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Crime

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Courts & Law

‘An absolute ton of cocaine’: Inside the largest drug trafficking case prosecuted in Delaware

Brahmanad Prasad cultivated the image of a wealthy businessman, gambler and day trader. A Delaware barroom boast led to his downfall.

2 weeks ago

Listen 2:27
Wilmington Hospital
Courts & Law

Philly police arrest suspect in Wilmington Hospital shooting that killed 1 and injured another

Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer, whose wife works at the complex, said the shooting is “a sobering reminder that no one is immune” from gun violence.

3 weeks ago

Mayor Cherelle Parker and other Philadelphia officials
Community
6abc

3 Philadelphia police officers shot in Wynnefield; suspect dead

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said officers encountered a 57-year-old man at the scene who became involved in an altercation with them.

4 weeks ago

Cherelle Parker speaking at a press conference in front of a poster outlining new gun regulations.
Courts & Law

Trump administration launches investigation into Philadelphia gun permit denials

Critics call Philly’s permitting standard subjective and unconstitutional, while gun control advocates say the DOJ is attacking any restrictions on ownership.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:00
Philly DA Larry Kranser
Courts & Law

3 men released after a nearly 30-year-old conviction is overturned in Philadelphia

District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office has been reviewing old cases, and several have been overturned.

1 month ago

Listen 1:07
Pokemon trading cards
Courts & Law

Poké-gone: Montgomery County store hit with $9,000 theft of Pokémon cards

The alleged theft happened May 4 at Nashcards in Trappe, Montgomery County.

2 months ago

Philadelphia District Attorney's Office
Courts & Law

Northeast Philly drug investigation uncovers gun making operation, police say

Working on a tip, police say they raided two homes, finding cash, drugs and an alleged gun manufacturing operation with dozens of working and disassembled weapons.

2 months ago

outside the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building United States Courthouse
Courts & Law

Delaware doctor who ordered tests for people she didn’t examine to pay feds $180,000

Dr. Shayasta Mufti agreed with prosecutors that she “made no effort to determine whether genetic testing was medically necessary.”

2 months ago

Listen 1:02
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Courts & Law

Four New Jersey residents charged with illegally voting and lying on citizenship forms

Charges range from illegally voting in a federal election to making false statements when applying for citizenship and unlawful procurement of citizenship or naturalization.

2 months ago

Police respond at the Villanova University campus where an active shooter was reported
Courts & Law

Villanova University 2025 swatting hoax: Feds charge juvenile associated with online cybercriminal group

Investigators allege the defendant is a self-identified member of the cybercriminal group “Purgatory,” according to Thursday’s announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

2 months ago

Listen 0:49
President Donald Trump arrives at the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House
Politics & Policy

Philly-area leaders stand united against political violence after Trump targeted in shooting at White House Correspondents’ dinner

Federal and state leaders expressed their gratitude for the Secret Service and first responders while condemning political violence.

2 months ago

Listen 1:00
A man drives through the Philadelphia 2nd District police building
Courts & Law

Man charged with deliberately crashing into Philadelphia police building

Six people were inside the lobby when the crash occurred. None of them suffered serious injuries.

3 months ago

Philadelphians board 32 bus
Courts & Law

Reported crime on SEPTA continues to drop in 2026 after decade lows last year

“Since peaking during the pandemic, crime across the system has consistently declined,” SEPTA General Manager Scott Sauer said in a release.

3 months ago

Listen 0:50
A man drives through the Philadelphia 2nd District police building
Community

Man arrested after deliberately driving into police building in Northeast Philly, commissioner says, hurting 5

"An absolute deliberate act," Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said of the Tuesday crash in Philadelphia’s Rhawnhurst neighborhood.

3 months ago

En la parte superior izquierda, dos paquetes de pastillas
Courts & Law

‘Están traficando veneno’: las autoridades de Delaware intensifican la ofensiva contra los traficantes de fentanilo.

La administración Trump declaró al ultrapotente opioide “arma de destrucción masiva” en diciembre. Delaware está procesando numerosos casos.

3 months ago

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