Suspicious Package Forces Philadelphia City Hall Evacuation; K9 Sweep Underway Suspicious Package Forces Philadelphia City Hall Evacuation; K9 Sweep Underway
Suspicious Package Forces Philadelphia City Hall Evacuation; K9 Sweep Underway Philadelphia City Hall was evacuated after a suspicious package was reported late Thursday morning, Sept. 17, police said. Officers responded to the landmark government building around 11:20 a.m., according to Philadelphia Police Corporal Jasmine Colón-Reilly. The package was examined and determined not to contain a device, police said. No injuries were reported. Police initially announced that the scene had been cleared but later clarified that the package itself was cleared while officers completed a thorough search of City Hall with a K9. Further details about the package and where it …
NJ Man Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child For Years: Prosecutor NJ Man Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child For Years: Prosecutor
NJ Man Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child For Years: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Winslow Township man was convicted of sexually abusing a child for several years, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 17. Bryce Sisco-Downs was convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault following a two-week trial, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. An investigation into Sisco-Downs began in 2023 after a 12-year-old girl reported the abuse, MacAulay said. The investigation determined she was abused between December 2019 and October 2023, until Sisco-Downs was jailed, MacAulay said.  The girl testified about the abuse at trial, MacAulay said. Si…
Woman Trying To Help Injured Deer Struck By Car, Airlifted To Hospital In NJ: Police Woman Trying To Help Injured Deer Struck By Car, Airlifted To Hospital In NJ: Police
Woman Trying To Help Injured Deer Struck By Car, Airlifted To Hospital In NJ: Police A 24-year-old woman was flown to a New Jersey hospital after she was hit by a car while trying to help an injured deer, authorities said. At 11:43 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, officers responded to Route 206 and Patricia Drive, where a Lake Hopatcong woman was found lying in the roadway after she was struck by a white Mazda while attempting to aid the injured animal, Mount Olive police said. The woman was airlifted to a hospital, while the driver, a 29-year-old Flanders woman, remained on scene and was not injured, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals A barely noticeable sound delivered at exactly the right moment during sleep may give one of the brain’s overnight maintenance systems a boost. MIT researchers found that precisely timed bursts of pink noise strengthened waves of cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that helps remove waste products from the brain during sleep. The findings were published Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Science Translational Medicine. Pink noise contains the full range of frequencies people can hear, but lower pitches are louder and higher pitches are softer. MIT describes the result as a balanced, gentle sound, lik…
Corrections Officers Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into NJ Prison: Feds Corrections Officers Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into NJ Prison: Feds
Corrections Officers Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into NJ Prison: Feds Two corrections officers have been charged with helping to smuggle contraband into Fort Dix, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. Corrections officers Cameron Paige, a 43-year-old Cinnaminson resident, and Ian Dennis, a 32-year-old Philadelphia resident, helped provide contraband to the prison. Joe Lee McQuay, 48 and Keith Navarro Palmer, 41, two federal prisoners, are also charged for their involvement in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Eden Germain, a 27-year-old Delran resident, is also charged. From May 2025 through May 2026,  the defendants conspired with…
‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say ‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say
‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say More than 1 million images are under review in a sprawling Philadelphia investigation involving possible snuff films and five women who appear to be dead, police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Investigators have identified four of the five women depicted, but still cannot determine whether the recordings show actual homicides, pornography, or staged “art films” involving fake blood, according to police. No remains belonging to any of the women have been recovered. The investigation centers on 44-year-old Eugene Horsch and 417 West Chew Avenue in the city’s Olney section, where detective…
Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’ Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’
Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’ Patrick Clancy will speak publicly about the killing of his three young children and the online claims that linked him to their deaths. He will speak with  CBS Correspondent Ross Douthat on "60 Minutes" Sunday, Sept. 20, on “60 Minutes.“ Clancy was formerly married to Connecticut native Lindsay Clancy. Prosecutors accuse her of strangling their children inside their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on Jan. 24, 2023. It's an accusation she hasn't denied, but her defense claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.  Cora was 5. Dawson was 3. Callan was 8 months ol…
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Hamilton PD Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Hamilton PD
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Hamilton PD A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Hamilton on Tuesday, Sept. 15, authorities said. At 2:39 p.m., authorities responded to Whitehouse-Mercerville Road and Kuser Road after a 2003 GMC pickup trick driven by a Hamilton Township resident was exiting the parking lot of a shopping center when it collided with a 1997 Yamaha motorcycle traveling northbound, Hamilton police said. The motorcyclist, Justin Morell, an Allentown, New Jersey resident, was pronounced dead at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
Philly Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report Philly Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report
Philly Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report Problems investigators found in a Marine reservist’s past should have kept ICE from hiring him, former officials told The Washington Post after his death outside the agency’s Philadelphia field office. Joseph “Joe” Thomas Moore, 38, a father of two, died outside the office on Friday, Aug. 28, after learning he would lose his job, the newspaper reported. Moore died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck, and his death was ruled a suicide, Philadelphia Department of Public Health spokesperson Jason Brooks told Daily Voice on behalf of the Medical Examiner’s Office. His family has di…
MURDER-SUICIDE: Brother Kills Sister, Himself In NJ Home, Prosecutor Says MURDER-SUICIDE: Brother Kills Sister, Himself In NJ Home, Prosecutor Says
Murder-suicide: Brother Kills Sister, Himself In NJ Home, Prosecutor Says A man killed his sister before turning the gun on himself in Pennsauken on Wednesday, Sept. 16, authorities said. At 9:01 a.m., Pennsauken police responded to the 4400 block of Bethel Avenue and located Janet Camacho, a 59-year-old Pennsauken resident, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Pennsauken Police Chief Phil Olivo said. She was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said. A perimeter was established around the home and members of the Camden County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team responded, author…
Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report
Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report Layne Lundeen has broken his silence. The unruly American Airlines passenger who was notoriously restrained to his seat by a gun range owner and a retired police officer using duct tape on Thursday, Sept. 3, says that he remembers nothing. The Baltimore Banner obtained the audio recording from the court proceeding in which 67-year-old Lundeen, who was fired from his job as a realtor, reportedly told District Court Commissioner George Haag at the Jennifer Road Detention Center that he had no recollection of anything from the flight. According to the outlet, he didn't even know how he got to …
3 Online Predators Caught In Sting Operation In Hudson Valley: State Police 3 Online Predators Caught In Sting Operation In Hudson Valley: State Police
3 Online Predators Caught In Sting Operation In Hudson Valley: State Police Three men, including a New Jersey resident, were arrested during a police undercover operation targeting online predators accused of using the internet to pursue sexual activity involving children in the Hudson Valley, authorities said.  The New York State Police-led Internet Crimes Against Children operation was conducted over several days in August 2026, with specially trained undercover investigators posing as minors online, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Investigators said the suspects believed they were communicating with children and took steps to arrange i…