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| Amber Alert Boy Found Safe, Father Arrested; PA Opening Up Vaccines 4/13; Philly Schools Phase III |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/12/21 11:13 pm | updated: 04/12/21 11:13 pm |
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| A 2-year-old boy has been found safe and his father is in police custody following an Amber Alert in the Philadelphia area on Monday afternoon, 4/12. 2-year-old Byron McDonald was located safe and unharmed around 4 p.m. at the Aloft Philadelphia Airport Hotel along the 4300 block of Island Avenue after an employee recognized the car described in the alert. A SWAT Team, police, and firefighters responded to the hotel for a brief barricade situation. The boy, 28-year-old Byron McDonald II,... Read More |
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| Woman Arrested in Death of Upper Darby Mother; DUI Crash Injures Woman; PA Phase 1C Starts Monday |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/12/21 1:22 am | updated: 04/12/21 3:46 pm |
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| A woman has been arrested in connection to the death of a pregnant Upper Darby mother who went missing last month. 21-year-old Tylydiah Garnett is charged with arson, criminal conspiracy, use of communication facility, abuse of corpse, and other related offenses (pictured below). She was taken into custody by the Philadelphia Homicide Fugitive Unit with the assistance of the FBI Gun Violence Task Force on Saturday, 4/10, on the 1200 block of New Kirk Street. Police say that she is seen... Read More |
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| Devon Horse Show Canceled This Year; 10yo Boy Was Cut Not Shot; Delaware River Bridges' Tolls Go Up |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/11/21 11:11 pm | updated: 04/11/21 11:11 pm |
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| The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair (DHSCF) announced that it canceled this year's event for the second straight year due to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. This year's event was scheduled to run May 27 - June 6. The annual Devon Horse Show is a U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) sanctioned show and is required to follow all of their guidelines. DHSCF says that it was told on April 5 to expect updated USEF guidelines in "mid-May." In a statement, organizers said, "This time... Read More |
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| Ursinus Student Arrested During Anti-Hate Protest; New Delco Vaccine Site Opens; 11 Shot, 3 Dead Sat |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/10/21 11:29 pm | updated: 04/10/21 11:29 pm |
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| A Ursinus College student was arrested on Friday night, 4/9, supposedly after confronting Collegeville Police about the officers' lack of wearing masks in public. The exact details leading up to his arrest are not clear. The contentious arrest was caught on video by another student and posted on Instagram (see below). It showed the male student struggling with two officers on the ground as they tried to handcuff him. He is yelling profanities and makes numerous requests of the officers... Read More |
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| 'All Hands on Deck' Philly Gun Task Force; I-76 Digital Variable Speed Limit; PSD Summer School |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/09/21 10:35 pm | updated: 04/09/21 10:35 pm |
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| Local and federal authorities are joining efforts in Philadelphia to help curb the rising gun violence in the streets. Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Williams joined Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw to announce the joint task force called 'All Hands on Deck.' It includes Philadelphia Police, the FBI, DEA, Homeland Security, and other agencies. Shootings and gun homicides in 2021 are up about 30% from 2020's decades' high numbers. "Night after night after night, shots are... Read More |
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| James Alexander Shot/Killed by Philly Police; Please Touch Now Open; Man Charged in Chinatown Attack |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/08/21 10:34 pm | updated: 04/08/21 10:34 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have identified the suspect shot and killed by police officers during a traffic stop and shoot out on Wednesday night, 4/7, as 24-year-old James Alexander. A police officer was shot in the foot. He is only identified as a 29-year-old man from the 35th District. It happened around 6:45 p.m. on the 1500 block of West Somerville Avenue. Police pulled over a blue Kia Optima for failing to stop at a stop sign. There were three men and one woman inside. When the officers... Read More |
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| Police Officer Shot, Suspect Killed in Traffic Stop; Ocean City Officer Charged; DE Deadly ATV Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/07/21 11:08 pm | updated: 04/07/21 11:08 pm |
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| A Philadelphia police officer was shot and a suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire during a traffic stop in North Philadelphia on Wednesday evening, 4/7. It happened around 6:45 p.m. on the 1500 block of West Somerville Avenue in the Logan neighborhood. Two officers pulled over a blue Kia Optima with three men and one woman inside. The officers called for backup when some of the occupants came back with active warrants after running their IDs through the system. When backup... Read More |
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| Ex-Warminster D.A.R.E. Officer Charged Sex Abuse; Woman Shot Hunting Park; Worker Rescue from Trench |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/07/21 9:02 pm | updated: 04/07/21 9:02 pm |
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| A former Bucks County detective is accused of a sexually abusing four teenage boys while he worked as a D.A.R.E officer decades ago. Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub announced the charges on Wednesday, 4/7, against former Warminster Township Police Officer James Carey. Carey, who turns 53 next week, was arraigned in Doylestown on Wednesday on at least 122 counts. He is facing multiple counts each of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, statutory sexual... Read More |
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| Asian Man Attacked in Chinatown; Historic Delco Marker Stolen; Philadelphians Vaccine Eligible 4/19 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/06/21 11:19 pm | updated: 04/06/21 11:22 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have arrested a man accused of attacking and yelling racist remarks at a 64-year-old Asian man in the Chinatown neighborhood on Tuesday night, 4/6. It happened around 7:40 p.m. on the 300 block of N. 10th Street. Police were called by multiple people about the suspect attacking the man. When they arrived, officers had to use a Tazer on the suspect. He was taken to Jefferson University Hospital for an evaluation. No word yet on charges or the suspect's identity. The... Read More |
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| Missing Pregnant Mother Dianna Brice Found; Italian-Americans Sue Mayor Kenney; House Explodes |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/06/21 4:30 pm | updated: 04/06/21 4:31 pm |
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| The body of a missing pregnant mother from Upper Darby, Delaware County, was found dead in Philadelphia late Monday night, 4/6. Philadelphia Police and Upper Darby Police confirmed that 21-year-old Dianna Brice was discovered around 11 p.m. in a wooded area near 58th Street and Eastwick Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. She was identified by her various tattoos. Brice was several months pregnant and had a 4-year-old son at home. She was last seen leaving the K Laundry in Lansdowne with... Read More |
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