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1 Dead In Mid-Day Philadelphia Crash, Driver Detained: Police 1 Dead In Mid-Day Philadelphia Crash, Driver Detained: Police
1 Dead In Mid-Day Philadelphia Crash, Driver Detained: Police Police in Philadelphia are investigating a deadly mid-day crash that happened Sunday, April 21. A red Nissan Pathfinder lost control and struck a tree in the left median on the 400 block of Roosevelt Boulevard N around 12:30 p.m., city police said. Two juveniles, the driver and a passenger, were taken to St. Christopher Hospital by Medic 29. The rear passenger was declared dead at the scene by Medic 29 at 12:54 p.m., police said. The driver was detained for investigation. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Thieves Snatch 56 Cases Of Pork From Truck In Northeast Philly: Authorities Thieves Snatch 56 Cases Of Pork From Truck In Northeast Philly: Authorities
Thieves Snatch 56 Cases Of Pork From Truck In Northeast Philly: Authorities Philadelphia police are investigating an early morning cargo theft in the Northeast, officials told Daily Voice.  Fifty-six cases of pork were stolen from the back of a truck on the 2800 block of Charter Street just before 2 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, PPD said.  Two suspects fled onto Red Lion Road in a silver or bronze Lexus SUV, and were last seen on Roosevelt Boulevard, according to investigators.  No arrests have been made as of Wednesday afternoon, they added.  It's at least the second case of cargo theft in Northeast Philadelphia in the last month. 

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by Mac Bullock
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New Details Emerge In 'Officer-Involved Shooting' In Northeast Philly New Details Emerge In 'Officer-Involved Shooting' In Northeast Philly
New Details Emerge In 'Officer-Involved Shooting' In Northeast Philly The man shot and killed by police officers in Northeast Philadelphia early Wednesday morning, Jan. 17 was 73-year-old Lawrence Packard of Jenkintown, officials announced.  It started just before 5 a.m. when officers were called to the corner of Roosevelt Boulevard and Borbeck Street for a possible car crash, authorities said. They arrived to find Packard sitting in his Dodge pickup truck and blaring the horn, according to PPD.  When Packard denied being in an accident and said he didn't need help, the officers started to leave, but police said they heard two gunshots com…

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by Mac Bullock
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Officer Discharged From Hospital After Holmesburg Shootout: Philadelphia PD Officer Discharged From Hospital After Holmesburg Shootout: Philadelphia PD
Officer Discharged From Hospital After Holmesburg Shootout: Philadelphia PD A Philadelphia police officer has been released from the hospital after being grazed by a bullet to the head in Holmesburg on Sunday night, Dec. 10, according to authorities.  His suspected shooter, 40-year-old Dioul Devaughn, remains in critical condition as of Tuesday, Dec. 12, and is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault, and related offenses, said Philadelphia police.  It began around 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning when a sergeant responded to a report of shots fired near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard, the department said previously. He …

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by Mac Bullock
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Ex-Con Shoots 2 Philadelphia Officers After Pursuit-Crash: Report Ex-Con Shoots 2 Philadelphia Officers After Pursuit-Crash: Report
Ex-Con Shoots 2 Philadelphia Officers After Pursuit-Crash: Report Two police officers and an ex-con were shot overnight in Philadelphia, 6abc reports citing city police. The 40-year-old suspect fired at four officers following a pursuit that began at Cottman Avenue and the Roosevelt Boulevard, and ended in a crash at Frankford Avenue and Welsh Road just after 2 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 10, Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford said at a press conference. The suspect got out of his car and began shooting at highway patrol officers who got out of their vehicles following the crash, hitting one in the head and the other in the face and leg, Stanford …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Sought In Deadly Northeast Philly Hit-Run Driver Sought In Deadly Northeast Philly Hit-Run
Driver Sought In Deadly Northeast Philly Hit-Run A 42-year-old man is dead following a hit-and-run in Rhawnhurst, Philadelphia police told Daily Voice.  The fatal crash happened on the 7600 block of Roosevelt Boulevard just after midnight on Monday, Sept. 18, authorities said.  The victim was found unresponsive in the northbound middle lane and pronounced dead at the scene, they added. Police did not report his name.  The suspect vehicle is described as a Toyota Prius between model years 2010 and 2015, based on parts recovered from the scene.  The crash remains under investigation, PPD said.

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by Mac Bullock
Traffic
Several Hurt In Back-To-Back, SEPTA-Involved Accidents (PHOTOS) Several Hurt In Back-To-Back, SEPTA-Involved Accidents (PHOTOS)
Several Hurt In Back-To-Back, Septa-involved Accidents (Photos) At least seven people were injured in less than 24 hours in a pair of car crashes involving SEPTA buses, transit authorities told Daily Voice.  The first occurred around 7 p.m. on Tuesday in Haverford Township, a SEPTA spokesperson said. An SUV crashed into several vehicles on West Chester Pike before coming to rest on its front end, pinned between a tractor-trailer and a SEPTA bus, officials said.  Photos from the scene show rescue workers from Manoa Fire Company and Upper Darby Fire Department working to extract the SUV driver.  Extraction of the victim on West Chester PikeFacebook/M…

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by Mac Bullock
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Officer Struck Breaking Up Drag Race In Philadelphia: Police Officer Struck Breaking Up Drag Race In Philadelphia: Police
Officer Struck Breaking Up Drag Race In Philadelphia: Police A Philadelphia police officer has a broken ankle after being hit by a car while breaking up a street racing event early Sunday morning, the department told Daily Voice.  It happened on the 1300 block of North Broad Street around 1:45 a.m. on July 23, authorities said.  Some 500 "people and vehicles" were gathered on the road when officers arrived to disperse the crowd, according to investigators. One officer was struck by a car that fled the scene and taken by firefighters to Jefferson University Hospital for treatment, they added.  "A couple of officers" were hurt during th…

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by Mac Bullock
Traffic
SEPTA Buses Collide Injuring 14 In Philadelphia SEPTA Buses Collide Injuring 14 In Philadelphia
SEPTA Buses Collide Injuring 14 In Philadelphia Over a dozen people are being treated for injuries after two SEPTA buses collided in Philadelphia on Friday, July 21, transit authorities told Daily Voice.  One bus rear-ended another on Roosevelt Boulevard in the city's Rhawnhurt neighborhood around noon, SEPTA confirmed. Fourteen people are reported injured, including the two bus drivers, they added.  Footage from the scene Friday afternoon showed first responders loading people onto stretchers and one bus with serious front-end damage. Police were seen rerouting traffic to avoid the scene. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Crash Closes I-95 Detour Roads In Philadelphia Crash Closes I-95 Detour Roads In Philadelphia
Crash Closes I-95 Detour Roads In Philadelphia A car crash closed Philadelphia roads being used to reroute traffic due to the Interstate 95 collapse Friday morning, June 16 in Philadelphia. The roadway had reopened at State Road and Princeton Avenue as of 10:30 a.m., officials said. Crews remained at the scene and motorists were being urged to take alternate routes (Roosevelt Boulevard). Footage from the 6abc copter shows a sedan that downed a utility pole at State Road and Princeton Avenue just before 6 a.m. Multiple wires were strewn across the roadway and the pole landed on the car. Chopper 6 over the crash that has shut down S…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Sought In Connection With Multiple Shootings, Robberies: Philadelphia PD 19-Year-Old Sought In Connection With Multiple Shootings, Robberies: Philadelphia PD
19-Year-Old Sought In Connection With Multiple Shootings, Robberies: Philadelphia PD Police in Philadelphia are looking for a 19-year-old man who they say is a person of interest in five violent crimes that took place in the last two weeks.  Brian Amerman of Philadelphia is wanted for a probation violation stemming from a 2022 arrest when he was charged with simple assault, reckless endangerment, and resisting, city police wrote in a release.  Amerman is a person of interest in the following incidents, according to the department:  On Friday, May 12, a 21-year-old man was depositing money at an ATM on the 6500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard when he was approa…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Crowd Of 'Juveniles' Ransacks Center City Store, Attacks Employee: Cops Crowd Of 'Juveniles' Ransacks Center City Store, Attacks Employee: Cops
Crowd Of 'Juveniles' Ransacks Center City Store, Attacks Employee: Cops Philadelphia police are searching for answers after they say a large mob of "juvenile" suspects stormed a Center City smoke shop and assaulted an employee.  It happened just before 6 p.m. Tuesday on the 100 block of Chestnut Street, the department told Daily Voice. A crowd of "approximately 18 to 20 juveniles" burst into the Gallery of Scents and the Gold Center, went behind the counter, and began stealing items, police claimed.  When an employee tried to intervene, authorities said one of the youths punched the worker in the face.  The crowd fled with about $500 of merchandise, and no ar…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Stolen Car Crashes On Twin Bridges After Chase Through Philly: Police Stolen Car Crashes On Twin Bridges After Chase Through Philly: Police
Stolen Car Crashes On Twin Bridges After Chase Through Philly: Police A street chase through Philadelphia ended when the suspects crashed their allegedly stolen car and fled on foot, according to the police.  It started at 8:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, when officers noticed a southbound Kia on Roosevelt Boulevard driving erratically and weaving through traffic, the department told Daily Voice.  Authorities said they began a pursuit after learning the vehicle had been reported stolen. The chase came to a halt on the Twin Bridges in Fairmount Park when the Kia crashed into two other vehicles, police said.  Officials said that three people hop…

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by Mac Bullock
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Teen Left To Die In Roadway After Car Thief Flips Vehicle In Philadelphia: Police Teen Left To Die In Roadway After Car Thief Flips Vehicle In Philadelphia: Police
Teen Left To Die In Roadway After Car Thief Flips Vehicle In Philadelphia: Police A teenager is dead and a suspect is on the run after a stolen car crashed on Roosevelt Boulevard in north Philadelphia, police tell Daily Voice.  A 2021 Kia was headed north near the intersection with Rising Sun Avenue just before midnight on Monday, Dec. 12 when the driver ran a red light and rear-ended a Honda, the department said.  The impact caused the driver to lose control, crossing over a grassy median and flipping the vehicle "several times," police said.  WATCH: For 2nd time this year, the deadly victim of a hit&run on Roosevelt Blvd was a passenger in a speeding out of c…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Fatally Running Over Victim With Car In Philadelphia Fight Man Accused Of Fatally Running Over Victim With Car In Philadelphia Fight
Man Accused Of Fatally Running Over Victim With Car In Philadelphia Fight A Philadelphia man faces murder charges after he ran over another man during an argument, authorities say.  Police were called to the 2700 block of Comly Road on the city's far northeast side just after 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20 for a report of a pedestrian-involved accident, the department told Daily Voice.  There, officers found 24-year-old Jason Corona of Fredericksburg, Virginia badly wounded. He was rushed to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital where he died from his injuries at 3 a.m., police said.  Investigators determined Corona was intentionally run over by a man with who…

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by Mac Bullock
News
Winning $3 Million Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket Sold In Philadelphia Winning $3 Million Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket Sold In Philadelphia
Winning $3 Million Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket Sold In Philadelphia A Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket worth $3 million was sold in Philadelphia. The $3,000,000 Payout scratch-off was sold at Walmart on Roosevelt Boulevard, state lottery officials said on Jan. 26. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. $3,000,000 Payout is a $30 game that offers top prizes of $3 million. Scratch-off prizes expire one year from the game's end-sale date posted at palottery.com. Winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket and call the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Police ID 11-Year-Old Boy, Woman Killed In Philadelphia Airborne SUV Crash Police ID 11-Year-Old Boy, Woman Killed In Philadelphia Airborne SUV Crash
Police ID 11-Year-Old Boy, Woman Killed In Philadelphia Airborne SUV Crash A speeding SUV hit several poles and went airborne before landing on two cars early Saturday morning in Philadelphia, killing a woman and a boy, and leaving several others seriously hurt, police said. Amber Shanta, 34, and Tai'rhey Brown, 11, were pronounced dead at the scene on the 4300 block of Roosevelt Boulevard just before 12:30 a.m., Philadelphia police said. The driver, a 57-year-old male, and two other passengers including a 15-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl, were rushed to various hospitals, and were listed in critical condition as of Saturday evening, authorities said. The 57-…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Off-Duty Officers Leaving Philly Nightclub Robbed At Gunpoint, Police Say Off-Duty Officers Leaving Philly Nightclub Robbed At Gunpoint, Police Say
Off-Duty Officers Leaving Philly Nightclub Robbed At Gunpoint, Police Say A pair of off-duty Philadelphia officers were robbed at gunpoint while walking to their cars after clubbing Saturday. The officers were walking to their car on Devereaux Street near Roosevelt Boulevard around 12:30 a.m., when they were forced to the ground by two suspects -- each armed with a gun, police said. The officers were robbed of their wallets containing their badges, money, jewelry and more personal belongings, authorities said. The assailants took off in a Toyota Camry with tinted windows. “Neither officer was hurt and neither officer had their firearm on their person,” accordin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Top Golf Opening 2 Locations In Philly, King Of Prussia Top Golf Opening 2 Locations In Philly, King Of Prussia
Top Golf Opening 2 Locations In Philly, King Of Prussia Topgolf is expected to begin construction on a new location in Northeast Philadelphia, while a second facility is expected to be developed this summer in King of Prussia, reports say. The Philadelphia location will start construction on April 19, which will expand across 27 acres at the former Nabisco and Mondelēz International factory at Roosevelt Boulevard after being set back nearly a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. The King of Prussia facility will be developed across 48.5 acres at the former American Baptist Churches USA headquarters a…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Serial Philadelphia Bank Robber Gets 9 Years Behind Bars Serial Philadelphia Bank Robber Gets 9 Years Behind Bars
Serial Philadelphia Bank Robber Gets 9 Years Behind Bars A Philadelphia bank robber is facing nine years behind bars for a nearly six-month-long crime spree during which he robbed eight banks and businesses, authorities said. Gerald Griffith, also known as “Jerry Porecca,” 47, pleaded guilty in December 2019 to two counts of bank robbery, two counts of armed bank robbery, and four counts of Hobbs Act robbery, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. The charges arose from a drug-fueled crime spree between July and December 2018, during which Griffith robbed or attempted to rob four separate banks, as well as four …

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by Nicole Acosta