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PA Fugitive Wanted Since 2018 Caught By Police On Jersey Shore
A fugitive wanted in the Philadelphia area for more than five years was caught in Atlantic County, authorities said. Nyieem Ruff, 44, of Philadelphia, was arrested on Saturday, Mar. 23, the Brigantine Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, Apr. 2. An officer stopped Ruff in a vehicle he was driving without any lights on at around 2:51 a.m. Investigators said Ruff gave the officer a name and "other biographical information" instead of a driver's license. Dispatchers checked national databases and couldn't find any information or a license matching the identity he provided. A s…
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Brown Mills Protestor Among 60 Arrested In I-676 Shutdown In Philadelphia: Police
More than 60 people have been arrested in connection with a protest that completely shutdown I-676 in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon, March 30, authorities said. The protestors were from the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and ran onto the highway at Broad Street around 4 p.m., causing disruptions to traffic flow, Philadelphia police said at the time. On Sunday, March 31, Pennsylvania State Police released a list of towns and ages of those arrested, all who were charged with disorderly conduct. Thirty-nine of them were from Philadelphia with a others from Trappe, Downingtown, Lansd…
Police & Fire
Police ID Boy Killed By Man, Mom Who Told Family He Was Fatally Struck By Car: Philadelphia PD
Police have arrested a 30-year-old Philadelphia man who they say helped a 28-year-old mother kill her 4-year-old son, whom she said died after he was struck by a vehicle, authorities announced. Dominique Bailey, of Lebanon Street, has been charged with murder, endangering the welfare of a child, false reports, abuse of corpse, and related offenses in the death of Damari Carter, Philadelphia police said on Saturday, Jan. 6 (Click here for photos of Damari from AIDBIPOC). Kevin Spence, 30, who lives on the 3800 block of Reno Street, was later charged in the case with criminal conspiracy, murd…
Police & Fire
Missing Philly Teen May Be En Route To Atlantic City, Authorities Say
Philadelphia police are asking for the public's aid in locating a missing teen. Kent Johnson, 17, was last seen around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, the department said. He was leaving his home on the 2000 block of South Hutchinson Street and said he was going to the library, according to police. Officials said he may be with his girlfriend, whose name was not available Tuesday evening. He is also known to frequent the Atlantic City, New Jersey area, they added. Johnson is 5-foot-10 and 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, authorities said. Police believe he was wear…
Police & Fire
Four Nabbed In Thefts Of $1.6M In Electronics From 55 UPS Locations Across NJ, NY, PA, Beyond
Four Philadelphia men wanted for a burglary spree through 55 UPS warehouses across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and beyond were captured by federal agents this week, authorities announced. The quartet and at least three accomplices who are still at large stole an estimated $1.6 million in electronics over a two-year span beginning in January 2021, they said. The four currently in federal custody are charged with conspiracy to commit cargo theft, US Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said on Friday, Nov. 17. All four had been arrested and released at one time or other since …
Police & Fire
Horrified Child Watches As Home Invaders Tie Up Family In Philadelphia (
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A disturbing new video shows a group of masked men storming a North Philadelphia home in broad daylight and tying the family up at gunpoint as children watch. It happened on the 6600 block of North 7th Street in East Oak Lane on Nov. 6, city police said. The victim, who runs a business out of his home, was standing outside with an employee when the gunmen pulled up in a black Acura and forced them back inside, authorities said. Video from the East Oak Lane home invasion on Nov. 6. PhiladelphiaPolice In the home, the robbers restrained and assaulted the family, according to police. …
Sports
76ers Guard Struck By Car In Philadelphia Has Broken Rib, Hip Injury: Police
Philadelphia 76ers guard Kelly Oubre, Jr. was hospitalized after being struck by a hit-and-run vehicle on Saturday, Nov. 11. City police say Oubre was crossing at the 1400 block of Spruce Street at Hick Street when a speeding vehicle tried turning onto Hick, hitting him in the chest with the driver's side mirror. The vehicle fled the location south on Hicks Street. Philadelphia Fire Department medics responded to the scene and brought Oubre to Jefferson Hospital in stable condition with a broken rib and injuries to his hip and right leg. Tweets by sixers ESPN says the guard will miss a…
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way, Speeding Driver Sends Police Car Into Philadelphia Corner Store
A Philadelphia police officer was hospitalized after a speeding, wrong-way driver struck his car and pushed it into the entrance of a corner store Saturday, Nov. 4, authorities said. A officer assigned to the 14th District was conducting a stop on a silver Kia Sedona around 5:30 p.m. on he 400 block of E. Cambria Street, according to a PPD spokeswoman. The Kia was speeding westbound on an eastbound block and drove into the marked police cruiser, the spokeswoman said. The vehicle was sent into the entrance of the convenience store on impact. The officer was taken to the hospital in stable co…
News
Decomposed Body Could Be Connected To Missing Philadelphia Mom Heading To Atlantic City
Human remains found in a Germantown home on Tuesday, Oct. 17 may be those of a missing Philadelphia woman, according to her loved ones. City police and FBI agents made the grisly discovery in the basement of a residence on the 400 block of East Penn Street, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice. The victim has not been officially identified, but loved ones say the body was that of missing 39-year-old Javitta Ren Brockington. Thank you for all who prayed and shared the posts about Javitta. Her body was found 😢. Please pray for her family and... Posted by Courtney Lyneé on Wednesday,…
Police & Fire
Slain Philly Officer's Handcuffs Used To Arrest South Jersey Suspect Who Police Say Killed Him
The handcuffs Philadelphia Police Officer Richard Mendez was carrying when he was fatally shot were the ones authorities used to arrest the gunman accused of killing him, Daily Voice has learned. Yobranny Martinez Fernandez, of Cherry Hill, NJ was arrested by the US Marshals Service at approximately 4 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, in connection with Mendez's Oct. 13 death at Philadelphia International Airport, PPD brass said at a press conference. Slain PPD Officer Richard Mendez's handcuffs were used to arrest his suspected killer, Yobranny Martinez Fernandez, authorities said.US Marshals S…
Police & Fire
NJ Car Fire Linked To Killing Of Philadelphia Police Officer
A car fire on a New Jersey roadway has been linked to the shooting of two Philadelphia police officers that left one dead on Thursday evening, Oct. 12, authorities said. Police in South Brunswick said only that the vehicle fire extinguished on Route 32 around 1 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, was connected to the shooting. The vehicle fire came nearly two hours after Philadelphia Police Officers Richard Mendez and Raul Ortiz were shot at Philadelphia Airport. Mendez, a 50-year-old with 22 years in the department, was hit multiple times and died from his wounds. Ortiz was struck in the arm and was…
Police & Fire
Man In Critical Condition, 3 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot (
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Following a domestic incident, a man was waiting for officers to arrive so he could open fire, Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford said in a press conference late on Wednesday night. Standford explained that the domestic situation began when a dad became agitated over his 12-year-old son playing a video game on Oct. 4. The boy and his uncle turned off the game and went to the second floor of their home in the 7500 block of Whitaker Avenue. But the dad followed his son and shot the uncle. That's when the boy called 911 — while his dad, with a gun still in his hand, went to the fro…
Police & Fire
Video Shows Armed Street Biker Smash Car Windshield With Kids Inside In Philadelphia: Report
The top of a tourism bus turned out to be an excellent vantage point for a man who captured the stunning footage of a biker smashing the back windshield of a car with his feet in Philadelphia. The video from the Sunday, Oct. 1 incident in 1400 S. Penn Square was shared to Instagram by George Coloney, where the video garnered more than 42K likes as of Tuesday, Oct. 3. The footage shows the armed street racer jumping on the back windshield of the vehicle, which according to 6abc was carrying a 5-year-old girl in the back seat. The driver tells the outlet she was with her girlfriend and two c…
Police & Fire
NJ Man Among Eight Killed In Philly Over Weekend
Eight people were killed in eight separate shootings across Philadelphia over the weekend, city police told Daily Voice. The string of murders began just after midnight on Saturday, Sept. 16, and continued through to early Monday morning, Sept. 18 according to the department. Officers were called to the 7300 block of North 19th Street around 12:15 a.m. Saturday to find 26-year-old Andre Moore with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, authorities said. Moore, a resident of the block, was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center and pronounced dead just before 1 a.m. Later, around 6:50 …
Police & Fire
Car Dumped In NJ After Fatal Philly Carjacking: Police
A 60-year-old man was beaten to death while being robbed of his car in Philadelphia's Northern Liberties neighborhood late on Thursday, Aug. 17, city police told Daily Voice. It happened along the 300 block of Cambridge Street just before 10 p.m., the department said. A group of men on motorcycles attacked the victim and made off with his Toyota Highlander, according to police. First responders rushed the 60-year-old to Jefferson University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:40 p.m. Authorities did not name the victim. No weapons were recovered from the sc…
Police & Fire
Alleged Teen Killer From Botched PA Carjacking Arrested By Marshals In NJ
A 15-year-old boy accused of killing a man who tried to intervene in a South Philadelphia carjacking was captured by US Marshals in Camden, New Jersey on Monday, Aug. 7. Rasheed Banks Jr. was arrested by the Marshals Service's New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, authorities said. The teen was sought by Philadelphia police for the July 12 shooting death of 50-year-old Michael Salerno, Daily Voice reported. Investigators believe Salerno was trying to stop Banks Jr. and two other suspects from stealing a woman's car on the 1100 block of Porter Street. Surveillance footage …
Police & Fire
Three Children Orphaned In South Philadelphia Murder-Suicide, Loved Ones Say
Philadelphia is rallying on behalf of the three children left orphaned following an apparent murder-suicide late last month. It happened on Tuesday, May 23, city police told Daily Voice. Officers were called to a home on the 2400 block of South 11th Street around 1:40 p.m. for reports of shots fired, the department said. They arrived to find an adult woman, later identified as 41-year-old Margaux Leuzzi, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the backyard, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Inside, 55-year-old Joseph Messina was found in a bedroom …
Police & Fire
Man, 23, Sentenced For Setting Fatal Fire In South Jersey
A 23-year-old Burlington Township man was sentenced to 22 years in New Jersey State Prison for starting a fire that killed a man, authorities said. Newlin Evans IV, who was sentenced on Monday, June 5, pleaded guilty in January to aggravated manslaughter for setting the fatal fire, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. The blaze killed 22-year-old Camryn Powell, she said. The investigation began after emergency officials were dispatched to a fire at the Tara Hall Apartment Complex in the first block of Egbert Street in Pemberton Township on April 20…
Police & Fire
14-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends In Gunfight With Police In Philadelphia Neighborhood
A pair of Philadelphia police officers returned fire at a 65-year-old suspect who shot at them during a 14-hour standoff over the weekend, authorities tell Daily Voice. Officers were initially called to the 400 block of W. Bringhurst Street on reports of an armed man around 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, police tell Daily Voice. Soon after, police heard one shot, left the house, set up a perimeter, and declared a barricade. After nine hours of negotiations, the man said he wasn't going to leave the property. Officers lost communication with the man for several hours, and so, on Sunday morn…
Police & Fire
PA Son Put Fentanyl In Mom's Iced Tea, Shot Her Dead In Philadelphia: DA
A 28-year-old Bucks County man is accused of killing his mom by spiking her iced tea with fentanyl then killing her in Philadelphia over the weekend, authorities said. Sean Rivera, of the Morrisville section of Falls Township, drugged his 72-year-old mom, Carol J. Clark, before driving her to Philadelphia where he shot and killed her, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said. Rivera left his mom's body in a shed, but officials found her early Monday morning, April 10, and pronounced her dead, Weintraub said. The investigation began on Sunday afternoon for a report of a do…
Police & Fire
Armed Carjackings Reported In Cape May County
Police in Lower and Middle townships are investigating separate armed carjackings. The first incident was reported to the Lower Township Police Department at 3:36 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 when officers were dispatched to the 900 block of Irving Avenue. The suspects displayed a handgun, Lower Township police said. In the first case, the victim refused to hand over her keys and the suspects fled the area in a gray four-door sedan. At 4:34 p.m., Middle Township Police were dispatched to the 2900 block of Route 9. The victim handed over his keys at gunpoint and the suspects fled in the stole…
Police & Fire
Police Provide Details In Philadelphia Cop Shot
A 43-year-old Delaware County man has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer, who is in stable condition after being rushed into surgery. Eric Haynes became the center of an investigation as officer Giovanni Maysonet and his unnamed colleague were conducting a vehicle investigation of a silver 1999 Lexus model ES 300 on North 60th Street Wednesday Feb. 8, around 3:30 p.m., city police said. One officer approached the driver's side of as Maysonet approached the passenger side door. That's when Haynes, the passenger, got out of the car and turned a…
News
Man, 23, Admits Setting Fatal Fire In Pemberton, Faces 22 Years In Prison: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old Burlington Township man has admitted to starting a fire at a Pemberton Borough apartment that killed a 22-year-old resident. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Newlin Evans IV entered a guilty plea in Superior Court in Mount Holly to aggravated manslaughter in exchange for a 22-year sentence in state prison, of which 85 percent must be served before he becomes eligible for parole. Sentencing is on March 24. The investigation began after emergency officials were dispatched to a fire at the Tara Hall Apartment Complex in the first block of Egbert Street during the …
Police & Fire
NJ Man Stabbed Dead In Philly SEPTA Station: Police
Philadelphia police are investigating after a man was stabbed to death at a Center City SEPTA station, authorities say. Officers were called to the 8th and Market streets station for a report of a person with a weapon at about 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Fab. 1, the department told Daily Voice. They arrived to find a 22-year-old victim suffering from two stab wounds to the chest, officials added. The victim, later identified as Christian Rios of Gloucester City, New Jersey, was rushed to Jefferson University Hospital just around the block, they wrote. He died from his wounds less th…
Police & Fire
Hotel Killer Shot Victim In Head On Christmas Day, Philly Police Say
Philadelphia police have arrested the man they say shot and killed another in a Center City hotel room on Christmas Day, authorities told Daily Voice. Mehkial Heredia, 24, of Gilbertsville, is charged with murder and burglary and remains in police custody after bail was denied, state court records show. First responders were called to the Sheraton Hotel on North 17th Street in Center City at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 25. Inside, a 37-year-old black man was found dead with a single gunshot wound to the head, police said. The next day, Monday, Dec. 26, Heredia was arrested. De…
Police & Fire
Needle Was Weapon Of Choice For Philadelphia Wawa Robber — And It Worked
Philadelphia police are on the search for a man they say held up a Port Richmond Wawa using only a hypodermic needle. Authorities say the suspect walked into the convenience store at 3230 Richmond Street a little before 3 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26 and approached an employee behind the counter. Brandishing a small needle, the suspect demanded money from the cash register before fleeing the scene on foot, detectives said. It's not known how much money he got away with, and no workers were harmed during the robbery, police added. To identify the suspect or to leave an…
Police & Fire
Decapitation
: Female Victim, Suspect ID'd In Chilling Philadelphia Murder
Philadelphia police have identified the 41-year-old woman found decapitated in a Lawndale home on Tuesday, Nov. 29 as Leila Al Raheel. Officers were called to the 300 block of Magee Avenue on the city's northeast side just before 1 p.m. for a report of a person with a weapon, the department told Daily Voice. On arrival, police found Al Raheel's remains in the house. She was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel, authorities said. Soon after, officers located a man "hiding [...] a distance away from the residence," they said. A knife was recovered from the…
News
Dog Blinded In Philly Bleach Attack Needs Help With Vet Bills
Philadelphia police are investigating after a group of teens threw bleach on a woman and her dog. Now, Kymirah Brown and her pit bull aXurii are seeking the community's help in a GoFundMe campaign. Authorities told Daily Voice Brown and her dog were walking in Wissinoming on the city's northeast side on Saturday, Nov. 5 at about 7 p.m. As the pair approached the intersection of Cheltenham and Torresdale avenues, a group of kids aged 10 to 13 splashed a container of bleach at them, police said. Brown, 20, was unharmed, but the suspects were able to steal her wallet be…
Police & Fire
Ex-Philly Cop Who Shot Unarmed Black Man Learns His Fate
A former Philadelphia police officer convicted of fatally shooting an unarmed black man will spend 11 to 23 months in prison, multiple outlets report. A jury convicted ex-cop Eric Ruch, 34, of voluntary manslaughter in September for the killing of 25-year-old Dennis Plowden in Germantown in 2017, as Daily Voice has reported. Ruch was also charged with third-degree murder, but the jury found him not guilty, reports indicate. It's the first time in Philadelphia's history that a jury convicted a police officer for an on-duty killing, according to District Attorney Larr…
Police & Fire
Honda In Philly-NJ Pursuit No Longer Linked To Mass Shooting (
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While police initially believed that a vehicle involved in a pursuit from Philadelphia to New Jersey was linked to a weekend mass shooting, they say that's no longer the case, according to CBS Philadelphia. The dark-colored Honda Accord matched specific characteristics of a suspect vehicle linked to the shooting that left nine people hurt over the weekend, Chief Inspector Scott Small told the outlet. Once the suspect was taken into custody following the chase, it became clear to investigators that he was not associated with the incident, CBS says citing police. The chase began Wednesd…
Sports
PA Man Runs Onto Field During World Series Game 5
A Delaware County man was charged with trespassing after he ran onto the field at Citizens Bank Park during game five of the 2022 World Series on Thursday, Nov. 3, police said. Luke Lulevitch, 20, of Nether Providence Township, was arrested by Philadelphia police after a brief jaunt through the outfield in the top of the sixth inning around 10:10 p.m. Video from the incident shows Lulevitch in a Phillies jersey being tackled by security in the outfield after failing to hurdle over the left-field wall. World Series streaker💀 pic.twitter.com/buoHRoiJbn — Gavin McHugh (@gavinmchughh) Nov…
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