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Crime

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen in a file photo.
Courts & Law

Philadelphia police launch campaign to stop ‘high-tech’ carjackings

Police say more criminals are targeting vehicles using keyless entry or key fobs.

3 months ago

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Gary Busey smiles
Courts & Law
6abc

Gary Busey sentenced for criminal sexual contact in Cherry Hill

The actor was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay fines following a criminal sexual contact case stemming from a South Jersey horror film convention.

4 months ago

Police tape blocks a section of a cornfield
Courts & Law

3 officers killed in York County shooting identified. Gunman ambushed law enforcement from inside the home, officials say

Matthew James Ruth, 24, opened fire on officers from inside his ex-girlfriend's rural Pennsylvania house. He is accused of stalking her, according to officials.

4 months ago

Seal for the Philly DA's Office
Courts & Law
6abc

Man convicted for building explosives, plotting to attack multiple locations in Philadelphia region

The 19-year-old, who was 17 when he was arrested, was found guilty of plotting to attack Philly's Pride parade, nuclear power plants and other targets.

4 months ago

FILE - Charlie Kirk speaks during a town hall meeting (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
Courts & Law

A timeline of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the arrest of a suspect

Authorities in Utah will seek the death penalty against a 22-year-old man charged in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on a college campus.

4 months ago

A family photo provided by Trymaine Lee.
Studio 2
Community

Studio 2 Extra: Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-winning journalist Trymaine Lee

Trymaine Lee reflects on his book, childhood trauma and systemic violence in Black communities, emphasizing empathy, understanding and hope for healing and change.

Air Date: September 12, 2025 12:00 pm

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Emma Tsurkov and Elizabeth Tsurkov smile
Community

Princeton doctoral student kidnapped in Iraq has been freed. ‘We both started sobbing,’ sister says

Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in 2023 while doing research, was freed Tuesday and turned over to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad following more than 900 days in captivity.

4 months ago

Justin Lee Smith holding up a book in a classroom
Courts & Law

‘Makes me want to vomit’: Ex-religious school leader in Delaware who shared child abuse videos gets 24 of 25 counts dropped

Justin Smith received a four-year prison sentence for one felony count. State police said many videos showed girls being forcibly raped.

4 months ago

President Trump has threatened to send federal troops to crime-ridden cities. Could Philadelphia be next? Here, a photo of the Pennsylvania National Guard stand watch near City Hall in 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Politics of policing: Trump deploys National Guard to 'blue' cities

Supporters of President Trump point to the fact that crime in D.C. has decreased since troops arrived in August compared to the same period in '24, according to data from MPD.

Air Date: September 3, 2025 12:00 pm

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A view of fentanyl and other drugs seized by law enforcement in Delaware
Courts & Law

‘Major, major drug trafficker’ in Delaware who led biggest fentanyl ring gets 25-year prison sentence

Dwayne Fountain personally mixed the ultra-deadly opioid to make concoctions with cocaine and other drugs, then reformed them into bricks.

4 months ago

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inside the burned home of Josh Shapiro
Politics & Policy

Republican gubernatorial candidate silent as radio host blames Gov. Shapiro for arson attack on governor’s mansion

Stacy Garrity did not push back against the comments made by Bob Cordaro, but has denounced the attack in the past.

4 months ago

police at crash scene
Community

Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run in Fairmount Park, car seized by police

Investigators are looking into the death of a bicyclist in Fairmount Park on Tuesday. No arrests have been made.

4 months ago

Police gather at the Villanova University campus where an active shooter was reported Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Villanova, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Education
6abc

Swatting group ‘likely responsible’ for campus shooter hoaxes at Villanova and others: Report

Analysts believe it's very likely a swatting group made false emergency reports targeting at least 10 universities, including Villanova.

4 months ago

Katrina Blackwell addressing members of the Council from a podium
Courts & Law

Chester city homicides fall 85% this summer

Reported instances of both nonviolent and violent crime are down in Delaware County’s only city during the summer of 2025.

4 months ago

Listen 0:46
The seal on the FBI building
Community

FBI offers $10K reward for information identifying suspects accused in armored truck robberies in and around Philly

The suspects are accused of robbing four trucks from late June to mid-August in Philadelphia and Cheltenham.

4 months ago

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