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| Philly's Indoor Mask Mandate Returns 4/18; 4 Suspects Carjack Mercedes; $5k Reward in KOP Shooting |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/11/22 4:12 pm | updated: 04/11/22 4:12 pm |
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| The City of Philadelphia announced on Monday, April 11, that it will be moving back to Level 2: Mask Precautions in the COVID-19 response system due to rising case counts. It will go into effect on Monday, April 18, to give businesses a one-week educational period. Level 2 is when average new cases per day are between 100 and 225. It only requires individuals to wear a mask when indoors in public places. If an individual establishment requires proof of vaccination to enter then they are... Read More |
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| Man Shot GF at KOP Gas Station; Teen Shot 13 Times in Overbrook; Trump Endorses Dr. Oz PA Senate |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/09/22 11:58 pm | updated: 04/10/22 12:09 am |
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| A Philadelphia man is wanted for shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend as she was pumping gas at a gas station in King of Prussia on Friday night, 4/8. The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office has issued an arrest warrant with charges of first-degree murder, person not to possess a firearm, and other related offenses. 38-year-old Rafiq Thompson is accused of killing 31-year-old Tamara Cornelius. It happened around 10:30 p.m. at the Exxon Station at 113 North Gulph Road in Upper... Read More |
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| Police Search for 3 Suspects in 15yo Shooting; Tire Kills Driver on I-95; DNA Solves 32yo Cold Case |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/09/22 11:06 pm | updated: 04/09/22 11:06 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are asking the public's help in identifying three suspects wanted in the shooting of a 15-year-old in an attempted carjacking last month in the Wissinoming neighborhood. It happened in the evening of March 24 on the 6200 block of Mulberry Street. 15-year-old Sean Toomey was shot and killed outside of his home. He had gone to retrieve a case of water from the car parked on the street when he was attacked. Police believe the suspects had unsuccessfully attempted to... Read More |
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| Teen Gunman Died From Police Gunfire, Not Suicide; Acquittal in FDR Tailgate Murder; Fran Dunphy LaS |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/09/22 4:17 pm | updated: 04/09/22 4:17 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police say that a teen gunman, who shot a SEPTA police officer and three others in the Frankford neighborhood this past week, died from police gunfire and not a self-inflicted gunshot as earlier reported. 18-year-old Zyhiem Hartman was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head inside a unit of the Renehan House Apartments on the 4700 block of Leiper Street. Investigators initially believed Hartman's death was a suicide and that he had shot himself while barricaded inside,... Read More |
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| Video of Suspects in SW Shooting, 61 Shots; 83 lbs Meth in Monaco Bust; Video in Stenton Shooting |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/06/22 4:23 pm | updated: 04/06/22 4:23 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are searching for three suspects wanted in a shooting in Southwest Philadelphia last month. It happened around 7 a.m. on March 18 on the 2500 block of South Shields Street near Elmwood Avenue. The incident was captured on doorbell camera. The male suspects were seen running southbound on the block firing at a fourth individual. 61 shots were fired in total. The suspects got into a newer model Toyota Prius and fled the scene. No one was injured, but several unattended... Read More |
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| 15yo 8th Grader Shot/Killed in Ambush ID'd; 4yo Girl Delco Tragic Shooting; Philly Street Sweeping |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/05/22 2:40 pm | updated: 04/05/22 2:40 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have identified the teenager who was shot and killed in an ambush while walking near school on Monday afternoon in North Philadelphia. It happened just before 2:45 p.m. on the 2200 block of North 15th Street. 15-year-old Juan Carlos Robles-Corona, an eighth grader at Dr. Tanner G. Duckrey Public School, was walking back to school when the shooters jumped out and opened fire. He was hit four times. Police nearby heard the gunfire and responded. Robles-Corona was taken... Read More |
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| Arrest in 2 Turnpike Road Rage Shootings; Teen Boy Killed in North Philly; Car Crash Causes Gas Leak |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/04/22 3:38 pm | updated: 04/04/22 3:38 pm |
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| Pennsylvania State Police have announced the arrest of a man wanted for two separate road rage shootings along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bucks County in March. 29-year-old Andre Kenny Mark Green of Fort Washington was taken into custody at his workplace in Fairless Hills on Friday, 4/2. He is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment, reckless endangerment, and firearms violations. The first incident happened around 2:20 p.m. on 3/15 in the westbound lanes of I-276... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Artists Win Big at Grammy Awards; Jazmine Sullivan, Questlove, Nézet-Séguin |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/04/22 2:38 pm | updated: 04/04/22 2:38 pm |
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| The 64th annual Grammy Awards were held on Sunday night, 4/3, in Las Vegas. Philadelphia artists were well represented and came home winners. Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson, drummer for The Roots, won Best Music Film for Summer of Soul. He took home an Oscar for Best Documentary for the same film last Sunday. It was about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Jazmine Sullivan won two Grammys. She won Best R&B Album for Heax Tales and tied for Best R&B Performance for "Pick Up Your... Read More |
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| Twin Brothers Die in Trenton Fire; Two Killed in Mayfair Accident; Villanova Sets Free Throw Record |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/03/22 1:44 pm | updated: 04/03/22 1:44 pm |
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| A 3-alarm fire in Trenton left two dead and 4 injured on Saturday night, 4/2. It happened just before 7 p.m. on the 800 block of Carteret Street. The fire may have been caused by a candle. 20-year twin brothers were killed in the fire. They were trapped on the third floor of the home. Four firefighters were also injured. One sustained burns and three others were hurt after a collapse inside. They were all taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center. They have since been released. The... Read More |
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| Mark D'Amico Sentenced 27 Months in GoFundMe Scam; Buddy Going to Foster; Day Care Robbed/Peppered |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/01/22 11:17 pm | updated: 04/01/22 11:17 pm |
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| A New Jersey man who conspired with his then girlfriend and a homeless veteran to create a false feel good story, and turned that into a $400,000 GoFundMe scam was sentenced on Friday, 4/1, on federal charges. Mark D'Amico will serve 27 months in prison followed by three years of probation. He must also pay restituion and undergo gambling, drug and mental health counseling. He pled guilty in November 2021 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. His co-conspitators, Katelyn... Read More |
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