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2 Pa. State Police cars crash while pursuing shoplifting suspect in Delaware County, sources say
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Two Pennsylvania State Police vehicles crashed while pursuing a shoplifting suspect in Delaware County Tuesday afternoon, sources with Upper Darby and Haverford police told CBS News Philadelphia. The chase started after a shoplifting incident at the Promenade at Granite Run, formerly known as Granite Run Mall, in Middletown Township. The first crash happened near State and Rolling roads in Springfield and the second crash happened near Burmont and Township Line roads in Havertown. The crash scenes are less than a mile away from each other. It's unclear at this time how many people were in the cars at the time of the crashes or if anyone was injured. The alleged shoplifting suspect took off, police sources said.
District attorney plans to appeal decision to overturn murder convictions of 'Chester Trio'
CHESTER, Pennsylvania -- A Pennsylvania district attorney intends to appeal a judge's decision last month to overturn the murder convictions of the so-called "Chester Trio" - three men who have spent nearly 25 years in prison for a crime they say they did not commit. The video featured is from...
Pa. man who sold drugs to police arrested with over $8M in fentanyl, heroin
Police in Berks County alongside the Philadelphia Drug Enforcement Agency Task Force Group 25 arrested a 35-year-old Philadelphia man on Tuesday after they said he sold large amounts of drugs to undercover law enforcement and was found with over $8 million worth of drugs, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office.
Wave of Shootings in Southwest Philadelphia Leaves One Woman Dead, Three Men Injured
A spate of violence tore through Southwest Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon, leaving one woman dead and three men wounded in two separate but possibly connected shootings. According to FOX 29, the first incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. on the 7000 block of Wheeler Street, where police found a 34-year-old woman with fatal injuries to her stomach and wrist and a 29-year-old man shot in the face.
Philadelphia murder suspect caught in Williamsport
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A man wanted for murder in Philadelphia was captured in Lycoming County. Calvin Solomon, 34, was wanted on homicide, abuse of a corpse, and other charges in relation to a homicide in Philadelphia back in June of 2022. U.S. Marshals say he was taken into custody...
Wilmington woman wins big with Delaware scratch-off ticket. See how much she won
A 45-year-old Wilmington woman now 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 Wilmington, lottery officials said.
New Jersey earthquake: 2.6 magnitude earthquake rattles parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA - The month of May started with a rumble for people in parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania after a minor 2.6 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning. The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake happened around 7 a.m. in Gladstone, New Jersey – the same town that experienced an aftershock following a 4.8 magnitude earthquake last month.
New Southwest Philly Amazon Warehouse Will be Your Package’s Last Stop
The final stop of your Amazon purchase, before it arrives on your Delaware County doorstep, will be a new Amazon warehouse opening this fall in Southwest Philadelphia, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The 140,000-square-foot Amazon distribution center at 6901 Elmwood Ave. will employ hundreds and will be the...
Mayor Cherelle Parker signs new law prohibiting illegally tinted windows in Philly
PHILADELPHIA - A Northeast Philadelphia City Council member has successfully pushed an ordinance that prohibits the parking of vehicles with illegally tinted windows on city streets. Rafael Torres has been tinting windows for a decade and has a shop in Kensington. He said motorists tint their windows for, "privacy and...
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