CRIME & SAFETY
Police confirm pregnant teen as fourth fatality in Delco crash on Route 322
Pennsylvania State Police confirmed a fourth fatality in the Wednesday afternoon police chase that ended in a car crash on Route 322. Police said seven Philadelphia residents were in the Ford Taurus when it crashed into a concrete bridge abutment and three died at the scene. A fourth person, a pregnant 17-year-old named Tyjana Motley, was transported to Crozer-Chester Medical Center.
Girl, 14, abducted while video chatting with mother in Kensington
KENSINGTON - A mother has experienced a worst nightmare as her daughter was abducted while they were on a FaceTime call. The incident happened at the intersection of K and Venango streets just before 5 p.m. Thursday evening, officials said. The daughter, 14, was talking with her mom on FaceTime...
Man wanted in triple shooting that injured child captured in Philadelphia: marshals
PHILADELPHIA - Federal agents in Philadelphia arrested a man wanted for a triple shooting in Harrisburg that injured a 4-year-old last fall. Shawn Jason, 47, was taken into custody Wednesday morning at a hotel on the 4600 block of Island Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. Investigators believe Jason shot three people...
Arrest made in Wilmington cold case murder
A New Castle County grand jury returned a murder indictment on Monday, April 22, 2024, against 30-year old Robin Webster in connection with a 2017 homicide. Wilmington Police detectives, and cold case investigators, identified Webster as a suspect in the shooting death of 34-year old Jermaine Francois. The victim was...
Police chief put on leave amid investigation in Delaware County
BROOKHAVEN, Pa. - The Brookhaven Police Department's police chief has been placed on paid administrative leave. Michael Vice was taken off the job pending an internal investigation and performance review of his department, according to officials. The borough says multiple officers came forward to report on working conditions within the...
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