Crime
Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Wolf Weighs in on Center City Gay-Bashing
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf released the following statement today in the wake of last week’s brutal gay-bashing in Center City:
The Philly Outrage Meter for the Week Ending September 19, 2014
Create Infographics 98%: The attack on two gay men in Center City, which actually occurred last week.
Brian Sims Organizes Public Rally in Support of Gay-Bashing Victims
Yesterday we told you about Brian Sims’ intentions to take the victims of last week’s gay-bashing in Center City to Harrisburg to change Pennsylvania’s hate […]
Pa. Trooper Shooting Suspect Added to FBI Most Wanted List as Police Close In
[Update, 10 a.m. Saturday] The Morning Call reports that the search intensified last night and shots were reported in the area where police are conducting their search. Shots […]
Pa. State Trooper’s Funeral Held as Hunt For Suspect Continues
A funeral was held Thursday for Cpl. Bryon K. Dickson II, a state trooper and Marine Corps vet killed in a seemingly random ambush last […]
Murder Defendant Wears “Crime Pays” T-Shirt to Court
Jeremiah Jakson, accused of strangling his West Philadelphia housemate for her belongings, arrived in court Wednesday wearing a shirt that says “Crime Pays.” Jakson told […]
(UPDATE) High School Parts Ways With Assistant Coach Connected to Beating
[Update 1:55 p.m.] The archiocese has released a statement saying the assistant coach was not fired, but resigned when confronted about the matter. The archdiocese […]
Brian Sims: I Will Bring Victims to Harrisburg to Change the Law
You can sign the “Change PA Hate Crime Law to include Sexual Orientation” petition all you want, but the real change is going to have […]
Gay Bashing Witness: “I Don’t See How It Could Be Self-Defense”
Geoff Nagle lives on the 3rd floor of an apartment building on the corner of 16th and Chancellor streets, and he saw last Thursday’s brutal […]
Jim Kenney Calls for Federal Investigation of Center City Gay-Bashing
City Councilman Jim Kenney has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Zane Memeger calling on the Department of Justice to partner with local authorities to […]
Man Robs West Philly Store With Banana
Orange you glad it wasn’t a gun? Police say the Tejada Grocery in East Parkside was robbed by a man who had earlier picked up […]
You’ll Have to Stop Calling the Gay-Bashing a Hate Crime
This is the eye of one of the victims in last Thursday’s attack on two gay men in Center City. His jaw will be wired […]
Alleged Hate Attack Group Members Reportedly Claiming Self-Defense [UPDATED]
See below for updates…. [Original] Multiple sources have tipped us off that the still-unidentified alleged assailants in last week’s attack at 16th and Chancellor streets […]
Last Night, I Wanted to Bash the Gay-Bashers
Last night, Philly was enthralled with a minute-by-minute social media manhunt for the alleged perpetrators of a gay-bashing crime in Center City. We watched with rapt attention […]
Report: Suspects in Gay Bashing Will Meet Police Today
Philly hate crime: pic.twitter.com/i3PBprO9nn — Greg Bennett (@GreggyBennett) September 17, 2014 Suspects in a Center City gay-bashing case will meet police today, 6ABC reports, after […]