CRIME & SAFETY
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...
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...
Black Bear Captured In Montgomery County: Police
The Pennsylvania Game Commission and members of the Upper Moreland Fire Department located the bear in a tree and safely removed him for relocation, police said early Thursday, May 2. "The bear was healthy and not harmed," they said. The bear is 3 years old and weighs some 255 pounds,...
Shootout outside of convenience store between teens leaves man hurt, police said
A man was left injured after a shootout between two teenagers on Thursday night, according to police. It was around 9:20 p.m. when police in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, got alerts of shots fired from a Shotspotter system near the intersection of Beech and North Evans streets, officials said. As police made...
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.
Man dies after being shot multiple times in Springfield Township, police say
A man died after being shot in Springfield Township Thursday afternoon. Springfield Township police responded to the 2000 block of Springdale Road for a report of a person shot inside their vehicle at approximately 1:35 p.m., according to a news release. When they arrived on scene, they located 30-year-old Jairyn Blackwell, of Lincoln Heights, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
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