A Philadelphia girl who went missing Friday night has returned home safely.
According to Philadelphia police, 9-year-old Shabreah McClean returned home about 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
She went missing about 5 p.m. Friday from her in the 5600 block of Catharine Street in the city’s Cobbs Creek section.
She is safe and unharmed.
The chilly temperatures are not stopping die-hard “sneakerheads” from camping out in Philadelphia to get their hands on a pair of $650 sneakers.
The limited-edition Air Jordan 2 Retro “Just Don” sneakers go on sale Saturday at 8 a.m.
The sneakers cost $650 for an adult pair and $350 for a kid’s pair.
One “sneakerhead” started his camp-out at 8 a.m. Friday outside the UBIQ store on Walnut Street in Philadelphia.
“I need these because they limited, very limited, only certain cities got them. I need ‘em,” Bigavel Mel, of Atlantic City, said.
One man came from Connecticut for the chance to own a pair.
“I wanna wear them. I wanna have them and potentially sell them in the future because they’ll be worth more if I try to sell them than retail. They’ll be worth probably double than the retail price,” Colin MacLennan said.
The temperatures Saturday morning were in the low 20s.
A “sneakerhead” is someone who collects, trades and has a passion for sneakers.
A deadly accident involving a pedestrian closed all southbound lanes of I-95 in Bucks County for more than four hours Saturday.
The deadly incident happened about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in the southbound lanes near the Street Road exit.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, a pedestrian was fatally struck by a car. It was not immediately known why the pedestrian was on the road.
The driver stopped at the scene, police said.
As a result of the investigation, all southbound lanes were closed between Street Road and Woodhaven Road for several hours. They re-opened about 8 a.m.
The deadly incident remains under investigation.
If you plan on running in the Broad Street Run in Philadelphia, registration begins Monday.
Runners can begin registering for the Blue Cross Broad Street Run beginning February 1.
Lottery selections are random, so you'll have an equal chance no matter when you sign up.
This year’s race will be held on May 1.
For the second straight year, NBC10 and Telemundo 62 will broadcast the entire race live from start to finish.
The race is the largest 10-mile road race in the county. The first Broad Street Run was held in 1980.
There is a final push this weekend to get 100,000 un-insured Philadelphians to sign up for affordable health care coverage.
The deadline is Sunday, January 31.
There are enrollment events throughout the Philadelphia area this weekend to help consumers sign-up before the deadline.
Philadelphia is one of 20 cities targeted by the Obama administration. The city with the most sign-ups wins a visit by President Obama.
There is an Affordable Care Act enrollment event both Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Methodist Hospital on S. Broad Street in South Philadelphia.
The Independence Express, the mobile education and enrollment center for Independence Blue Cross, will be in several locations in the Philadelphia area this weekend:
Saturday, January 30 and Sunday, January 31
Bala Cynwyd Shopping Center
175 East City Avenue
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Throughout Open Enrollment, Independence has been increasing its efforts to reach Latino communities, the most uninsured group in the country. Spanish-language resources will be available:
Saturday, January 30, and Sunday, January 31
Ceiba Health & Taxes Days
147 West Susquehanna Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Those wishing to sign-up are encouraged to have on hand the following items for all members of the family who they wish to enroll:
A juvenile is facing charges in connection with the firing of a gun during a fight inside a high school in Philadelphia.
About noon on Friday, Philadelphia police were called to Ben Franklin High School on N. Broad for the report of a gunshot. The school was placed on lockdown.
According to investigators, a fight broke out between several students in a stairwell. During the altercation, police say a gunshot was fired inside the school.
Police found a .45 caliber shell casing in the stairwell.
A search warrant was obtained and served at the juvenile’s home. He was taken into custody.
About 1:30 a.m. Saturday, police say the juvenile was read his rights and placed under arrest. Charges are pending.
A Philadelphia man is accused in the armed robbery of a pet store in Montgomery County.
The incident happened about 8 p.m. Friday at the Pet Valu store in the 300 block of Old York Road in Jenkintown.
Investigators say the suspect, identified by police as Robert Ameen Young Jr., of Philadelphia, entered the store wearing a ski mask and armed with a handgun.
Investigators say the suspect said to the employee “where’s the register?” and “give me the money!” The suspect also said several times “don’t do anything stupid!”
The employee opened a register and police say Young took an undisclosed amount of cash and ran out of the store.
After a brief chase in a car and on foot, Young was taken into custody by an Abington Police officer.
Police say a search of the getaway car yielded a loaded handgun and the stolen money.
Young is facing charges of robbery, carrying a firearm without a license, theft, fleeing and eluding police, terroristic threats and various other related charges.
A memorial was held Saturday for a pregnant teen who died after shoveling snow outside her Montgomery County home during the blizzard.
A candlelight vigil took place Saturday around 5 p.m. for 18-year-old Briahna Gerloff in Pottstown.
A family member told NBC10 Gerloff collapsed after shoveling snow outside her Pottstown home during the blizzard on January 23.
Family members said Gerloff was eight months pregnant and suffered from several heart defects, including Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW), a disorder caused by an abnormal accessory electrical conduction pathway between the atria and the ventricles.
Her unborn baby girl, whom she named Kayliana, also did not survive.
"She was so excited to be a mom," said Briahna's aunt Margaret Greiss. "She had everything. She looked forward every single day to wake up just to feel Kayliana kick."
Police have not yet determined a cause of death. Authorities have not linked her death to shoveling.
The investigation is ongoing.
Police have released video of an altercation on a SEPTA bus that resulted in the stabbing of a passenger.
About 2 p.m. Friday, the suspect boarded the Route 66 bus on Torresdale Avenue, but was able to pay the fare and was asked by the bus driver to leave the bus at the next stop.
When the suspect refused to leave, the victim started arguing with him about holding up the bus from continuing on.
The argument became physical and during the altercation, the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim several times in the head and body.
The suspect then ran away from the scene.
The victim, who is in his 40s, was rushed to Temple University Hospital. He's listed in stable but critical condition, police said.
The suspect remains on the loose.
An investigation is underway after a man was found dead inside an abandoned Philadelphia building Saturday afternoon.
The unidentified man, who police say appeared to be in his early 30s, was discovered at the bottom of a stairwell inside an abandoned property on the 2800 block of D Street at 1:24 p.m. He was pronounced dead by medics at 1:40 p.m.
Police have not yet determined whether or not the man’s death is suspicious. They continue to investigate.
More than two dozen African American ministers pledged their support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after meeting with her in Philadelphia Wednesday.
On Wednesday Clinton visited Mother Bethel A.M.E. church in Society Hill where she spoke with African American ministers from across the country. Clinton discussed criminal justice reform, jobs, equal pay and women’s health with the ministers. She also told them, “I want to be your partner, not just your president.”
NBC News reports 28 of the 50 clergy members Clinton met with pledged their support for her, including Mother Bethel’s revered Mark Kelly Tyler.
“I’m not saying that I’m voting for her just because she’s a woman but I’m certainly voting for her because she’s qualified, she’s capable, she’s ready to lead and the fact that she’s a woman is a plus,” Reverend Tyler said. “We need to diversify our country.”
During her discussion Wednesday, Clinton spoke about the water emergency in Flint, Michigan which compelled several members at the meeting to endorse her, according to NBC News.
"She brought attention to the crisis in Flint, demanded action, and expressed her intent to bring to light the other Flints that occur in our country all too often," Maryland Rev. Zina Pierre said. "She is qualified and equipped to do the job and represent all Americans regardless of religion or color."
Read more about Clinton’s meeting HERE.
An armed robbery suspect and a registered sex offender is in custody thanks to a group of good Samaritans who subdued him until police arrived, according to investigators.
The ordeal began Saturday at the Queen Anne Plaza Shopping Center on S. Oxford Valley Road in Fairless Hills, a suburb about 16 miles northeast of Philadelphia. A 53-year-old woman was outside the Credit Union at the shopping center and grabbed her purse from her car. Suddenly a man armed with a box cutter, later identified as 60-year-old George Blackwell, approached her and tried to steal her purse and wallet, police said.
After Blackwell grabbed her wallet, the woman screamed and fought him off, according to investigators. Police said he then fled on foot and ran across the plaza, throwing the wallet away, but was chased down by three bystanders who witnessed the attack. The bystanders then knocked Blackwell into a pile of snow.
"These guys were big," said Ron Roberts, who recorded the incident with his cellphone as the men held Blackwell down until police arrived. "They threw him over the snow and they had his head in the snow. They weren't letting him get up. They made sure he was going to jail today.
Blackwell, of Falls Township, was arrested and charged with robbery. He is currently being held in the Bucks County Prison on $100,000 bail. Police also confirmed Blackwell is a registered sex offender.
Police say the woman suffered a minor cut to her lip during the incident but was not seriously hurt.
A Philadelphia woman who is dealing with a tremendous loss gained a new companion; the dog who tried to protect her brother during a deadly home invasion.
Nakia Pyatt, 41, was shot and killed back on January 16 by armed robbers during a home invasion in the Frankford section of the city. Pyatt’s dog Rhino, a 7-month-old boxer-pit bull mix, tried to defend his owner but was shot in the leg in the process. Rhino was taken to the Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center(VSEC) in Philadelphia where officials determined he had a bullet in a hind leg and another object, either a bullet or fragment, lodged nearby.
Pyatt’s sister, Ivory Poinsett, a mother of three, said her brother had suggested that she take in Rhino in order to protect her family. At the time Poinsett didn’t want to take the dog in. That changed however after her brother’s death.
“We know how much my brother loved his dog,” Poinsett said. “Everywhere my brother went, the dog went. He would have wanted me to have the dog.”
Poinsett created a GoFundMe to help with Rhino’s medical care. She ultimately reached her goal of $2800. Dr. Ron Ben-Amotz of VSEC said the bullet was lodged in soft tissue in Rhino’s leg.
“He’s putting weight on it and getting around well. He’s wagging his tail and looking pretty happy,” Dr. Ben-Amotz said.
While Rhino’s recovery has gone well, he’ll still need further checkups to determine whether he’ll need surgery. Rhino was still healthy enough however to leave VSEC and stay with Poinsett and her family. It was a much-needed happy moment for a woman who continues to deal with her brother’s unsolved murder.
“It’s been a horrible month,” Poinsett said. “But Rhino’s been giving us all peace so I’m kind of happy that the doctors are clearing him and he’s normal again. I mean he still has the bullets embedded in him but he’s still a happy big boy.”
For Poinsett, Rhino is more than just a dog but a way for her to keep her brother’s legacy alive.
“My brother always said he would be there for us,” Poinsett said. “So when Rhino survived I felt that he had left him behind to watch over us and give us peace.”
No arrests have been made in Pyatt’s death. Police continue to investigate.
