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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
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday’s office is seeking more than $220,000 in monetary relief from a Philadelphia-based towing group accused of violating a 2022 court order by …
Philadelphia Towing Firms Face $220K Contempt Fight Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man was sentenced Thursday to 9½ years in federal prison for a 2024 gunpoint carjacking that ended when the stolen vehicle crashed into a city …
Philadelphia Man Gets 9½ Years in Gunpoint Carjacking Read More
NEWARK, DE — Newark police reported arresting two Philadelphia men in connection with a January 2025 incident in which a vehicle crashed into a Newark church, ending a search that …
Two Face Serious Charges After Newark Church Crash Investigation Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington police reported arresting a 21-year-old woman Sept. 2 in connection with an Aug. 31 stabbing that left another 21-year-old woman critically injured. Police reported that officers …
Wilmington Woman Faces Attempted Murder Charge After Stabbing Read More