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| 1 Dead, 5 Injured in SW Philly Shooting; 10yo Hit By Bullet at Baseball Park; Apology at Arraignment |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/29/19 12:07 am | updated: 07/29/19 12:07 am |
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| One man has been killed and five others were injured in a shooting in Southwest Philadelphia on Sunday evening, 7/28. It happened around 8:15 p.m. on the 2600 block of Carroll Street. "The victims were on the step down the street as we understand it, they were about to shoot a rap video, when a couple of people came down and shot, we do not know if it was one or more persons at this time," Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross said. One man was shot in the head and was pronounced... Read More |
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| Drag Race Driver Meets Police; 18yo Arrested in Atlantic City Teen Shooting; Toll Cheats Arrested |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/26/19 4:38 pm | updated: 07/26/19 4:38 pm |
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| A woman suspected to be the driver in a hit-and-run accident at a South Philadelphia street race early Saturday morning, 7/20, talked to authorities on Friday morning, 7/26. 21-year-old Albona Kabashi of the Scranton area was escorted into Accident Investigation Division by her attorney Jordan Freeman at around 10 a.m. Police believe that she was driving a white 2003 Nissan 350z with purple puzzle decals near 3rd and Pattison. That white car was involved in a drag race when it lost... Read More |
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| Delco Man Forged E-mail, Impersonated Press; Meteor Fireball Seen By 100s; Sea Isle Deck Collapse |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/26/19 2:23 pm | updated: 07/26/19 2:37 pm |
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| A Delaware County man has turned himself in to police to face several charges including allegedly creating a false, racist government e-mail and impersonating several journalists. 25-year-old Nikolaos Tzima Hatziefstathiou, aka "Nik the Hat," of Broomall faces 10 charges including tampering with public records, attempted theft, receiving stolen property, and making unsworn falsification to authorities. "From April 23 to April 25, Nik Hatziefstathiou, after creating fake email accounts... Read More |
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| Suspects Wanted in Robbery/Abduction of 76yo; Townsend Inlet Bridge Reopened; Woman Shot by Brother |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/25/19 11:11 pm | updated: 07/25/19 11:11 pm |
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| West Norriton Township police are searching for two suspects wanted for allegedly abducting an elderly woman from a department store and robbing her at gunpoint in Montgomery County earlier this month. It happened on July 11 around 1 p.m. at a Marshall's store located at 540 S. Trooper Road. The two middle aged women approached the 76-year-old female victim and flashed a gun, telling her not the scream or they'd kill her family. They sat in the victim's car and discussed withdrawing... Read More |
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| Melrose Diner Fire, To Reopen Sooner; School Board Apologizes, Accepts $22k Offer; 15yo Shot in AC |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/25/19 3:02 pm | updated: 07/25/19 3:02 pm |
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| Fire broke out at the popular Melrose Diner in South Philadelphia during dinner time on Wednesday evening, 7/24. The landmark 24/7 restaurant is located at the crossroads of 15th, Snyder, and Passayunk. The fire started just before 6 p.m. near a vent. Employees tried to put it out with water until firefighters arrived. Everyone was evacuated. The fire was quickly contained. It is believed to have been an electrical fire, but fire officials are still investigating. There were no injuries.... Read More |
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| Superior Court Grants Meek Mill New Trial; Man Sentenced 25-50 years; NJ Walmart Bomb Threat |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/24/19 3:57 pm | updated: 07/24/19 3:57 pm |
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| Philadelphia raper Meek Mill, aka Robert Rihmeek Williams, will get a new trial after his 2008 conviction on drug and weapons offenses was overturned by a Pennsylvania appeals court on Wednesday, 7/24. The Pennsylvania Superior Court 3-judge panel unanimously granted the new trial after being presented with new evidence of alleged police corruption. The original arresting officer and sole prosecution witness, former Philadelphia Police Officer Reginald Graham, has credibility issues... Read More |
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| Charges Dropped Against Amtrak 188 Engineer; Drag Race Hit-And-Run; La Colombe CEO Offer Rejected |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/23/19 5:09 pm | updated: 07/23/19 5:09 pm |
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| All charges against the Amtrak engineer at the helm of the deadly May 2015 crash have been dropped once again. Brandon Bostian had been charged with involuntary manslaughter of eight people and reckless endangerment of 246 injured, and one count of risking a catastrophe. The charges were dismissed on Tuesday, 7/23, during a status meeting in front of Judge Barbara A. McDermott. The defense argued that any mistakes Bostian made do not amount to crimes. "We don't lock up doctors when they... Read More |
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| Brandon Olivieri Sentenced 37 yrs to Life; Police Shoot Teen Suspect on Walt Whitman; PES Bankruptcy |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/22/19 3:33 pm | updated: 07/22/19 3:33 pm |
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| A South Philadelphia teen that shot and killed two other 16-year-olds during a fight in October 2017 was sentenced Monday to 37 years to life in prison. Brandon Olivieri, now 18-years-old, was found guilty on all counts in the murders of Sal DiNubile and Caleer Miller. He faced first and third degree murder charges. It happened on Oct. 24, 2017. Olivieri and DiNubile were neighborhood rivals. Olivieri was embarrassed by a previous fight between the two and pulled a gun during this... Read More |
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| Two Elderly Shot in Wilmington Nursing Home; Drag Racing Hit-and-Run Robbery; Rape Stopped in Bucks |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/22/19 12:08 am | updated: 07/22/19 12:08 am |
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| Delaware State Police are investigating after an elderly man and woman were shot to death inside a nursing home in Wilmington on Saturday afternoon, 7/20. It happened at 1:12 p.m. at the ManorCare Health Service-Wilmington nursing home on the 700 block of Foulk Road. An 82-year-old man and a 79-year-old woman were found dead from apparent gun shot wounds. A handgun was recovered from the scene. The female victim was a resident of the home. No one else was hurt. Authorities say there was... Read More |
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| Bandit Cuts Hole in Roof, Gets $1ks; Power Outage at Senior Residence; Heat Wave; Berks Earthquake |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/19/19 4:49 pm | updated: 07/19/19 4:49 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are asking the public's help in finding a bandit that robbed a gas station by cutting a hole in the roof on Wednesday morning, 7/17. It happened just after midnight at the Sunoco Station at 8019 Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill. The incident was caught on the store's surveillance video. The suspect jumped into the store from a hole they cut on the roof and landed on a shelf before jumping to the floor. They then pried open the ATM machine with a crowbar and stole $8,120.... Read More |
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