Man holds up a 7-11 store, then can’t get out the front door
He demanded money, the employee opened the cash drawer, and the robber took $140. So it was all well and good up to that point – until he couldn’t open the door to leave.
Physics, belly dancing, and Cubans: It’s what’s to do this weekend
In the sea of things to do in Philadelphia each weekend it’s hard to find the best of the best. But, we’ve worked hard to narrow the search down to just 11 of the coolest, hottest, bestest things to do in the city this weekend.
Man guilty of Medicare fraud should not even have run ambulance co.
He had ambulance drivers take non-emergency patients who were able to walk or take a para-transit van. Then he falsely told Medicare the rides were medically necessary.
Wear a jersey, be loud, get free New York Rangers tickets
The New York Rangers are honoring Neal Auricchio, the fan who was brutally beaten outside of Geno’s Steaks following the Winter Classic in Philadelphia, by giving him free tickets and letting him meet the team. What twisted message are they trying to send here?
Philadelphia man charged with burning down his old church in Ohio
Police said he drove his car through the door of the church at around 4 a.m., somehow lit the place on fire, then sat in a swing set in the parking lot, watching it burn.
N.Y. Rangers honor the fan who was beaten up by Flyers hockey thugs
Woodbridge, N.J., police Officer Neal Auricchio is getting tickets to the Rangers’ Feb. 27 game against the New Jersey Devils in Madison Square Garden.
Tattooed suspect named in 1 – or possibly 4 – bank robberies
If you see Brandon Shields, you’ll probably know it right away. Shields has been named as a bank robbery suspect by the FBI and Philadelphia Police Department and can be recognized by a distinct set of tattoos.
Two teens killed in shooting – police seek step-dad of rival teens
The victims and 5 other teens pulled up to the home of three brothers with whom they had been in a fight. The brothers’ stepfather, Axel Barreto, then confronted them.
Deli in South Philadelphia is robbed with a butcher knife
Police said the robber walked into the store on at 2:30 p.m., approached the man behind the counter and pulled the knife out of his coat, demanding money.
5-year mandatory sentence overturned for convicted drug dealer
The presence of a gun at the arrest forced the mandatory 5-year sentence. But police didn’t prove the gun actually belonged to the defendant. Plus, it didn’t even work.
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