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Grim milestone: Philadelphia nears its 500th homicide of 2020 WPVI Share: PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- With a little more than 48 hours to go until 2021, the City of Philadelphia stands at the edge of a deadly distinction. As of Tuesday evening, there have been 494 homicides on city streets this year. That's a number not seen in Philadelphia since 1990. "We've seen things we haven't seen in almost three decades," says Inspector Derrick Wood, of Southwest Detectives Division. Out of the six divisions in the city, Southwest detectives has the highest murder rate. "Most people in Philadelphia are good...

3 Philadelphia police officers under investigation after man is cleared of rape, freed after 19 years Updated Dec 23, 2020; Three Philadelphia police officers have been reassigned pending an internal investigation into the arrest of Termaine Joseph Hicks, who was cleared of a 2001 rape last week after spending 19 years in prison. That decision comes after an investigation by the Innocence Project and the District Attorney’s Conviction Integrity Unit raised serious questions about whether police had fabricated evidence, planted a gun, and arrested Hicks under false pretenses — all to conc...

Police: Man shot multiple times while driving on highway Published  PHILADELPHIA - A man has been hospitalized after a shooting incident early Tuesday morning. The incident happened on the 800 block of Wynnewood Road, on the highway, at approximately 4:03 a.m.  A 34-year-old black man suffered a gunshot wound to the left thigh and a graze wound to the stomach. He was able to drive himself to 63rd Street and City Avenue where he flagged down police for help.  He was taken to the hospital where he is listed in stable condition. No arrest has been made and no weapons were recovered.  The inv...

Police: Woman shot by robbers while getting off bus Published  The incident happened at approximately 3 a.m. on the 1000 block of West Allegheny Avenue.  A 31-year-old woman was getting off the bus when two unknown men approached her from behind. One of the suspects was armed with a gun and shot the victim in the right shoulder. After, they fled the scene with the victim's cell phone.  She walked into Temple University Hospital and is currently listed in stable condition.  No scene has been located, no weapons recovered, and no arrests made.  The investigation is active and ongoing with ...

From the Roanoke Rapids Police Department: On Sunday at approximately 9:34 a.m., the RRPD responded to a call in regard to a breaking and entering at the Speed Mart located at the corner of East 10th and Hamilton streets. Upon arriving on scene, officers noticed a window had been broken out and a suspect had entered the business. After further investigation, a review of the security footage shows the suspect removing a brick from his pocket and throwing it at the window to gain entry. Once inside, the suspect goes behind the counter and takes approximately 65 packs of Newport 100’s and 6...