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Philadelphia Police Shoot At Suspect In Stolen Car, Authorities Say Philadelphia Police Shoot At Suspect In Stolen Car, Authorities Say
Philadelphia Police Shoot At Suspect In Stolen Car, Authorities Say A city police officer fired their service weapon at a suspect in North Philadelphia on Monday afternoon, according to Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore.  Officers were called to the 1000 block of West Dakota Street around 2:45 p.m. after a stolen car was spotted parked on the street, Vanore told reporters Monday evening.  The vehicle, a black Jeep Grand Cherokee, was reportedly stolen earlier Monday. Vanore said officers called the Jeep's owner to the scene but saw a suspect enter the car while they were waiting for the owner to arrive.  Officers confronted the suspect and a …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Several Injured In Back-To-Back West Chester Car Crashes: Police Several Injured In Back-To-Back West Chester Car Crashes: Police
Several Injured In Back-To-Back West Chester Car Crashes: Police Multiple people were treated for injuries after a pair of car accidents clogged up Gay Street in West Chester in the early morning hours on Tuesday, May 2.  Both crashes involved vehicles that had been reported stolen outside the borough, West Chester police said in a release.  Dispatchers received the first call some 10 minutes after midnight, they said. A car hit a streetlight near East Gay and North Matlack streets, striking "other fixed objects" along the block before coming to a rest, police wrote. The second crash happened just four blocks away, near West Gay and North Darl…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
WATCH: Philly Motorcyclists Throw Bottles At Police In Shocking Video WATCH: Philly Motorcyclists Throw Bottles At Police In Shocking Video
Watch: Philly Motorcyclists Throw Bottles At Police In Shocking Video A group of dirt bikers are seen circling a group of Philadelphia police officers and throwing objects at their squad cars in a video released by the police department on Tuesday. Oct. 18.  Officers arrived at the Lukoil gas station on Delaware Avenue and Spring Garden Street just after 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, where a large group were riding motorcycles and four-wheelers, the department said.  One rider crashed his dirt bike into a gas pump and ran away, authorities continued.  Police said the abandoned bike was reported stolen in New Jersey, but that when they tried to recover it, the …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Accused Philly Area Dealer Busted In Raid With Stockpile Of Guns, Drugs, Stolen Cars Accused Philly Area Dealer Busted In Raid With Stockpile Of Guns, Drugs, Stolen Cars
Accused Philly Area Dealer Busted In Raid With Stockpile Of Guns, Drugs, Stolen Cars A suspected Philadelphia area drug dealer is facing multiple charges after being busted with a stockpile of guns, drugs, and stolen cars, authorities said. Joseph “Joey” Scott, of Middletown Township, was charged Thursday, Sept. 15 with several drug and weapons offenses and sent to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on $1 million bail, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Local and state authorities recovered 10 handguns — including two illegally modified to be fully automatic — a bulletproof vest, ammunition, five stolen cars, crystal …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
US Marshals Nab Fugitive Wanted For Stealing PA Pickup, Striking Police Officer In South Jersey US Marshals Nab Fugitive Wanted For Stealing PA Pickup, Striking Police Officer In South Jersey
US Marshals Nab Fugitive Wanted For Stealing PA Pickup, Striking Police Officer In South Jersey With help from U.S. Marshals and the New York State Police,  police in South Jersey have arrested a man for allegedly assaulting a police officer in a stolen pickup truck, authorities said. The Ford F-150 pickup was reported stolen out of Bristol, Pennsylvania late last month and a suspect was arrested on Thursday, Evesham Township police said.  The suspect taken into custody was identified by Evesham police as Michael Martin. Additional identifying information was not immediately released by police. A wanted poster with image (see above) had been circulated to locate the suspect …

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by Jon Craig