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Philly Police Kill Suspect In Early Morning Standoff: Officials Philly Police Kill Suspect In Early Morning Standoff: Officials
Philly Police Kill Suspect In Early Morning Standoff: Officials One man was shot dead in a confrontation with Philadelphia police in the Northeast on Wednesday morning, Jan. 17, according to authorities.  Officers were called about a car accident near Roosevelt Boulevard and Borbeck Avenue in Rhawnhurst just before 5 a.m., Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore told reporters in a press conference.  One officer spotted a Dodge pickup truck parked halfway on the Borbeck Avenue curb and approached the driver, who denied being in an accident and said he didn't need help, according to authorities.   When the officer began to drive away from t…

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Driver Sought In Deadly Northeast Philly Hit-Run Driver Sought In Deadly Northeast Philly Hit-Run
Driver Sought In Deadly Northeast Philly Hit-Run A 42-year-old man is dead following a hit-and-run in Rhawnhurst, Philadelphia police told Daily Voice.  The fatal crash happened on the 7600 block of Roosevelt Boulevard just after midnight on Monday, Sept. 18, authorities said.  The victim was found unresponsive in the northbound middle lane and pronounced dead at the scene, they added. Police did not report his name.  The suspect vehicle is described as a Toyota Prius between model years 2010 and 2015, based on parts recovered from the scene.  The crash remains under investigation, PPD said.

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3 Hurt After SEPTA Trolley Crashes Into Historic Home 3 Hurt After SEPTA Trolley Crashes Into Historic Home
3 Hurt After SEPTA Trolley Crashes Into Historic Home Three people were reportedly injured when an out-of-service SEPTA trolley derailed and crashed into a historic Philadelphia home, transit authorities confirmed to Daily Voice.  It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, a SEPTA spokesperson said.  The trolley was coming from SEPTA’s Elmwood Depot when it came off the tracks and hit a vehicle before crashing into the home at 7303 Woodland Avenue, according to authorities.  Two people in the struck car were hurt, as well as a mechanic who was riding on the trolley, SEPTA said. It's not clear what caused the troll…

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SEPTA Buses Collide Injuring 14 In Philadelphia SEPTA Buses Collide Injuring 14 In Philadelphia
SEPTA Buses Collide Injuring 14 In Philadelphia Over a dozen people are being treated for injuries after two SEPTA buses collided in Philadelphia on Friday, July 21, transit authorities told Daily Voice.  One bus rear-ended another on Roosevelt Boulevard in the city's Rhawnhurt neighborhood around noon, SEPTA confirmed. Fourteen people are reported injured, including the two bus drivers, they added.  Footage from the scene Friday afternoon showed first responders loading people onto stretchers and one bus with serious front-end damage. Police were seen rerouting traffic to avoid the scene. 

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Victim Fatally Shot In Philadelphia Driveway: Police Victim Fatally Shot In Philadelphia Driveway: Police
Victim Fatally Shot In Philadelphia Driveway: Police City police are investigating after a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a Philadelphia driveway early Thursday morning.  It happened in Rhawnhurst on the 7400 block of Whitaker Avenue around 1:30 a.m. on May 18, the department told Daily Voice.  Police were called for reports of an armed person and arrived to find a 34-year-old man near a pickup truck in a driveway, they said. He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center with injuries to his chest and arm, and he succumbed to his wounds at about 1:45 a.m., authorities wrote.  No weapon was recovered from the sc…

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