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No charges against 4 Philly cops accused of terrorizing bodegas, corruption
Federal and city prosecutors will not file criminal charges against four Philadelphia narcotics officers for allegedly terrorizing bodega ...
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Philly DA: 46 charged in $400,000 ‘slip and fall’ insurance scam
Forty-six people are being charged in connection with a wide-ranging insurance fraud scheme in Philadelphia, District Attorney Seth ...
11 years ago
‘Bonnie’ of high-living ID theft team back in court over probation
Jocelyn Kirsch, half of Philadelphia’s modern-day “Bonnie and Clyde” p ...
11 years ago
Suspect arrested, another sought in shooting of child in North Philly
A teenage suspect in the shooting of an 11-year-old boy was arrested Friday, but Philadelphia police are still on the lookout for another ...
11 years ago
Philadelphia Gun Club sues animal rights group, claiming stalking and intimidation
The Philadelphia Gun Club has filed a lawsuit against an animal-rights organization over alleged harassment, stalking and intimidation. ...
11 years ago
Pew report finds bright spots among clouds on Philly horizon
A new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts offers a major reason to be optimistic about Philadelphia. The nonprofit found that 2,81 ...
11 years ago
Philly prisons to try video visits for inmates
The Philadelphia Prison System is planning to set up “video visits” at one of the city’s jails in hopes of increasing c ...
11 years ago
More than 300 laid off as giant of N.J. news biz reorganizes
The media company Advance Publications is eliminating 306 employees at its news outlets, including the Newark Star-Ledger, Times of Trent ...
11 years ago
As Philly’s violent crime drops, mapping the neighborhoods where it doesn’t
For a long time, the Philadelphia Police Department rarely had good news to share. That’s changed. From 2012 to 2013, ...
11 years ago
ListenDuring job search, criminal records more likely to hinder women of color
A March report by legal aid attorneys in Philadelphia suggests that women of color with criminal records are facing roadblocks to employm ...
11 years ago
Council hires energy consultant to assess PGW sale
The Philadelphia City Council is hiring an energy consultant to get a second opinion on Mayor Michael Nutter’s plan to sell the cit ...
11 years ago
Pa. shelters blame budget cuts for having to turn away domestic violence victims
A report by a national women’s group has found that hundreds of domestic violence victims who are looking for refuge in Pennsylvani ...
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