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Authorities ID Pair Shot, Killed During Upper Darby Funeral Procession Ambush: Report Authorities ID Pair Shot, Killed During Upper Darby Funeral Procession Ambush: Report
Authorities ID Pair Shot, Killed During Upper Darby Funeral Procession Ambush: Report The two men who were killed in a targeted shooting during a funeral procession for a murder victim in Upper Darby Friday, July 8 have been identified, 6abc reports. Tyrese Long, 21, of Darby, and Khalid Brittingham, 25, of Folcroft, were inside a vehicle when they were shot dead, the outlet says. Police later released photos of a person of interest. No arrests have been made as of Wednesday, July 13. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Victim Killed In Jenkintown House Fire: Report Authorities ID Victim Killed In Jenkintown House Fire: Report
Authorities ID Victim Killed In Jenkintown House Fire: Report Authorities have identified the victim killed in a house fire in Montgomery County Friday, July 1. The blaze broke out at a Summit Avenue in Jenkintown around 7:30 p.m., where Suzanne Whitehead, 69, was rescued from the second floor, 6abc reports. The homeowner later died at a local hospital. She worked as a first-grade prep teacher with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, according to the outlet. Initial reports from CBS3 said the victim was a man. One firefighter was hospitalized for a possible heart attack and another for heat exhaustion. Both were in stable condition, Jenkintown…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Teen Drowned At Suburban Philly Pool While Two Lifeguards Were On Duty, Family Says Teen Drowned At Suburban Philly Pool While Two Lifeguards Were On Duty, Family Says
Teen Drowned At Suburban Philly Pool While Two Lifeguards Were On Duty, Family Says What was supposed to have been a fun summer day took a horrifying turn for 17-year-old Kaylee Alston and her family. The teen went missing while taking a dip in an outdoor pool at the Franklin Commons apartment complex at Cardinal Drive in Bensalem on Sunday, June 26. Her family begged the two lifeguards on duty to search the pool, but they brushed them off, according to Alston's relative, Antoinette Wright, on a GoFundMe page. But the girl's family refused to leave before something was done and, after closing time, lifeguards found the girl's body in the water. The complex …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes Portion Of I-95 In Delco: Report Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes Portion Of I-95 In Delco: Report
Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes Portion Of I-95 In Delco: Report A multi-vehicle crash closed a portion of I-95 in Delaware County Thursday, June 30, NBC10 reports. The wreck involving at least three vehicles shut down the southbound lanes of I-95 between U.S. Route 322 and Market Street in Chester around 4 a.m., the outlet says. Joshua Singleton, of Chester, was killed in the crash, according to 6abc. Lanes were reopened around 7 a.m., according to the outlets. Click here for more from NBC10. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Driver Caused Deadly PA Turnpike Crash: Report Wrong-Way Driver Caused Deadly PA Turnpike Crash: Report
Wrong-Way Driver Caused Deadly PA Turnpike Crash: Report A crash that turned deadly on the Pennsylvania Turnpike last week was caused by a wrong-way driver, 6abc reports. The car was going north in the southbound lanes when it hit another car head-on near the Allentown Service Plaza around 9:15 p.m. Friday, June 24, the outlet said citing authorities. A passenger in the wrong-way vehicle died and both drivers were hurt. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Details Released In Chester County School Bus Crash Details Released In Chester County School Bus Crash
Details Released In Chester County School Bus Crash A school bus carrying elementary students was involved in a crash in Chester County Wednesday, May 18, school officials said. Several East Vincent Elementary School students were left with minor bumps and bruises following the crash around 8 a.m. on Stoney Run Road and West Bridge Street in East Vincent Township, according to the 6abc and school officials. A driver struck the bus, then drove through a fence, WFMZ reports. Rescue crews reportedly extricated the unidentified woman from the car before taking her to an area hospital in unknown condition. "A few of the students were releas…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
$20K Reward Offered In Fatal Ambush Of Driver Pumping Gas In Philly: Police $20K Reward Offered In Fatal Ambush Of Driver Pumping Gas In Philly: Police
$20K Reward Offered In Fatal Ambush Of Driver Pumping Gas In Philly: Police Police are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the ambush killing of a Pennsylvania man pumping gas in Philadelphia on Monday, May 9. Surveillance footage released by Philadelphia police shows two masked men dressed in all black arriving at a Liberty gas station on the 1000 block of East Mount Airy Avenue around 2:30 p.m. in a 2009 red Mazda 3 sedan with the New Jersey license plate number V62-PWX. Brandon Dixon was shot and killed while pumping gas in Philadelphia on Monday, May 9.PhiladelphiaPolice The armed suspects then leaped from the backseats and be…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Fire Breaks Out Inside Classroom At Lower Merion High School: Report Fire Breaks Out Inside Classroom At Lower Merion High School: Report
Fire Breaks Out Inside Classroom At Lower Merion High School: Report A small electrical fire broke out Tuesday, April 26 inside a classroom at Lower Merion High School, 6abc reports. Classes at the school on Montgomery Avenue in Ardmore had already been dismissed, but fire crews evacuated any remaining students and staff around 4:30 p.m., the outlet says. No injuries were reported. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Horrifying Video Shows PA Nursing Home Worker Slapping Wheelchair-Bound Resident: Report Horrifying Video Shows PA Nursing Home Worker Slapping Wheelchair-Bound Resident: Report
Horrifying Video Shows PA Nursing Home Worker Slapping Wheelchair-Bound Resident: Report A horrifying video of a nursing home worker slapping a 92-year-old, wheelchair-bound resident has landed her behind bars, multiple news outlets report. The elderly patient can be heard yelling before Ednise Dulcio, 39, holds down her hands and slaps her across the face at the St. Francis Country House on Lansdowne Avenue in Darby, Police Chief Joseph Gabe told reporters. WARNING: A nursing aid is caught on camera slapping a 92-year-old nursing home resident, who suffers from dementia and PTSD from the holocaust. The video might be disturbing to some. Hear what police have to say about t…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
How Brooklyn Subway Shooting Suspect Is Linked To Philly How Brooklyn Subway Shooting Suspect Is Linked To Philly
How Brooklyn Subway Shooting Suspect Is Linked To Philly The person identified by NYPD as a person of interest in the rush hour subway shooting that left more than two dozen people injured in Brooklyn has ties to Philadelphia, 6abc reports. The U-haul van linked to the incident and used by Frank James was rented in Philadelphia, the outlet says.  Twenty-nine people were injured, 10 of who were shot, in the incident around 8:30 a.m., the outlet said citing NYPD's top officials. ** WARNING: The following video contains disturbing footage ** Very dramatic video from the incident as the subway arrived at 36th St Sunset Park in Brooklyn. #brookl…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Philadelphia Detective Assaulted Man Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder During Interview: Police Philadelphia Detective Assaulted Man Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder During Interview: Police
Philadelphia Detective Assaulted Man Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder During Interview: Police A Philadelphia homicide detective has been arrested on accusations he assaulted a woman wrongfully convicted of murder during an interview in 2010, authorities said. Detective James Pitts assaulted Obina Onyiah — who was exonerated after 11 years — during questioning at the Race Street police headquarters sometime around Nov. 8, 2010, then lying about it, according to Philadelphia police and the DA's office. Onyiah was convicted in the 2010 shooting death of William Glatz, a local jewelry store owner, 6abc reports. He spent 11 years in prison but was exonerated when evidence revealed …

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by Nicole Acosta
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1 Dead In Crash Near Harrah's Philadelphia Casino: Report 1 Dead In Crash Near Harrah's Philadelphia Casino: Report
1 Dead In Crash Near Harrah's Philadelphia Casino: Report One person died in a crash outside of Harrah's Philadelphia Casino Wednesday, Feb. 23, 6abc reports. Two cars collided outside the casino in the 700 block of Harrah's Boulevard in Chester around 8:30 p.m., the outlet says citing local police. The crash involved at least three people, according to the outlet. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Nicole Acosta