Criminal Justice
Delco DA Tanner Rouse charges Parkside Borough Council president with theft
The Delaware County District Attorney’s Office estimates that $2,499.94 of taxpayer funds were used to purchase about 390 gallons of gas for personal use.
3 weeks ago
Pennsylvania court upends mandatory use of life-without-parole for second-degree murder
Pennsylvania law has made people liable for second-degree murder if they participated in an eligible felony that led to death.
3 weeks ago
Delaware House advances bill to allow fines and fees waived for indigent criminal defendants
The legislation was voted out of committee last May. It would give judges more discretion to waive fines and fees for poor defendants.
3 weeks ago
Listen 0:48Judge appoints new U.S. attorney for New Jersey after Alina Habba, other officials were disqualified
A federal judge has appointed veteran prosecutor Robert Frazer as U.S. attorney for New Jersey, ending a dispute between the judiciary and Trump administration.
4 weeks ago
Former Philadelphia prison guard pleads guilty to civil rights violations, falsifying records
Christopher Knight, a former sergeant at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, will be sentenced in July.
4 weeks ago
Bill Stevenson y la futura primera dama se divorciaron hace medio siglo. Ahora, Stevenson se encuentra detenido bajo fianza de 2 millones de dólares.
1 month ago
Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, live in the Philadelphia suburbs and drove together to New York City to carry out the attack near Gracie Mansion, officials said.
1 month ago
Krasner warns against retaliatory shootings as weather warms up
Leave justice to the police and courts, or else risk arrest and long jail terms, Philly’s DA says.
1 month ago
Feds charge 2 Bucks County men for alleged ISIS-inspired bomb plot at NYC Gracie Mansion protest
Both Emir Balat, of Langhorne, and Ibrahim Kayumi, of Newtown, told officers the attack was inspired by ISIS.
1 month ago
Listen 0:54Restorative justice advocates in Philadelphia are rethinking accountability beyond incarceration
Restorative justice is rooted in an empathetic, comprehensive and more solution-based approach to addressing criminal behavior.
2 months ago
Listen 1:42Francis Connell Collier resigned in December from the Morton Police Department in Delaware County after being placed on leave because of the investigation.
2 months ago
High-profile Delaware murder case against Jill Biden’s ex-husband shrouded in secrecy
Bill Stevenson and the future first lady divorced a half-century ago. Now he’s held on $2 million cash bail, accused of killing his wife of nearly 40 years.
2 months ago
A year after border agent’s killing, 7 Zizians fight criminal charges in 3 states
Police in Maryland quickly connected Jack “Ziz” LaSota, Michelle Zajko and Daniel Blank to homicide investigations in California, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
2 months ago
Suspect in custody after 3 found dead following standoff in Bucks County
Video shows a SWAT team breaching the residence, where the suspect was ultimately taken into custody.
3 months ago
Murphy draws New Jersey prosecutors’ ire with clemency actions on his way out the door
Though former Gov. Phil Murphy established an advisory board, the ultimate decision to grant clemency was up to him.
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