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Dispute Between Tow-Truck Companies May Have Led To Philly Murder: Police Dispute Between Tow-Truck Companies May Have Led To Philly Murder: Police
Dispute Between Tow-Truck Companies May Have Led To Philly Murder: Police The early morning slaying of a 25-year-old in Philadelphia last month may have been the result of "a dispute between competing tow-truck companies responding to a car accident," city police believe. The male victim was shot dead around 1 a.m. on the corner of Chester Avenue and 52nd Street on Sept. 23, the department said.  In video footage released by police, the shooter is seen getting out of the backseat of a 2014 to 2016 Kia Sportage along with the driver, approaching a group on the corner, and opening fire.  Footage from the Sept. 23 shooting released by PPD. YouTube/Philadelphia…

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by Mac Bullock
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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
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Philly Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 3, Cops Say Philly Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 3, Cops Say
Philly Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 3, Cops Say Police in Philadelphia are searching for the driver who they said caused a crash that killed three people over the summer.  Officials say Myzeh Jesse-Ross, 20, was driving a Dodge Charger with seven passengers north on 52nd Street at around 3 a.m. on Aug. 14.  Jesse-Ross ran a red light at the intersection with Walnut Street before striking a Hyundai Elantra carrying three passengers, police said.  Two passengers in the Hyundai and one passenger in the Dodge were killed in the crash: 42-year-old William Wilcox, 58-year-old Lisa Crump, and 16-year-old Ledonis Bryant, authorit…

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by Mac Bullock