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Body Pulled From Delaware River ID'd: Philadelphia Police (UPDATE) Body Pulled From Delaware River ID'd: Philadelphia Police (UPDATE)
Body Pulled From Delaware River ID'd: Philadelphia Police (Update) A man who was found dead in the Delaware River on Thursday, July 26 has been identified, Philadelphia police announced in an updated release the following morning.  Darnell Dogan, 42, of the 4600 block of Ditman Street, was found near North Delaware and Linden avenues in Torresdale around 3:30 p.m., authorities wrote. He was pulled from the river by a PPD marine unit and pronounced dead at 4:20 p.m. on Thursday. Detectives are investigating, the department added.  Details about Darnell's life were not immediately available. His family is invited to share photos, a statement…

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by Mac Bullock & Jillian Pikora
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'Decomposing' Body Pulled From Delaware River, Police Say 'Decomposing' Body Pulled From Delaware River, Police Say
'Decomposing' Body Pulled From Delaware River, Police Say Philadelphia police are investigating after a man's body was recovered from the Delaware River late on Sunday, July 23, the department told Daily Voice.  It happened just before 8 p.m. near the corner of North Delaware Avenue and Orthodox Street in Bridesburg, authorities said.  The remains were found in the water by a passing ship and reported to the US Coast Guard, police said. A police boat recovered the body and turned it over to the Medical Examiner's Office for identification, according to PPD.  The man is described as being white and between 40 and 50 years old. Polic…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Murder By Vehicle: Philadelphia Hit-Run Spree Suspect ID'd, Police Say Murder By Vehicle: Philadelphia Hit-Run Spree Suspect ID'd, Police Say
Murder By Vehicle: Philadelphia Hit-Run Spree Suspect ID'd, Police Say Philadelphia police are looking for the woman who they say hit three people with her car last year and fled the scene each time.  Neera Nicolas-Hudson, 32, is wanted for murder, homicide by vehicle, and related counts, city police said in a release.  Authorities said that Nicolas-Hudson was involved in a multi-vehicle accident on the 100 block of North Delaware Avenue on Dec. 26, which she drove away from, according to investigators.  In that crash, the driver of a scooter was taken to Jefferson Hospital with a shattered lower leg, police said.  After fleeing the crash…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Victim Left In Street To Die As Hit-Run Driver Wreaks Havoc Across Philly Victim Left In Street To Die As Hit-Run Driver Wreaks Havoc Across Philly
Victim Left In Street To Die As Hit-Run Driver Wreaks Havoc Across Philly One man is dead and several more are wounded after a driver rampaged across Philadelphia late on Monday, Dec. 26, authorities say.  Roland White Jr., 22, was standing near the corner of West Lehigh Avenue and North Broad Street at 8:30 p.m., when a driver in a blue or silver 2005 Ford Mustang hit him, Philly police told Daily Voice.  White was rushed to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead less than 10 minutes after first responders arrived on the scene, officials said.  Investigators say the unidentified suspect, believed to be a woman, caused at lea…

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by Mac Bullock