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Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty to killing 4 University of Idaho students, multiple media report
The criminal justice graduate student was arrested in Chestnuthill Township, roughly 90 miles north of Philadelphia, weeks after the killings.
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Man charged with killing Temple Police Sergeant Chris Fitzgerald found guilty of first-degree murder
Miles Pfeffer was also found guilty of criminal homicide of a law enforcement officer, disarming an officer, robbery, theft, evading arrest and weapons crimes.
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The charges stem from a congressional oversight visit at Newark's Delaney Hall facility on May 9. Mayor Ras Baraka also was arrested the same day.
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How authorities unraveled Wilmington-Philly gang network in kidnapping, execution
Mark Sellers was beaten in a Wilmington home and killed execution-style in an industrial park near Philadelphia. Six people have been convicted.
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Delaware AG announces charges in UD student homicide case, WSFS bank exec cold case
Delaware AG Kathy Jennings said the new charges stemmed from law enforcement investigation and commitment to public safety.
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Woman with ties to cultlike group appears in court after border agent’s killing
Teresa Youngblut allegedly fired the bullet that killed agent David Maland in January. Authorities have linked the Zizians group to killings in Pennsylvania and California.
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Disgraced ex-N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin serving his 11-year bribery sentence
“Despite his decades of service, he is now known more widely as Gold Bar Bob,” said defense lawyer Adam Fee.
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‘No Kings’ protests in Minnesota canceled as authorities search for suspect who shot 2 lawmakers
Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House Speaker, and her spouse were killed in their Brooklyn Park home.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged with transporting people in the country illegally
The indictment also states that Abrego Garcia was an MS-13 gang member. Abrego Garcia has never been charged with being in MS-13 and has denied membership in the gang.
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Newark mayor sues New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site
Mayor Ras Baraka says the Trump-appointed attorney had pursued the case out of political spite. Baraka was denied entry to Delaney Hall and arrested on May 9.
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License plate reading tech at Temple University helps police catch suspected serial burglar
Temple says it's the first university police department in Pennsylvania to use this license plate reading system.
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Man pleads guilty to murdering 3 family members in Bucks County
Andre Gordon entered the plea at the county's justice center on Wednesday morning, and was then sentenced to three life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Philadelphia police shoot and kill armed man during struggle with officers in Fairhill: Officials
At some point, police say the suspect's gun discharged, and that's when two officers opened fire, hitting the man in the torso.
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‘Absolutely unthinkable’: Delaware principal admits to raping student when she was a teacher
Tasha Oliver sexually abused the female student repeatedly when she taught at Stanton Middle School more than a decade ago.
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Teen escapes after allegedly being held captive for years and sexually abused in South Jersey home
The victim, now 18, said Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, had been abusing her since around 2018 in their Gloucester Township home. The couple was arrested Sunday.
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