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More Charges in Jewelers' Row Abduction

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More charges have been filed in the kidnapping and torture of a woman who worked along Philadelphia’s Jewelers’ Row.

Salahudin Shaheed, 34, Khayree Gay, 31, and Basil Buie, 23, all of Philadelphia, were charged Thursday by superseding indictment with conspiracy, kidnapping and attempted Hobbs Act robbery. The superseding indictment adds the conspiracy charge to the previous indictment against Gay and also adds defendants Shaheed and Buie. 

Shaheed recruited Gay and Buie to rob the National Watch and Diamond Exchange on the 100 block of South 8th Street in Philadelphia last April, according to the indictment. The three men allegedly conducted surveillance of the store and its employees from a parking lot on the 700 block of Chestnut Street. 

On April 3 Shaheed identified a 54-year-old jewelry store clerk as their target but postponed the robbery when he spotted the woman entering a parking garage at 8th and Chestnut streets with other people, according to officials. The next day the men returned to the parking garage, grabbed the woman, threw her into a van, placed a hood over her head and zip-tied her hands, investigators said. 

The trio took $800 in cash and her ring and demanded the woman's debit card pin number and codes to the alarm and safe at National Watch & Diamond Exchange, according to investigators.

But the victim didn't know the alarm and safe information, and when she couldn't supply the information, the suspects turned even more violent, agents said.

For the next few hours, they drove the victim around as she was beaten and repeatedly stunned with a Taser, officials said. They told her, agents said, "This is the day you're going to die."

She was eventually thrown from the van at Mount Lawn Cemetery in Darby, Pennsylvania. A concussion and broken ribs were the physical scars she suffered as well as mental distress. 

All three men were later arrested. 


Crews Battle Fire at Payless Store in Upper Darby

Pope's Friend Talks About Growing Up Together

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Ernesto Lach and Jorge Bergoglio were desk mates at the public elementary school in Flores, a middle class neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In his exclusive series of reports, NBC10's Jim Rosenfield takes you to the place where it all began for Pope Francis.

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Police Chase Leads to Crash in Philly

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At least one person was hurt after a police chase ended in a crash in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia. 

Police were in pursuit of a suspect's vehicle Monday night when it crashed into another vehicle at 63rd Street and Columbia Avenue. At least one person was hurt in the crash and taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Police didn't immediately reveal the person's condition nor whether or not he or she is the suspect. 



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Pope Francis: Slum Priest

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Pope Francis is known as a "slum priest" in his homeland of Argentina. For him, it's a term of endearment. These photographs were taken inside one of the poorest neighborhoods in the pope's homeland. They're called Villas (pronounced VEE-shahs) and this is what life if like in Villa 18, about an hour away from the center of the bustling capitol city of Buenos Aires.

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Video Captures Dozens of Horses on the Loose in NJ

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Cellphone video captured dozens of loose horses trotting through a New Jersey township and being corralled by officials.

The horses escaped from the Watchung Stables in Union around 8:45 p.m., according to witnesses.

Springfield Police helped round up the horses and return them to the stables unharmed.

It still wasn’t clear how the horses escaped and police are investigating.

NJ Teens Inspired by U.S. Women's World Cup Win

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The USA Women's Soccer Team is still riding high after winning the World Cup last night. Reporter Brian Thompson tracked down some "winners in training" in Matawan.

Damage Closes Historic Covered Bridge

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The Knox Covered Bridge at Valley Forge National Historic Park is closed because a large vehicle hit it on Yellow Spring Road.

Bullet Strikes 6-Year-Old Playing Basketball Behind Home

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Gunfire rang out as a group of young people – family and friends – playing basketball in Philadelphia late Monday night leaving a 6-year-old boy hospitalized.

The shooting in a rear driveway of a home along the 1800 block of S 31st Street in the city’s Grays Ferry neighborhood around 11:30 p.m. left the 6-year-old shot in the foot.

When officers arrived on the scene they were told the boy’s parents rushed him to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in stable condition, said Philadelphia Police chief inspector Scott Small.

“There was a large group of about 10 to 20 young adults, teenagers and children playing basketball in the rear driveway when they heard a gunshot,” witnesses told police, according to Small.

Investigators found no ballistics evidence and a motive wasn’t immediately clear.

Police didn't believe the shooting had anything to do with an ambush-style shooting on nearby 28th Street that left two men shot around midnight. A 38-year-old man later died from his injuries. Investigators quickly got to the second scene since it's so close to the early shooting scene.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Philadelphia Police.



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FEMA to Display New Flood Maps for the Public

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FEMA is rolling out new flood maps for the public on Tuesday that will determine insurance rates for homes.

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Siren Warning Near Artificial Island

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Officials will be testing the sirens on Tuesday near the Artificial Island in Salem and Cumberland counties as well as Delaware.

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Car Crash Leaves Hole in Trucking Company Building

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A car slammed into a Philadelphia trucking business leaving a large hole in the side of the building.

The force of the wreck at ABF U-Pack Moving along Richmond Street in the city’s Port Richmond neighborhood around 11:30 p.m. Monday left bricks pushed into the building – packages and warehouse items visible on the inside of the building.

It appeared a car went up onto the grass before slamming into the side of the building. The wreck left the driver with undisclosed injuries, said Philadelphia Police. No other injuries were reported.

The cause of the wreck remained under investigation Tuesday morning.



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Young Volunteers Help Clean Up Low-Income Housing

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A Southern Baptist Youth Group known as "World Changers" are scheduled to help paint, landscape and clean up buildings owned by the Philadlephia Housing Authority.

Painting Day for World Meeting of Families Mural

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Tuesday is painting day at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for a mural honoring the Pope's visit to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families.

Man Accused of Opening Fire on Police Due in Court

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Charles Nystico, the man accused of opening fire on police, as well as setting several fires in Chester, is due in court on Tuesday.

Jury Selection for Deadly Street Racing Case Begins

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Jury selection begins today for a deadly drag racing incident that left a mother and her three sons dead. NBC10's Matt DeLucia reports that one of two men pleaded guilty and the other is going to trial.

Go-Ahead for Proposed Sports Complex

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The Middletown Town Council gave the go-ahead for an indoor-outdoor sports complex in Delaware.

Gaper Delay Over Geese on I-76

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It wasn’t your normal traffic jam along the Schuylkill Expressway Tuesday morning.

A group of about one dozen Canadian geese along the roadway caused traffic to slow in both directions near Gladwyne in Montgomery County around 9 a.m. Police could be seen blocking lanes on I-76 to protect the birds, which left the roadway after a short period of time.

Even once the geese were gone traffic delays remained as traffic slowed to an average around 20 mph.



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2 Dead in Stabbing, Police Shooting: Sources

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Two people, including a store clerk on his second day at the job, were killed after a stabbing inside an Atlantic City food market led to a police-involved shooting.

Officers responded to the Cedar Market at Pennsylvania and Adriatic Avenues just after 9 a.m. Tuesday following a robbery call.

Sources said a man used a knife to stab 29-year-old Peter Fareg. The clerk died from his injuries, according to sources. The store's owner Nimer Nammour told NBC10 it was only Fareg's second day working at the market. He had just started Monday after visiting his family in Egypt.

The unidentified suspect was a frequent customer who was well-known to residents in the surrounding community, according to Nammour. Nammour says the suspect wasn't trying to rob the place and he never demanded any money. A witness believes he was upset about a sandwich that was made for him Monday.

"He walked into the store," Nammour said. "The employee was doing the coffee. So he stabbed him. According to one lady that was inside the store when he tried to walk out he said, 'one down, two to go.'"

Around a dozen people, including a 12-year-old girl, were inside the store at the time. Witnesses told NBC10 the suspect broke the glass as he left but calmly walked outside where he was met by police.

The officers ordered the suspect to drop the knife when he left the store, according to witnesses. Police opened fire releasing about eight rounds after the suspect allegedly refused to drop the weapon. The suspect later died from his wounds. He has not yet been identified. A law enforcement source told NBC10 he recently served jail time on drug charges. 

Fareg's roommate Abram Abdelmaseh told NBC10 the victim left Egypt for America because he faced discrimination and intimidation in his homeland.

"He escaped from violence to face his death here," Abdelmaseh said. 

The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office continues to investigate the incident. 

 



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Don't 'Fight the Love': Principal Charged With Assaulting Boy

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A private school principal in Chester County, Pennsylvania who prosecutors said told a male student "not to fight the love" during gropings and hugs in the administrator's office has been charged with assault.

George James Symonds, 62, of Wilmington, Delaware, was arrested Friday for allegedly abusing the now 15-year-old student for nearly a year at The Concept School in Thornbury Township.

Prosecutors said the abuse began in the Spring of 2014 with Symonds telling the victim he loved him and teaching the 8th grade student how to masturbate.

The victim would be called to Symonds' office and in school bathrooms, prosecutors said, to hug and would have his buttocks cupped.

Symonds apparently warned the student to delete cellphone logs, texts and emails between saying he could go to jail if people found out about the abuse, according to prosecutors.

The Concept School fired Symonds who had been Head of School since 2012 and a teacher since 2004. He also taught at schools in Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.

Symonds is charged with Corruption of Minors, Endangering the Welfare of Children and two counts of Indecent Assault. He has been released on $100,000 bail.

Evan Kelly, Symonds' attorney, said his client maintains his innocence.

"We dispute several of the facts in the indictment and are looking forward to our day in court," he said.



Photo Credit: Chester County Prosecutor's Office
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