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Man Shot Dead At North Philly Boarding House, Detectives Say Man Shot Dead At North Philly Boarding House, Detectives Say
Man Shot Dead At North Philly Boarding House, Detectives Say One man was shot to death in a North Philadelphia boarding house on Tuesday night, Feb. 20, city police told Daily Voice.  It happened on the 5400 block of North 5th Street just after 8 p.m., authorities said.  The victim, 21, was found with a single gunshot wound to the head and pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. His name was not reported.  No weapons were recovered and no arrests have been made, PPD added. The killing remains under investigation. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Camden Shooting Victim's Body Found In Philadelphia: Prosecutor Camden Shooting Victim's Body Found In Philadelphia: Prosecutor
Camden Shooting Victim's Body Found In Philadelphia: Prosecutor The body of a Camden shooting victim was recovered in Philadelphia, authorities said. Jody Spence, 31, of Camden was fatally shot on Friday, Oct. 6, at 10:24 p.m., in the 800 block of Princess Avenue in Camden, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, detectives of the CCPO Homicide Unit were contacted by the Philadelphia Police Department 6th District with information that Spence’s body had been located in the 400 block of North 5th Street in Philadelphia, MacAulay said. Spence …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Shooting Victim Found Wrapped In Tarp In His Own Car: Philadelphia Police Shooting Victim Found Wrapped In Tarp In His Own Car: Philadelphia Police
Shooting Victim Found Wrapped In Tarp In His Own Car: Philadelphia Police Detectives in Philadelphia are investigating after a man was found dead in the trunk of his own car on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 8.  The victim's friend called police to the 400 block of North 5th Street in Northern Liberties around 3:30 p.m., authorities said.  That's where the victim was found wrapped in a blue tarp in the back of his white Jeep Cherokee, according to the department. He had been shot in the head.  Police have not released his name and it's unclear when they think he died.  Investigators described two male suspects as wearing gloves, masks, and hood…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Possible Serial Rapist Sought In North Philly Possible Serial Rapist Sought In North Philly
Possible Serial Rapist Sought In North Philly Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect after a string of sexual assaults on the city's north side were reported last week.  The first attack occurred on the 1600 block of West Bristol Street just before 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13. A 24-year-old woman was walking west when a young man ran up, grabbed her, covered her mouth, and tried to bring her to the ground, Philly police told Daily Voice.  The victim fought off her attacker, who fled through an alleyway. The suspect in that attack was described as a black man standing 5-foot-9, wearing a green or grey jacket, black A…

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by Mac Bullock
Business
7-Eleven Selling These Four Pennsylvania Locations 7-Eleven Selling These Four Pennsylvania Locations
7-Eleven Selling These Four Pennsylvania Locations 7-Eleven Inc. is looking to sell or lease 73 of its stores, four of which are in Pennsylvania. NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC is helping with the process, having posted a list of all of the sites along with a bid deadline of Tuesday, Nov. 1. Some of the stores are some of the 3,800 Speedway stores that 7-Eleven purchased in May 2021. The Pennsylvania stores touting for sale signs are: Tamaqua, Center Street Philadelphia, Cotton Avenue Philadelphia, North 5th Street New Kensington, Freeport Street Click here for the full list of 7-Eleven stores up for sale across the US.

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by Cecilia Levine