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NEW CASTLE, DE — New Castle County police have identified human remains discovered in a Wilmington park 15 years ago as those of a woman who died in 1907, resolving …
DNA Cracks Bizarre 15-Year Mystery of Remains Found in Delaware Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington police are investigating a Saturday evening shooting near D and Townsend streets that left three people wounded, including a 19-year-old man. Police reported that the shooting …
Three Shot in Violent Saturday Night Attack in Wilmington Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — An Indiana tax preparer was convicted Friday of conspiring for more than eight years to defraud the IRS by using false business losses, education credits and deductions …
Tax Preparer Convicted in Years-Long IRS Fraud Scheme Read More
NEWARK, DE — A joint Delaware-Pennsylvania drug investigation led to the arrest of a 40-year-old Newark man after detectives reported seizing fentanyl, crack cocaine, a handgun and more than $7,000 …
Joint Drug Probe Leads to Fentanyl, Gun Charges in Newark Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania authorities charged 12 people in western Pennsylvania with offenses tied to alleged straw purchases and illegal firearm transfers, expanding an investigation into guns that prosecutors say …
12 Charged in Western Pa. Gun Trafficking Crackdown Read More
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA — Lower Moreland Township police reported arresting a 25-year-old registered sex offender on Aug. 20 after investigators allegedly found child sexual abuse material while he was serving …
Sex Offender Faces New Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia police are searching for a man accused of robbing a gas station employee at gunpoint as the worker prepared to take the business’s money to a …
Gunman Waited 90 Minutes Before Gas Station Robbery, Police Say Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A Columbia County judge this week rejected Michael Crimi’s bid to overturn his murder conviction in the 2017 beating death of his then-girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter, leaving intact …
Court Upholds Murder Conviction in 3-Year-Old’s Killing Read More
KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Kennett Square police reported charging a 55-year-old borough woman after she allegedly interfered with officers attempting to take another person into custody during an Aug. 22 …
Woman Faces Charges After Allegedly Interfering With Arrest Read More
EXTON, PA — West Whiteland Township police are seeking a 23-year-old man wanted on felony charges involving alleged sexual contact with a minor, according to a warrant issued Aug. 28. …
West Whiteland Police Seek Man on Sexual Assault Charges Read More