
Courts & Law
Man arrested near Capitol with 500 rounds of ammo, ‘unauthorized’ inauguration credentials
Wesley Allen Beeler presented unauthorized inauguration credentials Friday night, police said. Beeler admitted to having the handgun in his pickup truck, according to police.
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NJ sues federal government, saying ‘forever chemicals’ at military bases polluted drinking water
Two of the so-called “forever chemicals” have entered groundwater on and surrounding the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and at two other bases at Trenton and Earle.
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U.S. executes Dustin Higgs in 13th and final execution under Trump administration
Higgs had been sentenced to death for the 1996 killings of three women in Maryland, which has since abolished the death penalty.
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Philly police: Face masks are the ‘number one obstacle’ for homicide investigators
The department’s homicide clearance rate dropped significantly last year. Police say shooters wearing face masks is a big reason why.
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More charges dismissed in Mariner East ‘buy-a-badge’ scheme
The security firm employee had been charged in connection with an alleged bribery scheme related to Mariner East pipeline construction in Chester County.
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Joseph Bologna was arrested in June after a baton-beating video went viral.
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Justice Dept. watchdog opens probe of response to riot
The investigation will examine whether information was shared by the Justice Dept. to agencies, including the Capitol Police, about the potential for violence.
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Justice Department knew 2018 border policy would separate families, didn’t plan well
Inspector General Michael Horowitz released a review confirming Trump administration officials knew its policy would separate children from their families at the U.S. border.
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Philly judge denies bail revocation for men accused of election interference
Joshua Macias and Antonio LaMotta, who drove up from Virginia, will still stand trial on election-related offenses in Philadelphia.
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Philly landmarks and government buildings to be guarded as inauguration precaution
Philadelphia police will be staffed in case of emergency Saturday through Inauguration Day. Commissioner Outlaw says other law enforcement are on call.
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Delaware man who waved ‘Confederate Battle flag’ during Capitol riot charged
Kevin Seefried and his son Hunter face federal charges stemming from the storming of what President-elect Biden calls the “cradle of liberty.”
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Retired Delco firefighter charged with assault for hurling fire extinguisher at Capitol Police
His alleged crime appears to be separate from a different high-profile incident, in which Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was struck and killed.
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U.S. Attorney William McSwain, antagonist to Kenney and Krasner, resigns
McSwain, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, was known for echoing the president’s priorities.
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I got shot with a rubber bullet by police. It was a painful lesson about white supremacy
Getting hit by a rubber bullet helped Judith Max Palmer understand the wanton violence that Black communities experience too often at the hands of police.
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Prosecutors ask judge to order former Penn State president Graham Spanier to report to jail
The attorney general's office wrote in a Monday letter to Judge John Boccabella that no legal impediment prevents him from enforcing the minimum jail sentence of two months.
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