Police are investigating a Sunday morning robbery at a Delaware County Chickie's & Pete's.

The incident occurred at the restaurant located at 5035 W. Township Line Road in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, according to reports.

Surveillance video shows two masked men walking inside the restaurant and forcing employees at gunpoint into a walk-in freezer. The suspects then take what appears to be cellphones from the workers.

The video also shows one of the workers wearing a sweartshirt from the restaurant leading investigators to suspect the robbery was an inside job. In all, the suspects stole around $16,000 from the restaurant before fleeing the scene.

"I'm furious," said Sean McGranaghan, the restaurant's general manager. "Furious that there are people in the world who would do something like that. But the important thing is they're going to get caught. The full force of the law is going to come down on them. Actions like this don't get by." 

No one was hurt during the robbery. Police continue to investigate

Led Zeppelin may not be able to buy a “Stairway to Heaven” after some current legal troubles over the iconic 1971 song. A lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania against the influential English rock band and its music companies. Among the defendants are Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, Super Hype Publishing Inc., and Warner Music Group.

The lawsuit was filed in late May 2014 by the family members of Randy Craig Wolfe who claim that the music from “Stairway” actually came from the rock group Spirit, of which Wolfe (aka Randy California) was a founding member in 1967. They specialized in progressive, psychedelic, and hard rock.

They assert that Page stole the tune—particularly the guitar chords—from Spirit’s instrumental song "Tauru," which the late Wolfe wrote. While Zeppelin toured with them in 1968, Page was able to become familiar with their music. As a result, they discredit the story of how Page wrote “Stairway” while secluded in a remote cabin in Wales.

"What happened to Randy California and Spirit is wrong. Led Zeppelin needs to do the right thing and give credit where credit is due. Randy California deserves writing credit for “Stairway to Heaven” and to take his place as an author of Rock’s greatest song," wrote the plaintiff in an amended complaint.

The defendants claimed that, as British citizens, they hold no stake in Pennsylvania, and the case must be transferred or dismissed.

However, an amended complaint by the plaintiff states that they are under the jurisdiction of Eastern Pennsylvania and they "exploited" the song in the area for millions of dollars through CD sales, digital downloads, television play, and concert performances.

District Court Judge Juan Sánchez denied grounds for dismissal or transfer on Oct. 10.

This is not the first time the band has been accused of stealing songs. Sixteen of their songs have been accused of being lifted from musicians like Jake Holmes, Bobby Parker, and Ritchie Valens. Among them are “Communication Breakdown,” and “Whole Lotta Love.”

According to their "Claims For Relief," the Randy Craig Wolfe Trust will receive thousands, possibly millions, of dollars in damages if successful.

A man wanted in connection to a fatal throat slashing inside an Upper Darby bar is now in custody.

Miguel Escalon, 23, was arrested early Saturday morning and charged in the death of Wilson Aquirre.

On October 9, Escalon allegedly slashed Aquirre's throat during a fight inside La Cantina Bar on the 6800 block of Market Street in Upper Darby. Aquirre died from his injuries four days later.

Investigators identified Escalon as the suspect. Police found him inside a home on the 2300 block of South 64th Street in Southwest Philly around 4 a.m. Saturday after receiving a tip he was playing cards inside the house.

Escalon is originally from Honduras as was Aquirre. According to police, Escalon was an illegal immigrant.

Officials have not yet revealed the specific charges against Escalon or his bail information.

Two students from Africa who were scheduled to start classes at a local school will stay home past a 21-day waiting period due to Ebola concerns, despite the fact that they are symptom-free and are not from an area of Africa affected by the virus.

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A school nurse at Howard Yocum School in Maple Shade Township, New Jersey sent a letter to staff members informing them that two new students from Rwanda, Africa would be arriving at the school on October 20.

“This is not an area identified as a country with an Ebola outbreak, however l am taking precautions as per the health guidelines of the Burlington County Health Department,” the nurse wrote.  “I will be taking the students' temperature three times a day for 21 days.”

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In the letter, the nurse cites a Centers for Disease Control recommendation that all healthy people who arrive in the United States from an Ebola affected area be checked for fever daily for 21 days. She also acknowledges in the same letter however that Rwanda is not an area affected by Ebola.

The nurse informed the school staff she would check the students before they start school, at lunch time and at the end of the day.

“They may continue their usual activities during this time," the nurse wrote. "If they remain healthy during the 21 days, they are not at risk for Ebola. If they get sick the 21 days after returning from an Ebola affected area, they are not at risk for Ebola. This means that they are ill from another source. If there is a fever of 100 or greater, the student will be sent home.”

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On Saturday, Maple Shade School District Superintendent Beth Nocia confirmed the new students were scheduled to start on Monday but their parents chose to keep them home past the 21-day waiting period.

“The Maple Shade School District takes the health of all students and staff very seriously,” Nocia wrote. “As many of you are aware, we have students who have spent time in the eastern portion of Africa that were scheduled to start in our schools on Monday.  This area of Africa has been unaffected by the Ebola virus.  Despite the fact that the students are symptom-free and not from an affected area, the parents have elected to keep their children home past the 21-day waiting period. The family is looking forward to joining the Maple Shade Schools the following week.“

The first confirmed case of Ebola in the United States sparked immediate concerns about who may have been exposed and helped shed light on how the potentially deadly virus is, and isn’t, spread.

Ebola can only be spread by infected people who show symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. If an exposed person does not develop symptoms within 21 days of exposure, the person will not become sick with Ebola, according to the CDC.

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Armed robbers broke into a Temple University off-campus home Sunday night.

Students received an alert reporting a robbery at a home on the 1900 block of North 18th Street. According to police, two armed men tied up the students living in the home and robbed them at gunpoint, stealing laptops and electronics before fleeing the scene. 

The students were not injured during the robbery, according to police.

Officials have not released a detailed description of the suspects but said that one had facial hair and was wearing a Bucks County Community College sweatshirt.

Officials warned students to avoid the area where the robbery occurred. Anyone with information is urged to call 911.

This story is developing. Stay with NBC10.com for updates.
 

He may not be here for another two months, but old man Winter made a brief appearance in Pennsylvania Sunday.

The National Weather Service posted the following message on their Facebook page:

According to NBC10 First Alert Weather Meteorologist Michelle Grossman, the code “SNB09E20” indicates that snow flurries fell in Mount Pocono for 11 minutes Sunday morning, making it the first snowfall of the season in Pennsylvania.

As for the Philadelphia area, while we didn’t see any of the white stuff, strong winds and colder temperatures caused many to grab their jackets. Temperatures were in the mid-50’s during the day but will drop into the 30’s Sunday night into Monday morning. Philadelphia is in for a low of 38 degrees while temperatures will drop to about 32 degrees in the north and west suburbs.

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If you still have your plants outside, make sure you bring them indoors. A frost advisory will be in effect for parts of Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Cape May, Chester, Montgomery and Bucks counties from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m.

A freeze warning will also be in effect from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. in parts of Ocean, Cumberland, Atlantic and Burlington counties.

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As for the rest of the week, we’re in for a mixture of rain and sunshine as well as typical Fall temperatures ranging from the mid-50’s to low 60’s. Yet as we were reminded for a brief moment Sunday, winter isn’t too far away.
 

Friends and family are mourning a local pioneer in LGBT civil rights. Gloria Casarez died over the weekend after battling cancer. She was 42-years-old.

Born in Philadelphia and raised in Kensington, Casarez graduated from West Chester University with degrees in criminal justice and political science. She was the founding member and community organizer of Empty the Shelters, a national housing rights and economic justice organization.

Casarez served as the coordinator for the LGBT Center at the University of Pennsylvania. She was also executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative (GALAEI) in Philadelphia from 1999 to 2008. During her time with GALAEI, Casarez increased resources and developed programs serving men of color and the transgender community.

In 2008, Casarez became the city’s LGBT Office director and played an important role in the creation of Mayor Michael Nutter’s Advisory Board on LGBT Affairs. During her time as director, Casarez focused on health, city services, civil rights and other policies for the administration.

In 2012, Philadelphia was named the second best city in the country for LGBT equality by the Human Rights Campaign Municipal Equality Index, largely because of Casarez’s efforts.

Casarez received several honors for her civil rights work, including a Community Service Award from the NAACP, the Cheryl Ingram Advocate for Justice Award from the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Kiyoshi Kuromiya Award for Justice from Philadelphia FIGHT.

"Gloria was a fun, serious, strong and kind person who always wanted to do more for others and who fought for equality of rights for all people. She was a clear, strong voice to the LGBTQ community in Philadelphia and across America,” wrote Mayor Nutter in a released statement.

“We all loved Gloria's commitment and spirit. She was a fighter and champion, personally and professionally. I knew when I met her that I had found the right person to serve as the Director of the LGBT Office, but more importantly, that I had met a great person. Her judgment and influence were felt throughout the Administration on a broad range of issues.

Casarez is survived by her wife Tricia Dressel.

It was a rough Monday morning for students, staff and local police at Newark High School in Delaware.

A fight broke out in the "A" cafeteria inside the school on the 700 block of Delaware Avenue around 7 a.m.

While staff were busy breaking up the melee in the cafeteria, a second larger brawl -- comprised of smaller fights -- began in two of the school's hallways, authorities said. Newark Police already on the scene for the cafeteria incident made their way through the hallways quickly and were able to stop the violence with the assistance of New Castle County and Delaware State Police as well as school smployees.

More than a dozen students were taken into custody, said police. None have been charged, but that could change after authorities complete their investigation.

No one was injured Monday morning's melee and school is in session.

A retired Philadelphia Police became the victim of homicide over the weekend.

Someone discovered Officer Virginia Hill – a 25-year veteran of unresponsive inside her home along in the Walnut Hills Estates neighborhood of Suffolk -- a town a short distance from Norfolk in southern Virginia -- early Saturday morning.

The 69-year-old died a short time later from her undisclosed injuries, according to Suffolk police.

After a brief investigation, police ruled the death a homicide.

Hill was an honored member of the Philadelphia Police Department. She began her career in law enforcement at a transit officer in 1977. She alter joined the Philadelphia police department’s Juvenile Aid Division in 1981. In January 2002 her work with children’s cases earned her Officer of the Month distinction from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

Police in Virginia asked anyone with information on Hill’s murder to call the tip line at 1-888-Lock-U-Up or submit a tip online.

Some New Castle, Delaware students will soon get a big surprise.

Amazon is donating 55 Kindle tablets and $2,500 in gift cards to Appoquinimink School District Monday morning.

Amazon, one of the largest employers in the area, is making the donations. The company said it wants to help students by fostering a love for reading and growing the district’s technology programs.

The Kindles will also help students with learning differences who may benefit from a more visual and interactive approach to everyday school lessons.

The gifts will be presented at Brick Mill Elementary School but will help benefit the 9,800 Pre-K through twelfth grade students throughout the entire district.

A man was rescued from underneath a SEPTA train near the Broad and Locust Station in Center City Philadelphia just before noon Monday.

The victim was stuck under a local train traveling south.

Crews were able to quickly free the man who is alive and being treated at a nearby hospital, police said.

It's unclear if the man fell or jumped infront of the train.

An investigation is underway.

SEPTA passengers didn't experience any service interruptions during the rescue.

Monica Lewinsky has broken a decade-long silence to announce her campaign to end cyberbullying and today’s toxic culture of internet shaming.

In her first ever public address, the former mistress of President Bill Clinton revealed her plan to launch a “cultural revolution” against the sort of online harassment she experienced firsthand in the late 1990s.

"I was Patient Zero," said Lewinsky, now 41, to an auditorium full of 1,000-plus high-achieving millennials at Forbes’ inaugural 30 Under 30 summit in Philadelphia. “The first person to have their reputation completely destroyed worldwide via the Internet.”

"There was no Facebook, Twitter or Instagram back then,” she said. “But there were gossip, news and entertainment websites replete with comment sections and emails which could be forwarded. Of course, it was all done on the excruciatingly slow dial up. Yet around the world this story went. A viral phenomenon that, you could argue, was the first moment of truly ‘social media’.”

Lewinsky described her life since the 1998 sex scandal that resulted in Bill Clinton’s impeachment as one marred by a deep sense of shame and even suicidal thoughts.

She became emotional telling of the miserable months after then-unknown gossip website the Drudge Report broke the news of her relationship with Clinton — a public humiliation exacerbated by the release of the Starr Report online later that year, offering intimate details of their trysts.

"Staring at the computer screen, I spent the day shouting: ‘oh my god!’ and ‘I can’t believe they put that in’ or ‘That’s so out of context,’” she said. “And those were the only thoughts that interrupted a relentless mantra in my head: ‘I want to die.’”

In the immediate aftermath of the Clinton saga, Lewinsky tried to capitalize on her notoriety, first designing handbags and then hosting a reality dating show. She moved to the U.K., where she attended the London School of Economics and got a master’s degree in social psychology. Still, nothing could remove the specter of her public shaming.

It was only years later in 2010 when she read of the tragic suicide of Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi that Lewinsky stumbled on what she now sees as a calling.

Clementi’s college roommate secretly filmed him kissing another man in their dorm room and streamed the video via webcam. Derided and ridiculed online, the 18-year-old jumped off the George Washington Bridge to his death.

“That tragedy is one of the principal reasons I am standing up here today,” said Lewinsky. “While it touched us both, my mother was unusually upset by the story, and I wondered why. Eventually it dawned on me: she was back in 1998, back to a time when I was periodically suicidal; when she might very easily have lost me; when I, too, might have been humiliated to death.”

Lewinsky met with Clementi’s parents, who set up the Tyler Clementi Foundation for vulnerable youth, LGBT youth and their allies. She intends to share her story with victims of cyberbullying and online harassment. There are many of them: almost 54% of young Facebook users describe being bullied or harassed online. The recent web hacks that exposed nude photos of A-list celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence serve as a reminder that no one is immune.

"Having survived myself, what I want to do now is help other victims of the shame game survive, too,” she said. “I want to put my suffering to good use and give purpose to my past.”

Follow Lewinsky’s plans on Twitter, at her brand new handle: @MonicaLewinsky.

The coaches at the New Jersey high school that had its football season canceled amid hazing allegations that led to the arrests of seven players have been suspended, according to NJ.com.

The Sayreville High School coaches were not at school Friday and have been suspended with pay, a source familiar with the decision told the website. The decision comes weeks after the district moved to cancel the season amid a Middlesex County prosecutor’s investigation into alleged hazing at the school, which prosecutors said could be considered sexual assaults that were "pervasive."

Five of the suspended coaches, including head coach George Najjar, are tenured teachers, the source told NJ.com. Several others are substitutes. The Sayreville school board is expected discuss and possibly vote on the suspensions Tuesday at its regularly scheduled meeting.

The seven players who were arrested have also been suspended from school. They face charges ranging from hazing and conspiracy to sexual contact and aggravated sexual assault.

The coaches' suspensions come as more details of the alleged locker room abuses at the school surface. In a New York Times report Sunday, several of the players who either saw the alleged hazing attacks or say they were victims recalled in detail what happened.

The witnesses, who weren’t identified by name, described a boisterous locker room environment that took a dark turn over a 10-day period in September, when all four alleged hazing incidents occurred.

The freshmen who spoke to the Times said that during the attacks, older players would come into the locker room shouting “hootie hoo” before flicking the lights on and off and tripping one of the them over. In one case, two older players held a boy down by his arms while players punched, kicked and groped him, according to the report.

The three victims who spoke to the Times varied slightly on their accounts of the hazing. All three said they were wearing football pants, and accounts of the gropings ranged from poking or grabbing of the buttocks to penetration. Of the three victims, two said the hazing wasn't a big deal -- and that what happened was part of team bonding.

Several other freshmen who witnessed the attacks told the Times that they saw the hazing differently. Some said they rushed to change after practice or avoided showering to make it out of the locker room before the varsity team finished practice.

“They think they’re joking around, but I don’t think it was a joke,” a witness to the first attack told the newspaper. “I said, ‘This is nasty.' ”

Several of the freshmen also told the Times that they have become the targets of backlash on social media and in school from other students upset that the football season was canceled.

The backlash “made me want to shoot myself,” one player told the Times.

The case has put a spotlight on the town, known for its successful football program and for being the hometown of singer Jon Bon Jovi, and the way that school districts handle hazing and bullying allegations. 

Other schools have taken similar measures in the wake of the allegations in Sayreville. Last week, Wyandanch High School on Long Island suspended five players in a bullying investigation. That team continued its season.

Over the weekend, an Orange County, New York, school canceled its junior varsity football team's season over bullying allegations.

A dump truck hauling concrete struck a school bus carrying special needs students to their rural Pennsylvania school, causing the bus to overturn Monday morning leaving students and adults hurt, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

Police said the vehicles collided at Strasburg Road & South Vintage Road in Paradise, Lancaster County -- about 50 miles west of Philadelphia -- around 9 a.m.

Four children with physical disabilities -- two in wheelchairs -- one aide and one driver were on the Pequea Valley School District bus when the dump truck rolled through a stop sign and struck the bus, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

Medics rushed the six victims to Lancaster General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. They were all later released.

A nearby family helped pull the people from the bus, according to witnesses.

All the students attend Salisbury Elementary School in Gap, Pennsylvania.

As SkyForce10 hovered overhead, you could see police responding to bus, which wound up on its side. The force of the crash caused the lower, right side of the bus to be pushed inward and it also caused one tire to fall off.

The dump truck, which appeared to be hauling rocks or dirt, had front-end damage. "Advantage Metered Concrete, Inc." -- a Leola, Pennsylvania-based company -- was written on the side of the truck.

According to records, the company has been inspected 17 times by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation within the past two years. The company also received four violations, two for drivers not wearing seatbelts, one for a driver talking on a cellphone and one for a driver who didn't stop at a redlight or stop sign.

The driver was shaken and emotional as he remained on the scene. As a precaution, a local hospital checked him out, according to police.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.