“How Twitter May Have Helped Track Down the Suspects from a Philadelphia Police Surveillance Video” is the name of the Storify created by Melody Kramer when Philadelphia Twitterers, with the help of a Real Housewives of New Jersey associate, stepped…
Tag: Crime
Watch This 20-Year-Old Michigan Lady Try To Hire A Hitman To Kill Her Husband
Julia Charlene Merfeld, who pleaded guilty last month to an April murder solicitation, tried getting her man offed because “it’s easier than divorcing him.” Well, yeah, it probably is if you strip morality and criminality out of the equation! She…
Today In Great Crime-Story Quotes: ‘I Salute The Homie That Did That’
That magnificent quote comes from Taylor White, a gentleman who was in line to procure a pair of the new LeBron X EXT kicks when some skell came up on the scene robbing folks only to get bullet dropped by…
Here’s Video Of A Guy Opening Fire In A Philadelphia Strip Club With An AK-47
So, it seems that two guys got thrown out of the Purple Orchid strip club in Southwest Philly earlier this month. “A dispute with the management and bouncers” is how the police explained it. What happened next? Happy you asked:…
Here’s My Favorite Philadelphia Crime-Scene Photo In Quite Some Time
Attempted robbery in Germantown leads to police chase, stolen-car crash [NewsWorks]
There’s A Guy Unloading An AK-47 Along The 47 Bus Route In North Philly
Insane, this kind of violence. “The hunt is on for a gunman who police say sprayed two North Philadelphia blocks using a high-powered assault rifle in separate shootings that killed one and wounded three others earlier this month.” [PhillyConfidential]
Oh Look, Jodi Arias Painted A Portrait Of Grace Kelly
Almost feels as if East Falls is caught up in the Jodi Arias trial! I won’t link to the site from which this art came, as I don’t want Nancy Grace freaks flame warring with my link.
What We’re Thinking About When We Post About Stolen Cop Cars In Philly And Camden Because Of The Driver’s Bosom [Updated with Mugshot]
Before we go on, here’s my inner debate about this story (I found the answer easily): Q: So dude, would you have reacted differently if this was a hit-and-run? A: Oh, of course. Q: Yeah, but would you have posted…
Pure Genius Lists Arrest For Alleged Northeast Philly Pathmark Assault As ‘Best 2012 Memory’
Way back in October, I posted a little video ditty of three guys jumping a customer inside a Northeast Philadelphia Pathmark. Shortly thereafter, the police took notice and ended up arresting them. Lo and behold — as a tipster whose…
Jalopnik Post About Robbery Spree Gets TV Shout-Out In West Virginia
Yesterday, my latest To Catch A Car post appeared on Jalopnik. It was about information from a police officer from Wheeling, WV who reached out to the site for its help identifying a vehicle in which a man escaped from…