Chris Palmer
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A Philly man was cleared of murder in 2017. Now charges against his brother also are dropped.
The decision essentially marks the end of a slow collapse of the case against Mustafa Thomas and his brother, Shaurn. → Read More
Philly top cop: Gun slayings this year at ‘alarming’ level
Police Commissioner Richard Ross said that 89.5 percent of the city’s 131 homicides this year have involved a firearm — about 5 percent higher than the typical percentage in recent years. → Read More
Philly DA Larry Krasner’s office says Meek Mill’s judge is biased, should not oversee Mill’s case
The statements, made in a brief Krasner’s office filed Wednesday in Mill’s case, mark the first time that the city’s reform-oriented top prosecutor has publicly criticized Common Pleas Court Judge Genece E. Brinkley for her handling of Meek Mill’s case. → Read More
U.S. Marshals shoot man armed with machete in Northeast Philly
The marshals were watching the man when he got out of his car with a machete and ran off after being tasered. → Read More
U.S. Marshals shoot man armed with machete in Northeast Philly
The marshals were watching the man when he got out of his car with a machete and ran off after being tasered. → Read More
U.S. Marshals shoot man armed with machete in Northeast Philly
The marshals were watching the man when he got out of his car with a machete and ran off after being tasered. → Read More
Philly public defender offices evacuated due to threat
Police said that a man threatened to blow up the Center City building around 9 a.m. They did not say who made the threat or how, or whether anyone had been taken into custody. → Read More
South Philly teen found guilty of killing two 16-year-olds in 2017 shooting
Brandon Olivieri, 18, had been accused of killing 16-year-olds Salvatore DiNubile and Caleer Miller during a confrontation at 12th and Ritner Streets in October 2017. Jurors voted to convict him of two counts of first-degree murder and weapons charges. → Read More
As murder trial for South Philly teen opens, prosecutors say he shot 2 after looking to fight
Brandon Olivieri, now 18, is accused of killing two 16-year-olds, friend Caleer Miller and perceived rival Salvatore DiNubile, in a shooting in October 2017 in South Philly that stunned the city and led to lingering tensions ever since. → Read More
36-year-old Trenton man shot dead in Langhorne
Bucks County prosecutors said in a news release that Jamar Tucker was shot dead “in the early morning hours” Friday, and that his body was discovered on the 300 block of S. Bellevue Avenue. → Read More
36-year-old Trenton man shot dead in Langhorne
Bucks County prosecutors said in a news release that Jamar Tucker was shot dead “in the early morning hours” Friday, and that his body was discovered on the 300 block of S. Bellevue Avenue. → Read More
36-year-old Trenton man shot dead in Langhorne
Bucks County prosecutors said in a news release that Jamar Tucker was shot dead “in the early morning hours” Friday, and that his body was discovered on the 300 block of S. Bellevue Avenue. → Read More
Woman dies in Olney fire, officials say
A woman died in a rowhouse fire Saturday morning in the Olney section of Philadelphia, according to fire officials. → Read More
Woman dies in Olney fire, officials say
A woman died in a rowhouse fire Saturday morning in the Olney section of Philadelphia, according to fire officials. → Read More
Woman dies in Olney fire, officials say
A woman died in a rowhouse fire Saturday morning in the Olney section of Philadelphia, according to fire officials. → Read More
Former Philly city representative Desiree Peterkin Bell pleads guilty to corruption charges
Peterkin Bell, a member of fomer Mayor Michael Nutter's cabinet, earned 90 days on house arrest and a year of probation, and will be required to pay nearly $20,000 in restitution, according to court records. → Read More
As Philly Police completed testing on backlogged rape kits, new leads emerged, officials say
Investigators discovered new leads in dozens of rape cases previously considered unsolved due to the Philadelphia Police Department’s belated testing on a long-standing backlog of untested rape kits, city officials said Thursday. → Read More
Five takeaways from Philly DA Larry Krasner’s 2019 budget hearing
In addition to asking for funding for the next fiscal year, the city's top prosecutor shared what he described as some early returns from his first year in office. → Read More
Court formally clears Philly native who faced more jail time due to mistaken release 13 years ago
U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond granted a joint motion filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and attorneys for Demetrius Anderson, which had asked the judge to consider Anderson’s prison sentence satisfied and also not subject him to any period of belated probation. → Read More
Court formally clears Philly native who faced more jail time due to mistaken release 13 years ago
U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond granted a joint motion filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and attorneys for Demetrius Anderson, which had asked the judge to consider Anderson’s prison sentence satisfied and also not subject him to any period of belated probation. → Read More