northeast that doesn’t address LGBTQ people in its hate crime laws – meaning crimes committed […]

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VIDEO: Coatesville Loser Sucker-Punches Man With Cerebral Palsy

It’s only Monday, but we already have our worst person of the week solidified for the Philadelphia area: Coatesville’s Barry Baker. Baker is that type […]

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Ori Feibush Offers $90K for Arson Info, Bringing Reward Money to a Whopping $100K

Developer Ori Feibush is offering a $90,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the arsonist or arsonists who police say ignited the fire that […]

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Police Release Image of “Person of Interest” in Feibush Arson

With hope that the public may be able to assist in their ongoing investigation, police have released a grainy surveillance image of an unidentified man […]

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WATCH: Thieves Tunnel Through West Philly Stores

Philadelphia police are looking for two thieves who they say were caught on camera tunneling into a store in West Philadelphia. According to police, two […]