Criminal Justice
Nipsey Hussle’s killer gets 60 years to life in prison
The sentence was handed down Wednesday to 33-year-old Eric R. Holder Jr. A jury in July found Eric R. Holder Jr. guilty of first-degree murder of the 33-year-old Hussle.
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Mexico’s former public security head is convicted in the U.S. of taking cartel bribes
García Luna headed Mexico's federal police and became the country's top public safety official between 2006 and 2012. He was convicted of taking large bribes from drug cartels
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Federal authorities say the drugs were delivered to Delaware from the Bronx, where a Hazmat team raided a home deemed unsafe to enter.
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Philadelphia and Memphis lawmakers meet to discuss the city’s groundbreaking Driving Equality Act
Following the death of Tyre Nichols, Memphis, Tennessee is considering changing rules about when police can pull people over — like Philly did last year.
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Philly leaders, advocates look to expand support services in the aftermath of gun violence
About a dozen advocates met with city officials earlier this month to ask for more accessible, more coordinated services for people who lose someone to gun violence.
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Delaware reopens prison visitation to pre-pandemic levels
In-person visits have been either halted or limited during the last three years, depending on the severity of community spread of COVID-19.
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Pa. Gov. Shapiro will not sign death warrants, calls for abolishment of death penalty
Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday he will not allow Pennsylvania to execute any inmates while he is in office and called for the state's lawmakers to repeal the death penalty.
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Delco seeking public input on plans to reestablish juvenile detention center
Delaware County officials want the public to attend one of their upcoming community meetings as it pushes to build a new juvenile detention center.
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Advocates argue that new legislation upping penalties for fentanyl will unfairly punish people from communities impacted by the war on drugs.
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Listen 0:59Philly employment programs kick off this spring to help end cycle of violence
Philly job readiness, education, and legal help programs aim to give opportunities to people with criminal records, in hopes of ending the cycle of gun violence.
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Delaware man who waved Confederate flag in Capitol on Jan. 6 gets three years in prison
Prosecutors wanted the sentence to reflect the “gravity’’ of Kevin Seefried’s crimes. The defendant’s lawyer says he knows “history may view him as a racist.”
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Veteran prosecutor returns to Philly DA’s homicide unit following ‘road rage’ incident
Assistant District Attorney Anthony Voci was sent to the insurance fraud unit after the September 2020 incident that sent a young woman to jail.
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Listen 1:38The Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center closed in 2021. County officials believe a new building, model, and proper oversight will lead to different results.
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N.J. man charged with throwing Molotov cocktail at synagogue
The 26-year-old Clifton man was due to make his initial appearance Thursday in federal court in Newark, and it wasn’t known if he has an attorney.
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Eagles offensive guard Josh Sills indicted on rape, kidnapping charges in Ohio
The NFL says Sills may not practice, play or travel with the team after being indicted on rape and kidnapping charges in Ohio.
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