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Two Women Found Stabbed To Death In Northeast Philadelphia Basement, Authorities Say Two Women Found Stabbed To Death In Northeast Philadelphia Basement, Authorities Say
Two Women Found Stabbed To Death In Northeast Philadelphia Basement, Authorities Say City police are investigating a double homicide in Philadelphia's Crescentville neighborhood, authorities said on Tuesday, May 21.  Two women were found with multiple stab wounds in the basement of a home on the 6000 block of Bingham Street, PPD said.  The victims, aged 58 and 75, were pronounced dead at 1:45 p.m.  Police said they had no motive and no arrests as of Tuesday afternoon.  Homicide detectives are investigating. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Officer Hospitalized, Driver Killed After Pinning Patrolman With Car: PPD Officer Hospitalized, Driver Killed After Pinning Patrolman With Car: PPD
Officer Hospitalized, Driver Killed After Pinning Patrolman With Car: PPD A driver was shot dead by an officer after pinning the patrolman to a wall with his car, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel announced in a press conference late on Thursday night.  The patrolman had been conducting a solo traffic stop at F Street and Roosevelt Blvd but pursued the driver to Adams and Newtown avenues in the 25th District, the Crescentville neighborhood, just after 7 p.m. on Feb. 15, Commissioner Kevin Bethel detailed. That's where the driver drove into the officer, pinning him by his legs between a vehicle and a wall of the bridge outside Tacon…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Video Shows Shooter Ambush Victim In Northeast Philly: Detectives Video Shows Shooter Ambush Victim In Northeast Philly: Detectives
Video Shows Shooter Ambush Victim In Northeast Philly: Detectives Police investigators in Philadelphia have released new video evidence from an ambush killing on March 13, the department said in a release.  The deadly shooting happened around noon on the 6100 block of Algon Avenue in the city's Crescentville section, according to police.  The new footage from authorities appears to show the shooter pacing around the corner before doubling back and rushing the victim.  Surveillance footage from PPD.  PhiladelphiaPolice Detectives said the victim was shot multiple times throughout the body and died from his injuries.  Anyone …

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by Mac Bullock
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Arrest Made In Deadly Hit-Run Philadelphia Crash: Police Arrest Made In Deadly Hit-Run Philadelphia Crash: Police
Arrest Made In Deadly Hit-Run Philadelphia Crash: Police A 56-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident that left one woman dead in Philadelphia, authorities said. Clarence Person struck Angela Kee, 64, on the 6300 block of Crescentville on Friday, Jan. 7, authorities said. He was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 27 on charges of homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and more.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Levittown Shooting Suspect Shot Dead After Chase Ends In Philadelphia Levittown Shooting Suspect Shot Dead After Chase Ends In Philadelphia
Levittown Shooting Suspect Shot Dead After Chase Ends In Philadelphia A Levittown shooting suspect was shot dead following a police pursuit that ended in Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon, reports say. Terrance Andre Bey, 29, is accused of shooting a man who was attempting to help the victim of a domestic assault at the Racquet Club Apartments on Veterans Highway in Middletown Township, around 2:40 p.m., according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. A 9-1-1 caller told emergency dispatchers that a 28-year-old woman, who lived in the apartment complex, was involved in a domestic assault with her boyfriend, later identified as Bey, of …

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by Nicole Acosta