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Armed Robbers Target Businesses in Philly, Delco

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Two armed robbers are targeting business owners and customers in Philadelphia and Delaware County, police said.

The two suspects were involved in six robberies in Philadelphia, Haverford Township and Upper Darby within a week’s span, according to investigators. Four of those robberies were captured on surveillance video.

Among the targeted businesses were a 7-11 in Roxborough, a Metro PCS in North Philadelphia, a Dunkin’ Donuts in Tioga-Nicetown and most recently, on Jan. 4, Town Tap restaurant on Benedict Avenue in Havertown.

During the robbery at Town Tap, the suspects stole money at closing time while holding workers and customers at gunpoint.

“Town Tap is off a side street in a very residential neighborhood,” Haverford Township Police Chief John Viola said. “So we found it strange that the place was even held up because it’s relatively new and only been open for less than a year.”

Investigators told NBC10 they know who they’re looking for and believe the robbers know police are closing in on them. They’re calling on the suspects to make the right move.

“We’re going to find out who you are,” Chief Viola said. “Just turn yourself in before anyone gets hurt.”

One of the suspects wore a burqa and carried a handbag during the robberies. The other wore a black, hooded sweatshirt.

If you have information on any of the robberies, please call Philadelphia Police, Haverford Township Police or Upper Darby Police.


Philadelphia Officers Interrupt Possible Violent Drug Transaction

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Police were called to a shooting along Salford Street in West Philadelphia Tuesday night. Officers believe they were called to a drug transaction that turned violent. They found shell casing and drugs inside of a house. Officers also stopped three suspects from fleeing the scene, and recovered four firearms, police said.



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Philly Union Donates Free Meals to TSA Workers

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IBEW Local 98 Union is providing free breakfast and lunch to Philadelphia TSA workers continuing to work unpaid. The union has donated two food trucks that will serve hot meals to them on Wednesday and Friday. The Union is also donating $25,000 to Philabundance to provide them more food throughout the shutdown.



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After Fire, New Focus on Illegal Dumping in Philly

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The leader of the Philadelphia firefighters’ union is blaming Monday’s tire fire that shutdown the Betsy Ross Bridge on illegal dumping. Illegal trash dumping continues in the city, even after city officials announced new penalties. 

NJ Trial Against Man Accused of Killing Sarah Stern Begins

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A two-year-old murder case that rocked the Jersey Shore will go to trial Wednesday, starting with opening statements. 

The trial for Liam McAtasney, one of two defendants in the case of Sarah Stern, a 19-year-old New Jersey student who was allegedly robbed, killed and then dumped over a bridge back in 2016, will begin Wednesday, prosecutors said.

Back in 2017, the second defendant, Preston Taylor, entered a guilty plea to seven counts, including robbery and tampering with physical evidence. He also agreed to testify against co-defendant McAtasney, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said.

A grand jury has indicted McAtasney on seven counts, including first-degree murder, the prosecutor's office said. He faces life without parole if convicted. 

Stern's body has not been found. According to prosecutors, McAtasney strangled the young woman in the course of committing a robbery at her Neptune City home Dec. 2, 2016.

Taylor allegedly helped McAtasney get Stern's body out of the house and throw her over the Route 35 Bridge in Belmar.

Stern, an aspiring artist, was a graduate of Neptune High School, where she played softball and was a member of the swim team. She went to Brookdale Community College for a year, where she studied art and TV production.

Prosecutors have said McAtasney was motivated by robbery in part and stole thousands of dollars from Stern. Cash was found in a safe buried at a park in Neptune. Stern's clothing was found in another safe buried on Sandy Hook.

At a previous court hearing, prosecutors said Taylor -- who took Stern to junior prom -- told police McAtasney had planned Stern's slaying for six months.



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Meek Mill, Jay-Z, Sports Owners Want Criminal Justice Reform

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Philadelphia native Meek Mill will join fellow rapper Jay-Z, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Sixers co-owner Michael Rubin and a group of criminal justice activists to launch a new organization Wednesday.

The goal of the founding members who come from various business backgrounds is to join forces and demand effective changes in the justice system around America.

You can watch the announcement LIVE from New York City on this page at 11 a.m.

Since he was sentenced to two to four years in prison for parole violations in November 2017, Meek Mill, whose real name is Robert Williams, has become a voice for criminal justice reform. His prison release last April came after the #FreeMeek movement.



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Show Credited With Increase in Goodwill Donations

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Thrift stores in our area and around the country are reporting an increase in donations. They believe the reason may be the new hit show, "Tidying Up With Marie Kondo." Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia CEO Mark Boyd says donations are up this January compared to normal years.



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Do You Recognize the Philly Skyline?

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A recent survey found that only about a quarter of Americans could identify the Philadelphia skyline. 


New Tax Code Could Have Huge Impact on Your Refund

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Recent changes in the tax code could have a major impact on your 2018 refund. NBC's Liz McLaughlin reports.

Philabundance Sets Up Emergency Market to Help Federal Workers

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Furloughed federal employees are going to miss their second paycheck this Friday if the partial government shutdown continues. People lined up to get food from a Philabundance emergency market truck Wednesday morning.



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Gunman in Custody After Firing From Rooftop

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Police descended on downtown Salem, New Jersey, Wednesday after a gunman fired shots from the roof of a building then barricaded himself inside for hours.

The shooting happened near Broadway and Market Street around noon, the Salem County Prosecutor's Office said. 

Several shots were fired but no one was hit, prosecutors said. The man then fled into a nearby building.

Just before 3 p.m., the shooter was taken into custody, state police said. No law enforcement members were hurt.

Authorities are negotiating with the gunman to surrender, prosecutors said. A large police presence of local, county and state law enforcement are on the scene. The FBI also offered assistance if needed, an FBI spokesperson told NBC10 Philadelphia.

"It seems to be a contained situation in the area," New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said at a news conference for another event. The AG called the standoff a "fluid situation."

The building that police have surrounded is owned by Salem County Community College, a campus receptionist said. It was unclear if any students were in the building at the time of the gunfire. Classes continued as normal at the main campus, which is located miles away in Carney's Point.

The community college and nearby county courthouse were placed under a lockdown, the prosecutor's office said. People were urged to avoid the area as offices were closed.

Negotiators could be heard using a loud speaker to try and coax the gunman into surrendering.

A worker at Pat's Pizza and Bistro, which is down the street on Broadway, said the sheriff's office told them to keep everyone inside. They didn't hear any shots.

NBC10 has crews on the scene. This story is developing and will be updated.



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Body of Cook, Missing for Weeks, Found Frozen in Pool

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A cook who worked at a popular Lambertville, New Jersey, restaurant was found frozen in an abandoned New Hope, Pennsylvania, swimming pool weeks after the man was last seen.

The body of 29-year-old Jose Quiroz Marcial was found around 2 p.m. inside a pool just off New Hope's Main Street — the town's main drag.

The in-ground swimming pool, which was uncovered and abandoned, is located in a construction zone directly behind the Marsha Brown restaurant and the Logan Inn.

A spokesman for the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said Marcial was encased in ice and had to be cut from the pool. It's unclear how long his body was frozen there. Temperatures plunged to around 6 degrees Fahrenheit overnight Monday as Arctic air enveloped the region.

Marcial worked in the kitchen at the Lambertville Station Restaurant across the Delaware River in Lambertville.

Chris Beall, a chef at the restaurant, said Marcial was last seen in early December. When he didn't show up for work on Dec. 13, 2018, Beall said coworkers were concerned Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had detained Marcial, who is originally from Mexico.

Beall said the staff was shocked to learn about Marcial's death. He had worked there for the past five years working his way up from a dishwasher to one of the restaurant's best sauté cooks, he said.

New Hope police on Wednesday said Marcial's death was accidential, but did not ellaborate as to how he might have wound up in the pool.



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Dancing Sixers Fans Become Internet Sensations

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Two young Sixers fans became internet sensations thanks to a hilarious dance duel during Monday's game against the Rockets. They stopped by NBC10 to show off some of their best moves.



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Truck Driver Crashes Into Power Lines in Springfield Township

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Police in Bucks County say that a truck driver crashed into several power and cable lines in Springfield Township and kept going. The driver was identified by police. Several residents and a daycare, still don't have power or heat during the coldest time of the season.

Barbers at Berks County Shop Reward Kids for Reading

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Barbers at a Berks County barbershop are giving children a confidence boost as well as a haircut. The barbers give any child $3 if they read to them while they cut their hair. It's a creative way to help kids feel comfortable while speaking in public. 



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Warmup After Frigid Temps Leads to Pipe Problems at the Jersey Shore

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Our rebounding temperatures after frigid cold are leading to a wave of problems at the Jersey Shore. Pipes froze and then burst at homes in several towns.

Frozen Pipes Burst and Flood Drexel University Apartment

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The big warmup after days of frigid temperatures led to a big mess for students at a Drexel University apartment building.

An eight-inch pipe burst on the second floor of the Summit Apartment Complex on 3400 Lancaster Ave. in University City, and caused a rush of water to flood the stairwell, sending students scrambling.

“The fire alarm was going off this morning around like 9:30,” Brandon Lane, a Drexel University sophomore said. “Woke everyone.”

Cleanup and restoration crews with Servpro are vacuuming up the water. It will take a few days for the rooms on the second floor to dry out.

“We found that probably three quarters of the second floor was flooded with ten to fifteen dorms,” Joe Carminati of Servpro said. “Obviously it went down to the first floor.”

A Starbucks shop and the Urban Eatery, both on the ground floor of the building, are closed due to the flooding. Carminati said pipes often burst when there’s a big warmup following colder weather.

“When it’s five, six degrees, the pipes freeze,” he said. “And then as soon as it gets warm, it starts separating, and this is what happens.”

A spokesperson with Summit Media Relations told NBC10 11 units in all were impacted with water damage. They repaired the sprinkler pipe that burst and restored the residential sprinkler system in the building.

The spokesperson also said they are providing hotel accommodations for all the affected residents until everything is repaired.



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Taking Aim at NRA, Philly DA Vows Crackdown on Illegal Guns

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While lambasting what he characterized as his predecessors' ulterior motives and their tendency to kowtow to the National Rifle Association, Philadelphia's District Attorney took aim Wednesday at people who buy guns for others who can't legally own them.

District Attorney Larry Krasner said his office will use a decade-old but barely enforced law to prosecute cases in which gun owners fail to report lost or stolen guns. Anyone who breaks this law will face a $2,000 fine and up to 90 days in jail.

In a fiery hour-long news conference, Krasner also took aim at the NRA, past Philadelphia district attorneys, the federal government, the Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Legislature and the state Attorney General.

"A lot of the guns that are claimed to be lost and stolen never were; they were sold illegally and they end up in the hands of people who commit crimes," Krasner said.

The district attorney painted a vivid picture of gun owners who have purchased up to 20 guns and who had at least one of those firearms traced to crimes. He called claims that those guns were all lost or stolen "bogus."

Kimberly Burrell, whose 18-year-old son was gunned down in 2009, backed up Krasner's assertion. Her son's killer, she said, got ahold of his gun through a so-called straw purchase, whereby someone who is not legally allowed to buy a gun obtains one through a middleman. Her own son was carrying a gun attained through a straw purchase at the time of his death.

"The community hurts when guns are not being accounted for," Burrell said.

The law in question has been in the books since 2009 and dictates that anyone whose gun was lost or stolen must report it to police within 24 hours. Failing to call 911 to report the gun lost or stolen will earn its owner a $2,000 fine. On the second offense and any subsequent offences, they will be fined the $2,000, as well as get a 90-day jail sentence.

While he emphasized that the city and state Attorney General's Office have worked collaboratively to enforce gun laws, Krasner obliquely criticized the office for its reluctance to participate in enforcing this particular law. "They have declined to participate in this effort," Krasner said, refusing to elaborate.

The Attorney General's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Touting his own hunter safety certificate, as well as that of his children, Krasner called the law "reasonable." "This is not something that regulates guns, it doesn't even regulate gun owners," he said.

Backers of the new enforcement measures include City Council President Darrell L. Clarke - who helped enact the 2009 law - and Police Commissioner Richard Ross. "This is important to us. This is one of those things that we believe will help us," Ross said.

But past district attorneys have been hesitant to enforce the ordinance.

Krasner sharply criticized those district attorneys, calling "disingenuous" claims that they were refusing to enforce the law due to concerns over its constitutionality. Instead, Krasner argued, those district attorneys might have had political ambitions and were afraid to run afoul of the National Rifle Association.

"There certainly is a long history of prosecutors in the United States making decisions that were political and specifically about their own politics, their own career advancement," Krasner said. "We are living in a state where it has long been believed that in order to run statewide, you have to be good with the NRA."

The NRA has repeatedly filed lawsuits opposing gun control measures throughout the country. It was unclear if the group will be pursuing a suit against the Philadelphia law, but Krasner said he could see such a legal fight in the horizon.

"You are going to hear that loud screeching noise, that sound of a broken engine," he said. "And yes, it is really true that the NRA is a broken engine in our United States, that it is completely out of touch, and its foolishness is out of touch with what people who appropriately handle and own guns believe."

Clarke also said the city is prepared to defend the constitutionality of the law.

The NRA did not immediately return a request for comment.

Krasner promised people a 30-day "amnesty" period during which they will be allowed to report their lost or stolen guns without facing a fine or jail time.

Despite characterizing the law as a positive step toward reducing gun violence, Krasner also said more needs to be done by lawmakers.

"What we really need is the Pennsylvania Legislature to stand up, and the United States government to stand up, to the NRA and do the right thing."



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New Sixers Fieldhouse Opens in Delaware

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The new Sixers Fieldhouse opened Wednesday night. The 76ers G league team, “The Delaware Blue Coats” will christen their new arena before the sold out crowd arrives. Here is a look inside the new arena.

NBC10 Responds: New Scam Takes Advantage of Government Shutdown

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You don’t have to be a government worker to be at risk of getting scammed for your personal information. NBC10 Responds reporter Harry Hairston has a warning about a new kind of scam that is taking advantage of the government shutdown.

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