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Top Philadelphia news: Ex-sheriff faces up to 5 years in prison; dog rescued from sealed box; more

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Published on August 01, 2019
Top Philadelphia news: Ex-sheriff faces up to 5 years in prison; dog rescued from sealed box; morePhoto: Rob Bulmahn/Flickr

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Philadelphia.

Yorkie found in sealed container outside PSPCA 

The PSPCA has started a fundraiser page for those who want to help the female Yorkie recover and find a new home.

Read the full story on CBS Philadelphia.

Police investigating apparent murder-suicide in southwest 

Detectives are investigating after a man and a woman in their 30s were found Wednesday night with gunshot wounds to the head, with a gun nearby. 

Read the full story on ABC Philadelphia, WPVI.

Man captured on video dragging woman across sidewalk in robbery attempt 

Surveillance video shows when the woman resisted, the man pulled her to the ground and dragged her across the sidewalk on the 1500 block of Susquehanna Avenue.

Read the full story on CBS Philadelphia.

Former sheriff faces up to 5 years in prison over $675K in bribes

Philadelphia's longest-serving sheriff, John Green, was to be sentenced Thursday for using bribes from a businessman to help buy two homes and then awarding him millions in city contracts. 

Read the full story on MySanAntonio.


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