Crime
Three Philadelphia Cops Arrested, Charged
Three Philadelphia Police officers — including a narcotics officer who admitted he lied under oath in a drug case — were arrested and charged in separate […]
FBI Searching for Short Balding Guy Who Robbed Center City Citizens Bank
The Philadelphia Police Department and the FBI are on the hunt for the man seen here, who allegedly robbed a Center City bank on Wednesday […]
Tell Us All About It: One of Philly’s Best 911 Dispatchers Speaks
911 operators in Philadelphia have a rough job. Anyone who calls these civil servants is either complaining about something or reporting a serious emergency (or making […]
Center City Woman Wakes Up to Find Burglar Stealing Roommate’s Clothes
A woman in the Washington Square West section of Center City found a burglar in her apartment stealing her roommate’s clothes, police said. The woman, […]
Cops: Man Robbed by Pair With AK-47 in Society Hill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq-II6INvTY A man returning home from a club was robbed after he parked his car in Society Hill early on Friday morning, police said today. […]
Philly Chef Foils World’s Dumbest Caper With Dirt-Simple Sting
If your house were ever robbed, you’d probably call the police and wait for them to do their job. And since there are so many burglaries […]
Gay-Bashing Suspects Will Face Full Charges at Trial
Philip R. Williams, Kathryn G. Knott and Kevin J. Harrigan — the three people accused of beating two gay men in Center City last fall – reappeared in […]
Driver in Fatal Hit-and-Run Expected to Surrender
Police have recovered the vehicle that struck and killed a 4-year-old boy, Abdul Wilson, on Monday. The driver is expected to turn herself in to […]
(Update) Nutter Offers $20K Reward in Hit-and-Run
[Update 12:35 p.m.] Police have released video from the incident. It does not show the precise moment of impact, but be warned it may still […]
If You See a Cop Stop, Start Recording
For the past week, the country has spent a lot of time — perhaps too much? — watching North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer Michael Slager fire […]
PSA: NoLibs Criminals, Dos Segundos Has Cameras
Attention to Northern Liberties criminals: Cantina Dos Segundos has cameras, and they’re pretty high resolution. Last week, footage emerged of a female customer at Dos Segundos swiping a […]
Two Pa. Men Have Admitted Making, Selling IEDs
The United States Attorney in Philadelphia has announced that 34-year-old Ryan Joseph Hribick, formerly of Coatesville, has pleaded guilty to manufacturing and selling improvised explosive […]
The Astonishing Ubiquity of Walter Scott’s Death
I spent the better part of the last week avoiding video of the Walter Scott shooting. I read the various articles that accompanied it as […]
Yardley School Bus Driver, Little League Ump Gets 14 Years For Child Porn
The United States Attorney in Philadelphia has announced that Thomas Silber of Randolph Drive in Yardley, Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for […]
Guess Who Left That Loaded Gun at Cantina Dos Segundos: An Off-Duty Cop
On Wednesday, we told you that a woman had stolen a bag that contained a loaded gun from the back of a chair at Cantina […]