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Violent Crime Down 10 Percent In Philadelphia

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Published Dec. 30, 2009 at 11:20 a.m.

Violent crime in Philadelphia is down for the second year in a row ...

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Reward Increases In Duct Taped Cat Incident

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A reward for information leading to an arrest in a heinous crime against a defenseless cat has increased to $2,000. Philadelphia Police are seeking help from the public locating the person responsible for duct taping a cat from its head to its paws and dumping the feline in a yard ...

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Bandits Sought In Southwest Philly Crime Spree

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Published Sept. 5, 2009 at 7:45 a.m.

Investigators are searching for armed bandits wanted in connection to a robbery spree in Southwest Philadelphia ...

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Program helps identify likely violent parolees

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Published July 8, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

As part of an attempt to fight crime, Philadelphia is now the subject of an experiment never tried in another city: A computer is forecasting who among the city's 49,000 parolees is likeliest to rob, assault, or kill someone ...

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Police operation targets high-crime districts

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Published July 7, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

Philadelphia Police Capt. Daniel Castro stood at roll call, pointing out sections of the 24th and 25th Districts. These are two of the city's most violent pockets, and on this Friday night, officers would hit them hard ...

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Crime hit record level in Phila. schools during 2007-08

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Published May 19, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

Crime spiked in Philadelphia schools last year, hitting a record level.Nearly 15,000 criminal incidents were reported in 2007-08, a 14 percent jump from the previous school year, according to an analysis by Philadelphia's safe schools advocate obtained by The Inquirer ...

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Blind interpreter detained at Philly airport says he has nightmares from arrest

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Published May 12, 2009 at 4:25 a.m.

A blind international interpreter, whose crime was to question why his flight was delayed, says he was dragged off a flight, arrested and held in custody in Philadelphia for hours without food or water. He faces arraignment ...

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Stu Bykofsky: Use a gun in a crime, get 5 years. Everyone. Every crime.

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Published May 7, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

ARE WE serious about gun violence in Philadelphia or not? Here's one that will make you wonder.Let's talk about the law and citizens who did the right thing about a gun crime - testifying in court - and now feel at risk ...

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D.A. candidates on gun violence in unique forum

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Published April 17, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

Striving to sound smart - and hard-nosed - about the city's most pressing crime problem, the six candidates for Philadelphia district attorney offered strategies to combat gun violence at a unique forum hosted by CeaseFire PA, Pennsylvania's largest gun-control group ...

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Philly Bar Shut Down In 'Operation Pressure Point'

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Published April 11, 2009 at 6:24 p.m.

As part of the Philadelphia PoliceDepartments initiative to cut down on violent crime during the weekends,'Operation Pressure Point' was put in motion ...

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