
Crime
License plate reading tech at Temple University helps police catch suspected serial burglar
Temple says it's the first university police department in Pennsylvania to use this license plate reading system.
2 days ago
Man pleads guilty to murdering 3 family members in Bucks County
Andre Gordon entered the plea at the county's justice center on Wednesday morning, and was then sentenced to three life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole.
4 days ago
Philadelphia police shoot and kill armed man during struggle with officers in Fairhill: Officials
At some point, police say the suspect's gun discharged, and that's when two officers opened fire, hitting the man in the torso.
2 weeks ago
‘Absolutely unthinkable’: Delaware principal admits to raping student when she was a teacher
Tasha Oliver sexually abused the female student repeatedly when she taught at Stanton Middle School more than a decade ago.
2 weeks ago
Teen escapes after allegedly being held captive for years and sexually abused in South Jersey home
The victim, now 18, said Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, had been abusing her since around 2018 in their Gloucester Township home. The couple was arrested Sunday.
3 weeks ago
Former West Deptford fire chief accused of possessing over 125,000 child sex abuse images
Martin Matson, 70, formerly the fire chief of South Jersey's now-defunct Greenfields Volunteer Fire Company, was arrested last week on child porn possession charges.
3 weeks ago
Newark mayor denies trespassing at immigration detention center following arrest
Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said Ras Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland Security personnel to leave the Delaney Hall facility.
3 weeks ago
Maurice Hill found guilty for attempted murder of Philadelphia police officers during 2019 shooting
Authorities said Hill fired more than 100 rounds at narcotics officers during the incident that took place in the city's Nicetown-Tioga section.
4 weeks ago
Second person arrested in connection with Ocean County, N.J. wildfire
A 17-year-old has been taken into custody. The teen is facing arson charges in connection to the Jones Road wildfire that started April 22.
1 month ago
Prosecutor says officer killed in gunman’s Pennsylvania hospital attack was hit by fire from police
West York Patrolman Andrew W. Duarte was killed in the gunfire in York on Feb. 22, while several other people were wounded and injured.
1 month ago
The driver has been charged with second-degree murder, and a passenger in the van was detained by Newark police, but no charges against that person have been filed so far.
1 month ago
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
The Penn graduate, 26, stood with his lawyers as he entered the plea Friday. Late Thursday night, federal prosecutors filed a notice of their intent to seek the death penalty.
1 month ago
Ocean County, New Jersey wildfire: 19-year-old charged with arson
Investigators say Joseph Kling set wooden pallets on fire and left them unattended.
1 month ago
New Jersey prosecutors appeal George Norcross dismissal
Prosecutors say Superior Court Judge Peter Warshaw granted a motion to Norcross attorneys that doesn’t exist in law.
1 month ago
Listen 0:49Police seek motive for arson at Pennsylvania governor’s residence as suspect’s 911 call is released
Relatives say the suspect, Cody Balmer, has struggled with mental illness. But Balmer told a judge this week that he doesn't have a mental illness.
1 month ago