Police say a man stabbed another person and punched a police officer inside a township building in Lakewood, New Jersey.

Reginald Patillo, 47, of Lakewood, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon.

On Thursday around 11 a.m., a man, who police identified as Patillo, attacked a Lakewood resident as he entered an elevator on the second floor inside the Lakewood Township municipal building.

Patillo allegedly stabbed the man several times in the neck and head area. Municipal workers heard the altercation and set off the panic alarm. Nearby Lakewood police officers then responded to the scene.

While being questioned, Patillo allegedly punched one of the officers. Patillo was then placed in custody and a knife was recovered, investigators said.

The stabbing victim and the officer were both taken to the hospital. Officials have not yet revealed their conditions or a possible motive for Patillo.

A Philadelphia-bound American Airlines flight was canceled after one of the pilots was arrested on suspicion of being intoxicated, the airline confirmed with NBC10.

The pilot, who has not yet been identified, was one of three on flight AA735. The pilot was arrested in Manchester, England, Thursday morning after authorities suspected he or she was intoxicated, according to a spokesperson for American Airlines.

The flight, which was headed to Philadelphia, was canceled. All passengers were re-booked and arrived in Philly later during the day, the spokesperson said.

“Safety is our highest priority and we apologize to our customers for the disruption to their travel plans, we have rebooked them on alternative flights,” the spokesperson told NBC10. “We are fully cooperating with local law enforcement and further questions should be referred to them.”

This story is developing. Check back for updates.

A Philadelphia woman’s instincts took over when she chased after a robber while watching her baby nephew in the city’s Fishtown neighborhood.

“It’s one of those moments you don’t know really know what’s happening,” the woman, who did not want to be identified, told NBC10. “Your brain thinks about it later.”

The 25-year-old woman, who works as a nanny, was pushing her baby nephew in a stroller Monday shortly before 11 a.m. on the 1200 block of North Front Street. As she was walking, an unidentified man approached her from behind.

“I made eye contact with him but I didn’t make anything of it,” the woman said. “He was just a guy standing on the street at 11 a.m.”

As the woman and her nephew walked closer to an indoor play area, the man reached into the stroller and grabbed her purse, police said. The woman then chased after the man and jumped onto his back as he ran south on Lee Street.

Surveillance video shows the suspect pushing the woman off of him and then fleeing the scene. The woman’s purse contained about $150, credit and debit cards as well as her identification.

“I just hope it was worth it,” the woman said.

The woman was not hurt during the incident. She told NBC10 she’s considering taking a few self-defense classes.

If you see the suspect, do not approach him and call 911 immediately.
You can also submit a tip via telephone by calling 215-686-8477 or texting PPD TIP (773847).

Local students and experts are having a conversation about the need for racial understanding in our community.

Before you reach for your phone or tablet, consider this: The blue light that it reflects back at you could be harming your skin. Jefferson Hospital Dermatologist Nazanin Saedi explains what the blue light emitted by your device could do to your skin. Some products are protecting against the blue light.

NBC10 has been highlighting how startups are growing in Philly. But across the board, the tech industry faces serious challenges with a lack of diversity. NBC10 breaks down the numbers and introduces us to local entrepreneurs trying to change things.

Fleetwood Area Middle School in Berks County is closed Friday after eight people (two children and six adults) were sickened by apparent carbon monoxide exposure Thursday. The Fleetwood Community Theatre group was rehearsing at the school when members became sick. The school district closed the middle school as a precautionary measure Friday and the theater company canceled its Friday performance.

A trio of Pennsylvania lawmakers want to tax violent video games in hopes of funding school safety measures.

Republican Rep. Chris Quinn of Delaware County joined Democratic Philadelphia Rep. Ed Neilson and Democratic York County Rep. Carol Hill-Evans in sponsoring House Bill No. 109 that proposes a “Video Game Tax.” 

The bill calls for a 10 percent tax on any games rated "Mature 17+" or "Adults Only 18+" by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).

The bill calls for the establishment of a Digital Protection for School Safety Account in the General Fund that would enhance school safety measures around Pennsylvania.

Quinn told NBC10 this is not about censorship but rather about finding a new revenue stream. He did however note that "many have concluded that violent video games are a risk factor for potential violence."

"This bill does not prohibit violent video games, instead it simply provides a revenue stream — it tries to recoup some of the societal costs — to help make our schools safer by taxing an industry that has been shown to lead to violence," he said.

The tax would be in addition to any state or municipal taxes, and it would be up to the video game retailer to collect the tax.

The bill was referred to the Finance Committee in late January. It is unknown if the new bill will make its way to the General Assembly.

Quinn proposed similar violent game taxation legislation last session with no success. 

Games with the Mature rating are intended for people 17 years or older and "may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and/or strong language," the ESRB says. Adults Only games "may include prolonged scenes of intense violence, graphic sexual content and/or gambling with real currency."

NBC10 reached out to Neilson's office for comment but he has not responded to that request.

A teenager was shot and killed outside a Southwest Philadelphia gas station just after midnight Friday. Other customers were at the gas station on Baltimore Avenue gas station at the time.

The accused killer of a Philadelphia father is in court Friday morning for a plea hearing. 

Marvin Roberts is charged with shooting 38-year-old Gerard Grandzol in the head during a botched carjacking near Spring Garden. Grandzol's 2-year-old daughter was sitting in the back seat.

Roberts' older brother, Maurice Roberts, was sentenced last month to 25 to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to 3rd-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy for the 2017 shooting.

“This was a truly senseless tragedy and our hearts go out to Mr. Grandzol's family, as well as the Spring Garden and Fairmount community that he faithfully served,” a spokesman for the district attorney’s office said in a statement.

Grandzol was killed Sept. 7 outside his home on the 1500 block of Melon Street near Fairmount Avenue. He had just pulled up to a parking spot when the brothers approached him and attempted to steal his car, officials said. He pleaded with the brothers to first retrieve his daughter from the backseat.

Instead, he was shot twice in the head, officials said.

Grandzol's death gained considerable attention, in part because of the father’s well-known community activism. His widow also publicly expressed frustration that the younger Roberts, who was 16 years old at the time of the shooting, could be tried as a juvenile.

But Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner refuted the claim and filed a motion in support of charging the teen as an adult.

"This was absolutely a heinous crime," Krasner said at the time. "This is a case that belongs in adult court."

This story is developing. Please check back for updates.

A radio legend has returned to the airwaves in Philadelphia. Lady B was one of the first female rappers and she went on to become a pioneering radio DJ. Lady B talks about how listeners can hear her once again on Classix 107.9FM.

The removal of an old rail bridge is causing the closure of a busy Delaware County road this weekend.

More than a half mile of U.S. Route 1 (Baltimore Pike) will be closed between Valley Road and Red Roof Drive in Middletown Township from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday so that crews can remove the bridge from over Route 1, SEPTA says.

The removal project is part of SEPTA’s multi-million-dollar Elwyn to Wawa Service Restoration Project that is extending the regional rail line to Wawa while also installing positive train control (PTC) technology.

SEPTA will also be detouring Route 111 bus service around the closure this weekend.

People who use that stretch of Route 1 will need to follow posted detours along Pennell Road, Route 452 and U.S. Route 322 this weekend but the changes to routine will be lasting far beyond that.

SEPTA says it will need to reduce traffic on Route 1 to one lane in each direction for about 9 months to ensure the safety of crews rebuilding the bridge abutments.

Two chances for snow and ice are in the forecast for first part of the workweek after a much colder weekend.

Here's what you need to know:

Cold Weekend

Long gone are the springlike temps we had earlier this week as biting and abrasive cold arrives Friday evening. Feels like temperatures should plummet into the upper 20s after the dinner hour, and by Saturday morning should range from near 15 at the Jersey shore to 10 in Center City to 10 below in the Poconos.

We’re shivering most of the weekend from the Poconos to the shore with temperatures mainly in the 20s and low 30s. Stinging cold winds make it feel much colder.

No snow or ice to worry about over the weekend. That changes heading into the workweek with the first of two bouts of wintry weather.

Monday Light Snow

Round No. 1 arrives Sunday night into Monday morning. This looks to be the weaker of the two systems. Light snow should begin before midnight and become steady into the Monday morning commute.

Steady, accumulating snow is possible from South Jersey and northern Delaware through the Lehigh Valley during the Monday morning commute leading to possible slippery spots. The snow should end before lunchtime Monday. An inch or two of snow could accumulate.

Ice is also possible in warmer neighborhoods.

Tuesday Wintry Mix

A second, more vigorous system arrives Monday night and lasts through the day Tuesday.

The wintry mix should likely change to rain sometime Tuesday afternoon, but a period of slippery travel does appear likely for the Tuesday morning commute.

Looking ahead days before the storm, it appears snow should change over to sleet and rain fairly quickly across south Jersey and Delaware. The snow and sleet could change to a period of freezing rain around the I-95 corridor.

The greatest concern for potentially treacherous travel into the evening is across the distant northern and western suburbs, Berks County and Lehigh Valley. In these places, the cold air could win out most of the storm, allowing snow, sleet and freezing rain to coat everything in its path. If freezing rain lasts for a longer period of time, localized power outages could even become a concern.

Wednesday looks to be dry at this point.

It is still early and the specifics of the storms could still change so stick with the NBC10 First Alert Weather Team (download our app) for updates throughout the weekend.

The decorative artistry and intricate carvings on this Revolutionary War powder horn aren’t the only things that make it special.

The horn was owned by African-American soldier Gershom Prince and could be the only surviving one of its kind.

The rare artifact helps shed light on the little-known stories of African-American soldiers in the war, both freed and enslaved.

“This is probably the only surviving powder horn of a black solider who was killed in action,” said Dr. Philip Mead, chief historian and director of curatorial affairs for the Museum of the American Revolution.

Prince, a free black man, served in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. He died fighting in the Wyoming Massacre of 1778 in Pennsylvania.

In both wars, Prince carried his spectacular powder horn.

“It is a moving testament to the contributions of African Americans to the freedom of this nation at its inception,” said Mead.

The horn is a cow’s horn and was used to store gunpowder. In addition to having Prince’s name carved into it, the horn also displays carvings of trees, forts, and other scenes of his everyday life.

“To have it down here in Philadelphia where I now live and to know that many thousands of people are going to have the opportunity to see it is just thrilling to me,” said Denise Dennis, a descendant of Prince’s family.

Dennis grew up in the Wyoming Valley hearing family stories about the powder horn and about Gershom Prince. She believes people who see the powder horn on display will find its artistry as inspiring as she does.

The horn will be on display at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia until the end of the year.

The New Jersey Transit’s Atlantic City rail line stopped running in September. Some are asking when the line will reopen but it's proven a challenge finding the answer.

These adorable babies are all bundled-up, wearing hand-stitched red hats for the month of February.

Not only are they warming our hearts, but they're also supporting a cause.

With Valentine's Day just around the corner and with this month being Heart Month, photographer David Michael Howarth captured pictures of chubby little infants wearing the red hats.

South Jersey hospitals in the Virtua Health System are giving the hats to every infant born in February.

Volunteers from around the country have knitted and crocheted hundreds of thousands of these little red hats for infants in over 40 states. Last year, over 200,000 hats were donated for distribution.

The hospitals are participating in the American Heart Association’s “Little Hats, Big Hearts” initiative, which was started in Chicago five years ago.

The project was created to bring awareness to heart health and congenial heart defects, or structural problems within the heart that are present are birth. Congenial Heart Defects Awareness Week is Feb. 7-14.

Along with the adorable red hats, Virtua hospitals are also giving out information kits of how to live as heart-healthy life.

Click here to learn more about the Little Hats, Big Hearts initiative.

The Atlantic City rail line of NJ Transit, which connects Philadelphia to the casino shore destination, has been out of service since September. 

Its shutdown was in the name of safety, according to transit officials in Gov. Phil Murphy's administration. But the biggest safety requirement, installing a system called Positive Train Control, was finished by December.

State lawmakers who represent South Jersey have asked for a timeline for the return of service, but so far, their inquiries have been turned up no certain date.

"Every single rail line is running in the state except this one," Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo said in a recent interview at the Egg Harbor City stop along the Atlantic City line. "I have a real problem with that."

NJ Transit's safety concerns go beyond installation of PTC, which has been mandated by Congress for all railroad systems. NBC10, in a review of federal inspection reports, found hundreds of problems discovered aboard trains across the transit system.

Tune to NBC10 at 11 p.m. tonight for our special report on NJ Transit's inspection record, and what Gov. Murphy and his new transit chief have to say. A livestream of the news can be watched here.

Here is a sampling of the inspection reports, showing a range of issues:

The locomotive engineer is in a passenger seat “stretched out in the sleeping position with his personal cell phone on and in use … in no way attending the equipment he was on.” The inspector notes the train is “unsecure” meaning the brake was not fully applied.

An event recorder, used to dissect incidents after they happen, is overdue for a mandated inspection deadline. During the federal investigation of the deadly 2017 Hoboken crash, the event recorder in that incident was found to be non-functional.

Fire Hazard: Ticket collectors’ paper “seat checks” are found “scattered over the top of bare wire.” High voltage electrical boxes are discovered open.

A locomotive is found "not in proper condition and safe to operate." The inspector notes "complete air-brake reservoir failure."

A bathroom door is found "secured with duct tape."

First responders in Philadelphia only report assaults on themselves a few times a year, but some say the actual number of assaults is much higher. Now, officials are working to protect those who protect us.

Crews spent Friday checking the air inside a Berks County middle after nine people, including some children, fell ill inside the school Thursday night. Some of those nine people reported feeling dizzy and nauseous.

Drivers and neighbors in Northeast Philadelphia are working around a giant sinkhole that opened up, leaving some streets closed. Now, those streets could be closed for days or even weeks.