YOUR PHOTOS: Rain moves through
Photo Credit: Virginia Bates
YOUR PHOTOS: Rain moves through
Photo Credit: Virginia Bates
YOUR PHOTOS: Rain moves through
Photo Credit: Virginia Bates
YOUR PHOTOS: Rain Moves Through the Region
YOUR PHOTOS: Rain moves through
Photo Credit: Virginia Bates
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SWAT Team Responds to Barricaded Woman
Police responded to a barricade situation at a suburban Philadelphia home late Thursday afternoon.
SWAT team could be seen responding to the home near Plaza and Spruce streets in Marcus Hook where a woman was holed up with her children after a children and youth services worker came to the home to take the children, said police.
Video posted to social media showed people standing outside as police used a bullhorn to try and contact someone inside the home.
After more than two hours, the situation ended peacefully as everyone got out of the home unharmed, said police.
No word yet on a possible arrest.
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New Whole Foods Coming to Chester County
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Exton, Pennsylvania.
The Austin, Texas-based supermarket chain (NASDAQ: WFM) announced leases for four new stores and four 365 by Whole Foods Market locations, a pared down version of its full store, in its third quarter earnings report released Wednesday.
The roughly 50,000-square-foot Whole Foods coming to Exton is likely to replace the Kmart site located in the Exton Square Mall, which Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust reportedly plans to demolish.
For more business news, head to PBJ.com.
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Officer Watches Bank Robber Fleeing in Cab Get Stuck in Traffic
An officer stuck in traffic near a Montgomery County shopping center spotted a man darting to a cab at the same moment that a bank robbery call went out.
The drama played out just after 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the PNC Bank branch at Dekalb Pike (US Route 202) and Henderson Road in King of Prussia.
The officer sat in traffic near the bank when he heard to robbery-in-progress call, said Upper Merion Township Police. The officer then saw a man run from the bank and toward a taxi waiting around back.
The same traffic that slowed the officer also slowed the cab as it left the parking lot, said investigators. The alleged thief then got out of the cab and made a run for it. He didn’t make it very far as the officer captured the suspect in the backyard of a home along Ivy Lane -- just a few hundred feet away, said police.
Investigators found that the man had handed over a demand note to a bank teller that said he had a weapon – he never showed a weapon, however, said police.
Police found the money the man stole in the back of the cab, investigators said. The cabdirver didn't appaer to know when he was told to wait that his fare planned to rob the bank, said Chief Thomas Nolan.
Charges were pending Thursday night.
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Students Thank Indicted Fattah for Education Support
Congressman Chaka Fattah's push for better education opportunities for young people in our area has helped many children go to college. NBC10's Doug Shimell talked to two high school students who excelled thanks to a program Fattah, who is accused in a federal racketeering indictment, supported.
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Popular Jersey Shore Beaches Reopen After Ocean Water Concerns
North Carolina and Pennsylvania avenue beaches in Atlantic City reopened Thursday after ocean water concerns.
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Investigation Into 4 Others Charged in Fattah Indictment
Congressman Chaka Fattah is the big name on the indictment released yesterday, but he's not the only one. NBC10 investigative reporter Harry Hairston has been looking into the other players charged.
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Delaware Officers Begin Wearing Body Cams
Some New Castle County officers are now wearing body cameras with a plan to get more cameras in place. NBC10's Tim Furlong has the story.
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WMOF, Papal Visit Volunteers Needed
More than a million people are expected in Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families and papal visit this September. Organizers are still looking for volunteers to take part in the historic event.
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Cole Hamels' Community Work Will Continue to Live On
He was our World Series MVP but any time now, we could get official word that Cole Hamels is leaving the Phillies. Even if Hamels is traded, his charitable work in the community will live on. Comcast SportsNet's John Clark has the story.
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Sewage in Storm Drain Closes Jersey Shore Beach
A section of the beach in Ocean City, New Jersey was closed Thursday because of some sewage that got into a storm drain.
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Vandals Topple More Than 100 Headstones at Jewish Cemetery
More than 100 headstones were toppled at a historic Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia.
The groundskeeper of Adath Jeshurun Cemetery arrived around 6 a.m. Thursday to the burial ground along Bridge Street in the city’s Frankford section to find dozens of grave markers knocked down.
"The thought went through my mind, 'this is a disgrace for somebody to do something like this,'" said groundskeeper Johnny Gibson, who has worked at the cemetery for 44 years.
The vandals knocked down 124 headstones, but didn't leave any marking or graffiti, said Gibson.
Some graves on the 12-acre property date back 160 years and there are only a few new burials each year now, said Gibson. On many days, neighbors use the cemetery as a shortcut.
Gibson said that he can’t recall anyone ever desecrating grave sites over the past decades.
“I don't know who would do it,” said Gibson. “Were the people on drugs? Were they drunk? I don't know. But you wouldn't be in your right mind, I don't think, to do something like this.”
Anyone with information on the vandalism is asked to contact Philadelphia Police.
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Cop Rescues Girl, 2, From Hot Car
A Bergen County Sheriff's officer rescued a wailing, sweat-soaked toddler from inside a locked minivan parked at a Costco in New Jersey on a sweltering afternoon Thursday.
Concerned passersby in the parking lot at the Hackensack Costco began gathering around the minivan, and at least two tried to push down a window, which was already cracked a few inches, cellphone video shows. The child's cries can be heard from inside the car.
One of the men seen trying to get in through the window, Rafael Rodriguez, recounted to NBC 4 New York, "I'm telling the girl, 'Don't cry, we're gonna get you out.' She was drenched in sweat and crying constantly."
Police officers begin to arrive and one smashes the window on the rear right side, pulls open the sliding door, and another goes into the car to retrieve the child.
"Where are the parents?" asked one bystander.
"I think shopping," another says.
"Are you...kidding me?" he responds.
As the officer emerges from the minivan with a small, crying girl in her arms, the bystanders are stunned.
"Oh, my God," says the woman taping the scene.
The distressed girl cries in the arms of the officer, who rubs her back and says, "She's soaking wet." The girl's hair appears to be matted to her forehead with sweat.
"Sweat was just coming down, almost as if someone threw a bucket of water on her, that's how bad it was," said Rodriguez.
Seconds later, the girl's mother arrives at the vehicle with a loaded shopping cart and another child. The officer holding the girl scolds the mother: "You left her in the car!"
The mother says "sorry, sorry," and the officer responds, "No 'Sorry!' She could have died!"
It's unclear how long the 2-year-old girl was inside the locked car. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the temperature inside a car, even with the windows open, can jump about 20 degrees in 10 minutes.
An officer estimated it was at least 80 degrees inside the van, according to Bergen County Sheriff's Office. Temperatures outside hit 90 degrees, though, according to meteorologists.
Rodriguez said it was clear the mother was gone for awhile.
"I thought maybe she forgot something that she was gonna grab. I was surprised to see the shopping cart was full," he said.
The girl was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and turned over to her father, the sheriff's office said.
Police arrested the mother for child endangerment and released her with a desk ticket.
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Ad Offers False 'Pre-Approved' SEPTA Papal Passes
Someone has put an ad on Craigslist claiming to be "pre-approved" for SEPTA's papal passes, but there's one problem: SEPTA says the offer isn't real. NBC10's Keith Jones has the story.
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Young Mom Fatally Shot Inside Port Richmond Home
A young mother was murdered execution-style inside her Philadelphia home while her young daughter was nearby, police said.
The daughter was not injured.
The incident happened inside a home in the 3000 block of Aramingo Avenue in the city’s Port Richmond section.
Investigators say the fiancé of 22-year-old Stephanie Dzikowski found her body in an upstairs bedroom about 11:30 Thursday.
She had been shot in the head execution-style, police said.
A two-year-old daughter of the victim was in the house when the shooting happened, but she was not injured.
Neighbors told NBC10 they heard one gunshot from inside the home. One neighbor tried to chase the suspect, but he was able to get away.
Dzikowski lived at the home with her daughter, fiancé and her father.
A motive in the deadly shooting remains under investigation.
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AMBER ALERT: 16-Year-Old Girl Abducted in Pennsylvania
An Amber Alert has been issued for a 16-year-old girl who was abducted from her upstate Pennsylvania home.
Police say 16-year-old Jena Patterson was abducted from her home on East View Drive in Wilkes Barre about 11 p.m. Thursday.
Investigators say she was abducted by 21-year-old Walter Lewis. Police say Lewis had a 9mm handgun and is considered armed and dangerous.
Patterson is described as a black female, 5’4”, 120 lbs. with black hair and brown eyes. She was wearing gray yoga pants and a multi-colored t-shirt.
Lewis is described as a black male, 5’5”, 130 lbs. with black hair. He was wearing a gray and black hoodie.
Police say the two left the scene on foot, but may be driving in a red car.
Anyone with information is urged to call 911.
Photo Credit: Wilkes Barre Police Department
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Homes, Car Struck by Bullets in Feltonville
Police are searching for the gunman who sprayed two homes and a car with bullets in a Philadelphia neighborhood early Friday morning.
The incident happened about 3:30 a.m. in the 300 block of E. Rockland Street in the city’s Feltonville section.
A gunman opened fire, striking two homes and a car with bullets.
Police say approximately 10 shots were fired.
Several people were inside the homes at the time, but they were not injured.
The search for the gunman is ongoing.
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Argument Leads to Deadly Shooting Near Playground
An argument led to a deadly shooting near a playground in Philadelphia early Friday morning, police said.
The shooting happened about 1:30 a.m. near a playground on Staub Street in the city’s Hunting Park section.
Police say an unidentified male was shot once in the chest and neck. He was rushed by medics to Temple University Hospital in critical condition. The male was pronounced dead about 2 a.m.
The shooting, police say, happened after an argument between the victim and the suspect.
No weapon was found at the scene.
So far, no arrests have been made.
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Deadly Crash in Bucks County
One person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Bucks County Friday morning.
The crash happened at Allentown Road and Route 663 in Quakertown.
Investigators say one person was killed in the crash that involved three cars. There are reports of several injuries.
The intersection was closed for severeal hours while police investigated the deadly crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Dump Truck, Car Involved in Crash on I-476
Crews had to remove a car’s roof after it was pinned against a guardrail during a crash with a dump truck on Interstate 476 in Delaware County Friday.
The crash happened about 11 a.m. Friday in the southbound lanes of the Blue Route (I-476) between the Broomall and McDade exits.
SkyForce 10 was over the scene where it showed a sedan that was pinned against a guardrail by a dump truck.
The sedan appeared to have its roof taken off by rescue crews.
There were reports of injuries, but it was not immediately how serious they were.
As a result of the crash, only one southbound lane was able to get by the scene, but it has since fully reopened.
The crash remains under investigation.
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