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Human remains found inside Southwest Philadelphia construction trailer, police say
Police are investigating after human remains were discovered inside of a construction trailer in Southwest Philadelphia Saturday night.
Police stop thieves from making off with $55,000 worth of beef in South Philadelphia
Authorities say the thieves pulled up in a stolen box truck and began taking beef products from a parked tractor trailer that was making a delivery.
Attempted $55,000 beef heist foiled in South Philadelphia, police say
Would-be thieves attempted to steal about $55,000 in beef from a parked, refrigerated tractor-trailer Tuesday morning in South Philadelphia, but fled when police arrived, said Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore.
Man shot multiple times, killed at Southwest Philadelphia playground, police say
One person was shot and killed at a park in Southwest Philadelphia Monday night, police said. Police are on the scene at 57th Street and Grays Avenue where the male victim was shot in the head just before 9 p.m., Chief Inspector Scott Small said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Small said.
Meat heist worth $55,000 thwarted in South Philadelphia: police
It appears a group of beef bandits made a big “mis-steak” during an attempted cargo heist in South Philadelphia early Tuesday morning.
Thieves try to steal $55K worth of beef from cargo truck in South Philly, police say
Police are searching for at least four people who stole nearly 200 pounds of beef — valued at $55,000 — from a cargo truck in South Philadelphia overnight.
Philly police chase suspects after thwarting beef heist from parked truck
Police officers said they briefly chased a group of would-be meat robbers after thwarting the heist in South Philadelphia early Tuesday. It all started around 2 a.m. on March 11, 2025, when someone backed a box truck up to a tractor-trailer parked along South 7th Street,
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Delaware teen fatally shot at Philadelphia playground; no arrests made
An 18-year-old man was shot and killed Monday night at DeRetis Playground in Southwest Philadelphia, police said.
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Investigation underway after human remains found in Southwest Philadelphia
Officials say the remains were found inside a construction trailer at the intersection of 51st Street and Grays Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday.
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City of Philadelphia inspectors knew about unlicensed horse stables 9 months before deadly fire
Two horses are dead after unlicensed stables in Southwest Philadelphia went up in flames Thursday morning. Twelve other horses were rescued from the property and are still being medically examined ...
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2 horses killed in fire at pop-up stable in Southwest Philadelphia, ACCT Philly says
A devastating blaze claimed the lives of two horses as it burned their home to the ground in Southwest Philadelphia on ...
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Caught on cam: Deadly Philly ‘pop-up horse stable' fire was intentionally set
A devastating stable fire that claimed the lives of two horses in Southwest Philadelphia last week was intentionally set, police said. On Thursday, Feb. 20, a fire tore through what Philadelphia ...
Grenade forces brief evacuation of South Philadelphia high-rise apartments
A hand grenade caused residents to flee a South Philadelphia high-rise Monday afternoon. Philadelphia firefighters could be ...