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| Vigil for Carjack Crash Victims, Temple Makes Test Scores Optional, No Bail for Carjackers |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/29/14 8:02 am | updated: 07/29/14 8:02 am |
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A vigil is planned tonight for the three children killed in the carjacking hit and run last week. The event will take place at 6 this evening at Germantown and Allegheny Avenues in North Philadelphia. The mother of the children Keisha Williams remains hospitalized in critical condition. According to her family, Williams is in a medically induced coma and does not know her children have died.
Temple University has announced it will make test scores optional as a standard for... Read More |
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| Penn's Landing Car Crash Kills Driver |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/28/14 11:52 pm | updated: 07/28/14 11:52 pm |
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| A man is dead after crashing his car into the Delaware River at Penn's Landing Monday night. The black Volkswagon SUV rear-ended another vehicle at 4th and Arch Streets, and was trying to get away from the scene. Battalion Chief Robert Clark of the Philadelphia Fire Department explained, as the vehicle came down the ramp from Chestnut Street to Penn’s Landing, the car went out of control. Two Good Samaritans jumped in the water to try to help the 36-year-old driver, who was trapped, but... Read More |
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| Car Plunged into Delaware River near Penns Landing; Male Driver Dies from Accident |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/28/14 6:51 pm | updated: 07/28/14 6:51 pm |
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A car plunged into the Delaware River just before 6 pm this evening. It happened along Columbus Blvd between Market and Chestnut near the Pier 3 condos. Philadelphia Firefighters and Marine Unit were on scene assisting in the rescue. Police say a 36-year-old male drove a black VW into the water. He was pulled out of the river and taken to Jefferson University Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The male driver had rear ended another vehicle at 4th and Arch... Read More |
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| Carjacking Crash Suspects Charged and ID'd; Deadly County Line Crash; Upper Darby Wawa Assault |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/28/14 5:24 pm | updated: 07/28/14 5:24 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have now identified the two men in connection with the deadly carjacking and crash that killed 3 children and critically injured 2 adults. 19-year-old Jonathan Rosa and 22-year-old Cornelius Crawford were in police custody on Sunday. They have been charged with 3 counts of 2nd-degree murder, robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, sexual assault and related offenses. Yesterday, Rosa turned himself into police with his lawyer, mother, and minister. His lawyer said Rosa was... Read More |
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| Carjacking Suspects, Camden Water Tower Burned, Pope Francis Philadelphia Visit |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/28/14 8:57 am | updated: 07/28/14 8:57 am |
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Philadelphia police have suspects in custody in connection with the carjacking that killed three children and injured several others on Friday. Two men carjacked a real estate agent's SUV at gunpoint then crashed it into a crowd including Keisha Williams and her three children - 15, 10 and 7 years old. All three children died. The mother is in critical condition.
UPDATE: One suspect has been identified by his attorney. 19-year-old Jonathan Rosa turned himself in yesterday... Read More |
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| North Philly Carjacking Crash Suspects in Custody; Rita's in Wilmington Robbed; Eagles Open Practice |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/27/14 10:16 pm | updated: 07/27/14 10:16 pm |
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Police say they have two persons of interest in custody in connection with a deadly carjacking and hit-and-run crash that killed three children in North Philadelphia. Police were questioning two people about the incident at police headquarters. There was no initial word on any charges and the identities of the two people in custody were not immediately released.
SEE ALSO: Carjack Hit/Run, $110k Reward, Victims ID
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| Boy and Mother Shot in Delaware County; Rt 49 Bridge Re-Opens; Hospital Shooter Arraigned |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/27/14 4:35 pm | updated: 07/27/14 4:35 pm |
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| Police in Delaware County say that a 5-year-old boy is dead and his mother critically wounded after his father shot the two, before turning the gun on himself last night. 26-year-old Shyema Washington and her son Cion Styles were attending a family party on the 1100 block of Haverford Road in Crum Lynne in Ridley Township. 26-year-old Tyrell Styles, the boy's father and Washington's boyfriend, arrived at the party after 11pm. He shot Washington in the face and buttocks and his son in the... Read More |
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| Carjack Hit/Run, $110k Reward, Victims ID; RV Propane Explosion; 2 Guns Found at Plotts Home |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/26/14 10:32 pm | updated: 07/26/14 10:32 pm |
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| The manhunt continues for two carjackers who drove a stolen SUV into a crowd of people in North Philadelphia Friday morning killing three children and injuring three adults. The children have now been identified as 15-year-old Keiearra Williams, 10-year-old Thomas Reed and seven-year-old Terrence Moore. Their mother, 34-year-old Keisha Williams, remains in critical condition. Their family friend, 69-year-old Thelma Brown, was also seriously hurt. The final victim was the woman who was... Read More |
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| 3 Children Killed in Carjack Hit-n-Run; Delco DA to File Charges; Pope Visit Willingness/No Confirm |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/25/14 6:40 pm | updated: 07/25/14 6:40 pm |
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| Three children were killed and two others were injured when a carjacked vehicle plowed into a crowd of people in North Philadelphia this morning. The crash happened around 11:15 am at the intersection of Germantown Avenue and West Allegheny. It began at 6th and Huntingdon when a woman was forced into the backseat of her white Toyota SUV by two men at gunpoint. The vehicle ran a red light, lost control, jumped a curb and hit the group of people manning a fruit stand. One child, a... Read More |
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| Mercy Wellness Center Shooting in Darby, Delaware County; Caseworker and Shooter ID'd |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/24/14 9:45 pm | updated: 07/24/14 9:45 pm |
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| Three people were shot at a medical facility in Delaware County Thursday afternoon. The shooting happened in a patient's room around 2 p.m. in the psychiatric unit at the Mercy Wellness Center, which is adjacent to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby. A caseworker, identified as 53-year-old Theresa Hunt, was killed in the shooting and a doctor, identified as Dr. Lee Silverman, suffered a graze wound. The District Attorney identified the shooting suspect as psychiatric patient Richard Plotts.... Read More |
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