Police ID 11-Year-Old Boy, Woman Killed In Philadelphia Airborne SUV Crash
A speeding SUV hit several poles and went airborne before landing on two cars early Saturday morning in Philadelphia, killing a woman and a boy, and leaving several others seriously hurt, police said.
Amber Shanta, 34, and Tai'rhey Brown, 11, were pronounced dead at the scene on the 4300 block of Roosevelt Boulevard just before 12:30 a.m., Philadelphia police said.
The driver, a 57-year-old male, and two other passengers including a 15-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl, were rushed to various hospitals, and were listed in critical condition as of Saturday evening, authorities said.
The 57-…
Pair Nabbed In Essex County Armed Robberies Had Lengthy Rap Sheets: Police
Two men with lengthy arrest records have been arrested in connection with two armed robberies -- one in Livingston and another in West Orange, local police said.
Shyhiem Clark, 24, of Newark, and Tyrese Thompson, 22, of Elizabeth, were charged in connection with the Sept. 27 incident at a Mount Pleasant Avenue store, according to police in West Orange.
The two are believed to be linked to a second robbery in Livingston on Oct. 4, authorities said.
Either Clark or Thompson held the cashier at gunpoint while the other removed money from the register, police said. Both fled through …
