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Beer Store Owner Charged in Shooting of Alleged Teen Vandal

Police have charged the owner of a Northeast Philadelphia beer store for shooting a teenager who allegedly trashed his store earlier this week. Hanglong Ing, 26, is […]

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Fire at Feibush-Owned Point Breeze Property Ruled Arson

On Monday, four Point Breeze townhouses owned by developer Ori Feibush burned to the ground – and now officials say the cause of the fire was arson. […]

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Alex Capasso to Plead Guilty in Child Pornography Case

Nearly two years after he was arrested by the FBI on child pornography and exploitation charges, former Philadelphia chef Alex Capasso is expected to take […]

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Who Killed South Philly’s Lauren Aukett?

The family of South Philadelphia woman Lauren Aukett is asking for the public’s help to identify the person or people responsible for her brutal murder. […]

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PA State Police: “Facebook Killer” Stephens Killed Himself in Erie County

Pennsylvania State Police officials have confirmed that a Cleveland man wanted on an aggravated murder charge stemming from an Easter Sunday killing that was posted […]

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Philly Police Received Multiple Tips That Steve Stephens Was In Philly

This is a developing story Just after 12:30 p.m., a call went out on Philadelphia police radio saying that alleged Cleveland killer Steve Stephens may […]

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20 Shot, 4 Dead in Philly Since Good Friday

The warm Easter weekend brought a surge of gun violence to Philadelphia: 20 people were shot in Philadelphia – and four were killed – in the three-day span […]

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This Rittenhouse Couple Is in Big Trouble With the IRS

UPDATE: Millstein and Halpern have entered guilty pleas in this case. Click here for the full story. With Tax Day just a few days away, […]

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Montco Dad Charged With Torturing His Kids With Electric Dog Collar

A Montgomery County father is being held in lieu of $1 million bail after being accused of shocking his children with an electric dog collar, […]

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Disgraced Lawyer Charged With Stealing From Clients With Special Needs

We hear about bad lawyers all the time. But there are some who are so apparently scummy that they deserve their own category. Such is […]

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Philadelphia Monsignor Charged With Stealing More Than $500K

It’s not every day that a person charged with a federal crime picks up the phone, so Wednesday was a bit unusual in that regard. […]

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WATCH: Police Say This Was an Attempted Child Abduction on Locust Street

The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify the parents of a small child seen in a video taken inside the […]

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Northern Liberties Resident Says FedEx Driver Strangled Him

If you drive a car in Philly on the regular, you’ve no doubt had the following experience: Someone is double-parked in the middle of the […]

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Police Say This Classroom Aide Brought a Gun and Lots of Bullets Into a Middle School

There were tense moments on Wednesday afternoon at Drexel Hill Middle School after a teacher discovered a bullet on the floor of a restroom.

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Police Looking for South Philly Arsonist

The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a man wanted for arson in South Philadelphia.