Police found a man bleeding heavily from a gash that stretched from the back of his head to nearly his eye early Tuesday morning when they responded to a North Philly delicatessen.

Officers rushed the 56-year-old victim to Temple University Hospital from the scene of the Ridge Avenue deli, located near the intersection of 22nd Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, according to reports.

Investigators said they do not know the motive for the attack, which happened shortly before 1 a.m.

Authorities have yet to name any suspects in the case.

The victim's condition is unknown at this time.

Investigators recovered 20 shell casings from the scene of a shooting in North Philly that left one man wounded.

Officers rushed to the scene of 22nd Street and Susquehana Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Monday to find a 26-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his leg, according to officials.

Police rushed the victim to Temple University Hospital, where he is in stable condition, authorities said.

There are no suspects and there is no known motive, officers said.

Authorities have released few details about the shooting that killed the owner of a chimney sweep business in Bergen County.

The prosecutor's office says 51-year-old Richard Zarriello of Chestnut Ridge, New York, was found gravely wounded in his Clean Sweep Chimney Depot store on Route 46 in South Hackensack on Sunday.

Zarriello died at a hospital on Monday.

The prosecutor's office says it is treating his death as a homicide.

The 46-year-old Brooklyn man convicted earlier this year in the 2013 hit-run crash that killed a pregnant woman, her husband, and ultimately their child, was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in prison.

Julio Acevedo was driving the speeding BMW that slammed into a livery cab carrying Nachman and Raizy Glauber, both 21, in Williamsburg March 3, 2013, authorities have said. Raizy Glauber, who was seven months pregnant, decided to go to the hospital because she wasn't feeling well, and she and her husband were on the way there in a livery cab when Acevedo hit them at 70 mph.

The couple died that day. Their child was delivered by cesarean section; he weighed only 4 pounds and died a day later of extreme prematurity, the city medical examiner's office said.

The crash with the BMW reduced the cab to a crumpled heap, and Raizy Glauber was thrown from the wreck. The engine ended up in the back seat. The driver of the livery cab was knocked unconscious but was not seriously hurt.

Prosecutors say Acevedo jumped out of his car after the crash, saw the carnage, and fled. He surrendered to police in the parking lot of a Pennsylvania convenience store four days later and was sent back to New York to face charges of criminally negligent homicide and manslaughter, among other offenses. Acevedo faced up to 15 years in prison on the top count, but he received an enhanced sentence because the court deemed him to be a persistent felony offender, based on his history.

Acevedo served about a decade in prison in the 1990s for manslaughter after he was convicted of shooting Kelvin Martin, a Brooklyn criminal whose moniker "50 Cent" was the inspiration for rapper Curtis Jackson's stage name.

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson said in a statement following Monday's sentencing that he hoped it could bring a modicum of solace to the families of those killed.

"Today’s sentence shows our determination to get justice for Nathan and Raizy Glauber, and their son, Tanchem, whom the defendant killed by driving recklessly and then just walked away," Thompson said. 

A C-Town supermarket in New Jersey poised to reopen after undergoing renovations from a January fire has been gutted in an even larger blaze Monday evening. 

Flames could at first be seen bursting out of the shattered glass storefront of the supermarket on Bordentown Avenue in South Amboy before the fire escalated to five alarms and spread through the brick building. Plumes of black smoke billowed high into the air and bright orange flames shot through the roof.

Multiple fire trucks from neighboring towns swarmed the area and the emergency response caused traffic backups when Route 35 northbound closed at Bordentown Avenue. 

The supermarket sits at the bottom of a hill, where low water pressure forced crews to stretch out fire hose from as far as a half-mile away.

"We knew this was going to be an issue with water," said South Amboy Fire Chief Mike Geraltowski. Eventually, the responding crews had to resign to a defensive approach. 

It was the town's first five-alarm fire in decades, and the second fire at the same supermarket in less than four months. In January, a three-alarm electrical fire forced the store to shut down for renovations, according to store employee Amanda Ortega. The store was supposed to reopen sometime next month. 

Neighbors watched helplessly as they watched the only supermarket in town go up in flames. 

"Ashes were falling all over the place," said Richard Schnyderite. "The smoke came down the street, you can barely see down the street."

South Amboy Mayor Fred Henry called it a "family tragedy" for the town. 

It's not clear what caused the massive blaze. The fire chief said he didn't know if there were crews working construction there at the time of the fire. 

No injuries were reported in the fire. 

Friends and family are mourning a young boy who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Kingsessing section of the city Monday night.

The 4-year-old boy was on the 1600 block of South 57th Street at 6:30 p.m. when he was struck by a black SUV, possibly a Ford, driven by a woman, according to investigators. Police say the SUV fled the scene northbound on 57th Street after the crash.

NBC10 obtained surveillance video from a nearby Chinese restaurant of the incident. The video shows the vehicle strike the boy once, knocking him to the ground. The vehicle then continues driving, running over the child before fleeing the scene.

"It just broke my heart," said Raysa Cespezes, a witness. "Since he was so little it was very hard to watch." 

The boy was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where he was pronounced dead at 7:06 p.m. A toy that the boy was carrying at the time of the crash was found in the middle of the street.

Police have not yet released a detailed description of the hit-and-run suspect. They continue to investigate.

The boy's mother came to the scene minutes after the accident.

"She was just crying for the baby," Cespezes said. "It was horrible. Something I would never want anybody to go through."

The incident occurred less than an hour before another hit-and-run in Philadelphia. In that crash a mother and her 3-year-old son were struck in the Kensington section of the city. They are both in critical condition.

If you have any information on the incident, please call Philadelphia Police.

The U.S. Coast Guard worked Tuesday to free a large bulk cargo ship that got stuck on mud while motoring along the Delaware River.

The Nord Explorer came to a stop in the Delaware River near the Tacony Palmyra Bridge in the early morning hours Tuesday, officials said.

The Coast Guard sent a tug boat to help free the Nord Explorer. The ship was moving by 8 a.m.

The ship was not carrying any cargo. There are no reported injuries.

A mother and her son are fighting for their lives after a hit-and-run crash in the Kensington section of the city Monday night.

The 19-year-old woman was carrying her 2-year-old son in a car seat while walking across the street to their home on the 2700 block of Mascher Street at 7:02 p.m., police said. Just as they were steps away from their home they were struck by a car described by witnesses as a 4-door white vehicle, possibly a newer model Nissan Maxima or Infinity.

The crash caused the woman to fall under a pickup truck that was parked on Mascher while her son landed on the sidewalk.

Witnesses told police the vehicle, which had two men inside, fled the scene on Lehigh Avenue.

A Good Samaritan rushed to the mother and son and drove them to Episcopal Hospital. The mother was then transferred to Temple University Hospital while her son was taken to St. Christopher's.

The mother suffered head trauma in the crash. She is in critical but stable condition and is expected to survive.

Her son suffered severe head trauma and a broken pelvis. He is currently in extremely critical condition.

Police say there were several cameras at the intersection of Lehigh and Mascher. A surveillance video also shows a white vehicle that may be the hit-and-run car driving away from the scene.

Crystal Berberena, the cousin of the woman, has a message for the driver.

"I just want to say if you're out there and you know that you did this then you should step up," she said. "Because this is somebody's life." 

The hit-and-run occurred less than an hour after another hit-and-run in Philly claimed the life of a 4-year-old boy.

A $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a hit-and-run driver that critically injured a mother and her 2-year-old son in Kensington was offered by the Mayor's office Tuesday.

The reward was announced the morning after a 19-year-old woman carrying her two-year-old son in his carseat was struck while walking across the street to their home on the 2700 block of Mascher St. around 7:02 p.m. Just as they were steps away from their house, they were struck by a car described by witnesses as a 4-door white vehicle, possibly a newer model Nissan Maxima or Infinity.

The impact caused the woman to fall under a pickup truck that was parked on Mascher while her son landed on the sidewalk.

Witnesses told police the vehicle, which had two men inside, fled the scene on Lehigh Avenue.

A Good Samaritan rushed to the mother and son and drove them to Episcopal Hospital. The mother was then transferred to Temple University Hospital while her son was taken to St. Christopher's.

The mother suffered head trauma in the crash. She is in critical but stable condition and is expected to survive.

Her son suffered severe head trauma and a broken pelvis. He is currently in extremely critical condition.

Police say there were several cameras at the intersection of Lehigh and Mascher. A surveillance video also shows a white vehicle that may be the hit-and-run car driving away from the scene.

They're asking that anyone with information on the incident call Philadelphia Police.

Crystal Berberena, the cousin of the woman, has a message for the driver.

"I just want to say if you're out there and you know that you did this then you should step up," she said. "Because this is somebody's life." 

The hit-and-run occurred less than an hour after another hit-and-run in Philly claimed the life of a 4-year-old boy.

"This time of year we're going to have youngsters, young kids -- it's nice out, it's springtime -- they're going to be running in the street," said Philadelphia Police Capt. John Wilczynski. "But people have to be careful."

#BanBacon!

That’s the message a national physicians group has brought to a minor-league ballpark where a Phillies minor-league affiliate not only serves up plenty of pork but revels in bringing home the bacon.

The Washington, D.C.-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine erected a billboard across from Coca-Cola Park, the home of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs ballpark in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Monday. The billboard reads: “Keep Bacon Off Your Plate. One serving a day may increase risk of colorectal cancer by 21 percent.”

The group, which is comprised of about 12,000 physicians, hopes fans traveling to the park see it as they drive over the Tilghman Street Bridge and guess twice about the pork treats on the menu at the ballpark that hails itself as Bacon, USA.

At Coca-Cola Park there are concession stands including the “Pig Stop,” “Hog Heaven,” “Pork N Chips” and other less pig-themed eateries that offer a wide-range of pork-tastic treats like “Nachos Porker,” “Bacon on a Stick” and the “Porker Sandwich.”

“Consuming just one serving of bacon a day can dramatically increase the risk for colorectal cancer, heart disease, and diabetes,” warned Physicians Committee dietitian Cameron Wells, M.P.H., R.D. “This baseball season, don’t let bacon strike you out.”

The IronPigs, the Phillies Triple-A affiliate that wears hats feature a piece of sizzling bacon during some games, stands by the swine.

"It’s a 'Pork' Race. We are IronPigs, and we are simply hog wild about all the pork offerings here within Bacon, USA," said a statement from IronPigs president & general manager Kurt Landes.

"We are also proud of the usually unreported health benefits provided by bacon -- from the protein, to essential vitamins and minerals such as Choline and Niacin, to even being a mood elevator and lowering stress. Many studies have found that bacon actually increases one’s life expectancy."

The doctor's don't believe what the baseball team is cooking.

“By moving broccoli into the starting lineup, the IronPigs would knock one out of the park for the health of their fans,” says Wells.

So it doesn’t seem the Physicians’ recommendation of replacing bacon with broccoli – all the way down to the mascot – in a hope of lowering Pennsylvania’s Top 20 obesity rate – they also mention that 63 percent of people in the Lehigh Valley struggle with their weight – isn’t going to happen and that’s OK with the IronPigs.

"Ultimately, our goal is to provide choices for our fans’" said Landes. "We strive to make the experience a 'nine-inning vacation,' offering fans a reprieve from everyday life. Fans can indulge if they so choose. If not, we offer plenty of healthy options, too. But, we are not in the habit of dictating to our fans and their families what they should eat. We believe in our fans and their ability to make their own choices at the ballpark."

Two local veterans looking to raise awareness about Post-traumatic stress disorder will launch a new campaign, The Stain of War, Wednesday night at the Pennsylvania Veteran's Museum.

Creators of The Stain of War Project Joe Dimond and Christopher Angelone, both former U.S. Marines, will be joined at the event in Media, Delaware County by 22 other veterans who proudly wear their "stain of war."

The idea behind the project is simple.

"We hope to get rid of the stigma surrounding Post-traumatic stress by letting vets tell their story in an open and honest way," said Angelone.

"We want to let the American public know that everyone from doctors and lawyers to construction workers, cops and college students deal with PTSD and it doesn't define who they are," said Dimond.

At Wednesday's event, each veteran will hold up a sign with a fact about themselves, the words, "I wear the Stain of War" and the hashtag #StainofWar.

Dimond and Angelone are hoping the pictures of the vets and their signs go viral on social media and encourage other vets from all over the country post their own "Stain of War" pictures.

"Twenty-two veteran suicides a day is unacceptable and the only way we are going to stop it is by making sure everyone is aware of the fact that it is happening," Dimond said.

The event begins at 5 p.m. at the Pa. Vets Museum on E. State St. in Media. If you can't attend the event, but like the cause, post about your "stain" on the project's Facebook page.

A South Jersey lawmaker said he recently became the victim of a modern-age crime he's trying to fight with tougher penalties.

“Some sick, evil person had reported that there was a shooting at my house,” said New Jersey Assemblyman Paul Moriarty (D-District 4).

Moriarty became the victim of swatting. The NBC10 Investigators brought the issue of swatting to the Garden State lawmaker last October and now the problem has come to his front door.

Last Saturday afternoon, Moriarty was relaxing at home when he got a call from Gloucester County police dispatchers.

“I was stunned,” said Moriarty. “The dispatch guy says to me next … ‘we need you to come outside and show yourself and keep your hands where we can see them.”

He walked outside to find about one dozen police officers pointing weapons at him and his house.

“I knew right away, I said, ‘I’ve been swatted,’” said Moriarty.

NBC10 obtained the recording of police dispatch reporting what the prankster told him.

"He just hung up on me stating that he tied his family up, his mother, his father and his 5-year-old sister," the officer says in the recording. "He stated he shot his father with a 12-gauge shotgun. He could not tell me whether his father was conscious or alert. Be advised he says he's gonna shoot any cop that arrives." 

Swatting is a cruel prank where someone makes a phony 911 call that leads to a SWAT team showing up at an unsuspecting house.

“I can’t imagine what goes through the heads of people who think this is funny,” said Moriarty. “My heart was beating pretty quick, let me tell you. It was a scary moment to see what was going on outside my door.”

Moriarty said he was grateful he answered the phone since, if he didn’t, police could have possibly stormed into his home. This was one of two swatting incidents over the weekend in Washington Township.

“They’re very dangerous for the officers and the residents,” said Washington Township Police Chief Rafael Muniz. “I mean, all our officers are treating this as actual incidents.”

Moriarty believes he was targeted because of a bill he's sponsoring that increases the penalties for swatting.

“They need to go to jail, this should be a second-degree crime that would be punishable by 10 to 15 years in jail, $150,000 fine and also make that being be responsible for paying for all the SWAT team coming out to your house,” said the lawmaker.

But getting the people responsible for a swatting incident is easier said than done as swatters often hide behind online personas and phone blockers.

“Many times these numbers bounce from different IP addresses, different phone numbers so it can take some time,” said Muniz.

“Law enforcement has to find a way to find out who’s doing this and right now they don’t seem to have the technology to do the job,” said Moriarty.

Muniz said responding to fake calls means his officers could be out of position to get to real emergencies.

“At times these incidents could take -- even if they’re a prank, they’re swatting incidents -- can take up to half an hour to clear. And so we’re backlogging many calls,” said Muniz.

Despite an increased effort to stop swatting, the practice continues.

“Someone could get seriously injured or killed,” said Moriarty.

Moriarty said his bill should be heard in the next few weeks.

A man died from his injuries following a collision between a vehicle and a dump truck in Burlington, New Jersey.

On Monday around 3:45 a.m., police were called to Route 130 and High Street for a report of a crash between a dump truck and a vehicle.

The driver of the vehicle, 26-year-old Angel Moreno, was taken to the Helene Fuld Medical Center where he died from his injuries Tuesday.

The driver of the truck, owned by Gondul Trucking Inc. in Delran, New Jersey, suffered minor injuries in the crash and was treated at the scene.

Officials continue to investigate the cause of the crash. No arrests have been made.
 

The person who police say saved the life of a quadriplegic man abandoned for days in a Philadelphia park is speaking out for the first time.

Fitzroy Anderson, a 55-year-old custodian at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, says he’s been riding his bike near Cobbs Creek Park since he was 14-years-old. 

On Friday, he decided to go deeper into the woods at the  park near Catharine Street  to try to take a picture of two deer for his grandchildren.  It was as Anderson followed the animals that he spotted an empty wheelchair.

“Soon as they saw me they took off right down the creek so I followed them,” he said. “That’s when I stumbled on the wheelchair.”

Anderson then noticed something, or someone, bundled tightly in a blanket in an area littered with trash, only footsteps away from the wheelchair.

“I jumped and I said, ‘Oh! Oh my God!’” he said. “I kept walking and something kept puzzling me.”

He began to walk away but couldn’t forget what he just saw.

“Two of the branches caught my eyes,” he said. “It was a cross.”

Anderson called his step-daughter and the two notified authorities. They then led police back to who he found, the 21-year-old quadriplegic son of Nyia Parler, who police say dumped him in the area only five days prior.

“They found [him] about 100 yards off the roadway here, laying in leaves,” said Philadelphia Police Lt. John Walker. “He’s got a blanket over him and a Bible on his chest.”

Rescuers took the man, who is unable to verbally communicate and suffers from cerebral palsy, to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where he was treated for a cut on his back, dehydration, malnutrition and exposure to the weather, police said. He is currently in stable condition.

“When the rescue guy came and they opened the package I remember there was a Bible on top of him,” Anderson said. “I never saw his face. After I saw the Bible I walked away and came right back up to this spot.”

Anderson was overwhelmed with emotion after the shocking discovery.

“I walked home with tears in my eyes all the way home,” Anderson said.

Police believe the man would have died if not for Anderson. Anderson, however, gives credit to God.  

“God got a lot to do with it,” he said. “If it wasn’t for those two deer and God, that young man wouldn’t be alive today.”

An arrest warrant was signed for the man’s mother, 41-year-old Nyia Parler. Police say she left her son in the woods five days earlier, on April 6, before traveling to Montgomery County, Maryland to visit her boyfriend. After a warrant was signed for her arrest, she was hospitalized for unknown reasons early Sunday morning.

Parler will be charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, neglect of a care-dependent person, unlawful restraint, kidnapping and false imprisonment.

On Tuesday, police told NBC10 she may be in the hospital for another five days before she's released and formally charged.