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Police ID 11-Year-Old Boy, Woman Killed In Philadelphia Airborne SUV Crash Police ID 11-Year-Old Boy, Woman Killed In Philadelphia Airborne SUV Crash
Police ID 11-Year-Old Boy, Woman Killed In Philadelphia Airborne SUV Crash A speeding SUV hit several poles and went airborne before landing on two cars early Saturday morning in Philadelphia, killing a woman and a boy, and leaving several others seriously hurt, police said. Amber Shanta, 34, and Tai'rhey Brown, 11, were pronounced dead at the scene on the 4300 block of Roosevelt Boulevard just before 12:30 a.m., Philadelphia police said. The driver, a 57-year-old male, and two other passengers including a 15-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl, were rushed to various hospitals, and were listed in critical condition as of Saturday evening, authorities said. The 57-…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Off-Duty Officers Leaving Philly Nightclub Robbed At Gunpoint, Police Say Off-Duty Officers Leaving Philly Nightclub Robbed At Gunpoint, Police Say
Off-Duty Officers Leaving Philly Nightclub Robbed At Gunpoint, Police Say A pair of off-duty Philadelphia officers were robbed at gunpoint while walking to their cars after clubbing Saturday. The officers were walking to their car on Devereaux Street near Roosevelt Boulevard around 12:30 a.m., when they were forced to the ground by two suspects -- each armed with a gun, police said. The officers were robbed of their wallets containing their badges, money, jewelry and more personal belongings, authorities said. The assailants took off in a Toyota Camry with tinted windows. “Neither officer was hurt and neither officer had their firearm on their person,” accordin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Serial Philadelphia Bank Robber Gets 9 Years Behind Bars Serial Philadelphia Bank Robber Gets 9 Years Behind Bars
Serial Philadelphia Bank Robber Gets 9 Years Behind Bars A Philadelphia bank robber is facing nine years behind bars for a nearly six-month-long crime spree during which he robbed eight banks and businesses, authorities said. Gerald Griffith, also known as “Jerry Porecca,” 47, pleaded guilty in December 2019 to two counts of bank robbery, two counts of armed bank robbery, and four counts of Hobbs Act robbery, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. The charges arose from a drug-fueled crime spree between July and December 2018, during which Griffith robbed or attempted to rob four separate banks, as well as four …

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by Nicole Acosta