The man accused of killing hockey's Gaudreau brothers in a N.J. drunken driving incident in 2024 did not have a blood-alcohol content over the legal limit, his lawyers said in a new filing accusing prosecutors of mishandling the test sample.
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Lawyers for Sean M. Higgins say prosecutors failed to make a conversion in the 45-year-old's blood sample that would have put him below the 0.08 threshold that August 2024 evening.
Kobe Artis, the man who went viral for carrying an assault-style weapon around Kensington while encouraging others to arm themselves, had his bail reduced to $350,000 in court today. It was previously $1 million.
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Mayor Parker has responded to local outrage over the Philadelphia Police Department's use of force during Pride festivities in the Gayborhood on Sunday.
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Fifteen people were arrested at a Pride celebration in Philadelphia's Gayborhood on Sunday, drawing criticism from the city's gay community.
“Police, dressed up as if we’re going to riot, basically start steamrolling the street" one attendee said.
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Jury tampering charges in Philadelphia are a rarity.
But prosecutors are accusing two men of attempting to influence the outcome of a murder trial in April after they told jurors to return a "not guilty" verdict in a courtroom hallway.
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The DOJ is investigating the Philadelphia Police Dept. over its revocation of gun owners' firearms permits.
It is unclear whether the probe is tied to members of a Black Panthers-adjacent group who had their gun permits revoked earlier this year.
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The leader of the Panthers, a Philadelphia-based armed Black citizens group, had his gun permit revoked by police after a confrontation with an officer in January.
He’s calling the move unconstitutional.
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A teen girl stabbed her newborn baby to death with a pair of scissors in Northern Liberties over the weekend.
The District Attorney's Office and homicide investigators did not agree over how the girl should be charged.
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Kobe Artis, an AR-toting man who went viral for brandishing the gun around Kensington, traveled to Philadelphia from western Pa. with a goal: to teach people about open carrying firearms.
Yesterday he was arrested and charged with firearms crimes.
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Police Commissioner Kevn Bethel said officers had responded "to a growing number of public safety concerns."
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One suspect is in custody after prosecutors accused the men of telling jurors the defendant was innocent. The jury still convicted him.
Philadelphia invested around $60 million into community violence intervention programs to reduce crime. Now it’s training their outreach workers, too.
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Until recently, Paul Birdsong carried a gun during armed patrols throughout the city alongside other members of the Panthers. Now the weapon stays behind.
District Attorney Larry Krasner said additional information is being sought in an ongoing investigation into the crime.
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Kobe Artis, 24, is known on social media for brandishing his unique AR-style pistol around Kensington. He was arrested this week on illegal gun charges.
Philadelphia's Office of Public Safety launched the Peacekeepers Institute this month to train outreach workers and unify the city's patchwork of grassroots antiviolence groups.
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Kobe Artis, 24, appeared in Philadelphia Municipal Court on Tuesday and said little as he waived his preliminary hearing in exchange for reduced bail.
In a letter to Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, a DOJ official said the investigation will evaluate whether police were violating the Constitution by their method of revoking gun permits.
