Authorities in Pennsylvania say a pizza delivery driver is dead after an armed robbery they believe was staged at an abandoned structure in Philadelphia. According to People, 30-year-old Bobby Jenkins had just started his position at Stacy’s Pizza a few weeks before he was dispatched to the fatal call on Tuesday evening. Police Capt. Jason …
A 15-year-old Pennsylvania girl was charged as an adult for the murder of her newborn son—who was reportedly found inside a trash bag on New Year’s Eve. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that police arrested Jani Morris after her newborn son was discovered among a pile of trash bags in Philadephia on Monday night. She’s currently facing multiple …
Authorities in Pennsylvania say a teen girl is facing criminal charges related to a newborn boy found dead in a dumpster earlier this week. According to WPVI, a woman reported the alleged crime to police officers in North Philadelphia on Monday evening. She reportedly told them that a friend of her daughter gave birth and …
On Friday, a Philadelphia judge reinstated appeal rights to Mumia Abu-Jamal, a former Black Panther who has been imprisoned since 1982 for fatally shooting an officer. According to WHYY, Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Leon Tucker agreed with Abu-Jamal’s lawyers that Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Ronald Castille shouldn’t have presided over the 64-year-old’s multiple appeals. Castille was a …
Police in Philadelphia continue to investigate after four people were found shot execution-style in the basement of a home undergoing renovation. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the bodies of two unidentified men and women were discovered in the West Philadelphia home at around noon on Monday. Police said all four victims had gunshot wounds to the …
Authorities in Pennsylvania have arrested a suspect following the murder of a model at her home last week. According to WPVI, 30-year-old Johnstown resident Jonathan Wesley Harris was arrested on suspicion of charges including first-, second- and third-degree murder, robbery and theft. Christina Kraft, whose work as a model has appeared in a variety of …
A Philadelphia man who grabbed international headlines last year when he used his last $20 to help a stranded motorist said he’s homeless again—and the woman he helped, along with her boyfriend, and are possibly spending the $400,000 they raised on his behalf on their own indulgences. Kate McClure, 28, and boyfriend Mark D’Amico, 39, …
Two minors were arrested this week in connection with a shooting that left a promising college-bound athlete dead. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, 15-year-old Byron Vinson and 16-year-old Taron Small were arrested after they allegedly forced their way into the home of victim Kristian Marche. Philadelphia police investigators say the 18-year-old was inside the residence …
Police are searching for a suspect after a 51-year-old woman was reportedly shot dead on her mother’s front porch early Thursday. WPVI reported that Robin McClendon was shot and killed at her mother’s home located on the 1300 block of North 59th Street. Police said they responded to the scene at 3 a.m. after ex-Drexel University …
Authorities in Philadelphia say one of two suspects in an explosion at a Philadelphia ATM this week is in custody. According to Fox News, the incident took place at around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday at a cash machine inside a beer distributor near the intersection of Jasper Street and Allegheny Street. “The business was open,” …
A 15-year-old girl was learning how to drive in a Philadelphia shopping center parking lot Monday night when she reportedly struck and killed two homeless men sitting outside a store. According to KTRK, the teen was driving a Ford Explorer in the Port Richmond area when she mowed over two men outside of a Dollar …
A Memorial Day weekend trip to a New Jersey beach placed one Pennsylvania woman at the center of the latest case of alleged police brutality caught on video. As WPVI reported, 20-year-old Emily Weinman, of Philadelphia, was on a beach in Wildwood, N.J., when officers attempted to detain her on suspicion of criminal conduct including …
