Man Charged With Stabbing SEPTA Rider From Behind At Kensington Station: AG Man Charged With Stabbing SEPTA Rider From Behind At Kensington Station: AG
Man Charged With Stabbing SEPTA Rider From Behind At Kensington Station: AG A man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly stabbing a stranger from behind on a SEPTA platform in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, July 21. Daniel Williams, 35, of Brookhaven, is accused of attacking a 66-year-old man at the Berks Street Station in Kensington on Thursday, July 4. Surveillance footage allegedly shows Williams holding a knife as he walks up behind the victim and stabs him without warning, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Williams then ran, tossed the knife, and was captured nearby after bystanders directed o…
Philly Truck Driver Struck Car After Running Red Light, Fled Scene: Lopatcong Police Philly Truck Driver Struck Car After Running Red Light, Fled Scene: Lopatcong Police
Philly Truck Driver Struck Car After Running Red Light, Fled Scene: Lopatcong Police A 39-year-old truck driver from Philadelphia was arrested and charged with hitting a car and fleeing the scene in Lopatcong, authorities announced Sunday, July 20. On Thursday, June 12, at 4:43 p.m., a 2023 white Cascadia Freightliner struck with Illinois plates ran a red light and struck a 2016 white Jeep Compass traveling northbound through a green light, Lopatcong Township police said. Following an investigation, the driver was identified as Almaz Uulu Beishenbek, police said. Beishenbek was operating the truck for Tornado Shipping Inc, police said. Beisenbek is charged with assault by …
Philly Phanatic Trolls Coldplay Kiss Cam Couple In Hilarious Ballpark Bit (WATCH) Philly Phanatic Trolls Coldplay Kiss Cam Couple In Hilarious Ballpark Bit (WATCH)
Philly Phanatic Trolls Coldplay Kiss Cam Couple In Hilarious Ballpark Bit (Watch) The "Kiss Cam" comes for all of us.  Fresh on the heels of the controversy surrounding a curious video caught on camera at a Coldplay concert, the famed Philly Phanatic had a little fun at their expense. Citizens Bank Park got a little spicier — and a lot funnier — on Friday night as the Phillie Phanatic turned a viral internet scandal into pure ballpark comedy.  Jeff Skversky The Phanatic recreated the awkward moment when Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the head of HR, Kristin Cabot, were caught on camera at the show before promptly separating and dodging out of view. Vid…
God Save The Scene: CBGB Fest Unleashes Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, Jack White God Save The Scene: CBGB Fest Unleashes Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, Jack White
God Save The Scene: CBGB Fest Unleashes Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, Jack White CBGB lives again this fall as legends and loud guitars take over Brooklyn, NY for one night of pure rock-and-roll chaos. On September 27, the CBGB Festival will light up Under the K Bridge Park with a lineup straight out of your wildest punk dreams headlined by Iggy Pop, the Sex Pistols, and Jack White, the shape-shifting rock innovator behind The White Stripes, Dead Weather, and Raconteurs. This isn’t just a concert: It’s a full-blown revival of the spirit born at 315 Bowery in the ’70s, when CBGB launched icons like Blondie and the Ramones. The club may have shut its doors in 200…
Philly Man Busted In Predator Sting At Bensalem Parking Lot: Police Philly Man Busted In Predator Sting At Bensalem Parking Lot: Police
Philly Man Busted In Predator Sting At Bensalem Parking Lot: Police He thought he was meeting a 13-year-old girl for sex. Instead, he was met by vigilantes and arrested, Bensalem police announced on Friday, July 18. Eric Rooney, 42, of Philadelphia, was caught in a sting set by members of an internet vigilante group called Predator Poachers, according to police. For the past eight months, Rooney had been messaging with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl on Instagram, authorities said. He sent her sexually explicit messages and made plans to meet in person to have sex, police explained. Around 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, Rooney arrived at the 2500 …
$1.8M In Ketamine Headed To Florida—130 Pounds Seized In Philadelphia: CBP $1.8M In Ketamine Headed To Florida—130 Pounds Seized In Philadelphia: CBP
$1.8M In Ketamine Headed To Florida—130 Pounds Seized In Philadelphia: CBP Customs officers in Philadelphia just stopped another massive shipment of ketamine — just weeks after intercepting a $1.5 million load hidden in toys, picture frames, and fishing rods. The latest bust came in two separate seizures in early July at the Port of Philadelphia, the agency announced Thursday, July 17. On July 5, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials said officers inspected a shipment from France labeled as an “industrial air filter HEPA air filter.”  Inside, they found more than 46 pounds of ketamine, concealed in hidden packaging. Just days later on July 9, off…
Mark Dial Sentenced, Immediately Paroled For Killing Eddie Irizarry: DA Slams Outcome Mark Dial Sentenced, Immediately Paroled For Killing Eddie Irizarry: DA Slams Outcome
Mark Dial Sentenced, Immediately Paroled For Killing Eddie Irizarry: DA Slams Outcome Former Philadelphia Police Officer Mark Dial was sentenced to 9½ months to two years in jail on Thursday, July 17 — but walked free moments later, having already served 10 months behind bars. Dial, 29, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in May for fatally shooting 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry during a 2023 traffic stop in Kensington. He was also found guilty of possessing an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person. Charges including third-degree murder and official oppression were either withdrawn or resulted in acquittal. Dial Paroled Immediately Philadelphia Count…
Man Murdered Ex-Wife As Kids Slept Nearby In Schenectady Home Man Murdered Ex-Wife As Kids Slept Nearby In Schenectady Home
Man Murdered Ex-Wife As Kids Slept Nearby In Schenectady Home A Brooklyn man confessed to murdering his wife of over 10 years inside her Schenectady home as their children slept nearby. Timothy Taylor, 38, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Schenectady County Court in the 2023 killing of 44-year-old Tishawn Folkes-Taylor, prosecutors announced Wednesday, July 16. As part of the plea deal, he faces a sentence of 22 years to life in prison when he appears before a judge in September. Traveled Across State Lines To Kill His Ex-Wife Taylor traveled from North Carolina to Schenectady on May 27, 2023, checking into the Imperial Hotel around 11 p.m.…
Feds Raid Wheels Of Soul Biker Gang After Woodbridge Hookah Lounge Beatdown, Shootout: Police Feds Raid Wheels Of Soul Biker Gang After Woodbridge Hookah Lounge Beatdown, Shootout: Police
Feds Raid Wheels Of Soul Biker Gang After Woodbridge Hookah Lounge Beatdown, Shootout: Police A savage assault and shootout outside a Virginia hookah lounge triggered a massive multi-agency raid on the Wheels of Soul outlaw motorcycle gang, with nearly two dozen members now in custody, or on the run, across multiple states, authorities announced. The early morning April 13 brawl and shooting outside Babylon Café on Golansky Boulevard in Woodbridge left two men injured, one from a brutal beating and another with a gunshot wound, and both initially refused to cooperate with police. But the Prince William County Police Department didn’t let up. Following months of investigation, detec…
Guard Opens Fire During Attempted Brinks Truck Robbery — 3rd Heist In A Month: Philly PD Guard Opens Fire During Attempted Brinks Truck Robbery — 3rd Heist In A Month: Philly PD
Guard Opens Fire During Attempted Brinks Truck Robbery — 3rd Heist In A Month: Philly PD A Brinks security officer opened fire during a failed armored truck robbery in Northeast Philadelphia, authorities said on Tuesday, July 15. The attempted heist unfolded just before 11:30 a.m. on the 8200 block of Castor Avenue in the city’s Rhawnhurst neighborhood, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Two armed men approached the guard as he was making a delivery and announced a robbery. The guard fired at the suspects, who fled northbound on Castor Avenue in a Nissan, investigators said. Eight shell casings were recovered at the scene, but no injuries were reported. The suspe…
Rooftop Chase, NJ Fugitive, Switch Guns: PA AG Sunday’s Philly Task Force Nabs 7 Armed Felons Rooftop Chase, NJ Fugitive, Switch Guns: PA AG Sunday’s Philly Task Force Nabs 7 Armed Felons
Rooftop Chase, NJ Fugitive, Switch Guns: PA AG Sunday’s Philly Task Force Nabs 7 Armed Felons A violent felon chased across a North Philly rooftop. A wanted man tied to New Jersey. Teens flaunting illegal machine gun-modified pistols on social media. All arrested in a wave of takedowns led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday’s Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force, officials announced Tuesday, July 15. Philly Gun Task Force Targets Repeat Offenders Seven people — including convicted shooters and suspected drug traffickers — were recently arrested in coordinated raids across Philadelphia, state prosecutors said. The cases involve illegal switches that convert pistols into fu…
Dead Infant Found In Trash Bag, US Marshals Arrest Suspect In Philly, Camden Officials Say Dead Infant Found In Trash Bag, US Marshals Arrest Suspect In Philly, Camden Officials Say
Dead Infant Found In Trash Bag, US Marshals Arrest Suspect In Philly, Camden Officials Say A 43-year-old Philadelphia woman was arrested and charged after a dead baby was found in a trash bag in Camden, authorities announced Tuesday, July 15. On Monday, May 19, Camden County police responded to the 1200 block of Lakeshore Drive and found the baby boy dead in a trash bag within a bassinet, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. US Marshals agents arrest Ebony Gee US Marshals Service (Philadelphia) Ebony Gee was caring for a friend's infant and spent time with the baby in a second story bedroom at the res…