Crime

The abduction took place on the streets of Matamoros, Mexico. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of the Americans and the arrests of those involved.

Two teenagers, including a 14-year-old, were among four people killed in separate shootings on Saturday night in Philadelphia.

Gun violence activists gather in North Philly to call for investment in the neighborhood after a mass shooting and the killing of a Temple University police officer.

Gun violence activist Pastor Carl Day hosted an IG Live chat with Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw Wednesday. Outlaw defended her work despite recent public criticism.

The shooting death of Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald has renewed student concerns around campus safety.

Christopher Fitzgerald leaves behind a wife and four children. A vigil to honor his memory is set for Tuesday on the university’s North Philly campus.

The main focus of the evening was the police department and what law enforcement agencies could do to reduce crime.

Voters could decide on changing the city charter to create a new office to better coordinate the city’s efforts to reduce crime and violence.

The report’s introduction and conclusion, along with a section in which the grand jurors expressed concerns that some witnesses may have lied under oath were released Thursday

Gendron pleaded guilty in November to charges including murder and domestic terrorism motivated by hate. The terrorism charge carries an automatic life sentence.

The injured 32-year-old officer is a five-year veteran of the force.

Police said the weapon went off after it fell to the floor and one of the combatants stepped on it. No one was injured and the gun was found on the floor.

The 25-year-old hasn’t been cut, but he was placed on the “exempt list.”

Police say a 22-year-old man was stabbed twice in the chest after an argument with the suspect.

The business analyst and part-time EMT was elected to the Sayreville council as a Republican in 2021.