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Young Child's 'Severely Decomposed' Body Found In Duffel Bag In Philadelphia: Police Young Child's 'Severely Decomposed' Body Found In Duffel Bag In Philadelphia: Police
Young Child's 'Severely Decomposed' Body Found In Duffel Bag In Philadelphia: Police Police are investigating after a young child was found dead in a duffel bag in Philadelphia on Monday morning, March 18.  The child was found on the 600 block of N. 38th Street in the Mantua section of West Philly, according to the department. Police said it was discovered by someone doing work behind a property on the block.  The child has not yet been identified and their gender is unknown, police said. The remains are "severely decomposed," they added.  6abc reports that the child is thought to be between 2 and 4 years old.  SEE ALSO: Infant Has 'Suspicious' De…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
12-Year-Old PA Boy Found Wrapped In Plastic In Dumpster ID'd: Police 12-Year-Old PA Boy Found Wrapped In Plastic In Dumpster ID'd: Police
12-Year-Old PA Boy Found Wrapped In Plastic In Dumpster ID'd: Police The remains of a boy discovered in a West Philadelphia dumpster last week have been identified, according to city police.  The boy in the dumpster has been identified as 12-year-old Hezekiah "Hezzy" Bernard, authorities announced on Aug. 31. Officers were called for a "hospital case" at 5500 Cherry Street around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 23, the department said.  The area is directly behind a playground, according to Google Maps.  They arrived and met with Philadelphia Housing Authority sanitation workers, who showed them an "unknown male" found in a trash can on the rear of a PHA du…

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by Mac Bullock & Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
4 Hurt When DUI SEPTA Worker Hits Trolley With Mercedes, Police Claim 4 Hurt When DUI SEPTA Worker Hits Trolley With Mercedes, Police Claim
4 Hurt When DUI SEPTA Worker Hits Trolley With Mercedes, Police Claim A SEPTA employee is accused of driving under the influence after she allegedly crashed into a city trolley with her car while off-duty.  Brianna Satchell-Thomas, 31, of West Philadelphia, is charged with aggravated assault while DUI and related counts, city police told Daily Voice.  Authorities say the accident happened just before 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 6. Police said they arrived to find Satchell-Thomas' white Mercedes-Benz with "major damage" near the trolley.  Four people were injured in the crash and were treated, police said.  Investigators claimed Satchell-Th…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Two Children, Adult Hospitalized In Philadelphia Hit-Run Crash With Pickup: Report Two Children, Adult Hospitalized In Philadelphia Hit-Run Crash With Pickup: Report
Two Children, Adult Hospitalized In Philadelphia Hit-Run Crash With Pickup: Report Two children and one adult were hospitalized after a pickup truck struck them and fled the scene in West Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 1, 6abc reports. A 3-year-old girl, 5-year-old girl, and 43-year-old man were hit near 55th Street and Vine Street around noon, the outlet says. The 5-year-old girl was in critical condition, while the other two victims were in stable condition, according to the outlet. No arrests have been made. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Philly Home Storing 154 Jugs Of Gasoline Erupts In Flames: Report Philly Home Storing 154 Jugs Of Gasoline Erupts In Flames: Report
Philly Home Storing 154 Jugs Of Gasoline Erupts In Flames: Report A fire broke out Monday, Aug. 1 at a West Philadelphia home where 154 jugs of gasoline were stored, 6abc reports. Firefighters were called to the blaze on the 100 block of North 59th Street around 8 p.m., the outlet says. Crews battled the fire until around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2. No injuries were reported and a 37-year-old man who used to live in the home was taken in for questioning, according to the outlet. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Plows Into 4 First Responders, Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash NJ Woman Plows Into 4 First Responders, Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash
NJ Woman Plows Into 4 First Responders, Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash A firefighter was killed and three other first responders injured when a New Jersey woman plowed into them at the scene of a DUI crash on Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania early Saturday morning. Troopers and firefighters were at the scene of a crash involving a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu and 2017 Nissan Altima in the right shoulder of the westbound side around 3:05 a.m., PSP Trooper William Butler said. That's when a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Jacquelyn Walker, of Pemberton, drove up the right shoulder hitting a state trooper, the Altima and three firefighters from Belmont Hills and Gladwyne fi…

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by Cecilia Levine