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Man fatally shot, robbed in Chester County alley; family seeks answers
A man watching a movie with his family was called away and never returned to their Chester County home.His relatives hope someone out there knows something that will solve his murder."He was very fearless. He, you know, lived how he wanted to live. He enjoyed being on his phone, taking pictures, making sure he looked his best," a family member said.That's how a relative, who only wanted to be identified as Steph, described 27-year-old Armere Dajour Naylor.On March 8, Steph talked to Naylor on the phone for 45 minutes around 11:30 a.m."I said 'I love you' and he said 'I...
Brinks truck 'held up' in Chester as suspect flees with 'large amount of money': officials
CHESTER, Pa. - Police are investigating after an armored truck carrying cash was robbed at gunpoint in Chester Tuesday afternoon. The Brinks truck was "held up" at 9th Street and Avenue of the State, according to authorities. Delaware County officials say a suspect was able to get away with a...
Some officials in Delaware County have lost their positions due to social media comments about Trump after he was shot
Some Delaware County public officials have resigned or received blowback following their social media comments after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Trump was grazed by a bullet on Saturday night shortly after he had started speaking at a rally in Butler County near the Ohio line. The...
Norristown Hospital Patient Kills Roommate, DA Says
Kyle Samuels-Robey was sharing a room with 25-year-old Jacob Gonzalez at the state-run psychiatric facility when the incident happened on Sunday, July 14, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pennsylvania State Police Captain Gerard B. McShea said. At 9:30 p.m., a hospital security employee looked into the pair's...
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...
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...
Man convicted of killing Temple student sentenced to at least 25 years in prison
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Latif Williams, the Philadelphia man convicted of murdering Temple University student Samuel Collington in 2021, was sentenced by a judge to 25 to 50 years in prison Tuesday.Williams also pleaded guilty to a carjacking that happened 10 days before Collington's murder. In February, a judge found Williams guilty of third-degree murder and other charges in the November 2021 killing in North Philadelphia.The sentence is just what Prosecutor Joanne Pescatore had asked for, adding it's the best possible outcome after an unthinkable tragedy."It's everybody's worst nightmare," Pescatore said.More than two and a half years since Collington's murder, his mother was finally...
NJ Man Fatally Shot While Sitting In Car: Philadelphia PD
A 38-year-old man was shot and killed in his car in West Philadelphia on Monday evening, July 15, according to city police. Ardi Torollari of Northfield, New Jersey was shot in the chest while sitting in his Volkswagen on the 200 block of South 54th Street, investigators said in a release.&nbs…
Beef bandits make off with 400 cases of meat after cargo truck heist in Southwest Philadelphia
Police are investigating after 400 cases of beef were stolen from a cargo truck in Southwest Philadelphia.Police told Action News that beef bandits made off with 12 pallets of meat that were taken from the back of the refrigerated tractor-trailer around 4:50 a.m. on Tuesday, nearly emptying it.The truck was parked on 63rd Street near Eastwick Avenue.ALSO SEE: Truck driver hurt trying to stop cargo heist; thieves steal $30K worth of snow crab in PhiladelphiaNo injuries were reported.The driver told police he opened the back to discover the theft.These types of heists have been happening more frequently in Northeast Philadelphia. However, there's no word yet if this crime is connected.RELATED: Check the 6abc Neighborhood Safety Tracker
Family of pregnant woman killed in Montco crash give back to families of first responders
When Kellie Adams, 31, and her unborn baby were killed in a crash in Audubon, Pennsylvania, on August 25, 2022, her family's world was shattered.Her husband, Jason, had been working as a firefighter in Montgomery County and was dispatched to the scene for emergency rescue.What started out as a seemingly routine call would change his life forever."I did respond and arrive on location to see our vehicle and to realize that it was my wife and unborn daughter," he recalled. "The hardest part was going home and telling our two boys that their mom and sister weren't coming home."In the...
Disoriented man wakes in wrong bed with people
State College, Pa. — A man claimed to be at an Airbnb when police allegedly found him in a stranger's bed at an apartment last week. Waathiq Hall, 27, of Philadelphia, was disoriented with bloodshot eyes when police woke him up inside an apartment in the 800 block of W. Prospect Avenue in State College, Officer Larry Hopkins said. Hall allegedly claimed to believe he was in an Airbnb.
Mayor Parker condemns violence in politics after Trump assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally
PHILADELPHIA - Donald Trump was shot in the ear when gunshots rang out during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, killing one attendee and critically injuring two others. The shooting is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the former president as officials identify the alleged shooter as a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania.
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
Emergency personnel on scene of motorcycle accident with injuries, cardiac arrest in Montgomeryville Tuesday morning
At least one person was taken to Jefferson Lansdale Hospital with immediate life-threatening injuries by VMSC Emergency Medical Services, following a vehicle accident involving a driver with cardiac arrest Tuesday morning in Montgomery Township, affecting traffic near the intersection of County Line and Lower State roads. Reports stated a vehicle...
Former Harleysville restaurant cashier accused of pocketing thousands of dollars in payments
A former Harleysville restaurant employee is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from his employer over a four-month period. Justin Javon Reed, 25, of the 2400 block of Josie Lane, Harleysville, was charged July 1 by Lower Salford Township Police with felony charges of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, and theft by failing to make required deposit of funds, according to court records.
Rite Aid says some customers' name, address and driver's license numbers accessed in data breach
PHILADELPHIA — Amid bankruptcy proceedings and the closure of hundreds of stores across the country, Rite Aid Corporation said Monday some customers' personal data was compromised. The data breach happened on June 6 when an unknown third party impersonated an employee to get login credentials. That allowed this third...
Where's the beef? Police believe $15k Southwest Philly meat heist may be work of crime ring
Editor's Note: Philadelphia police initially said 400 cases of beef were stolen. They later changed that number to 40. That information has been updated in the article. It's a phrase that might not be as popular as it once was but, it was likely being uttered on Tuesday morning in Southwest Philadelphia after, police say, someone stole cases of beef from the back of a refrigerated truck.
Worcester woman with history of retail theft convictions accused of $400 thievery from Weis
A Worcester Township woman with a history of retail theft convictions has been charged by Upper Gwynedd Township Police with felony retail theft for stealing more than $400 in groceries over a four-month period. Police said Lisa M. Lantonio, 48, of the 2800 block of Highview Drive, committed the thefts...
Ex-cop guilty of forcing false confession of wrongfully convicted man
A former Philadelphia homicide detective was found guilty of violently coercing the false confession of a man who spent more than a decade in prison for a murder he did not commit. On Tuesday, July 16, 2024, a jury convicted James Pitts of two counts of perjury and three counts...
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