Results tagged “carchase”

  • Some lucky schmuck bought the winning Powerball ticket last week at the Turkey Hill Minit Mart in Willow Street, PA, just south of Lancaster. This Phillyist can sadly report that it wasn't him. But whoever it was will be revealed at 10 this morning.
  • Philadelphia photographer, founder of phillyskyline.com, and friend of Phillyist Brad Maule has sued The Colbert Report, and the Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer for using his photographs without permission. He is seeking $1.25 million in damages.
  • It's not clear how much it will cost, but the Nutter administration is determined to get a 311 system installed in Philadelphia by the end of the year. If you're in an emergency, you'd still dial 911, but for any other city service, you could call 311. Officials also plan to implement PhillyStat, "a program that will track data from city departments and from 3-1-1 calls to assess how agencies are performing."
  • - A car chase ended in violence yesterday: a police officer was injured, and the suspect killed.

    The Schuylkill Expressway was reopened before noon, but for at least an hour this morning the police closed down the westbound lanes while they searched the area for a suspect who had fled on foot from an accident site that was the end result of a car chase. The only description we've got is "a black male wearing a tan shirt with a black shirt beneath," but the guy is wanted for a firearms violation, so definitely keep your distance if you think you see him; he may be armed. He was last seen heading toward the train tracks beneath the Falls Bridge. Police now suspect he may have hopped a slow train out of there, but they're not sure. Be careful, folks, and expect delays on your way home.

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