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Brandon . This is a reminder that a womans body was found in this alleyway. Sources tell nbc that after meeting from on line, he dragged her body out here. News spread quickly in the West Philadelphia apartment building, a sobering reality for neighbors like deann thompson. Just living in the area, ive never really worried about murder . Thompson didnt live in the same area with the murder, but to her its jarring to know the suspect lived nearby. To be honest, i might have passed the guy on the street every morning. Reporter a source tells us that both the suspect and the victim, both in their early 20s, started connecting on facebook and met for the first time today. The suspect stabbed her to death in his apartment where he lived with his parents and then lit her on fire. He then confessed to his parents after dragging the victim outside to a dumpster. This area is a fairly safe area. Im not going to have this one kind of inc ....
Action news, delaware valleys leading news program with jim gardner. They are calling it a oneman crime spree. Its happened in the 14th Police District in germantown and Chestnut Hill in philadelphia. Its a matter of robbery and rape. Tonight lawmen say they have found the attacker and got him off the street. Its tuesday night and the big story on action news tonight, the arrest of a young suspect police say has turned washington lane, chew afternoon and east pleasant street into his stocking grounds. Christie ileto is live at special victims in hunting park. Christie . Thats right, jim. An 18yearold was arrested late this evening for sexual assault. It was a jacket scene and home Surveillance Video that helped police link him to the crime and possibly others. The cops are swarming around in that stuff looking, check ....
Its going to be like yesterday if not just little bit warmer. 61 this afternoon in philadelphia. 58 in the suburbs. Low 60s for new jersey and the shore. Nice and sunny. Look at the turnaround from 32 degrees this morning to 57 this afternoon. Plenty of sunshine, 60 degrees for delaware, too. Ill break the forecasts down hour by hour and show how quickly the temperatures climb when im back in less than ten minutes. First, Jessica Boyington has first alert traffic. Starting off on the schuylkill expressway right now. Our cameras around the vine street expressway. Through center city, youll see construction. Moving through the area, heres the eastbound side. We lose the left lane in between this point and south street. On the westbound side, traffic isnt being allowed to move through the area. Theyre getting on from this offramp. Its closed westbound. Also watching a downed pole. An accident in conshohocken around golf and 76. A ....
Death of a boyfriend by a stranger. Nbc10s matt delucia joins us live from drexels campus in university city. Whats the latest on this . Reporter homicide detectives have been talking with witnesses and the girlfriend of the victim. Also the person who fired the shots. The big question is why was this incident happening in the first place. Why were these shots fired. Behind me you see the bullet markings on the ground by lancaster avenue. This happened after 11 30 last night between 35th and 36th streets here on drexels campus. A welllit area with several businesses nearby. Police say that there was an argument between the 24yearold victim and his 22yearold girlfriend. At some point, another man walked up, a person they did not know. He got involved. Eventually shooting the boyfriend in the chest three times. The victim died at penn presbyterian and doesnt go to school here. This is extreme, very rare. They definitely know each other. This appears to be an argument between a male and f ....
The temperatures have been coming down since weve been on the air. Yes, in the city. Its 37 in the suburbs. Seeing some cold temperatures. Just dropped below freezing in the Lehigh Valley. Easton, 31 now. Good news is sunshine. 45 at 9 00, middle 50s at lunchtime. Even the chilly spots will get a nice warmup, 50s and low 60s today. New jersey, 62. At the snore, 61. At the shore, 61. Lots of sunshine for the Lehigh Valley and delaware, too. Ill break it down and show how quickly youll be able to ditch the winter coat when im back in ten minutes. First, Jessica Boyington has first alert traffic. Starting on 95 right now. Our cameras around cottman avenue, not doing too bad at least in terms of drive times. Headed from woodhaven to the vine street expressway in center city, drive times still a 13 to 15minute trip. Were wat ....