Bobby Allyn
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Philly prosecutors discover mysterious ‘six boxes’ connected to Mumia Abu-Jamal in storage room
Philly DA Larry Krasner found six file boxes connected to the case of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. His supporters say it may point to his innocence.
6 years ago
Listen 1:26Safehouse hires leader to open Philly’s supervised injection site
Safehouse, the Philadelphia nonprofit planning to open what may be the country’s first supervised injection site, has hired an executive director.
6 years ago
A night with Philly’s ‘violence interrupter’ teams who offer services to curb bloodshed
The strategy to use former drug dealers, gang members and others with violent pasts to help broker peace in troubled neighborhoods is now set to expand in Philly.
6 years ago
Listen 7:18Judge: Mumia Abu-Jamal can reargue appeal in 1981 Philly police slaying
Judge Leon Tucker ruled that a former justice should have recused himself because of comments he made as a prosecutor about police killers that suggest potential bias.
6 years ago
Philly police: 60 percent of murders investigated in 2018 remain unsolved
Despite adding more detectives, Philadelphia police say 6 out of 10 murder cases investigated this year still not solved.
6 years ago
Fatal opioid overdoses expected to dip in Philly for first time in 5 years
Philadelphia city officials say 2018 is expected to be the first time in five years that opioid-fueled drug overdose deaths are down.
6 years ago
Man who illegally crossed border twice, molested young girl gets more prison time
An unauthorized immigrant from Honduras will serve more time in prison after molesting a young girl following his second illegal border crossing into the U.S.
6 years ago
Prosecutors driving dip in Pa. death sentences, not moratorium
Pennsylvania has a moratorium on executions, but the report from the Death Penalty Information Center finds prosecutors are driving a drop in death sentences.
6 years ago
Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kane reports to Montco jail
In August 2016, a jury convicted Kane of all nine charges, including perjury and obstructing the administration of law. Afterward, she lost her law license and resigned.
6 years ago
2 Philly cops sue department, claiming spate of anti-Semitic harassment
A police spokesman and a representative of the city of Philadelphia both declined to comment on the pending litigation.
6 years ago
Pa. Department of Corrections to provide costly hepatitis C treatment to nearly 5,000 inmates
Pa.'s DOC has agreed to treat the state’s nearly 5,000 inmates with hepatitis C over the next three years.
6 years ago
Philly DA says he’s striving for justice not harshest sentence in homicide cases
Some family of murder victims have called this approach unjust.
6 years ago
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