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| Camden Breaks Murder Record, Cherry Hill Smoking Ban, Philadelphia Marathon Sunday |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/16/12 9:20 pm | updated: 11/16/12 9:20 pm |
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Camden has reached an unenviable milestone. A murder record that has stood for 17 years. Already dubbed America’s second most dangerous city, today investigators were on the scene on the 1600 block of Independence Road in the Fairview section looking into the murder of a man there. This murder brings the total in Camden for 2013 to 59. And it’s only November 16th.
Cherry Hill is joining the ranks of communities banning smoking in township owned areas. If the ordinance... Read More |
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| Nutter Supports Middle Class Tax Plan, Hostess Shuts Down, Philadelphia Marathon Sunday |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/16/12 1:02 pm | updated: 11/16/12 1:02 pm |
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Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is in Washington and voiced his support of President Obama’s message that the middle class tax cut should stay in place. As the country heads toward the fiscal cliff, Nutter wants to see no increase for taxpayers making less than $250,000. Nutter heads the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Hostess has announced it is going out of business. The maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread have been negotiating with striking workers over wages and... Read More |
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| NJ Credit Card Fraud, Radnor HS Cell Phone Investigation, Philadelphia Bike-Traffic Code Revisions |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/16/12 3:03 am | updated: 11/16/12 3:03 am |
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| A New Jersey woman plead guilty Thursday to using her deceased aunt's identity to obtain access to credit card and deposit accounts, causing three banks to lose more than $30,000. Jocelyn Russo pretended to be her aunt JB and used the woman's Social Security number and other personal identifying information to fraudulently add herself to JB's account at Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase. Russo is charged with bank fraud and can face a potential penalty of 30 years in prison and a fine of $1... Read More |
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| Drug Charges Against Stephanie Bongiovi Dropped |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/16/12 1:46 am | updated: 11/16/12 1:46 am |
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Stephanie Bongiovi, 19-year-old daughter of rocker Jon Bon Jovi, will not be charged after a reported heroin overdose in her dorm at Hamilton College in upstate New York. Bongiovi was found unresponsive by an ambulance crew sent to the college early Wednesday, after a report that a female had apparently overdosed in the school's largest dorm. Police searched the dorm and found heroin, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Bongiovi and her friend, 21-year-old Ian Grant, were charged... Read More |
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| Former Philly Cop Charged, Council Debates Bikes, Baby Born on PA Turnpike |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/15/12 8:59 pm | updated: 11/15/12 8:59 pm |
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Charges were filed today against former Philadelphia Highway Patrolman Jonathan Josey for punching a woman at the Puerto Rican Day festival in September. D.A. Seth Williams reviewed the video and saw that the situation was hectic, but use of force was not necessary. Josey is charged with simple assault.
Making Philadelphia’s streets safe for motorists and bicyclists was debated today by City Council. In a bill scheduled to take effect in 2013, drivers of cars would be... Read More |
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| 76 Year Old’s Kidnap Plot Foiled, Music Teacher Wins $10,000, Nutter Urges Homestead Filing |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/15/12 12:46 pm | updated: 11/15/12 12:46 pm |
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| Radnor Township police have arrested a 76 year old man in an attempted kidnapping plot. John Fedler of Miami Florida dressed as a flower delivery person, tased a man in his Villanova home and was planning to kidnap and hold him for ransom. The victim was able to disconnect the taser cables and Fedler fled. Fedler was tracked down because of a parking ticket he received outside the florist where he bought the flowers used in the attempt. He was arrested in the Poconos trying to buy a gun at a... Read More |
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| 76yo Man's Main Line Kidnap Plot; PA Turnpike Going Electronic; Store Owner Shoots Robber N.Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/15/12 3:18 am | updated: 11/15/12 3:18 am |
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| Police have arrested a 76-year-old Miami, FL man in connection with an elaborate kidnap for ransom plot on the Main Line. Radnor police say John Felder attempted to abduct a Villanova resident last Wednesday. He was tracked down and arrested in the Poconos trying to buy a gun at gun show. Felder was found with evidence such as a Taser, flex cuffs, gloves, license plates and a mask. Last week during his kidnapping attempt he posed as a flower delivery man, firing a taser at the homeowner after... Read More |
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| Old City Prostitution Bust, Police Shoot Kensington Man, NJ Fishing Takes A Hit |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/15/12 3:02 am | updated: 11/15/12 3:02 am |
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Three women were arrested following a prostitution bust in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Philadelphia Police say they were acting on a tip on an illegal massage parlor that was being run out of a basement. Authorities say there were allegations that there were underage females working at the parlor who were physically and verbally abused. Investigators say they have a long history with the location, dating back to 1998.
Police fatally shot a man... Read More |
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| Bon Jovi Daughter Heroin Overdose, Assault Charges for Philly Cop, Injured Suspect Sues Drexel |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/14/12 9:03 pm | updated: 11/14/12 9:03 pm |
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Jon Bon Jovi's 19 year old daughter, Stephanie Bongiovi, has been hospitalized. She was found in her dorm unresponsive after a heroin overdose. Bongiovi is attending Hamilton College in upstate New York. Investigators are also charging Stephanie Bongiovi and another student with possession of controlled substances. She is reportedly stable and recovering.
The Philly cop who was captured on camera punching a woman at the Philadelphia Puerto Rican Day festival will likely be... Read More |
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| Temple Students Robbed, Sandy May Cause NJ Tax Hikes, DMB Giving $1 Million to Sandy Recovery |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/14/12 2:40 pm | updated: 11/14/12 2:40 pm |
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Police are asking Temple University students to be more cautious after a string of off-campus robberies. Police believe the same suspect is connected to the string of robberies. They say he points a gun at his victims' heads, and demands money, phones, and other belongings. At least three robberies, all on Monday, involved Temple student and happened during daylight hours.
By week’s end, New Jersey should have a preliminary estimate on the cost of damage from Hurricane Sandy.... Read More |
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