Crime
Here’s Video of the Suspect in the Union League Staircase Vandalism
The Philadelphia Police Department has released surveillance video and images showing the suspect wanted for stealing a brass railing from the Union League staircase and […]
Vandal Destroys Union League Steps Overnight [UPDATED]
UPDATE 10/25: Police just released surveillance footage of the suspect. Click here to see the video. ORIGINAL: An apparent brass thief destroyed part of the […]
You’ll Never Guess What Philadelphians Worry About the Most
Either the public schools have gotten better in a hurry, or people around here are starting to pay more attention to stories like this and this […]
Reports: Police Fatally Shoot Man After West Philadelphia Stabbing Rampage
Two boys are in critical condition after one of their fathers reportedly went on a stabbing rampage in West Philadelphia that ended when police shot […]
Arrest Made In Shooting That Killed 8-Year-Old Camden Girl
The U.S. Marshals Service has arrested a man in connection with the fatal shooting in Camden of an eight-year-old girl, according Philly.com.
Philly State Rep Running for Reelection Is a Convicted Felon
Leslie Acosta is the state representative for the 197th District in Philadelphia, a roughly Trojan horse-shaped district in North Philadelphia that is largely Latino. She […]
Woman Charged in Connection With Murder of 8-Year-Old Camden Girl
It has been more than three weeks since eight-year-old Camden resident Gabrielle Hill-Carter was shot in the head and killed, and her murderer has still […]
Bill Cosby Trial Date Set … for June 2017
Bill Cosby is set to be tried on an aggravated indecent assault charge stemming from an alleged 2004 incident involving Andrea Constand — but not […]
76ers, FBI Increase Reward Money to $76K for Shooter of Camden Girl
The reward money for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever shot and killed an 8-year-old girl in Camden last week has now risen […]
Reward to $50k for Suspected Shooter of 8-Year-Old Girl Killed in Camden
Camden County police are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever shot and killed an 8-year-old girl last […]
Cops: Drunk Driver Hits Police Sergeant on Main Street in Manayunk
A drunk driver on Manayunk’s Main Street struck a police sergeant who was making a traffic stop this morning, cops say. Photos on the scene […]
Police Seek Male Bicyclist Assaulting Women in Center City, South Philly
Philadelphia police are seeking a serial sexual predator who they say assaulted four women while he biked past them in Center City and South Philadelphia […]
City Commissioners Office Staffer Slain Outside Mother’s House
Leonard Boyer III, a staffer in the Philadelphia City Commissioners office, was shot to death outside his North Philadelphia home on Saturday. He was 25. […]
Musician Charles Cohen Pleads No Contest in Child Sex Crimes Case
Eleven months after he was arrested in connection with a child sex crimes sting, prominent Philadelphia musician Charles Cohen has entered a no-contest plea in […]
SEPTA Bus Driver Attacked in South Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect in an attack on a SEPTA bus driver.