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Detour Ahead: I-95 North In Center City To Close For Roadwork, PennDOT Says Detour Ahead: I-95 North In Center City To Close For Roadwork, PennDOT Says
Detour Ahead: I-95 North In Center City To Close For Roadwork, PennDOT Says A portion of Interstate 95 in Center City Philadelphia will shut down next weekend for roadwork, PennDOT has announced.  The northbound lanes from Exit 20 (Columbus Boulevard) to Exit 22 (Interstate 676) will be closed and detoured from Saturday evening, Feb. 3 to Monday morning, Feb. 5, officials said.  "This closure comes as PennDOT begins partial demolition of the existing concrete covering over I-95 between Chestnut and Walnut streets under the $329 million project to replace and expand the covered area at Penn's Landing in Center City Philadelphia," said PennDOT in a statemen…

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Notorious Bicyclist Butt Grabber Nabbed In South Philly Notorious Bicyclist Butt Grabber Nabbed In South Philly
Notorious Bicyclist Butt Grabber Nabbed In South Philly A bicyclist accused of committing drive-by sexual assaults across South Philadelphia was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 8, city police told Daily Voice.  Authorities said they are withholding the man's identity until he is officially charged.  Investigators believe he grabbed at least seven different women he passed on his bike between Sunday and Monday, Aug. 6 and 7. Police said the known incidents occurred: On the 1700 block of South Broad Street, 5 a.m. Sunday. On the 1700 block of South Broad Street, 10:25 a.m. Sunday. On the 1900 block of East Passyunk Avenue, 6:20 p.m. Sunday.&…

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by Mac Bullock
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Cyclist Stabs Would-Be Robber With Own Knife: Philly Police Cyclist Stabs Would-Be Robber With Own Knife: Philly Police
Cyclist Stabs Would-Be Robber With Own Knife: Philly Police A knife-wielding robber ended up hospitalized with multiple stab wounds when he tried to rob the wrong cyclist, Philadelphia police told Daily Voice.  A 31-year-old man was riding his bike on the 1200 block of Walnut Street in Center City at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, when a suspect approached him with a knife, the department said.  The victim lunged for the knife and struggled briefly against the suspect before prying it from his hands and stabbing the would-be thief in his neck and back, authorities claimed.  The suspect made one final effort to ride away on the 31…

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by Mac Bullock
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Philly Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 3, Cops Say Philly Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 3, Cops Say
Philly Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 3, Cops Say Police in Philadelphia are searching for the driver who they said caused a crash that killed three people over the summer.  Officials say Myzeh Jesse-Ross, 20, was driving a Dodge Charger with seven passengers north on 52nd Street at around 3 a.m. on Aug. 14.  Jesse-Ross ran a red light at the intersection with Walnut Street before striking a Hyundai Elantra carrying three passengers, police said.  Two passengers in the Hyundai and one passenger in the Dodge were killed in the crash: 42-year-old William Wilcox, 58-year-old Lisa Crump, and 16-year-old Ledonis Bryant, authorit…

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by Mac Bullock