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Crime

Delaware State Police seized more than 330,000 bags of heroin including 2,500 'logs' of the opioid with a street value of more than $1.6 million. (DSP photo)
Courts & Law

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.

3 years ago

Michelle Neal speaking at The Philly DA's office press conference talking about the Youth Aid Panels diversion program on March 7, 2022. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Courts & Law

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.

3 years ago

Columnist E. Jean Carroll leaves federal court Tuesday Feb. 22, 2022, in New York. Carroll, who accused former President Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s and then filed a defamation lawsuit against him, will not seek to depose him prior to trial because it would cause unnecessary delay, but she added that a DNA sample was still being sought. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)
Courts & Law

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.

3 years ago

Philadelphia police homicide Captain Jason speaks at a press conference
Courts & Law

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.

3 years ago

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Courts & Law
6abc

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.

3 years ago

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora
Community

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.

3 years ago

Philadelphia skyline
Courts & Law

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.

3 years ago

Attorney General Kathy Jennings (at microphone) says straw purchases are a prevalent menace. (State of Delaware)
Courts & Law

‘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.

3 years ago

A QAnon sign is pictured outside
Community

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.

3 years ago

A container of fentanyl pills
Courts & Law

‘Vile and deplorable.’ DEA leader excoriates Delaware fentanyl dealer whose ‘poison’ caused overdose death

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.

3 years ago

Delaware Department of Justice (State of Del.)
Courts & Law

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.

3 years ago

The concourse of SEPTA’s 15th Street Station
Community

SEPTA police arrest five accused in weekend assaults, armed robberies

SEPTA officials say more than 28,000 cameras will help them make sure criminals face charges when they commit crimes on the transit system.

3 years ago

Philadelphia police at the scene of a shooting near Olney Transportation Center on Feb. 17, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Homicides, shootings begin trending down in Philly

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw stressed that even though the numbers are down, people are still dying and families are losing loved ones on a daily basis.

3 years ago

File photo: DA Larry Krasner speaking in Fairmount during his weekly violence briefing on January 31, 2022. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly DA: Murders are down compared to this time last year

Philadelphia’s District Attorney says homicides are down for the first time this year, and a new initiative is looking to help younger offenders take a path away from crime.

3 years ago

State Rep. Gerald Brady smiles for a portrait
Politics & Policy

Delaware Rep. Brady resignation announcement followed shoplifting accusations

The lawmaker has been dogged for months by criticism for his racist, sexist comments about Asians in an email last summer. He cited PTSD in resignation announcement Friday.

3 years ago

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