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Taxi Cab Carjacking Ends In Fiery Crash In South Philadelphia: Police Taxi Cab Carjacking Ends In Fiery Crash In South Philadelphia: Police
Taxi Cab Carjacking Ends In Fiery Crash In South Philadelphia: Police A taxi driver was hospitalized with cuts to his face after a carjacker stole his vehicle and then crashed it in South Philadelphia, according to city police.  Authorities said the theft happened on the 3100 block of Island Avenue around 10 p.m. Sunday night, April 14.  The victim told investigators he felt "he was being struck with a knife or other cutting instrument," but never saw one in the attacker's hand. He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital for treatment.  About 20 minutes after the carjacking, police responded to South 34th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue where a …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
New Details Released In Philadelphia Eid al-Fitr Shooting New Details Released In Philadelphia Eid al-Fitr Shooting
New Details Released In Philadelphia Eid al-Fitr Shooting Authorities have named the Philadelphia police officer who shot a teen during the shooting at an Eid al-Fitr celebration last Wednesday, April 10.  Officer Diamond Jaynes has been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of the Internal Affairs and Officer-Involved Shooting Investigations, PPD said in a release.  Five people in total were arrested after two groups exchanged gunfire in Clara Muhammad Square around 2:30 p.m., authorities have said.  One of them, 21-year-old Kahbir Oglesby-Hicks, was charged with Violation of the Uniformed Firearms Act (VUFA)…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Man Accidentally Shot GIrlfriend's 9-Year-Old Daughter In McDonald's Parking Lot: Philly PD Man Accidentally Shot GIrlfriend's 9-Year-Old Daughter In McDonald's Parking Lot: Philly PD
Man Accidentally Shot GIrlfriend's 9-Year-Old Daughter In McDonald's Parking Lot: Philly PD A North Philadelphia man faces assault and reckless endangerment charges after police said he accidentally shot his girlfriend's daughter.  Authorities said Derrick Marshall's gun accidentally discharged in the parking lot of the 3137 N. Broad St. McDonald's, striking the 9-year-old girl in the calf on Wednesday evening, April 10.  Marshall, 32, took her to Temple University Hospital, where she was treated and then taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, according to police. Her condition has since stabilized.  Authorities said they recovered two firearms…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Woman Abducted In North Philadelphia: Police Woman Abducted In North Philadelphia: Police
Woman Abducted In North Philadelphia: Police A woman was forced into a blue Honda Civic in Philadelphia in the early morning hours on Wednesday, April 10, according to city police.  Authorities said it happened at the corner of North Broad and West Girard Streets around 2:30 a.m. Surveillance cameras recorded the incident but the victim has not yet been identified. The suspect vehicle is described as a four-door, electric blue Civic, model year 2006 to 2010, with a broken driver-side brake light and tinted windows. It was last seen driving with its headlights off.  Anyone with information is asked to call 215-686-…

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by Mac Bullock
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FBI Takes Down Philadelphia Drug Trafficking Ring: 17 Arrested, 43 Pounds Of Drugs Seized: AG FBI Takes Down Philadelphia Drug Trafficking Ring: 17 Arrested, 43 Pounds Of Drugs Seized: AG
FBI Takes Down Philadelphia Drug Trafficking Ring: 17 Arrested, 43 Pounds Of Drugs Seized: AG A months-long investigation involving the FBI led to the arrest of 17 drug traffickers in the Philadelphia area and the seizure of illegal guns, drugs, and cash. Vincent Lofton, 60, one of the alleged heads of the trafficking network, was arrested, along with 16 other people at various locations after search warrants were executed Tuesday, April 9, Attorney General Michelle Henry, said. He was arraigned Wednesday and bail was set at $1 million. Investigators served more than a dozen search warrants at homes and on vehicles vehicles, and a financial institution. Others arrested include…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Thieves Snatch 56 Cases Of Pork From Truck In Northeast Philly: Authorities Thieves Snatch 56 Cases Of Pork From Truck In Northeast Philly: Authorities
Thieves Snatch 56 Cases Of Pork From Truck In Northeast Philly: Authorities Philadelphia police are investigating an early morning cargo theft in the Northeast, officials told Daily Voice.  Fifty-six cases of pork were stolen from the back of a truck on the 2800 block of Charter Street just before 2 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, PPD said.  Two suspects fled onto Red Lion Road in a silver or bronze Lexus SUV, and were last seen on Roosevelt Boulevard, according to investigators.  No arrests have been made as of Wednesday afternoon, they added.  It's at least the second case of cargo theft in Northeast Philadelphia in the last month. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Gunmen Shot, Killed Pair Sitting In Parked Car: Philadelphia PD (VIDEO) Gunmen Shot, Killed Pair Sitting In Parked Car: Philadelphia PD (VIDEO)
Gunmen Shot, Killed Pair Sitting In Parked Car: Philadelphia PD (Video) Police detectives in Philadelphia are looking for the gunmen in a February double homicide.  Investigators say the pictured suspects pulled behind two victims in a parked car and shot them both dead. It happened on the 3600 block of North 17th Street in Nicetown-Tioga on Feb. 13, PPD said.  PPD footage.  PhiladelphiaPolice Suspect one is described as a black male in a light gray hoodie with black pants.  Suspect two is described as a black male in a black hoodie with black pants.  Anyone with information should call 215-686-8477 or submit a tip through th…

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by Mac Bullock
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Security Guard Critical After Shooting At Philly Gas Station: Police Security Guard Critical After Shooting At Philly Gas Station: Police
Security Guard Critical After Shooting At Philly Gas Station: Police One person is dead and a security guard is critically injured following a confrontation at a Fairmount gas station Tuesday night, April 9, Philadelphia police say.  Authorities said it happened at 900 W. College Avenue around 7 p.m. The 30-year-old security guard and a 39-year-old man got into a "verbal altercation" before they exchanged gunfire, police believe.  The security guard was hit in the left thigh and hospitalized in "critical but stable condition," while the 39-year-old was shot in the face and torso and pronounced dead minutes later, PPD said.  Authorities b…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Stabbed, Ran Over During 'Violent Encounter' In South Philadelphia: PD Man Stabbed, Ran Over During 'Violent Encounter' In South Philadelphia: PD
Man Stabbed, Ran Over During 'Violent Encounter' In South Philadelphia: PD A 22-year-old man was slashed across the neck before being run over in South Philadelphia on Monday night, April 8, city police told Daily Voice.  Officers responded to the sounds of a man screaming near South Front and Morris streets under the Delaware Expressway around 7:40 p.m., the department said.  They arrived to find Mang Sang pinned under a white Kia GT sedan, according to PPD. Sang was found to have a "severe laceration" to the right side of his neck and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.  Investigators believe his attacker slashed him and ran him o…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Shot Dead Inside Philly Store, Police Say Man Shot Dead Inside Philly Store, Police Say
Man Shot Dead Inside Philly Store, Police Say One man was shot to death inside a Kensington Avenue shop on Tuesday morning, April 9, Philadelphia police said in a release.  Authorities responded to a shop on the 2800 block around 9:30 a.m., PPD said. They found an unidentified man in his 20s or 30s with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body and took him to Temple Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, according to the department.  One person is in custody and the Homicide Unit is investigating, authorities said.  "Updates will be sent as they become available," a PPD spokesperson added. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Southwest Philly Gunpoint Carjacking Suspect Wanted By Police (UPDATED) Southwest Philly Gunpoint Carjacking Suspect Wanted By Police (UPDATED)
Southwest Philly Gunpoint Carjacking Suspect Wanted By Police (Updated) Investigators are searching for the gunman who stole a vehicle in Southwest Philadelphia early Monday, April 8, city police say.  The suspect had a black handgun when he carjacked a victim on the 7200 block of Woodland Avenue around 2:25 a.m., authorities said in a release.  The car is a gray 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee with Pennsylvania tag number MKZ-7506, police said.  The suspect is described as a 6-foot-tall black man in his early 20s, nicknamed "Skinny," according to detectives. He was wearing black hoodie with the words "miscreant mentality" written on the hood…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspect Sought For Attempted Sexual Assault In Philadelphia: Police Suspect Sought For Attempted Sexual Assault In Philadelphia: Police
Suspect Sought For Attempted Sexual Assault In Philadelphia: Police Philadelphia police are looking for a man in connection with an attempted sexual assault at the Cecil B. Moore Rec Center on Thursday, March 28.   Investigators believe the pictured man first encountered the juvenile victim at the Red Fox Corner Store, 2200 W. Lehigh Avenue, then attempted the assault four blocks away at the Rec Center, 2551 N. 22nd Street.  He is described as a black man in his mid-30s, about 5-foot-10 with a thin build and trimmed facial hair. He was wearing black pants, a black jacket, a black baseball hat, a gold watch, and white and black sneak…

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by Mac Bullock