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November 30, 2019

Video: Armed robber wanted after holding grocery clerk at gunpoint

WEST PHILADELPHIA — A grocery store clerk got quite a scare when an armed robber struck earlier this month, and Philadelphia police want help…

November 11, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 61, with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, police announced Harry Canty has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

October 31, 2019

Man found naked, drinking charged with shooting his family of 4 to death

WEST PHILADELPHIA — A wellness check led to Philadelphia police finding a family of four murdered in their home. Now, the “naked male later…

October 20, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ woman with sight, mental issues

UPDATE — Wednesday morning, Oct. 23, police announced Lenora Patterson has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

October 3, 2019

Found: 13-year-old autistic girl with ADHD

UPDATE — Wednesday morning, Oct. 16, police announced Tymirah Muchison has returned home. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

September 5, 2019

Man charged with shooting 78-year-old to death

WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police have made an arrest in the case of a 78-year-old man who was shot to death in the middle…

August 27, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ teenager with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Sept. 3, police announced Kimynee White-West has been located. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

August 22, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ West Philadelphia man

UPDATE — Midday Tuesday, Aug. 27, police announced John Sweeney has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 22, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ man with schizophrenia

WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing man they’re calling “endangered” since he has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Edward…

August 14, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man with diabetes hasn’t gone to work

UPDATE — Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14, police announced Manuel Smith has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 9, 2019

The war on guns, from Philadelphia to the feds

It’s almost a week since gunmen killed 31 people in mass shootings, 13 hours apart, and nothing concrete has been done to reduce the…

August 8, 2019

Found: Missing ‘endangered’ woman last seen in West Philadelphia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Aug. 20, police announced Tara Johnson has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 2, 2019

2 wanted for deadly double shooting

WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are looking for information on two men they say were responsible for a deadly double shooting. It happened on…

July 31, 2019

Accused murderer arrested months after deadly shooting

EAST GERMANTOWN — A man is under arrest, five-and-a-half-months after Philadelphia police say he committed murder. The deadly shooting happened back on Monday, Jan. 28,…

July 27, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ teenager with autism

UPDATE — Monday morning, July 29, police announced Mason Davis has been located. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

July 22, 2019

Found: Woman with PTSD missing since New Year’s Day

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, police announced Jacqueline Crawford has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

June 29, 2019

Found: Girl, 14, missing for more than a week

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, July 2, police announced Taylah Jones has been found. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

Black FridayFriday, November 29, 2019

Black Friday is the informal name for the day after Thanksgiving, and is regarded as the beginning of the country's Christmas shopping season, despite shopping seeming to start earlier every year. The earliest evidence of the term in this context suggests it originated in Philadelphia, where it was used to describe the heavy, disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic on the day. This usage dates to at least 1961. It appeared in the Nov. 1951 journal “Factory Management and Maintenance” and referred to workers calling in sick after Thanksgiving to have a four-day weekend. But, that use did not catch on. You can also call this day FAT, for Friday After Thanksgiving, since so much turkey was eaten yesterday. (Thanks to cousin Ali for that!)