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Possible SEPTA Strike Looms Over Commuters

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NBC10's Rosemary Connors is in Old City at the Wyndham Hotel, where both sides are trying to work out their issues for a threatened SEPTA strike. A strike would impact about 900,000 daily riders.

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Police Offer Place to Sell Craigslist Items

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NBC10's Deanna Durante has tips on how you can safely sell and exchange items via Craigslist by meeting in a police parking lot in Montgomery County.

Father of Baby Tossed Into Ocean Speaks Out

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The father of the 2-month-old baby who was tossed into the Atlantic City Inlet by her own mother is speaking out. NBC10's Ted Greenberg spoke to Dashai Ahmed Williams Bey.

Cheyney University Supporters File Lawsuit

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A federal civil rights lawsuit is being filed against Pennsylvania. A group of Cheyney University supporters claims the school is being strangled financially over racial bias.

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Gang Members Rip Off Post Office

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More than 30 suspected members of the Bloods gang allegedly tried to rip off post offices and banks across Rockland County the old fashioned way -- by writing bogus checks and money orders.

Reputed members of the street crew allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in the scheme.

According to prosecutors, suspects allegedly bought postal service money orders for $2 or $3 and then simply changed the amount to $800 or $1,000. Investigators said they would deposit the altered money orders at ATM machines or cash them at TD, Chase, Citi and other banks where they had set up short term accounts. By the time the banks caught up with the scheme, police said the money was gone.

Rockland County District Attorney Tom Zugibe said these kinds of alleged scams "threaten the integrity of our banking system and are often a gateway to further criminality.”

Postal inspectors, Homeland Security Investigators and Rockland County Sheriff's officers made the arrests early Wednesday.

Officials say this scam in Rockland County is an example of countless low-tech scams using post office money orders nationwide that cost banks millions.

Many of the suspects were set to appear in courts in Ramapo and Clarkstown in connection with the bank fraud counts later Wednesday.

Fourteen financial institutions were targeted, including Wells Fargo, Sterling National Bank (formerly Provident), First Niagara, HSBC, People’s United, Bank of America, Capital One, JP Morgan Chase, Key Bank, M & T Bank, Trustco Bank, and American Express among the others. 

Police Opens Fire on Suspect's Car, Chase Ensues

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A Philadelphia Police officer opened fire on an abduction suspect Wednesday night after the suspect struck the officer with his car.

The wild scene began in the city’s Mayfair neighborhood just before 9:30 p.m. when investigators said officers in full uniform spotted a Toyota Camry believed to be used in an earlier abduction parked along Ditman Street near Cottman Avenue.

"When both officers exited their (cruiser) to investigate the vehicle, the vehicle reversed at a high-rate of speed, striking one of the officers, then pulled forward -- trying to flee the scene -- and dragged the officer several feet," said Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small. "That's when the partner fired one shot striking the rear of this vehicle."

Small said that luckily the officer wasn't seriously hurt.

The suspect took off, leading police on a pursuit that ended when the suspect crashed head-on into another car about 3 miles away at Frankford Avenue and Convent Lane in the city’s Torresdale neighborhood, said investigators.

"The suspect then exited the vehicle and fled on foot," said Small.

After a brief foot chase, the suspect fought with officers, said police.

"Police actually had to Taser him, and only then, did this subdue the suspect," said Small.

The suspect was treated at Aria-Torresdale Hospital for minor cuts and bruises. The other driver involved in the head-on crash wasn't seriously injured.

Police took a woman, who was the victim of an abduction and assault Monday night, to the scene of the crash.

"She positively identified the Toyota Camry as the vehicle that not only struck her Monday night but that she was thrown into the back of when she was abducted," said Small.

Police took the victim to the hospital where Small said she identified the suspect as being one of the men who abducted and duct taped her earlier in the week.

The 34-year-old suspect faces several charges including kidnapping and assault charges from Monday's incident as well as assault charges stemming from Wednesday's incident.



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Man Shot Twice in Leg in North Philly

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A shooting victim is in critical condition after a gunman shot him twice in the leg early Thursday morning.

The incident occurred near the intersection of 10th and Tioga streets in North Philly around 3:30 a.m., according to officials.

The victim was rushed to a local hospital.

No word yet from police on a possible motive.

Woman Hurt in Roosevelt Boulevard Crash

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Officials rushed a woman to Aria Torresdale Hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Roosevelt Boulevard early Thursday morning.

The woman was hurt when a Ford Explorer collided with a Honda CR-V, which flipped onto its side, near the intersection of Roosevelt Boulevard  (Route 1) and Oxford Avenue in the Oxford Circle section of the city around 1:30 a.m., according to officials.

The woman's condition is unknown. The accident is under investigation.


In Case You Missed It: Yesterday's Top Stories

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Didn't have a chance to catch the news? Here are yesterday's top stories.

Surgeons Reattach Girl's Arm After Pit Bull Attack
Nine surgeries and four weeks after a pit bull attack nearly ripped the arm off an 8-year-old girl, the child returned to her Delaware home with her limb reattached to her body.

Son Beheads Mom, Then Jumps to Death in Front of NY Train: Police
A professor at a Long Island college was beheaded outside an apartment building by her son who then jumped to his death in front of a train Tuesday, police said.

Abington, Jefferson to Sign Letter of Intent to Merge
Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Health System and Abington Health signed a letter of intent Wednesday afternoon to merge, a marriage that would create the region's largest health care provider.

Scientists Say They've Identified Fragment of Amelia Earhart's Lost Plane
A group of scientists says it has identified a piece of famed aviator Amelia Earhart's twin-engine Lockheed Electra, 77 years after her ill-fated flight around the world, Discovery.com reported.

Casino Servers Settle Lawsuit Over Skimpy Uniforms
Forty women employed at an Atlantic City casino have resolved their discrimination lawsuit over skimpy uniforms. The lawsuit stemmed from 2011 when Resorts Casino Hotel adopted a roaring `20s theme after the popularity of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, which was based on Prohibition-era Atlantic City's reputation as the vice capital of the East Coast. 



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Crash Blocks Lanes on Roosevelt Boulevard

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All southbound lanes on Roosevelt Boulevard were blocked after an accident during Thursday morning rush hour.

A tanker truck and at least one other car were involved in the crash on Roosvelt Boulevard near Fox Street around 6:30 a.m. Thursday.

Multiple police and rescue vehicles responded to the crash scene. All southbound lanes were blocked for about 45 minutes as crews investigated the collision. Traffic was able to pass in the far right southbound lane starting around 7:15 a.m.

Drivers can use Hunting Park Avenue or Midvale Avenue as alternatives.

Stay with NBC10 for more on this developing story.

Vacant Bucks County Home Goes Up in Flames

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Firefighters battled a blaze in a vacant Bucks County home Thursday morning.

The fire broke out in the multi-story home on the 1000 block of New York Avenue in Croydon around 7 a.m., according to reports.

Crews continued to work to contain the blaze more than 30 minutes later.

Stay with NBC10 for more on this developing story.

Local Police Offer Safe Spot for Craigslist Exchanges

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One local suburban Philadelphia police department is offering its own parking lot to people buying and selling goods through online marketplaces like Craigslist to help ensure the transactions are completed safely.

“We’re a 24-hour operation,” said Conshohocken Police Officer John Storti. “We came up with this idea to have the Conshohocken Police Department be a safe zone since it has surveillance 24 hours a day.”

Located at 720 Fayette St. in Conshohocken, Montgomery County, the parking lot also has an emergency call button, which dials directly into the station.

The alternative for the unregulated cash transactions, which often take place in a coffee shop or other public location that may not have law enforcement officers nearby, comes just a few weeks after an accused rapist was charged with killing Norristown man he met through Craigslist.

The suspect is accused of tying the victim up and cutting their throat, then hitting up ATMs across four states with stolen bank cards.

Questions surround another Craiglist meet-up in California when a student disappeared in mid-September while trying to sell his car on the site.

Officer Storti strongly advises against having a stranger at your house for exchange of goods found online.



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High School Stabbing Suspect Requests Trial Delay

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The attorney for a 17-year-old boy charged with stabbing 20 students and a security guard at his western Pennsylvania high school wants more time to review police and medical reports.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports Alex Hribal's defense attorney, Patrick Thomassey, wants a Westmoreland County judge to give him more time to file pretrial motions - which are due Friday - and to move Hribal's trial date from December until at least March.

The judge last month ruled the boy needed intensive inpatient treatment after two defense experts testified he may be developing schizophrenia.

District Attorney John Peck isn't opposing the requests, though the judge didn't immediately rule.

Thomassey says he plans to ask the judge to move the case to juvenile court, where Hribal would face incarceration only until he's 21 for the April 9 stabbings at Franklin Regional High School.

Expert witnesses hired by the defense testified Friday that Hribal was motivated by the Columbine massacre and hoped to die in the attack.

Hribal faces decades in prison if convicted as an adult.

12-Year-Old Girl Arrested for Making Bomb Threats

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A Chester County 7th grader is facing criminal charges after police say she admitted to school officials to writing bomb threats on a bathroom wall twice in less than two weeks.

The 12-year-old girl told administrators at Kennett Middle School on Sept. 30 and Oct. 10 that she found threatening words on the interior wall of a bathroom stall, according to police.

The September incident prompted police to search the school property with bomb-sniffing dogs, authorities said.

But school officials questioned the girl when she came to them on Oct. 10 to report an eerily similar incident -- and then the student confessed to writing the bomb threats both times, investigators said.

The 12-year-old girl is facing multiple charges including threats to use weapons of mass destruction and terorristic threats.

Authorities have not released her name due to her age. The girl remains in the custody of her parents and is not permitted to be on the Kennett Middle School grounds.



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DRAMATIC VIDEO: Firefighters Rescue Women

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Philadelphia firefighters and neighbors teamed up to rescue two women from a row home fire in Philadelphia Thursday morning.

SkyForce10 captured the dramatic rescue along the 1800 block of N 33rd Street in Strawberry Mansion around 9:45 a.m.

As some smoke pours out of a window you can see what appears to be a woman in a black shirt and an older woman in red out on top of a bay window.

Firefighters guide the frightened younger woman slowly down the ladder to the lower roof. Once on the lower roof, you can see two men come out of a neighboring home and help the woman into the adjacent home.

The firefighters then help the older woman down the ladder and carry her into the same next door window.

Firefighters said everyone made it out safely and despite the victims being visibly shaken -- and at least one woman being taken away in an ambulance -- there were no serious injuries.



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Dad of NJ Boy Who Fatally Shot Pal, 6, Pleads Guilty

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The father of a then-4-year-old New Jersey boy who fatally shot his 6-year-old neighbor with his father's unsecured gun has pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child in exchange for less jail time, NBC 4 New York has learned.

Anthony Senatore of Toms River pleaded guilty Thursday to the charges in connection with the April 2013 shooting death of Brandon Holt. Senatore's young son shot Holt once in the head with Senatore's gun -- a .22-caliber rifle the father was accused of keeping loaded, unsecured in his bedroom.

Senatore's lawyer previously said his client was "deeply horrified over what took place and feels awful about it," but that the case should've been tried in civil, not criminal, court.

Last November, Senatore rejected a plea deal that would've required him to serve seven years in prison. In exchange for the guilty plea Thursday, Senatore will serve two three-year jail terms simultaneously when he is sentenced Feb. 5.

Senatore had originally faced five counts of child endangerment -- one for each of the five unsecured firearms investigators say they found accessible to his three children. 

The Holt family has filed a lawsuit against the Senatores accusing Senatore and his wife of recklessness that led to their son's death. .  



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NJ Fire Crews Battle House Fire

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SkyForce10 hovered over the scene of a house fire as crews battled the blaze in Pemberton, Burlington County Thursday morning.

Gov. Pressures Air Bag Maker To Speed Up Recalls

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The United States government regulators are putting pressure on Takata automotive parts company to speed up production of parts needed to make nearly 8 million air bag repairs.

Halloween Curfew in NJ

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Trick-or-treaters – and just about anyone else under the age of 18 – will have to be home by early this this Halloween in two large tri-state cities.

Mayors in Newark, New Jersey, and Yonkers, New York, announced that unaccompanied minors must be home for most of the night between Friday night and Saturday morning.

Newark's curfew mandates that unaccompanied minors must be home between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. In Yonkers, kids who are 13 or younger have to be home between 10 pm. and 6 a.m., but teens between 14 and 18 years old can stay out for an extra hour.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said his city's curfew is to ensure the safety of children and to prevent any late-night mischief.

“Halloween will fall this year on a Friday, which will enable more children to participate in these annual festivities,” Baraka said. “It is important for residents to be safety-conscious at all times, particularly on Halloween night, when children are out on our streets trick-or-treating.”

Minors caught out after curfew in Newark will be written a warning ticket that will be kept in a file for six months. If a child misses curfew more than once in that period, they could be arrested and face a fine of up to $1,000. 

In Yonkers, police will pick up children out after curfew, holding them at a precinct until a parent or guardian can come pick them up. 

Children can stay out after curfew in both towns if they're with a parent or if they're traveling to or from school, cultural or religious events. 



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Ride-Sharing Service UberX in Position if SEPTA Strikes

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As a SEPTA strike looms, Uber, which it fighting its own battle against the established taxi system in Philadelphia, stands to profit.

A SEPTA work stoppage could halt city bus, subway and trolley service as early as Monday, leaving app-based ride-share company Uber, and the company’s new UberX service, in a position to pick up new passengers.

For its part, the San Francisco-based company estimated to be worth billions, did not mention the possibility of more business in a statement to NBC10.

"Uber will continue to be the safest, most reliable ride on the road,” said company spokesman Taylor Bennett. "And with UberX now an option, we’re also the most affordable way to get around Philadelphia."

However, that new UberX service -- which uses regular cars instead of limousine service like the regular Uber -- will be operating without the blessing of the Philadelphia Parking Authority, which licenses cabs in the city.

UberX launched last weekend, offering free rides to those who downloaded the app. The inaugural weekend became contentious when the PPA made good on it's threats and fined drivers and impounded UberX cars.

"This is an abuse of power and a deliberate attempt to protect the status quo that has failed Philadelphians for too long," said Bennett. "We will continue to provide the safest, most affordable ride on the road, and fully stand behind our partners and will cover the cost of any unjust citations."

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter showed his support for Uber, and fellow ride-sharing app Lyft, in a tweet. He begged the PPA and ride-sharing services to work out their differences, although it’s doubtful that will happen ahead of Monday’s possible strike date.



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