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UPDATE: Philly Cops Charged With Robbing, Extorting Drug Dealers

[Update 1:14 p.m.] Philly Police have released an official announcement, along with photos of each officer:   The press release: Today July 30, 2014, the United […]

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VIDEO: Woman Hit, Robbed While Departing Trolley

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Carjacker Suspect’s Mother Turns Down Arrest Reward

The mother of one of the men accused in last Friday’s fatal carjacking won’t accept a $110,000 reward for turning her son in. NBC 10 […]

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2 Suspects in Carjacking, Fatal Crash Denied Bail

Nineteen-year-old Jonathan Rosa and 23-year-old Cornelius Crawford, the two men charged in the carjacking and crash that killed three children in Tioga last Friday, have […]

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Accused Carjacker Lists Occupation as “Former Contract Killer” on Facebook

On Friday morning at 8:15 a.m., 19-year-old Jonathan Rosa posted the following message on his Facebook page: “Good and evil two sides fighting for dominance.” […]

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“Hundreds” of U-Delaware Women Recorded in Bathrooms

Well, this is just gross. A University of Delaware grad student has been arrested and charged with 21 felony counts of violation privacy — all […]

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Carjack Suspect “Atoning” for Fatalities

UPDATE: Two men have been charged with rape and murder in Friday’s carjacking. For the full story, go here. [Update 11:35 am] An attorney for […]

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Smerconish’s Death Penalty Lament

Poor Michael Smerconish. Pennsylvania still isn’t killing people as fast as he’d like. So the radio host/CNN talking head took to the most prominent op-ed […]

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The Fall of the Main Line Drug Ring

On the afternoon of April 21st, 18-year-old Timothy Brooks arrived at a courthouse in Ardmore, a mile east of his alma mater, the Haverford School. […]

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$110,000 Reward Offered for Carjackers Who Killed Three Kids

As of Saturday afternoon, there are still no arrests in the fatal North Philadelphia carjacking that killed three children and left their mother in critical […]

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#FreeMeekMill? Philly Judge Says No Dice

Fans of Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill shouldn’t plan on seeing the self-proclaimed king of the city perform anytime in the immediate future. The 27-year-old will be […]

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South Jersey School Bus Drivers Arrested for Child Pornography

On Thursday, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced the arrest of 14 men on child pornography charges, as part of Operation Predator Alert II. […]

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Woman-Punching Cop Witnesses South Philly Firebombing

Friday morning was a panicked one on the 1700 block of Sigel Street (near 18th and Mifflin) in South Philadelphia, where a home went up […]

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It Happened: A Good Guy With a Gun Stopped a Bad Guy With a Gun

Everytime a gun massacre occurs, gun enthusiasts have suggested that what the world needs is … more guns. “The only thing that stops a bad […]

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Hospital Shooting in Darby at Mercy Fitzgerald; Woman Killed

On Thursday afternoon, a hospital shooting at Mercy Fitzgerald on Lansdowne Avenue in Darby left one woman dead and at least two people injured.