Crime
Final Defendant Sentenced In Violent Home Invasion In Delco
Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 14, 2026
by Alex Lloyd Gross Tyrek Byrd, 37, of Philadelphia will join his co defendants Shaquan Brown, who was previously sentenced to more than 22 years’ in prison for his role in this and other robberies. Another coconspirator, Willie Singletary, received a sentence of 17 years’ imprisonment for this role in the conspiracy. Byrd willspend 15…
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Crime
Disgraced Former Langhorne And Yardley Police Officer Sentenced For Scheme Targeting Elderly Woman
Written by Dan Doyle,
By Dan Doyle | DelawareValleyNews.com DOYLESTOWN, PA — A disgraced former Bucks County police officer was sentenced Friday to seven years of restricted probation after entering a nolo contendere plea in a case involving an attempt to defraud a 77-year-old Langhorne woman in connection with her $500,000 estate. Carlito Cortez, 60, of Richboro, will serve…
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Fire & Accident
Serious Motorcycle Crash In Parkwood
Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 13, 2026
by Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia emergency services were called to the 2900 block of Comly Road about 8:00 AM today for a report of a serious crash involving a 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle. The driver of the bike sustained serious injuries from the accident, officials said. The driver of a car was pulled from a…
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Crime
Family Court Judge Arrested In Northeast Philly Domestic Violence Incident
Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 12, 2026
by Alex Lloyd Gross Michael Fanning, a sitting judge in Family Court has been arrested on domestic violence chargers after Philadelphia Police responded to his Milnor Street home during the evening of March 9, 2026. He has been a judge since 2014. Prior to that, Fanning was an attorney in private practice and even did…
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Center City Philadelphia
More Taxes On the Way For City Budget
Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,
by Alex Lloyd Gross You will pay more for things if Mayor Cherelle Parker has her way. More taxes for the things you use and buy. It’s all been unveiled in the proposed city budget. You will pay 20 cents per ride for ride share companies like UBER or LYFT. According to Parker, this tax…
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Crime
Upper Darby Female Gets Just Over A Decade In Prison For Carjacking and Shooting
Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,
by Alex Lloyd Gross Phillis Fugah, 25, of Upper Darby, just got a new home in the federal prison system after being sentenced to 10 years plus one day, for her crime spree of August 29. 2024. It was on that date, authorities said that Fugah and a male accomplice approached a Honda Pilot parked…
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