
Public Safety
Philly DA to charge 28-year-old with rape and robbery following string of sexual assaults
Police arrested Kevin Bennett in Indianapolis on Saturday after he allegedly raped three women in Philadelphia. He is suspected of sexual assault in eight states.
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Northern Liberties house fire ‘under control,’ according to fire department
Crew responded to the large house fire on the 1000 block of North 4th Street on Monday morning.
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‘It is not who we are’: Mass shooting near Bridgeton leaves community shaken, but resolved
A young man who survived the shooting said a 90s-themed birthday party became deadly when multiple shooters came through the gathering.
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Accused serial stalker, rapist tied to Philly-area attacks arrested in Indiana
Authorities confirm that 28-year-old Kevin Bennett, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was arrested by authorities in his home state.
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Philly police: Man wanted for stalking, sexually assaulting women over 3-day span
Philadelphia police are searching for a man accused of following multiple women home and in some cases sexually assaulting them before getting away.
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‘I don’t feel safe’: Southwest Philly school distraught over recent wave of gun violence
According to the City Controller’s Office, the Paschall-Kingsessing area has had 46 victims of gun violence this year, among the highest concentrations in the city.
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Report: DHS division failed to analyze intelligence ahead of Capitol violence
A forthcoming report says DHS had the intel needed to predict the pro-Trump rally would become violent. What was missing was DHS telling the people who needed to know.
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Crews battling 900-acre wildfire in Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
Fire crews have settled controlled burns to help contain the blaze and save at least 100 homes that are at risk along Stage Road and Route 9.
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Bill would extend N.J. takeover of Atlantic City for four more years
New Jersey is moving to extend the state takeover of Atlantic City for four more years, elongating a saga that Gov. Phil Murphy vowed during his campaign that he would end.
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ATF determines St. Leo’s fire was arson, offers reward money for information
The historic church had stood in the Tacony section of Northeast Philly for well over a century before Sunday’s night’s fire.
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PPA says speed cameras working on Roosevelt Boulevard
Speed cameras are effective in slowing down the boulevard.
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Philly police step up outreach as domestic violence surges
Philadelphia police are stepping up outreach efforts as the city sees a more than 100% increase in the number of domestic violence-related murders this year.
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8 people injured after driver strikes outdoor dining area in Northern Liberties
Video from Chopper 6 showed a silver vehicle with heavy front-end damage and debris scattered on the roadway at 4th and Reno streets at Cafe La Maude.
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There have been, on average, 10 mass shootings in the U.S. each week this year
We're just 18 weeks into 2021, and already the U.S. has experienced 194 shootings in which four or more people were shot or killed, excluding the shooter.
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Philly still weeks away from completing evaluation of new anti-violence program
The Group Violence Intervention Program was launched in August to help reduce gun violence in Philly, which is experiencing a record surge.
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