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Escaped Inmate Ditched Stolen Truck In South Philly: US Marshals Escaped Inmate Ditched Stolen Truck In South Philly: US Marshals
Escaped Inmate Ditched Stolen Truck In South Philly: US Marshals A convict who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison early this month was recently in South Philadelphia, according to the US Marshals Service. A Ford F-150 believed to be stolen by fugitive Isaiah R. Tilghman was found abandoned on the 2600 block of South Front Street, Marshals said Friday, Dec. 15.  The truck was bearing a stolen license plate that authorities believe Tilghman snagged off a similar truck in the Port Richmond neighborhood last Wednesday, Dec. 6.  The 33-year-old has been on the run since escaping the Blair County Prison on Sunday, Dec. 3, officials said previously. …

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by Mac Bullock
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Escaped PA Prisoner May Be Near Port Richmond, US Marshals Warn Escaped PA Prisoner May Be Near Port Richmond, US Marshals Warn
Escaped PA Prisoner May Be Near Port Richmond, US Marshals Warn An inmate who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison over the weekend might have been in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section on Wednesday, Dec. 6, according to US Marshals.  Isaiah Robert Tilghman slipped past guards at the Blair County Prison on Sunday, Dec. 3, and fled the area in a stolen red 2011 Ford F-150, authorities said.  The 33-year-old was being held on drug charges and alleged parole violations, officials noted.  Around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police said they found the plate from the truck Tilghman stole attached to a similar Ford on the 3500 block of Belgrade Stre…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspiciously Calm Convict Confesses To Meth Use In Deadly PA Crash Suspiciously Calm Convict Confesses To Meth Use In Deadly PA Crash
Suspiciously Calm Convict Confesses To Meth Use In Deadly PA Crash The eerily calm demeanor of a 42-year-old Pennsylvania man who had just been involved in a deadly crash tipped police off that there was more going on, reports WTAJ. Richard Ewing, of Tyrone, was driving northbound on Route 350 when he crossed over the double yellow line into oncoming traffic killing Wendy M. Ewitz, 59, on June 14, 2021, the outlet reports. Even though Ewing was hurt— and had overturned his truck multiple times— he remained calm. When he was taken to UPMC Altoona, though, he confessed to smoking marijuana around 8 a.m. that morning. A blood draw soon revealed he had …

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by Jillian Pikora