Two men were shot and killed inside a Delaware apartment complex Monday night.

New Castle County Police responded to an apartment on the 700 block of Vinings Way in Newark, Delaware at 7:17 p.m. for a report of several shots fired.

When police arrived they found two men suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. One man was pronounced dead at the scene. The other was taken to Christiana Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Officials have not yet identified the victims. No arrests have been made and police have not released a description of any suspects.
 

A prominent member of the Philadelphia-based black liberation group MOVE passed away in prison over the weekend.

Phil Africa died Saturday at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, Pennsylvania, according to MOVE. Officials have not revealed a cause of death.

Africa was a high-ranking member of the MOVE organization, a black liberation movement founded by John Africa in 1972. Members of MOVE described Phil Africa as John Africa’s “First Minister of Defense.”

“Phil made a deep impression on people all around the world,” members of MOVE wrote in an official statement. “He was constantly writing, often dozens of letters a day, encouraging solidarity and strength, and warmly advising hundreds of people.”

Phil Africa was part of the MOVE 9, a group of MOVE members who were found guilty of shooting and killing Philadelphia Police officer James J. Ramp in 1978. The shooting marked the end of a nearly year-long standoff with police after the MOVE members were ordered to leave their home in Powelton Village. Members of MOVE claimed they were not responsible for the officer's death and that Phil Africa and the eight other convicted members were innocent.

MOVE was also involved in a day-long standoff with police on May 13, 1985 that ended with a bombing on their compound along the 6200 block of Osage Avenue.  Police had tried to serve arrest warrants due to the group allegedly broadcasting anti-government rants from loudspeakers inside their home.

Police eventually dropped a bag filled with C4 explosives from a helicopter into a fortified bunker on the home's roof. The resulting explosion ignited a fire that spread to 61 adjacent homes.

In all, 11 people, including five children, were killed and 250 residents were displaced from their homes.
 

A South Jersey man was arrested after he allegedly used a popular social media app to lure and sexually assault an underage boy.

Aaron Johnson Jr., 23, of Mays Landing, is charged with aggravated sexual assault, luring and endangering the welfare of a child.

Johnson Jr. allegedly contacted a 12-year-old boy through the social media website KIK, a free messaging cellphone app. Johnson Jr. then sexually assaulted the boy inside a home on Cologne Avenue in Mays Landing, according to police.

Johnson Jr. was arrested Sunday. He was also accused of and charged with luring a 17-year-old boy through KIK.

Johnson Jr. was lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on $300,000 bail.
 

The Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy “The Interview” made waves worldwide due to its controversial storyline about an attempt to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. But one Atlantic City man claims the plot is incredibly similar to a story he came up with several years ago.

“I know this is going to sound crazy,” said Derek Cason. “I understand. But this is my story.”

Cason, the community media coordinator for Atlantic City’s public schools, believes the Sony Pictures comedy is based on a fictional essay he once wrote. Cason told NBC10 he wrote the essay in 1999 following his trip to Asia five years earlier while touring with a band hired by the U.S. military to entertain troops overseas.

“I was actually in South Korea when the leader at the time, Kim II-sung died,” he said.

In Cason’s story, the CIA uses an American to fatally poison the dictator. Cason, who didn’t start college until he turned 42, says he entered the essay in a national scholarship contest and it was ultimately published in a book with 30 other finalists.

“Having a book that may be a bit obscure like this with a bunch of stories in it seems like a great place for a movie company to find these stories,” he said.

NBC10 reached out to Sony Pictures about Cason’s claims. We have not yet received a response.
Cason told NBC10 he has been speaking with a lawyer and is considering filing a lawsuit.

“I hope to get a couple dollars,” Cason said. “It’s a very unique story and it’s my story.”
 
 

A New Jersey man is once again being questioned in his wife's disappearance after her car was found.

Kyle Crosby, who went missing after his wife's disappearance, was found Monday near the train tracks at Jersey Avenue and Broadway in Brooklawn, New Jersey. Crosby was allegedly running away from his wife's red 2000 Ford Taurus, which was also found at that location, moments before police apprehended him.

Crosby was taken into custody for questioning. He has not been charged with any crime.

Crosby's wife, Erica Crippen Crosby, a 26-year-old mother of two, was last seen at a restaurant in Cherry Hill with Kyle on Dec. 31. She posted a new photo on Facebook just before 11 that night and hasn't been heard from since.

Kyle Crosby alerted his wife's family of her disappearance the next day, they said.

"It's not like Erica to just walk out of the house and leave her kids," said the victim's cousin Sonay Ramos-Kellam.

Erica Crosby left her Mt. Laurel apartment that night without her coat, keys or purse, according to her family who searched the home last week.

"The shower curtain is missing, the sheets from the bed are missing," said another cousin.

What's even stranger, Kyle Crosby also disappeared -- just days after his wife -- following initial questioning by police regarding her whereabouts. He was finally found Monday night and taken into custody.

Prior to Monday, Crosby's phone was disconnected and he hadn't shown up for work since he was first questioned, according to relatives who believe something is terribly wrong, especially given Crosby's history of drug and assault charges.

"We care about Erica," said her best friend Amaris Torres. "We need her home. Dead or alive, we want her."

The couple got married last summer after Kyle was released from jail, said Crippen Crosby's family. They have a two-month-old daughter together. Erica has a 7-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

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

Investigators in New Jersey are hoping a new reward for information in a cold case murder will help them solve the mystery of who killed a high school senior on her way home from her job 16 years ago.

Nancy Noga of Sayreville, 17, left her job at a store on Route 9 in Old Bridge on Jan. 7, 1999, and never returned home, according to Middlesex prosecutors. 

Her body was discovered by a passerby in a wooded area behind the Mini Mart Plaza shopping center on Ernston Road in Sayreville on Jan. 12, 1999. 

There have been no arrests in the case. 

Prosecutors say a reward is being offered to anyone who anonymously provides information that leads to the arrest of a suspect in Noga's killing. Those who call will be given instructions on how to collect cash rewards by using a numerical code that will be recognized by a local bank, which will pay the rewards, according to authorities. 

Crime Stoppers may be reached at 800-939-9600, or at middlesextips.com. Text messages can also be sent to CRIMES (274637) with the keyword "midtip" followed by a message. 

People can also call Sgt. Mark Zambrzycki at the Sayreville Police Department at 732-525-5406 or Sgt. Scott Crocco at the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office at 732-745-4471. 

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Police Continue Search For Missing South Jersey Woman: Erica Crippen Crosby, a 26-year-old mother of two, has been missing since Dec. 31. Though no official charges have been filed against him, authorities have taken Erica's husband, Kyle Crosby into custody and are questioning him about her disappearance. Kyle went missing shortly after his wife's disappearance.

Police found Kyle on Monday near the train tracks at Jersey Avenue and Broadway in Brooklawn, New Jersey. He allegedly ran away from his wife's red 2000 Ford Taurus, which was also found at that location, moments before he was taken into custody. Erica was last seen at a restaurant in Cherry Hill with Kyle on Dec. 31. She posted a new photo on Facebook just before 11 that night and hasn't been heard from since.

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Mom of Boy Killed by Speeding Police Cruiser to Sue: The mother of a 10-year-old boy who was struck and killed by a police cruiser says she will likely take legal action since the Franklin Township Police officer who was behind the wheel was not charged with any crime. Michelle Harding, the mother of Matthew McCloskey, released a statement Monday saying she believes that her son's death was "not an accident." Read the full statement and more about the case here.

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Memorial Service to be Held For Police Killed in France Attack: Paris' police headquarters, Prefecture de Police, will serve as the backdrop for a memorial service being held today in honor of three police officers who were killed in last week's terrorist attacks in France. French President François Hollande is set to lead the ceremony. It will also be broadcast on large screens outside the building.

The three police officers were among 17 people who were killed in the terror attacks that began last week on Wednesday at the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Watch the memorial service live here.

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Contaminated Beer Kills 69 in Mozambique: Tuesday marks the second of three days of mourning initiated by government officials in Mozambique after 69 people died from drinking contaminated beer at a funeral over the weekend. District health officials say as many as 196 others have been admitted to area hospitals. 

The deceased drank Pombe, a traditional Mozambican beer made from millet or corn flour. Authorities believe they fell ill because the drink was poisoned with crocodile bile during the course of a funeral on Saturday. Read more about the tragic incident here.

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NFL Playoffs: The Packers advance to the NFC title game in Seattle after a highly contested pass interference call gave them a win over the Dallas Cowboys. The Colts will visit New England for the AFC title game. The Flyers' Steve Mason is expected to miss two weeks due to a knee injury. Get your sports wrap from CSN.

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THROUGH IGER'S EYES

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler wowed the audience with their opening monologue for the Golden Globe Awards. Check out the comedic duo's hilarious take on actors, Hollywood, and Bill Cosby here.

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Retired Principal Wins Big: An 80-year-old retired school principal just won the biggest prize in New York lottery history. Harold Diamond of Wurtsboro is the sole winner of the Nov. 4 $326 million Mega Millions jackpot. Diamond purchased the ticket at a highway service center where he had stopped to wait out a storm on Election Day.

Diamond said that he bought 10 tickets for $10, then put them in his wallet. He didn't even check to see if he won until after hearing the winning ticket had been purchased at the service center the next day. Read more about Diamond's lucky win here.

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The father of two Delaware children who went missing Friday night and were later found safe while their mother remained missing will return to Delaware to face charges.

Cortez Hamilton Sr. of Smyrna, Delaware waived his extradition from Indiana Tuesday. Once he returns to Delaware he will be charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

An Amber Alert was issued for Hamilton Sr.’s two children after they went missing Friday along with their mother, 35-year-old Keisha Hamilton.

The children were found safe with Hamilton Sr. in Indiana Saturday. Indiana’s Division of Family Services cared for the children.

Keisha Hamilton (pictured below) remained missing Tuesday. Investigators said there is a real concern for the 35-year-old's safety and welfare. She is described as standing about 5-foot-6-inches tall and weighing 145 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Officials have not yet revealed whether the charges against Hamilton Sr. are related to Keisha Hamilton’s disappearance.

Neighbors of the woman told NBC10 police were often called to the family’s home for domestic disputes.

"She texted her sister, 'if you don't hear from me call the cops please,'" said Tia Small, one of her neighbors. "She didn't show up for work so they called the cops."

If you have any information on her whereabouts, please call 911 or Delaware State Police.

A Chester County teacher is accused of having sex with one of her students during a relationship that lasted nearly a year.

"The thought that I could love so deeply and so wrongly pervaded before you and I even officially began," Sarah O'Neill allegedly wrote the teen. "It was quite a long winter break before my lips even attempted yours and I wondered if you were as affected as I."

O'Neill, 35, of Coatesville, Pa., was a teacher at Church Farm School, an all-boys private school in Exton, Pa. The teen, who is now 17, told police he began a relationship with O'Neill in January, 2014, when he was 16 and she was his teacher. The two expressed their love for one another and began a relationship that lasted 10 months, according to investigators.

The teen claimed he and O'Neill shared their first kiss at a Motel 6 in King of Prussia in February, 2014 then kissed again at the motel in March to celebrate O'Neill's birthday.

The teen also told police he and O'Neill engaged in oral sex several times in her car, the Motel 6 as well as in Narberth Park in Narberth, Pennsylvania over the summer.

A custodian also told police she found O'Neill and the teen in a locked classroom with the lights turned off on three occasions. On one occasion the custodian claimed O'Neill told her she was helping the teen with extra credit. On another occasion, the custodian said O'Neill's stocking appeared to be disheveled and torn.

Police also discovered hundreds of phone calls and emails between O'Neill and the teen, according to an affidavit. In one email, police say the teen asked O'Neill what she was wearing. O'Neill allegedly replied by saying, "I should be wearing sexy clothing for you when you ask that. Like some tight underwear or nothing. But I am too formal for such outlandishness."

School staff said they found a love note O'Neill wrote to the teen on a school printer in May and she was asked to resign. Even after her resignation however, O'Neill still visited the teen, according to police.

O'Neill allegedly picked up the teen and drove him to the Extended Stay America in Exton, Pa. in November to have oral sex even though he didn't have permission to leave school grounds. He returned to the school after receiving several phone calls from school staff members who were trying to find him, police said.

After the investigation, O’Neill was arrested and charged with four counts of corruption of minors. She is currently out on bond and scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 2.

In a statement released Tuesday, officials at Church Farm School said O'Neill was employed at the school from Sept. 2007 to June 2014. They also said they are cooperating fully with the investigation.

Police need to get back to their roots to improve relations with the communities they serve says Philly's top cop.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey made the remarks Tuesday in Washington D.C. at the first public meeting of the President's Task Force for 21st Century Policing.

Chair of the task force, Ramsey believes it can be done through practicing community policing and showing respect to citizens.

"We have to get back to our roots in terms of serving community, respecting community," Ramsey told NBC10. "Not new ideas, but something we have to reinforce and get back to."

Police officers, leaders of major policing organizations, activists and community members and leaders spoke before the task force during the day's earlier sessions. The testimony, at times, was heated as officials cited budget troubles and negative opinions about law enforcement as barriers to community policing initiatives.

International Association of Chiefs of Police President Richard Beary said most of the contact officers have with the public is nonconfrontational, but that is not how it's being presented to the public.

"Each year there are more than 50,000 assaults on police," he said. "The current smear campaign puts our officers' lives at jeopardy. I encourage you to look at the facts ... we are policing in an armed society."

Ramsey said it's vital to hear different opinions to ensure the task force makes actionable recommendations.

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is speaking before the task force on Tuesday afternoon. He echoed Ramsey's remarks saying respect is a two-way street that must be practiced by police and community members.

The task force will present a series of action items to President Barack Obama that can be employed by police departments to improve public trust while also reducing crime. An initial report is due to the president in March.

A driver died after losing control and slamming into a tractor-trailer along a Berks County Road early Tuesday morning.

The deadly two-vehicle crash happened on the 7700 block of Bernville Road (Route 183) in Jefferson Township just before 6:30 a.m.

A 23-year-old Reading man was driving his Dodge Stratus northbound along Route 183 when he attempted to pass another vehicle while reaching the crest of a hill in the no passing zone and lost control, according to state police.

The big rig slammed into the side of the man's car — killing him, said police.

the big rig driver wasn't hurt and wasn't charged, according to police.

Bernville Road remained blocked off in both directions between New Schaefferstown Road and Dry Hollow Road during the morning rush.

Police and K-9s rushed to find the suspect who shot and killed a woman while she waited for the bus at a North Philadelphia street corner Tuesday morning.

The unidentified suspect shot Kim Jones as she waited for the a SEPTA bus at 12th and Jefferson streets shortly after 9:15 a.m., said police.

Medics pronounced the 56-year-old woman dead at the scene — her body on the sidewalk, which lies about two blocks from Temple University's campus. Despite having jewelry, her cellphone and purse on her, Jones wasn't robbed, said police who suspected she was targeted.

Jones left behind two grown children and married just two weeks ago.

"She was a good person, she's college educated, the mother of two sons and a hard worker.," said nephew Steve Jones.

Family members said Jones often walked about one block to the corner where she died to grab the Route 23 bus to Center City where she worked for Turning Points for Children for the past decade.

"We are devastated by the news of Kim’s death," said Turning Points Chief Executive Officer Mike Vogel. "Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this tragic time. Kim ran our Families and Schools Together program that works closely with school principals and counselors, mental health and substance abuse providers, and community leaders to provide parent education and family support services. She was an incredible person and wonderful colleague who inspired everyone she worked with."

As SkyForce10 hovered overhead shortly after, officers with K-9s could be seen rushing around area streets near Progress Plaza as they searched for the suspect. Temple sent out an alert to warn students about the shooting.

Surveillance video possibly captured part or all of the incident. A SEPTA bus — that stopped short of the stop — remained at the scene as Philadelphia and Temple police investigated throughout the morning.

Police believed someone who knew Jones' routine targeted her. Anyone with information is asked to contact Philadelphia Police.

Mason Wartman, owner of Rosa’s Fresh Pizza, is trying to help Philly's homeless with dollar slices and one simple question ...

" ... Can I get one off the wall?"

And the Center City pizza shop owner's efforts to feed the hungry have now gained national attention.

"They come in for the good pizza and they just happen to help people at the same time," said Ellen DeGeneres as she featured Wartman's $1 slice mission on Tuesday's Ellen Show on NBC10.

NBC10.com first told you about the mission in November. The interior of Rosa’s is covered in neon and even some pizza-shaped post-it notes. Those notes reflect prepaid slices bought by customers who can afford it, for people who can’t. If you're in need, you simply ask to grab a post-it off the wall.

More than 8,500 slices have already been served to homeless people inside the restaurant on 11th Street between Market and Chestnut streets, said Wartman.

Wartman, a native of Plymouth Meeting liked the $1 slice concept — popular in pizzerias in New York City where he spent three years working on Wall Street after graduating from Babson Business College in 2010.

In 2013, he left Wall Street behind and moved back to Philadelphia. That's when he decided to open Rosa's, named after his mother.

"Seeing homeless people come in and benefit from the system we have, it's really awesome," Wartman told Ellen.

Ellen presented Wartman with an "As Seen on Ellen" light-up sign to help drum up even more business for the Center City pizza joint. She also presented Wartman with a check for $10,000 from Shutterfly in hopes of helping the cause even more.

Wartman also offered a challenge to national restaurant chains to adopt similar pay-it-forward feeding initiatives.

Authorities in western Pennsylvania said an armed man suspected of stealing a state police cruiser has surrendered after a two-hour manhunt.

The Erie Times-News reported 28-year-old Anthony Kuroda walked into the city's police station around 10:25 a.m.

Police said Kuroda stole the cruiser while troopers were following up on a domestic violence call at his Harborcreek Township home.

They said Kuroda had a handgun in a bag and fought with a trooper before taking off in the cruiser.

They found the vehicle abandoned a short time later in southeastern Millcreek Township.

A pickup truck smashed through the front of a Clifton, New Jersey liquor store in a brazen smash-and-grab overnight, crashing so violently that it dislodged the ATM in the front of the store, surveillance video shows.

Employees at the Liquor Locker on Allwood Road showed NBC 4 New York the video of the robbery, which happened just after 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Two men are seen peering in through the windows, apparently getting a sense of the store layout. Then a pickup track reverses through the front of the store, dislodging the ATM.

The two men drag the machine into the cab of the Ford F-250 or 350 pickup truck and speed off in the direction of Route 3 before Clifton police pull up less than two minutes later. 

Employee Ramon Rivera was stunned by what he saw when he arrived at the store. Shattered windows and broken wine bottles were strewn everywhere. 

"I thought it was an explosion, that someone just blew up the place," he said.

Construction workers were spending the day Tuesday boarding up the store of the store, and employees inside were sweeping, mopping and sorting through what was ruined -- and trying to find what can be salvaged.

The thieves took the ATM with an unknown amount of cash inside, but they didn't steal any liquor. 

"These guys were professional and obviously they don't care," said Rivera.

Clifton police said this is the first smash-and-grab robbery of its kind there, but just 12 miles away in Newark, there were similar cases two months ago that were also caught on camera. In a Nov. 14, 2014 case, two men crashed a stolen truck into a dry cleaners on McCarter highway to steal the ATM there. Thieves tried the same tactic at the Applebee's in Newark but were unable to move the ATM.

Clifton police are investigating whether the robberies are linked. 

-- Jen Maxfield contributed to this report 

A high-flying Philly advertising company took center stage Tuesday during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Ford Auto Company used drones from Philly-based DroneCast Inc. to fly plastic models of their new Raptor pickup truck to attendees at the auto show, in order to draw attention to their booth.

“An attendee would text the word “RAPTOR” to a predefined number we had set up,” said Raj Singh, the CEO and Founder of DroneCast. “Once that request was received, we would tell them to stand in a certain spot – over text – and the drone would deliver the toy version of their Raptor!”

Singh said Ford contacted his company about two weeks ago and they’re in the process of finalizing other events.

Singh, a 20-year-old former Drexel bio-engineering major, launched DroneCast in April. The aerial advertising company uses flying drones to carry banners brandishing a business’ ad.

You can learn more about DroneCast HERE.