Philadelphia

‘There was not a struggle’: Two teens, 15 and 16, break into home of college-bound star athlete and gun him down: Cops

 ‘There was not a struggle’: Two teens, 15 and 16, break into home of college-bound star athlete and gun him down: Cops
Murder

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 …

Teen girl learning how to drive with mom strikes, kills 2 men in parking lot: Cops
Juveniles
June 5, 2018

Teen girl learning how to drive with mom strikes, kills 2 men in parking lot: Cops

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 …

[VIDEO] Cop on beach appears to punch underage drinking suspect in the head
Police
May 27, 2018

[VIDEO] Cop on beach appears to punch underage drinking suspect in the head

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 …

Neighbor describes ‘terrifying’ screams on night of college student’s barbaric murder
Murder
December 1, 2017

Neighbor describes ‘terrifying’ screams on night of college student’s barbaric murder

A judge has reportedly upheld all charges against a man accused of slaying Temple University student Jenna Burleigh. Neighbor Noelle Sterling was one of 10 witnesses who testified during Wednesday’s preliminary hearing. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sterling, who lived above the suspect, recalled hearing banging at around 2:15 a.m. on August 31 and called Temple Police. …

Teen girl stabbed 80 times, set on fire by man she met online: Police
Juveniles
December 1, 2017

Teen girl stabbed 80 times, set on fire by man she met online: Police

A Philadelphia man was arrested Tuesday after police say he stabbed a teenage girl 80 times then tried to cover up the murder by setting her body on fire. Cole Swaringer-Herring, 23, is facing charges of murder, abuse of a corpse, and arson, among other charges. He had met 15-year-old Sabriya McLean on Facebook, and the …

Indebted ‘Shark Tank’ entrepreneur found dead in river with gunshot to forehead: Report
October 15, 2017

Indebted ‘Shark Tank’ entrepreneur found dead in river with gunshot to forehead: Report

A body recovered from the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia on Thursday was identified as a businessman featured on an episode of “Shark Tank.” WPSG reported that Philip Reitnour’s body was discovered shortly before 11 a.m. near the Walnut Street Bridge. Reitnour, 58, founded Emergensee, a smartphone app that allows a user to send real-time video, …

Stepdad who allegedly raped and murdered his infant stepson is ‘very known’ to police as being a ‘bad guy’
Child Abuse
June 13, 2017

Stepdad who allegedly raped and murdered his infant stepson is ‘very known’ to police as being a ‘bad guy’

A Philadelphia man has been accused of murdering and raping his 1-year-old stepson. The man also has an unsettling past, filled with criminal activity, according to CBS Philadelphia. Saleem Salaam, 24, was arrested and given multiple felony charges when police responded to a report of an unresponsive child on Wednesday afternoon. Salaam, 24, told them there …