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1-Year-Old Boy Stabbed Outside Philadelphia Synagogue: What We Know
A 1-year-old baby was stabbed outside of a synagogue in Philadelphia Saturday, April 13, police said. According to Philadelphia police, the boy was stabbed in the left forearm outside of 300 South 18th Street just after 12 p.m. In a statement to 6abc, Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel (BZBI) synagogue said the incident was not an anti-Semitic attack. The baby was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia by PFD-Medic Unit and is in stable condition. No weapon was found, no arrests were made, and there was no scene.
Police & Fire
Police ID Gunman In Philadelphia's Eid Al-Fitr Celebration Shootout
Police have identified one of the four armed individuals involved in a shootout that erupted during an Eid al-Fitr celebration in Philadelphia this week. Kahbir Oglesby-Hicks, 21, of Philadelphia, was arrested and charged with Violation of the Uniformed Firearms Act (VUFA), possessing an instrument of crime, VUFA on streets, and evading arrest, city police said. Gunfire between two groups rang out out just before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, during the celebration on 47th and Wyalusing Avenue, police said. A 22-year-old black male was struck in the stomach and a 15-year-old black …
Police & Fire
Car Hits Three Children On Philadelphia Street: Authorities
Three children are in the hospital after they were struck by a car in Southwest Philadelphia on Thursday, March 14, city police said. It happened near the corner of Woodland Avenue and South 68th Street around 4 p.m., according to PPD. The victims were crossing the street when they were hit by a Subaru, authorities said. A 6-year-old boy suffered severe head and face injuries and was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in critical condition, police said. The others, an 11-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy, received minor injuries to their legs, face, a…
Police & Fire
Escaped Philadelphia Murder Suspect Shane Pryor Captured After Boarding Bus: Police
A 17-year-old murder suspect who escaped from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia last week has been captured, officials said. Shane Pryor was apprehended by the US Marshals Service at 3rd and Boulevard on Sunday, Jan. 28, just after boarding a bus, officials said. Pryor, who was charged with murder as an adult back in 2020, was being taken with a hand injury to CHOP by the Juvenile Justice Service Center on Jan. 24, police said. Murder escapee, Shane Pryor, escaped from his escorting staff yesterday at 11:51 am and 5 minutes later was observed in the lobby of the Hub for Clin…
Police & Fire
Escaped Philly Murder Suspect's Getaway Driver Arrested, Police Say
The man who was spotted security footage at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia driving the getaway vehicle that helped a teenage murder suspect escape custody has been arrested, Philadelphia police announced on Friday morning. Michael Diggs, 18, was allegedly seen driving the same cream-colored Ford from the video at CHOP that murder suspect Shane Pryor fled in around 11:54 a.m. on Jan. 24, according to PPD. Michael Diggs was later spotted in the vehicle and taken in for questioning, as detailed in a police release. After which, he was charged with hindering…
Police & Fire
Teen Prisoner Escapes Police Custody In Philadelphia: Authorities
A teenager escaped police custody in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Jan. 24, and is considered "dangerous," authorities say. Shane Pryor, 17, fled from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) emergency room parking lot at 34th & Spruce streets just before noon, said PPD. 6abc reports he was being held on murder, conspiracy, and firearms offenses. He was last seen headed toward University Avenue and Civic Center Boulevard, the department said. Pryor was wearing a blue sweater, blue sweatpants, and no shoes. He is described as 5-foot-7 and …
News
Baby Beater Burned To Death By Boiling Water At Prison In Montgomery County
A Delaware County dad serving time at a Montgomery County prison for abusing his infant daughter died after being scalded with boiling water, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office in a release. Brandon Grant, 39, died on Sunday, Jan. 14 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest from pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis and complications from burns to his back, according to officials. The death was ruled accidental following an autopsy on Tuesday, Jan. 16, said Coroner Daniel Buglio. Grant was serving a sentence at SCI Phoenix in Collegeville, the coroner said. Prison …
Police & Fire
Arbetina Johnson-Lowery Charged With Homicide By Vehicle: DA
A 35-year-old Norristown resident is charged with homicide by vehicle and driving under the influence after a wreck that killed her 14-month-old son, prosecutors say. Arbetina Johnson-Lowery hit a stopped SEPTA bus near Old Arch Road and E. Johnson Highway on Sept. 30, 2023, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Detectives said the westbound bus had stopped to unload passengers when Johnson-Lowery, headed east on the highway, clipped the bumper of a car in front of her and then slammed into the bus' driver's side. Her baby, "found by witnesse…
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Five More Possible Measle Exposures Reported In Philadelphia
City health officials are warning of five more places and times where city residents may have been exposed to the measles virus in December. The announcement comes weeks after a potential exposure incident was reported at the Jefferson Health building in Center City. Possible exposure sites include: The Multicultural Education Station Day Care at 6919 Castor Avenue on Dec. 20 and 21; The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Emergency Room at 3401 Civic Center Boulevard on Dec. 28; The Christopher’s Hospital for Children Emergency Department from…
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'Charged Lemonade' From Philadelphia Panera Led To Death Of UPenn Student: Lawsuit
More than a year after a UPenn student from New Jersey died, her family has filed a wrongful death suit against Panera. Sarah Katz, of Jersey City, died at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on Sept. 10, 2022, according to her obituary. The 21-year-old's death came shortly after she drank "Charged Lemonade" at the Panera located at 200 South 40th Street, in Philadelphia, according to the lawsuit filed on Monday, Oct. 23, by Kline & Specter, P.C. on behalf of Jill and Michael Katz. Sarah went into cardiac arrest at a table in the Panera surrounded by her friends shortly after drinking …
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Two More Arrested In Connection With Philadelphia Officer's Killing
US Marshals have arrested two more suspects in connection with the killing of Philadelphia policeman Richard Mendez. Alexander Batista-Polanco of Camden and Hendrick Peña-Fernandez of Pennsauken, both 21, were arrested in New Jersey early Wednesday, Oct. 18, authorities told Daily Voice. Each is charged with murder and related counts, PPD said. Their arrests come just days after US Marshals arrested 18-year-old Yobranny Martinez Fernandez on the same charges using the slain officer's handcuffs. Yobranny Martinez Fernandez being arrested by US Marshals on Monday; Slain PPD Officer …
Police & Fire
Slain Philly Officer's Handcuffs Used To Arrest NJ Suspect Who Police Say Killed Him
The handcuffs Philadelphia Police Officer Richard Mendez was carrying when he was fatally shot were the ones authorities used to arrest the gunman accused of killing him, Daily Voice has learned. Yobranny Martinez Fernandez, of Cherry Hill, NJ was arrested by the US Marshals Service at approximately 4 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, in connection with Mendez's Oct. 13 death at Philadelphia International Airport, PPD brass said at a press conference. Slain PPD Officer Richard Mendez's handcuffs were used to arrest his suspected killer, Yobranny Martinez Fernandez, authorities said.US Marshals S…
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Police Name Officer Killed In Airport Shooting (
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Two Philadelphia police officers were shot — one fatally — while in the parking garage at the Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday night. Officer Richard Mendez, a 50-year-old with 22 years in the department, was hit multiple times and died from his wounds, PPD brass said at a Friday evening press conference. Officer Raul Ortiz, 60, was hit once in the arm and is in stable condition at Jefferson Hospital, according to Interim Commissioner John Stanford. The shooting happened shortly after the men arrived for their shift at the airport around 11 p.m. on Oct. 13, Stanford said. …
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Was Driving Stolen Car In Deadly Philadelphia Crash: Troopers
A 14-year-old girl is charged with vehicular homicide and related counts after state police say she fled a traffic stop and caused a deadly crash. It happened on the Schuylkill Expressway near mile marker 342 in Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct. 1, authorities said in a release. Around 6 p.m., troopers tried to pull over a black Hyundai Sonata that was previously reported stolen. They said the driver fled eastbound but lost control, crashed into a concrete barrier on the right shoulder, and then hit a car in the left lane. The Hyundai swerved into the right lane before rolling up an…
Police & Fire
Ex-BF Stole, Crashed Victim's Car After PA Double Murders: Affidavit
The 17-year-old boy charged with murdering a mother and daughter at their North Catasauqua home was found badly injured after stealing the victim's car and crashing it later that morning, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. John Derwin Bradley of Schnecksville is charged with two counts of criminal homicide, Pennsylvania State Police wrote in an affidavit filed in a Northampton County Court obtained by Daily Voice. Investigators say Bradley "had an intimate relationship" with 16-year-old victim Rianna Lynn Glass which ended in August. On Sept. 13, the ni…
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Lollipop Stick Had Trace Amounts Of Fentanyl That Killed PA Toddler, Parents Charged: DA
The parents of a Pennsylvania child who died from a drug overdose late last year are facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and related counts, says the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Jason Moore, 36, and Amanda Moore, 35, surrendered to police on Friday, Aug. 11 and were each remanded to the county lockup in lieu of their $250,000 bonds, authorities said in a release. In a criminal complaint cited by prosecutors, police said they were called to the Moores' Caln Township home to find an unresponsive 4-year-old around 10:50 a.m. on Nov. 29 last year. He was rushe…
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4-Year-Old Girl Shot In Philadelphia, Say Police
A 4-year-old girl was among the victims shot after gunfire rang out on a Philadelphia street late Wednesday, Aug. 9, city police told Daily Voice. It happened around 9:45 p.m. on the 2000 block of East Clementine Street, the department said. The girl was shot in the stomach and rushed to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where she was placed in stable condition, according to police. The second victim, a 24-year-old man, was hit in the left calf and back and is also in stable condition, they added. No weapons were recovered from the scene and no arrests …
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Teen Shot In Face In Philadelphia
A 17-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in the face on a West Philadelphia street Tuesday night, city police told Daily Voice. Officers were patrolling near the 5400 block of Haverford Avenue on Aug. 8 when a pedestrian flagged them down and took them to the victim, the department said. He was rushed to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where he was placed in critical condition, they added. No weapon was recovered from the scene and no arrests have been made as of Wednesday, Aug. 9.
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Measles In Montogomery County: Officials
Montgomery County officials are investigating a case of measles in the area. The patient is an unvaccinated child, and the Office of Public Health is conducting contact tracing "in coordination with (...) the child’s guardian," authorities said in a release Friday, July 28. "Identified individuals will be contacted and notified of potential exposure to measles and assess each individual’s vaccination status and risk for infection," said MCOPH. The measles virus can remain infectious on surfaces and in the air for up to two hours after exposure, authorities note. Th…
Police & Fire
11-Year-Old Girl Shot In Philadelphia: Police
An 11-year-old girl was among the victims after shots rang out in West Philadelphia last on Wednesday, July 19, city police told Daily Voice. The girl was shot at on South 52 Street around 11:30 p.m., the department said. Officers arrived to find her with a gunshot wound to the hip. A 32-year-old man was also shot in the leg, according to police. The girl was taken to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia by a private vehicle while first responders took the man to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, authorities said. Both are in stable condition as of Thursday, July 20, the…
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5-Year-Old Injured In Drive-By Shooting: Philadelphia Police
Philadelphia police are seeking three men who they say injured a 5-year-old boy and his grandfather in a drive-by shooting last weekend. It happened on Saturday, June 24 around 6 p.m., the department wrote in a release. A man told officers he was driving along 61st Street with his 71-year-old father and his young son when the occupants of a white car began shooting at them. The man pulled into a gas station where the shooters followed and continued their assault before fleeing west on Passyunk Avenue, according to police. The 71-year-old victim was hit in the lower back a…
Police & Fire
Three Teens Hospitalized In Pair Of Philadelphia Shootings, Police Say
Three teenagers are hospitalized with bullet wounds after two separate shootings unfolded back-to-back late on Monday, June 19, say authorities. The first shooting was in Kensington, on the 2200 block of Amber Street, city police told Daily Voice. Officers arrived around 10 p.m. and found an 18-year-old man with two bullet wounds to the abdomen, they said. He was taken to Temple University Hospital where his condition was stabilized, according to police. Then, at about 11:50 p.m., two more people were shot on the 1700 block of North 29th Street in Strawberry Mansion, auth…
Police & Fire
Philly Driver Arrested For Hit-Run That Killed Woman, Hurt 8-Year-Old
The driver accused of hitting a woman and child with his car in Center City Philadelphia then fleeing the scene is now in police custody, city authorities told Daily Voice. Dominique Murphy, 37, of West Philadelphia, is charged with vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault by vehicle, and several realted counts, the department said. Authorities believe Murphy was behind the wheel of the Jeep that struck a 38-year-old woman and an 8-year-old girl on Arch Street around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9. The adult victim was placed in critical condition with …
Police & Fire
Woman, 8-Year-Old Badly Hurt In Late Night Hit-Run: Philadelphia Police
Philadelphia police are searching for the driver of the Jeep that they say struck struck a woman and child in Center City late Tuesday, May 9 then fled the scene. It began on the 1400 block of John F. Kennedy Boulevard around 10 p.m., when city police spotted the Jeep driving the wrong way down the road, they wrote in a release. Officers lost sight of the car near North 13th and Filbert Street, they continued. Around that time, the Jeep hit two victims while heading west on Arch Street then fled the area "at a high rate of speed," police said. The adult victim, a 38-year-…
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Mom Charged In Connection With 3-Year-Old's Shooting
A Philadelphia mom has been charged in connection with the shooting that wounded her 3-year-old son. Laylaah Muhammad, 23, was arrested late on Wednesday, May 3, on charges of conspiracy, child endangerment, evidence tampering, and more. Her bail was set at 10 percent of $1 million, state court filings show. Police were called to the 31st Street and Grays Ferry Avenue fire station around 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, where a woman had arrived with a toddler who had been shot in the cheek, authorities said previously. The child was rushed by ambulance to the Children's …
Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Boy Shot In Face Placed In Critical Condition: Philly PD
Authorities are investigating after a 3-year-old boy was brought to a Philadelphia fire station with a gunshot wound to the cheek Sunday evening. Police were called to the 31st Street and Grays Ferry Avenue station around 5 p.m. on April 30, the department told Daily Voice. The child was rushed by ambulance to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where he was placed in "critical but stable condition," they said. Investigators believe the shooting occurred on the 1500 block of South Taney Street, about a mile southeast of the fire station. Detectives said they found evi…
Police & Fire
Philly Middle School Locked Down, Students Hospitalized For 'Ingesting Unknown Substance'
Several Philadelphia middle school students are hospitalized and their campus is locked down after police say they ate an "unknown substance." It happened at Crossroads Accelerated Academy, 4300 Westminster Ave. in West Philly, at around 11:40 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26, city police told Daily Voice. The school was locked down by police at about 12:15 p.m. An unknown number of students "orally ingest(ed)" an "unknown substance" and were taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the department said. They are in stable condition as of 3 p.m., authorities added. …
Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Found Dead, Bruised In Philadelphia Bathtub: Police
UPDATE: Babysitter Kiarali Rodriguez-Ayala has been charged in the incident. Philadelphia police are investigating the "suspicious" death of a 3-year-old girl, the department told Daily Voice. Authorities were called to a home on the 400 block of North 50th Street in West Philly at 2:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17 for a "hospital case," police said. They arrived to find the toddler unresponsive in an empty bathtub, according to the statement. She was pronounced dead at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia about an hour later, they added. Police did not give a cause o…
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Shot In Philly Home: Police
Detectives are investigating after a 13-year-old girl was shot in a Philadelphia home early on Tuesday, police told Daily Voice. The victim was in a residence on the 2600 block of South 65th Street when she was struck once in the left arm just before 1 a.m. on Feb. 7, the department said. She was rushed to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where she was placed in stable condition, they added. No arrests have been made and no weapon was recovered from the scene, according to authorities. Chief Inspector Scott Small told 6abc that the victim was standing by a win…
News
'Battle Has Begun': Montco Baby Fighting Cancer Won't Fight Alone
A Montgomery County family faces a long road ahead, but they won't face it alone. In November, Brian and Colleen Mocey of Limerick learned that their 33-month-old son, Connor Joseph, has Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. But with the help of their community, the Moceys have raised nearly $40,000 on GoFundMe to help pay for Connor's treatment — all within a single day of launching the page. According to campaign organizer Kelly Mocey, the money will help Brian and Colleen as they take leave from work to support their son. The couple is already l…
Obituaries
3-Year-Old MontCo Girl Dies After Valiant Cancer Battle
A 3-year-old Montgomery County girl has died of cancer, her family said. Anna Lynn Yejin Brunner of Collegeville, daughter of Joseph and Ji Hyun Lee Brunner, succumbed to her illness on Tuesday, Oct. 20 after a nearly two-year battle, according to her obituary. Born in South Korea in 2019, Anna was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer presumed to be neuroblastoma just before Christmas in 2020, her family wrote on a GoFundMe campaign set up to assist with medical costs and raise awareness. The Brunners, who were living in Japan at the time of the diagnosis, sought care at the Child…
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