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Car Passenger Shot In Philly Suburbs In Broad Daylight, Say Authorities Car Passenger Shot In Philly Suburbs In Broad Daylight, Say Authorities
Car Passenger Shot In Philly Suburbs In Broad Daylight, Say Authorities One person is hospitalized after gunfire rang out on a suburban street in Ridley Township Wednesday afternoon, according to police.  It happened in the Kinder Park community near the intersection of Liberty and Justice roads around 1:40 p.m. on Aug. 2, authorities said in a release.  The victim was in a car with others when a single bullet hit the passenger side door, striking their left knee, police said. The car fled to nearby Congregation Ohev Shalom synagogue where the victims phoned first responders, said Nether Providence police, who reported to the scene.  “Once …

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by Mac Bullock
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Armed Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder In Ridley Township Shooting Armed Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder In Ridley Township Shooting
Armed Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder In Ridley Township Shooting Authorities in Delaware County are searching for the gunman who shot a victim in Ridley Township on Friday, Sept. 23. Charles Koslosky, 42, fled from the 1400 block of W MacDade Boulevard in a black SUV after firing his gun at a man in a parking lot around 1 p.m., Ridley Township police said. The victim was expected to survive, authorities said. According to the victim, he was walking away from an argument with Koslosky about his girlfriend when Kolosky shot him in the back. Meanwhile, Kolosky is considered armed and is wanted on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assau…

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by Nicole Acosta
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COLD CASE: Man's Remains Found In 1978 In PA ID'd As NJ Military Veteran COLD CASE: Man's Remains Found In 1978 In PA ID'd As NJ Military Veteran
Cold CASE: Man's Remains Found In 1978 In PA ID'd As NJ Military Veteran For 44 years, the remains of a man found near a Pennsylvania creek have been referred to by investigators only as "John Doe." This month, investigators identified the remains as those of Kevin Alvin Jude Carroll, 18, of Oregon, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said in a joint release. Carroll was newly discharged from the McGuire Air Force Base in Burlington County, New Jersey when his remains were found near Crum Creek close to Bullens Lane and Valley Road in the Woodlyn section of Ridley Township on Dec. 13, 1978, Stollsteimer said alongside Ridley Townsh…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Discovery Of Human Remains Submerged In PA Waters Cracks 18-Year Cold Case Discovery Of Human Remains Submerged In PA Waters Cracks 18-Year Cold Case
Discovery Of Human Remains Submerged In PA Waters Cracks 18-Year Cold Case The recent discovery of a missing vehicle submerged underwater containing human remains in a suburban Philadelphia town could help police crack a cold case dating back to 2003. Divers who found the vehicle and recovered the remains believe both belong to James Amiable, a Ridley Township man who left to pick his daughters up from a babysitter and never showed up on Dec. 4, 2003. The discovery was made Saturday, March 19, by Adventures with Purpose Underwater Dive and Recovery, a volunteer search and rescue organization that works directly with families. Amabile's vehicle and remai…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Arrest Made In 'Tragic' Killing Of DelCo Smoke Shop Employee Arrest Made In 'Tragic' Killing Of DelCo Smoke Shop Employee
Arrest Made In 'Tragic' Killing Of DelCo Smoke Shop Employee Police have arrested the suspect wanted for killing a smoke shop employee in Delaware County last week, authorities said. Shawn Williams, 39, of Chester, is facing homicide charges in the murder of Sameer Abdullah, Ridley Township police said Tuesday. Abdullah, an employee of Empire Smoke Shop & Phones, located at 1418 Chester Pike in Crum Lynne, was shot and killed inside the store Friday morning, police said. He was shot multiple times with a revolver in the upper body at close range, according to police. Investigators gathered evidence that linked Williams to the crime, they s…

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by Nicole Acosta
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'Let's Get It On:' Burglar Says Before Lunging At Ridley Police Corporal 'Let's Get It On:' Burglar Says Before Lunging At Ridley Police Corporal
'Let's Get It On:' Burglar Says Before Lunging At Ridley Police Corporal A Delaware County burglar who lunged at a Ridley police corporal last week was arrested on multiple charges, authorities said. A woman told emergency responders that a "white man wearing a black polo shirt with blue jeans" broke into her Haverford Road home through an unlocked door while she was in her basement around 4:40 p.m. on Sept. 15, according to the Ridley Township Police Department. The man, identified as 58-year-old James Monroe, claimed to be looking for “Jim," police said. He was told that he was at the wrong house. The woman's pug, "Frank," then attacked Monroe's leg, cau…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police Probe Ridley Township Shooting, Assure No Threats To Public Police Probe Ridley Township Shooting, Assure No Threats To Public
Police Probe Ridley Township Shooting, Assure No Threats To Public Police are investigating after an apparent shooting broke out in Ridley Township Tuesday night. Specific details of the shooting could not be confirmed, aside from the fact that officers were dispatched around 9:30 p.m. to 1700 block of Bullens Lane to investigate, which is also right on the border of Nether Providence, local police said. Nether Providence police urge there is no threat to the public. The Ridley Township Police Department and the Delaware County Criminal Investigation Department (CID) are investigating the incident. Ridley Township police did not immediately return D…

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by Nicole Acosta
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KNOW ANYTHING? Man Seen In Stolen Car Steals Second Car At DelCo Jones' Liberty KNOW ANYTHING? Man Seen In Stolen Car Steals Second Car At DelCo Jones' Liberty
Know Anything? Man Seen In Stolen Car Steals Second Car At DelCo Jones' Liberty Police in Delaware County are seeking the public's help to identify a man who was seen in a stolen Honda exiting the car and fleeing the scene of a local Jones' Liberty in a new car, authorities said. An employee told police that a white Honda pulled into the business with a flat front driver's side tire on Feb. 23 at the West MacDade Boulevard location in the Milmont Park section of Ridley, according to the Ridley Township Police Department. Surveillance footage shows a "white male with a dark mustache" inquiring about the cost of a replacement tire, police said. Unbeknowns…

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by Nicole Acosta