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WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington closed 2025 with its sharpest drop in violent crime in years, posting the lowest number of shooting incidents since 2003 and continuing a multiyear downward trend …
Wilmington Records Lowest Shootings in Decades as Violent Crime Falls Again Read More
WALLINGFORD, PA — Police in Nether Providence Township are investigating two separate overnight incidents that unsettled residential neighborhoods in Wallingford, including an alleged burglary and suspected property damage caused by …
From Burglary to Pellet Gun Strike, Wallingford Neighborhoods on Edge Read More
NEWARK, DE — A reported burglary in progress in a quiet Newark neighborhood escalated into a violent confrontation Wednesday afternoon, ending with a Middletown man in custody and facing a …
Knives, Broken Glass, and a Barefoot Flight End in Newark Burglary Arrest Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man they allege may be responsible for a disturbing late-night intrusion and theft that unfolded in …
Police Manhunt After Late-Night Intrusion Shakes Manayunk Home Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — A woman already sought by authorities was taken into custody after a swift police response to an alleged daytime burglary in Wilmington, according to city police.
Quick Police Canvass Nets Wanted Woman After Daytime Wilmington Burglary Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — A late-evening disturbance in Wilmington has led to the arrest of a local woman following an alleged burglary and cutting incident that left one person injured, police …
Nighttime Burglary and Cutting Send Wilmington Woman to Jail Read More
KENNETT SQUARE, PA — A voicemail left on an unmonitored police administration line set in motion an investigation that led to the arrest of a Glenmoore man now facing a …
Voicemail Leads Police to Chilling Knife Threat Allegations in Kennett Square Read More
AVONDALE, PA — Pennsylvania State Police at Avondale reported a series of unrelated incidents across multiple Chester County municipalities in late December and early January, ranging from vehicle crashes involving …
Late-Night Crashes, Theft, DUI Allegations Span PSP Avondale Patrol Area Read More
WYOMISSING, PA — A fire at a railroad-owned building, reports of disorderly behavior, multiple traffic incidents, and a series of crashes kept Wyomissing Police busy over December 26 and 27, …
Fire, Disorderly Conduct, and Crashes Mark Busy Two Days for Wyomissing Police Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A current inmate at a northwestern Pennsylvania state prison is facing a sweeping set of felony charges after investigators say he attempted to orchestrate a violent home-invasion …
Inmate’s Alleged Prison Plot Targets His Own Family in Chilling Robbery Scheme Read More