October 19, 2021 Philadelphia train passengers who witnessed rape held up phones during attack, but did not call 911: cops The passengers who did nothing while a homeless man raped a woman on a commuter train outside Philadelphia may have also recorded the vile attack on their cellphones instead of calling for help, authorities said.
October 19, 2021 Philadelphia-area straphangers who may have filmed rape could face charges: report Authorities in Pennsylvania are working to determine if passengers who witnessed an alleged rape on a suburban Philadelphia train line not only didn't call 911 but may have filmed the incident.
October 16, 2021 Philadelphia racial equity bill bans police from making stops for minor violations The Philadelphia City Council passed a bill aimed at closing racial inequalities that will ban police from making traffic stops for minor violations
October 16, 2021 Woman raped on train as bystanders did nothing, police say A woman was raped by a stranger on a commuter train in suburban Philadelphia in the presence of other riders who a police official said “should have done something.”
October 14, 2021 Bill Cosby sued by artist over 1990 hotel encounter A prominent Bill Cosby accuser filed suit Thursday against the actor over a 1990 hotel room encounter in Atlantic City, New Jersey, before the state's two-year window to file older sexual assault claims expires.
October 10, 2021 Court ruling allows plywood box to remain over Christopher Columbus statue in Philadelphia A state court ruling will allow a plywood box to remain — for the moment — over a statue of Christopher Columbus that the city has been trying to remove from a south Philadelphia park since the explorer became a focus amid protests last year.
October 6, 2021 Philadelphia hospital shooting: Gunman fired more than 75 rounds at officers The gunman who fatally shot his co-worker at a Philadelphia hospital early Monday fled the scene in a U-Haul truck before firing 76 rounds at police officers during a gunfight, according to a report.
October 4, 2021 Philadelphia nurse fatally shoots co-worker at hospital, wounds 2 officers in gunfight A nurse entered Thomas Jefferson University Hospital wearing his scrubs early Monday and fatally shot his co-worker before fleeing and squaring off with police in a gunfight, authorities said.
October 4, 2021 Street racers in Philadelphia filmed doing donuts around cop car outside City Hall, no arrests made Street racers were recorded drifting in intersections and doing donuts around a stopped Philadelphia police cruiser near City Hall on Saturday night.
October 4, 2021 Philadelphia hospital shooting suspect nabbed; 2 officers shot A person was shot inside a hospital in Philadelphia early Monday morning, the suspect fled the scene, and then two officers and the suspect were wounded in a shootout, police told news outlets.
