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Temple University Rape Report Sparks Questions Over No Campus Alert, Criminal Charges Temple University Rape Report Sparks Questions Over No Campus Alert, Criminal Charges Temple University Rape Report Sparks Questions Over No Campus Alert, Criminal Charges
Temple University Rape Report Sparks Questions Over No Campus Alert, Criminal Charges A reported rape at a Temple University residential complex in Philadelphia was referred to the university's student conduct process rather than criminal prosecution, prompting the university's president to address questions about how sexual assault allegations are handled. The incident reportedly occurred at University Village, an on-campus residential facility, at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to Temple University's Department of Public Safety daily crime log. The rape was reported to university public safety officials at 10:11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, under repo…

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Police ID Man Killed In Shooting Near Philadelphia Art Museum, Name Officer Who Opened Fire Police ID Man Killed In Shooting Near Philadelphia Art Museum, Name Officer Who Opened Fire Police ID Man Killed In Shooting Near Philadelphia Art Museum, Name Officer Who Opened Fire
Police ID Man Killed In Shooting Near Philadelphia Art Museum, Name Officer Who Opened Fire A 60-year-old man shot and killed by Philadelphia and SEPTA police officers near the Philadelphia Museum of Art has been identified, and police have released the name of one of the officers who opened fire. William Austin was killed during the confrontation on the 2000 block of Benjamin Franklin Parkway around 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, Philadelphia police said in an update released Wednesday, Oct. 14. Philadelphia and SEPTA police officers responded to reports of a man armed with a gun near 21st Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, where they found Austin holding a revolver and pointing it i…

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Hazmat Spill Closes Pennsylvania Road In Both Directions: Police Hazmat Spill Closes Pennsylvania Road In Both Directions: Police Hazmat Spill Closes Pennsylvania Road In Both Directions: Police
Hazmat Spill Closes Pennsylvania Road In Both Directions: Police A large oil spill has shut down a stretch of a major rod in both directions in Pennsylvania on Wednesday night, Oct. 14, police announced. Brookhaven Road is closed between Waterville Road and Garnet in Wallingford, Delaware County due to a hazardous materials spill, according to the Nether Providence Police Department. Police issued the traffic alert at 9:23 p.m., warning motorists to avoid the area and use alternate routes. Despite the large amount of oil on the roadway, police said there is no danger to the public. Authorities have not disclosed what caused the spill or how long the cl…

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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Norfolk Southern Train On Bridge In PA Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Norfolk Southern Train On Bridge In PA Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Norfolk Southern Train On Bridge In PA
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Norfolk Southern Train On Bridge In PA A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Norfolk Southern train near a railroad bridge in Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 14, authorities said. The collision happened shortly before 1 p.m. near Old Farm Road over Swatara Creek in Hummelstown, according to Norfolk Southern Media Relations. The pedestrian was struck by a westbound train at milepost HP104.5, along the tracks rather than at a railroad crossing, the railroad company confirmed in an email to Daily Voice. Norfolk Southern requested emergency assistance around 1 p.m. Emergency crews responded and pronounced the person de…

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Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Pocono Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Pocono Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Pocono Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports
Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Pocono Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports A Pennsylvania mother charged with killing her husband and 3-year-old son at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos had tapped retirement savings to fund the family's three-week vacation and home renovations before the killings, according to her stepmother, who now believes the deaths were planned. Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, appeared happy during a video call with relatives shortly before her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, 36, and their son, Tristan, were found stabbed to death inside the resort on Monday, Oct. 12, her stepmother, April Thetga, told the New York Post in an intervie…

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'Bonnie And Clyde' Couple Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree Reaches Four States: Feds 'Bonnie And Clyde' Couple Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree Reaches Four States: Feds 'Bonnie And Clyde' Couple Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree Reaches Four States: Feds
'Bonnie And Clyde' Couple Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree Reaches Four States: Feds A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde traded bank robberies for stolen necklaces, using hugs and sleight of hand to make off with thousands of dollars in jewelry from unsuspecting victims in Maryland and beyond, according to DHS. The Romanian couple, Rudi Lacatusu and Mirabela Lacatusu, have been linked to at least 14 reported jewelry thefts across Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, prompting federal authorities to compare them to one of America's most notorious criminal duos. "This 'Bonnie and Clyde' illegal alien couple from Romania has been charged with grand larceny after allegedl…

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Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest
Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair signed up to talk all things ’90s at a Hartford convention this weekend, but many people may be more interested in what she has to say about the past week. The "Cruel Intentions" star will appear at 90s Con Friday through Sunday, Oct. 16-18, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, but her appearance seemed up in the air following a public outburst on a cross-country flight.  The 54-year-old star was arrested Sunday, Oct. 11, following an alleged altercation with two flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York. Police arrested her afte…

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Pennsylvania Mom Left 6-Year-Old Home Alone To Go To Work, Police Say Pennsylvania Mom Left 6-Year-Old Home Alone To Go To Work, Police Say Pennsylvania Mom Left 6-Year-Old Home Alone To Go To Work, Police Say
Pennsylvania Mom Left 6-Year-Old Home Alone To Go To Work, Police Say A 6-year-old girl was found wandering alone in a Pennsylvania neighborhood after her mother left her home without adult supervision to go to work, police said. The child was discovered in the area of Adams Street in Enola on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at approximately 5:49 p.m., according to East Pennsboro Township police. An investigation revealed that the girl's mother, 23-year-old Briana Desirae Terry, had left her unattended at home while she went to work, police said. Terry had not arranged for proper adult supervision before leaving, investigators said. She was charged with endangering th…

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Police ID Pennsylvania Motorcyclist Killed In Connecticut Hit-And-Run Crash Police ID Pennsylvania Motorcyclist Killed In Connecticut Hit-And-Run Crash Police ID Pennsylvania Motorcyclist Killed In Connecticut Hit-And-Run Crash
Police ID Pennsylvania Motorcyclist Killed In Connecticut Hit-And-Run Crash Authorities have identified the motorcyclist who was killed in an Interstate 95 hit-and-run crash Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, as police collect more evidence about the driver who hit him.  Alexander Rivera, 56, of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, was riding his Triumph Rocket 3 GT on I-95 near Exit 13 in Darien when investigators believe a dark-colored Toyota Tundra truck hit him, Connecticut State Police said.  The contact sent the motorcycle through a grassy median into a rest area, where it flipped. Rivera was thrown from the bike into the base of a highway sign, a police repor…

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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Pennsylvania: Police Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Pennsylvania: Police Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Pennsylvania: Police
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Pennsylvania: Police A man was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Pennsylvania on Wednesday morning, Oct. 14, police said. The crash happened in the 9900 block of Frankford Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia  at approximately 7:49 a.m., according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Officers assigned to the 8th District responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle and found that a man had been hit, police said. The victim was rushed by medics to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:31 a.m., according to police. His identity has not been released. The circu…

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Homicide Victim ID'd As Human Remains Found In Vacant Pennsylvania Home Homicide Victim ID'd As Human Remains Found In Vacant Pennsylvania Home Homicide Victim ID'd As Human Remains Found In Vacant Pennsylvania Home
Homicide Victim ID'd As Human Remains Found In Vacant Pennsylvania Home Human remains discovered inside a vacant home in Pennsylvania have been identified as those of a 47-year-old man whose death is being investigated as a homicide, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The remains were discovered inside an unoccupied property in the 500 block of South Sixth Street in Reading on Friday, Oct. 2, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel. The victim has been identified as Jose Rodriguez-Figueroa Jr., 47, of Reading, following an extensive forensic investigation involving specialists from multiple disciplines, including two teams of forensic ant…

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Mom Stabbed After Stepping In To Defend Daughter During Pennsylvania Pub Fight: Police Mom Stabbed After Stepping In To Defend Daughter During Pennsylvania Pub Fight: Police Mom Stabbed After Stepping In To Defend Daughter During Pennsylvania Pub Fight: Police
Mom Stabbed After Stepping In To Defend Daughter During Pennsylvania Pub Fight: Police A mother was stabbed in both shoulders after stepping outside a Philadelphia pub to intervene in an argument involving her daughter, who was also injured, police said. The stabbing happened in the 5300 block of Woodland Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia on Tuesday, Oct. 13, according to a release issued by the Philadelphia Police Department on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The mother was inside the pub when she heard her daughter arguing with another person outside the establishment, investigators said. When the mother stepped outside, the suspect stabbed her before fleeing the scene, police said. R…

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