Mom of missing Brooklyn autistic boy still won’t talk, gets agitated in court
The Brooklyn woman who has continued to deny she is the mother of a missing 11-year-old autistic boy showed up in Family Court Friday and again shed no light on…
Will the Philadelphia Police Department ever be free of scandal? | Editorial
By most accounts, the Philadelphia Police Department has had a good year. Crime is down, a majority of residents feel safer and many give Commissioner Kevin J. Bethel high marks.…
Man who killed five people in the Kingsessing mass shooting pleads guilty, is sentenced to decades in prison
The man who walked through the streets of Kingsessing and shot people at random in 2023, killing five and wounding five others in one of Philadelphia’s deadliest mass shootings, pleaded…
Prosecutors seek exhumation of ‘Human Barbie’ amid suspicions of murder
Prosecutors are seeking to exhume the body of Brazilian influencer Barbara Jankavski, more widely known as the “Human Barbie,” to determine if her death was a homicide. Authorities initially ruled…
Parent of student charged in shooting that killed teen at Kentucky State University
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A parent of a Kentucky State University student has been charged with murder in an on campus shooting that killed one student and critically injured another.…
North Philadelphia man sentenced for kidnapping, raping 11-year-old girl
Horace Battle lured two 11-year-old sisters inside his white SUV in February with the promise of a ride to their uncle’s home. Instead, he drove the girls to his North…
Three Philly cops who defenders say ‘straight up lied’ cause 134 drugs cases to be dismissed, hundreds more expected
More than 130 drug cases were dismissed Friday — and hundreds more are expected to collapse in the coming months — after prosecutors said three Philadelphia narcotics officers repeatedly gave…
Families of two men who died in NYC custody file notices to sue
The families of two men who died in New York City custody within two days of each other have filed notices they intend to sue the city, records show. Jimmy…
Art Museum’s former HR, DEI director charged with theft after police said she put $58k in personal expenses on company card
The former head of human resources and diversity initiatives for the Philadelphia Art Museum was charged with theft earlier this year. The police said she racked up more than $58,000…
Immigration advocates say Philly courthouse has become a ‘hunting ground’ for ICE. They want agents barred from the building.
Activists will rally outside the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center on Thursday to press their assertion that ICE has been allowed to turn the courthouse into “a hunting ground” for immigrants.…