Philly Fill-ins

For some reason, there's been a lot of "news" to write about in the Philly area (other than the area's murder madness). On this peaceful Sunday morning, I thought a few updates on assorted topics would be in order.

Looks like the Reid boys, sons of Eagles Coach Andy Reid, will end up with a plea agreement on the outstanding gun, drug & related charges dealing with 2 separate road incidents on the same day, see Reid Brothers Back In Court. I mentioned their escapades in Different Strokes for Different Folks.

In Swinging Susie, I noted the story of the serial nanny beater Susuan Tabas Tepper, who was arrested for her 2nd nanny attack in less than a year. She's been compared to Naomi Campbell (whoever that is), but I'd say she's aiming for some "street cred," figuring that's the latest in in. As far as I can tell, she's still spending time in jail, but she has a few more legal troubles to deal with. Nanny #1 has sued her over the first assault, Ex-nanny sues jailed heiress over kitchen assault in 2006:

The Nicaraguan child-care worker roughed up by Main Line nanny-beater Susan Tabas Tepper last May has sued her former employer for assault and battery.

Xiomara D. Salinas, 43, who won a criminal case in February against Tepper - who was arrested Wednesday on charges she had smacked around another nanny - filed a civil suit yesterday seeking damages in excess of $50,000.

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Vitale said Tepper's second arrest - in an alleged attack on another foreign-born employee, this one from Eastern Europe - brought back painful memories for Salinas. The Philadelphia resident felt validated by her decision to press civil charges, he said.

"This is an ongoing problem," he said of Tepper.

And this time, she does have a friend who's come to her defense. Not the boyfriend who was supposedly there or her family. Instead, it's some guy who's a PI and has provided security to her home & family, Friend Defends Mom Charged With Assaulting Nanny. Perhaps he can get a job providing security to those employed by her.

And there there's Mia Sardella, the Drexel student accused of killing her newborn infant, see Momma Mia. She was granted bail, and was released subject to electronic home-monitoring. Sardella faces charges ranging from first-degree murder to desecration of a corpse. See Delco Mom Makes Bail in Baby-in-Bag Case, which notes that Sardella, the "19-year-old Drexel Hill, Pa. woman is being freed on bail while awaiting trial in the death of her newborn son on New Year's Day" Her lawyer, Arthur Donato, "told the judge that Sardella pulled out of Drexel University, where she was a freshman, about three weeks ago because of the pressure she’s under -- for which she’s being treated by a psychiatrist."

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