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| Pennypark Park Woman Strangled; Robber Wears Pink Hat/Glasses (video); $265M For Philly Schools |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/06/14 11:02 pm | updated: 08/06/14 11:02 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have confirmed that a mother of two discovered yesterday in Pennypark Park in the Northeast was strangled. The Medical Examiner ruled her death a homicide by strangulation this afternoon after performing an autopsy. There were no signs of sexual assault. The body of 46-year-old Connie McClain-Murray was found at around 6 a.m. Tuesday near the Crispin Recreation Center at Convent and Holme Aves. by a woman walking her dog. She did not have a cell phone and waved down... Read More |
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| Woman Found in Pennypack Park; Chaka Fattah Jr. Indicted; Upper Darby Mother Strangled |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/05/14 10:07 pm | updated: 08/05/14 10:07 pm |
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| The body of a woman was found this morning in Pennypack Park in Northeast Philadelphia. The woman, identified as 46-year-old Connie McClain-Murray, was discovered just after 6 a.m. by a cemetery worker near the Crispin Rec Center at Holme and Convent avenues in the Holme Circle section. There apparently are no obvious signs of trauma but city detectives are investigating the case as a possible homicide. The cause of death is unknown pending an autopsy. McClain-Murray May have been in the... Read More |
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| 2nd Suspect ID'd Grays Ferry Shooting; Philly's Taney Dragons Are Hot; PF Changs Local Data Breach |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/04/14 10:53 pm | updated: 08/04/14 10:53 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have released the identity of the man they believe was the gunman in Friday night's shooting that killed an innocent 3-year-old girl and injured 3 adults in Grays Ferry. Police are looking for 22-year-old Brandon Ruffin whose last known address was on the 2300 block of Wharton Street. Ruffin was riding on the handlebars of the bicycle of 22-year-old Douglas Woods, who is already in custody, when they arrived at the scene on the 1500 block of Etting Street. At 9:40 pm... Read More |
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| Suspect Charged in Grays Ferry Shooting; Man Sentenced in Comcast Scam; Search Cont. in Delco Park |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/03/14 3:09 am | updated: 08/03/14 3:09 am |
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| Philadelphia Police now say that a suspect is being charged in Friday night's shooting that killed a 3-year-old girl and injured three adults in Grays Ferry. 22-year-old Douglas Woods of Point Breeze is being charged with Murder, 3 counts of Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Violation of Uniform Firearms Act and related offenses. The shooting occurred at 9:40 pm Friday on the 1500 block of South Etting Street. An argument between Woods and 24-year-old man led to Woods pulling a gun... Read More |
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| Girl Dead, 3 Injured, Grays Ferry Shooting; Delco Murder Confession; Is Longport Boater Missing? |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/02/14 4:00 am | updated: 08/02/14 4:00 am |
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| A 3-year-old child is dead and three adults are wounded after a shooting in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia Friday night. It happened on the 1500 block of S. Etting Street. An argument between two males led to the outbreak of gunfire. One of the men was shot in the head and is in critical condition. A female was caught in the the leg and another female was hit in the arm in the crossfire. The three adults were taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The little... Read More |
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| Police Shoot Suspect in Home Invasion; $1500 Reward in I-95 Hit/Run; Remembering Alex Scott |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/01/14 10:52 pm | updated: 08/01/14 10:52 pm |
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| One suspect is dead and another is still on the loose after Philadelphia Police responded to a home invasion in Northeast Philadelphia early Friday morning. It all happened around 12:45 am on the 900 block of Wakeling Street. Two armed men forced their way into a young couple's home, which set off an automatic alarm. When officers arrived, one suspect removed his mask and answered the door saying everything was 'ok.' The officer was not convinced and asked for ID. The suspect then sent... Read More |
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| FOP Contract Allows For Rotations; DE I-495 Southbound Reopens; Philly Cigarette Tax Vote Cancelled |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/31/14 10:22 pm | updated: 07/31/14 10:22 pm |
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| A new union contract now allows Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey to rotate officers out of the Narcotics and Internal Affairs divisions. The 3-year contract was issued today by an arbitration panel and the new provisions are a timely relief for the commissioner who has wanted this ability but was prevented by the past contract with Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5. Yesterday, six narcotics officers were charged with federal corruption and racketeering charges. 5 had over... Read More |
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| 6 Philly Narcotic Officers Arrested; 5 Caesars Casino Robbers Caught; Upper Darby Wawa Dad Arrest |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/30/14 10:46 pm | updated: 07/30/14 10:46 pm |
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| Six Philadelphia Police narcotics officers were arrested this morning on a litany of federal corruption charges. All six men pled not guilty at a pre-arraignment hearing in a federal courtroom. The 26 count federal indictment identifies officers Thomas Liciardello, Brian Reynolds, Michael Spicer, Perry Betts, John Speiser and Linwood Norman. They are accused of robbing and extorting suspected drug dealers and creating false police reports to cover their crimes. Over 22 separate incidents... Read More |
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| Forbes 2014 Top College Rankings, Philadelphia Area Schools in Top 20 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/30/14 7:26 pm | updated: 07/30/14 7:26 pm |
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| Forbes magazine has released it's annual rankings of colleges and universities. The rankings are based on five categories which include postgraduate success (32.5%), which evaluates alumni pay and prominence; student satisfaction (25%), which includes professor evaluations and freshman-to-sophomore retention rates; debt (25%), which penalizes schools for high student debt loads and default rates; four-year graduation rates (7.5%); and academic success (10%), which rewards schools whose students... Read More |
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| Carjacker's Mother Turns Down Reward; NTSB Paulsboro Report; Megan's Law 20 Years Old |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/29/14 10:53 pm | updated: 07/29/14 10:53 pm |
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| The mother of one of the accused carjackers charged with murdering three children by running them over in a stolen SUV last week was offered the $110,000 reward but turned it down. Police credit 19-year-old Jonathan Rosa's mother with cracking the case and ultimately helping them bring in both suspects. Police initially questioned Rosa on Saturday because they found his cell phone at the scene. He said it had been stolen and since he didn't have a record they let him go. His mother,... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
