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Girl Critical, Firefighter Hurt In Philadelphia Fire: Reports Girl Critical, Firefighter Hurt In Philadelphia Fire: Reports
Girl Critical, Firefighter Hurt In Philadelphia Fire: Reports A girl rescued from a Philadelphia house fire was in serious condition as of early on Tuesday, Oct. 25, multiple outlets report.  First responders were dispatched to a home on the 3100 block of Custer Street in the city's Kensington neighborhood around 7 a.m., according to the reports.  The 7-year-old girl was pulled from the home's second floor and rushed to Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children, where her condition was described as "critical," Fox29 reported. PFD members provided emergency medical care & transport for one person who was rescued from this fire today in Kensing…

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by Mac Bullock
News
Mom Identifies Philadelphia Daughter Being Burned Alive In Horrifying Online Video Mom Identifies Philadelphia Daughter Being Burned Alive In Horrifying Online Video
Mom Identifies Philadelphia Daughter Being Burned Alive In Horrifying Online Video Alyssa Morales was in too much pain to identify herself when she arrived at a hospital last month. The Pennsbury High School graduate — who goes by "Bre" and had been homeless while struggling with addiction for several years— was in a Philadelphia park when her assailants set her face on fire around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16.  Morales' mom saw footage of the incident online two days later and was able to identify her. Morales, 36, remains on a ventilator in the hospital, unaware of what happened. And soon, her mom says, a new reality will begin. "She is still holding on. Sti…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
MISSING: 30-Year-Old South Jersey Woman May Be In Philadelphia, Police Say MISSING: 30-Year-Old South Jersey Woman May Be In Philadelphia, Police Say
Missing: 30-Year-Old South Jersey Woman May Be In Philadelphia, Police Say Police seek the public's help locating a missing 30-year-old woman from Camden County. On Friday, July 1, Brandi Albano, was reported missing from the Sicklerville section of Gloucester Township, police said. She was last heard from by family via social media on May 18.  She is described as being 5' tall and weighing 125 pounds. She has hazel eyes and dirty blonde hair.  Seen Her? Brandi Albano is missingGloucester Township police Brandi Albano may be in Camden or the Kensington area of Philadelphia, police said. If anyone has additional information or knowledge of Brandi Albano's lo…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Father-Son Duo Among 23 Arrested In Major Philly Drug Ring: AG Father-Son Duo Among 23 Arrested In Major Philly Drug Ring: AG
Father-Son Duo Among 23 Arrested In Major Philly Drug Ring: AG Approximately five pounds of heroin and fentanyl were seized, along with 1.6 ounces of methamphetamine, three assault rifles, and $179,000 in cash in the takedown of a major Philadelphia drug ring, authorities said. A father and son duo was among 23 people arrested as local, state, and federal law officers served more than 40 search warrants on affiliated properties and vehicles on Wednesday, June 8, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said. Evidence seized in the bust. (photo one)PA AG's Office Evidence seized in the bust. (photo two)PA AG's Office The ringleaders were identified as Curti…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Video Surfaces Of Woman Wanted For Kidnapping Toddler In PA Video Surfaces Of Woman Wanted For Kidnapping Toddler In PA
Video Surfaces Of Woman Wanted For Kidnapping Toddler In PA A YouTube video with nearly 300,000 views has surfaced of a woman wanted by police after she kidnapped a toddler. The video was posted two weeks ago and was supposedly filmed in Kensington, Philadelphia. The channel "Soft White Underbelly" is described as "interviews and portraits of the human condition by photographer Mark Laita." In the video, Maria McKenzie, of Springettsbury Township— who appears much more similar to the second photo police released rather than the blue-eyed blonde-haired woman in the photo they first released— now refers to herself as 'Honey'. Maria McKenzieSprin…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Missing Jackson Woman Who Disappeared During Quick Errand Found In Philly: Report Missing Jackson Woman Who Disappeared During Quick Errand Found In Philly: Report
Missing Jackson Woman Who Disappeared During Quick Errand Found In Philly: Report A 34-year-old woman from the Jersey Shore who was missing for days during what was supposed to be a quick trip to the supermarket was found unharmed in Philadelphia, NJ101.5 reports. A family member reported that Nicole Nelson of Alissa Terrace in Jackson had been missing since approximately 2 p.m. on Feb. 17 when she left home to go to the Jackson Outlets, located just minutes from her home, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Authorities in Jackson were contacted by Philadelphia police late this week saying that they found her car in the Kensington section of the city, according to NJ1…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Authorities ID PA Man Accused Of Stabbing Six Sleeping Family Members: Report Authorities ID PA Man Accused Of Stabbing Six Sleeping Family Members: Report
Authorities ID PA Man Accused Of Stabbing Six Sleeping Family Members: Report The Philadelphia man accused of stabbing six sleeping family members to death on Friday, Feb. 11 has been identified, CBS3 reports. Jamal Holmes, 30, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, simple assault, and reckless endangerment, according to public court records. Officers were called to a stabbing at a house in the 3000 block of North Front Street in Kensington near Clearfield Street just after 4 a.m., police said to multiple media outlets. Six people, ranging in age from 26 to 46, were found stabbed, multiple outlets report citing police on the scene. Half of …

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by Nicole Acosta
Obituaries
Bensalem Man Supplied Drugs That Killed Victim At Recovery House: DA Bensalem Man Supplied Drugs That Killed Victim At Recovery House: DA
Bensalem Man Supplied Drugs That Killed Victim At Recovery House: DA A Bensalem man has been accused of supplying the drugs that a 25-year-old woman overdosed and died on at a recovery house last summer, authorities announced. Matthew Derby Lavender, 25, was charged on Nov. 11 in the death of Nikki Lee Silva, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. Tullytown Borough Police were dispatched to a home in the 400 block of Main Street in Tullytown around 10:45 July 2, authorities said. There, they found Silva dead -- along with three used and two unused baggies of heroin and/or fentanyl, the DA said. Lavender during an Aug. 20 police interview admitt…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Philly Man Who Threw Cinder Blocks At Driver Facing New Charges For Armed Robbery Of Pharmacy Philly Man Who Threw Cinder Blocks At Driver Facing New Charges For Armed Robbery Of Pharmacy
Philly Man Who Threw Cinder Blocks At Driver Facing New Charges For Armed Robbery Of Pharmacy A Philadelphia man who allegedly threw cinder blocks at a driver earlier this month is facing new charges for reportedly robbing a Kensington pharmacy, authorities announced. The indictment alleges that Gregory Stevens, 27, demanded oxycodone from a pharmacist at Universal Pharmacy on Kensington Avenue, to which the pharmacist told him it was in the back room of the pharmacy and led Stevens there to get it on Feb. 22, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams A struggle ensued when the pharmacist attempted to resist Stevens, and he shot the pharmacist …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
DOUBLE FATAL: Philadelphia Police Probe Naked Woman Engulfed In Flames, Burned Body DOUBLE FATAL: Philadelphia Police Probe Naked Woman Engulfed In Flames, Burned Body
Double Fatal: Philadelphia Police Probe Naked Woman Engulfed In Flames, Burned Body Philadelphia police are investigating after two burned bodies -- one a naked woman who was engulfed in flames when they found her -- turned up during the overnight hours on Wednesday, CBSN Philly reports. Police were called to the scene on reports of a bush fire where they found a naked woman engulfed in flames, in Strawberry Mansion, near Woodford and Strawberry Mansion Drives, just after 6 a.m. Wednesday, police told the news outlet. The woman has not been identified and no one has been arrested at this time, the news outlet reports. An additional body was found burned in Kensington duri…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
SEEN HER? Missing MontCo Woman Could Be In Philadelphia SEEN HER? Missing MontCo Woman Could Be In Philadelphia
Seen HER? Missing MontCo Woman Could Be In Philadelphia Police in Montgomery County are seeking the public's help locating a woman who they say went missing Friday afternoon. Shakuhn Queenan was reported missing by her family, who say she may be near Kensington, Philadelphia, Ambler Borough police said. Police are encouraging anyone who has information on the whereabouts of Queenan to contact the Ambler Borough Police Department at (215)-643-6444.

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by Nicole Acosta