Woman Accused Of Abandoning Quadriplegic Son In Woods Extradited To Philadelphia
A woman accused of abandoning her quadriplegic son in the woods for four days is now behind bars in Philadelphia and will face attempted murder charges.
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A woman accused of abandoning her quadriplegic son in the woods for four days is now behind bars in Philadelphia and will face attempted murder charges.
A spokesman for the Montgomery County, Md., state's attorney's office says 41-year-old Nyia Parler waived her extradition hearing and was being processed for return to Philadelphia.
Philadelphia police are searching for the suspect who was caught on tape displaying a "police-type" badge and then stealing a female's purse.
They called the man's doctor, his aunt and police for help, to no avail. Then three days later a man found Norman lying in the woods, weak, but alive.
A woman accused of dumping her quadriplegic son in the woods at a park so she could spend the week with her out-of-state boyfriend will face an attempted murder charge, police said Tuesday.
Police say a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy was found lying in the woods with a wheelchair and a Bible nearby in southwest Philadelphia.
It happened just after 2 p.m. at the intersection of 8th and Cobbs Creek Parkway.
Police say it happened around 9:53 p.m. Monday at the 6000 block of Irving Street.
Philadelphia Police say a limo driver is dead after he was shot Saturday night in the Cobbs Creek section of the city.
Authorities say a body was discovered in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia in what they are calling a "suspicious death."
It happened around 11:45 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Osage Avenue and 61st Street.
A series of car and pedestrian accidents claimed four lives in four hours this morning in Philadelphia.
A suspected DUI driver is under arrest after he hit a bicyclist and then struck a parked car overnight while trying to evade police in West Philadelphia.
One man is dead and another was seriously injured in what police suspect was a drug deal gone bad in West Philadelphia.
Police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with an alleged sexual assault, and they say that suspect also stole kitchen appliances from the victim.
It happened around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday near Cobbs Creek Parkway and Greenway Aevnue.
Police say the driver of a cab is dead after he lost control of his taxi and crashed Friday morning in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia.
A 19-year-old was shot twice early Thursday morning in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia.
The 91-year-old who took on her attackers spoke to Eyewitness News and explained why she says she feels sorry for them.
Given the recent collapse of several row homes in the City's Cobbs Creek neighborhood, local experts want to make sure homeowners know what to look for before a collapse happens.
Emergency crews are at the scene of the collapse of several row homes in West Philadelphia Monday.
Police say a seven-year-old student brought ten packs of heroin into a classroom at Commodore John Barry Elementary School at 59th and Race Streets.
Police are investigating the shooting death of a man in West Philadelphia overnight.
It happened around 3 a.m. in the 100 block of South 62nd Street in the city's Cobbs Creek section.
Police are investigating a double shooting in Southwest Philadelphia that left two teenagers wounded.
