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| Lee Kaplan Gets 30 to 87 Years in Prison; Hazmat at Mushroom Farm; Teens Attack on Subway |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/20/17 4:57 pm | updated: 09/20/17 4:57 pm |
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| A Bucks County man convicted of sexually assaulting six young sisters was sentenced this afternoon. 52-year-old Lee Kaplan of Feasterville was sentenced to 30 to 87 years in prison. He was convicted on multiple counts of child rape, statutory sexual assault and other charges. The girl's parents 'gifted' their 9 daughters to Kaplan for helping them financially and spiritually as they broke from their Amish church and community. Kaplan fathered two more girls with the oldest sister... Read More |
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| No Guilty Plea in Sucker Punch Case; Pipe Bombs Found in Home; Suspect Sought in Double Stabbing |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/20/17 3:58 pm | updated: 09/20/17 3:58 pm |
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| Barry Baker Jr., accused of sucker punching a man with cerebral palsy outside a 7-Eleven in West Chester, was expected to plead guilty today in a Chester County court. However, when asked if he agreed with the summary of the case read into record this morning he responded, "Absolutely not." The court was left in confusion. A second hearing was held this afternoon, but a plea deal still was not agreed upon. Baker Jr. has claimed responsibility for the assault, but had issue with the... Read More |
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| Lafayette Student's Death Not a Crime; Arrest In Luring Attempts; Trial Date for David Oh Attacker |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/19/17 4:40 pm | updated: 09/19/17 4:40 pm |
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| Officials in Northampton County announced this afternoon that a Lafayette College student who died last week suffered a fatal head injury when he fell and hit the concrete floor of his dorm room. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said that there is no evidence of a crime and charges are unlikely. 19-year-old McCrae Williams was found outside his dorm on Sunday, September 10th by campus police who were responding to a medical call. He was taken to the hospital were he... Read More |
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| Abington Driver Charged in Pedestrian Accident; Fatal Electric Bicycle Crash; Worker's Comp Fraud |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/19/17 12:18 am | updated: 09/19/17 12:18 am |
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| The driver of a car that struck and injured a teenage girl in front of Abington Senior High School has now been charged. 32-year-old James Clark IV has been charged with aggravated assault by vehicle, reckless endangerment, and other related offenses. It happened on August 23rd around 2:45 p.m. on Highland Road. Initial reports stated that 14-year-old Kelly Williams was crossing the street while distracted by using the video chat program FaceTime on her iPhone. Investigators determined... Read More |
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| Hurricane Jose off Jersey Shore; Trial Delayed for Sucker Punch Suspect; Methacton Teachers Strike |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/18/17 10:49 pm | updated: 09/18/17 10:49 pm |
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| Hurricane Jose is churning its way up the East Coast. Earlier Tropical Storm watches for coastal portions of New Jersey and Delaware have been canceled but that doesn't mean those areas won't still be affected by the storm. Rough surf and rip tides will continue to be a problem down the shore for the next few days. People are advised to stay out of the water. A coastal flood watch is in effect due to a potential 1-2” storm surge and localized flooding from rain. It will still be breezy... Read More |
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| SEPTA Market-Frankford El Derails; 9-car Accident on I-95; Kevin Hart Sending 10 Kids to College |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/17/17 12:07 am | updated: 09/17/17 12:07 am |
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| A SEPTA Market-Frankford El train partially derailed Saturday morning near the Spring Garden stop. It happened around 11 a.m. The train was traveling east from Center City to the Frankford Transportation Center. It was slowly crossing over from the eastbound tracks to the westbound tracks because of maintenance work when the lead car derailed. SEPTA says there were 30 people on the train at the time. One person was treated for heat exhaustion, the rest were not injured. Eventually the... Read More |
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| Judge Stops DOJ From Blocking Grants; 4 Luring Attempts in Frankford; New Cosby Trial Date |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/15/17 5:41 pm | updated: 09/15/17 5:41 pm |
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| A federal judge ruled today that the Department of Justice cannot withhold JAG grants from cities that do not meet a new list of immigration conditions set forth by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. 'Sanctuary cities' don't follow those policies and would certainly risk losing grant certification. The two biggest conditions include 1) allowing immigration officials access to jails 2) notifying immigration when an illegal immigrant will be released. Chicago, Los Angeles, San Fransisco, and... Read More |
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| Two Shot in South Philly Home; Attempted Abduction of 10yo Girl; CC Massage Parlor Shut Down |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/15/17 1:29 pm | updated: 09/15/17 1:29 pm |
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| Two women were wounded when shots were fired at their South Philadelphia home early Friday morning. It happened around 2 a.m. on the 5400 block of Hatfield Street in the Kingsessing neighborhood. A 36-year-old woman was visiting her 40-year-old friend when they heard loud banging at the door. One of the women went to look through the peephole. That's when someone opened fire from across the street. 14 shots were fired into the front of the home. Each woman was struck once. The... Read More |
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| Man Wanted in Roxborough Invasion; St. Joe's Student Robbed; Pro Lacrosse Returning to Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/14/17 10:08 pm | updated: 09/14/17 10:08 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are searching for a man wanted for robbing his former neighbors. Police say that 21-year-old Mark McLaughlin broke into a home on the 7300 block of Hill Road in Roxborough around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. He then tied up a 75-year-old man and assaulted him while the man's 74-year-old sister was still asleep. McLaughlin took the keys to their vehicle and stole their car. McLaughlin's last known address is on the same block. The man was taken to Temple University... Read More |
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| Pharmacist Tries to Kill Mother w/ Insulin; 91yo Hit By UPS Truck; Arrests At City Council Meeting |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/14/17 4:46 pm | updated: 09/14/17 4:46 pm |
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| A Pennsylvania pharmacist is under arrest after she attempted to kill her chronically ill mother by repeatedly injecting her with insulin. 54-year-old Donna Horger is charged with attempted murder and related offenses. Back in August, staff at Immaculate Mary Nursing Home in Philadelphia found her 74-year-old mother, Mary, unresponsive. She was taken to Abington Memorial Hospital. They found she had low blood sugar. Three days later it happened again and again nine days after that. Tests... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
