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Crime

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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 years ago

Police from London, Ontario, block protesters from the Ambassador Bridge on Saturday.
(Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

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.

4 years ago

A sign on the wall for the Delaware DOJ
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.

4 years ago

The National Archives and Records Administration said it retrieved 15 boxes of documents and other items from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence last month.
(Lynne Sladky/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

FILE - U.S. Navy SEAL candidates, participate in
NPR
Community

The Navy is investigating the death of a SEAL candidate from N.J. who finished ‘Hell Week’

Kyle Mullen, a 24-year-old man from Manalapan, N.J., was pronounced dead at Sharp Coronado Hospital in Coronado, Calif., the Navy said.

4 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.

4 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.

4 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Conroe, Texas, on Saturday. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Georgia district attorney calls for FBI security help after Trump’s rally comments

Willis was recently granted a special grand jury for her office's criminal probe into the efforts of Trump and his allies to overturn the election results in Georgia.

4 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.

4 years ago

Greg McMichael, center, and his son, Travis McMichael, left, look at family members seated in the gallery when they walk into the courtroom
NPR
Courts & Law

2 men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery reach plea deals in hate crimes case

A federal hate crime trial for father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael is scheduled to begin in February.

4 years ago

Karla Chavez, of the social activist group Chiactivists, puts up a sign at a memorial for 8 year old Melissa Ortega in Chicago on January 24, 2022. - Ortega was walking with her mother in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on January 22 when she was struck by stray bullets after an unknown offender shot multiple times in their direction. (Photo by Paul Beaty / AFP) (Photo by PAUL BEATY/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Gun violence is killing more children. The pandemic may be playing a role

4 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.

4 years ago

A homeless camp on the edge of downtown Seattle.
Martin Kaste/Martin Kaste
NPR
Politics & Policy

Homeless camps are often blamed for crime but experts say it’s not so simple

4 years ago

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