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Newly-Released Bodycam Footage Shows DUI Arrest Of Sean Higgins After Gaudreau Brothers' Deaths Newly-Released Bodycam Footage Shows DUI Arrest Of Sean Higgins After Gaudreau Brothers' Deaths
Newly-Released Bodycam Footage Shows DUI Arrest Of Sean Higgins After Gaudreau Brothers' Deaths CBS Philadelphia has released bodycam footage showing the moments leading up to the DUI arrest of Sean Higgins, who struck and killed NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew on Aug. 29, 2024, in New Jersey. The 9-minute, 37-second video, obtained from the New Jersey State Police, captures 43-year-old Higgins, of Woodstown, being walked through field sobriety tests by officers. During the interaction, Higgins admits to consuming five to six beers since noon that day. At one point during the test, Higgins says: "I'm sorry I'm just freaked out what am I supposed to be doing again?" …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Four Stabbed On SEPTA Bus In Montgomery County: Authorities (UPDATED) Four Stabbed On SEPTA Bus In Montgomery County: Authorities (UPDATED)
Four Stabbed On SEPTA Bus In Montgomery County: Authorities (Updated) A verbal argument on a SEPTA bus on Thursday night, May 23 led to four people being cut with a knife, Upper Merion police said in a release.  It happened on a Route 99 bus near the Macy's at King of Prussia mall, according to investigators.  Authorities said three teen girls and an adult woman began arguing when one of them threw a drink at another. The four began to fight and the adult woman "brandished a small pocket knife," cutting the teens and her own hands during the scuffle, police said.  First responders found the teens at the scene and the adult woman behind a nearb…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Officer Struck, Hospitalized Helping Disabled Driver In Bucks County (DEVELOPING) Officer Struck, Hospitalized Helping Disabled Driver In Bucks County (DEVELOPING)
Officer Struck, Hospitalized Helping Disabled Driver In Bucks County (Developing) A Morrisville police officer was hospitalized Monday night, Sept. 18 on Route 1, according to authorities and various news reports. According to various outlets including 6abc and CBS Philadelphia, the officer was helping the driver near Route 13 when he was struck in the southbound lanes around 8:40 p.m. Prayers to the Morrisville Boro officer struck on RT 1 last night helping a disabled motorist 💙🙏. Just a friendly reminder of PA’s Move Over Law Posted by Bucks County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 He was reportedly in stable condition. Pennsylvania's move over law…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Montco Teen Shot Dead In Philly Was Looking Forward To Summer Job, Loved Ones Say Montco Teen Shot Dead In Philly Was Looking Forward To Summer Job, Loved Ones Say
Montco Teen Shot Dead In Philly Was Looking Forward To Summer Job, Loved Ones Say A Montgomery County teenager who was shot and killed in North Philadelphia over the weekend was looking forward to summer vacation, loved ones say. He was 16 years old. Keivon Abraham of Abington was found with a gunshot wound to the chest on the 2400 block of North Clarion Street early on Monday, May 29, city police told Daily Voice. No arrests have been made in connection with his death and investigators have not revealed a suspected motive, the outlet says.  Loved ones say the teen was a sophomore at Abington High School. The campus community observed a moment of silence on Tuesday…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
'Evil And Vile': Suspect ID'd In Fatal Delco Arson Fire, DA Says 'Evil And Vile': Suspect ID'd In Fatal Delco Arson Fire, DA Says
'Evil And Vile': Suspect ID'd In Fatal Delco Arson Fire, DA Says Officials have named the suspect in the deadly arson fire that killed a 20-year-old disabled woman in Delaware County.  Aaron Clark, 30, of Philadelphia, is charged with first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said in a press conference Wednesday, Dec. 7.  Here’s a mugshot of the suspect, Aaron Clark, 30, who’s charged with first degree murder, four counts of attempted murder, arson and several other charges @CBSPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/AdDt1G39KT — Matt Petrillo (@MattPetrillo) December 7, 2022 Calling the incident "one of the m…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Honda In Philly-NJ Pursuit No Longer Linked To Mass Shooting (UPDATE) Honda In Philly-NJ Pursuit No Longer Linked To Mass Shooting (UPDATE)
Honda In Philly-NJ Pursuit No Longer Linked To Mass Shooting (Update) While police initially believed that a vehicle involved in a pursuit from Philadelphia to New Jersey was linked to a weekend mass shooting, they say that's no longer the case, according to CBS Philadelphia. The dark-colored Honda Accord matched specific characteristics of a suspect vehicle linked to the shooting that left nine people hurt over the weekend, Chief Inspector Scott Small told the outlet. Once the suspect was taken into custody following the chase, it became clear to investigators that he was not associated with the incident, CBS says citing police. The chase began Wednesd…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way I-95 Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 6 Hurt In Philly: Report Wrong-Way I-95 Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 6 Hurt In Philly: Report
Wrong-Way I-95 Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 6 Hurt In Philly: Report One person died and at least six others were seriously hurt in a crash on I-95 Saturday, Aug. 6 in Philadelphia, CBS Philadelphia reports. Two cars were going the wrong way on an access ramp near Frankford Avenue and Academy Road when they struck another vehicle going in the correct direction under the overpass around 10:45 p.m., the outlet says. The southbound lanes were closed. Click here for more from CBS Philadelphia.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Murder Suspect Nabbed In Massachusetts Philadelphia Murder Suspect Nabbed In Massachusetts
Philadelphia Murder Suspect Nabbed In Massachusetts A man wanted for a Philadelphia murder could was arrested in Massachusetts, authorities said. Wagner Ernesto Tejeda-Pena was wanted for fatally shooting Loi Nguyen, age 77, while he was on a walk in Philadelphia on the morning of June 21, CBS Philadelphia reports. Tejeda-Pena also tried shooting two other victims fifteen minutes before shooting Nguyen but his gun malfunctioned, Boston Police said. Tejeda-Pena was also wanted in connection with two stabbings in Boston, including a homicide in West Roxbury, and has also threatened family members, police added. He was arrested in the are…

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by David Cifarelli
News
Defrocked Philly Priest From Maryland Gets Prison Time For Sex Abuse, Lying To Feds Defrocked Philly Priest From Maryland Gets Prison Time For Sex Abuse, Lying To Feds
Defrocked Philly Priest From Maryland Gets Prison Time For Sex Abuse, Lying To Feds A defrocked Philadelphia priest and Maryland resident has been sentenced to prison for lying during an FBI sexual abuse investigation at his church, multiple sources report. Robert Brennan, 83, was sentenced to two years of house arrest and five years of probation on Thursday, March 31, CBS Philadelphia reports. Brennan told prosecutors he lied to investigators about knowing a former altar boy that Brennan sexually assaulted in 1998. The alleged victim, Sean McIlmail, was 11 years old when he was raped and molested by Brennan at Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church in Rhawnhurst, …

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by David Cifarelli