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Pope’s Visit Causing Problems For Manna

September 11, 2015, 5:15 pm
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The security surrounding the Papal visit is creating challenges for a charity that serves meals to those in need. Manna helps deliver tens of thousands of meals a week to some 800 sick and needy people in Philadelphia and surrounding areas, but their CEO says canceling deliveries is not an option during the Pope’s visit.
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Supporting Adopt A Room

September 11, 2015, 5:27 pm
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Employees and volunteers made lunch for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House near AI Dupont Hospital for Children while their child is in the hospital.
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Marking One Year Since Pa State Troopers Shot

September 11, 2015, 5:33 pm
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Communities in the Poconos are still trying to get back to normal as Saturday makes exactly one year since two Pennsylvania State Troopers were shot outside the state barracks. NBC10’s Doug Shimell spoke to Corporal Bryan Dickson’s father as the one year mark approaches.
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Pennsylvanians Remember 9/11

September 11, 2015, 5:53 pm
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9/11 was a day of remembrance nationwide. College students and government officials were on hand to pay their respects in Pennsylvania.

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Sir-Plus Furniture Faces Allegations

September 11, 2015, 6:15 pm
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Furniture Sir-Plus on Lancaster Avenue has faced allegation of taking customers money, but not delivering the furniture. NBC10’s Mitch Blacher reports what the NBC10 Investigators were able to find out about this company and what they will have to pay to get customers back their money.
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Firefighter Student Forced to Take Down American Flag

September 12, 2015, 2:16 am
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On the anniversary of 9/11, it would seem normal for American flags to be flying everywhere, but one student at Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania was forced to take his flag down when he and his roommates hung it from the window of their on-campus townhouse.

“I'm a firefighter, so in honor of the 343 firefighters (that were killed on 9/11), I, along with my roommates, draped a flag from our second floor windows,” Zach Zechman, a senior at Alvernia told NBC10.

After a couple hours of the flag hanging, two resident assistants came and told Zechman he had to take it down. He said they brought a printed copy of the section of the student handbook that prohibits objects hanging from windows.

“American flags are welcome and flying throughout Alvernia’s campus at half-staff in honor of the day,” Carey Manzolillo, Associate Director of Communications for the University told NBC10 in an email. “Our student policy does however state that sheets, banners or other such objects may not be hung outside of windows or on the exterior portion of any residence hall.”

Manzolillo said the information could be found on page 61 of the Alvernia Student Handbook.

Zechman said he took the flag down, and is trying to set up a meeting with the Dean of Students to change the rules for certain days.

“I want it to be different for a day like today, where something like that means something,” Zechman said. 



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Operation Homefront Giving Mortgage Free House

September 11, 2015, 8:46 pm
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Katie Dobbins’ life, along with her husbands who is also an Air Force veteran, changed forever when they received a mortgage free home in Shanahan, Illinois. NBC10’s Keith Jones reports from the Battleship New Jersey where they presented them with this life changing opportunity.
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No Mail Delivery During Pope's Visit

September 12, 2015, 3:35 am
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Rain and snow may not stop postal carriers from delivering mail, but Pope Francis will.

The United States Postal Service is suspending mail collection and delivery in eight Philadelphia postal codes on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27 during the papal visit. Officials cite the security perimeter being set up by the U.S. Secret Service as the reason for the stoppage.

The affected areas are the Philadelphia Main Office (postal codes 19102, 19103 and 19104); William Penn Delivery Annex (postal codes 19106 and 19107); Fairmount Station (postal code 19130); and Spring Garden Station (postal codes 19122 and 19123).

Mail delivery will be completed in Center City by 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25. The day before, collection mailboxes in the security zone will be locked or removed, officials said.

Regular mail service is expected to resume on Monday, Sept. 28.



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NBC10 First Alert Weather: Rain on the Way

September 12, 2015, 3:38 am
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As summer winds down cooler temperatures start to move into our area. NBC10 First Alert Meteorologist Brittney Shipp is tracking another day of cooler summer weather and a possible late evening shower Saturday.
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Woman Stabbed in Face, Stomach

September 12, 2015, 4:17 am
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A woman is hospitalized after being stabbed multiple times in her face and stomach and the doer is still on the run, police said.

The stabbing happened around 2 a.m. Saturday at a home along the 2300 block of N. 20th Street in North Philadelphia, Philadelphia Police said.

A 38-year-old woman was stabbed a number of times in the face, stomach and shoulder, police said. She was taken to Temple University Hospital and is listed in stable condition.

Police believe the suspect is a woman who may also live at the victim's address.

No word yet on a motive.



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Police Searching for Missing Elderly Couple

September 12, 2015, 10:43 am
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Dominic and Barbara Jampo left their Chester County retirement community Friday morning to get groceries and haven't been seen since. Now, police are asking for the public's help in finding the couple.

Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police said the 76-year-old husband and his 77-year-old wife were last heard from around 9:30 a.m. Friday by one of their children. The Jampos were planning to go to the grocery store, but never returned. The couple had recently moved into the Bellingham Retirement Community from Sellersville.

Investigators believe they were driving a silver 2007 Lexus RX350 SUV with Pa. registration HDM-5216.

Dominic Jampo is dependent on insulin. The couple did not have a cellphone, there hasn't been any activity on their bank card and they had not checked in at area hospitals, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police at 610.692.5100.



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Game of the Week: Bonner-Prendie vs. Garnet Valley

September 12, 2015, 6:16 am
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Garnet Valley rolls Bonner-Prendie 40-22 under the Friday night lights during Week 2 of High School Blitz.

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Arrest Made in Deadly Rifle-Involved Triple Shooting

September 12, 2015, 8:11 am
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Homicide detectives have arrested the man they say used a high-powered rifle to spray a Kensington street with bullets. The shooting left a man dead and injured of two others.

Yusuf Warrick, 36, was arrested Thursday and charged in the case, Philadelphia Police announced Friday.

Investigators said Warrick chased a 33-year-old man out of a barber shop along the 600 block of East Westmoreland Streets on August 8 with a black rifle and began firing down the 3200 block of E Street.

The man was hit in the back. Two other men, 46-year-old Jose Perez and a 59-year-old man who wasn't identified, were also hit.

Perez was hit in the chest and died at the scene, police said. The eldest man was hit in the arm and chest and was taken to Temple University Hospital for treatment.

Warrick is charged with Murder, Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault and related offenses. He remains jailed.



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Pilot Killed in Small Plane Crash

September 12, 2015, 10:40 am
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A pilot is dead after his small plane went down in a heavily-wooded area in southern Camden County, New Jersey, county officials said.

The single-engine Cessna 150 crashed around 11:15 a.m. into the backyard of a home along the 600 block of Jackson Road in the Atco section of Waterford Township, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The yellow-and-white-painted prop plane was left crumpled and crushed next to a large tree — feet from a in-ground pool. The fuselage was covered in flame-retardant foam.

Camden County spokesman Dan Keashen said the male pilot was killed. It's not clear if anyone else was onboard the plane. Initial reports said two people were trapped.

The Camden County hazmat team was dispatched to the scene to assist in the rescue.

The FAA says it's not immediately clear what brought the plane down.

No one on the ground was injured, Keashen said. The Camden County Prosecutor's Office, FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are all investigating.

This is the third deadly small plane crash in New Jersey this week.

A single-engine plane went down into the Atlantic Ocean seven miles off the coast of Atlantic City on Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard searched the ocean for the plane, but suspended the mission after failing to find debris.

In North Jersey, a plane crashed Tuesday after taking off from Somerset Airport. It was not discovered until Thursday after the pilot was reported missing.



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High School Blitz: Week 2 Highlights

September 12, 2015, 9:24 am
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This week, we'll start in South Jersey where the football season is kicking off!

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Motorcycle Officer Hurt in Hit & Run Could Be Coming Home

September 12, 2015, 11:18 am
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A Chester Police accident investigator injured when his police motorcycle collided with a hit-and-run driver could be released from the hospital Saturday, the town's police commissioner said.

Commander Daniel Hoffman, a 12-year veteran of the force, was thrown up to 40 feet off his motorcycle after a sedan ran into the bike nearly head-on outside at 4th Street and Morton Avenue in Chester Friday afternoon. He was rushed to Crozer-Chester Medical Center for treatment.

Chester Police Commissioner Joseph Bail said Hoffman didn't suffer any broken bones and was alert following the crash.

Investigators were searching for a late-90's or early-2000's model maroon or burgundy Pontiac Grand Prix with a green hood or trunk. There were not able to get a good description on the driver.

Witnesses last saw the car speeding north along Morton Avenue.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call 610.477.7700.



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Man Kills Pregnant Girlfriend of Robbery Accomplice: Police

September 12, 2015, 12:03 pm
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A man who was already in custody for allegedly shooting and killing a man during a robbery outside a Popeye's Chicken was charged in the murder of the pregnant girlfriend of his alleged accomplice.

On Thursday Markese Martin, 26, was charged with the murder of Jasmine Williams, the subsequent death of her unborn child and the attempted murder of Williams' boyfriend.

Martin was initially charged in the shooting death of 42-year-old Kenneth Woods. On September 23, 2014, Woods was shot in the chest in the parking lot of the Popeye’s Chicken on the 4200 block of Broad Street.

Woods was taken to Temple Hospital by an unidentified civilian and was later pronounced dead.

On Sept. 27, 2014, homicide investigators issued a warrant for Martin for the shooting death of Woods. Police also arrested 20-year-old Megan Jones of Blue Bell, Pa. as well as 26-year-old Kord Rozier of the 1300 block of E. Price Street in connection to the shooting. Both Jones and Rozier were charged with murder and other related offenses.

Martin was also charged in the murder of Rozier’s pregnant girlfriend Jasmine Williams. On September 24, Williams, 25 and Rozier were on the 1600 block of W Nedro Street when a gunman opened fire. Williams was struck several times. She was taken to Einstein Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

Williams was 8-months-pregnant with Rozier's child at the time of the shooting. Doctors delivered her baby girl but the infant later died at the hospital. Rozier was also struck in the shooting but survived after treatment at Temple University Hospital.

Family members told NBC10 Rozier planned to surrender in connection to the Popeye’s shooting prior to his girlfriend’s death. They believe Rozier was specifically targeted by Martin once he found out he was going to turn himself in to authorities and that Williams was an innocent bystander.

Police issued an arrest warrant for Martin on Sept. 4 in relation to Williams' death. At the time Martin was already in custody in connection to Woods' death.



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Suspect Escapes Police Custody: Officials

September 12, 2015, 12:22 pm
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Officials are searching for a suspect who they say escaped police custody while being dropped off at the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, New Jersey.

Michael Mimms, 27, was arrested Saturday in Willingboro, New Jersey. Investigators say Mimms was wanted out of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and was charged with unlawfully possessing a handgun at the time of his arrest.

After he was processed, Mimms was taken to the Burlington County Jail. Upon arriving shortly after 8 a.m., Mimms got away from the transporting officer and fled into downtown Mount Holly, New Jersey, police said.

Mimms was last seen handcuffed to a transport belt wearing a multi-colored shirt, shorts and brown socks with no shoes.

Several agencies are searching for Mimms. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please call 911 immediately.


 



Photo Credit: Willingboro Township Police
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Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Move Into Region

September 12, 2015, 12:42 pm
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Storms capable of producing heavy rain, lightning and gusty winds are moving into our area.

A Flood Advisory is in effect for central Lehigh and Berks counties until 6:15 p.m. as the system moves in. Showers, isolated thunderstorms and heavy wind are expected to strike the region Saturday afternoon into Saturday night.

More showers and storms are expected Sunday as well before sunshine finally returns Monday.

Get the latest weather updates by staying with NBC10.com.

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Power of Laughter to Heal The Heart

September 12, 2015, 4:16 pm
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Comedian Kim Coles was the featured speaker in West Philadelphia during the American Heart Association luncheon Saturday.
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