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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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Firefighter Falls 25 Feet From Roof Of Burning Home In Philadelphia Firefighter Falls 25 Feet From Roof Of Burning Home In Philadelphia
Firefighter Falls 25 Feet From Roof Of Burning Home In Philadelphia A Philadelphia firefighter remains hospitalized with multiple injuries after falling from a roof at the scene of a house fire, according to those close to him.  Randy Ballinger of PFD's Ladder 13 and his colleagues were called to a burning rowhome in Southwest Philly where victims were trapped inside early on Saturday, Feb. 25, his loved ones wrote on GoFundMe. But while performing "roof operations" on the second floor, Ballinger lost his balance and fell two stories to the ground, 25 feet below. At a nearby trauma center, doctors found the fireman had suffered a concussion, a collapsed lu…

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by Mac Bullock
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Philly Officer Shot Remains 'Fighting' In Hospital, Loved Ones Say Philly Officer Shot Remains 'Fighting' In Hospital, Loved Ones Say
Philly Officer Shot Remains 'Fighting' In Hospital, Loved Ones Say More than two weeks after he was shot in the line of duty, Philadelphia police officer Giovanni Maysonet remains hospitalized, according to his loved ones.  Maysonet and a colleague were conducting a traffic stop in West Philly's Carroll Park neighborhood on Feb. 8 when a passenger allegedly leaped from the car and shot him in the stomach before running away, Daily Voice reported.  Eric Haynes, a 45-year-old Upper Darby resident, was the subject of a citywide manhunt before SWAT officers took him into custody in Southwest Philly and charged him with the shooting, authorities …

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by Mac Bullock
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Trio Charged With Trafficking Guns, Drugs In Philadelphia: DA Trio Charged With Trafficking Guns, Drugs In Philadelphia: DA
Trio Charged With Trafficking Guns, Drugs In Philadelphia: DA Three members of a drug-dealing and gun-trafficking ring — including its alleged "ringleader" — are sitting in a Philadelphia jail cell, says District Attorney Larry Krasner.  The arrests occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 8 and followed a 15-month investigation by state, local and federal authorities, the DA's Office said.  On that day, prosecutors claimed 29-year-old Adam To and 26-year-old Steven Mao stopped by the Poplar home of 31-year-old Michael Phung Du to buy a quarter-pound of cocaine.  After the alleged transaction, authorities say To and Mao were taken into custody. From there, polic…

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by Mac Bullock