Crime

Police Arrest North Philly Murder Suspect On Torresdale Avenue

by Alex Lloyd Gross On April 13 2023, there was a fatal shooting on the 2200 block of Montgomery Avenue.A 16-year-old male, identified as Nafis Betrand- Hill, sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The police promptly transported him to Temple University Hospital, where he tragically succumbed to his injuries at 9:13 p.m. A firearm was recovered at…

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Central Bucks County

52 Year Old Male Arrested For Taking Off His Pants After Being Kicked Out Of Warrington Hotel

Thomas Ignatus Martorana had booked a room at the Hampton Inn Suites on July 4, 2025. This motel is located on Metro Drive In Warrington Twp., Bucks County Pa. Management at the establishment were notified that Martorana had damaged the motel room and also some of the property around the motel, specifically a light post….

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Crime

Male Turns Himself In For Groping Women In North Philly Area

by Alex Lloyd Gross Noel Vargas, a 29, year old male with no fixed address was arrested yesterday, when he turned himself in. He was wanted in connection with three groping incidents that happened around North Philadelphia and the Kensington area. The first incident occurred on March 25, 2025, at approximately 9:30 a.m. on the 1500 block of Palmer Street. A…

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Center City Philadelphia

City Strike Is Over Trash Pick Up To Resume Next Week

by Alex Lloyd Gross The city trash strike is over. It lasted almost two weeks but you wold not know it by the amount of trash dumped at the city sites. People from all over saw this as an opportunity to skirt waste disposal fees and dump trash like furniture and other stuff not designed…

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Bristol Borough

Guilty Plea To Third-Degree Murder In 2023 Fatal Shooting at Bristol Wharf

by Dan Doyle | July 9, 2025 BRISTOL BOROUGH, PA — A Levittown woman has pleaded guilty to third-degree murder for the 2023 shooting death of her husband at the Bristol Borough Wharf. Sammar Khan, 42, appeared before Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, and entered an open…

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Crime

Male From Georgia Pleads Guilty To Evading Airport Security At Philly International Airport

by Alex Lloyd Gross On March 9 2024, David Easley, 39, of Georgia, had a ticket to fly from Philadelphia International Airport to Atlanta. Easley was in the airport in Philly when he did not want to go past airport security. He had in his possession an airport security badge to get him into restricted…

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Central Bucks County

Chalfont Male Arrested For Trying to Sell Marijuana and Alcohol To A Teenager

by Alex Lloyd Gross On June 23 2025 a parent walked her teenage daughter to the Upper Southampton Police Station and complained an adult male had sold her daughter a bottle of Pink Whitney Vodka. The seller contacted the girl through Snapchat. During the sale, the seller who went by the name “Cheff” attempted to…

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Crime

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Police Officer And Firefighter in Child Porn Case

by Dan Doyle | July 8, 2025 Former Falls Township Fire Company President and Tullytown Borough Police Officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury on child pornography charges, marking the latest chapter in a troubling history of criminal behavior. Gary N. Margerum, 61, of Levittown, was formally charged in the U.S. District Court…

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Crime

Male Stabbed On Academy Road Overnight

by Alex Lloyd Gross Last night, at about 8:12 PM, police and medics got a call about a male stabbed near the WAWA on Academy Road, near Byberry Road. When they arrived, they found a male stabbed in the back, shoulder blade area. An argument ensued on the 3500 block of Academy Road, and a…

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Community

City Tried To Move Trash From Northeast Philly Locations

by Alex Lloyd Gross As the city trash strike enters the sixth day with no resolution in sight, the city is trying to shovel water against the tide by making an attempt to remove the growing mountains of trash, The site on Calera Road has a trash truck there, from the CLIP (Community Life Improvement…

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Crime

Montco Male Arrested For Gas Station Robberies In Philly, Montco and Bucks Counties

by Alex Lloyd Gross Police in Lower Southampton Twp and Philadelphia have filed charges against 32 year old Michael Gordon, a resident of Horsham Twp. Police said that on May 14, 2025, he walked into the Sunoco at Street and Central where he announced a hold up. He also is the person behind similar robberies…

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Crime

Warminster Police Stop Armed Gun Store Burglary In Progress

By Dan Doyle| July 7, 2025 WARMINSTER, PA — Warminster Township Police are being credited with arresting a man early Monday morning after catching him red-handed during a break-in at the Bunker Gun Shop on North York Road. At approximately 2:41 a.m. on July 7, officers quickly responded to an audible alarm coming from the…

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Bensalem

Male Held With No Bail For Bensalem Animal Cruelty Case

by Alex Lloyd Gross Andrew DeShield, 62 had a pet dog named Gucci. Presumably named after the high end clothing store. Last month, DeShield took Gucci to Parx Casino, in Bensalem. The casino does not allow animals into the facility that are not service animals so DeShield decided to leave the dog in the hot…

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Arts & Entertainment

Remember When Black Sabbath Paid A Visit To Bensalem?

by Alex Lloyd Gross Black Sabbath, the legendary heavy metal band reunited for a final show this weekend in Birmingham England. The band played a few songs, Ozzy played a few songs from his solo career and many other artists, such as Metallica and Halestorm showed up to pay tribute to the masters. The original…

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