Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Elderly Woman Injured By Stray Bullet On New Years Day: Philadelphia Police Elderly Woman Injured By Stray Bullet On New Years Day: Philadelphia Police
Elderly Woman Injured By Stray Bullet On New Years Day: Philadelphia Police Just minutes after 2023 began, an 87-year-old Philadelphia woman was struck by a stray bullet probably fired in celebration, authorities say.  The victim was standing on the 3400 block of Salmon Street in Port Richmond at about 12:15 a.m., Philly police told Daily Voice. She was rushed to Jefferson Frankford Hospital, where she was treated for a gunshot wound to the left shoulder and placed in stable condition, the department said.  Police did not name the woman, though Mary Gallagher identified herself as the victim to 6abc.  Gallagher told the outlet she was…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Gas Leak Evacuates Northeast Philly Homes: Report Gas Leak Evacuates Northeast Philly Homes: Report
Gas Leak Evacuates Northeast Philly Homes: Report At least 10 families in Philadelphia were evacuated from their homes on Thursday, Dec. 29 due to a gas main break, according to a report by 6abc. After the break at about 1:45 p.m., officials asked residents of the 2800 block of Narcissus Road on Philly's far northeast end to clear the area, the outlet wrote.  The cause of the leak was not immediately clear, and no injuries were reported, the station writes.  Click here for the full report from 6abc.  

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Schools
Philly Elementary School Locked Down After Student Found With Gun: Report Philly Elementary School Locked Down After Student Found With Gun: Report
Philly Elementary School Locked Down After Student Found With Gun: Report An elementary school in northeast Philadelphia was locked down on Tuesday, Dec. 20 after administrators learned that a student had a gun, according to a report from 6abc.  Farrell Elementary School at 8300 Castor Avenue in the city's Rhawnhurst section went on lockdown at about 8 a.m., the outlet wrote.  The student was located and taken into custody, the firearm was confiscated, and classes resumed as normal by 9:30 a.m., 6abc reported.  Philadelphia School District does not appear to have acknowledged the incident on its official social media channels, and administrators w…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Elizabeth Capaldi's Husband In Custody, Cops In HazMat Suits Search Bucks Home: Reports Elizabeth Capaldi's Husband In Custody, Cops In HazMat Suits Search Bucks Home: Reports
Elizabeth Capaldi's Husband In Custody, Cops In HazMat Suits Search Bucks Home: Reports The husband of a missing Bucks County woman is in police custody as police continued to search the family's home as of Friday, Dec. 9, developing news reports say. Stephen Capaldi, whose wife Elizabeth Capaldi was last seen at their Sellersville home on Oct. 10, was reportedly taken into custody for questioning late on Thursday, Dec. 9, but has not been charged with a crime, 6abc reports. Detectives were seen setting up police tape and laying out evidence markers at the family home on High Street on Friday, with crews in hazmat suits walking the scene, WFMZ reported. Elizabeth Capaldi…

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by Mac Bullock
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Family Demands Answers After Teen Boy Killed Following Camden Birthday Party: Report Family Demands Answers After Teen Boy Killed Following Camden Birthday Party: Report
Family Demands Answers After Teen Boy Killed Following Camden Birthday Party: Report The family of a 14-year-old boy killed after another teen's birthday party in Camden is demanding answers. Daimeon Allen was at a party at the Elks Lodge on Mt. Ephraim Avenue when gunshots rang out around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, according to police and 6abc. His mom, Shamane Allen, was demanding answers and remembered her son as the one who stayed calm amid chaos. "So for him to die in a violent way is heart-wrenching to me," she told the outlet. Daimeon was a freshman at Lindenwold high school. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made. Click here for more from …

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by Cecilia Levine
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Deadly Shooting On I-95 In Philly: Report Police Investigate Deadly Shooting On I-95 In Philly: Report
Police Investigate Deadly Shooting On I-95 In Philly: Report State police are investigating a deadly shooting on I-95 in Philadelphia, according to a report by 6ABC.  Troopers were dispatched to the northbound lane of I-95 near Academy Road in the city's Torresdale neighborhood at around 9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, the outlet wrote.  Sources told 6ABC that one person was dead. Police were initially called for a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound, but the case is now being investigated as a homicide, they added.  Click here for the full report from 6ABC. 

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by Mac Bullock
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Four Students Shot Near Philly High School: Report Four Students Shot Near Philly High School: Report
Four Students Shot Near Philly High School: Report Four students were shot near Overbrook High School in northwest Philadelphia on Wednesday, Nov. 23, according to a report by 6ABC. The students, two male and two female, were shot just as the school dismissed for Thanksgiving break, the outlet reported.  4 high school students shot about a block from Overbrook High School. pic.twitter.com/M8UlDN1lPp — John Paul (@JPaulOnAir) November 23, 2022 The victims are being treated at a nearby hospital, and are said to be in stable condition with non-life-threatening wounds, the report adds.  City officials were preparing to give a press confer…

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by Mac Bullock
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
Montco 'Cinderella' To Appear In Philly's Thanksgiving Parade: Organizers Montco 'Cinderella' To Appear In Philly's Thanksgiving Parade: Organizers
Montco 'Cinderella' To Appear In Philly's Thanksgiving Parade: Organizers Actress and Montgomery County native Kat Brunner will appear in 6ABC's Dunkin' Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia, the network reports.  Brunner, who is from Hatboro and graduated from Temple University in 2016, is starring in the leading role in a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.  Brunner and her "Cinderella" co-stars will perform "Impossible," the break-out track of the show's score, 6ABC reports.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kathryn Brunner (@kat_brunn…

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Schools
Philly High Schooler Arrested After Gun Found In Locker: Report Philly High Schooler Arrested After Gun Found In Locker: Report
Philly High Schooler Arrested After Gun Found In Locker: Report A Philadelphia high school student was detained after police found a firearm in their locker, according to a report by 6ABC.  Authorities were searching a locker for drugs at Mastery Hardy Williams Charter School on Warrington Avenue in Kingsessing just after 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 14 when they spotted the gun, the outlet wrote. The school went into lockdown while officers swept the rest of the building, they added. The incident remains under investigation.  Click here for the full story from 6ABC.

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Philly High School Stabbing Hospitalizes 1 Adult: Report Philly High School Stabbing Hospitalizes 1 Adult: Report
Philly High School Stabbing Hospitalizes 1 Adult: Report One adult was hospitalized after being stabbed outside a north Philadelphia high school on Thursday, Nov. 10, according to a report by 6ABC.  The extent of their injuries was not immediately clear.  A knife-wielding woman was threatening to stab people at 151 W. Luzerne Street, which is the address for Edison High School in the city's Hunting Park neighborhood, the outlet wrote.  It's not clear if the incident occurred inside or outside the building, it added.   Click here for the full report from 6ABC.

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Philly Rapper Tierra Whack Brought Loaded Gun To Airport: Reports Philly Rapper Tierra Whack Brought Loaded Gun To Airport: Reports
Philly Rapper Tierra Whack Brought Loaded Gun To Airport: Reports Rapper and Philadelphia native Tierra Whack was cited for disorderly conduct after bringing a loaded gun into the city's airport, according to a report by 6ABC. Law enforcement sources told TMZ the weapon was discovered by X-ray booths in the security line.  Whack is licensed to carry a firearm in Pennsylvania, and police said they believe she made an "honest mistake" by bringing the weapon to the airport, the outlet wrote.  Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner could not be immediately reached for comment. 

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
News
Philly Restaurants Accused Of Refusing To Serve Astros Was Simple Misunderstanding, Reports Say Philly Restaurants Accused Of Refusing To Serve Astros Was Simple Misunderstanding, Reports Say
Philly Restaurants Accused Of Refusing To Serve Astros Was Simple Misunderstanding, Reports Say No — two south Philadelphia restaurants did not refuse to serve the Houston Astros while they are in town for the World Series.  The rumor originated when social media users misinterpreted two posts by the restaurants in question — Mike's BBQ on South 11th Street and Angelo's Pizzeria on South 9th Street — to mean that the eateries declined to cater for the 'Stros.  Before the restaurants could even respond, the controversy went viral when NBC Sports Philadelphia reported on the alleged boycott.  Since then, the restaurants have been flooded with negative online reviews from Astros fans, 6…

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by Mac Bullock