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WATCH: DUI Driver Smashes Police Cruiser, Just Missing Pedestrians Outside Eagles Game WATCH: DUI Driver Smashes Police Cruiser, Just Missing Pedestrians Outside Eagles Game
Watch: DUI Driver Smashes Police Cruiser, Just Missing Pedestrians Outside Eagles Game A dramatic viral video shows a driver crashing into a police cruiser and endangering pedestrians near Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The incident happened on Sunday, Jan. 19, around 5:50 p.m., when a black Mercedes sedan bypassed a barricade at Pattison Avenue and Broad Street without displaying registration, police said. The driver ignored multiple Philadelphia police patrol cars with their emergency lights activated, recklessly weaving through traffic and nearly striking pedestrians crossing Pattison Avenue, authorities said. A Pennsylvani…

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by Jillian Pikora
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4 Philadelphia Officers Injured, Suspects Arrested After Violent Illegal Car Meetup 4 Philadelphia Officers Injured, Suspects Arrested After Violent Illegal Car Meetup
4 Philadelphia Officers Injured, Suspects Arrested After Violent Illegal Car Meetup Four officers were injured, and four people are in custody after an illegal car meetup in Wynnefield Heights turned violent, Philadelphia police said. The incident began just before midnight on Saturday, Jan. 13, when police responded to an illegal car meetup in front of the Target on Monument Road in Wynnefield Heights, authorities said. At least 50 vehicles were gathered at the scene. As officers arrived, the cars dispersed, with several driving recklessly, police said. Officers followed some of the fleeing vehicles to Broad and Tioga streets in North Philadelphia. That’s where the situa…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Airborne Tire Kills Driver On I-95 In Philadelphia: Report Airborne Tire Kills Driver On I-95 In Philadelphia: Report
Airborne Tire Kills Driver On I-95 In Philadelphia: Report A driver was killed when a tire from a pickup truck blew out on I-95 in Philadelphia early Friday, and smashed into his windshield, 6abc reports. The airborne tire came off a southbound pickup truck around 12:30 a.m. between Front and Broad Streets, the outlet says. The victim, believed to be a man in his 60s, was taken to a local hospital, where he later died, according to the outlet. No arrests have been made. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
2 PA State Troopers, Civilian Dead On I-95 2 PA State Troopers, Civilian Dead On I-95
2 PA State Troopers, Civilian Dead On I-95 Two Pennsylvania State Troopers and one civilian were struck and killed on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia overnight, authorities said. The crash occurred in the southbound lanes near Broad Street around 12:40 a.m. Monday, March 21, PSP said. Police were trying to get the man, who was walking on the highway, into their patrol car when they were struck, NBC10 reports. All three were thrown into the northbound lanes. Authorities were expected to release more information during a press conference at 11 a.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Philly Man Who Threw Cinder Blocks At Driver Facing New Charges For Armed Robbery Of Pharmacy Philly Man Who Threw Cinder Blocks At Driver Facing New Charges For Armed Robbery Of Pharmacy
Philly Man Who Threw Cinder Blocks At Driver Facing New Charges For Armed Robbery Of Pharmacy A Philadelphia man who allegedly threw cinder blocks at a driver earlier this month is facing new charges for reportedly robbing a Kensington pharmacy, authorities announced. The indictment alleges that Gregory Stevens, 27, demanded oxycodone from a pharmacist at Universal Pharmacy on Kensington Avenue, to which the pharmacist told him it was in the back room of the pharmacy and led Stevens there to get it on Feb. 22, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams A struggle ensued when the pharmacist attempted to resist Stevens, and he shot the pharmacist …

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by Nicole Acosta