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Suspected Trooper Shooter to Face Death Penalty

The man accused of an ambush attack that killed one state trooper and badly wounded another last  year should face the death penalty, a prosecutor […]

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Robber Takes Dunkin’ Donuts Bag Full of Money from Rittenhouse Dunkin’

Philadelphia Police are looking for a man they say robbed the Dunkin’ Donuts at the corner of 16th and Sansom streets in Rittenhouse Square.

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Police Arrest Alleged Child Predator After Sting Operation at a Friendly’s

Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman has announced the arrest of 54-year-old Doylestown resident Kurt Krumpholz on charges that he attempted to meet up with […]

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Six Ferraris, Two Rolls-Royces, $1.2 Million In Jewelry Seized in Doylestown Fraud Case

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has announced the arrest of seven people — five from one family — charged in a massive insurance fraud scheme […]

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Former Police Detective Ron Dove Indicted in Murder Case

Ronald Dove, a former detective with the Philadelphia Police Department, has been indicted on charges that he allegedly helped his girlfriend evade investigators who suspected […]

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Center City Bank Robbed by Man With Fake Bomb

The FBI says that the man seen in these photos robbed the Republic Bank at 1601 Walnut Street on Tuesday night around 6:45 p.m. According […]

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Gosnell Co-Defendant Gets New Trial

Eileen O’Neill, who was a co-defendant to Kermit Gosnell when he stood trial for killing three infants born alive at his West Philadelphia abortion clinic, […]

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Docs: Grand Jury Recommended Charges Against Kane

https://twitter.com/deannadurante/status/557994279080304641 Documents released today by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court confirm that a grand jury has recommended charges be brought against Attorney General Kathleen Kane for […]

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Don Tollefson Verdict: Guilty on All Counts

In his long and continued fall from grace, former Philadelphia sportscaster Don Tollefson was found guilty by a Bucks County jury on Wednesday of all […]

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Video: Greedy Thief Steals Four Bikes on Bainbridge Street

Last week, we told you about a man who walked off with a police bike from the lobby of a building in Center City. Well, […]

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J.P. Miranda, Sister Plead to Corruption Charges

Former North Philly State Rep. J.P. Miranda and his sister, Michelle Wilson, pleaded guilty to corruption charges on Tuesday.

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Jury Now Considering Tollefson Charges

A jury now has Don Tollefson’s fate in its hands. Final arguments in the former sportscaster’s trial were heard Tuesday, and the jury began deliberations […]

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Six Burning Questions About Grand Jury Leaks

The scepter still hangs over Kathleen Kane’s head. It’s been a couple of weeks now since the Inquirer reported that a grand jury recommended the […]

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Jury Finds Former Ironworkers Boss Joseph Dougherty Guilty

A federal grand jury on Tuesday found Joseph Dougherty, the 73-year-old former leader of the Ironworkers Local 401, guilty of racketeering conspiracy, using fire to commit a felony, and […]

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Church Erects a Cross for Each of Philly’s Gun Homicide Victims Last Year

You probably aren’t familiar with the names Norberta Lopez, Branden Agnew, Timothy Artis or Megan Doto. And there’s no reason that you would be. Unlike […]