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Criminal Justice

A.I. du Pont Middle School
Courts & Law

Delaware principal was indicted 7 months ago for raping student, but authorities never alerted public or families

Tasha Oliver allegedly abused the girl from 2010 to 2014. After she was arrested last year, law enforcement and district officials said nothing.

4 months ago

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Manuel Santiago walking outside
Courts & Law

Retired Philadelphia detectives go on trial in perjury case stemming from 2016 murder exoneration

Philly DA Larry Krasner charged former detectives Martin Devlin, Manuel Santiago and Frank Jastrzembski in 2021, days before the statute of limitations was set to expire.

4 months ago

volunteer escorts stand outside a Planned Parenthood
Politics & Policy

As feds drop FACE Act cases in Philly and elsewhere, reproductive health providers worry about escalating violence

The dismissed federal lawsuit against a man who barricaded himself inside a Philly Planned Parenthood in 2021 is part of changes at the U.S. Department of Justice.

4 months ago

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Community
6abc

Fears heightened as ICE detains several people in Chester County

Video from the Facebook group ¿Qué Pasa, Kennett Square? shows federal agents outside of a tire shop on Baltimore Pike taking people away in handcuffs.

5 months ago

Hadi Matar
Courts & Law

A New Jersey man is convicted of attempted murder in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie

A jury in western New York also found 27-year-old Hadi Matar guilty of assault Friday.

5 months ago

FILE - Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is escorted into court for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool, File)
Courts & Law

Trial set for suspect in killings of 4 Idaho college students. Here’s what you need to know

A judge this week declined to throw out key evidence against the man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students near the campus two years ago.

5 months ago

Border Patrol Agent David Maland posing with a service dog
Courts & Law

Police arrest apparent leader from Delco of cultlike ‘Zizian’ group linked to multiple killings in the U.S.

Jack Lasota, 34, was arrested Sunday along with Michelle Zajko, 33, of Media, Pennsylvania.

5 months ago

The Chester Heights, Pennsylvania home of a couple murdered in 2022 with snow on the lawn
Courts & Law

A Vermont border agent’s death was the latest violence linked to the cultlike Zizian group

Police had previously arrested the alleged leader after he was found in a hotel with the daughter of a murdered Delaware County couple in 2022.

5 months ago

Justin Lee Smith
Education

Red flags surfaced in Louisiana about Delaware school leader now charged with dealing child porn

The school leader referenced a porn actor in an email and had an affair with a staffer, but his new Delaware school was never informed.

5 months ago

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Justin Lee Smith
Courts & Law

Police charge Christian school leader in Delaware with using online aliases to obtain, share child pornography

Police say Justin Smith of St. Anne’s Episcopal School used the Kik Messenger app to download and distribute the explicit videos.

5 months ago

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This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
Money

Purdue Pharma reaches new $7.4B opioid settlement deal. Here’s what Pennsylvania and Delaware stand to get

The new settlement deal could net Pennsylvania and Delaware as much as $212 million and $27 million, respectively, in payouts.

6 months ago

This image from video from the Justice Department in the statement of facts supporting an arrest warrant, and annotated by the source, shows Rebecca Lavrenz, circled in yellow, entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Justice Department via AP)
Courts & Law

Judges allow some Capitol riot defendants to return to DC for Trump’s inauguration

In most cases, Justice Department prosecutors argued that Capitol riot defendants shouldn’t be allowed to return to the scene of their crimes.

6 months ago

(Courtesy of freetyreewallace.com)
Studio 2
Courts & Law

Studio 2 Extra: Wrongfully convicted and finally free after 26 years

Tyree Wallace spent 26 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, after pleading guilty to a lesser charge. He’s now fighting to clear his name and seek justice.

Air Date: January 17, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 15:56
FILE - Police officers wearing a protective face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus accompany the remains of Cpl. James O'Connor as they depart from Our Lady of Calvary Church in Philadelphia, Friday, May 8, 2020. O'Çonnor was shot and killed early Friday, March 13, as he served a homicide warrant at a home in the Philadelphia's Frankford section. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Courts & Law

2 Philadelphia men plead guilty to killing SWAT officer in 2020 as police served murder warrant

Authorities say Elliott fired a dozen shots through a bedroom wall, striking O'Connor as he climbed an interior staircase.

6 months ago

The Delaware General Assembly in session at the Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware
Courts & Law

‘Irreparable harm’: Delaware activists say legislation codifying certain crimes would make it harder for some to get bail

Some advocates argue a constitutional amendment and enabling legislation would make people with some felonies more likely to be held pretrial.

6 months ago

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