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Woman killed in 2-vehicle crash in Burlington County, cops say
An 85-year-old woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in Mount Holly, authorities said. Vera Stockton was pulling out of Fairground Plaza crossing Route 541 when a vehicle traveling north collided with her car, Chief Richard Spitler said. Stockton was trapped in her car when Mount Holly police...
Christine Sanfelice And Alex Crawford Arrested
Christine Sanfelice, 32, of Camden, and Alex Crawford, 27, of Hammonton, were arrested on Tuesday, Apr. 23. The Brigantine Police Department announced their arrests in a news release on Wednesday, May 1. Officers responded to a report of a woman peeing behind a Wawa convenience store at around 10:21 a.m....
Police Want Proof Penn’s Student Encampment Is Dangerous Before Clearing It
The Philadelphia Police Department declined a request from the University of Pennsylvania to forcefully disperse a pro-Palestinian encampment. Instead, law enforcement asked for evidence that the protest presented an imminent danger, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian. Police increased their presence on Penn’s campus on Thursday, and created a barrier of barricades and bicycles between protesters and a group of Pro-Israel counter-protesters. Last Friday, Penn’s interim president J. Larry Jameson called for the protests to be disbanded, arguing that students were violating the university’s facilities policies. On Tuesday, university officials said they’d opened “several student disciplinary cases” against protesting students. The protest is reportedly made up of students from a few different universities in Philadelphia, including Penn, Drexel University, and Temple University.Read it at The Daily PennsylvanianRead more at The Daily Beast.
Christopher Plytas Charged In $190K Theft From Tesla: BPD
Police said it happened at the 2700 Knights Road Conoco around 5 p.m. The victim owns Pennsylvania Skill Game machines and was at the gas station to service a unit, according to investigators. Detectives obtained security footage from the gas station that showed a suspect breaking the Tesla's back window...
Shamari Taylor: 5 Charged In 2006 Abduction, Murder
Kevin Holloway, 45, Mark Scott, 48, Linton Mathis, 50, Atiba Wicker, 47, and Kenneth Tuck, 51, were all arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping resulting in death, kidnapping resulting in death, and aiding and abetting, said the US Attorney's Office. Thirty-eight-year-old Taylor and his girlfriend were kidnapped in...
South Philly teen tackling gun violence using social media to remember lives lost
A teen in South Philadelphia is using social media to help commemorate the lives of young people who have been lost, majority of them to gun violence. Kameenah Bronzell, 18, started posting to her Instagram page, phillyangelsss, three years ago. The page is dedicated to those who have passed away to keep their memory alive.
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