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Bristol, PA
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Philly Police Kill Suspect In Early Morning Standoff: Officials
One man was shot dead in a confrontation with Philadelphia police in the Northeast on Wednesday morning, Jan. 17, according to authorities. Officers were called about a car accident near Roosevelt Boulevard and Borbeck Avenue in Rhawnhurst just before 5 a.m., Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore told reporters in a press conference. One officer spotted a Dodge pickup truck parked halfway on the Borbeck Avenue curb and approached the driver, who denied being in an accident and said he didn't need help, according to authorities. When the officer began to drive away from t…
Bristol, PA
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Suspect Charged For Philly Shooting That Injured 9: Authorities
More than a year after nine people were hurt in a Kensington shooting, one man faces criminal charges, Philadelphia police announced. Michael Smith-Davis, 25, was arrested Thursday, Jan. 11 for attempted murder, criminal conspiracy, aggravated assault, and related counts, said city police in a release. The shooting happened late on Nov. 5, 2022, authorities have said. Police responded to the 800 block of East Allegheny Avenue to find nine people suffering from gunshot wounds. All were taken to Temple University Hospital where four were placed in critical condition and …
Bristol, PA
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Philly Man Charged After 5-Year-Old Shoots Self By Accident: Authorities
A 33-year-old man faces reckless endangerment charges after a 5-year-old shot himself in the leg twice on Sunday, Jan. 7, authorities say. Philadelphia police said they were called to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children around 5:15 p.m. when the victim showed up in a private vehicle with two gunshot wounds. His condition was eventually stabilized, officials said. Investigators believe the child shot himself on the 3500 block of Joyce Street in Kensington. Rhamique Topping surrendered to police later that evening, according to the department. He is charged wi…
Bristol, PA
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SEPTA Train Strike Kills Man After Fight Flings Him Onto Tracks
A man was fatally struck by a SEPTA train following a fight in University City on Thursday afternoon, Philadelphia Police told Daily Voice. The "unusual incident" began with a fight between two men at 34th and Market Street down to the eastbound platform of the 34th Street subway station, Officer Tanya Little said. As a result of the fight, a "white man" fell onto the tracks and was hit by a SEPTA train at 4:36 p.m. on Jan. 4, Little explained. Medics arrived but ultimately he was pronounced dead at 5:42 p.m. According to Little "no apprehensions" have been made as of 7:30…
Bristol, PA
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Alleged Pennypack Slasher Charged In 3 Unsolved Rapes: Philly PD
The man accused of terrorizing hikers with a machete at Pennypack Park trail last month is now officially charged in three more cold cases, Philadelphia police told Daily Voice. Elias Diaz was booked for a string of sexual assaults on Wednesday, Dec. 27, the department said. Two of the attacks happened in Fairmount Park in 2003 while the third was in Pennypack back in 2007, according to authorities. The new charges came just a week after 46-year-old Diaz was accused of the 2003 rape and murder of Rebecca Park, whose remains were discovered after she disappeared while joggin…
Bristol, PA
Obituaries
Police ID 19-Year-Old Killed In Philly Gas Station Shooting
Authorities have named the 19-year-old who was fatally shot at a Frankford gas station Wednesday night. Isiah Pagan was shot inside a store on the 5200 block of Oxford Avenue around 6 p.m. on Dec. 20, Philadelphia police told Daily Voice. One other man sitting in a car outside the gas station was shot in the leg and hospitalized in stable condition, and a woman pumping gas was grazed in the foot, NBC Philadelphia reported. Rake Baseball and Softball of Feasterville said Pagan played with their organization and offered condolences Thursday morning, Dec. 21. "Is…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Transgender Activist Arrested On Child Rape Charges In Philadelphia
A popular Pennsylvania transactivist has been arrested on child rape charges. Kendall Stephens, 37, Philadelphia, became a bit of a local celebrity after a violent attack on her ended with the convict of Tymesha Wearing in 2020, the Philly DA explained at the time. Following an investigation by the Attorney General's office into two claims that Stephens raped children; Philadelphia Police arrested her on Monday, Dec. 18, court records show. Both cases list an incident date of Sept. 25, 2023, but Daily Voice has reached out to officials for more information. …
Paterson, NJ
Obituaries
Clifton Musician, 29, Stabbed Dead In Philadelphia
A 29-year-old musician from Clifton, NJ died in a Philadelphia stabbing last month. Carl James "CJ" Mueller III was found unresponsive on the 1400 block of Snyder Avenue around 3:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, Philadelphia police said. Sadly enough, the most painful goodbyes are the ones that are left unsaid and never explained. The sorrow we feel when... Posted by Ginger Kelly on Monday, November 27, 2023 CJ, who was reported missing, was pronounced dead just before 3:30 a.m. A postmortem exam performed by a doctor with a detective present and a single stab wound was found in the center …
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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'70 Rounds Fired' Leaves 7 Shot, 2 Killed In Philadelphia: Police (
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(Note: This story has been updated with new details from Philadelphia police.) Details are emerging in the North Philadelphia mass shooting incident that killed two and sent five more to the hospital on Tuesday night, Nov. 21. The gunfire rang out on the corner of North 6th and North Fairhill streets around 8:30 p.m., authorities said. "At least 70 rounds were fired," the Philadelphia Police said. Two men, 31-year-old Roger Marquez and 38-year-old Leon Pierre, were shot multiple times and taken to Temple University Hospital where they died, according to PPD. Other vi…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Robber Drags Victim Down SEPTA Station Stairs In Philadelphia Police Video
A robber at a Center City SEPTA station dragged a commuter down the stairs in an attack that was caught on video, according to Philadelphia police. Security footage shows the 51-year-old victim being pulled down a stairwell at the 1500 Market Street SEPTA platform around 5 a.m. on Nov. 9, authorities said. Surveillance footage of the SEPTA station robbery. PhiladelphiaPolice Police say the robber also took the victim's cell phone and money. He is described as a black man in dark clothes with a full beard and a blue knit cap. Anyone with information is asked to call PPD at 215-686…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Philly Teen's Killer Spotted At Hookah Bar Before Slaying, Police Say
The gunman who killed a teen near a Frankford hookah bar last month was spotted on video patronizing the bar just before the killing, according to city police. The shooting happened on the 4100 block of Torresdale Avenue just before 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 4, Daily Voice reported. An 18-year-old man was killed and a 20-year-old woman was shot in the arm, authorities said at the time. Police have released new security footage that they say shows the shooter and his car in the hours before the attack. PhiladelphiaPolice The suspect is described as a bearded black man in his early to mid-…
Bristol, PA
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Erratic Gunman Brings SWAT Team, Police Presence To I-95 In Philadelphia: Cops
An armed man behaving erratically with a handgun stopped traffic along I-95 in Philadelphia Friday morning, Nov. 3, city police said. Just before 8:30 a.m., a Philadelphia police officer tried stopping a vehicle driving erratically near the Girard Avenue exit on the southbound side, police said. Another officer arrived for backup as the man drew his semiautomatic handgun and placed it to his own head, police said. SWAT and Crisis Intervention Trained (CIT) Officers arrived on the scene, closing the highway in both directions. At one point, the man, still armed, briefly entered the captain…
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