Criminal Justice

Miles Pfeffer is charged with murder, criminal homicide of a law enforcement officer, disarming an officer, robbery, theft, evading arrest and weapons crimes.

Recorded calls appear to use a voice crafted to sound like President Biden to tell voters not to cast their ballot in the state's primary.

A man is accused of stabbing to death a neighbor with whom he had long feuded over the accused man's loud snoring that could be heard through a wall connecting their homes.

The Justice Department's critical incident review comes more than a year and a half after the gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.

The charges stem from an extraordinary ordeal marked by violent threats, visits from police and frayed nerves.

The New Jersey Democrat and his wife, Nadine, were each charged in the fall with aiding three New Jersey businessmen in return for cash, gold bars and a luxury car.

The program, geared toward people impacted by the justice system, teaches solar panel installation and electric work. It pays $15 an hour.

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed legislation last month to give a special prosecutor the option to take over the investigation of any crimes committed within SEPTA in the city.

Hunter Biden has also been charged in Delaware with lying in October 2018 on a federal form for gun purchasers when he swore he wasn’t using or addicted to illegal drugs.

The state legislature approved $7.5 million for indigent defense. Until now, Pennsylvania was one of the few states to not provide state funding for public defenders.

Right-wing media outlets amplified conspiracy theories Epps was an undercover government agent who helped incite the Capitol attack to entrap Trump supporters.

The documents released late Wednesday are likely to disappoint sleuths online, where the plan to release documents prompted rumors of a list of “clients” or “co-conspirators.”

Murders peaked at 562 in 2021 before falling to 514 in 2022. In 2023, the number dropped again, as 410 people were killed on city streets.

State officials report a 13% dive in shooting victims in 2023 compared to a year ago.

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