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Child Porn Sweep Nets 25 in New Jersey

NBC Philadelphia reports today’s news that 25 New Jersey men have been arrested on child porn charges. The child porn sweep, dubbed Operation Ever Vigilant, […]

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Philly Cop, Caught on YouTube Punching Woman, Is Acquitted

6 ABC reports: “The former Philadelphia Police lieutenant, who was on trial for punching a woman in an incident that was caught on video, has […]

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Embattled Bob Menendez Now Invoking Martin Luther King to Defend Himself

It seems like a bad sign when public figures under duress quote from scripture and/or civil rights heroes to claim they will be exonerated. If […]

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PA Justice Joan Orie Melvin Found Guilty of Corruption

Politics PA reports: “Pa. Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin is guilty of 6 out of 7 counts of corruption, a jury found Thursday afternoon. She […]

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New Yorker Charged With Running “Violent Prostitution” Ring in Philly

CBS Philly reports: “Federal authorities in Philadelphia have arrested and charged a New York man with running a violent prostitution business here. According to federal prosecutor […]

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Will Smith’s Brother-in-Law Arrested on Drug Charges

Huffington Post reports on federal drug charges against Will Smith’s brother-in-law Dee Lawrence Downs, married to the actor’s younger sister Ellen. Downs was the target of […]

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“Boobies” On the Agenda Today in Philly Federal Court

Once all the fire trucks went away after an apparent anthrax scare, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eastern District, got down to business. A couple […]

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Jeep Targeted by Philly-Loving Twitter Hackers

Remember Monday, when hackers took over Burger King’s Twitter account, said the chain had been bought by McDonalds, and gave a shout-out to Philly? Well, […]

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Detective Joe Murray’s “Make My Day” Moment With Cabbie Carjackers

All it takes is a friendly, informative Twitter account to humanize a person or an institution. Philadelphia Detective Joe Murray’s Twitter feed is great—funny, playful, […]

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Writer Declares War on Reclining Airplane Seats

If my Twitter feed is any indication, Slate writer Dan Kois’ new piece about his hatred of reclining airplane seats has tapped into a deep […]

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FBI Still Investigating A Half-Dozen Philly Cops

NBC 10 reports: The FBI is now investigating six former Philadelphia narcotics officers, according to police. In December, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams wrote a […]

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WATCH: Students Brawl at Archbishop Ryan High School

View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com. NBC 10 reports: “A cell phone video of a fight between two students at a Philadelphia Catholic school is making […]

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Brussels Airport Diamond Heist Is Awesome, But Still Illegal

I’d like to think there’s a Belgian word representing the concept of “I know it’s wrong, baby, but it feels so right.” That might begin […]

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Teenager Charged in Abduction of West Philly 5-Year-Old

From the Daily News: A 19-YEAR-OLD woman is being charged in connection with the kidnapping of a 5-year-old girl from her West Philadelphia school last […]

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John McDaniel Pleads Guilty. Is He Cooperating?

NewsWorks reports: “The former campaign treasurer for a Philadelphia city councilwoman has pleaded guilty in federal court. He had already been fired from his day job […]