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Former Hero Officer Accused of Raping Women, Held on $60M Bail
A source tells NBC10 the former officer forced the women to use drugs and perform oral sex on him at gunpoint A former Philadelphia Police Officer once hailed a hero is now in jail on $60 million bail after he allegedly raped two women at gunpoint.
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Look Up! The "concrete castles" of Doylestown
"Look Up!" is a PlanPhilly feature that encourages appreciation of our architectural and historical environment.
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A new kind of college 'signing day'
With cheerleaders, mascots, and thunderous applause, thousands of students from Mastery Charter Schools gathered for a giant pep rally Monday, but the event had nothing to do with sports.
In 1967, the city of Detroit was drastically altered. A blemish in American history, the Detroit riots lasted four days, leaving the city in a state of utter disarray.
VIDEO: Suspect sought in South Philadelphia murder
Philadelphia police released surveillance video of a suspect wanted in the murder of a fruit vendor in South Philadelphia last month.
Beaten Man Flabbergasted by Police Arrest
In the video, two men driving by the Family Dollar store at 4701 Girard Avenue in West Philadelphia recorded a man wielding a tire iron, swinging at several store employees on the sidewalk.
Will Students Be Suspended for Walking Out?
Thousands of Philadelphia students walked out of class Friday and marched to school district headquarters and City Hall to protest massive cuts in public school funding.
Men Burst in, Beat Up Disabled Veteran
A group of masked men burst into a Northeast Philadelphia home and beat up a disabled veteran before stealing his televion, money and other items.
Phila. controller's race enlivens a sleepy ballot season
For any city controller in Philadelphia there is a conflict between the ideal job specifications and the political reality of getting yourself elected.
For Philadelphia Futures director, this college success story was personal
For the last 13 years, Joan Mazzotti has made a public career of helping low-income, first-generation students from Philadelphia's public high schools get into and through college.
Pot activists reportedly arrested
ALUMINUM BASEBALL bats, frying pans and bullhorns made 7th and Arch streets one noisy corner yesterday, as dozens of activists gathered outside the Federal Detention Center to protest arrests they said were made at a marijuana event Saturday.
Intimidation charges once sought against DeCoatsworth
Philadelphia police last year recommended that charges of witness intimidation be brought against former Officer Richard DeCoatsworth, once hailed as a hero for his work on the force and charged over the weekend with rape, a high-ranking police official said Sunday.
Victim Claims $24K Stolen During Home Invasion In Philadelphia
According to police, two suspects entered the home through a kitchen window, duct taped the victims and forced them to open a safe.
1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized After 2 Separate Overnight Shootings In Philadelphia
According to police, a 20-year-old man was pronounced dead at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after suffering multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and torso.
Flower Show lost $1.2 million, and leader blames TV
The 2013 show actually fell short about $1.2 million, not an unprecedented event in its 184-year history but a short-term disaster for the many urban "greening" programs it supports.
Stefan Abrams "Model #1" (2013), inkjet print, at the Print Center.
Two Philadelphia artists who created entirely different bodies of work in their careers but whose art displayed a similarly strong desire for personal expression are being remembered in memorial exhibitions this month and next.
Leaking water in subways costs millions in claims
The water is a constant drip, drip, drip, from a leaking, corroding duct at the 8th and Market SEPTA concourse.
Philly 'a living monument' to the Civil War
FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013, AT 1:11 A.M. EDT - This April 16, 2013 photo shows an American flag sewn on the occasion of Abraham Lincoln's death on display at the Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library in Philadelphia.
The Foundation's latest project, Black Male Engagement , was formed to combat the "negative narrative" of black and to highlight "the bigger truth that black men are assets to our nation." . The grant program awarded grants to 19 Philadelphia men, ranging from $5,000 to $20,000. They were selected from 125 applicants.
Council panel advances school bailout bill
With cries of protest coming from all directions - from dozens of business owners in Council chambers to thousands of public school students marching down Broad Street - a Philadelphia City Council committee advanced a bailout measure Friday for raising $30 million for the School District through a higher Use and Occupancy tax.