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Philadelphia Police Seek Help Identifying Suspect in 24th District Shooting

Written by Dan Doyle, May 9, 2025

by Dan Doyle The Philadelphia Police Department’s Shooting Investigation Group is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a brutal shooting that occurred in the city’s 24th District last week. On April 23, 2025, surveillance footage captured a chilling sequence of events involving a 27-year-old male victim who was followed…

Philly Police Seek Driver and Vehicle In Fatal Hit and Run

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Police recovered security camera footage that shows a dark color SUV, possibly a 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator that drove over somebody and never stopped. According to police, this incident happened at 11:35 PM May 2, 2025 on the 400 block of North 63rd Street. Police said a person was laying in the…

Philadelphia Police Announce Charges and Arrest In Shooting Of Officer

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 8, 2025

by Dan Doyle and Alex Lloyd Gross Police announced the arrest and charges against 30 year old Dachan Seay and charged him with Aggravated Assault On A Law Enforcement Officer, and a host of other assault and weapons charges, after he allegedly discharged a gun yesterday as police were breaking up a fight in front…

Baby Abducted In Armed Carjacking In NE Philly

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 7, 2025

PHOTO EMERGENCY NEWS NETWORK by Alex Lloyd Gross It was just after 10:30 AM earlier today, when an Asian woman was driving a White Toyota Highlander east on Unruh Ave. when another vehicle rear ended that car in the rear near Bustleton Ave. When the woman got out of the Highlander to check the damage…

Maurice Hill Convicted Of Multiple Charges From North Philly Stand Off

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 6, 2025

by Alex Lloyd Gross Alex Lloyd Gross File Photo Maurice Hill was barricades inside the residence. Maurice Hill was trying to sell the jury that he acted in self defense, in August 2019 when he opened fire on police who were serving a warrant inside his home. The jury was not buying what he was…

Crash Causes Problem In Somerton

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

ALEX LLOYD GROSS PHOTO- DELAWARE VALLEY NEWS.COM The crash scene. by Alex Lloyd Gross A one vehicle crash caused a boatload of problems for residents and police in Somerton earlier today. A vehicle driven by a 19 year old male veered out of control and slammed into a PECO pole on the 10100 block of…

Two Children Shot In Different Incidents In Philadelphia Yesterday

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Two children were shot in different, unrelated incidents , just a few miles apart, yesterday. The first happened at 1:44 PM,when officers responded to a shooting inside a residence on the 5200 block of Delancey Street. A 2-year-old male juvenile was shot in the abdomen and was immediately transported by police…

Former Prison Guard and Two Others Plead Guilty To Phones and Drugs Into Philly Prison

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 5, 2025

by Alex Lloyd Gross One male who worked at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center on State Road and another inmate and someone else who was not involved in the prison all entered guilty pleas to smuggling items into the facility. Items smuggled into prisons are done by working with an employee to bring those things…

Former Federal Corrections Officer Arrested For Sexual Assault Of An Inmate

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 3, 2025

by Alex Lloyd Gross Michael Jefferson, 42, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was a Correctional Officer at the Philadelphia Detention Center, located in center city Philadelphia. He is no longer employed there but he may be staying there as a resident, after he was arrested for raping an inmate. According to the US Attorney, on…

Police Searching For Trio That Stole South Philly Cat

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 2, 2025

UPDATE MAY 2 2025 2:00 PM Artemis was reunited this his owners shortly after 9:00 AM. He was turned in as a stray to ACCT on Hunting Park Avenue, he is in good health. Increased pressure from social media is being credited to the reunion. The thieves that stole him are still at large and…