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July 2, 2020

Philly officer, 2 relatives charged with robbing 15 gamblers

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia police officer is under arrest, accused of taking part “in the robbery and assault of multiple victims at a North…

May 7, 2020

$6.8 million in Pew grants to help 38 Philadelphia-area nonprofits overcome COVID-19 emergency

PHILADELPHIA — Millions of dollars are going to help dozens of area health and human service organizations. The Pew Charitable Trusts announced it’s going…

January 7, 2020

Video: Man shot in stomach around dinnertime on Christmas

NORTH PHILADELPHIA — This whole crime consisted of five gunshots and Philadelphia police released all 13 seconds of surveillance video, in hopes it’ll help…

November 5, 2019

Video: Man caught on camera lurking inside, stealing from local school

NORTH PHILADELPHIA — People working at a local school should’ve learned a lesson when a man got in after-hours “through an unlocked door,” according…

November 4, 2019

Video: 4 suspects wanted after armed robbery

NORTH PHILADELPHIA — A robbery victim is out more than $500 after he was walking at night, and Philadelphia police say two robbers “ran…

October 23, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man suffering from seizures, dementia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Dec. 17, police announced Marvin E. Smith had returned home. NORTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding…

September 24, 2019

Found: 49-year-old ‘endangered’ man

UPDATE — Thursday morning, Sept. 26, police announced Montez Hewlett has been located. NORTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

September 6, 2019

Man arrested after quadruple shooting that left 2 dead

NORTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police announced they arrested a man for last weekend’s shooting that killed two men and wounded two others. It happened…

September 3, 2019

Man charged with murder in 1 of 2 shootings in 30 minutes, blocks from each other

NORTH PHILADELPHIA — A man is now under arrest for murder after two shootings, a few blocks from each other, in which one of…

August 25, 2019

Armed carjacking near Temple University caught on video

NORTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help identifying the two people who robbed and carjacked a 21-year-old woman near Temple University. They…

August 8, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ woman with PTSD, anxiety

NORTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for “urgent assistance” as they look for a missing woman. They’re calling Meghan Miller “endangered” because they…