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Trio Wanted For Stabbing, Assault Outside Philly Venue: Authorities Trio Wanted For Stabbing, Assault Outside Philly Venue: Authorities
Trio Wanted For Stabbing, Assault Outside Philly Venue: Authorities Philadelphia police are looking for the group who they say attacked three others outside the Filmore earlier this month.  It happened near the 29 E. Allen Street venue around 11:15 p.m. on Dec. 15, the department said.  Authorities claim the trio punched one victim, causing him to fall backward and hurt his head, then stabbed another in the side and back. Both victims were taken to  Jefferson Hospital, where the one who was stabbed needed emergency surgery and was placed in critical condition, PPD said.  The third victim had his phone snatched and smashed on the ground,…

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by Mac Bullock
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NJ Car Fire Linked To Killing Of Philadelphia Police Officer NJ Car Fire Linked To Killing Of Philadelphia Police Officer
NJ Car Fire Linked To Killing Of Philadelphia Police Officer A car fire on a New Jersey roadway has been linked to the shooting of two Philadelphia police officers that left one dead on Thursday evening, Oct. 12, authorities said. Police in South Brunswick said only that the vehicle fire extinguished on Route 32 around 1 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, was connected to the shooting.  The vehicle fire came nearly two hours after Philadelphia Police Officers Richard Mendez and Raul Ortiz were shot at Philadelphia Airport. Mendez, a 50-year-old with 22 years in the department, was hit multiple times and died from his wounds.  Ortiz was struck in the arm and was…

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by Jillian Pikora, Mac Bullock & Cecilia Levine
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PA Man Killed By Car In South Jersey Loved By Many PA Man Killed By Car In South Jersey Loved By Many
PA Man Killed By Car In South Jersey Loved By Many A 45-year-old man from Pennsylvania was struck and killed by a car while walking Thursday night in South Jersey, local police said. Michael D. Geisler, of Pittsburgh, was trying to cross Greentree Road near Heritage Valley Drive when a 2015 Volkswagen heading westbound on Greentree struck him around 11:45 p.m., Washington Township police said. Geisler was rushed to Jefferson Hospital and then airlifted to Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia where he was pronounced dead, police said. Condolences poured in. I am heartbroken over the loss of my friend, Mike Geisler, and I send all my lov…

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by Cecilia Levine