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I-95 Closed In Philadelphia After Truck Hits Conrail Bridge I-95 Closed In Philadelphia After Truck Hits Conrail Bridge
Conrail Bridge Traffic A portion of I-95 in Philadelphia will be closed for repairs to the Conrail bridge, after it was struck by a truck Monday afternoon, April 1. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said the northbound side of the highway was be closed and detoured approaching the Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue Interchange beginning at 10 p.m. April 1. The highway was reduced to a single lane for several hours while Conrail bridge engineers conducted their inspection to establish an emergency repair plan. Service to the Atlantic City Rail Line was suspended amid the repairs. 1of2 Atl…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Shot In Northeast Philadelphia, Say Police Driver Shot In Northeast Philadelphia, Say Police
Driver Shot In Northeast Philadelphia, Say Police Authorities are investigating after a 21-year-old man was shot on a Northeast Philadelphia street late Monday, March 25, police told Daily Voice.  It happened on the 4600 block of Adams Avenue in Frankford around 11;30 p.m., PPD said.  The victim was shot once in the lower back and taken to Temple Hospital in critical condition, according to authorities. No weapon was recovered and no arrests made as of Tuesday morning, March 26, police added. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Philly Teen's Killer Spotted At Hookah Bar Before Slaying, Police Say Philly Teen's Killer Spotted At Hookah Bar Before Slaying, Police Say
Philly Teen's Killer Spotted At Hookah Bar Before Slaying, Police Say The gunman who killed a teen near a Frankford hookah bar last month was spotted on video patronizing the bar just before the killing, according to city police.  The shooting happened on the 4100 block of Torresdale Avenue just before 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 4, Daily Voice reported. An 18-year-old man was killed and a 20-year-old woman was shot in the arm, authorities said at the time.  Police have released new security footage that they say shows the shooter and his car in the hours before the attack.  PhiladelphiaPolice The suspect is described as a bearded black man in his early to mid-…

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by Mac Bullock
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Aerial Video Tracks Carjacker's Philly Pursuit, Arrest After Stealing Car During NJ Test Drive Aerial Video Tracks Carjacker's Philly Pursuit, Arrest After Stealing Car During NJ Test Drive
Aerial Video Tracks Carjacker's Philly Pursuit, Arrest After Stealing Car During NJ Test Drive Aerial footage captured by NBC10 shows a man in a carjacked SUV leading a police pursuit through Philadelphia, after stealing a vehicle during a test drive in New Jersey. Trouble began last Thursday when the 41-year-old suspect is believed to have forced a car salesman out of a 2022 Kia Sorento during the test drive in Cherry Hill, police said during a press conference. The stolen car was spotted speeding through a North Philadelphia neighborhood on Monday night. The suspect had threatened to shoot if the salesperson did not get out of the car, and fled from police on the 1800 blo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Philly Man Abducted In U-Haul After Trip To Parx Casino Weeks After Deadly NJ Incident: Reports Philly Man Abducted In U-Haul After Trip To Parx Casino Weeks After Deadly NJ Incident: Reports
Philly Man Abducted In U-Haul After Trip To Parx Casino Weeks After Deadly NJ Incident: Reports A Philadelphia was kidnapped in a U-Haul van then tied up and robbed in a basement while returning from the Parx Casino over the weekend, news reports say. The news comes just weeks after a New Jersey man was followed home from the same casino and shot dead in his driveway. The 46-year-old victim apparently saw a U-Haul van in his Adams Avenue driveway around 1 a.m. Sunday, according to 6abc and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Three masked men including at least two who were armed approached him and grabbed him while he was going inside his house, the outlet said. He was then thrown …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
WINNER: Pennsylvania Lottery Ticket Good For $1.75 Million Sold In Philadelphia WINNER: Pennsylvania Lottery Ticket Good For $1.75 Million Sold In Philadelphia
Winner: Pennsylvania Lottery Ticket Good For $1.75 Million Sold In Philadelphia A Pennsylvania lottery ticket good for $1.75 million was sold in Philadelphia. The winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket from the Wednesday, April 28 drawing was sold at a Lukoil on Adams Avenue in Philadelphia. The winning ticket matched all five balls drawn, 2-10-22-41-43. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

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by Nicole Acosta