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| Death Penalty Sought in Grace Packer Case; Delilahs Shooter Arrested; Mother Hits/Kills Child in SUV |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/31/17 7:56 pm | updated: 03/31/17 7:56 pm |
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| Bucks County prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Pennsylvania couple who is charged in the rape, murder, and dismemberment of the mother's adopted teenage daughter last summer. 44-year-old boyfriend Jacob Sullivan waived his formal arraignment today in court. He is charged with homicide, rape, kidnapping, and other counts in the death of 14-year-old Grace Packer. 42-year-old Sara Packer watched as he played out a rape-murder fantasy the couple had been planning. Grace... Read More |
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| Firefly Music Festival Announces Details of Big Break Live Contest; One Spot Left for a Local Band! |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/31/17 5:17 pm | updated: 03/31/17 5:17 pm |
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Regional up and coming musicians to compete for shot at performing at the east coast's largest music and camping festival
DOVER, DE (March 31, 2017) -- One more slot has opened in this year's Firefly Music Festival lineup, and festival organizers are looking to fill it with regional talent. Red Frog Events, producers of Firefly, and REC Philly are partnering to bring Big Break Live to life.... Read More |
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| Delco Police Offer Reward For Info; NAACP Want Laundromat Owner Charged; NJ Police Turnpike Shooting |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 03/31/17 4:17 am | updated: 03/31/17 4:17 am |
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| Delaware County Police are now offering a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person who murdered 36-year-old Markia Benson last year. Benson's body was found lying under a hot running shower with blunt and sharp force trauma to the head and neck in the New Orleans Park apartment complex on the 900 block of South Avenue in Secane. Officials say Benson was last seen getting out of her car the night before the murder. Anyone with information is... Read More |
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| Upper Darby Man Keeps $15k Found Last Year; Shooting on NJ Turnpike; NAACP Wants Charges on Owner |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/31/17 3:20 am | updated: 03/31/17 3:20 am |
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| A Delaware County man who found a bag with thousands of dollars of cash in it last year and turned it into police, now gets to keep the money because no one has claimed it. 61-Year-old Bob Tracey was driving home last March when he saw a black bag in the middle of State Road. He pulled over and opened it up to find it filled with $20 and $100 bills. He immediately called police. The total in cash was $15,200. When no one who could prove the money was theirs came forward to claim the... Read More |
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| Mid County E-Z Pass Open Early; Cosby Evidence: Quaaludes and Spanish Fly?; Handyman Guilty Murder |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/31/17 2:04 am | updated: 03/31/17 2:04 am |
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| Upgrades to the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Mid-County Toll Plaza have been completed ahead of schedule. The high speed E-Z Pass lanes have been shutdown since March 20th. E-Z Pass drivers have been forced to used the regular lanes which require drivers to slow down to 10 mph to pass through the automated toll. All the electronics upgrades have been completed about two weeks ahead of the original April 10th forecast. The lanes will reopen around 5 a.m. on Friday morning. "The... Read More |
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| Delaware County Serial Rapist Charged; DE Police Shoot Philly Man on Run; 91yo Federal Judge Missing |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/30/17 5:22 pm | updated: 03/30/17 5:36 pm |
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| A 19-year-old suspected serial rapist has been arrested and charged in Delaware County for multiple crimes dating bating 3 years. DeJohn Lee of Chester is accused of attacking 9 women in separate incidents in Chester and Chester Township starting when he was 16. He was arraigned today and charged with 2 counts of attempted murder, 6 counts of rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and other related offenses. He was arrested on January 6th by Eddystone police when one of his victims... Read More |
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| Teen Charged With Synagogue Vandalism; Temple Renames Media School; Man Tries To Abduct Woman |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 03/30/17 3:20 am | updated: 03/30/17 3:20 am |
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| Police have now placed a teenager in to custody for vandalizing a synagogue in the Tacony section of Philadelphia. A 13-year-old boy has now been charged with the incident which took place this past Sunday. The teen threw a baseball sized rock through a stained glass window at Temple Menorah Keneseth Chai. The synagogue had installed surveillance cameras and was able to catch the incident on video. Police are still investigating into whether the teen was connected to the string of... Read More |
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| Drexel Hill MS Aide Arrested for Having Gun; Hatfield Pizza Burglary; Father Charged w/ Son's Murder |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/29/17 7:54 pm | updated: 03/29/17 7:54 pm |
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| A student aide at Drexel Hill Middle School was arrested on Wednesday after police discovered a loaded gun and several rounds in his backpack. The school called police when a bullet was found in an employee restroom and turned in to school officials. The 32-year-old male aide came forward and claimed the bullet was his but initially denied having a weapon. However, a search of his bag turned up a loaded .40-caliber Glock and extra ammunition. He was taken into custody and will be charged... Read More |
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| Eagles Owner Lurie Wants Kelly Green Uniforms; West Philly High Evacuated; Bridgegate Sentencing |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/29/17 4:38 pm | updated: 03/29/17 4:38 pm |
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| Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeff Lurie talked Tuesday night at NFL league meetings in Arizona about his desire to bring back the Kelly green uniforms in some form. "I want to see us use Kelly green as our alternate and Thursday night type of uniform," he said at the league's annual meeting Tuesday. "And the only thing blocking us is we can't use the Kelly green helmet yet. So that's what we're waiting for. We're going to keep pushing at it." Last week, the Eagles filed a proposal to the... Read More |
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| Search For N. Phila Gunman; Senate Passes Real ID Act Bill To House; DA William's Attorney Drops Out |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 03/29/17 3:26 am | updated: 03/29/17 3:26 am |
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| Police are now searching for a suspected gunman who still remains at large after a barricade situation ended in North Philadelphia. Police and a SWAT team arrived at 17th and Susquehanna Avenue at around 4 pm on Tuesday after a 17-year-old boy was shot by a man in the right hip. The boy was taken to Temple University Hospital where he is currently listed in critical condition. The police called off the barricade situation at around 6:30 pm, Police recovered a handgun after searching... Read More |
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