Route 202 Reopens After Tanker Truck Carrying Milk Goes Up In Flames Route 202 Reopens After Tanker Truck Carrying Milk Goes Up In Flames
Route 202 Reopens After Tanker Truck Carrying Milk Goes Up In Flames A busy Chester County highway reopened Friday morning after a tanker truck carrying milk went up in flames, causing hours of traffic delays. Around 2:45 a.m., firefighters and police responded to the scene, which closed northbound Route 202 near Route 401 in East Whiteland Township, according to a spokesperson with Chester County Emergency Services. They discovered an overturned tanker truck with the cab on fire, authorities said. The truck was also leaking milk into a storm drain, according to the spokesperson. The driver was out of the truck when units arrived, the spokesperso…
Onlookers Did Nothing To Stop SEPTA Train Rape, Police Say Onlookers Did Nothing To Stop SEPTA Train Rape, Police Say
Onlookers Did Nothing To Stop SEPTA Train Rape, Police Say A Philadelphia man was arrested for raping a woman on a commuter train as other passengers did nothing, authorities said. Surveillance footage caught Fiston Ngoy, 35, was caught assaulting the woman on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) train toward Upper Darby Wednesday night, local police said. A SEPTA employee called 911 as other passengers did nothing to intervene, according to Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt. Ngoy was arrested at 69th Street around 11 p.m., on charges of assault and rape. The victim was being treated at a local …
Nearly 100 PA Prisoners Escaped Their Cells, In Attempted Uprising, Authorities Say Nearly 100 PA Prisoners Escaped Their Cells, In Attempted Uprising, Authorities Say
Nearly 100 PA Prisoners Escaped Their Cells, In Attempted Uprising, Authorities Say Nearly 100 prison inmates at a Pennsylvania prison escaped from their cells in an attempted uprising on Wednesday night, according to authorities. Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center inmates staged an uprising, starting in a unit with only one guard stationed, according to NBC10. The incident was under control within a few hours and all 87 inmates involved were back in their cells by early Thursday morning, according to Action News ABC6. The incident started when one inmate broke his cell window, reaching out of it and unlocking his door and then proceeded to go around unlock the o…
White Philly Police Officer Under Investigation For Video Of Him 'Harassing' Black Man White Philly Police Officer Under Investigation For Video Of Him 'Harassing' Black Man
White Philly Police Officer Under Investigation For Video Of Him 'Harassing' Black Man A white Philadelphia police officer is being investigated after a video showing him "harassing" a black man went viral on social media (scroll down for the video). "We understand the video circulating has caused anger and disappointment," Philadelphia police said in a tweet Tuesday. "All PPD officers are expected to discharge their duties with honor and integrity. We understand the video circulating has caused anger and disappointment. All PPD officers are expected to discharge their duties with honor and integrity. The officer involved has been placed on administrative duty pending th…
Gunman Opens Fire During Philly Shooting Memorial; 1 Dead, 3 Hurt Gunman Opens Fire During Philly Shooting Memorial; 1 Dead, 3 Hurt
Gunman Opens Fire During Philly Shooting Memorial; 1 Dead, 3 Hurt A gunman opened fire during a Philadelphia shooting memorial leaving one man dead and three victims injured Wednesday afternoon. Less than a dozen people were gathered at 55th Street and Kingsessing Avenue to honor an individual shot and killed last year when the gunman walked up to the crowd and began shooting around 4:!5 p.m., NBC10 reports. Someone at the scene fired back at the shooter, who fled, the outlet reports. A 20-year-old man died at a hospital after being shot 11 times throughout his body, the outlet said. The injured victims include a 29-year-old man (critical but stable), a…
Mysterious Illness Closes South Jersey School District Mysterious Illness Closes South Jersey School District
Mysterious Illness Closes South Jersey School District A mysterious illness has closed a South Jersey school district. Waterford Township school district officials on May 6 said more than 60 percent of employees fell ill following a luncheon catered by an outside vendor at three buildings. Several people reported diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and fatigue, NBC10 says citing Camden County Assistant Public Health Coordinator Caryelle Lasher. The cause has not yet been identified, however, the pathogents could be contagious, health officials said. Schools were expected to reopen May 24. Click here for more from NBC10.