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Two Males Arrested For Northeast Carjacking, One Juvenile Charged As An Adult

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 12, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross Jayden West Philadelphia Police have formally charged 18-year-old Richard West and 16-year-old Jayden West, of Tioga Street with robbery, theft assault and related offenses, after a late night carjack and pursuit that originated on the 2100 block of Longshore Street. Investigators determined that two masked suspects approached a 32-year-old woman and…

Crime

Male Robbed Of AR-Style Rifle In Kensington

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia Police are investigating the early morning armed robbery of a male . This happened about 1:50 AM when the victim was sitting in his car with the gun in a sling across his chest. The car was parked on Indiana near Water Street, according to police. Pennsylvania is an open…

Crime

Pawn Shop Owner Guilty Of Buying Millions Of Dollars Of Stolen Goods

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Larry Leonard, 62, was recently indicted for buying things that were stolen. Leonard was an owner of Society Hill Loan and K&A Money Loan Pawnbrokers, both in Philadelphia, and Lou’s Jewelry and Pawnshop in Wilmington, Delaware. From 2019 through 2019 his pawn shops bought items that he knew were stolen. Leornard…

Crime

Woman Gets Over Seven Years In Federal Lockup For Carjacking

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 11, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross Khala Hardy, 24, of Philadelphia, Will get to call federal prison her new home, after she was just sentenced by United States District Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro for a carjacking that happened in March of 2024. Authoprities said she conspired with Nyeem Williamson to steal a car. She got just over…

Fire & Accident

Illegal ATV Rider Killed In North Philadelphia Crash Over The Weekend

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross All Terrain Vehicles are legal to own but not legal to be driven on public streets. This past weekend, one male, 22 years old was killed when the ATV he was driving collided with a ride share vehicle at 15th and Thompson Streets . Police said the crash happened May 9…

Crime

Feasterville Door Dasher Eats Customers Food Instead Of Delivering It.

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 10, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross The concept behind Door Dash is simple. A customer orders food and people deliver it and hope to get a tip- in addition to the delivery fee. In Feasterville, a customer ordered food from Mama Russo’s Pizzo on April 20. They ordered through Door Dash and hoped for a quick delivery….

News

South Philly Shooting Incident Caught On Video

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 8, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia Police released video of two males that are want for a shooting that happened on April 1 2026. This shooting happened just after midnight. Two black males were seen around the 900 block of Oregon Avenue. One pulled a handgun and fired gunshots towards 9th Street, Luckily, no one was…

Crime

Large Drug Distribution Network Dismantled In Northeast Philadelphia

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Members of the Pennsylvania State Police and District Attorney Larry Krasner announced that Yandra Kamberaj and Theodore Manko. Over $19,000 in cash was seized as well as drugs and guns. The information into the two started to unravel in May when state police raided two homes in the Somerton Section of…

Crime

Bucks County Woman Arrested For Neglecting Horses

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 7, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross Heather Fitzgerald, of Coopersburg PA is charged with felony animal cruelty after Humane Police Officers found one of her horses in deplorable condition. This conditioned worsened and no effort was made to treat her eleven-year-old Thoroughbred gelding named Brazilliant. The horse had an eye injury. Instead of taking it to the…

Crime

No Arrests In Overnight Wharton Street Murder

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Police have not made any arrests in the overnight murder of 31 year old Walter Holloway, of the 2200 block of Oakford Street. While [police are still looking for security camera footage of the shooting, they have been able to determine a bit abut what happened. Officers responded to a disturbance…

Bristol Township

Former Bristol Township Parks and Rec Director Charged With Misappropriation Of Funds

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 6, 2026

DVN Staff Jessica Ireland, a newly minted Director of Parks and Recreation for Bristol Township has been arrested and charged with Misappropriation of Funds and related offenses. Court documents secured by this paper show that in 2020 she was the Confidential Secretary to the Township Manager. As such, she had an Amazon Business Account. In…

Crime

Male Shot In Philly Good Samaritan Takes Him To Hospital Car Breaks Down

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 5, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross A male was shot multiple times to on the 2000 block of E. Monmouth Street overnight. He is lucky to be alive. According to police, a good Samaritan loaded the victim into his car for a ride to Temple Hospital. Midway through the ride the car broke down. Police were notified…

Crime

Police Release Photos Of Suspects Of Murder Near Northeast High School

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 4, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross On October 11, 2025, Xzavier Gregory, was shot and killed on Teesdale Street, across from Northeast High School. His name is Sahhir Mouzon, of the 1800 block of Corlies Street. Another person, an 18 year old female was shot in her ankle. Police have security camera footage of the area and…

Crime

Pennsbury High School Locked Down Due To Threats

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Pennsbury High School is on lock down and school students and employees are not allowed in or out of the school. This is due to threats made . The exact nature of the threats is unknown at this time. Police and emergency responders have secured the perimeter. Parents of children in…

Bensalem

Firefighters Make Quick Work Of House Fire In Bensalem

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 3, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross When firefighters arrived on the 3100 block of Moore Street in Bensalem just after 4:00 PM today ,they were greeted by thick grey smoke pushing out of the front door. All of the residents were out. Crews went in service with ladders and broke windows to clear trapped smoke. Narrow streets…