CRIME & SAFETY
Kensington Avenue cleared as encampments move to other blocks
KENSINGTON - Philadelphia police on bikes and in cruisers are moving along Kensington Avenue as they work to hold the block after a homeless encampment is removed from the area. In the place of the encampment along the 3100 block of Kensington Avenue, barricades stand in front of open businesses...
Double shooting in gentlemen's club parking lot kills 1
SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - A deadly scene breaks out on the Passyunk Avenue Bridge, as a double shooting claims the life of one man. Philadelphia Police sources tell FOX 29’s Steve Keeley two men were found shot on both sides of the Passyunk Avenue Bridge. One man was shot and...
Pennsylvania state trooper who arrested couple during traffic stop on I-76 no longer works for PSP
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A Pennsylvania state trooper involved in a traffic stop on Interstate 76 that garnered heavy social media attention is no longer employed by Pennsylvania State Police, the agency confirmed Friday. The former state trooper, who has yet to be identified by state police, was previously placed on restricted duty while an investigation into the early March traffic stop was underway, the agency told CBS News Philadelphia two months ago. On Saturday, March 2, the trooper pulled over Celena Morrison-McLean, executive director of the Mayor's Office of LGBT Affairs, on I-76 citing multiple "vehicle code violations." At the time of the stop,...
Woman ran into deli and collapsed after being shot in Logan, police say
Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a woman died when she was shot outside of a deli in North Philadelphia, officials said. The shooting happened on the 4800 block of North Broad Street in the Logan section of the city just before 5 p.m., police said. When officers responded to...
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