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Cab Driver Leads Police on Wild Chase

It was a banner weekend for allegedly drunk motorists in Philadelphia. First, we learned about the police officer caught driving on three flat tires. And now […]

Citified

10 Charts That Show Philly’s Outlook Is More Precarious Than Philadelphians Think

Philadelphians have a giant crush on Philly, according to poll results released last week by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Forty-eight percent of residents surveyed believe the city […]

City Life

Police: Irate Passenger Pulled Knife on SEPTA Bus Driver

The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the man seen here, who is wanted for an aggravated assault on a […]

City Life

Philly Cop Drives on Three Flat Tires, Gets Arrested for Second Time

From the Department of My Lawyer Said, “You Did WHAT?” comes the cautionary tale of 26-year-old Philadelphia Police Officer Darryl Cathey, a six-year veteran of […]

City Life

Cooper CEO Was “Distraught” Over Critical Report

John Sheridan was troubled by a report criticizing the hospital on the day he died, witnesses say, but family members say work woes wouldn’t have […]

City Life

Trial Starts Today for Accused Cops

After a week of preliminaries, trial is expected to get under way today for six Philadelphia narcotics officers accused of robbing and shaking down the […]

City Life

Fumo to Judge: Let Me Off Early, Judge to Fumo: No Way

Like most people who are convicted of breaking federal law, former state senator Vincent J. Fumo received a sentence that included time in federal prison […]

City Life

Report: Deaths of Cooper CEO, Wife Ruled a Murder-Suicide

The deaths of Cooper CEO John Sheridan and his wife, Joyce, has been ruled a murder suicide, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Prior to his death, […]

City Life

Video: Two Women Robbed on Street in Northern Liberties

Police are asking for the public’s help to find two men who robbed two women in their 20s in Northern Liberties last Thursday night.

City Life

Man Who Killed for Beats By Dr. Dre Headphones Gets Life In Prison

Twenty-one-year-old Arkel Garcia has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the November 2013 murder of 21-year-old Christian Massey, a […]

City Life

Don Tollefson Sentenced to Two to Four Years in Prison for Charity Scam

On Wednesday afternoon in a Bucks County courtroom, former Philadelphia sportscaster Don Tollefson, 62, was sentenced to two to four years in state prison, plus […]

City Life

Meat Bandit Strikes Whole Foods South Street

Do you recognize this man? If so, get a dinner invite right quick before police find and arrest him for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars […]

City Life

10 Takeaways From the Department of Justice Report on Philly Police

There is an “undercurrent of significant strife” between Philadelphia Police and the community they serve, the U.S. Department of Justice reported today. The federal review […]

City Life

When Murder Turns Us Into Monsters

Last week, I spent the majority of my time reporting on the murder of Jim Stuhlman, an unarmed 51-year-old man who was shot dead on […]

City Life

Clarke Wants ShotSpotter Tech for Philly

Council President Darrell Clarke wants to bring ShotSpotter technology to Philadelphia in an effort to reduce shootings and track shooters. The technology has been used […]