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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...
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
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...
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...
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...
1-year-old killed, 2 women injured while crossing street in North Philly
Police say it happened while the three were crossing the intersection of North Front Street and East Wyoming Avenue just before 9 p.m. The baby was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, where she died about a half hour later.
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...
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.
19-year-old dead after apparent drowning in South Jersey lake
A young man is dead after an apparent drowning in South Jersey over the weekend.Elk Township police were called to the Lake Garrison Recreational Area around 2 p.m. on Saturday for reports of a missing person last seen in the water.Shortly after their arrival, an unresponsive 19-year-old man was located in the water, police say.The victim was quickly transported to Inspira Hospital in Mullica Hill, where he was later pronounced dead.Authorities say the investigation is ongoing, but this case is being described as a tragic accident.Officials from Lake Garrison sent Action News a statement, reading in part, "This event is...
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 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...
Wilmington Man Arrested After Traffic Stop in Dewey Beach
A traffic stop by Dewey Beach Police Friday night led to the arrest of a Wilmington man on a variety of charges. Police detected the odor of burnt marijuana coming from inside the vehicle and the driver handed police a New York driver’s license belonging to another person. The driver was later identified as 36 year old Ramone Shy of Wilmington. Shy attempted to run off on foot, but was arrested after a brief foot race. A search of the vehicle turned up black gloves, a flashlight, wire cutters, glass window punch and a flat-head screwdriver – which are commonly used for burglary. Shy is charged with the following offenses:
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 Sentenced To State Prison For Murder
CAMDEN, NJ.- On Friday, a 45-year-old Camden, New Jersey man learned that he would die in prison after a Camden County Superior Court Judge sentenced him to 65 years in New Jersey State Prison for the September 2019 beating death of Nathaniel Perry. On Friday, July 19, 2024, Corey James...
James Walkergoutal Drunkenly Rear Ends Amish Horse-Buggy:PSP
James Leo Walkergoutal, 27 of West Chester, was found "under the influence of alcohol and drugs" when he rear-ended the horse and buggy, Pennsylvania State Police Lancaster Trooper James Grothey wrote in the release. Walkgoutal had been driving his Toyota Prius east on Lincoln High East/US Route 30 when he...
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