PHILLY.COM: John (Jack) Slivinski Jr., the Philadelphia firefighter who got in hot water by posing shirtless for a charity calendar, was found dead at his Lawndale home Saturday. Police and colleagues said the cause was suicide. Slivinski, 31, a former Marine who followed his father into the department, was praised Sunday as a gutsy firefighter who won a spot on the department’s elite rescue unit. MORE
RELATED: Since joining the Philadelphia Police Department in 2003, Officer Deona Carter has been heralded by her supervisors as a “reliable” cop with “sound judgment.” The 29-year-old officer’s Internet fans also rave about her appearance. “Sexy ass,” one horndog wrote on her MySpace page. “If u r the law i m so doing the crime,” another wrote. “YOU CAN HANDCUFF ME AND BEAT ME,” wrote an online friend named “butta.” That’s because when Carter isn’t patrolling the streets of the 18th District, headquartered at 55th and Pine streets in West Philly, she drives men crazy with her voluptuous curves on MySpace, where she goes by “Miss Carter.” In her profile photo, Carter, a Robert E. Lamberton High School grad who lists her occupation as “philly finest,” poses for the camera wearing a police hat, but with a couple of sultry modifications to the uniform: high heels and a skimpy blue dress that’s cut closer to her belly button than her knees. MORE