Colin Flaherty: Philly Crime Proceeds a Pace. Daytime Break In + Knocked Out at MLK School - Broken Jaw

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Colin Flaherty: Philly Crime Proceeds a Pace. Daytime Break In + Knocked Out at MLK School - Broken Jaw

Author Colin Flaherty Commentary "Video shows burglars combing through Philadelphia family's home" "Mother says MLK High School special education student was attacked at school" "Chaos unfolds after woman pulls knife on pregnant lady, sisters get into fight, cops deploy taser" "Video shows Cobb County officer restrain 12-year-old at Cumberland Mall"

By Christie Ileto
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 11:37AM
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Not knowing they were being recorded, two men wearing gloves broke into a home in the Graduate Hospital section of Philadelphia in the middle of the day Tuesday.

"They climbed through the window, stepped into the sink, came in and went through our house," said Michael Raphael.

They carefully cased the row home floor by floor. The 14-minute home surveillance video shows the pair making off with electronics, cash and some jewelry.

"It's just the fact we could see them walking around the house, chatting and talking, being oddly careful," said Raphael. "It's invasive. It feels awful."

Residents say that Tuesday's midday burglary is not the first on what is normally considered a safe block.

Theresa Pearsall's home surveillance caught someone stealing items from outside her front door the night before. A block away, a church was also hit.

POSTED: OCT 16 2018 09:09PM EDT
VIDEO POSTED: OCT 16 2018 10:16PM EDT
UPDATED: OCT 16 2018 10:17PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA (WTXF) - A mother wants to know why after she says her son was beat up at MLK High School. The 15-year-old's jaw was broken and had to be wired shut. Police say he may be a victim of the 'Knockout Game'.

"This is his diet for the next 30 to 60 days," his mother said. A protein milkshake is all that Niquan Martin will eat for the foreseeable future. The 15-year-old’s jaw is broken in three places and wired shut after being attacked in the hallway at Martin Luther King High School Friday afternoon.

"Someone came and blindsided him—hit him. He aint’ even know what hit him,” his mother, Nicole Brooks, said.

Niquan’s mother says the attack on her son—who is in special education program—was unprovoked. Police say it may be a case of the 'Knockout Game'.

Published: 5:13 PM EDT October 16, 2018
A 12-year-old rising rap star featured on "Ellen" was detained by a police officer inside the mall for selling CDs - and his family said he was wrongfully targeted by officers. "Corey J." said he was at the Cumberland Mall with family this weekend when

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