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18-year-old killed, 4 other teens wounded by gunfire over the weekend, in three separate incidents
Five teenagers have been shot in Philadelphia in three separate incidents so far this weekend. On a Kingsessing porch, three teens were gunned down, and a 22-year-old suffered a bullet wound to the leg. An 18-year-old, shot in the face, died.
Shooting at Philadelphia restaurant critically injures man, no arrests made
PHILADELPHIA - A man was rushed to the hospital after a late-night shooting in Philadelphia's Tioga neighborhood Saturday. Police were called to the Crab Du Jour restaurant on North Broad Street for shots fired around 10:45 p.m. The 25-year-old victim was found with gunshot wounds to the stomach, left arm...
N.J. bail reform doesn’t tie judges’ hands | Editorial
Critics of New Jersey’s bail reform program, which basically stopped criminal defendants from having to raise money to get out of jail while awaiting trial, are directed to Gloucester County. That’s where a judge last week denied a get-out-of-jail-free card to a suspect who, on paper, looked like he’d...
NJ police officers chase down loose pig and bring him home
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) -- A South Jersey police department saluted its officers for bringing home the bacon on Friday – in a way.Officers from the Washington Township Police Department in Gloucester County were called to the quiet Heatherwood neighborhood for a report of a loose pig that had wandered into traffic.Officers Frank Cicalese and Victor Rossi got to work wrangling the 200-pound hog near the corner of Egg Harbor Road and County House Road.Police put out notice of their capture on Facebook and asked someone to "claim him or he is going to become our next K-9."The department has since returned the pig to their owner, Chief Pat Gurcsik confirmed in an email Saturday.Gurcsik said a child at a nearby farm had left a pasture gate open and that's how the pig got out. The potbelly pig, named Pumba, was not harmed.Police said the pig was chased down, tackled and safely tied up before officers brought him home.
Delco Proud: Best Philly Cheesesteak Comes From…Wait For It…Parkside
The staff at Phil & Jim’s Steaks and Hoagies include (from left, front) Matt Sheppard of Brookhaven, co-owner Gia Miller of Jennersville, Ali Smith of Brookhaven; (back) co-owner Dan Miller of Jennersville, Rob Pinhak of Wallingford, Kerilys Rodriguez of Parkside and co-owner Costa Miller of Philadelphia. Phil & Jims...
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