2 men killed in West Philadelphia shooting, police say

EXTON, Pa. - A bizarre social media challenge led to the arrest of a man and woman after police say they hid inside a Chester County Target overnight and filmed for their YouTube channel.West Whiteland Township Police were dispatched to the Target in Exton off Route 100 for a tripped alarm on Feb. 21.

Police in Pennsylvania said a man impersonated a Walmart employee to steal an expensive VR headset.

LOS ANGELES - A cow made its way onto the 210 Freeway in the Lake View Terrace area Wednesday afternoon. SkyFOX was live over the scene as Animal Control and California Highway Patrol worked to corral the animal to safety.A cow made its way onto the 210 Freeway Wednesday afternoon in the Lakeview Terrace area.

PHILADELPHIA - A rideshare driver was shot in Fairmount on Wednesday morning before driving to police headquarters to escape the gunfire, police say.According to authorities, the incident happened just after 3 a.m. in the area of North 24th and Poplar Streets.Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small says as officers were responding, a 2013 GMC SUV showed up at the new police headquarters at North 15th and Callowhill Streets.Small says the 42-year-old driver had a graze wound on his back and officers took him to the hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. He was allegedly waiting for a passenger when a white Chevy Impala with dark rims and tinted windows began following him and firing shots. Police say the driver's car was hit 12 times by gunfire, with three bullet holes in the front windshield and nine on the passenger side.The motive is unknown at this time, according to police.Authorities believe the suspects in the white Chevy Impala may be connected to an incident at a Sunoco convenience store two blocks away.The convenience store clerk allegedly told police he got into an altercation with men who he believed were going to steal.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz (2) walks back to the sidelines after Indy is forced to punt during the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Jacksonville Jaguars on January 9, 2022 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, FL (Photo by I WASHINGTON - Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is heading back to the NFC East, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.The former #2 overall pick has reportedly been traded to the Washington Commanders after a single season with the Indianapolis Colts. Schefter reports that the Commanders will receive Wentz and a 2022 second-round pick in the deal. In return, the Colts will receive a second and third round pick in 2022, and a third round pick in 2023 that can become a second round pick if Wentz plays 70% of the team’s games.The Eagles sent Wentz to the Colts following a tumultuous final season in Philadelphia where he was supplanted as the starter by Jalen Hurts. The trade to Indianapolis brought the Eagles draft picks in return, including a first round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

COVID-19 relief money to buy a US$57,000 Pokémon trading card.Vinath Oudomsine of Dublin, Ga., pleaded guilty in October to a single count of wire fraud after he was accused of submitting false information to the U.S. Small Business Administration last year when he applied for a coronavirus relief loan for an “entertainment services” business he claimed to own.

STRATFORD, N.J. - Three people are facing charges after a Camden County teenager was found with a dog shock collar around her neck, according to Stratford police. Authorities say the 13-year-old girl's neighbor reported the incident on March 1. When officers responded, they observed markings on the teen's neck consistent with wearing the collar, police say. The teen was transported to Jefferson Hospital while detectives interviewed her family, police say. She told detectives that a relative put the collar around her neck and shocked her multiple times before, police say. MORE LOCAL HEADLINES The New Jersey Department of Child Protection and Permanency removed the teen from the Camden County home after she was released from the hospital, according to authorities. Police say the teen's guardian said she did not know about the shock collar or that the teen ran away to the neighbor's house.During a forensic interview, the teen told detectives a relative first used the dog shock collar on her when she was nine, police say. According to authorities, the teen also told detectives the shock collar was sometimes used as a form of punishment and that she was deprived of food and clothing at times. Police say a witness who also lives at the same residence said they observed the shock collar used as a form of punishment and saw the teen be deprived of amenities numerous times. Three of the teen's relatives face several charges, including aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child, according to Stratford Police.

PHILADELPHIA - Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department are investigating a shooting and subsequent crash on February 23.According to police, shots were fired just before 8:00 p.m.

Police are searching for Dominick Oliveira of Bethlehem Township.  BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A search is underway for a Bethlehem Township man wanted by police. Authorities say 47-year-old Dominick Oliveira is wanted for involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual assault, and other offenses. Oliveira is known to frequent Bethlehem and Allentown, police say. Police are also searching for a white 2007 Dodge Sprinter and a silver 1999 Honda Accord associated with Oliveira.

Bensalem Township police say officers seized 26 pounds of drugs and several other items.  BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Police have made an arrest after seizing about $70,000 worth of drugs from a Bensalem Township home. According to police, a search warrant was executed at 104 B Konefal Street. Authorities say 26 pounds of marijuana, THC, Psilocybin edibles, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking were discovered. RELATED: Bensalem Township man hid in NH woman's attic, took photos of her sleepingAdditionally, $21,000 worth of cash, a Yamaha motorcycle and a Rolex were also discovered, according to police. The estimated street value of the drugs is more than $70,000, police say. Police arrested 37-year-old Clinton Douglas and charged him with possession with intent to deliver and other related charges. 37-year-old Clinton Douglas has been charged with posession with intent to deliver and related charges.  MORE LOCAL HEADLINES ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Philadelphia Police Cruiser PHILADELPHIA - Police say they have established a pattern based on the victims, descriptions of the offenders and methods used to commit the crimes. According to police, three men entered a business at 6200 N. Broad Street at 4:00 a.m.

BALTIMORE - The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherDavid Bennett, 57, died Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctors didn't give an exact cause of death, saying only that his condition had begun deteriorating several days earlier.Bennett's son praised the hospital for offering the last-ditch experiment, saying the family hoped it would help further efforts to end the organ shortage."We are grateful for every innovative moment, every crazy dream, every sleepless night that went into this historic effort," David Bennett Jr.

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PHILADELPHIA - A rideshare driver was shot in Fairmount on Wednesday morning before driving to police headquarters to escape the gunfire, police say.According to authorities, the incident happened just after 3 a.m. in the area of North 24th and Poplar Streets.Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small says as officers were responding, a 2013 GMC SUV showed up at the new police headquarters at North 15th and Callowhill Streets.Small says the 42-year-old driver had a graze wound on his back and officers took him to the hospital, where he was in stable condition before being released.According to police, the man drives for Uber and he was waiting for a passenger when a white Chevy Impala with dark rims and tinted windows began following him and firing shots.Police say the Uber driver's car was hit 12 times by gunfire, with three bullet holes in the front windshield and nine on the passenger side.The motive is unknown at this time, according to police.Authorities believe the suspects in the white Chevy Impala may be connected to an incident at a Sunoco convenience store two blocks away.The convenience store clerk allegedly told police he got into an altercation with men who he believed were going to steal.

A Vancouver man has left the safety of Canada, and travelled to Ukraine to help his family and the country defend themselves against the Russian invasion.

PHILADELPHIA - Temperatures will plunge overnight in the wake of powerful thunderstorms that brought damaging winds and heavy downpours to the region on Monday. The National Weather Service issued a near region-wide Severe Thunderstorm Watch ahead of a thin, but mighty, line of storms that packed 70 MPH wind gusts. The watch was briefly upgraded to a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The most extensive damage from the storm was downed trees and power lines that left thousands without electricity.

PHILADELPHIA - The United Ukrainian-American Relief Committee in Philadelphia continues to see an influx of donations from locals who want to help people besieged by war in Ukraine. The committee started taking donations from the community when Russia's army first invaded Ukraine two weeks ago. Now, Executive Director Mortja Watters says their headquarters on Cottman Avenue is packed to the brim and they're looking for a larger facility. "It's a little overwhelming., people are so gracious," Watters said.

A 39-year-old man was driven to the hospital after police say he was badly injured in a shooting in Hunting Park. PHILADELPHIA - Police say a man was driven to the hospital after he was badly hurt in a street shooting Tuesday night in Hunting Park. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 3900 block of North 9th Street for reports of a shooting.

FOX NEWS - Philadelphia, known as the City of Brotherly Love, has had 96 homicides so far this year, falling one murder short of the notoriously violent Chicago three months into 2022. As of Monday, there had been 96 homicide victims in Philadelphia in 2022. According to Philadelphia Police Department statistics, that represented a 9% spike from the 88 homicide victims the city recorded at the same time last year. At the end of 2021, Philadelphia recorded a total of 562 homicide victims, compared to 499 in 2020 and 356 in 2019.

Toronto police are warning the public about an unusual amount of overdoses that happened within the span of three days. The calls are linked to the consumption of fentanyl. Brittany Rosen has more.

TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa doughnut shop worker accused of punching and killing a customer for using a racial slur against him will spend two years on house arrest after pleading guilty to felony battery.The judge on Monday also ordered former Dunkin' employee Corey Pujols, 27, to complete 200 hours of community service and attend an anger management course.Pujols had initially been charged with aggravated manslaughter following the May 5, 2021 incident that took place at the Dunkin' location at 410 South 50 Street in Tampa.Investigators said the victim, 77-year-old Vonelle Cook, had gone through the drive-thru and was angry about the lack of service. He then parked his car and walked into the restaurant, yelling about customer service.PREVIOUS: Dunkin Donuts customer who used racial slur dies after being punched by employee, Tampa police sayEmployees said Cook was a frequent customer and described him as "regularly troublesome and abusive," a release from the State Attorney's Office noted.When Cook walked into the restaurant on May 5, 2021, prosecutors said he was aggressive and verbally abusive toward employees and Pujols.(Tampa Police Dept.) When Pujols, who is Black, asked Cook to leave, police said Cook called him the "N" word.Pujols told Cook not to call him the racial slur again.

NEW YORK (AP) - A juror told a judge Tuesday that failing to disclose his child abuse history during jury selection at the trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was one of the biggest mistakes of his life — but an unintentional one."I didn't lie in order to get on this jury," the juror said.A U.S. judge questioned the juror extensively as part of an effort to decide whether the revelation about his personal history as a sex abuse survivor will spoil the verdict in the sex trafficking trial.Maxwell was convicted in late December of helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse multiple teenage girls from 1994 to 2004.Sitting in a courtroom witness box, the juror repeatedly expressed regret as U.S.

Peter Andre revealed to fans that his mum Thea's health is "really declining" as she gets older.The 49-year-old star who is only one year away from turning 50, is oping to visit his elderly parents in Australia as soon as possible, with the current situation making him "sad".In particular, the last two years have been tough for Peter and his family due to the Covid-19 pandemic - with Australia enforcing a strict ban on travel.While the Mysterious Girl hitmaker had been looking forward to marking his milestone birthday, the chart topper also admitted that he is riddled with worry that Thea's health is getting progressively worse.The doting father of four wrote in his weekly New magazine column: "I feel great about being a year away from 50."I dreaded turning 40 but actually my forties have been really amazing, I feel relaxed, and in a very happy place career wise and personally."The only thing that worries me about turning another year older is that my parents are getting older and my mum's health is really declining, which makes me sad.""But everything else is going well and I feel great," he added.Just weeks ago, Peter was overwhelmed as he took to social media to share his glee that coronavirus restrictions were finally lifting in the country that he grew up in.Peter, who was born in London but raised in Australia had even toyed with the idea of moving back to his homeland but knew this would be tricky because of his four children and wife Emily who are UK-based.The singer showcased a news article from the BBC that stipulated restrictions changes down under.He said: "I am so, so, so, happy."As a desperate attempt to see his family, Peter even contacted the Australian embassy, explaining that his mother Thea had been

Ukrainian servicemen captured from Zmiinyi Island, or "Snake" Island, were brought to Sevastopol in Crimea, Feb. 26, 2022.

PHILADELPHIA - The School District of Philadelphia said it will move ahead with its plan to make masks optional for students and staff on Wednesday. In a letter to families shared a week ago, Superintendent William Hite Jr. wrote that masks will be optional for students and faculty starting Mar.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw says an officer violated the department’s use of force directive in the shooting that left 12-year-old Thomas Siderio dead near 18th and Barbara streets last week. That officer - who has only been identified by police as ‘Officer #1’ due to threats - will be suspended for 30 days with intent to dismiss, Outlaw announced during a briefing Tuesday afternoon. "I have made the decision to utilize Commissioner’s Direct Action to suspend Officer #1 with the intent to dismiss the officer at the end of 30 days due to violations of our use of force directive," Outlaw said. Investigators say four plain-clothed officers assigned to the South Task Force were in the area in an unmarked car as part of an ongoing investigation.Authorities have said the officers saw Siderio and a 17-year-old boy on the corner of 18th and Barbara and recognized one of them as someone wanted for questioning in another investigation. Thomas 'TJ" Siderio, 12, died Tuesday after he was shot by police. Police say the officers opened fire after their unmarked vehicle as struck by gunfire.

The Des Moines shooting scene (via WOI) (via WOI)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Authorities arrested six teenagers, including a 14-year-old, in a shooting outside a school that killed a 15-year-old boy and seriously wounded two teenage girls, Des Moines police said Tuesday.The suspects are each charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in the Monday afternoon shooting on the grounds of East High School, near Des Moines’ downtown, about a half-mile (0.8 kilometers) from the Capitol. Police said gunshots fired outside the school came from several shooters from multiple vehicles.Police named the suspects as Octavio Lopez, 17; Henry Valladares-Amaya, 17; Manuel Buezo, 16; Romero Perdomo, 16; Alex Perdomo, 15; and Nyang Chamdual, 14.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw and members of the department’s executive team will provide an update on the police shooting that left a 12-year-old boy dead last week. Outlaw will speak in the lobby of the Police Administrative Building at 2 p.m. The press conference comes exactly one week after the shooting that killed Thomas Siderio near 18th and Barbara Streets on the night of March 1. According to investigators, four officers assigned to the South Task Force were in an unmarked car in the area of 18th and Johnston Streets as part of an ongoing investigation.Authorities have said that the officers saw two males on the corner of 18th and Barbara Streets and as they approached with police lights flashing, the juvenile fired a gun at officers. Thomas 'TJ" Siderio, 12, died Tuesday after he was shot by police. Police say the officers opened fire after their unmarked vehicle as struck by gunfire.

PHILADELPHIA - An 18-year-old man has died after police say he was shot and killed while behind the wheel of a car Tuesday morning in Oxford Circle. The incident occurred around 8:45 a.m. near Levick Street, Castor Avenue, and Loretto Street.Police say officers responded to the 6400 block of Loretto Street and found the victim inside of a vehicle that had crashed into a home. The victim was suffering from gunshot wounds to the head and leg and was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center where he later died. MORE HEADLINES:Police tell FOX 29’s Steve Keeley that the victim was at a traffic light on Levick Street when a dark SUV pulled up alongside his vehicle.

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PHILADELPHIA - Gas prices around the globe continue to rise, causing pain at the pump for local drivers. RELATED: Average gas prices in Philadelphia area climb to around $4 per gallonAAA Mid-Atlantic reports that Sunday's average gas price in New Jersey hit $4.09 a gallon, breaking the old record of $3.99 set on July 8, 2008. The price is up 44 cents in the last week, 60 cents in the last month and $1.22 higher than a year ago, the company said.The Pennsylvania gas price average reached $4.17 per gallon Sunday, setting a new record high price for the region after breaking a 14-year record high Saturday, AAA said.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a crash that killed one person in Tacony on Tuesday morning. According to police, the crash happened just after 3 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia are calling a Tuesday morning fatal shooting in Strawberry Mansion an "execution." Authorities say officers responded to numerous calls for gunshots on the 1900 block of North 32nd Street just after 1:30 a.m. According to police, they found a man in the driver's seat of a Hyundai Sedan. The vehicle was parked, but the engine was still running, authorities say. RELATED: At least 8 killed, multiple injured in Philadelphia during violent weekend in the city, police sayPolice Chief Inspector Scott Small said the victim was shot multiple times in the head, face and torso. According to authorities, ballistic evidence shows at least 31 shots were fired from two separate semi-automatic weapons. Police say the car the victim was found in was struck more than 15 times, with most of the bullet holes in the driver's side window and door.

Police in Philadelphia are investigating a fatal shooting in Strawberry Mansion.  PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia are calling a Tuesday morning fatal shooting in Strawberry Mansion an "execution." Authorities say officers responded to numerous calls for gunshots on the 1900 block of North 32nd Street just after 1:30 a.m. According to police, they found a man in the driver's seat of a Hyundai Sedan. The vehicle was parked, but the engine was still running, authorities say. RELATED: At least 8 killed, multiple injured in Philadelphia during violent weekend in the city, police sayPolice Chief Inspector Scott Small said the victim was shot multiple times in the head, face and torso. According to authorities, ballistic evidence shows at least 31 shots were fired from two separate semi-automatic weapons. Police say the car the victim was found in was struck more than 15 times, with most of the bullet holes in the driver's side window and door.

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An Edmonton mother and lifelong transit rider said she’s never been as scared on LRT as she was when a man wielding a knife started stabbing seats. And as Sarah Ryan explains, the security response to the incident let her down.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said he expects "developments" this week in the deadly police shooting of a 12-year-old last week in South Philadelphia."I expect there to be some developments with reference to this situation this week. I’m in close communication with the Police Commissioner.

PHILADELPHIA - The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine deepened Monday as Russian forces intensified their shelling and food, water, heat and medicine grew increasingly scarce, in what the country condemned as a medieval-style siege by Moscow to batter it into submission.A third round of talks between the two sides ended with a top Ukrainian official saying there had been minor, unspecified progress toward establishing safe corridors that would allow civilians to escape the fighting. Russia’s chief negotiator said he expects those corridors to start operating Tuesday.Meanwhile, many families with loved ones trapped in Ukraine are praying for their safety as intense battles continue.

reports that Sgt. Paul Parizek said an unknown number of suspects have been detained and three teens are in critical condition.Des Moines Public Schools were given the "all clear" by police after putting the high school on lockdown earlier on Monday, according to a tweet, and students will be dismissed "on time." Special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Des Moines field office have been deployed to the scene to assist with investigations, the agency tweeted. FOX Television Stations has reached out to the Des Moines school district for comment.  AdvertisementThis story is developing.

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. - A New Jersey police department shared body camera footage of a father and child's harrowing escape from a devastating apartment fire. Emergency responders were called to the South Ridge Apartment Complex on Route 522 just after 8 a.m. Monday for reports of a fire. The South Brunswick Police Department said heavy fire engulfed the second and third stories of the building and three nearby companies responded to the fire. As emergency responders were arriving, police said a man was spotted in the window of a second floor apartment and appeared to be trapped by the growing fire. Three officers and a firefighter rushed underneath the window and encouraged the man to toss down his young child. "Pass the baby down, pass the baby!" one officer is heard yelling on body camera footage shared by the department. Suddenly, the child flies into frame and is caught by the waiting officers.Police then encourage the man to jump from the window to escape the growing fire.

A 31-year-old man died after police say he was shot twice in the head Monday afternoon in North Philadelphia. A 29-year-old man was hit in the leg by gunfire and is expected to recover.

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. - A teacher at a South Florida elementary school ended up in the hospital after she was attacked by a 5-year-old student in her classroom, police said.However, charges against the child are not likely because the boy is "under the age of reasoning," Pembroke Pines police told WPLG Monday.The attack happened Wednesday morning at Pines Lakes Elementary School.According to the police report, "The incident began when two students in the classroom, 4 and 5 years old, began throwing things around the classroom and at the teachers along with flipping the chairs."Several faculty members split up the students, and the teacher brought the 5-year-old into another room.RELATED: Florida man drives through Manatee County golf course, hides in pond to avoid traffic stopStaff members then heard the teacher using her school radio, saying she needed help.

Police in Chester are investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital Sunday night.  CHESTER, Pa. - An investigation is underway in Delaware County after a person was shot Sunday night. Police say the incident happened on West 9th and Lloyd Streets in Chester around 10:30 p.m. According to authorities, one person was shot in the head. They were taken to an area hospital and their condition is unknown at this time, police say. This is a developing story.

SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 2: Cain Velasquez, center, is photographed with his attorney Alexandra Kazarian, second from right, during Velasquez’s first court appearance on an attempted murder charge at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice on Wednesday, M SAN JOSE - Cain Velasquez will not be released on bail as he faces attempted murder charges from a shooting that injured one person, a Santa Clara County judge ruled Monday.Velasquez, a former champion mixed martial arts fighter, allegedly fired multiple shots at a car carrying a man accused of molesting a 4-year-old related to Velasquez.The stepfather of the accused child molester Harry Goularte was struck by the gunfire last week. Goularte was unharmed and had been on his way to get an ankle monitor that would track him ahead of his own case when the shooting erupted.Goularte's mother runs a daycare where Velasquez's relative was allegedly abused. The judge reportedly said that Velasquez, 39, of Gilroy, was "reckless" as he chased Goularte for miles through Santa Clara county before ramming his Ford 250 into Goularte's Chevy Silverado and opening fire in Morgan Hill. Velasquez faces 10 counts of attempted murder and multiple gun assault charges. Celebrity attorney Mark Geragos defends client Cain Velasquez outside court.

Several tornadoes were confirmed near Des Moines, Iowa, as a "large and extremely dangerous" storm took over the area, on Saturday, March 5, the National Weather Service said. (Credit: Jacob Tiernan via Storyful) DES MOINES, Iowa - Four of the seven people killed in devastating storms that tore through central Iowa were members of the same family who had sought shelter inside a home that was razed by a powerful tornado, authorities said.Two children, their father and their grandmother all died when a tornado hit the grandmother’s home near rural Winterset on Saturday afternoon, Madison County Sheriff Jason Barnes told television station KCCI.The children and their parents, from Blue Springs, Missouri, were visiting their grandmother, Melissa Bazley, 63, when the tornado hit.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Daytona Beach police are on the hunt for a killer after a couple was found stabbed to death and their throats were slashed while out on a bike ride.This happened on North Wild Olive Ave.Officials say that both victims, a husband and wife, suffered multiple stab wounds and lacerations. The Daytona Beach Police Chief says a suspect slashed the throats of a Daytona Beach couple while they were on their way home from Main Street. Officers found the couple early Sunday morning, according to the Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young.DOWNLOAD: FOX 35 NEWS APP | FOX 35 STORM TEAM WEATHER APPSUBSCRIBE: FOX 35 NEWSLETTER | FOX 35 Orlando on YouTube FOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter  The double homicide occurred Sunday after 1 a.m.

MODESTO,Calif. - A Modesto mother faces close to 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiring with her son, who is on Death Row at San Quentin, to file fraudulent stimulus checks.Sheila Denise Dunlap admitted on Friday that she and her son obtained the personal information of more than 9,000 people to apply for stimulus checks in 2020.Investigators say she used her own bank account information to get more than $145,000 in these payments.In May, the US Department of Justice charged the 51-year-old woman with a wire fraud conspiracy after they said she filed fraudulent applications for Economic Impact Payment payments, commonly known as stimulus checks.  The EIP program was part of the CARES Act, a federal relief bill signed to address the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. MORE: California man charged with stealing $1M in COVID benefitsDunlap admitted in her plea agreement that her son, identified only by the initials D.W., sent her the personal information of his fellow prisoners along with information of others whom they suspected might qualify as non-filers of 2018 or 2019 income tax returns. Dunlap admitted she used this personal information to file multiple fraudulent claims through the Internal Revenue Service’s online EIP Portal.  In each of the applications, Dunlap listed her own Bank of America account to receive the payments, prosecutors said.In the plea agreement, Dunlap acknowledged that her son advised her to file the fraudulent claims by first using information of the youngest adults listed.  Both D.W.

PHILADELPHIA - Three people are in the hospital after two motorcycles crashed in Rhawnhurst on Sunday afternoon, according to police. Authorities say a 2016 Suzuki motorcycle and 2019 Can Am motorcycle were traveling on Roosevelt Boulevard when the Suzuki attempted to pass. The two motorcycles made contact, causing the Can Am's operator to fall from her motorcycle and the Suzuki crashed to the ground, according to police. All three people were transported to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, police say. The operators of both motorcycles, age 37 and 34, are listed in critical condition, according to police.