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| Bodies of 2 Babies Found in Kensington; Zebras on the Loose From Circus; PHA Officer Shoots Robber |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/15/15 10:24 pm | updated: 11/15/15 10:24 pm |
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| The bodies of two newborn babies were found Sunday morning by a 9-year-old boy who at first thought they were toy dolls. The discovery was made around 10:30 a.m. on the 1800 block of North Palethorp Street in Kensington. Kasime Crawford and his 12-year-old female friend were walking down an alley where they came across the babies near a place where trash had been dumped. Crawford told his father who called police. Both babies had cuts to the head and abdomen and their umbilical cords... Read More |
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| Two Teens Arrested in Teen's Murder; 100+ Dead in Paris Attacks; Photog Charged with Child Porn |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/13/15 7:22 pm | updated: 11/13/15 7:23 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have announced the arrest of two teens in the murder of a 16-year-old boy who was riding his bike with a friend in Strawberry mansion earlier this month. 17-year-olds Tyrie Johnson and Raheim Feaster have been arrested and charged in the murder of Saleem West. It happened on November 1st on the 2200 block of West Sedgley Avenue. It stemmed from an ongoing argument between two groups of teenagers from different neighborhoods a few blocks apart. West and a friend who... Read More |
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| ChesCo Boys Charged Sexting Ring; Philly Students Protest Tuition/Debt; Drexel Revokes Cosby Degree |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/12/15 7:23 pm | updated: 11/12/15 7:23 pm |
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| Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced today that four Treddyfrin-Easttown Middle School boys have been charged in a sexting and bullying ring. It began last year when a middle school boy persuaded his middle school girlfriend to send him partially clothed pictures of herself. After the couple broke up he shared the pictures with his friends who proceeded to cyberbully and real world bully her. Hogan said they did everything, “To make a young girl’s life miserable. They... Read More |
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| Philadelphia named #1 City for Live Music in North America by vividseats_com |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/12/15 4:13 pm | updated: 11/12/15 4:13 pm |
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Philadelphia no doubt is known for it's rich history and influence in music, particularly in its heyday 30-40 years ago. American Bandstand, Sound of Philadelphia, Gamble and Huff, The Hooters, Hall and Oates, Joan Jett, The Roots and many more have defined our impressive history. The Philly music scene is seeing a resurgence lately led by bands like The Districts, War on Drugs, Kurt Vile, Marian Hill, Hop Along, and more.
That's just a review on the music being made here and... Read More |
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| Richard Ross Will Be Next Police Commish; Cell Phone Tracks Carjack Suspects; Black Widow in Grapes |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/11/15 7:39 pm | updated: 11/11/15 7:40 pm |
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| Mayor-elect Jim Kenney formally announced today that First Deputy Commissioner Richard Ross will be his appointment for police commissioner. He will take over from current commissioner Charles Ramsey who announced his retirement last month and will step down January 7th. Ross is a 26-year-veteran of the force and currently oversees day-to-day operations of the Philadelphia Police Department. He plans to continue and build upon the success the department has had under Ramsey. This... Read More |
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| New Charges for Kathleen Kane; Cop Killer Sentenced; Man Sexually Assaults 6-year-old |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/10/15 6:12 pm | updated: 11/10/15 6:12 pm |
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| Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was ordered held for trial on more charges related to Kane's alleged leak of grand jury material and then lying about it to another grand jury last year. A Montgomery County judge upheld charges of felony perjury and misdemeanor false swearing and obstruction. Investigators discovered that Kane had signed an oath shortly after taken office binding her to secrecy in grand jury matters. Last year during testimony she told the grand jury that she... Read More |
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| Double Murder was 'Crime of Passion'; Arrest in 9yo Hit-and-Run; 30-year-old Cold Case Murder Charge |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/09/15 6:35 pm | updated: 11/09/15 10:05 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are describing the double-murder on Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park on Friday as a 'crime of passion.' Investigators say that 25-year-old Shakoor Arline and 32-year-old Lisa Smith were having a sexual encounter in the back seat of an SUV when someone opened the door and fired 9 shots, all of them to the head. Autopsy results are still pending but they believe this happened between midnight and 5 a.m. The bodies were discovered by a maintenance crew around 2:40 p.m.... Read More |
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| Bizarre Bensalem Hotel Standoff; 9yo Killed in Hit-and-Run; Mystery California Light was Test Rocket |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/08/15 2:42 am | updated: 11/08/15 2:45 am |
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| One person is dead and two have been taken into custody after shots were fired during a standoff at a Bensalem motel on Saturday afternoon. It started around 2:30 p.m. at the Knights Inn on the 2700 block of Lincoln Highway in Bensalem, Bucks County. Bensalem Police went to the motel to pick up James Miller on a Pa. parole violation. Unknown at the time, but also in the room were 34-year-old Lloyd Wayne Franklin and 38-year-old Jennifer Lanning who had picked up a hitchhiking Miller... Read More |
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| Kennett Square Candy Story 'Unfounded'; 2 Dead in Fairmount Park; Philadelphia World Heritage City |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/06/15 6:38 pm | updated: 11/06/15 6:38 pm |
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| Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said today that two reports of people finding needles in candy after trick-or-treating in Kennett Square on Halloween last Saturday are "unfounded." The first incident involved an 11-year-old girl who put her mother's own sewing needles in a Twix chocolate bar. She showed it to her parent's who called police. A 12-year-old boy heard about the first girl's discovery and put a needle in a Snickers bar and showed it to his sister who alerted... Read More |
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| Chaka Fattah Jr Guilty 22 of 23 Counts; Life for Basement of Horrors; Body in River ID Missing Girl |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/05/15 6:46 pm | updated: 11/05/15 6:47 pm |
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| After weeks of testimony and days of deliberation, a federal jury found the son of a Philadelphia congressman, Chaka "Chip" Fattah Jr., guilty on 22 of 23 counts. He was accused of making false statements to banks to obtain loans and settle loans for less, filling false tax returns, failing to pay taxes, and stealing from the Philadelphia School District. He used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle including cars, jewelry, restaurants/clubs, gambling debts, and personal credit card... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
