3 Pennsylvania Schools Locked Down, Evacuated After Threats From Same Caller: Police
Three Philadelphia schools were placed on lockdown or evacuated after threats believed to have come from the same caller on Friday morning, Oct. 16, police said.
The threats targeted Masterman School, the School of the Future, and Benjamin Franklin High School, prompting precautionary security measures and police responses at all three locations, according to Philadelphia Police Officer Tanya Little.
At Masterman School, located at 1699 Spring Garden Street, a lockdown began around 8:30 a.m. The school was cleared by police at 9:31 a.m.
Benjamin Franklin High School, at 550 North Broad Str…
PA Stabbing Victim, Accused Killer ID'd After SWAT Barricade Standoff (Update)
The victim and accused killer in a fatal West Philadelphia stabbing that sparked a SWAT barricade standoff have been identified, police announced Friday, Oct. 16.
Mark Burton, 53, was stabbed multiple times in the unit block of North Edgewood Street on Thursday morning, Oct. 15, according to Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson Officer Tanya Little.
Marvis Davis, 52, who lives on the same block, has been charged with murder and related offenses in Burton's killing, Little said.
Officers from the 19th District responded to a report of a person with a weapon around 9:03 a.m. and found…
Abington Army Veteran, SEPTA Bus Driver Gunned Down On Route, Killer Sentenced
A 24-year-old Philadelphia woman who shot and killed a U.S. Army veteran while he was driving a SEPTA bus has been sentenced nearly three years after the murder that left a family grieving and prompted calls for stronger protections for public transit workers.
Zhontay Capers was sentenced to 32½ to 67 years in state prison on Friday, Oct. 9, for the Oct. 26, 2023, murder of Bernard Nicholas Gribbin, 48, of Abington, Pennsylvania, according to Philadelphia County court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Gribbin, a 12-year SEPTA employee and Army combat veteran originally…
Philadelphia Officer, Dad Shane Seiber, Killed In Ambush; Eric Lewis Charged With Murder
A Philadelphia police officer and father of two young children was killed and another officer was wounded during a struggle with a gunman on a West Philadelphia porch early Saturday, Oct. 10, police said.
Officer Shane Seiber, 40, a 10-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department and U.S. Air Force veteran, was pronounced dead at 9:04 a.m. at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, according to police.
Eric Lewis, 35, was taken into custody following a SWAT response and faces charges of murder, attempted murder, and numerous related offenses, police said.
The Philadelphia police released n…
Machete-Wielding Robber Stabs Man In Head, Shoulder, Hand In Pennsylvania: Police
A 40-year-old man was stabbed in the head, shoulder, and hand by a machete-wielding stranger who attempted to rob him on a Philadelphia street Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, police said.
The attack happened along the 2900 block of Mutter Street in the city's Fairhill neighborhood around 3:05 p.m., according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
Officers from the 25th District responded to reports of a stabbing and found the man suffering from three wounds — one to the top of his head, another to his left shoulder, and a third to his left hand, police said.
Officers rushed the victim to Temp…
Man Found Stabbed To Death In Closet; PA Woman Charged With Homicide, Abuse Of Corpse
A man was found stabbed to death inside a closet in a Philadelphia apartment, and a 34-year-old woman is now charged with killing him and abusing his corpse, according to police and court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
Dorakoma Lim, 37, was discovered inside a closet in a third-floor apartment on the 600 block of East Chelten Avenue in the city's Germantown neighborhood around 6:50 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to police and sources familiar with the investigation.
Lim had been stabbed multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene, sources said.
Marianne Lara Wright, 34, of…
Haverford Professor Accused Of Sending 50 Antisemitic Threats, Posting Victim's Address
A Haverford College religion professor used anonymous social media accounts to bombard a Jewish man and his family with roughly 50 antisemitic messages, repeatedly posted the family's home address, referenced the victim's minor son, and warned that security cameras would not protect them, federal prosecutors say.
Guangtian Ha, an assistant professor of religion at the Delaware County college, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 6, and charged with one federal count of cyberstalking, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
The indictment alleges the campaign ran from Oct. 9, 2025, throu…
Armored Truck Robbery Spree Targeted Pennsylvania Brinks Crews, Feds Say
Two men have now been sentenced for a months-long armored truck robbery spree in Pennsylvania that culminated in an attempted heist, police chase, Main Line manhunt, and school lockdowns, federal authorities announced.
Mujahid Davis, 24, and Dante Shackleford, 27, admitted participating in a series of armed Brinks robberies and attempted robberies between July and October 2025, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The FBI shared the sentencing announcements on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Davis pleaded guilty in March to two attempted Hobbs Act robberies, …
PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police
A 21-year-old woman was hospitalized after gunfire struck vehicles and homes in Pennsylvania overnight, police said.
Officers responded to the 800 block of Reno Place in Philadelphia’s 9th District around 3:41 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, for a report of a person with a gun.
At the scene, officers found four spent shell casings, three vehicles hit by gunfire, and two residences struck by bullets, according to police.
The woman and a friend had already arrived at Pennsylvania Hospital in a dark-colored sedan that left before officers arrived, police said. They told investigators they had been on R…
Fake Caregiver Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands King Of Prussia Mom, Daughter In Jail
A home care agency owner whose daughter was already jailed in a massive Medicaid fraud case is now headed to state prison herself, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Aug. 20.
Stephanie Mobley, 54, of King of Prussia, owned ComfortZone Home Health Care, LLC, where prosecutors say she approved kickback arrangements, assigned phony caregivers to clients, and recruited clients to participate in the scheme.
A Montgomery County judge sentenced Mobley to 17 months to 10 years in state prison and ordered her to pay $1.76 million in restitution on Wednesday, Aug. 19, ac…
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (Update)
Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17.
Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office.
Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…
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Fugitive Wanted For Asbury Park Murder Busted In Philly: Prosecutor
A 32-year-old Neptune City resident was arrested in Philadelphia for his role in a deadly shooting in Asbury Park last year, authorities announced Wednesday, July 15.
On Thursday, Sept. 11, Asbury Park police responded to a shooting on the 100 block of Monmouth Avenue, and discovered two adult men with gunshot wounds, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Tyshan Small, 37, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital while the second victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries, Santiago said.
Following his arrest in Philadelphia, Jones was transported to the Monmouth County…
