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Crime

Deputies escort Michelle Zajko, left, Daniel Blank, right, and Jack LaSota, in orange, from the Allegany County Courthouse
Courts & Law

A year after border agent’s killing, 7 Zizians fight criminal charges in 3 states

Police in Maryland quickly connected Jack “Ziz” LaSota, Michelle Zajko and Daniel Blank to homicide investigations in California, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

1 day ago

The outside of the Norristown Police station
Courts & Law
6abc

Norristown police officer charged after hitting naked man with patrol vehicle

An investigation led by the Montgomery County Detective Bureau concluded that Sergeant Daniel DeOrzio's actions amounted to an unjustifiable use of deadly force.

5 days ago

A sign on the wall for the Delaware DOJ
Courts & Law

Jill Biden’s first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware home

William Stevenson, 77, of Wilmington, was married to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975.

2 weeks ago

New Castle County Police
Community

Snow shoveling dispute in New Castle County leads to SWAT standoff, arrest

Police say that a 33-year-old man assaulted two other men after an argument over snow shoveling and a parking space.

2 weeks ago

Listen 0:59
Jeffrey Epstein's face is seen among documents in DOJ files
Politics & Policy

Justice Department says it’s releasing 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files

The files include some of the several million pages of records officials said were withheld from an initial release of documents in December.

2 weeks ago

Police on the scene after three bodies
Community
6abc

Suspect in custody after 3 found dead following standoff in Bucks County

Video shows a SWAT team breaching the residence, where the suspect was ultimately taken into custody.

3 weeks ago

SEPTA police officers patrol
Community
Billy Penn

Crime on SEPTA fell again last year — to historic lows

Serious incidents nearly halved since the 2020 pandemic peak.

1 month ago

A sign welcomes people to the Mount Moriah Cemetery
Courts & Law

Lancaster County man accused of stealing human remains from 100 graves at Delco cemetery, possibly others

Authorities said detectives discovered a “horror movie come to life” at the suspect’s home after first finding him at Mount Moriah Cemetery.

1 month ago

Listen 0:42
A closeup of a Delaware State Police vehicle
Community
6abc

Delaware state police trooper killed in DMV shooting identified as Cpl. Matthew T. Snook

Corporal Grade One Matthew T. "Ty" Snook of Hockessin, Delaware, was "a dedicated 10-year veteran of the Delaware State Police," officials said Wednesday afternoon.

2 months ago

Delaware Governor Matt Meyer addresses members of the media, speaking into a microphone at a podium, with a Delaware state trooper behind him.
Community

Delaware State Police trooper killed at DMV in Wilmington, suspect dead

Officials say a Delaware State Police trooper was killed after the 44-year-old suspect shot him at a DMV facility. The suspect later died at a hospital.

2 months ago

A remote stretch of road surrounded by woods
Community

Rape on a country road in Chadds Ford after armed ‘agents of chaos’ go on rush hour ‘ramming’ rampage

Over 3 ½ hours, the men hit several cars, stole money from one victim’s bank cards, and led police on highway chases with two more crashes.

2 months ago

Listen 2:30
a person searches the internet for sales
Community

Holiday fraud is on the rise. Do you know the steps to protect yourself?

The holidays are busy and you are distracted, which gives fraudsters more ways to steal your money. Here are ways to protect yourself during the Christmas hustle and bustle.

2 months ago

Listen 0:42
The University of Delaware campus in Newark.
Courts & Law

‘Kill all’: University of Delaware student arrested with machine gun, manifesto and plans to attack the school’s campus

The 25-year-old was found with handwritten notes targeting a member of the University of Delaware Police Department and a drawing of a school building.

3 months ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner takes part in a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, March 11, 2024.
Politics & Policy

Krasner asks City Council for more funding to keep his DA staff from becoming ambulance chasers

Philadelphia’s district attorney visited a city budget hearing to ask for more than $2 million to expand initiatives to deter “big-time criminals.”

3 months ago

Listen 1:12
Judge's gavel on wooden table with law books. (bigstockphoto.com)
Courts & Law

Woman who worked for congressman accused of staging politically motivated attack

The 26-year-old woman, who worked for Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew, and a friend had reported she was attacked July 23 at a nature preserve in Egg Harbor Township.

3 months ago

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