- Fourteen people arrested during rally against public education layoffs
- Pregnant woman shot, man killed in quadruple Grays Ferry shooting
- Woman arrested for allegedly setting 10 fires in the Frankford area
- VIDEO: Search on for parents who locked child in Camden washing machine
- Jilted groom Steven Silverstein sues ex-fiance Kendra Platt-Lee over wedding expenses
- Senate Banking panel reviewing Facebook IPO issues (UPDATE)
- Man charged with theft after bank accidentally deposits $69k in his account
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May 23, 2012
Police seek a dreadlocked man on a motorcycle in connection with the incident.
May 23, 2012
Noelle Bilbrough, 36, was charged in connection with multiple fires, including one on Saturday and two on Sunday.
May 22, 2012
Joseph Bucci, 22, allegedly spent the money on a car, airline tickets and a pet dog, police said.
May 22, 2012
New Jersey's scandal over "Tanning Mom" gives us insight into how our own parents acted — and if the state should regulate what "good parenting" is.
VIDEO: Leonard Lavender: Villanova cabbie arrested for drug dealing was known for opera serenades
May 22, 2012
Lavender, 59, dubbed "the opera cabbie of the Main Line," was arrested by Radnor Police after a two month undercover investigation.
Philly policewoman arrested for toy store theft conspiracy
May 21, 2012
Bridgette Paris, 48, is a 14-year force veteran.
Three shot, two killed in weekend violence
May 20, 2012
A woman was shot in the face and neck in West Oak Lane, while two men were killed in two separate incidents in North Philadelphia and Kingsessing.
Attempted robbery leads to triple stabbing at Bustleton carnival
May 20, 2012
Three men were injured in the melee Friday night, police said.
Weird news roundup: Don't call 911 for phone sex
May 18, 2012
911 operators have no time for dirty talk.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer just can't stop getting robbed
May 17, 2012
Spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said no one was home at the time of the burglary, which was discovered May 4 by a housekeeper.
Police: Woman shot in Mount Airy has died
May 17, 2012
Victim, 31, was shot once in the head while sitting in a car.
Man stabbed to death in West Philadelphia
May 17, 2012
Victim in his 50s died on the scene early this morning.
Man facing fourth DUI charge in just over a month had license suspended 23 times
May 15, 2012
Anderson Sotomayor, 45, was also issued summonses for allegedly passing a school bus, running a stop sign, hospitalizing a driver and fleeing the scene.
Man arrested for stealing wrench from auto body shop after returning to ask for job
May 15, 2012
Harold Williams, 59, was taken into custody when he came back to the shop four days after the alleged theft.
Neighbors have mixed reactions to arrest of alleged coffee tosser David Timbers
May 15, 2012
The man made headlines for allegedly scalding a Cambodian doughnut shop clerk during an argument over a $2 food order.
Olney double shooting may have been case of witness intimidation
May 15, 2012
Latia Jones, 21, was murdered alongside Rodney Ramseur 21, who had recently testified in a homicide case.
Murder of Melanie 'Zee' Colon touches off friction between families
May 14, 2012
The young DJ and mother, who disappeared with friend Reynaldo Torres, was found dead Saturday, while his whereabouts remain unknown.
VIDEO: Man throws scalding coffee on West Philly donut shop employee
May 10, 2012
The man is now wanted for aggravated assault for the incident in West Philadelphia.
Port Richmond Jiffy Lube employee killed during argument
May 10, 2012
Police said the victim was working on a car when a man shot him.
Police arrest man for robberies of Green Line Cafe, W. Phila Chipotle
May 09, 2012
Torin Myer, 23, of the 3900 block of Baring Street, was recognized by a Drexel police captain who saw surveillance stills of the crimes.
Police ID woman found beaten to death in North Philadelphia
May 09, 2012
Lavonne Thrones-Johnson, 52, was discovered in her home with blunt force trauma to the head.
Guilty verdict for Donte Johnson in Sabina O'Donnell murder case (UPDATE)
May 09, 2012
Jury found Johnson guilty of O'Donnell's rape and murder two years ago.
Man arrested for murdering three people in North Philadelphia
May 09, 2012
Arlando Pickett, 25, allegedly murdered two men and one woman during a quadruple shooting in 2011.
Woman held hostage in Montco for 13 days escapes
May 09, 2012
The woman was allegedly restrained, beaten and intimidated by her boyfriend, a local paper reports.
Sabina O’Donnell murder case raises questions about suspect’s intelligence
May 08, 2012
A jury has begun deliberating in the murder trial of 20-year-old Donte Johnson.
PHOTOS: Montco meth ring bust nets 32 people
May 08, 2012
Investigators said the close network of users, pushers and distributors was a "family affair."
Teen killed near movie set of 'Dead Man Down'
May 08, 2012
Robert Sneed, 18, was shot multiple times in Frankford last night about a block away from where the film is shooting today.
VIDEO: Chilling accounts of fatal duck boat crash in day one of civil trial
May 07, 2012
Attorneys lay blame on operators K-Sea and Ride the Ducks, employees testify about procedural oversights and chilling testimony tells the story firsthand.
Dead duck boat rider threw mate life jacket, lawyer claims
May 07, 2012
Participants are in federal court to debate whether the ship operators' financial liability should be capped at the value of their vessels.
Prosecution rests in Sabina O'Donnell murder trial
May 07, 2012
Donte Johnson, 20, is facing life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder in the 2010 slaying.
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