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Police & Fire
SUV Slams Into 7-Eleven In Northeast Philadelphia: Police
A driver suffered a medical emergency before striking a pedestrian and crashing into a convenience store Thursday morning, Aug. 1, according to Philadelphia police. The driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee lost consciousness while headed west on Harbison Avenue around 12:45 a.m., authorities said. The Jeep drove into the parking lot of a Bustleton Avenue 7-Eleven, struck a parked tractor-trailer, then hit a 34-year-old pedestrian, police wrote in a release. It hit the storefront before coming to a rest, they added. The pedestrian was taken to Torresdale Hospital in critical co…
Traffic
27-Year-Old Killed In Northeast Philadelphia Motorcycle Crash: Officials
A 27-year-old motorcyclist died after a crash in Philadelphia's Somerton neighborhood on Sunday night, July 7, according to city police. The rider of a blue Suzuki motorcycle was headed north on Bustleton Avenue when he ran through a red light at Tomlinson Road, said crash investigators in a release. At about 10:20 p.m., he collided with a westbound Lexus and both drivers were taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital. The 27-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital while the 50-year-old driver fo the Lexus was listed in critical condition, authorities said. An investiga…
News
Philly Man Heads To Prison For Back-To-Back Armed Robbery:
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A 26-year-old man will spend the next 15 years behind bars for a pair of Northeast Philadelphia robberies, federal prosecutors say. Michael Malcolm was sentenced to 185 months plus five years of supervised release and $300 restitution, the US Attorney's Office said in a release. Investigators said the robberies happened within minutes on the night of Oct. 5, 2021. Malcolm walked into Illadelph by All in One Smoke Shop at 14230 Bustleton Avenue and asked for cigarillo wraps before handing over some money, authorities said. When the clerk opened the register, Malc…
Police & Fire
Teen Killed In Philly Shooting
A 19-year-old is dead after being shot on a Northeast Philadelphia street on Sunday evening, city police told Daily Voice. It happened on the 6600 block of Bustleton Avenue in Castor Gardens, the department said. Police were called to the scene around 6:30 p.m. and found the victim, Kairo Lessa-Neves of Mayfair, with a single gunshot wound to the head, they said. He was pronounced dead at Albert Einstein Medical Center about 15 minutes later, according to investigators. No weapon was recovered from the scene and no arrests have been made as of Monday, Aug. 7, police …
News
Florida Mom, Son Killed In Accident While Visiting Pennsylvania
Loved ones and friends said goodbye last weekend to a mother and son who died after being hit by a car on a visit to Pennsylvania. Kellyanne Herman, 32, and her 12-year-old son Alphonso Thompson were in the area from Ocala, Florida, when the accident happened on July 15, relatives said on GoFundMe. City police said a driver in a Mercedes-Benz was moving fast down Bustleton Avenue when he ran a red light at the intersection with Rennard Street in Philadelphia. He struck an oncoming car, and that vehicle struck Herman and her son, the department told Daily Voice. Criminal ch…
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Off-Duty Philadelphia Officer
An 18-year-old man has been charged in a June crash that killed an off-duty Philadelphia police officer, authorities said. Aleksandr Melnikov was charged Friday with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and more, in the crash that killed Henry Gosnki III. Gonski was trying to cross Bustleton Avenue after his shift when he was T-boned by Melnikov in a BMW, according to CBS News and local police. Speed was apparently a factor, and neighbors tell the outlet that racing in the area is not uncommon. Known affectionately as Hank, Gonski served the Philadelphia PD …
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Philly Officer Killed On Way Home From Work: Report
An off-duty Philadelphia police officer was killed in a crash Thursday, June 23, CBS3 reports. The 50-year-old officer was on his way home from work when a BMW carrying three teenagers struck his Hyundai sedan on Bustleton Avenue around midnight, the outlet says. The unidentified officer, who had been with the department for 30 years, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, according to the outlet. Click here for more from CBS3.