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10-year-old Boy Shot in Head in Frankford; Arrest in Fatal Hit-And-Run; Woman Stabbed in Fox Chase |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 11/07/19 1:03 am | updated: 11/07/19 1:07 am |
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Philadelphia police say that a 10-year-old boy was shot and critically injured while walking home from school in the city's Frankford section on Wednesday afternoon, 11/6. It happened around 3:30 p.m. on the 2000 block of Margaret Street. 10-year-old Semaj O'Branty was walking home when gunfire rang out. He was struck in the back of the head by a stray bullet. He was transported to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children where he is in critical but stable condition. Police have a suspect... Read More |
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Video of Rhawnhurst Murder Suspect; Defense Attorney Calls Client 'Idiot'; Deadly DE I95 Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 11/06/19 5:47 pm | updated: 11/06/19 5:47 pm |
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Philadelphia Police have released surveillance video of a suspect wanted in the gruesome murder of a 60-year-old man in his Rhawnhurst home. Police say that the murder occurred on Monday night, 10/4, at around 10:30 p.m. on the 8400 block of Algon Avenue. Neighbors called police around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning after hearing yelling and screaming from inside the home. Officials found the victim, Al Chernoff, tied to the bed suffering from massive head wounds and slashes to the chest. He was... Read More |
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Teen Crashes into School Bus, Critically Injured; Man Found Dead in Rhawnhurt Home |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 11/05/19 3:02 pm | updated: 11/05/19 3:02 pm |
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A 19-year-old woman was critically injured when her vehicle slammed into the back of a parked school bus and became wedged underneath as part of a multi-vehicle accident in West Philadelphia on Tuesday morning, 11/5. It happened after 11 a.m. at 59th and Chestnut Streets in Cobbs Creek. Police say that an 18-year-old man driving a black Scion swerved into the left lane and hit a black 2003 BMW driven by the 19yo woman. That caused the BMW to hit the unoccupied school bus. Rescue crews... Read More |
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Chester County Woman Fakes Cancer; Sean Kratz Trial This Week; Local Women Shot in CA Police Chase |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 11/05/19 2:14 am | updated: 11/05/19 2:14 am |
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A Chester County woman has been arrested after faking a cancer diagnosis and then fraudulently collecting online donations. 31-year-old Jessica Ann Smith of Chester Springs claimed that she had colon cancer and was getting treatment at Penn Medicine. She set up a GoFundMe and Facebook Donation under her maiden name. Generous people donated $10,000. "She made people believe that she had a very serious cancer diagnosis. The fact is she didn't have it. She lied about that," said Acting... Read More |
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Liberty One Shooting Water; Armed Robber Shot Dead by Victim; 1 Dead/1 Injured in Double Shooting |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 11/04/19 1:11 am | updated: 11/04/19 1:11 am |
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An armed robber was shot dead by the intended victim during an attempted robbery on Sunday night, 11/3. It happened around 8:30 p.m. near 60th and Girard Avenue in West Philadelphia. The suspect attempted to rob a man at gunpoint. The victim, who has a license to carry, shot the suspect. He was rushed to the hospital where he died.
A man is dead and a woman is injured in a double shooting on Sunday evening, 11/3, in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. It... Read More |
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Man Sought For Attempted Luring in NE Philly; SEPTA Riders Stranded for Hours; DE Man Arrested Drugs |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 11/03/19 1:16 am | updated: 11/03/19 1:16 am |
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Philadelphia Police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck who attempted to lure a young girl in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday, 11/1. It happened around 6 p.m. on the 3500 block of Teton Road. Police say the man approached the girl saying, 'Give me a kiss', 'where is your mother?' and 'Let's Go.' He is described as a white male in his 50s, 6', last seen wearing a black shirt and jeans. He was driving a silver Ford 150 with a black truck bed cover.
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Man Gets Probation in Deadly DE Crash; Off-Duty Cop Opens Fire; NJ Teacher Gets 17 Years |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 11/02/19 11:27 pm | updated: 11/02/19 11:27 pm |
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A Maryland man who killed five members of a New Jersey family when his truck crossed the median of a Delaware highway and slammed head on with their mini van has been sentenced to one year of probation. 46-year-old Alvin Hubbard III of Cambridge pled guilty to five misdemeanor counts of operating a motor vehicle causing death and two misdemeanor counts of vehicular assault in June. The judge gave him the maximum combined sentence of 14 years but suspended the prison term for one year of... Read More |
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EF-2 Tornado Hit Delco on Halloween; Box Explodes in Philly Trash Truck; Oxford Circle Rape Arrest |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 11/01/19 4:54 pm | updated: 11/01/19 4:55 pm |
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The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-2 tornado struck Delaware County on Thursday evening, 10/31. The tornado damaged dozens of homes, around 8 severely, along Chelsea Court in Thornbury Township near Glen Mills. Trees were toppled, roofs torn off, and windows were shattered by the intense winds along a 3/4 mile path. An EF-2 tornado can have wind speeds of 111 to 135 mph. The NWS estimated peak winds to be 120 mph. There were only minor injures. NWS agents are also... Read More |
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Man Confesses to Shooting Family, Found Naked/Drinking; Mother/Daughter Hit Trick-or-treating |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 11/01/19 1:58 am | updated: 11/01/19 1:58 am |
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A man arrested at the West Philadelphia home where four of his family members were found shot to death on Wednesday, 10/30, has confessed to the crimes according to police. 28-year-old Maurice Louis is charged with four counts of criminal homicide and related offenses. Police were called to the home on the 5000 block of Walton Avenue for a welfare check after the two adult victims had failed to show up for work. No one answered the door and police climbed in a second floor window with... Read More |
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4 Dead in West Philly Shooting, Suspect Caught; Bethlehem Mother Charge Dropped; Carroll HS Lockdown |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/30/19 5:52 pm | updated: 10/30/19 5:52 pm |
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A suspect is in custody and four family members are dead after a shooting in West Philadelphia on Wednesday, 10/30. Police responded to the 5000 block of Walton Avenue around 12:40 p.m. to perform a well-being check on a couple after they didn't show up for work earlier on Wednesday. Police discovered the 51-year-old woman shot near the front door. A 17-year-old boy was shot in his bedroom. A 6-year-old boy was shot in the kitchen and the stepfather was shot near the basement door. They... Read More |
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