Crime
Ex-Eagle Irving Fryar, Mother Reject Plea Deals, Will Head to Trial
Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Irving Fryar and his mother, accused in a mortgage fraud scam in New Jersey, both turned down plea deals in […]
WATCH: Twitter Sleuth Who Helped Catch Gay-Bashing Suspects Was on The View Today
@FanSince09, the Twitter sleuth who helped police wrangle suspects involved in the gay-bashing on September 11th in Center City, appeared on The View today.
Philly Cops: We Caught 2 Bike Theft Suspects Stealing More Bicycles
Earlier this week, the Philadelphia police released footage of two bike thieves in a Rittenhouse Square garage. Yesterday, cops say they caught the suspects — […]
The Feds Want to Put Joey Merlino Back In Prison Immediately
Philadelphia’s skinniest mobster Joey Merlino has been living in Boca Raton, Florida since his March 2011 release from federal prison, where he spent a decade […]
Prosecutor’s Misdeeds Mean Trio Won’t Be Retried for Murder
A judge ruled yesterday that three men once convicted of torturing and murdering another man won’t be retried for the crime. Common Pleas Judge Benjamin […]
Cops Looking For Rittenhouse Bicycle Thieves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTkSwwPbIN0 Philadelphia police today released surveillance footage of two men who cops say stole four bicycles from a garage at the Rittenhouse Claridge (201 South […]
Man in Halloween Mask Robs Bank
An “older male” in a Halloween mask robbed a TD Bank branch in Hatboro Wednesday morning, police say. At 10 a.m. this morning, cops say, […]
Montco DA: Mom Injected 15-Year-Old Daughter With Heroin
On Wednesday afternoon at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman and Lower Salford Police Chief Thomas Medwid announced the arrest of […]
Philadelphians Ignore Stabbing in Pathmark Aisle, Keep Shopping
Man stabbed in the face inside Pathmark, unfazed customers continue shopping in bloody aisle: http://t.co/q28zU0vhP2 pic.twitter.com/ba9kCgEqVD — NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) October 8, 2014 What are […]
Prosecutors Say This DHS Worker Stole More Than 11,000 SEPTA Tokens
This is Shamira Hawkins-Worthey. She’s worked for the city’s Department of Human Services for nearly eight years. And now she’s in trouble. Prosecutors announced Monday […]
LGBT-Centric Hate Crime Bill Passes House Judiciary Committee
This morning House Bill 177, a bill that would protect LGBT and mentally disabled people under Pennsylvania’s current hate-crime laws—passed the House Judiciary Committee 19 to […]
Q&A: Rutgers Law Prof Who Says Pedophilia Is Not a Crime
Margo Kaplan is not very popular today. In the Monday edition of the New York Times, the Rutgers-Camden law professor, an NYU and Harvard graduate, […]
Rally in Bucks County Hears Emotional Statement from Gay-Bashing Victims
There was a “Love Over Hate” rally held at the Bucks County Courthouse in Doylestown on Wednesday. The event drew around 200 supporters who were […]