One person was wounded when an off-duty Essex County corrections officer fired his weapon in Irvington early Friday, prosecutors say.
Details on the person shot on Myrtle Avenue around 2:30 a.m. weren't immediately clear, but the person is expected to survive.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.
Philadelphia Police asked for the public’s help to track down a robber caught on camera taking an hour to break into a cash machine.
The thief used various tools to eventually gain access to the cash drawer of an ATM located outside a meat store along Wadsworth Avenue in the city’s Cedarbrook neighborhood around 2:30 a.m. on Election Day, said Philadelphia Police.
The suspect – a stocky man in his 40s or 50s with a light beard and mustache who wore glasses, a hat and an Under Armour hoodie -- grabbed an undetermined amount of cash before fleeing, said police.
Police released surveillance video that shows the suspect checking out the ATM and skulking around. Anyone who recognizes that man or has information about the heist is asked to contact Philadelphia Police.
A technical issue at with a computer IT firm briefly caused technical problems for airlines in the United States early Friday afternoon, according to American Airlines.
It was one of several air carriers affected by the outage at Sabre, which tweeted about 12:45 p.m. ET that it was working on recovering from unspecified issues customers were facing.
American didn't provide more details about what systems and airlines were affected. Reports on Twitter indicated outages at American, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue; all three responded to several tweets about saying computers, kiosks or the website not working.
American Air confirmed that the issue was with Sabre, and that it affected more than one airline.
"Earlier today, Sabre had a brief technical issue that impacted multiple carriers, including American. This technical issue has been resolved. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience," the company said in a statement.
An FAA representative told NBC it was checking on the reports.
Looking for a fun, family-friendly event this weekend? Head to The Centre Theater in Norristown for the family musical, The Perfect Dog.
The musical is part of National Dog Show Month in Philadelphia and was adapted from John O'Hurley's book by the same name.
O'Hurley hosts the dog show each year. He's had the gig since the show started in 2002.
The Perfect Dog musical debuts Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. Kids can bring a blanket and get treated to free popcorn, cookies and juice.
Saturday's performance is in the afternoon and if you come an hour early at 2 p.m., you get to meet and hang out with adoptable dogs from Mostly Muttz Rescue.
The performance starts at 3 p.m.
Sam, a 12-year-old girl, is the central character of the show. She's a perfectionist searching for a flawless dog to enter in her town's dog contest. The moral to the story is: there's no such thing as perfect, but there is such a thing as being perfect for each other.
Tickets are $10 each. Get them at the door or online.
The Centre Theater is located at 208 DeKalb Street, Norristown, Pa., 19401. [directions]
And don't forget -- The National Dog Show gets taped next weekend out at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and is then broadcast Thanksgiving Day on NBC. Get more info on the Nov. 19 & 20 events and tickets right here.
Come out and meet the NBC10 First Alert Weather team during NBC10 Severe Winter Weather Week!
Monday through Friday, Nov. 14 - Nov. 18, 2016, the most trusted weather team in the region will be at a different StormReady® mall each day with StormRanger10.
NBC10 Chief Meteorologist Glenn Hurricane Schwartz and meteorologists Krystal Kiel and Erika Martin want to help you prepare for winter with NBC10's weather tools and expertise. You can also tour StormRanger10, the only X-Band, dual polarized, mobile Doppler radar in the region.
We've partnered with Simon Malls to host Severe Winter Weather Week. Their malls have earned a StormReady® designation from the National Weather Service. That means key workers have gone through hazardous weather training are equipped to handle all types of severe and potentially life-threatening weather situations.
So come out and take a tour of StormRanger10, take home some NBC10 swag AND be there for the big moment Thursday when Glenn reveals his 20th Long-Range Winter Forecast!
Here's our schedule:
Monday, November 14
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Oxford Valley Mall [directions]
2300 East Lincoln Highway
Langhore, Pa., 19047
Tuesday, November 15
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Philadelphia Mills [directions]
1455 Franklin Mills Circle
Philadelphia, Pa., 19154
Wednesday, November 16
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Gloucester Premium Outlets [directions]
100 Premium Outlets Drive
Blackwood, N.J., 08012
Thursday, November 17
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lehigh Valley Mall [directions]
250 Lehigh Valley Mall
Whitehall, Pa. 18052
Friday, November 18
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Philadelphia Premium Outlets [directions]
18 West Lightcap Road
Limerick, Pa., 19464
It's the latest viral movement, the Mannequin Challenge has been done by everyone from high school students to Hillary Clinton’s campaign and even at the White House.
Some groups in our area have accepted the mannequin challenge. Take a look.
Villanova's Men's Basketball team also got involved in the latest internet craze.
The Women's Gymnastics team at Temple University participated in the challenge during practice.
La Salle University had students and faculty involved as they took on the challenge in the registrar's office.
Even the Women's Basketball team got involved in the challenge from the weight room.
The Women's Soccer Team at The College of New Jersey took on the challenge at their practice.
Penn State's football team celebrated their win with the challenge.
Rider Men's Basktball accepted the challenge at one of their practices.
The football team at the University of Delaware also took part in the challenge.
The challenge is reaching far beyond college campuses, take a look at this family's rendition of the challenge during the Eagles game.
A man was shot twice inside a food processing facility in Philadelphia's Grays Ferry neighborhood Friday afternoon, police said.
The 58-year-old man was struck once in the chest and once in the shoulder inside Northern Liberty Food Processors along the 1400 block of Warfield Street, police said.
He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Trauma Center for treatment. His condition was not known.
Northern Liberty is a supplier of meats like brisket, according to online descriptions.
Police have not yet made an arrest. No word on the suspect.
Black students at the University of Pennsylvania suddenly began receiving racist texts Friday from an account on an app called GroupMe, with the messages and images causing fear among the student body.
The university said its police and cyber security departments were investigating and had already determined the origin of the GroupMe account to be based in Oklahoma.
"The account contains violent, racist and thoroughly repugnant images and messages," university spokesman Ron Ozio said in an email. "The University is taking every step possible to address both the source of the racist material and the impact it has had on Black students on campus."
Some students posted on social media about the fear and sadness that they felt upon reading the texts.
Campus protests popped up later Friday afternoon as students rallied to support each other.
Ozio said the students who received the texts were "a number of black freshman students." He described the texts as "violent, racist and thoroughly repugnant images and messages."
Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement that he "condemns in the strongest possible terms the racist activity taking place at the University of Pennsylvania."
"It is heartbreaking to see this type of activity here in the birthplace of our democracy and the city of brotherly love," Kenney said. "I urge the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations to investigate and hold all responsible parties accountable for this disgusting behavior."
Check back for more details as this story develops.
Police are searching for an armed robber who shot a patron inside a Philadelphia corner store.
On Nov. 4, a man entered the A&A Grocery store at 2000 North Gratz Street approached the counter with a gun and demanded money from the cashier.
A 45-year-old patron entered the store and tried to stop the robbery, but the gunman fired a shot and hit the patron in his right leg, police said.
The suspect took an unknown amount of cash from the drawer and fled the scene. The customer was taken to Temple Hospital, treated and listed as stable.
The suspect is described as a man between 5 foot 9 inches and 5 foot 10 inches, thin build, brown complexion and having a beard with a mustache. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt underneath a green jacket with black cuffs and a waistband, jeans, black sneakers and a skully.
Central Division Detectives is investigating the shooting and is asking the public for help.
Contact Detective Rocks or Detective Repoco at 215-686-3048 if you recognize the suspect or have any information.
Police advise if you see the suspect, do not approach and immediately call 9-1-1.
