August 29, 2026
Crime
by Alex Lloyd Gross Eric Sanville was a teacher at the North Penn School District. He was arrested by the FBI this week after reports that he allegedly conversed sexually with an 11 year old Swedish girl over Snapchat. Authorities said that in the summer of 2025 he is alleged to have created two different…
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THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN FUN TIMES MAGAZINE. IT APPEARS HERE WITH PERMISSION. Getting ‘A Read’ On Events FunTimes StaffAugust 26, 2026016 mins Treasures for the mind: The best place for books is in the hands of kids. The Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central and its neighborhood branches are bustling with educational programs year-round…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross On August 24, 2026 at 1:45PM a woman called police to report a burglary in progress in Plymouth Township. A male was banging on the side door of her house on the 2900 block of Arch Road. While she was on the phone with 911, the male gained entry to the…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross An Uber driver that just picked up a passenger drove his car on the 4600 block of Shelmire Avenue last night about 11:10 PM quickly found himself trying to get away after a gunman fired at least 14 shots towards the car. The driver, who did not want to be identified,…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross The Philadelphia Sheriff’s Department will have six months of supervision after multiple documents relating to sales of property and real estate went unprocessed. It was learned that thousands of pages requested by Court Of Common Pleas Judge Paula Patrick. This is highly unusual but then so is the lack of fulfillment…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Two residents of Levittown Pa have either just been arrested for child porn charges or have entered a guilty plea to child porn distribution. Gary Margerum, 69, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty today before United States District Chief Judge Wendy Beetlestone to one count of distribution and attempted…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Bensalem police are looking for a brazen thief that walked out of the Bensalem Shoprite on August 22 2026. According to police, she walked into the store and pulled out some reusable shopping bags. Shen walked around store and loaded up with over $608.00 in items and walked out without paying….
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Zymire Hughes, the male who police said terrorized citizens in Philadelphia by running around wearing a mask similar to the “Chucky” character earlier this month has been arrested in Las Vegas. Last night, about 8:00 PM the US Marshals picked him up after developing a tip that he was hiding in…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross On August 7 2026 a male who was suffering from cancer was at the CVS on Welsh Road, to pick up medication. He parked in the handicapped space and walked inside. This male walks with a cane police said and is very frail. When he came out, he encountered Gary Phillips…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Today, August 25,2026 a staple of the Northeast will close it’s doors forever. Steve Stein’s Famous Deli located at 1619 Grant Avenue. “It’s time,” said Steve Stein, owner. He was the owner when it first opened and he saw it through rough times, COVID, and the relocation from Krewstown Road, just…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross People that pay by credit or EBT card are used to presenting the card at a terminal, swiping it or inserting the card for their purchases. Most card readers have a tap system that allows a chip to read the transaction. Unfortunately, EBT cards do not have this feature. Police said…
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PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Alvaro Morales-Ortiz, 33, a Guatemalan national, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mia Roberts Perez to 12 months and one day in prison for illegally reentering the United States after prior deportations. Upon completing his prison sentence, he will be removed from the U.S. for…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross When people hire someone to do work, they want it done right and for the price and time frame they were quoted. Nothing upsets people more than to hire someone to do work and they do a bit of the work and don’t come back. Or they refuse to return phone…
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The d’griot Community Gallery, 51 Maplewood Mall, offers BeWell 101: Herbs, a Sunday in-person workshop, where you can learn to forage and identify herbs, prepare infusions, teas, salves, and other wellness remedies. The gallery is named after African storytellers and urban slang: “duh-gree-o.” The next session will be on August 23, from 1:30 EST to…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross A pedestrian was hit by a car on the 2200 block of Street Road just before noon today. The pedestrian, said to be an older woman sustained serious injuries from the crash. She was on Street Road, mid block, not at a crosswalk when she was hit by a westbound car…
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