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HARRISBURG, PA — A Northampton County man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 to 20 years in state prison after pleading guilty to numerous felonies involving child sexual abuse material, including …
Pennsylvania Man Gets Up to 20 Years for CSAM Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is testing its first statewide sexual assault evidence tracking system with 12 hospitals and 64 police departments in three counties ahead of a December rollout that …
Pennsylvania Pilots Sexual Assault Kit Tracking Ahead of Rollout Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Four men previously deported from the United States received federal prison sentences ranging from time served to 18 months in September after separately pleading guilty to illegal …
Four Men Sentenced for Illegal Reentry After Prior Deportations Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — A 40-year-old Smyrna man faces dozens of charges after Delaware State Police accused him of carrying out more than 25 retail thefts across New Castle County while …
25+ Thefts, 7 Retail Chains: Police Detail Massive Theft Case Read More
BROOMALL, PA — A 20-year-old man faces terroristic threats and simple assault charges after police say reports of a person pointing what appeared to be a large gun prompted the …
Gun Scare Forces Evacuation at Broomall Walmart, Police Say Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — Charles Thomas Clark, 31, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for his role in the 2024 gunpoint robbery of an Abington credit union …
Philadelphia Man Gets 188 Months for Armed Credit Union Robbery Read More
EXTON, PA — Chester County non-profit organization A Child’s Light has been selected for the second consecutive year as the official community beneficiary for the Women’s Business Connection of Chester …
A Child’s Light Returns as Beneficiary for Women’s Business Connection Designer Bag Bingo Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Brian Pittman, a Delaware-based pastor and volunteer police chaplain, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $544,764 in pandemic relief funds and …
Pastor Gets 18 Months for $544,764 Pandemic Relief Fraud Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Montgomery County man faces federal securities and wire fraud charges after prosecutors accused him of defrauding dozens of investors in a cannabis-related company out of more …
Investors Lost $8.8 Million in Cannabis Company Scheme, Feds Say Read More
HATBORO, PA — A 34-year-old woman faces four bad-check charges after Hatboro police alleged she issued checks totaling more than $850,000. Police said the investigation began July 24 after the …
4 Bad Checks Totaling $850K Lead to Arrest in Hatboro Read More