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Man standing on a corner hit by car and killed in Philadelphia, police say
A man is dead after being hit by a car in the Kensington section of Philadelphia on Wednesday evening, according to a spokesperson with the Philadelphia Police Department. The crash happened on the corner of Frankford and East Allegheny avenues just after 7 p.m., police said. A black Toyota sedan...
Lower Merion man draws probation for indecent contact with underage girl
NORRISTOWN — A Lower Merion man who admitted to having indecent contact with an underage girl he met on the social media app Snapchat will be under court supervision for five years. Zachary Joseph Goldstein, 24, who at the time of his arrest listed an address in the 500...
Man convicted of killing Temple University student Samuel Collington sentenced to decades in prison
The man convicted of killing a Temple University student during a robbery back in 2021 will spend decades behind bars.Latif Williams, 19, was convicted of third-degree murder back in February in the death of 21-year-old Samuel Collington of Prospect Park, Pa.He was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 - 50 years in prison.Police say Collington was shot and killed while returning to the North Philadelphia campus after spending Thanksgiving break with his family.He was set to graduate the following spring.Authorities said he was unloading his SUV near the 2200 block of N. Park Avenue when Williams snuck up on him and a struggle ensued.Collington was shot in the chest and back. He was taken to Temple University Hospital where he died of his injuries.
Man thrown 30 feet after he was fatally struck by vehicle in Kensington: officials
KENSINGTON - Tragedy on a Kensington street as a man was struck by a vehicle and killed and a driver is in custody. The scene unfolded Wednesday evening, around 7 p.m., at East Allegheny and Frankford avenues, officials said. The 38-year-old victim was found unresponsive as medics arrived. He died...
Hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen from Brinks armored truck in Chester, Pa.
Authorities in Chester, Pa. are investigating after two armed suspects robbed a Brinks armored truck.Delaware County officials say it happened around 12:16 p.m. Tuesday outside of an AutoZone near the intersection of 9th and Crosby streets.The brazen crime happened only a hundred yards away from the Chester Police Department headquarters.One of the suspects, wearing a blue public safety jacket, and the other suspect, in a reflective jacket, held up the driver with long guns and assaulted him.Police say the two men got away with hundreds of thousands of dollars.Investigators say the driver was not injured during the robbery.Authorities say the...
Man shot dead, another stabbed in Olney attack
Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a man was killed and another hospitalized in an attack that happened in the city's Olney neighborhood early Monday. According to police, the incident happened at about 12:35 a.m. on Monday near the intersection of 5th and Ruscomb streets in Olney. Responding officers to...
Patient strangled to death by hospital roommate in Montgomery County: DA
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - One patient was charged with murder after being accused of killing another patient at a hospital in Montgomery County this week. Kyle Samuels-Robey, 34, and Jacob Gonzalez, 25, were roommates at Norristown State Hospital. On Sunday, Gonzalez was found slumped over his bed and pronounced dead a...
2nd suspect wanted for shooting at Frankford Convenience Store
Philadelphia Police have arrested a man and are looking for another who is responsible for a shooting that killed a clerk at the Frankford Convenience Store on July 11th. 37-year-old Kharee Simmons was arrested and charged with Murder, Criminal Conspiracy, Robbery, Theft-Unlawful Taking, and Theft-Receiving Stolen Property in the shooting of Kenneth Kennedy-McLeod. Police say […]
Grandma describes moments after toddler fell from window in Kensington: ‘It was an accident’
PHILADELPHIA - A 2-year-old girl is in critical condition after police say she fell from a window of a home in Kensington Sunday night. Officers responded to a hospital case on the 500 block of East Indiana Avenue in Kensington around 9:10 p.m. The young girl had fallen out of...
Female cyclist struck by vehicle while in bike lane, killed in Center City, police say
CENTER CITY - A young woman is dead after she was hit by a man driving in the bike lane in Center City. The tragic scene unfolded Wednesday evening, around 7:30, at 18th and Spruce streets. Police say the 30-year-old victim was riding her bicycle when she was hit by...
Prospect Park fire chief resigns after sharing "unprofessional post" following Trump rally shooting
PROSPECT PARK, Pa. (CBS) -- Prospect Park Fire Chief Jim Simmonds resigned Sunday night after sharing a post where "ill-mannered remarks were made on social media" following the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, over the weekend. "I made a terrible mistake in posting an unprofessional post on Facebook," Simmonds wrote in Citizens of Delco, a public Facebook group, Monday. "I meant no harm to anyone and an attempted assassination of a former US President is no laughing matter."The post Simmonds is referencing appears to have been deleted from the social media platform, however, screenshots reposted in the...
Man, 67, shot woman after argument in North Philadelphia, police say
A 67-year-old man has been arrested for the fatal shooting of a 48-year-old woman in North Philadelphia last week.Police say the suspect, Jerome Edens, turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday.The shooting happened July 9 on the 2100 block of North Camac Street.Edens and the victim, Rasheedah Lane, were reportedly arguing when he shot her.She was taken to the hospital and later died of her injuries.Edens is facing several charges including murder and tampering with evidence.RELATED: Check the 6abc Neighborhood Safety Tracker
Teenage girl dead after shooting inside West Philadelphia apartment
A teenage girl is dead after being shot inside an apartment on Monday morning in West Philadelphia.The shooting happened around 9 a.m. in the 5900 block of Chancellor Street.Investigators say a 17-year-old girl had been shot in the head and died at the scene.Police are still working to track down the shooter.There has been no word on a motive for the killing.RELATED: Check the 6abc Neighborhood Safety Tracker
Police: Probe of dog’s death leads to discovery of drug stash at South Jersey business
Woodbury police say the dog's owner said he dropped his dog off for a grooming appointment earlier that day at K9 Kingdom on Woodbury-Glassboro Road and got a call from the business owner that his dog was dead.
Driver in custody after Germantown hit-and-run leaves woman in critical condition
A woman is in custody after a hit-and-run in Germantown left a pedestrian in critical condition on Wednesday.It happened just after 4:30 p.m. on the 5800 block of Chew Avenue.At the scene, authorities found a 26-year-old woman in the roadway, suffering from trauma to her head and face. She was rushed to Einstein Medical Center, where she was placed in critical condition.Witnesses told police the victim was crossing Chew Avenue when a vehicle described as a dark-colored Cadillac struck her.After the collision, the vehicle reportedly fled the scene.Police say they later found the blue Cadillace a short distance away on the 5600 block of Sprague Street.Witnesses also reported seeing a woman flee the Cadillac after the crash.The woman -- who police believe is the driver in this incident -- was later taken into custody, according to police.No further information has been released.RELATED: Check the 6abc Neighborhood Safety Tracker
Bicyclist killed in Rittenhouse crash, police say
Police in Philadelphia are investigating after several cars were involved in a deadly crash in Center City on Wednesday evening. The crash happened along the 1800 block of Spruce Street just blocks away from Rittenhouse Square. A bicyclist was killed after being hit when a driver of a blue 2018...
A suburban Philly community mourns woman killed in Poconos golf cart accident
Everyone needs a friend like Brenna Abbinanti, her best friend Dori Sawyer said. When she died on Friday, it devastated many in the suburban Philadelphia community where she lived. Abbinanti died at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg following a golf cart accident over the Fourth of July weekend in the Poconos, the...
Former Philadelphia homicide detective found guilty of obstruction and perjury
Philadelphia, PA (WPHL) – A former Philadelphia homicide detective was found guilty of assaulting a suspect to obtain a confession, then lying about it in court. The ex-officer, James Pitts was charged with obstruction and perjury by a Philadelphia jury for abusing his position. Pitts was charged with assaulting then-suspect Obina Onyiah back in 2010 […]
Chalfont man killed in Montgomeryville motorcycle crash Tuesday morning
A 43-year-old man from Chalfont was killed Tuesday morning when his 2020 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle collided with truck and an SUV at the intersection of County Line Road and Limekiln Pike. Montgomery Township Police were dispatched at 8:53 a.m. to the intersection for a report of a vehicle collision involving...
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