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Crime

ATF officials announced two federal indictments of 14 individuals charged with trafficking about 500 firearms from the Southern states of Georgia and South Carolina to sell in Philadelphia, at a press conference on April 11, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

400 illegal guns in Philly flowed through the ‘Iron Pipeline’

ATF agents identified 400 illegally trafficked guns in Philadelphia that were bought by straw purchasers in Georgia and South Carolina.

3 years ago

ADA William Fritze talks about 3d printed firearms arrest
Courts & Law

Philly man accused of using 3D printer to make ‘ghost guns’ faces charges

The suspect is accused of buying some gun parts and creating others on a 3D printer at his Roxborough-Manayunk home to create untraceable firearms.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community

1 officer killed, 2 others shot in Lebanon, Pa.

Police officers went to a home in the city at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday when the gunfire broke out and officers radioed in they were hit.

3 years ago

A Philadelphia police officer walks past the scene of a shooting in LOVE Park. A 29-year-old man was killed. A security guard for Christmas Village has been charged
Courts & Law

Philly police ‘can’t keep up’ with rising homicide rate, Outlaw says

In a bi-weekly gun violence update, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the crime rate is rising in areas targeted for crime prevention.

3 years ago

(chalabala/BigStock)

New narcotics charge for ex-Wilmington cop out on bail in sex solicitation case

Brandon Cooper was out on $75,000 bail when undercover city officers witnessed an alleged drug deal and found him with oxycodone and a police baton.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Courts & Law
6abc

Officials: Suspect turns himself in after father of 4 killed in Drexel Hill road rage shooting

The suspect's car was impounded with a bullet hole visible in the back side window.

3 years ago

Temple University's campus.
Education
6abc

Temple’s public safety director stepping down amid wave of gun violence near campus

Executive Director of Public Safety Charlie Leone will leave his post effective April 29.

3 years ago

The interior of the New Jersey Senate chambers
Courts & Law

N.J. lawmakers push to make sexual extortion a crime

If enacted, the bill would make sexual extortion a third-degree crime with a penalty of five years in prison and a $15,000 fine.

3 years ago

A JNS Protection Services car near Temple University. (6abc)
Community
6abc

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.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

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.

3 years ago

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

(6abc)
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

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