Crime
3 Ironworkers Expected to Plead in Intimidation Case
The Daily News reports that three members of the Ironworkers union are expected to plead guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges next month. Ten members […]
Man Killed Outside Anti-Violence Concert
This headline might make you think you’ve got a funny joke to make. You don’t. This news is stupid and tragic: A 20-year-old man is […]
Northeast Philly 7-Eleven Robbed, Clerk Pistol Whipped
A clerk at a 7-Eleven in lower Northeast Philly was pistol whipped during a robbery, police said. The clerk was treated at Temple University hospital […]
Drive-By Shooter Fires 7 Shots into Police Station
Bullet holes in the door of the West Deptford Police Station. No one hurt. Cops looking for whoever fired 'em pic.twitter.com/GA16kYIJQd — Mike DeNardo (@_MikeDeNardo) […]
Philly Attorney Theodore Simon on Amanda Knox, Ira Einhorn and Decriminalizing Weed
This month, you brought the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to Philly for its annual meeting. Do you guys have more fun than the National […]
Northeast Philly Wawa Robbed Again by Man with Knife
This morning, a Far Northeast Philadelphia Wawa was robbed for the second time in less than a month by a man with a knife. Police […]
Husband Arrested in Pennypack Park Murder
It wasn’t a stranger who killed Connie Murray and left her body to be found at Pennypack Park last week, police say. Her husband, Christopher, has […]
Alleged Cockfighting Ring Busted in Berks County
More than 50 birds have been rescued from an alleged cockfighting operation in Berks County northwest of Philly, WFMZ reports.
Keisha Williams, the Mother in Fatal Carjacking, Dies
The Inquirer reports that Keisha Williams, the mother of the three children killed in last month’s horrific carjacking, has died from injuries suffered in the […]
Philadelphia Has a Burqa Crisis?
[UPDATE: Daniel Pipes has responded to Joel Mathis in the comments.] Let’s say, for the sake of argument, that it was a dude dressed like […]
Another Man Wearing Muslim Garb Tries to Rob a Bank in the Northeast
Philadelphia police are searching for a man who attempted to rob a bank while wearing female muslim garb earlier this week. Police say the robber, […]
Pennsylvania Charges 4 in Grandparent Scam
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office announced today the arrest of four individuals in a “grandparent scam.” DA Kathleen Kane says the four charged — two from […]
UPDATE: Boys Safe, Suspect Dead After Drexel Hill Woman’s Murder
[UPDATE 8:06 a.m.] Keith Belajonas, suspected of murdering his wife in Drexel Hill overnight, is apparently dead of a suicide. Update on manhunt: man found […]
Police: Woman Found Dead in Pennypack Park Was Strangled
[UPDATE 3:33 p.m.] At a press conference this afternoon, Captain James Clark of the Philadelphia Police homicide unit announced that, as per the just-completed autopsy, […]
Philly Man Accused of Associating With Terrorist Group
Hayatullah Dawari, an immigrant from Afghanistan who lives in Philadelphia, was charged in federal court with lying on an application for citizenship last year. The […]