CRIME & SAFETY
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...
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...
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,...
Construction Worker Fatally Electrocuted in West Philadelphia Work Site Accident
A construction worker's life was cut short Wednesday after a tragic incident at a West Philadelphia work site, where he was fatally electrocuted and fell from a ladder, as reported by police. The 49-year-old man was working along the 6500 block of Lansdowne Avenue when the accident occurred just after 12 p.m., leading to severe injuries that resulted in his death, NBC Philadelphia confirmed.
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