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Father shot dead while waiting for bus to work in Hunting Park; daughter pleas for help
A daughter still grieving the loss of her father six years later is hoping you can help solve his case.LaToya Scott lost her father, Barry Parks, to gun violence."I just feel like my dad's story is just like something that has been swept under the rug like he's just become another cold case, and it isn't fair because my dad was a great person," said Scott.On Tuesday, August 28, 2018, the 55-year-old was heading to work around 2:30 a.m. He was about to catch a bus at 6th Street and Erie Avenue in Philadelphia's Hunting Park section to go to...
Man killed after fire breaks out in West Philadelphia
One man is dead and another man is injured after a fire broke out in West Philadelphia overnight. Philadelphia Police say the fire occurred at 7:29 p.m. on the 5700 block of Harmer Street. A 37-year-old male was pronounced dead on the scene and a 48-year-old was taken to the hospital. Police have ruled it […]
Stolen car driver sparks series of crashes involving 2 Philadelphia police vehicles
Shay Jewels watched an unmarked Philadelphia police vehicle burst into flames just feet away from her house."It was crazy because I was really going to park there," she recalled.It happened on 9th Street and West Erie Avenue in Hunting Park after 11 p.m. on Friday."We heard a big crash and a boom, and we ran out the house," said Jewels.Police said officers followed a stolen Nissan Altima to that location, where it caused a Chevy Equinox to crash into the police car, and then the police car hit a pole and caught on fire.Police said one officer was taken to...
Mother and son dead, another person injured after fire in Ardmore, Pennsylvania
A fire in Ardmore, Pennsylvania left a mother and son dead and another woman injured.The blaze erupted around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of Greenfield Avenue.Firefighters arrived on the scene to find heavy flames coming from the second floor of the home. The fire was extinguished in about 30 minutes.Lower Merion Twp. fire officials say a woman in her 90s and her son, who is in his 60s, died in the blaze. They were both found in a back bedroom.The man was in the doorway and his mother was found still in her bed."It's a tough day for...
Philadelphia correctional officer and two incarcerated men accused of smuggling drugs and weapons into city prison
A former Philadelphia correctional officer and two incarcerated men are accused of smuggling drugs, weapons and more, into Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center.
Man shot while sitting outside his home in Philadelphia, police say
Philadelphia police are searching for the person who they said shot a man while he was sitting outside of his home Friday night. According to police, around 10:47 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of N. Peach Street for a report of a person with a gun. Upon arrival,...
Suspect arrested for fatal shooting inside Chester, Pa. convenience store
A man has been arrested for a fatal shooting inside a convenience store in Chester, Pennsylvania last month.Haneef Melton, 19, was taken into custody on Wednesday morning in the 1300 block of Filbert Street in Philadelphia.The shooting happened in the Lucky 7 store on the 1100 block of Morton Avenue just before 11:20 a.m. on July 2.Police identified the victim as 27-year-old Dontae Dickerson.Dickerson was found on the floor of the store with a gunshot wound to the back of the head.There has been no word on a motive for the shooting.
Philadelphia Police Seek Public’s Help in Locating Missing Woman
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Ashley Oteri, a 37-year-old woman who has been reported missing from the city’s 1st District. Oteri was…
Gunshots erupt in Kensington leaving man critically injured: police searching for 2 suspects
KENSINGTON - Two suspects are being sought after gunshots ring out in Kensington leaving a man with critical injuries. The violence unfolded Friday night, just before 9 p.m., on the 1800 block of Hart Lane, according to officials. A 22-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his leg,...
Philadelphia Teen charged for fatal crash while driving stolen car
Montgomery County officials have announced the arrest of a teenager from Philadelphia for causing a fatal crash in July while driving a stolen car. 18-year-old Asiyah Mowatt-Mays, from Philadelphia, is being charged with Homicide by Vehicle, Aggravated Assault by Vehicle, Receiving Stolen Property, and other charges related to the July 29, 2024, crash that killed […]
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