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Deadly Delco crash raises questions on the Pa. State Police chase policy
It’s been more than a week since three adults and a pregnant teenager died after a high-speed police chase ended in a crash in Delaware County. On Wednesday, April 24, around 1:30 p.m., a red Taurus crashed into a concrete bridge embankment on Rt. 322 in Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania. Four of the seven people in the vehicle – Isaiah Miller, 20, Ikeam Rogers, 20, Kalyn Billups, 21, and Tyjana Motley, 17, -- died in the crash. Motley’s unborn child was also pronounced dead at the hospital.
Body found stashed in duffel bag identified as missing 4-year-old Damari Carter
A tiny body found in a duffel back in a pile of trash in Philadelphia has been identified as a 4-year-old boy who disappeared last year — with cops saying he was beaten to death while his mom watched. Damari Carter’s decomposed remains were found by a worker who was clearing a trash-strewn alley in West Philadelphia on March 18, but the identity of the dead boy remained a mystery until this week, according to a report by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Damari’s mother, Dominique Bailey, and her boyfriend, Kevin Spencer, are now charged with murder, abuse of a corpse and other crimes...
Wilmington woman wins big with Delaware scratch-off ticket. See how much she won
A 45-year-old Wilmington woman is $25,000 richer after winning the final prize from the SUPER WIN IT ALL Instant Game, the Delaware Lottery announced. The winner, who asked to remain anonymous, purchased the winning ticket at Big D's Food Store on Newport Gap Pike in Prices Corner, lottery officials said. This was the...
5 Philadelphia men arrested and charged in connection with 2006 kidnapping and murder cold case
Five Philadelphia men have been arrested and charged with several offenses relating to the kidnapping and murder of Shamari Taylor nearly 20 years ago, U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced Thursday.
Schuylkill River Missing Boater
The unidentified man was recovered by a marine unit in the river in Upper Merion Township at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, May 2, Upper Merion Police Capt. Jeremy Johnson said. The body was turned over to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. The last time the man had been heard from...
District Attorney Appeals New Trial Order in Chester Murder Case
From left, Samuel Grasty, Derrick Chappell and Morton Johnson. The men were granted new trials in the murder of Henrietta Nickens. The Delaware County District Attorney is appealing a judge’s order granting a new trial for three Chester men convicted of a 1997 murder, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times.
Family of N.J. man blown through roof of building files wrongful death suit
The family of a man killed in an explosion that blew him through the roof of a Gloucester County business as he performed welding work on an oil truck has filed a lawsuit against his employer and others. Bruce A. Cheeseman, 48, of Cedarville, was working at Timberlane Services Inc.,...
Shuttered nursing home in Philadelphia to help people struggling with addiction, homelessness
More help is coming to people in Philadelphia who are suffering from addiction or experiencing homelessness. Philadelphia city officials are planning to expand services at existing city-run facilities to provide treatment. It's part of a larger plan to provide better access to quality healthcare and housing to those in need.
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