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LGBT-Centric Hate Crime Bill Passes House Judiciary Committee

This morning House Bill 177, a bill that would protect LGBT and mentally disabled people under Pennsylvania’s current hate-crime laws—passed the House Judiciary Committee 19 to […]

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Q&A: Rutgers Law Prof Who Says Pedophilia Is Not a Crime

Margo Kaplan is not very popular today. In the Monday edition of the New York Times, the Rutgers-Camden law professor, an NYU and Harvard graduate, […]

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Rally in Bucks County Hears Emotional Statement from Gay-Bashing Victims

There was a “Love Over Hate” rally held at the Bucks County Courthouse in Doylestown on Wednesday. The event drew around 200 supporters who were […]

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Philadelphia Cop Charged With Assaulting Partner 4 Separate Times

Philadelphia Police Officer Kenneth Allen was arrested Thursday and charged with assaulting his partner on four separate occasions. The fights between the two partners came […]

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Testimony Heard for Hate-Crime Legislation

The Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing on hate-crime legislation Thursday at the Kimmel Center. The recent attack on a gay couple in […]

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Philadelphia Firefighter, Girlfriend Charged With Assaulting Pregnant Ex-Wife

A Philadelphia firefighter and his girlfriend are accused of two separate assaults on the firefighter’s pregnant ex-wife and her current boyfriend. Police arraigned Michael Lawson, […]

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Ex-Princeton Student Accused of Being A Peeping Tom on Campus

Former Princeton University student David Chesley was arrested earlier this week and charged with burglary and invasion of privacy. A fellow student says Chesley took videos […]

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Philadelphia 7-Eleven Robbed with AK-47 Style Rifle

Philadelphia Police are looking for three men who they say robbed a 7-Eleven in Overbrook. One of the suspects had a rifle that looked similar […]

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Preliminary Hearing Set for Gay-Bashing Suspects

Attorneys for Kevin Harrigan, Kathryn Knott, and Phillip Williams, the three suspects in the attack on two gay men in Center City on September 11th, attended […]

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WATCH: Don Tollefson Talks About Guilty Plea

After his guilty plea to fraud charges Monday, former sportscaster Don Tollefson spoke with CBS 3 about his addictions and how he is trying to […]

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OPINION: Does Fighting Hate Crimes With Hate Speech Really Help?

Yes, I’m pleased that the three alleged gay-bashing suspects were finally arrested last week (although they are now out on bail). What they are accused […]

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Philadelphia: America’s Worst City for Bike Thefts

Ask the Smart People who intend to steer Philadelphia toward its rightful status as a world-class city, and they’ll all agree: Bikes are a huge […]

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(UPDATE) Tollefson Expected to Plead Guilty

[Update 9:55 a.m.] Laurie Mason Schroeder of The Morning Call tweets that Tollefson is pre-empting trial with a guilty plea, but she doesn’t specify which […]

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59 Narcotics Cases Dropped in Police Corruption Case

We already knew Jeffrey Walker was a bad Philadelphia cop: He pleaded to robbery and weapons charges earlier this year, and his cooperation was considered […]

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Does Gay-Bashing Suspect Kathryn Knott Deserve Your Sympathy?

I have spent most of my time over the last couple of weeks reporting on the alleged Center City gay-bashing that occurred on September 11th. […]