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Crime

Neil Patel hired Pa. State Agents to patrol his KARCO gas station in Philadelphia. (6abc)
Community

Philadelphia gas station owner hires armed agents to patrol property

Neil Patel says the crime targeting customers and his store and employees is rampant.

2 years ago

(6abc)
Community
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Deadly house fire in Darby Township, Delaware County now being investigated as suspicious

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but officials said Monday the incident appears suspicious.

2 years ago

Information wanted signs are pictured for the ''Boy in the Box'' cold case.
Courts & Law
6abc

Major break in Philadelphia’s Boy in the Box’ cold case

The body of the young boy was found in a box on the side of Susquehanna Road in Fox Chase back in 1957.

2 years ago

crime scene
Community

A new Philly coalition has joined the fight against gun violence

The newly formed Civic Coalition to Save Lives says it will build a violence intervention strategy based on what’s worked in other cities.

2 years ago

A scale is seen as a symbol of law and justice
Courts & Law

‘Biggest cocaine trafficker in Delaware’ sentenced to 45 years in prison

Omar Morales Colon, along with his wife, Shakira Martinez, have both been convicted on drug and money laundering charges.

2 years ago

Board member Jessica Whitfield serves Thanksgiving dishes at the POMC pre-Thanksgiving dinner. (Sam Searles/WHYY)
Community

‘I’m not by myself’: Philadelphia’s Parents of Murdered Children chapter gathers for pre-Thanksgiving dinner

People who have lost family members and other loved ones to violence have found a new kind of family in the Central Philadelphia chapter of Parents of Murdered Children.

2 years ago

A person holds a microphone and gestures. Stage curtains are visible in the background.
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Community

Changing the beat: Philly rappers take the violence out of drill music

Drill music, a subgenre of hip hop, has come under fire for graphic depictions of violence and criminal activity. Some Philadelphia artists are working to change the genre its

2 years ago

Donald Bender, left, a former accountant for Donald Trump, arrives at Manhattan criminal court, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in New York. Prosecutors in the Trump Organization's criminal tax fraud trial rested their case Monday earlier than expected, pinning hopes for convicting Donald Trump's company largely on the word of two top executives who cut deals before testifying they schemed to avoid taxes on company-paid perks. (AP Photo/Michael Sisak)
Courts & Law

Accountant testifies Trump claimed decade of huge tax losses

Donald Trump reported losses on his tax returns every year for a decade, including nearly $700 million in 2009 and $200 million in 2010, his longtime accountant testified.

2 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists gather outside the Capitol
Courts & Law

A Delaware man ended his Tinder date early to Uber to the Jan. 6 insurrection. Now he’s going to prison

Jeffrey Schaefer was in Virginia, watching TV, when he saw the riot at the Capitol. He rushed to the scene and joined the insurrectionists through a broken window.

2 years ago

Rioters push a police barricade at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Courts & Law

Pa. woman convicted of storming Pelosi’s office in Jan. 6 attack

A Pennsylvania woman linked to the far-right “Groyper” extremist movement was convicted Monday of several federal charges.

2 years ago

In this courtroom sketch Tesla CEO Elon Musk (left) testifies before Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick (seated right) in a courtroom in Wilmington, Del. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Courts & Law

‘I think comedy is legal.’ Elon Musk evasive, jokes his way through testimony in Wilmington courtroom

The mogul deflected questions, often joking and giving meandering answers. He insisted he didn’t have undue influence over Tesla’s board to get a $55 billion pay package.

2 years ago

File photo: Portraits of loved ones of shooting victims, called co-victims, are displayed on three floors at Philadelphia City Hall in an exhibit curated by Zarinah Lomax called ''We Are Here: Stories and Expressions of Healing.'' (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘Not On the Same Page’: Community Crisis Intervention Program review shows only short-term success and lack of leadership

A few weeks ago, a report commissioned by the Office of Violence Prevention revealed that CCIP staff are undertrained, and often overwhelmed, and lacking cohesion.

2 years ago

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Politics & Policy

New Jersey aims to tackle carjacking trend with new legislation

While the number of stolen cars is down in New Jersey over the past few months, Gov. Phil Murphy is proposing new laws to cut down even more.

3 years ago

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Community

Man shot multiple times, killed on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line in Philadelphia

The man, who is believed to be in his 20s, was shot 11 times throughout the body, police said.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

Philadelphia police searching for gunmen who shot 9 people in Kensington

Police say the gunmen exited a black-colored vehicle that was parked in the middle of the block and fired about 40 shots.

3 years ago

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