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Chesco Home Invasion: Suspects Posed With Stolen Goods After Harrowing Robbery, DA Says Chesco Home Invasion: Suspects Posed With Stolen Goods After Harrowing Robbery, DA Says
Chesco Home Invasion: Suspects Posed With Stolen Goods After Harrowing Robbery, DA Says Three men are in police custody for invading an Easttown home and robbing the victims before leaving them tied up in the attic, according to prosecutors.  The Chester County District Attorney's Office said Julio Mendoza, Louis Armstrong, and Axel Reyes are charged with felony burglary and a litany of related counts.  According to investigators, the masked trio forced their way inside a South Leopard Street home around 2 a.m. on Jan. 8. Two adult victims were awoken by the robbers, two of whom were armed with pistols and the third with a rifle, authorities said.  During …

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by Mac Bullock
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Seen This Car? Driver Sought In Fatal Philly Hit-Run Seen This Car? Driver Sought In Fatal Philly Hit-Run
Seen This Car? Driver Sought In Fatal Philly Hit-Run Police in Philadelphia are looking for the driver who they say caused a deadly accident last Friday, Oct. 6, and fled the scene.  It happened around 6:30 a.m. at the corner of Frankford Avenue and East Ontario Street, PPD said.  A silver Nissan headed south on Frankford Avenue hit a 57-year-old pedestrian after running a red light, according to investigators.  Police said the victim, Carol Gascon of Lawndale, was taken to Temple University Hospital where he died later that morning.  The silver Nissan is thought to be a Maxima or Altima and likely has windshie…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Four Killed In Single Night In Philadelphia: Police Four Killed In Single Night In Philadelphia: Police
Four Killed In Single Night In Philadelphia: Police Four people are dead in three separate incidents that unfolded Thursday, Aug. 3 in Philadelphia, city police told Daily Voice.  It started in Olney around 7:30 p.m., the department said. A 32-year-old man was found with multiple gunshot wounds "throughout the body" in a home on the 5900 block of North 3rd Street, according to authorities.  Outside, a 31-year-old man was also found with multiple gunshot wounds, they continued.  Police took both to Einstein Medical Center where they both died around 8 p.m., the department said. No arrests had been made as of Friday morning.&nb…

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by Mac Bullock