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'Remarkable' Man Killed By Car Was En Route To Work At Philadelphia Hospital: Report 'Remarkable' Man Killed By Car Was En Route To Work At Philadelphia Hospital: Report
'Remarkable' Man Killed By Car Was En Route To Work At Philadelphia Hospital: Report The pedestrian killed in a West Philadelphia crash on Wednesday, April 24 was 55-year-old Jonathan Mack, according to city police.  Authorities said Mack was crossing the 3600 block of Spruce Street when he was struck by a Buick Enclave around 5:30 a.m. The driver left the scene while Mack was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he died, police said.  Officials said the driver, a 41-year-old woman, reported the accident to authorities at the 18th Police District. Her car was recovered and no arrest had been made as of Thursday morning, police said.  According to 6abc, Mack was …

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by Mac Bullock
Sports
76ers Guard Struck By Car In Philadelphia Has Broken Rib, Hip Injury: Police 76ers Guard Struck By Car In Philadelphia Has Broken Rib, Hip Injury: Police
76ers Guard Struck By Car In Philadelphia Has Broken Rib, Hip Injury: Police Philadelphia 76ers guard Kelly Oubre, Jr. was hospitalized after being struck by a hit-and-run vehicle on Saturday, Nov. 11. City police say Oubre was crossing at the 1400 block of Spruce Street at Hick Street when a speeding vehicle tried turning onto Hick, hitting him in the chest with the driver's side mirror. The vehicle fled the location south on Hicks Street. Philadelphia Fire Department medics responded to the scene and brought Oubre to Jefferson Hospital in stable condition with a broken rib and injuries to his hip and right leg.  Tweets by sixers ESPN says the guard will miss a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Burglar Steals $101K In Jewelry After Climbing Through Window Of Philadelphia Home Burglar Steals $101K In Jewelry After Climbing Through Window Of Philadelphia Home
Burglar Steals $101K In Jewelry After Climbing Through Window Of Philadelphia Home Police are looking for the man who slipped into a Philadelphia home late at night and left with six figures worth of jewelry.  It happened in Society Hill around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, city police wrote in a release. The suspect climbed into the kitchen window of a home on the 600 block of Spruce Street, according to investigators.  Surveillance footage released by police shows the suspect walking through the neighborhood.  Central Detective Division is seeking the public's help identifying the individual seen in the following video clip.PhiladelphiaPolice Detectives say he …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Gunfire Rings Out After Philly HS Football Game: Report Gunfire Rings Out After Philly HS Football Game: Report
Gunfire Rings Out After Philly HS Football Game: Report No one was injured when shots rang out after a high school football game in Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 23, 6abc reports. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. outside the field on 48th Street and Spruce Street, the outlet says. Police have only said they discovered shell casings around the scene, where the Lincoln High School team and the West Philadelphia High School team were competing, according to the outlet. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Nicole Acosta