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West Chester Woman Accused of Real Estate Ponzi Scheme

Federal authorities today charged a 43-year-old West Chester woman with an elaborate ponzi scheme to defraud real estate investors. United States Attorney Zane David Memeger […]

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4 Teenagers Charged After Firefight With Lawmakers

Police in Harrisburg have charged four teenagers after State Rep. Marty Flynn engaged in a firefight with a man who was attempting to rob him […]

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2 Pennsylvania Lawmakers Involved in Shootout Near Capitol

Pennsylvania State Rep. Marty Flynn was involved in a shootout with robbers near the Capitol in Harrisburg. Flynn exchanged gunfire with several men who allegedly […]

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Ex-Eagle Irving Fryar, Mother Reject Plea Deals, Will Head to Trial

Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Irving Fryar and his mother, accused in a mortgage fraud scam in New Jersey, both turned down plea deals in […]

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WATCH: Twitter Sleuth Who Helped Catch Gay-Bashing Suspects Was on The View Today

@FanSince09, the Twitter sleuth who helped police wrangle suspects involved in the gay-bashing on September 11th in Center City, appeared on The View today.

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The Philadelphia Outrage Meter for the Week Ending Oct. 10, 2014

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Philly Cops: We Caught 2 Bike Theft Suspects Stealing More Bicycles

Earlier this week, the Philadelphia police released footage of two bike thieves in a Rittenhouse Square garage. Yesterday, cops say they caught the suspects — […]

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The Feds Want to Put Joey Merlino Back In Prison Immediately

Philadelphia’s skinniest mobster Joey Merlino has been living in Boca Raton, Florida since his March 2011 release from federal prison, where he spent a decade […]

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Prosecutor’s Misdeeds Mean Trio Won’t Be Retried for Murder

A judge ruled yesterday that three men once convicted of torturing and murdering another man won’t be retried for the crime. Common Pleas Judge Benjamin […]

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Cops Looking For Rittenhouse Bicycle Thieves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTkSwwPbIN0 Philadelphia police today released surveillance footage of two men who cops say stole four bicycles from a garage at the Rittenhouse Claridge (201 South […]

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Man in Halloween Mask Robs Bank

An “older male” in a Halloween mask robbed a TD Bank branch in Hatboro Wednesday morning, police say. At 10 a.m. this morning, cops say, […]

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Montco DA: Mom Injected 15-Year-Old Daughter With Heroin

On Wednesday afternoon at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman and Lower Salford Police Chief Thomas Medwid announced the arrest of […]

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Philadelphians Ignore Stabbing in Pathmark Aisle, Keep Shopping

Man stabbed in the face inside Pathmark, unfazed customers continue shopping in bloody aisle: http://t.co/q28zU0vhP2 pic.twitter.com/ba9kCgEqVD — NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) October 8, 2014 What are […]

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Police: These Crooks Stole Chi-Chi the Pomeranian!!!

Is nothing sacred?

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Prosecutors Say This DHS Worker Stole More Than 11,000 SEPTA Tokens

This is Shamira Hawkins-Worthey. She’s worked for the city’s Department of Human Services for nearly eight years. And now she’s in trouble. Prosecutors announced Monday […]