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A shooting near 23rd and Mifflin left two men wounded Thursday afternoon; one was taken to Penn Presbyterian and listed in stable condition. Detectives are asking witnesses to come forward.
Family and supporters rallied outside the DA's office seeking release of body‑cam footage and ballistics nearly a year after Bruce “Angel” Garcia was shot in Fairhill.
A child in Upper Darby died after a gun discharged inside a home while playing with a firearm. The district is working with police and will have counselors at Beverly Hills Middle School.
A pit bull allegedly ran from a nearby house and attacked two siblings playing in Fairhill, sending a 12-year-old and a 3-year-old to CHOP with serious injuries. ACCT Philly is investigating.
An armed man barricaded himself inside a Center City building near 9th and Arch Thursday, prompting a heavy police response and street closures.
Bensalem Township rolled out a drone‑as‑first‑responder program with two drones, 22 trained pilots and thermal imaging to reach 911 calls faster.
A tree fell onto utility wires on May 13, sparking an electrical fire in Norristown that displaced 24 people and left two homes uninhabitable; no injuries were reported.
An equipment issue near South 4th and Jackson early Thursday cut power to roughly 1,000 customers; crews restored most service within a few hours. Neighbors reported a blue electrical arc and flames at the pole.
U.S. Marshals arrested 46‑year‑old Joseph Mazzoni in Naples after finding him hiding in a makeshift hut in the woods. He had been wanted on federal child‑pornography allegations since March.
Philadelphia CBP officers intercepted more than 32,000 unapproved pills in two European parcels that were headed to Spalding County, Georgia.
Upper Darby police say two men are wanted after an armed robbery on the 7100 block of Clover Lane and are considered armed and dangerous.
Detectives arrested a Wilmington man after seizing about 770 bags of suspected fentanyl and multiple firearms during a search tied to an overdose probe.
Several protesters were arrested after occupying the Comcast Center lobby during Wednesday’s commute. Activists said the action targeted Comcast’s contracts with ICE.
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