2 Critical Following Kensington Double Shooting
Police are investigating a double shooting in the Kensington section of Philadelphia Saturday that left two men critically injured.
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Police are investigating a double shooting in the Kensington section of Philadelphia Saturday that left two men critically injured.
Philadelphia Police say a 22-year old Point Breeze man is being charged with murder for a shooting in Grays Ferry Friday night that left a 3-year old girl dead.
The prosecution says the defendants are flight risks and a danger to the community.
This happened around 2:30 a.m. directly in front of Einstein Hospital.
Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a suspected drunk driver that occurred early Friday morning in Northeast Philadelphia.
A Philadelphia Police officer shot and killed a home invasion suspect early Friday morning in the Northwood section of the city.
GameStop is now requiring its customers in Philadelphia, but not in the suburbs, to provide a fingerprint scan on certain transactions.
Mayor Michael Nutter and Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey spoke out at a City Hall press conference condemning six indicted narcotics officers and refuting suggestions that corruption in the department is widespread.
Commissioner Ramsey has long wanted the ability to rotate officers out of the department's narcotics and Internal Affairs units, but such moves had been prohibited by the city's contract with the police union.
Despite the two incidents, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey says shootings involving police officers are relatively unusual.
"My client vehemently denies these allegations, and he looks forward to clearing his good name," said Brian McMonagle, attorney for Officer Thomas Liciardello.
Six Philadelphia Police officers who served in narcotics were taken into custody by FBI agents Wednesday as part of a federal corruption probe.
Police have announced charges against two men they say are responsible for the carjacking and hit-and-run crash that killed three children in North Philadelphia.
Police say one person is dead after a gunman opened fire early Monday morning, shooting five people in the Feltonville neighborhood of Philadelphia.
Police say they have two persons of interest in custody in connection with a deadly carjacking and hit-and-run crash that killed three children in North Philadelphia.
Family and friends of three children who were killed Friday in a carjacking, hit-and run crash gathered Saturday evening for a prayer vigil at the scene of the incident.
Crews rescued a woman from the Schuylkill River Thursday morning, then pulled another woman out of the Delaware River a short time later.
It happened at 6:13 p.m. Tuesday at the 6400 block of New State Road under the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge.
Authorities say two 32-year-old men were standing in front of their home in Homlesburg when someone opened fire on them.
Police say a 55-year-old man was shot three times in his abdomen and his 43-year-old fiancé was shot nine times in her abdomen, legs and feet.
Two suspects are facing murder charges in the deaths of an elderly couple who were found in their Philadelphia home late last week.
Former police dispatcher Dorian Parsley admitted she was the wreck chasers' inside connection, taking more than $35,000 in bribes.
Two leaders of a mosque tried to cut off the hand of a man they allege stole jars of money from the house of worship, police said.
A man is in police custody after a brief standoff with police in Philadelphia early Monday morning.
Police say a man is in critical condition after he was shot early Monday morning in the Belmont section of Philadelphia.
