Crime
Concerned parents band together, hire private security near Temple University campus
Concerned parents are taking matters into their own hands to make sure students at Temple University are safe.
2 years ago
Late-night shooting results in Philadelphia’s 100th homicide of 2022
According to the Action News data journalism team, the homicide rate is now up 8% from last year, which broke a somber record.
2 years ago
Delaware police seize largest supply of pre-packaged heroin in state history
The record-setting bust in southern Delaware resulted in 44 arrests and the seizure of more than 330,000 bags of heroin.
2 years ago
Philly DA hopes to bring more bilingual mentors into program for troubled youth
Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner says giving kids a second chance will go a long way to cutting crime. The program desperately needs mentors who speak other languages.
2 years ago
Donald Trump’s DNA, not deposition sought in defamation suit
Carroll in a June 2019 book said Trump raped her in the mid-1990s in an upscale Manhattan department store.
2 years ago
Philly police arrest man accused in series of carjackings and pair of murders
Jonathan Akubo has been arrested and charged with multiple carjackings and two murders after police traced back a car allegedly used in the crimes.
2 years ago
Officials: Former principal accused of sexually assaulting student at Delco elementary school
Delaware County officials have announced the arrest of a former principal who is accused of sexually assaulting a student.
2 years ago
Trenton mayor hopes addressing mental health will interrupt violence
Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora hopes addressing mental health will stem the record bloodshed in New Jersey’s capital city.
2 years ago
Feds charge two Philly men in string of armed robberies at Latino businesses
The pair hit five businesses in the Feltonville and Juniata sections between Nov. 21 and Dec. 6. One business was robbed twice in two days.
2 years ago
‘Real evil of straw purchases’ revealed in Delaware firearms cases
Delaware prosecutors say guns obtained illegally via straw purchases include one woman who bought her boyfriend a gun used in a Dover murder.
2 years ago
Conspiracy theorists fueled bump in extremist killings in 2021, ADL reports
The ADL’s report says white supremacists, antigovernment sovereign citizens and other adherents of long-standing movements were responsible for most of the deadly attacks.
2 years ago
Michael Younger admitted in federal court that he sold the drug that is often mixed with heroin and other drugs — and is far more potent and deadly.
2 years ago
Police clear last remaining protesters from key bridge between the U.S. and Canada
The bridge, which carries about a quarter of all trade between the U.S. and Canada, has been blockaded for nearly a week by protesters, some driving semi-trucks.
2 years ago
First felony hate crime conviction for Delaware Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust
For the first time, the Delaware Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has won a conviction at trial on felony hate crime charges.
2 years ago
15 boxes of White House records have been recovered at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
According to the Washington Post, the boxes of records at Mar-a-Lago violated the Presidential Records Act.
2 years ago