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Carjacking Suspects Flee Police, Crash Stolen Vehicle, Philadelphia Police Say Carjacking Suspects Flee Police, Crash Stolen Vehicle, Philadelphia Police Say
Carjacking Suspects Flee Police, Crash Stolen Vehicle, Philadelphia Police Say Three armed carjacking suspects got away from Philadelphia police after crashing the stolen vehicle during a chase, authorities said. On Tuesday, Sept. 3, at approximately 5:10 a.m., a male victim was approached by three armed males demanding he exit his vehicle, a champagne-colored 2017 Nissan Sentra, on the 6700 block of Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia police said. Shortly afterward, officers from the 12th District spotted the vehicle near Cobbs Creek Parkway and Cedar Avenue. A pursuit ensued, ending when the vehicle crashed into a vacant property on the 300 block of North Horton Street. T…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
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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Car Hits Three Children On Philadelphia Street: Authorities Car Hits Three Children On Philadelphia Street: Authorities
Car Hits Three Children On Philadelphia Street: Authorities Three children are in the hospital after they were struck by a car in Southwest Philadelphia on Thursday, March 14, city police said.  It happened near the corner of Woodland Avenue and South 68th Street around 4 p.m., according to PPD. The victims were crossing the street when they were hit by a Subaru, authorities said.  A 6-year-old boy suffered severe head and face injuries and was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in critical condition, police said.  The others, an 11-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy, received minor injuries to their legs, face, a…

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by Mac Bullock
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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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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Boy Missing In Philadelphia 5-Year-Old Boy Missing In Philadelphia
5-Year-Old Boy Missing In Philadelphia Philadelphia police are looking for a missing 5-year-old boy, the department told Daily Voice. Tyleek Young was last seen on the 6400 block of Woodland Avenue around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, city police said.  He is described as 4-foot-7, weighing 70 pounds with a thin build, short hair and brown eyes. A description of his clothing on Tuesday was not immediately available, investigators added.  Anyone with information is urged to call the Southwest Detective Division at 215-686-3183 or 911. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Two Women Killed In Pair Of Shootings: Philadelphia Police Two Women Killed In Pair Of Shootings: Philadelphia Police
Two Women Killed In Pair Of Shootings: Philadelphia Police Two Philadelphia women were shot and killed within an hour of each other early Thursday morning, city police told Daily Voice.  The first attack happened at 12:45 p.m. on Feb. 23 in Kingsessing, the department said. Police were called to a bar on the 5300 block of Woodland Avenue, where a man told them that a woman in a car opened fire at another pedestrian. The man said he shot back at her before she fled.  Soon after, a woman with gunshot wounds to the chest and arm arrived at Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center in a silver Infiniti, police said. She died there at 1:11 a.m., a…

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by Mac Bullock