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Crime
Wilmington crime data shows shootings down, murders up 71% for 2024
The city of Wilmington saw murders nearly double from 2023 to 2024. But shootings dropped to a six-year low.
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Listen 0:46Man facing charges after girlfriend’s body found in refrigerator in South Jersey forest: Police
On Thursday, police identified the victim as 50-year-old Laura Hughes, of Runnemede.
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Prosecutors seek 15 years in prison for former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez after bribery conviction
Menendez was convicted in July of 16 corruption charges. When he was charged in fall 2023.
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To fight blight and crime, Philly is addressing its glut of abandoned vehicles
The DOJ is offering assistance to remove the abandoned cars across the city.
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Rollover crash with injuries leads to DUI, vehicular assault charges against Delaware lawmaker
State police say the state representative’s blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit when he pulled out from a Valero station onto a highway.
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Listen 1:31Vehicular attacks are not new. But preventing them has been a big challenge
The FBI said the man who intentionally drove a pickup truck into crowds on Bourbon Street early on New Year's Day acted alone.
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Chestnut Hill College grad among those killed in New Orleans attack
Officials have not yet released the names of the 14 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but families and friends have started sharing their stories.
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FBI says driver in New Orleans rampage acted alone, was ‘100%’ inspired by Islamic State group
Investigators found multiple improvised explosives, including two pipe bombs that were concealed within coolers and wired for remote detonation, per a state police bulletin.
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Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife’s trial off until February
A judge rejected the former New Jersey senator's request to delay his sentencing for his conviction on bribery charges until his wife finishes her trial on similar charges.
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Ex-Eagles player pleads guilty to federal fraud charges related to pandemic aid programs
Wendell Smallwood Jr. is accused of submitting fraudulent tax returns and applications for hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 pandemic aid programs.
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Inside the state and federal charges against the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Luigi Mangione faces 20 total counts in federal court, Pennsylvania state court and New York state court. On Monday, he pleaded not guilty in the latter to 11 counts.
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Biden commutes death sentence for Philadelphia drug lord who killed 12 people, including children
On Monday, the president announced he is commuting the sentences of 37 people on federal death row, including Kaboni Savage, who ordered the firebombing of a house in 2004.
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15-year-old dead after being shot 10 times in Philadelphia
Twenty-one shots were fired at the scene. Police say the victim was shot about 10 times.
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Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces new federal murder charges with his return to New York
Luigi Mangione agreed on Thursday to be extradited at a court appearance in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week after five days on the run.
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How New York prosecutors used a terrorism law in the charges against Luigi Mangione
Mangione was charged under a state law that allows for stiffer sentences for terrifying civilians or influencing government. He is currently jailed in Pennsylvania.
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