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In 2024 PennDOT Repairs Record Number Of Bridges and Roadways

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, December 13, 2024

Harrisburg, PA – At events across the state, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) officials have been highlighting improvements made to the commonwealth’s vast network of roads and bridges during the 2024 construction season. Statewide from January through November, 5,485 roadway miles were improved, including 1,955 miles of paving. In the same timeframe, work advanced on 422…

Crime

Bucks County Drug Dealer Runs From Court Now Considered A Fugitive

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, December 12, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross Santeeno Deon Grant, of Falls Township, apparently did not like the way his trial was going. He was facing charges of being a drug dealer, specifically, fentanyl heroin and cocaine. Grant was arrested in January of 2023. He attended two days of his trial and did not show up for the…

Community

Middletown Doctor Charged With Running a Pill Mill

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Dr. Ken Fox had a medical practice in Middletown Twp., Bucks County Pa. He was arrested yesterday and charged with writing Suboxone prescription for people that allegedly did not need it. He was formerly with Jefferson Health but was fired from that organization, authorities said. The practice was at a facility…

Crime

Delco Armed Carjacker Will Do Eight Years In Federal Prison For South Philly Robbery

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross US Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said that Nateirah Ortiz, 25, of Upper Darby, will be spending the next eight years in the federal prison system for stealing a vehicle from a man at gunpoint in South Philly on January 31, 2024. This carjacking happened on the 1100 block of Washington Avenue…

Crime

Shooter At Morrisville Strip Club Now Faces Homicide Charges

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, December 11, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross Pedro E. Rodriguez, 28 a resident of Trenton New Jersey is going to face charges of criminal homicide, and assault as well as weapons offenses. He is accused of shooting Mekhi Norman who tried to intercede in an altercation between Rodriguez and staff at a strip club called The Border, just…

Crime

Male Arrested For Setting WAWA Gas Pumps On Fire On Roosevelt Boulevard

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, December 10, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia Police and fire were called to the WAWA on the 7000 block of the Roosevelt Boulevard just before 12:30 AM today. A male was damaging the gas pumps. When responders got there, a fire was lit in between two gas pumps which could have been catastrophic. Several of the pumps…

Bensalem

Male Arrested In Bensalem For Illegally Carrying Firearm While DUI

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Bensalem Police stopped a male while he was driving a vehicle without lights and not using turn signals, around 2:00 AM December 8,2024. During a roadside chat during the car stop, the officer asked the male if he had a gun on him, which the male denied. He was identified as…

Local Businesses

Franklin Mills/Philadelphia Mills Changes Name and Ownership

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, December 9, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross In May 1989 the Franklin Mills Mall opened for business. The mall was occupied to over 95 percent. Now, 30 years later, the mall has changed ownership and with that comes a name change. The third in it’s history. The mall is now called Franklin Mall. For a few years, Simon…

Crime

Teenagers and One Adult Arrested For Armed Robbery and Shooting Of Delivery Driver

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Baracka Coffee The adult male arrested , charged with robbery. Philadelphia Police made quick arrests of four alleged armed robbers this weekend. The proceeds were a small amount of cash, some pizzas and a helping of chicken wings. The four grabbed the driver, a hard working 21 year old who was…

Crime

Security Guard Stabbed On North Broad Street

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, December 7, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia Police released photos and video of a male wanted for stabbing a security guard who worked at the Save A-Lot store at 4429 North Broad Street. He was working there on December 4, 2024 about 12:40 PM when the male in the video kept bothering people in front of the…

Crime

Male Wanted By Philly Cops For West Philadelphia Robberies

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia Police are looking to arrest the male in the over photo. They say he is responsible for committing at least three armed robberies during the month of October 2024. What follows is a detailed version of what happened from Philadelphia Police. Incident #1:DC# 24-19-067210 On Monday October 7, 2024, police…

Crime

Mail Thief Gets Substantial Federal Prison Term

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, December 6, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross US Attorney Jacqueline Romero announced that Zachkey James, 29, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Judge Judge R. Barclay Surrick to spend the next four years in prison. Zachkey entered a guilty plea to 12 charges that he stole mail from collection boxes. Zackey managed to obtain a…

Community

“My Car Was Confiscated At A Street Takeover” Now What?

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Imagine being attracted to the street takeover culture where people engage in drifting, drag racing and other reckless activities. At time bottles or rocks are thrown at responding police. This being a night unlike no other night you go to where this is happening and decide to do donuts or help…

Community

Philly Police Give Out Tools To Combat Car Theft

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, December 5, 2024

ALEX LLOYD GROSS PHOTO- DELAWARE VALLEY NEWS.COM 7th District Community Relations Officer Al Fivoranti holds a Faraday bag. by Alex Lloyd Gross There is a new way that car thieves are trying to steal your vehicle.. Newer cars do not use keys, they use key fobs, which emit a radio signal and get the vehicle…

Central Bucks County

Package Thief Arrested In Warrington Has Long Criminal History

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Police in Warrington Twp., Bucks County Pa set up a surveillance after an officer was called to the Westminster Apartments for a package theft on November 30,2024. Police took the report and were able to get a description of the male. After checking incident reports inside the twp for similar theft,…