
Public Safety
Neighbors rescue 2 residents from house fire in West Deptford, New Jersey
Responding officers were notified that two residents of the home had been pulled out of the fire by neighbors.
1 year ago
Delaware House approves permit, training requirements for handgun purchases after contentious debate
"Permit-to-purchase laws work,” said Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown. “States with permit laws have 25% lower gun homicide rates, 50% lower gun suicide rates.”
1 year ago
Listen :58The Pa. legislature created a special prosecutor to go after crimes committed in the transit system, and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker promised to beef up police patrols.
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Wednesday’s mass shooting near SEPTA stop may be connected to earlier shooting, police say
Police say a car used in Wednesday’s shooting is connected to another car theft. Investigators are checking both vehicles for physical evidence.
1 year ago
Listen 1:09New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes
The deployment of the National Guard would bolster an enhanced presence of NYPD officers in the subway system
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‘We will not be held hostage’: Philly police seek 4 suspects after 8 teens injured in mass shooting
Nearly a dozen children have been hurt in the recent string of shootings. Mayor Parker vowed to “use every legal tool in the toolbox" to address the violence.
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Listen 1:23Man fatally shot aboard Philadelphia bus in 3rd fatal bus-related shooting in 3 days
Tuesday's shooting marked the third time in three days that someone was killed while riding, entering or leaving a SEPTA bus.
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Man shot, killed while on SEPTA bus in South Philadelphia: Police
Police say the shooter fled the scene, leaving the bus and heading into the Snyder Station along the Broad Street Line.
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Delaware Valley braces for a washout week with rain forecasted most days
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly is forecasting rain showers every day this week, except for Friday.
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The Philadelphia DA is vowing to get to the bottom of Monday’s quintuple shooting, and a car stop Saturday that involved a member of the Mayor’s administration.
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Teen dead, 4 others wounded after shooting involving SEPTA bus in Philadelphia’s Ogontz neighborhood
Police said the suspect shot the victim immediately after both of them got off of the bus.
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Trader Joe’s chicken soup dumplings recalled for possibly containing permanent marker plastic
To date, no related illnesses or injures have been reported yet.
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Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Clark told reporters Wednesday that after the escape, Bordan was spotted going to a home near the hospital and then getting into a car.
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Delaware’s largest county adopts ‘Video 911’ to give dispatchers ‘eyes and ears on the scene’
Callers will have the sole discretion to allow dispatchers to access their phone, and the video transmission will stop as soon as the video chat ends.
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Listen 2:58Chrysler recalling more than 330,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees due to steering wheel issue
The automaker said that the upper control arm ball joint and steering knuckle may separate and cause the wheel to fall outward.
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