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Teen Babysitter Shot Answering Door In Philadelphia: Police Teen Babysitter Shot Answering Door In Philadelphia: Police
Teen Babysitter Shot Answering Door In Philadelphia: Police A 16-year-old babysitter was shot after answering a knock at the door of a Philadelphia apartment late Monday, April 15, according to city police.  6abc reports it happened just before midnight at the Cliveden Apartments in Germantown.  "When the 16-year-old answered the door, we're not certain how many but at least one male entered the property and fired six shots, striking the 16-year-old in the abdomen and the arm," said PPD Chief Inspector Scott Small. "We're very, very lucky that those two children, ages 5 and 7, were not struck by gunfire, because that's where the shot…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspects In Philly Double Shooting Caught On Video, Investigators Say Suspects In Philly Double Shooting Caught On Video, Investigators Say
Suspects In Philly Double Shooting Caught On Video, Investigators Say Authorities have released video footage that they say shows the two gunmen in the deadly Germantown shooting on March 27.  A 16-year-old boy was killed and a 17-year-old was seriously injured when shots rang out on Wister Street around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, police have said. Police footage.  PhiladelphiaPolice  Investigators believe both suspects are teenagers.  Suspect one is described as a black male between 5-foot-3 and 5-foot-6 with a medium build.  Suspect two is described as a black male between 5-foot-10 and 6-foot-1 with a "heavier" build. He may have …

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by Mac Bullock
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16-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Philadelphia: Investigators 16-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Philadelphia: Investigators
16-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Philadelphia: Investigators One teen is dead and another hospitalized after gunfire rang out in Germantown on Wednesday night, March 27, according to Philadelphia police.  Authorities said it happened near the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Wister Street around 6:45 p.m.  A 16-year-old boy was struck once in the right upper back and pronounced dead minutes later at Einstein Hospital, police said. A 17-year-old boy was struck in the right hip and hospitalized in stable condition. Chief Inspector Scott Small told 6abc that a stray bullet passed through a car window and grazed the shirt of a 55-yea…

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by Mac Bullock
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Decomposed Body Could Be Connected To Missing Philadelphia Mom Heading To Atlantic City Decomposed Body Could Be Connected To Missing Philadelphia Mom Heading To Atlantic City
Decomposed Body Could Be Connected To Missing Philadelphia Mom Heading To Atlantic City Human remains found in a Germantown home on Tuesday, Oct. 17 may be those of a missing Philadelphia woman, according to her loved ones.  City police and FBI agents made the grisly discovery in the basement of a residence on the 400 block of East Penn Street, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice.  The victim has not been officially identified, but loved ones say the body was that of missing 39-year-old Javitta Ren Brockington.  Thank you for all who prayed and shared the posts about Javitta. Her body was found 😢. Please pray for her family and... Posted by Courtney Lyneé on Wednesday,…

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by Mac Bullock
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New Details Emerge In Deadly Philadelphia Officer-Involved Shooting New Details Emerge In Deadly Philadelphia Officer-Involved Shooting
New Details Emerge In Deadly Philadelphia Officer-Involved Shooting Authorities in Philadelphia are offering new details about the deadly police shooting of 41-year-old Jahad Snead that began with a triple murder hours earlier on Monday morning, Oct. 2. Officers found four shooting victims — three of them dead — at a residence on the 6100 block of Shelbourne Street around 4:50 a.m., Daily Voice reported. They have been identified by multiple outlets as 63-year-old Denise Snead-Doram, 61-year-old Gregory Doram, and 42-year-old Nina O'Brien. The fourth was left in critical condition.  Snead was identified as the suspect and was said to be…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Philly Man Nabbed In GA After Outrunning Police Three Times: Authorities Philly Man Nabbed In GA After Outrunning Police Three Times: Authorities
Philly Man Nabbed In GA After Outrunning Police Three Times: Authorities A Philadelphia man accused of running from authorities during three separate traffic stops was taken into custody in Georgia, according to state police.  Andre Lamont Bailey, 43, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 25, officials said.  In all three alleged flights from police, authorities claimed Bailey was armed with a gun. He is a convicted felon and unable to legally own firearms, police noted.  Philadelphia authorities later found both of his known cars "unoccupied" on the 500 block of Armstrong Street in Germantown, police said. Four guns, a bullet-proof vest, and "a significa…

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by Mac Bullock
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Philly Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Man With His Own Gun Philly Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Man With His Own Gun
Philly Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Man With His Own Gun A Philadelphia man was shot in the leg with his own gun as a police officer tried to disarm him, city authorities told Daily Voice.  It happened in Germantown on Monday, April 17 around 4:15 p.m., police said. A 62-year-old man was walking his dog when two unleashed pit bulls approached him near 20th and Chew Streets.  One of the pit bulls began to attack the man's dog, police said. The owner tried to separate the animals but was unsuccessful, and drew his Taurus 9mm handgun before firing twice at the attacking dog and killing it, officials wrote.  The other dog scurrie…

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by Mac Bullock
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Philly Mosque Vandal Arrested, Charged Philly Mosque Vandal Arrested, Charged
Philly Mosque Vandal Arrested, Charged Philadelphia police say they caught the man responsible for vandalizing a mosque in West Oak Lane over the weekend.  Johnathan Boone, 47, of Germantown section, was charged with criminal mischief, institutional vandalism, and criminal trespassing, city police said in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 28.  The incident occurred at Masjidullah, 7401 Limekiln Pike, just before midnight on Friday, Feb. 24, Daily Voice has reported. Mosque leaders posted photos to Facebook on Saturday, Feb. 25 showing crudely painted messages and images on the house of worship's doors and walls. A despicable act o…

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by Mac Bullock
News
DA Krasner Wants Longer Sentence For Eric Ruch DA Krasner Wants Longer Sentence For Eric Ruch
DA Krasner Wants Longer Sentence For Eric Ruch Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner wants a longer sentence for the ex-city cop convicted of killing an unarmed black man in 2017.  In a statement issued Tuesday, Nov. 29, Krasner said he filed a motion in Common Pleas Court seeking reconsideration of the 11.5-to-23-month sentence handed down to former Philadelphia police officer Eric Ruch earlier this month.  Ruch was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in September for the killing of 25-year-old Dennis Plowden in Germantown in 2017, as Daily Voice has reported. Ruch's sentence, Krasner said, was a "gross downward departure" fr…

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by Mac Bullock
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Ex-Philly Cop Who Shot Unarmed Black Man Learns His Fate Ex-Philly Cop Who Shot Unarmed Black Man Learns His Fate
Ex-Philly Cop Who Shot Unarmed Black Man Learns His Fate A former Philadelphia police officer convicted of fatally shooting an unarmed black man will spend 11 to 23 months in prison, multiple outlets report.   A jury convicted ex-cop Eric Ruch, 34, of voluntary manslaughter in September for the killing of 25-year-old Dennis Plowden in Germantown in 2017, as Daily Voice has reported.  Ruch was also charged with third-degree murder, but the jury found him not guilty, reports indicate.  It's the first time in Philadelphia's history that a jury convicted a police officer for an on-duty killing, according to District Attorney Larr…

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by Mac Bullock
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Ex-Philly Cop Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In On-Duty Killing Of Unarmed Black Man Ex-Philly Cop Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In On-Duty Killing Of Unarmed Black Man
Ex-Philly Cop Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In On-Duty Killing Of Unarmed Black Man A now-former Philadelphia police officer was convicted Wednesday, Sept. 21 in the on-duty killing of an unarmed Black man nearly five years earlier, authorities said. After an eight-day trial, Eric Ruch Jr., 34, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and possession of an instrument of crime for his role in the shooting death of 25-year-old Dennis Plowden in 2017, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.  His bail was revoked and sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 17 The DA's office says this trial was the first in the city in which an on-duty police officer was tried fo…

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by Nicole Acosta
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SEPTA Conductor, Dad Of 7 Killed In Philly Ambush Was 'Family Rock' SEPTA Conductor, Dad Of 7 Killed In Philly Ambush Was 'Family Rock'
SEPTA Conductor, Dad Of 7 Killed In Philly Ambush Was 'Family Rock' A Philadelphia dad of seven was killed in what authorities are calling a tragic case of mistaken identity, 6abc reports. Daniel Ruley, 37, was ambushed outside his home on the 100 block of East Washington Lane in the Germantown neighborhood around 12:45 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, the news outlet says. It happened not long after his wife walked inside the home. He died at the scene. The alleged gunman had been waiting in a dark-colored sedan outside the home, police told the outlet. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe was launched for his family's remaining expenses. "Our beloved husband, …

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by Nicole Acosta
Schools
Man Wanted For Murder In Upper Darby, Police Say Man Wanted For Murder In Upper Darby, Police Say
Man Wanted For Murder In Upper Darby, Police Say Police in Delaware County are seeking the public's help in locating a wanted man. Abdul Rafi Muhsin is wanted on a first-degree murder charge in connection with an incident that happened in May, Upper Darby police said. Muhsin is known to frequent parts of Philadelphia, particularly the Germantown/Mount Airy/West Oak Lane sections, police said. Anyone with information on Muhsin's whereabouts is asked to contact the Upper Darby Police Department at 610-734-7693.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Accused Of Gunning Down Ex-Girlfriend's Brother Captured By U.S. Marshals In Philadelphia Man Accused Of Gunning Down Ex-Girlfriend's Brother Captured By U.S. Marshals In Philadelphia
Man Accused Of Gunning Down Ex-Girlfriend's Brother Captured By U.S. Marshals In Philadelphia A Lansdowne man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend's brother in Norristown was captured this week in Philadelphia by members of the U.S. Marshals, after months on the run, authorities announced. Nyjeah White, 27, was taken into custody Friday in the Germantown section without incident, on charges of first- and third-degree murder, person not to possess a firearm and possessing an instrument of crime, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Norristown police responded to the alley between 1238 and 1240 Markley St., around 9:40 p.m. last New Year's Eve on reports…

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by Cecilia Levine