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9 shot, 3 dead at large party in West Philadelphia
Police are investigating a mass shooting that took place in West Philadelphia.Nine people were shot, and three of them are dead, authorities say.It happened just after 2 a.m. Sunday on the 1200 block of North Alden Street.According to authorities, the incident stemmed from a fight."I got a male down on Alden Street. Got one male shot in the leg, possibly the head," officers could be heard saying over police radio.Police believe more than 100 people were gathered when shots rang out.Action News was told the victims are 23, 29, and 33 years old.Detectives are now looking for the suspects involved."It...
Caught On Video: Woman Shoots 7-Month-Old Baby In Philadelphia “F— Your Baby”
Disturbing footage released by the Philadelphia Police Department shows a woman firing gunshots at a family of three, striking a 7-month-old baby boy in the leg. The incident occurred in the Holmesburg neighborhood on Thursday evening, July 18th. The video depicts the father, mother, and infant standing on a sidewalk...
Ex-Philadelphia officer sentenced to at least 8 years in shooting death of 12-year-old
A fired Philadelphia police officer who pleaded guilty to murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy was sentenced Monday to at least eight years in prison.Edsaul Mendoza, a five-year veteran of the force who was fired a week after the shooting in 2022, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in April in the shooting of Thomas "T.J." Siderio.Mendoza said in court that he felt sorrow and regret just before he was sentenced to 8 to 20 years. He originally was charged with first- and third-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter but agreed to a plea deal. A message seeking comment...
Harrowing Footage Shows 7-Month-Old Baby Shot At Point-Blank Range In Philadelphia
Police say that at around 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, officers were called to the 4000 block of Meridian Street to investigate a reported shooting that left a 7-month-old child with a gunshot wound to his leg. According to NBC10, the woman was identified as 28-year-old Philadelphia resident Dominique...
Wrongly Convicted Philadelphia Man Spent 11 Years In Prison for a Crime He Didn’t Commit, Now the Detective Who Coerced His False Confession Will Pay for His Crimes In Historical Verdict
A former Philadelphia Police homicide detective was found guilty of assaulting an innocent man more than a decade ago to obtain a false murder confession […] Wrongly Convicted Philadelphia Man Spent 11 Years In Prison for a Crime He Didn’t Commit, Now the Detective Who Coerced His False Confession Will Pay for His Crimes In Historical Verdict
Police SUV with lights, sirens on collides with car in West Philadelphia, police say
At least one person was checked out for any possible injuries after a police SUV with its sirens on and their car collided in West Philadelphia's Cobbs Creek neighborhood Monday morning. The crash happened at the intersection of South 57th and Larchwood streets around 6:10 a.m. on July 22, 2024,...
Multiple people injured after violent night of shootings, stabbings in Philadelphia
This weekend got off to a violent start in Philadelphia, with a total of 7 people shot or stabbed in multiple incidents overnight. According to police, the first incident happened around 10:54 p.m. on Friday on the 3100 block of N. 16th Street. A 46-year-old man was stabbed once in the right arm and once in the right leg by a known suspect inside an apartment.
Man, woman shot on the street in Kensington, police say
Two people are in the hospital after a shooting that took place in Kensington Monday afternoon. At around 3:59 p.m., police responded to reports of a person with a gun. When police arrived along the 100 block of East Clearfield Street they found a man and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.
Darby police officers honored for saving life of man who lost his leg in landscaping accident
DARBY BOROUGH, Pa. (CBS) — Two Delaware County police officers are being recognized for their heroism. They saved a man's life after he was seriously hurt in a landscaping accident.Darby police officers Terrell Lee and Shain McCaughey rushed to the scene after getting a 911 call about a man being injured while using a stump grinder. It happened on June 19 in the backyard of a Greenway Avenue house that was being renovated."He [the victim] attempted to clear some debris from the front of the chipper," Officer Lee said. Officer McCaughey added: "Unfortunately, it appeared that a piece of his...
Hatboro police searching for two males on Most Wanted List
The Hatboro Police Department has placed the following individuals on their Most Wanted List:. Calvin Cheeze (above left) Cheeze is wanted for sending sexually explicit images to an underage female and urging the juvenile to supply him with nude images of herself, police said. The department received a report on October 17, 2023 which indicated the incident took place at the 200 Block of E County Line Road in Hatboro.
Philadelphia 18-year-old arrested over firearm found in Ambler
The Ambler Borough Police Departments reported on July 22nd that on July 16th its officers responded to a residence on the 100 Block of South Chestnut Street after receiving a report of a found firearm. Responding officers investigated and discovered that the person who possessed the firearm was 18-year-old Anthony...
Man killed in Aramingo Ave. hit-and-run
A man was killed by being hit by a vehicle that fled the scene of the crash in Philadelphia's Frankford section on Sunday morning, police said. According to law enforcement officials, a man was pronounced at the scene after he was struck along the 4200 block of Aramingo Avenue at about 5:02 a.m. on Sunday.
West Chester police searching for five teens who trespassed, vandalized railroad property
The West Chester Borough Police Department is looking for five believed to be teenage males who vandalized and trespassed at a railroad property. On Saturday, July 20, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the West Chester Railroad said five males entered their Adams Street Yard in West Chester. According to officials, the...
Madison Morales Salazar ID'd In Deadly Philly Crash
Morales Salazar, her mother, and her 13-year-old sister were all struck on North Front Street at the intersection with Wyoming Avenue around 9 p.m., city police said previously. The mother and 13-year-old sustained injuries to their feet and ankles and were taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center, while 22-month-old Madison...
Man sentenced in prison break and fatal brawl outside popular Philadelphia cheesesteak shop
A man convicted of helping two other men escape prison while he was in custody over a fatal brawl among soccer fans outside a famed Philadelphia cheesesteak restaurant has been sentenced in both cases.Court documents indicate that Jose Flores-Huerta, 36, was sentenced in the escape case Thursday to 11 months to 23 months plus probation.Flores-Huerta was convicted of helping Ameen Hurst, 18, and Nasir Grant, 24, who cut a hole in a fence surrounding a recreation yard at the Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center in May 2023.RELATED: How an alleged killer and another inmate escaped a Philadelphia prison. Here's what we...
Missing Person – 23-year-old last seen along Morris Road in Fort Washington on July 19th
Paul James Asman went missing on July 19th in Fort Washington (Whitemarsh Township). He was last scene near 321 Morris Road where he entered the woods along the Wissahickon Creek. Asman is 23-years-old and stands at 6’8″ and weighs 250 pounds. He has brown hair and eyes. He was wearing...
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