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Feds Charge Philly Man in Fake Bruce Springsteen Tickets Scheme

Usually, when we hear about the federal government prosecuting an American citizen, it’s a drug or sex trafficking case, white-collar crime, or political corruption. Fake […]

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I Stole a Would-Be Drunk Driver’s Car Keys the Other Day

Ah, the Christmas season. It’s a time for giving. A time for joy and family. A time for eating a little too much. And a […]

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Arrest Made In Chestnut Hill Anti-Trump Graffiti Case

Three weeks after someone spray painted “FUCK TRUMP” on a grocery store facade in Chestnut Hill, the Philadelphia Police Department has made an arrest in […]

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Exit Interview: Pit Bull U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger

In Philadelphia, Zane David Memeger is a feared man. During his six-year tenure as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, he helped end the […]

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VIDEO: Cops Seek Person Who Delivered Center City Mailbomb

Philadelphia police are looking for a man they labeled a “person of interest” in the 4 a.m. explosion of a package on the 1800 block […]

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D.A. Seth Williams Forms Hate Crimes Task Force In Philly

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams says he has formed a six-person Hate Crimes Task Force to “vigorously prosecute” hate crimes in the city.

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Philly Cop Charged With Attempted Murder of Son

When Dorion Young’s son walked away from him at the end of a holiday argument about the use of the car, the Philadelphia police officer […]

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Police: Center City Man Injured After Opening Package With Explosive Device

More investigators&explosives agents arrive as police now believe this was NOT an accidental explosion @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/DlMfNt5Mf3 — Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) November 22, 2016 A Center […]

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Police Search For Two Men Who Allegedly Climbed Through City Hall Window

Philadelphia police are searching for two men who allegedly climbed through a City Hall window yesterday.

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Lilly Pulitzer Executive Arrested in Backpage.com Prostitution Sting

This post has been updated with a statement from Lilly Pulitzer. Keary McNew is the vice president and chief information officer for women’s clothing company […]

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Trump’s Victory Has Me Considering Gun Ownership

Another day, another incident. Across Philadelphia and around the nation, you can’t help but notice that marginalized people — whether Muslim or of color, LGBTQ […]

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Gay Man Reports Attack in South Philadelphia

Peter Andrew Danzig is a popular actor and choreographer in Philadelphia. He resides in South Philadelphia with his boyfriend, and he’s routinely walked the streets […]

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WATCH: Pro-Trump Vandal Tags Cars, Houses in South Philly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ7fKhGxWlU Philadelphia Police today released footage of the man they say vandalized several homes and automobiles in South Philadelphia with pro-Trump graffiti the day after […]

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Second Suspect Arrested, Charged in Rittenhouse Shooting

Philadelphia police have arrested and charged a second suspect in connection with the Rittenhouse shooting that occurred in late October, in which 17-year-old Mehdi Fraiji allegedly […]

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Teenager Charged With Assault After Allegedly Shooting Two With Paintball Gun at Temple

Philadelphia police have charged a 16-year-old who allegedly shot two people with a paintball gun on Temple University’s Main Campus on Sunday.