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Man In Critical Condition, 3 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot (UPDATE) Man In Critical Condition, 3 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot (UPDATE)
Man In Critical Condition, 3 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot (Update) 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…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Trenton Ride-Share Driver Charged In PA Hit-Run Crash That Left Pedestrian Critical Trenton Ride-Share Driver Charged In PA Hit-Run Crash That Left Pedestrian Critical
Trenton Ride-Share Driver Charged In PA Hit-Run Crash That Left Pedestrian Critical A 38-year-old ride share driver from New Jersey has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian critical in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Jacques Mamy, of Trenton, NJ, surrendered to authorities in Bucks County in connection with the Saturday, June 10 crash on Route 1in Bensalem, PA, Bensalem police said. Police are trying to track down the pictured vehicle.Bensalem Police Department After hitting 42-year-old Jason Jacobs in front of the Lincoln Motel, Mamy got out of his Hyundai Sonata, looked at Jacobs lying in the roadway, then got back in the car and drove away, police…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA
NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA The man charged with a shooting at a northeast Philadelphia Wawa last week is also wanted for burglary in New Jersey, authorities have announced.  The District Attorney's Office said Joshua Frazier, 23, shot a 34-year-old man in the stomach after getting into an argument at the Wawa on Frankford Avenue and Academy Road in Torresdale just after 4 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, multiple outlets report.  Frazier and a female companion fled the scene on a motorcycle, authorities said. The victim was treated for injuries at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and is in stable condition, accord…

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by Mac Bullock
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Road Rage Driver Sends Two Cops To Hospital After Chase Through Philadelphia: Police Road Rage Driver Sends Two Cops To Hospital After Chase Through Philadelphia: Police
Road Rage Driver Sends Two Cops To Hospital After Chase Through Philadelphia: Police A 24-year-old road rage driver sent two police officers to the hospital Tuesday, March 29, after a chase through Philadelphia, authorities said. Officers initially responded to a 911 call of a road rage incident near Witte and Allegheny Avenue around 9:30 p.m., Philadelphia police said. The victim told officers that Malik Johnson, of Horsham, who was driving a white Toyota, pointed a gun at him. Officers tried to pull Johnson over in the 3100 block of Jasper Street, but he ignored their commands and fled the scene, they said. A police helicopter chase ensued, which ended in the 2000 block…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Toddler Accidentally Killed By Grandmother Who Adopted Her In Philly Parking Lot: Police Toddler Accidentally Killed By Grandmother Who Adopted Her In Philly Parking Lot: Police
Toddler Accidentally Killed By Grandmother Who Adopted Her In Philly Parking Lot: Police A 3-year-old girl was accidentally struck and killed by her 46-year-old grandmother in Philadelphia Friday evening, news reports say. The woman was trying to park on the 4000 block of Aldine Street when the girl came out to greet her, and was struck around 8 p.m., 6abc says citing cty police. Both the girl and the grandmother were taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where the girl was pronounced dead. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Stabs Co-Worker While Trying To Rape Her, Then Her 2 Sons: Philly PD Man Stabs Co-Worker While Trying To Rape Her, Then Her 2 Sons: Philly PD
Man Stabs Co-Worker While Trying To Rape Her, Then Her 2 Sons: Philly PD A 39-year-old man turned himself in to police after stabbing his co-worker while trying to rape her, and then her two sons when they tried to stop him, according to authorities and multiple news reports. Hengjian Ni, of New York, NY, fled the scene in the 3200 block of Knorr Street before responding officers discovered three stabbing victims inside a home around 2:10 p.m. Sunday, March 6, Philadelphia police said. A 37-year-old woman was taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital with multiple stab wounds, police said. The woman's 15-year-old son was stabbed two times in the back of the h…

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by Nicole Acosta
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'Armed And Dangerous' Philadelphia Gunman Sought By Police 'Armed And Dangerous' Philadelphia Gunman Sought By Police
'Armed And Dangerous' Philadelphia Gunman Sought By Police Police in Philadelphia are seeking a man on attempted murder charges, they announced Friday. James White, 33, is wanted in connection with the Oct. 28 shooting on the 800 block of Welton Street, injured a 29-year-old woman around 9:15 a.m., police said. The victim was transported by PFD-Medic Unit to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital. She was listed in stable condition.  The suspect, White, fled the scene in a white 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with black rims, Pennsylvania tag# LSH-8292.  The investigation is active and ongoing with Northeast Detectives Division. Anyone with informat…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mom, Baby In Stroller Critical After Being Struck On Route 13 Mom, Baby In Stroller Critical After Being Struck On Route 13
Mom, Baby In Stroller Critical After Being Struck On Route 13 A mother and her baby in a stroller were in critical condition after bing struck by a vehicle, which was then rear-ended by another Saturday evening on Route 13 authorities said. The mom and her 16-month-old were struck by a southbound vehicle near 2nd Avenue around 8 p.m., Bristol Borough police said. The striking vehicle was then rear ended by a second car also heading south.  The Bucks County Rescue Squad transported the mom and child to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, and the child was later transferred to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.  Both drivers remained a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bucks County Native, 19, Killed Horrific Crash 30 Seconds From Her Philadelphia Apartment Bucks County Native, 19, Killed Horrific Crash 30 Seconds From Her Philadelphia Apartment
Bucks County Native, 19, Killed Horrific Crash 30 Seconds From Her Philadelphia Apartment Support is surging for the family of a 19-year-old Bucks County native killed in a car crash just 30 seconds away from her Philadelphia apartment on New Years Day. More than $900 has been raised on a GoFundMe page as of Tuesday in support of funeral expenses for Justine Anthony-Polcino. Anthony-Polcino was in the back seat of a car that veered off of Thornton Road in the Northeastern section of the city and slammed into a pole around 11:30 p.m., her aunt and self-proclaimed best friend Veronica Lynn told Daily Voice. She was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital where she was pronounced d…

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by Nicole Acosta