Crime
Did This Sanitation Worker Just Steal a Port Richmond Resident’s Package?
A growing scourge of city living in the Amazon age is package theft. With Christmas right around the corner, not a day goes by without […]
Philly Child Protection Agency Contractor Charged in Child Porn Case
A longtime contractor with the Philadelphia Department of Human Services has been arrested and charged in New Jersey with possession of child pornography. The Camden […]
Police Charge 13-Year-Old Caught With Gun at Society Hill School
A Blue Ribbon school in Society Hill was briefly placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after a seventh-grade student was found with a gun on the […]
Police Arrest Teens in Beating Death of Homeless Man
Philly police have arrested three teenagers who allegedly beat a homeless man to death in late November. Officials have charged 14-year-old Brandon Conrad, 16-year-old Malik Page, […]
Man Charged With Attacking Interracial Lesbian Couple in Brewerytown
The Philadelphia Police Department has arrested a 48-year-old Philadelphia man accused of attacking an interracial lesbian couple in Brewerytown on Tuesday afternoon. Police say that […]
Philly Woman Sues Gym Over Sexual Assault by Ex-Con Personal Trainer
Update: After Philly Mag published this story, we were contacted by a national spokesperson for Planet Fitness who claimed that Ronald Goss never worked for […]
Rich Main Liner Learns the Hard Way Not to Exploit Poor People
It’s Giving Tuesday, so everybody is writing stories about people who give and charities you can give to. But I thought that it’s an apt […]
Police: Man Stabbed Victim Over Parking Dispute in Spring Garden
Police say a fight over parking in Spring Garden this weekend left one man in critical condition. According to officials, two men got into an argument […]
Police, FBI Search for Alleged Center City Bank Robber
Philly police and the FBI are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a bank in Center City on Friday, November 24th. Officials say the […]
Wealthy Sex Offender Doctor Gets Zero Jail Time in Patient Groping Case
Over the last couple of months, we’ve read endless headline news accounts of how wealthy, prominent men have used their power and position to sexually assault, […]
The Feds Think Bob Brady’s Email Likely Contains “Evidence of Crimes”
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Bob Brady might be in trouble. Last Friday, while nobody was paying attention, a federal judge in […]
Police: Center City Teen Flash Mob Ends With Three Assaults, Two Arrests
A chaotic scene played out near Rittenhouse Square on Saturday evening. Police say more than a hundred teenagers gathered in flash mobs that ended with […]
Philly Just Got a Hate Crimes Hotline
It’s been about a year since former District Attorney Seth Williams (now in prison) created a Hate Crimes Task Force to “vigorously prosecute” hate crimes […]
Police: Man Tied Up With Vacuum Cord During NoLibs Home Invasion
You may have heard a NoLibs-based horror story on Wednesday. Rumors of a home invasion swirled after residents took to the Northern Liberities Neighbors Facebook group to share […]
Police: Pipe Attack Lands Temple Student in the Hospital
Police say a group of teens beat a Temple University student with a pipe last week. According to officials, the teens surrounded Eli Glovas-Kurtz around 8:30 p.m. on […]