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US Marshals Arrest Second Escaped Inmate In Philadelphia
Ten days after police say two inmates escaped from a Philadelphia jail, the search is over. Ameen Hurst, 18, was taken into custody by US Marshals in West Philadelphia early on Wednesday, May 17, city Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said. He was arrested at the 6100 block of Washington Avenue "without incident," she wrote. Supervisory Deputy Robert Clark of the US Marshals Service told reporters at a press conference Wednesday morning that Hurst was arrested around 8:30 a.m. "after an aggressive night of negotiations with family members." Clark said the Marshals' Fugitive Task Fo…
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Philly Sex Assault Suspect Sought
Police are seeking a man who they say carried out a sexual assault in West Philadelphia in the early hours on Tuesday, May 2. It happened on the 3800 block of Chestnut Street around 1:50 a.m., city police wrote in a release. The Philadelphia Police Department Special Victims Unit is attempting to identify a male suspect depicted in this video. The sexual assault occurred on the 3800 block of Chestnut Street at approximately 1:50am on May 2, 2023. Suspect Description: Black male, 20 to 30 years old, approximately 6 feet tall, with a close haircut, dark hooded Polo zip-up jacket, blue…
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Lucky West Philly Shopper Snags $210K Lotto Ticket
A Pennsylvania Lottery player in West Philadelphia made off with hundreds of thousands in winnings from a Fast Play game, state gaming officials say. The lucky winner earned $210,502.50 playing "Plu$ the Ca$h" on Friday, March 31, Pennsylvania Lottery representatives announced in a statement. The vendor, Rite Aid at 4641-51 Chestnut St., will receive a $500 bonus for its part, they added. Before the winner is identified, they must claim their prize and have their ticket validated, officials said. Winning players should always sign the back of their ticke…
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Dog Found With Multiple Gunshot Wounds In West Philadelphia
Authorities are searching for answers after a dog was found suffering with multiple gunshot wounds to the body in West Philadelphia Monday night. Officers with the city's Animal Care and Control Team were called to the 1200 block of S. 54th Street late on March 27 after residents reported a dog had been hit by a car, the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said in a release. After rushing the animal to an emergency veterinary clinic, officers learned the dog had been shot several times, PSPCA said. "It is believed, based upon evidence and blood found in the st…
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: Shoppers Held At Gunpoint In Chilling Philly Robbery
Four masked men stormed a West Philadelphia corner store, holding customers and employees at gunpoint before making off with thousands, authorities say. It started just before 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, Philly police said in a statement. The men pull up to the front door of the Wyndale Grocery in a black Honda Accord and enter the store, security footage shows. Surveillance video released by police shows the robbery unfolding. PhiladelphiaPolice Inside, three of the men rounded up witnesses at gunpoint while a fourth stole cash from behind the counter, police wrote. Video shows one su…
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One Killed, One Badly Injured In West Philly Shooting: Police
One man was gunned down and another is in critical condition after gunfire rang out in a West Philadelphia neighborhood late on Wednesday, authorities say. Police were dispatched to the 3900 block of Folsom Street in Mantua just after 9:45 p.m. on Feb. 15, the department told Daily Voice. Officers arrived to find two male victims with gunshot wounds, they said. One victim, a 22-year-old, was shot multiple times in the chest, police said. Authorities took him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on North 39th Street, where he was pronounced dead at about 10:15 p.m., they wrote. Hi…
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West Philly Rowhome Fire Displaces 3
A two-alarm blaze at a West Philadelphia rowhome left three people and one pet displaced on Sunday, Jan. 22, fire officials announced. The blaze began at about 10 p.m. on the 5600 block of Pemberton Street in the city's Cobbs Creek neighborhood. Firefighters battled flames for over an hour before the inferno was brought under control, the department said. PFD members rescued, treated and transported one person from this 2-alarm fire, which took more than an hour to place under control Sunday night in Cobbs Creek. At least three people and a pet have been displaced. Many thanks to our …
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Community Rallies For Philly Deli Nearly Destroyed By Car Crash
Lee's Deli in west Philadelphia had been a fixture of Cedar Park since opening its doors in 1993. But a stolen U-Haul truck barreled through the deli's front facade on Sunday, Nov. 20, putting the local eatery's future in doubt, according to its owners. "If you can imagine what a large U-Haul truck traveling at over 90 miles per hour would do if it entered a Wawa, you'll get an idea of what happened at Lee's Deli," wrote owner Scott Lee on GoFundMe. The truck did so much damage that "it destroyed nearly everything inside and outside" the deli, he added. Still, Lee said, friends and we…
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Two Children, Adult Hospitalized In Philadelphia Hit-Run Crash With Pickup: Report
Two children and one adult were hospitalized after a pickup truck struck them and fled the scene in West Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 1, 6abc reports. A 3-year-old girl, 5-year-old girl, and 43-year-old man were hit near 55th Street and Vine Street around noon, the outlet says. The 5-year-old girl was in critical condition, while the other two victims were in stable condition, according to the outlet. No arrests have been made. Click here for more from 6abc.
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Philly Home Storing 154 Jugs Of Gasoline Erupts In Flames: Report
A fire broke out Monday, Aug. 1 at a West Philadelphia home where 154 jugs of gasoline were stored, 6abc reports. Firefighters were called to the blaze on the 100 block of North 59th Street around 8 p.m., the outlet says. Crews battled the fire until around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2. No injuries were reported and a 37-year-old man who used to live in the home was taken in for questioning, according to the outlet. Click here for more from 6abc.
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Woman Killed, 2 Hurt In SEPTA Bus Crash: Philly Police
A woman was killed and two others were hurt in a crash involving a BMW and a SEPTA bus in West Philadelphia over the holiday weekend, authorities said. The 48-year-old woman was driving her sedan around 8:30 a.m. Sunday when she rear-ended a SEPTA bus stopped at a red light on the 7400 block of Brookhaven Road, according to Philadelphia police. The woman, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead nearly two hours later at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, police said in a statement. A 66-year-old bus driver and a 35-year-old bus passenger were both injured and taken to the same hospit…
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NJ Woman Plows Into 4 First Responders, Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash
A firefighter was killed and three other first responders injured when a New Jersey woman plowed into them at the scene of a DUI crash on Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania early Saturday morning. Troopers and firefighters were at the scene of a crash involving a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu and 2017 Nissan Altima in the right shoulder of the westbound side around 3:05 a.m., PSP Trooper William Butler said. That's when a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Jacquelyn Walker, of Pemberton, drove up the right shoulder hitting a state trooper, the Altima and three firefighters from Belmont Hills and Gladwyne fi…
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