A police officer fired his gun at a man who allegedly shot another person during an argument that began at a North Philadelphia gas station Monday night, law enforcement officials said.
A draft version of the Philadelphia Police Department’s five-year plan — which includes proposals for designated quality-of-life officers and handling 911 calls with AI-assisted technology — was released last week.
Philadelphia-based federal law enforcement officials unveiled a sprawling indictment Thursday charging 26 people with participating in an NCAA men’s basketball gambling scheme that allegedly impacted nearly 30 games.
Crime across SEPTA’s transit system continued to decline in 2025, with serious offenses falling to their lowest level in at least a decade, according to new quarterly data released Thursday by SEPTA Transit Police.
The Philadelphia Police Department Special Victims Unit is searching for a white male suspect wanted in connection with a case of burglary and sexual assault in Manayunk.
A 16-year-old boy was shot to death Monday evening inside the bathroom of a Chipotle restaurant on Temple University’s North Philadelphia campus, authorities said.
A man is dead and a woman was hospitalized after shots were fired at a tow truck Sunday night in Northeast Philadelphia. Police said the gunfire erupted just before 8 p.m. on the 2100 block of Knorr Street, near Bustleton Avenue, in the Castor Gardens neighborhood.
Over the weekend, two separate SEPTA-related stabbing incidents occurred in Philadelphia, leaving three people wounded.
Arkel Garcia, who was previously convicted for the murder of Christian Massey but had his conviction vacated due to tainted evidence, is set to face new murder charges after being seriously injured in a shooting and stabbing.
A 23-year-old man is recovering after being shot during a robbery early Tuesday morning in the Castor Gardens section of Northeast Philadelphia, authorities said.
A police officer shot a man who was allegedly holding a knife Wednesday morning in a North Philadelphia house after responding to a 911 call reporting a person screaming and encountered the man standing over a woman with a knife.
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who broke into the “poor box” earlier this month at a Chestnut Hill church. Investigators said the burglary happened at around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Our Mother of Consolation Catholic Church.
At least five people were injured in gun violence that occurred over the weekend across Philadelphia. Authorities said a man and a woman arrived wounded at Temple University Hospital’s …
Friends are demanding justice and cycling advocates are calling for safety improvements after a beloved disc jockey was killed in a hit-and-run crash while riding his bike home from work early Saturday morning in Overbrook.
A woman and her baby were hospitalized after someone opened fire early Sunday morning inside a West Philadelphia home, authorities said.
A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder for the “brutal beating” of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter, who died after being found unresponsive last week inside a South Philadelphia home.
A man accused of crashing his vehicle into an SUV – killing an Uber passenger and severely injuring the driver – while fleeing sheriff’s deputies is set to be charged.
More information has emerged in the killing of 93-year-old Lafayette Dailey in the form of surveillance footage connecting suspect Coy Thomas, who has been charged with criminal homicide, robbery, theft, and related crimes, to the case.
Coy Thomas, 53, has been arrested by police in connection with the murder of 93-year-old Lafayette Dailey, who was found dead in his Logan home earlier this month.
District Attorney Larry Krasner told City Council that prosecutors declined to appeal the bail ruling in the case against Keon King, the suspected killer of Kada Scott, because they felt $200,000 was "relatively high."