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An 84-year-old woman was hit by a stray bullet during an apparent shootout Wednesday in North Philadelphia, law enforcement officials said.

U.S. Marshals arrested a 26-year-old man accused of raping an 18-year-old woman in Kensington and stealing her belongings in June.

A man was killed and a 20-year-old was wounded in a double shooting Monday afternoon in Southwest Philadelphia. No arrests have been made.

One man was killed and five others were hospitalized following separate acts of violence across Philadelphia over the weekend, according to police.

Federal authorities seized $17 million in cocaine and charged 10 people in a Philadelphia trafficking ring allegedly supplied through a Mexican cartel.

A 19-year-old man was shot and killed while getting into a rideshare car in Overbrook early Wednesday. Police said at least 40 shots were fired.

Law enforcement officials have identified a suspect linked to a series of brazen citywide robberies, two of which involved assault rifles.

Philadelphia police found images of three more women who appear unconscious, injured or lifeless as investigators continue examining evidence from an Olney home.

Two teenagers were hospitalized after gunfire erupted Tuesday night in North Philadelphia , authorities said. At around 10:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting on the 1800 block …

A Philadelphia police officer will be fired over his actions surrounding the deadly Olney hit-and-run that killed 48-year-old Eugene Beauford.

Zaakir McClendon was sentenced to 40 to 80 years in prison for the killings of 14-year-old Nicolas Elizalde and 16-year-old Nafis Bertrand-Hill.

A police cruiser was struck as suspected car thieves fled from officers in Northeast Philadelphia early Wednesday. Police reported no injuries or arrests.

Four people were wounded in three separate shootings across Philadelphia within 15 minutes early Saturday morning, according to police.

Philadelphia police released surveillance video and photos as they work to identify the shooter who killed 35-year-old Michael Scott-Keitt in Kensington.

Lizasuain DeJesus, mother of Iriana DeJesus, spoke after Alexis Flores returned to Philadelphia to face charges in the 5-year-old girl’s 2000 killing.

Alexis Flores has been extradited to Philadelphia to face charges in the 2000 kidnapping, rape and killing of 5-year-old Iriana DeJesus.

Five people were hospitalized in separate shootings across Philadelphia from Friday night through Sunday morning, according to police.

A Philadelphia police officer is under investigation after allegedly failing to aid a man who was struck and killed in an Olney hit-and-run.

The 22-year-old man who allegedly donned a “Chucky”-style Halloween mask in an apparent attempt to scare people earlier this month in Center City was arrested Tuesday in Las Vegas, authorities said.

Philadelphia police found a stolen car believed to be connected to a violent Center City armed robbery that was captured on video and went viral.

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