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Pair Caught With Stolen Car At King Of Prussia Mall, Police Say Pair Caught With Stolen Car At King Of Prussia Mall, Police Say
Pair Caught With Stolen Car At King Of Prussia Mall, Police Say Two teenagers face criminal charges after Upper Merion police said they were caught with a stolen vehicle at King of Prussia Mall on Friday, March 15. Authorities were called to the mall around 3:30 p.m. when they were tipped off about a stolen vehicle in the Red Parking Lot, police said in a release. The vehicle was stolen during a strong-armed robbery in Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 13, officials said.  Officers set up surveillance and the two suspects were seen walking to the car at 4 p.m., police said. They fled on foot when detectives approached but were arrested after a brief…

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by Mac Bullock
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Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting
Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting Police have identified the five victims killed Monday evening, July 3 by a 40-year-old gunman in a bulletproof vest who opened fire in Philadelphia's Kingsessing section. The following individuals were killed by gunfire: Lashyd Merritt, 20, male, shot multiple times in the chest and arm, pronounced at 8:43 p.m.; Dymir Stanton, 2, male, shot in the chest and back, pronounced at 8:43 p.m.; Ralph Moralis, 59, shot in the head, side, and buttocks, pronounced at 8:47 p.m.; Daujan Brown, 15, male, shot in the shoulder, chest, and back, pronounced at 8:40 p.m.; Joseph Wamah, Jr., 31, male, shot m…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Reading Carjackers Fired Gun During Police Chase, Cops Say Reading Carjackers Fired Gun During Police Chase, Cops Say
Reading Carjackers Fired Gun During Police Chase, Cops Say Two suspects are still at large after an armed carjacking in Reading late on Monday, June 5, say authorities.  City police were alerted to a car theft by four men around 10:15 p.m., they said in a release. A few hours later, around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 6, officers found the stolen car with all four suspects inside, the department said.  Authorities tried to pull the car over and a brief chase ensued before the suspects ran from the vehicle on foot, per the release. Officers searched the area and arrested two of the men, they added.  During the chase, police said one of…

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by Mac Bullock
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Police: Burglar Leads Officers On Foot Pursuit After Witness Spots Her Entering Doylestown Home Police: Burglar Leads Officers On Foot Pursuit After Witness Spots Her Entering Doylestown Home
Police: Burglar Leads Officers On Foot Pursuit After Witness Spots Her Entering Doylestown Home A burglar led officers on a foot pursuit after a witness spotted her entering a Doylestown home Monday, authorities said. A witness told officers she saw a woman -- later identified as Katherine Aseltine -- climbing an outside staircase and entering a West Oakland Avenue home, Central Bucks Regional police said. Aseltine then led officers on a foot pursuit throughout the neighborhood, which ended when she was spotted in a West State Street parking lot, police said. Aseltine was arraigned by Judge Snow, remanded to Bucks County Prison after failing to post 10% of $25,000 bail.

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by Nicole Acosta
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DUI Driver Crashes Stolen Car On Gap Newport Pike Injuring Other Driver, Police Say DUI Driver Crashes Stolen Car On Gap Newport Pike Injuring Other Driver, Police Say
DUI Driver Crashes Stolen Car On Gap Newport Pike Injuring Other Driver, Police Say A 22-year-old man was in police custody after authorities said he crashed a stolen car on the Gap Newport Pike and took officer on a brief foot pursuit. Luis G. Ayllon-Ortiz, age 22 of Avondale, was charged with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, DUI, recklessly endangering another person and more, the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department said. A green Nissan Armada was entered into the National Crime Information Center around 4:50 a.m. last Saturday, after a 911 caller reported it had been stolen from his home, police said. That same vehicle was later …

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by Cecilia Levine