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The Tacony CDC and Tacony Civic Association are inviting volunteers to participate in their Philly Spring Cleanup event April 14. Participants will meet at the Tacony Library to clean up Torresdale Avenue from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers should call (215)501-7799 or e-mail at alex AT taconycdc.org [Tacony CDC].

A Parkwood woman who faked cancer to avoid going to prison has been found out, and will go to jail. Leah Moock will spend five years in federal prison for the scam, during which time she started a relationship, had a child and got cosmetic surgery [Daily News]. continue reading »

Authorities are investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide inside a home on the 9500-block of Northeast Avenue.

According to reports, a 16-year-old arrived at his grandparents’ home yesterday and found their bodies. The couple, both 74, were discovered just before 11 a.m. Wednesday. Both had suffered gunshot wounds to the head, and a weapon was found at the scene.

Police have released more details in what has now been determined an attempted murder-suicide in Rhawnhurst.

Bexis Matos, 22, is in critical condition in Aria Health-Torresdale after being shot Friday morning by her ex-boyfriend, 34-year-old Lenin Valdez. continue reading »

Police are investigating a murder-suicide, which they discovered in a van parked in Oxford Circle this morning.

Authorities believe Segundo Duque, 61, shot his 16-year-old autistic son while the two were driving on the 4500-block of H Street in Juniata. continue reading »

UPDATED: Police are investigating a murder-suicide in Somerton. Just before 9 last night, 43-year-old Edward Atkinson shot his estranged wife, 35-year-old Angela Atkinson, in their home, then turned the gun on himself.

Few other details have been released, but it’s being reported that the man’s wife recently obtained an abuse protection order.

UPDATE: The deaths of Robert and Sophia DiAndrea have been ruled a murder-suicide. Sophia died of multiple stab wounds to the chest, while her husband died of self-inflicted wounds to his arms and forearms. Police said is appeared the couple died following a knife fight.

UPDATE – Authorities are trying to determine if this is a murder-suicide or double homicide. There were no signs of a break-in at the home, but police could not reveal whether they had received domestic violence complaints from the home. The Daily News reported the couple had been seeking a divorce.

BREAKING: A husband and wife were found stabbed to death in their Pine Valley home just a few hours ago.

The bodies of Robert and Sophia DiAndrea were found shortly before 6 p.m. in their home on the 100-block of Greycourt Road. Each were in separate bedrooms, and three bloody knives were found at the scene.

Robert, 40, worked for the water department, and 39-year-old Sophia was a teacher. The sons, whoa re in fifth and eight grades at St. Albert the Great School on Welsh Road, were not at home at the time.