Gang of juvenile males chase college student into dorm, physically attack victim, go on rampage. It all happens around 3 a.m.



A gang of juvenile males chased a Temple University student into a dorm, physically attacked the victim, and went on a rampage that included property damage — and it all took place around 3 a.m. Sunday.

The assault occurred inside the Morgan Hall South dorm at Broad and Oxford Streets in North Philadelphia, WPVI-TV reported.

'We're here for the safety of our residents and our students. So, when anybody is victimized, it's concerning to us. We take it very seriously.'

Temple University police released surveillance photos showing at least nine males in connection with the assault, the station said.

Police told WPVI the victim suffered minor injuries and declined medical treatment; officers are still looking into what led up to the attack.

Investigators told the station in a separate story that cellphone video shows suspects damaging property inside the dorm lobby; one individual is seen smashing a monitor at a security desk.

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WPVI spoke with a student who said he used to live in the residence hall and received a campus alert about the attack.

"It puts the threat actually into perspective because, especially knowing as a college student your main priority is education, not really safety, but this happening is a little bit more in the forefront," sophomore Emanuel Turner told WPVI.

Officials added to the station that they're working with Philadelphia police and school district safety officials to identify those involved in the attack.

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Temple Police Deputy Chief Gaetano Sava told WPVI that the incident is "concerning. Whenever our residents, I mean, we're here for the safety of our residents and our students. So, when anybody is victimized, it's concerning to us. We take it very seriously."

Campus police said Temple and Philadelphia Police are enhancing patrols, and officials urge those with information about the incident to contact the PPD tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477) or Central Detectives at 215-686-3093. You also can contact Temple’s Investigations Unit at 215-204-6200 or Temple Police at 215-204-1234.

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MLB umpire chases down, fights teen thug who allegedly stole his phone on Philly street: Police sources



A Major League Baseball umpire chased down and fought a teenager who allegedly stole his phone on a Philadelphia street earlier this month, KYW-TV reported, citing police sources.

Multiple law enforcement sources identified the umpire as Brock Ballou, who has been an MLB umpire since 2022, the station said.

'They ended up on the ground, at which time the victim struck his head, causing injury. The male continued his assault, violently punching him.'

Police released surveillance video of the suspect, KYW noted. Police said the suspect is a teenage male with brown complexion wearing a light blue sweatshirt and black pants.

Police said the suspect approached Ballou from behind in the 1600 block of Walnut Street in the downtown section of the city around 7 p.m. April 9, stole Ballou's phone while the umpire was looking at directions, and then ran off, the station reported.

"The suspect approached the male and snatched his cell phone out of his hands," Capt. Jason Smith told KYW. "The victim went chasing after the male, at which time they got involved in a physical altercation at 16th and Walnut."

Investigators told the station that when Ballou tried to take his phone back, the suspect punched him several times in the head. KYW said surveillance video it reviewed shows the suspect repeatedly punching Ballou.

"They ended up on the ground, at which time the victim struck his head, causing injury," Smith added to the station. "The male continued his assault, violently punching him."

The suspect then ran away without the phone, which was returned to Ballou later by someone on the street, police told KYW.

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Ballou's injuries were not serious, police added to the station.

Ballou was in Philadelphia to work the Phillies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks series last weekend, KYW said, adding that Ballou umpired at first base the night after the incident and was behind home plate two days later.

KYW said MLB declined to comment.

In addition, police told the station the same suspect about a half-hour previously had entered a 7-Eleven just a few blocks away in the 1200 block of Chestnut Street and allegedly stole several items. Police told KYW that an employee confronted the suspect, after which the suspect punched the employee multiple times before the suspect fled the store.

Police are asking those with information about the crimes to contact the department's central detective division at 215-686-3093/3094, the station said.

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What Did He Know? Dr Jill Biden’s Secret Service Escort Suffers ‘Accidental’ Gunshot Wound

A Secret Service agent escorting Dr. Jill Biden, former acting president of the United States, reportedly "shot himself" in the leg Friday morning at the Philadelphia airport. The incident raises some serious questions about what the agent—who was taken to the hospital in stable condition—might have known about the Biden family and their myriad controversies.

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'suffered a non-life-threatening injury'

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Soros-backed Democrat DA threatens ICE agents helping at airport: ‘President cannot pardon you’



Philadelphia's far-left district attorney issued a warning to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers who have been deployed to the city's airport to help ease the burden on Transportation Security Administration agents amid the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown.

During a press conference at the Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (D) threatened to arrest and prosecute ICE agents.

'If you don't like it, Larry, tell your fellow Democrats to fund' DHS.

"I have a message for the good people, and there are a lot of good people who work for ICE as agents: Keep your oath; uphold the United States Constitution," Krasner stated.

He said that he views "mass deportation" as "immoral," but added that his opinion "does not matter for my job."

"My job is to enforce the law," he continued.

"You commit crimes within the jurisdiction that is the city and county of Philadelphia — I prosecute you. That is how it works. No, I don't take a phone call from the president, saying, 'Let him go.' No, the president cannot pardon you."

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Krasner, who previously received financial aid from left-wing billionaire George Soros, repeated that President Donald Trump would not be able to pardon prosecuted ICE agents.

"And yes, I will put you in handcuffs, and I will put you in a courtroom. And if necessary, I will put you in a jail cell if you decide to make the terrazzo floor of this airport anything like what you did in the streets of Minneapolis, which involved the criminal homicide of unarmed, innocent people. We are not having that here," Krasner added.

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Larry Krasner. Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images/Getty Images

On Wednesday, Krasner posted a video on social media further condemning ICE's deployment to airports.

"My message to ICE agents deployed at PHL Airport: Don't break the law, or you're going to find out," he wrote.

The White House responded by calling Krasner "sick and deranged."

"@ICEgov is there to help because Democrats have forced @TSA officers to work without paychecks. If you don't like it, Larry, tell your fellow Democrats to fund @DHSgov," Rapid Response 47 replied.

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Soros DA Again Threatens To Put Cuffs On ICE Agents

'I will put you in a jail cell'

America’s Most Infamous Serial Baby Killer Kermit Gosnell Dead At 85

Gosnell spent decades butchering late-term and born alive babies. His barbaric practices even resulted in the death of at least one woman.

'House of horrors': America's most infamous abortionist who murdered babies born alive faces his creator at 85



A notorious abortionist who was serving time for multiple murders, including three infants and a patient, died on March 1 at 85 years old.

Kermit Gosnell was a former West Philadelphia doctor who was convicted in 2013 and was serving multiple life sentences for first-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in connection with disturbing and horrific criminal cases.

'Over the years, there were hundreds of "snippings."'

A jury determined that Gosnell cut the necks of babies who were born alive during illegal procedures and caused the death of a woman who died during an abortion at his clinic. He faced additional charges related to violations at the clinic.

Gosnell repeatedly conducted illegal abortions beyond Pennsylvania's 24-week limit, according to former employees. They alleged that he delivered babies that were still moving, whimpering, or breathing. He referred to the method he used to kill the newborns as "snipping" their spines.

"Over the years, there were hundreds of 'snippings,'" a 2011 grand jury report read. "Most of these acts cannot be prosecuted, because Gosnell destroyed the files."

Gosnell's clinic became known as the "house of horrors."

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The site of Gosnell's clinic. Photo by Mark Makela/Corbis via Getty Images

A 2010 investigation revealed that Gosnell had been trafficking prescription drugs from his clinic. Investigators discovered bags and bottles containing fetuses, jars filled with body parts, bloodstained furniture, and unsterilized medical instruments. He later pleaded guilty to 12 federal drug charges related to operating a pill mill, which resulted in an additional 30 years in prison and a $50,000 fine.

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Sculptures of infants' hands placed outside the site of Gosnell's clinic. Photo by Mark Makela/Corbis via Getty Images

At the time investigators raided Gosnell's clinic, state authorities had failed to conduct routine inspections of all of its abortion facilities for 15 years.

Gosnell was being held at State Correctional Institution Smithfield in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He died at a hospital outside of the prison system earlier this month, according to a spokesperson with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. The cause of his death has not yet been revealed.

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Philly couple fed up with porch pirates pack 'gross,' 'stinky' contents in box for payback. Crooks take bait like clockwork.



As readers of Blaze News are aware, porch pirates have been a rampant and widespread problem for quite a long time. But one Philadelphia couple recently decided to issue a bit of payback to crooks who steal their delivered packages.

Travis Giarraffa and Lauren Goffredo told WTXF-TV they took action after someone stole a box of toilet paper while they were just feet away.

'I shook it to make it all dirty in there, so if they even put their hands [in], it's all over their hands.'

"[The package thief] walked off with a big thing of toilet paper, so last night [Travis is] like, 'You know, I got to clean up all the poop in the yard. Let's just box it up and put it outside,'" Goffredo told the station.

Goffredo added to WTXF: "This is Louis. He's our poop-machine French bulldog."

With that, the couple boxed up their canine's waste, shall we say, and left it outside overnight, the station said.

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Giarraffa and Goffredo told WTXF that surveillance video actually captured someone taking the package at 4 a.m. last Wednesday.

"It was probably disgusting and gross and a lot — and I shook it to make it all dirty in there, so if they even put their hands there, it’s all over their hands," Giarraffa noted to the station.

"It was stinky, for sure," Goffredo added.

Bottom line: The couple told WTXF their hope is that the prank will make would-be thieves think twice before stealing packages in the future.

Giarraffa added to the station that he's also willing to help neighbors repeat the experiment: "If you need some dog poo for a package, hit me up. We have a whole dog poo dumpster out there."

More from WTXF:

Philadelphia police encourage anyone who experiences a theft or any crime to call 911 or visit their nearest police district. A spokesperson said, "If you experience a theft or any crime against you, it is important to report it to the police. ... If you have video evidence, it can be very helpful for investigators in locating the offender(s)."

The station added that neighbors in the area are staying vigilant and sharing information to help prevent future thefts.

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