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Details Emerge In Kensington Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Officer Details Emerge In Kensington Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Officer
Details Emerge In Kensington Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Officer The Saturday shooting that left a Philadelphia policeman in critical condition ended in a home invasion and barricade, city officials said at a Monday morning press conference.  Ramon Rodrguez Vazquez, 36, is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder and related offenses, said PPD and the District Attorney's Office.  Authorities said it began with an F Street traffic stop around 7:15 p.m. on June 22. Police stopped Rodriguez Vazquez's car and spoke with him for about 30 minutes as they inventoried his vehicle and prepared to have it towed.  While searching the car, on…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Two Women Found Stabbed To Death In Northeast Philadelphia Basement, Authorities Say Two Women Found Stabbed To Death In Northeast Philadelphia Basement, Authorities Say
Two Women Found Stabbed To Death In Northeast Philadelphia Basement, Authorities Say City police are investigating a double homicide in Philadelphia's Crescentville neighborhood, authorities said on Tuesday, May 21.  Two women were found with multiple stab wounds in the basement of a home on the 6000 block of Bingham Street, PPD said.  The victims, aged 58 and 75, were pronounced dead at 1:45 p.m.  Police said they had no motive and no arrests as of Tuesday afternoon.  Homicide detectives are investigating. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Arrestee Escapes Police Custody In Philadelphia: Police Arrestee Escapes Police Custody In Philadelphia: Police
Arrestee Escapes Police Custody In Philadelphia: Police City police are looking for a man who escaped the back of a squad car in Philadelphia on Monday morning, May 13, authorities say.  Nafiysh Knox-Schenck, 32, was arrested on a warrant for alleged Violations of the Uniform Firearms Act, PPD said. A gun was recovered during his arrest, according to officials.  After he was placed in a police car on West Collum Street, an "unknown person" opened the door and he escaped, the department said.  Knox-Schenck fled east on Collum Street on foot, according to police.  Anyone who spots him should call 911, they added. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Police Shoot, Injure Hammer-Wielding Man In Philadelphia: Authorities Police Shoot, Injure Hammer-Wielding Man In Philadelphia: Authorities
Police Shoot, Injure Hammer-Wielding Man In Philadelphia: Authorities Officials have released new details in the police shooting of a man allegedly armed with a hammer in Philadelphia last Saturday, April 20.  Authorities said 23-year-old Maurice Samuels was at an East Cliveden Street apartment with two women when he got into an argument and was asked to leave. He later returned to the apartment and climbed inside through a window, "continuing the argument which was domestic in nature," according to police.  A second man, a 26-year-old who authorities said was the "subject of the argument," arrived at the apartment and knocked at the front door.&nbs…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Video Shows Suspects Jump On Cars, Break Windshields In Philadelphia: Police Video Shows Suspects Jump On Cars, Break Windshields In Philadelphia: Police
Video Shows Suspects Jump On Cars, Break Windshields In Philadelphia: Police Authorities are looking for multiple vandalism suspects in North Philadelphia.  Police said several people jumped on cars and broke windshields on the 1400 block of Oxford Street on Friday, March 29 around 8:30 p.m.  Suspect footage PhiladelphiaPolice Anyone with information is asked to call PPD's tipline at 215-686-8477 or submit a tip on the department's website. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Historic Mother Bethel AME Church Vandalized, Philadelphia Police Say (UPDATED) Historic Mother Bethel AME Church Vandalized, Philadelphia Police Say (UPDATED)
Historic Mother Bethel AME Church Vandalized, Philadelphia Police Say (Updated) Authorities are searching for a suspect after Philadelphia's Mother Bethel AME Church was targeted by a vandal on Monday, Feb. 19.  The front door window and three stained glass windows at the 419 S. 6th Street church were shattered, city police told Daily Voice. No arrests have been made as of Thursday, Feb. 22 and detectives are investigating, the department said.  Police said the same man is also suspected of breaking windows at other institutions and buildings nearby.  Suspect footage from PPD.  PhiladelphiaPolice He was wearing headphones, a red and white Phil…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Teen In 'Critical Condition' Weapon Found After Philly Shooting, Police Say Teen In 'Critical Condition' Weapon Found After Philly Shooting, Police Say
Teen In 'Critical Condition' Weapon Found After Philly Shooting, Police Say A 19-year-old is in the hospital following a shooting in Philadelphia on Friday, police say.  The teen was shot in the lower back along the highway in the 900 block of Locust Avenue, in Philly's Andalusia neighborhood at 6:03 p.m. on Feb. 2.  Officers arriving at the scene took him to Albert Einstein Medical Center, "where he is currently in critical condition," as stated in a police release.  A weapon was recovered, according to the PPD. Additional information is expected to be released, so check back here for updates. 

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Philadelphia Mom's Murderer ID'd: Police Philadelphia Mom's Murderer ID'd: Police
Abiud Torres Wanted For Murder Of Tatiana Vargas: Police Police investigators have named a suspect in the killing of Philadelphia mom Tatiana Vargas.  Abiud Torres, 20, is wanted on homicide charges, PPD told Daily Voice. He is described as 5-foot-9 and 170 pounds and is considered armed and dangerous, according to detectives.  Tatiana Vargas  Tatiana Vargas Facebook "Tati" Vargas, 35, was shot in the face and chest while on the 3100 block of Hartville Street on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 23, Daily Voice reported.  According to her obituary, Vargas graduated from Furness High School in South Philadelphia and worked for …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Victim Was Laying In Road Before Crash: Philadelphia Police Hit-Run Victim Was Laying In Road Before Crash: Philadelphia Police
Hit-Run Victim Was Laying In Road Before Crash: Philadelphia Police City police are investigating a hit-and-run accident in Phildaelphia's Fairhill section early Wednesday morning, Dec. 27.  It happened near 501 W. Lehigh Avenue around 3 a.m., authorities said in a release.  The suspect vehicle before the crash.  PhiladelphiaPolice Realtime traffic camera footage shows the victim was lying in the street when he was hit by a red SUV, possibly a GMC or Cadillac, according to police. The SUV continued west on Lehigh Avenue from 7th Street and fled the scene, they added.  The unconscious victim was taken to Temple Hospital in critical …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Shooter Leads Police To Victim After Botched South Philly Carjacking, Authorities Say Shooter Leads Police To Victim After Botched South Philly Carjacking, Authorities Say
Shooter Leads Police To Victim After Botched South Philly Carjacking, Authorities Say One man was shot and killed in South Philadelphia early Tuesday morning in what police say they're investigating as a possible carjacking.  It happened on the 1400 block of South Water Street around 5 a.m. on Dec. 26, authorities told Daily Voice.  The shooter spoke with responding officers and led them to the victim, who was unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the stomach, PPD said. He was pronounced dead at the scene minutes later, they added.  Investigators did not report the victim's name but said he was between 18 and 22.  The shooter, 38, had not been charged as…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Video Shows Shooter Ambush Victim In Northeast Philly: Detectives Video Shows Shooter Ambush Victim In Northeast Philly: Detectives
Police Release Video In Unsolved Northeast Philly Homicide Police investigators in Philadelphia have released new video evidence from an ambush killing on March 13, the department said in a release.  The deadly shooting happened around noon on the 6100 block of Algon Avenue in the city's Crescentville section, according to police.  The new footage from authorities appears to show the shooter pacing around the corner before doubling back and rushing the victim.  Surveillance footage from PPD.  PhiladelphiaPolice Detectives said the victim was shot multiple times throughout the body and died from his injuries.  Anyone …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Accused Airport Luggage Thief Sought By Philly Police Accused Airport Luggage Thief Sought By Philly Police
Accused Airport Luggage Thief Sought By Philly Police A serial luggage thief has been stealing suitcases from travelers at Philadelphia International Airport, city police say.  An investigation launched in September led police to a West Philadelphia residence this week where multiple stolen bags were found, the department said.  An arrest warrant has been issued for 48-year-old Julius Cook.  Officials said they are working to return the bags to their rightful owners.  "PPD understands the frustration and inconvenience that stolen luggage can cause, and we are fully committed to reuniting passengers with their belongings,"…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
I-95 Barricade: Armed Driver In Custody After Standoff, Philly Police Say I-95 Barricade: Armed Driver In Custody After Standoff, Philly Police Say
I-95 Barricade: Armed Driver In Custody After Standoff, Philly Police Say Traffic slowed to a halt on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia Friday morning as police were involved in a standoff with an armed driver, authorities told Daily Voice.  It began around 8:30 a.m. when officers spotted an "erratic" driver in the southbound lane near the Girard Avenue exit, police said.  When a PPD lieutenant pulled the car over, officials said the driver got out with a pistol in his hand.  Police ordered the driver to put the weapon down while they called for SWAT and crisis-intervention-trained backup, the department said.  The man allegedly "placed (th…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Armored Truck Driver Shot Outside Philadelphia Bank Armored Truck Driver Shot Outside Philadelphia Bank
Armored Truck Driver Shot Outside Philadelphia Bank The driver of an armored truck is in critical condition after police say he was shot in the chest in South Philadelphia on Thursday, Oct. 12.  It happened on the 1900 block of South Christopher Columbus Boulevard near the Bank of America at Columbus Commons, PPD told Daily Voice.  The 24-year-old Brinks employee was hit around 2:30 p.m. and rushed to Jefferson Hospital, they said.  Footage from the scene posted to the Citizen app showed an armored Brinks truck parked behind police tape near the bank's drive-through window.  It's not clear if anything was stolen from th…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Employee Pepper Sprayed During Dollar Store Robbery In Philly, Police Say Employee Pepper Sprayed During Dollar Store Robbery In Philly, Police Say
Employee Pepper Sprayed During Dollar Store Robbery In Philly, Police Say Police in Philadelphia say a group of young people maced a dollar store worker during a robbery on Monday afternoon, Sept. 25.  It happened at a Dollar Tree in Port Richmond, authorities said. Five teens, including two boys and three girls, were also said to be armed with a bat.  Police said they made off with candy and drinks.  The robbery remains under investigation, PPD added. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID Of Man Wanted In Armed Robbery Of South Jersey 7-Eleven KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID Of Man Wanted In Armed Robbery Of South Jersey 7-Eleven
Know HIM? Police Seek ID Of Man Wanted In Armed Robbery Of South Jersey 7-Eleven Police in South Jersey are seeking the identity of a man who they say committed an armed robbery at a local 7-Eleven. The man in the photos above robbed flashed a handgun at the cashier of the North Broadway convenience store in Pitman around 3 a.m. Wednesday, police said. The man is considered armed and dangerous, police said. Anyone who knows the suspect is urged to contact the PPD at 856-589-3500 and speak with Investigator Eric Bailey. 

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by Cecilia Levine