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Two officers hug as Eric DeShawn Floyd is brought to police headquarters by wagon yesterday.

Suspect in cop killing gound living 'like a rat in a hole'

FOR AT LEAST three days, Eric DeShawn Floyd and his girlfriend hid out in a rundown, boarded-up rowhouse in Kingsessing with no plumbing, electricity or furniture and a bucket for a toilet.

Elmer Smith: Philly's no L.A. 2:19am: THE PHONE CALLS started coming in within hours of the by-now nationally televised beating of three suspects by Philadelphia police.
Jill Porter: Toll on real estate: Townhouses going on the auction block 2:19am: THE TROUBLED real- estate market has taken its toll on the city's noble experiment in public-private housing that made neighbors of rich and poor in East Falls.
Clout: O say, you can see Timmy Kelly on CBS 3 2:19am: LITTLE Timmy Kelly isn't so little anymore. The blind Bustleton kid with cerebral palsy who can sing his heart out (and has, for the Philadelphia Eagles, for President Bush, for Gov. Rendell) has been a nice little local story since 2001 when he sang a rousing "Star-Spangled Banner" at the first home game of the Camden Riversharks as a tiny 8-year-old.
Retired FBI agent plays small role in capture of cop-killer suspect 2:19am: By KITTY CAPARELLA , caparek@phillynews.com 215-854-5880

Retired FBI agent Jesse Coleman was dozing off watching the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz NBA playoff game when his cell phone rang about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Finally, city can begin mourning Liczbinski 2:19am: By DAVID GAMBACORTA , gambacd@phillynews.com 215-854-5994

Sadness and exhaustion were writ large on the faces of hundreds of cops as they waited in a seemingly endless line in Northeast Philadelphia last night to pay final respects to slain Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski.
Phila. officer's death adds to weight of Delco ceremony 2:19am: By STEPHANIE FARR , farrs@phillynews.com 215-854-4225

A fallen Philadelphia police officer and a fallen Delaware state trooper took center stage yesterday at an annual memorial service in Delaware County that honors law enforcement officials who gave their lives on duty.
Funeral services prompt road closures 2:19am: By TOM SCHMIDT , schmidt@phillynews.com 215-854-5900

A viewing for Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a funeral Mass following at noon at the Cathedral Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul, 18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Nutter, Rendell want assault-weapons ban 2:19am: NRA says they exploit Liczbinski death

By CATHERINE LUCEY , luceyc@phillynews.com 215-854-4172

Days after a Philadelphia police sergeant was killed with a semi-automatic rifle, Mayor Nutter and Gov. Rendell called upon Congress to enact a new federal assault-weapons ban that would remove such weapons from the streets.
That's 'Professor' Street to you 2:19am: By KIRSTIN LINDERMAYER , linderk@phillynews.com 215-854-5991

THE PAST WEEK has been Mayor Nutter's most challenging in his short time in office. But one person says he can relate.
Street's class could be the hottest in town 2:19am: By KIRSTIN LINDERMAYER , linderk@phillynews.com 215-854-5991

When My Huynh heard that John Street would be teaching at Temple this spring, she was determined to snag a spot in one of the former mayor's two urban-politics courses.
Briefly... CITY/REGION 2:19am: Mourning officers invited Smoke Eaters pub, 7681 Frankford Ave., in the Northeast, has invited police officers who will attend the funeral today for slain Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski to come by for a free open bar and buffet.

Car-wash franchise charged in undocumented-worker case 2:19am: By MICHAEL HINKELMAN , hinkelm@phillynews.com 215-854-2656
Witness: Santiago told me he killed Officer Trench 2:19am: By JULIE SHAW , shawj@phillynews.com 215-854-2592
Teen gun connection 2:19am
Correction 2:19am
Cop killer suspect caught in Southwest Philadelphia 05/08/2008: By DAVID GAMBACORTA, WENDY RUDERMAN & DAFNEY TALES
Tensions at boiling point 05/08/2008: By WENDY RUDERMAN, DAFNEY TALES & DANA DiFILIPPO , rudermw@phillynews.com 215-854-2860
Mosques: We will not bury this Muslim 05/08/2008: By KITTY CAPARELLA , caparek@phillynews.com 215-854-5880
Plaque dedicated to slain police officer 05/08/2008: By CHRISTINE OLLEY , olleyc@phillynews.com 215-854-5184
Liczbinski funeral & fund information 05/08/2008
In wake of Liczbinski slaying, a push for assault-weapon ban 05/08/2008: By DAVID GAMBACORTA , gambacd@phillynews.com 215-854-5994
Latest crime nets Germanton man 21-plus years in prison 05/08/2008: By MICHAEL HINKELMAN , hinkelm@phillynews.com 215-854-2656
Stu Bykofsky: Fighting his breast cancer, hook, line and inker 05/08/2008
Ronnie Polaneczky: Their mutual love, despite all odds, is no mother-in-law joke 05/08/2008
Garrett Reid pleads guilty to bringing drugs into jail 05/08/2008: By GLORIA CAMPISI , campisg@phillynews.com 215-854-5935
Delaware County juvenile court therapist suspended pending assault charges 05/08/2008: By WILLIAM BENDER , benderw@phillynews.com 215-854-5255
Feds 'pursuing' Dougherty 05/08/2008: By MICHAEL HINKELMAN , hinkelm@phillynews.com 215-854-2656
Briefly... CITY/REGION 05/08/2008
Smiley-face murder theory considered in case of Delaware County man's death 05/08/2008: By STEPHANIE FARR , farrs@phillynews.com 215-854-4225
Council asks: Who should serve protection-from-abuse orders? 05/08/2008: By WENDY RUDERMAN , rudermw@phillynews.com 215-854-2860
Floyd's on billboards 05/08/2008
Witness contradicts old testimony in Santiago trial 05/08/2008: By JULIE SHAW , shawj@phillynews.com 215-854-2592
Cop-killers: 'Walking time bombs' 05/07/2008: By DAFNEY TALES, DAVID GAMBACORTA & REGINA MEDINA , talesd@phillynews.com 215-854-5084
For Liczbinskis, birthday grief 05/07/2008: By DAVID GAMBACORTA , gambacd@phillynews.com 215-854-5994
Law spells out flag handling 05/07/2008: By DAMON C. WILLIAMS , williadc@phillynews.com 215-854-5924
Jill Porter: How many must die before gun lobby gets message? 05/07/2008
John Baer: A fair plan for choosing between them 05/07/2008
Businesses to aid officer's family 05/07/2008
Ramsey: Police beating 'certainly does not look good' 05/07/2008: By WENDY RUDERMAN , rudermw@phillynews.com 215-854-2860
In 4-0 ruling, high court removes Municipal Judge Griffin from bench 05/07/2008: By JULIE SHAW , shawj@phillynews.com 215-854-2592
Witnesses place Santiago near the scene of '85 cop slaying 05/07/2008: By JULIE SHAW , shawj@phillynews.com 215-854-2592
Primaries: Status quo is bad news for Clinton 05/07/2008: By WILL BUNCH , bunchw@phillynews.com 215-854-2957
Junk food: bad for students, good for school district budget 05/07/2008: By MENSAH M. DEAN , deanm@phillynews.com 215-854-5949
Online directory helps needy locate region's social services 05/07/2008: By KIRSTIN LINDERMAYER , linderk@phillynews.com 215-854-5991
Briefly... CITY/REGION 05/07/2008
Fumo says he wants to ban most divorces 05/07/2008: By GLORIA CAMPISI , campisg@phillynews.com 215-854-5935
Judge OKs '07 political-ad spending 05/07/2008: By BOB WARNER , warnerb@phillynews.com 215-854-5885
Council, mayor close in on budget matters 05/07/2008: By CATHERINE LUCEY & CHRIS BRENNAN , luceyc@phillynews.com 215-854-4172
More contests, more winners 05/07/2008

Elmer Smith: Philly's no L.A.
Jill Porter: Toll on real estate: Townhouses going on the auction block
Clout: O say, you can see Timmy Kelly on CBS 3
Ronnie Polaneczky: Their mutual love, despite all odds, is no mother-in-law joke
Michael Smerconish: Justice was served by 'Officer X'

BLOGS

Council Seeks Paid & Unpaid Leave For Employees - 05/08/2008

Cheney gives a shot in the face to local economy

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Ronnie: Does this make cents?

In this edition of "So What Happened Was..." Daily News columnist Ronnie Polaneczky talks about a great moneymaking scheme one of her readers had that she has declined to participate in, and explains why.

Funeral for Officer Cassidy

November 7, 2007

A slide show by Daily News photographers Alejandro A. Alvarez, Jessica Griffin, and David Maialetti.

Heroes still

20th anniversary of the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Looking good, Philly!

Daily News photographer Jordan Shayer went out on the streets of Old City Saturday night to see if Philly was hot - or not. And we found plenty of hot.

John Baer
Stu Bykofsky
Clout
Dave Davies
Phil Goldsmith
Harry Gross
Ronnie Polaneczky
Jill Porter
Earni Young
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