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Man Partially Ejected From Car Killed In Philadelphia: Police Man Partially Ejected From Car Killed In Philadelphia: Police
Man Partially Ejected From Car Killed In Philadelphia: Police A man was killed in a crash through a fence in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 28, police announced that evening.  The driver of a Ford Explorer lost control and crashed the vehicle through a wooden fence in the 4500 block of Fisher Lane in the 15th District, around 1:11 p.m., the police detailed in the release.  The man driving the Explorer was partially ejected out the driver's side window, PPD explained. The Explorer stopped when it struck an unattended, parked Nissan Versa. "The driver was pronounced dead on the scene by PFD Medic Unit at 1:24 p.m.," as stated in th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Suspected Crack Cocaine' Found In Patrol Car, Pennsylvania State Police Say 'Suspected Crack Cocaine' Found In Patrol Car, Pennsylvania State Police Say
'Suspected Crack Cocaine' Found In Patrol Car, Pennsylvania State Police Say "Suspected crack cocaine" was found in a patrol vehicle, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on March 26.  PSP Troop H in Harrisburg discovered the "small amount of suspected crack cocaine" while decommissioning a marked patrol car around 11:45 through 12:15 a.m. on March 21, as stated in the release.  The release did not detail what police force used the patrol vehicle but did note that it was a 2019 Ford Explorer.   The drugs were found hidden in the rear of the vehicle after PSP removed their equipment and wiring. An investigation is ongoing, Trooper Ko…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Chambersburg Trooper Who Crashed Patrol Vehicle Not Charged: Pennsylvania State Police Chambersburg Trooper Who Crashed Patrol Vehicle Not Charged: Pennsylvania State Police
Chambersburg Trooper Who Crashed Patrol Vehicle Not Charged: Pennsylvania State Police A trooper who crashed his patrol vehicle into a street sign will not be charged, according to a Pennsylvania State Police release on Thursday, March 7.  Trooper Daniel C. Miley of Chambersburg, was attempting to turning into a parking area when he crashed the PSP vehicle at 3:07 p.m. on Feb. 25, investigating Trooper Kurtis Killian detailed in the release.  Prior to the crash Miley had been heading west of Miller Road in Guilford Township. When he attempted to turn right into the parking area, approximately 72 feet west of Frederick Mill Road, he failed to negotiate the right turn…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
'We're Only Taking A Little': Thieves Rob Meat Truck In South Philly 'We're Only Taking A Little': Thieves Rob Meat Truck In South Philly
'We're Only Taking A Little': Thieves Rob Meat Truck In South Philly A truck driver hauling raw meat in South Philadelphia was robbed by a group of masked men early on Wednesday, Nov. 15, police told Daily Voice.  The trucker was stopped in the Jetro Parking Lot across from Lincoln Financial Field when he felt shaking from the cargo area around 12:30 a.m., authorities said.  He went around to check and found three men unloading boxes of beef into a Ford Explorer, according to police.  "We are only taking a little," one robber reportedly said.  No weapon was displayed but one man "motioned toward his hip area" when confronted by the driv…

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by Mac Bullock
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Speeding Driver, 20, Was High On Pot In PA Crash That Killed Grandmother: DA Speeding Driver, 20, Was High On Pot In PA Crash That Killed Grandmother: DA
Speeding Driver, 20, Was High On Pot In PA Crash That Killed Grandmother: DA A 20-year-old Pennsylvania driver was speeding well above the limit and was high on marijuana when he struck another vehicle, killing a grandmother and wounding her 7-year-old granddaughter, authorities said. Logan Dierkes, of Hatfield, was heading west on Mininger Road in Franconia Twp. at approximately 84 mph — possibly above 90 mph — in a 35 mph zone, in a 2008 Dodge Charger while Paula Wilson, of Bethlehem, was pulling out of a driveway around 5:35 p.m. on Sept. 14,  Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Dierkes failed to take evasive action to avoid Wilson…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Gunpoint Kidnapping Under Investigation In Northeast Philly Gunpoint Kidnapping Under Investigation In Northeast Philly
Gunpoint Kidnapping Under Investigation In Northeast Philly A 48-year-old man walking down a Philadelphia street was kidnapped at gunpoint, forced into a vehicle, and whisked away in the early morning hours on Friday, say city police.  The victim was on the 900 block of East Godfrey Avenue in Summerdale at about 2:10 a.m. on March 31 when the suspects approached, the department said in a release.  Armed with handguns, the suspects forced the man into their black SUV and took off eastbound on Godfrey, police investigators said.  The suspect vehicle in the March 31 Summerdale kidnapping.Philadelphia Police Department Authorities released images o…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Roxborough High School Shooting That Left Teen Dead, Four Others Wounded Arrest Made In Roxborough High School Shooting That Left Teen Dead, Four Others Wounded
Arrest Made In Roxborough High School Shooting That Left Teen Dead, Four Others Wounded Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting that left a teenage boy dead and four others wounded outside Roxborough High School in Philadelphia last month. Yaaseen Bivins, 21, has been charged with murder among other offenses in the death of 14-year-old Nicolas Elizalde, Philadelphia police told the media during a Wednesday, Oct. 12 press conference. Bivins was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 6, after police discovered a gun purchase receipt in a Ford Explorer captured on surveillance video fleeing the scene around 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27. They say he had …

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by Nicole Acosta
Schools
Football Player Dead, Others Hurt In Philadelphia High School Ambush: Police Football Player Dead, Others Hurt In Philadelphia High School Ambush: Police
Football Player Dead, Others Hurt In Philadelphia High School Ambush: Police A teenage football player was killed and four of his teammates injured when two gunmen ambushed them outside a Philadelphia high school on Tuesday, Sept. 27, authorities said. It happened as the five players were walking off the field after a football scrimmage between Roxborough High School and two other schools around 4:30 p.m. on the 300 block of Fairway Terrace, Philadelphia police told the media. The shooters opened fire from a Ford Explorer and fled on foot, police said.  A 14-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. He was identified as Nichola…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
NJ State Trooper Hospitalized After Being Struck On Route 80 By DWI Driver From PA NJ State Trooper Hospitalized After Being Struck On Route 80 By DWI Driver From PA
NJ State Trooper Hospitalized After Being Struck On Route 80 By DWI Driver From PA A New Jersey state trooper has been released from the hospital after being struck by a drunk driver from Pennsylvania responding to a crash on Route 80 over the weekend, authorities said. Dennis Clark, 25, was behind the wheel of a Ford Explorer when he struck the back of a marked troop car that had its emergency lights on in the westbound lanes near milepost 17.8 in Allamuchy Township just before 3:40 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The trooper was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of minor injuries, while Clark, of Saylorsburg, PA, was charged with D…

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by Valerie Musson