Crime
Bada-Bing! Joey Merlino Arrested By Feds in Massive Mob Bust
Not that you asked, but as of a couple of weeks ago, everything was A-OK in Joey Merlino’s world. “He was doing absolutely great,” said Edwin Jacobs, Merlino’s longtime […]
Cops: “Vicious” Predator Eyed in Four Kensington Attacks
Did the gruesome stabbings and rapes start in April, or earlier? Is he getting more comfortable, the butcher who preys on prostitutes in Kensington, bold enough […]
Police Still Looking for Northeast Philly Road Rage Shooter
Police are still searching for someone who shot at a car in an apparent road rage incident near I-95.
UberX Driver Sentenced to 7-1/2 to 10 Years for Sexually Assaulting Passenger
A Philadelphia UberX driver has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half to 10 years in state prison for the June 2015 sexual assault of a female passenger, […]
Meet the South Philly Anti-Violence Activist Speaking at the DNC
You could’ve knocked Anton Moore over with a feather last week when he got a phone call from Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s team, letting him know that […]
Restaurant Thief Janeen Thomas Arrested Again, Twice In Two Days
We were really pulling for her. We really were. But Janeen Thomas has been arrested yet again for alleged misdeeds inside a Philadelphia restaurant.
Feds Indict Ex-Pennsylvania Treasurer Barbara Hafer
Federal authorities indicted former Pennsylvania state treasurer Barbara Hafer today, charging her with lying to federal agents and concealing half a million dollars. Hafer served […]
City Employee Indicted in Child Pornography Case
UPDATE 1/31/2017: While he was on house arrest for the original charges, Grant Shea was arrested again on Monday after the FBI searched his home […]
Accused Pedophile Alex Capasso Asks Judge to Let Him Out of Jail
It has been nearly one year since renowned Rittenhouse Square chef Alex Capasso was arrested on child pornography charges, and he has remained in federal […]
Couple Found on Bellevue Roof with Smoke Grenades, Camera
A man and woman were taken into police custody Monday night after they were found on the roof of the Hyatt at the Bellevue in Center City with camera […]
What We Know About the Dallas Police Shootings
Questions still outnumber iron-clad answers the morning after a group of snipers unleashed a devastating surprise assault on Dallas police officers, killing at least five and wounding seven […]
Snipers Kill Police at Black Lives Matter Rally in Dallas
What started as a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas ended in a staggering amount of chaos and bloodshed on Thursday night as at […]
Cosby Tries to Get Sexual Assault Charges Dropped
A judge in Norristown today shot down entertainer Bill Cosby’s latest attempt to have the charges against him dropped for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand. Cosby’s lawyers argued […]
Man Found Shot in Pennypack Park
A man was found shot in Pennypack Park this afternoon, police say. Officers responded to a call on the 7400 block of Rowland Avenue in […]
Boston Marathon Dad Mike Rossi Arrested at Kenny Chesney Concert
If you had asked us a month ago if we thought that we’d ever write about Mike Rossi again, we’d probably have said, “Who?” After […]