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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency announced that $35 million in new funding is now available to help create and preserve rental housing for homeless and at-risk Pennsylvanians …
$35M Housing Push Targets Homeless, At-Risk Renters Across Pennsylvania Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Organized Retail Crime Unit racked up 60 criminal charges, opened more than 100 new investigations, and seized nearly $500,000 in stolen …
Retail Crime Crackdown Nets 60 Charges, $500K Seized in First Full Year Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal officers in Philadelphia intercepted nearly 500 pounds of marijuana valued at $2.4 million that was being shipped overseas, exposing what authorities say may be a shifting …
$2.4M Pot Bust: Philly Officers Intercept Massive Weed Shipment to UK Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced criminal charges against two cousins accused of trafficking cocaine across the Commonwealth, following an investigation conducted with the 51st Statewide Investigating …
Cocaine Pipeline to Northwest Pa. Alleged as Grand Jury Charges Two Cousins Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors have charged a Chester County woman in what authorities allege was a years-long scheme that exploited undocumented immigrants through fraudulent asylum filings, mail fraud, and …
Alleged Asylum Scam Unravels as Federal Indictment Targets Chester County Operator Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors have charged two men in what authorities allege was a multi-state scheme to steal, alter, and cash U.S. Treasury checks worth hundreds of thousands of …
Treasury Check Scheme Alleged as Two Face Federal Fraud Charges in Philly Read More
NEWARK, DE — A proactive patrol by Newark police last week led to the arrest of a Wilmington woman after officers allege they discovered a stolen vehicle and uncovered multiple …
Stolen Vehicle Stop Unravels Warrants and Arrest on Newark’s South Side Read More
THORNDALE, PA — A Chester County nonprofit serving adults with disabilities has received its largest individual donation in a decade, a $100,000 gift that leaders say will immediately expand job …
$100K Gift Marks Milestone for Chester County Disability Services Read More
WYOMISSING, PA — Wyomissing police logged dozens of calls for service over Wednesday and Thursday, January 21 and January 22, ranging from regional BCERT activations and warrant-related activity to multiple …
Wyomissing Police Log Two Busy Days of Calls, From BCERT to Crashes and Alarms Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington police say they have arrested a man in connection with a shooting last month that left a young man critically injured and sparked a weeks-long investigation.
December Shooting Case Breaks Open as Police Arrest Suspect Weeks Later Read More