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Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Trenton Girl, 9, Was Reaching For Mom After Being Struck By Stray Bullet: Report
SeQuoya Bacon-Jones was not crying when her mom found her bleeding on the sidewalk last week. The 9-year-old Trenton girl was laying on the ground, moaning, reaching out for her, Shea Bacon-Jones tells CBS Philly. SeQuoya was playing at the Kingsbury Square courtyard around 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 25, when she was struck by a stray bullet, authorities previously said in a press release. "I can’t believe what I’m looking at," the girl's mom told the outlet. "It’s not really happening, but it’s really happening." The next day, SeQuoya died. No arrests had been made as of Monday, …
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Double-Deadly Hepatitis A Outbreak Shuts Suburban Philly Italian Restaurant: Report
A Hepatitis A outbreak that left at least two dead and nine infected closed a suburban Philadelphia Italian restaurant, Fox29 reports. One death has been confirmed and a second was under investigation at West Norriton's Gino's Ristorante & Pizzeria, the outlet said. A total of 11 cases were reported, according to 6abc and CBS Philly. The exact source of the infection was not immediately known. Gino's says it is cooperating with the investigation and the news is a "shock." "In the recent events of this past week, we are truly devastated and heartbroken for anyone affected by the Hepat…
Bristol, PA
Sports
Simmons Suspended From Sixers Over Conduct Issues
Ben Simmons is temporarily suspended from the Philadelphia 76ers over "detrimental" conduct issues, reports say. NBA officials made the announcement a day before he was scheduled to play in the Sixers' season opener in New Orleans on Wednesday, CBS Philly reports. You cannot even make this up. Ben Simmons SUSPENDED one game. Unreal. A circus. pic.twitter.com/ZRznzRa6cL — Pat Gallen (@PatGallenCBS3) October 19, 2021 Head coach Doc Rivers invited Simmons to participate in a defensive drill, but Simmons declined, sources told a reporter for The Athletic. Sources: Doc Rivers asked Ben …
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
2 People Dead In Fiery Crash Into Delaware County Home
Two people died when a car barreled into a Delaware County home and burst into flames overnight, CBS Philly reports. The crash happened around 2 a.m. at a house near the intersection of PA-291 and Franklin Street in Chester. Rock Gibson, a friend of the driver, identified him to CBS reporters as Jarue Stewart -- a hardworking father of three. The homeowners made it out alive and firefighters apparently extricated the victims from the vehicle. The house was left with a gaping hole. Details surrounding the crash were unclear. Photo courtesy of CBS Philly.
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Miami Spring Breakers Accused Of Drugging, Raping Bucks County Woman, 24, Charged With Murder
Two Miami spring break goers accused of drugging and raping a 24-year-old Bucks County woman found dead in a hotel room earlier this year now face first-degree murder charges, according to several news reports. A grand jury in Miami-Dade County found Evoire Collier, 21, and Dorian Taylor, 25, both of Greensboro, NC responsible for the fentanyl-induced death in March of Richboro's Christine Englehardt, 6abc reports. Taylor is also now facing a second first-degree murder charge for giving the same drugs to 21-year-old Walter Riley, of Chicago, IL according to the grand jury rep…
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Fire Races Through Delran Apartment Complex
Several people were displaced by a fire that tore through a Delran apartment complex early Thursday morning. The fire broke out at the Grand Apartments on Natalie Road in Delran Township sometime around 3:45 a.m. Firefighters rescued seven people from the blaze, CBS Philly reports. Wow thank God we are all okay. Saleen, Catalina and I got out safe. My building just had a fire. I don’t even know if we can get inside or what is gone. I’m in the back of the building. Natalie Road Delran, NJ Posted by Andrea Fowler on Thursday, May 27, 2021 The footage was captured by resident Andrea Fowle…
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Woman's Facebook Post Tips Off FBI, Puts Bucks County Husband At U.S Capitol Riot
A Pennsylvania woman's Facebook post led federal investigators to evidence placing her Bucks County husband at the U.S Capitol riot in January, authorities announced. Various photos and videos that have since been deleted from social media show Gary Edwards of Southampton inside the U.S Capitol building on Jan. 6 wearing the same black jacket and wool cap, according to court documents submitted by the FBI. Gary Edwards spotted in an Instagram post.FBI Along with content posted by other social media users, an FBI agent was initially tipped off by a series of written Facebook posts by hi…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Man Struck In Upper Darby Overnight Shooting
Police are investigating after a man was struck in an Upper Darby shooting that occurred early Friday morning, CBS Philly says. Officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound on the 7200 block of Guilford Road, just after 3 a.m. the news outlet reports. Police discovered he was shot about a block away, near Ruskin and Long Lanes, the outlet says citing authorities. The man was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment in unknown condition.
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Philly Police Officers Charged With Beating Autistic Man
Two Philadelphia police officers are facing charges for beating a man on the autism spectrum last summer, according to a local news report. The two men charged are brothers: Inspector James Smith, 52, and former detective Patrick Smith, 53, News21 reports. Both were in plain clothes and were off-duty during the time of the incident, the outlet says. The pair are facing criminal charges for their alleged role in the pursuit and assault of a 27-year-old man with Asperger syndrome, a form of autism. On the morning of Aug. 19, the man was chased by the two off-duty officers in a car, into a s…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Tinicum Twp. Police Seek Public's Help To ID Dead Man With Tattoos Found Near Delaware River
Tinicum Township police are seeking the public's help identifying a dead man found Monday night on the bank of the Delaware River, CBS Philly reports. Police say the body appears to be a white or Hispanic man with distinctive tattoos, according to CBS. The tattoos are described as “NP” on his left hand, “eb” on his left ring finger, a skull with a crown on the left forearm, “Ebony” on the right hand, and “ea” on the right wrist, police told the news outlet. The man was also wearing black jeans and a gray hooded sweatshirt, police told the outlet. Police are encouraging anyone with informa…
Bristol, PA
Business
Discrimination? Doylestown Biz Gives Discount For Customers With Vaccination Card
A Doylestown business owner is receiving national backlash for offering a discount to customers who show their COVID-19 vaccination card. Donna Gouldey, the owner of Allora Gifts & Home Decor on West State Street, made a Facebook post offering a 10 percent discount to anyone who shows a COVID-19 vaccination card at her store on Saturdays. The post garnered more than 1,000 comments. Some praised her. Others accused her of shaming those who did not or cannot get a vaccine. Sunday, March 15, 2020. The day I announced I had to close Allora because of the global pandemic. We didn’t kn…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Ex-Lehigh University Student Gets Up To 20 Years, Deportation For Poisoning Roommate
A former Lehigh University student will spend up to 20 years behind bars before he's sent back to China after admitting to poisoning his roommate with a heavy metal substance three years ago, according to several news reports. Yukai Yang, now 25, pleaded guilty to attempted murder last November, acknowledging that he bought thallium in March 2018 and began slipping it into Juwan Royal’s food and mouthwash, CBS Philly reports. Royal noted in court that he suffered weight loss, headaches, nausea, and heart palpitations, WFMZ reports. He was diagnosed with heavy metal poisoning in April 2018,…
