Criminal Justice
‘Straw Hat Bandit’ gets 71-year sentence for Philly suburb bank robberies
Richard Boyle, 60, of Plumstead, was sentenced Wednesday to 71 years in prison for the most recent robberies he committed.
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New education building opens at Vaughn prison 3 years after deadly uprising
Vaughn prison’s new max-security education building is part of an effort to reduce recidivism and a response to recommendations after a deadly 2017 riot.
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After 25 years in prison, N.J. men to walk free as prosecutors drop murder charges
A New Jersey appellate panel said new forensic evidence “powerfully undermines” the government’s sole eyewitness in the case.
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2 more Philly cops resign before firing over offensive Facebook posts
The PPD told City Council nine officers had left before being dismissed. The count is now up to 11.
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Family says daughter sentenced to jail still hasn’t received cancer treatment
Ashley Menser was transferred to a state prison on Monday, 12 days after being taken into custody in Lebanon County
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‘We were never inmates’: A letter to my former walkie
Shuja Moore and Devin Rouse formed a friendship in prison. Moore hasn’t written his friend since he was released. This is the first letter.
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Who is Dawn Chavous? The powerful woman at the center of the feds’ latest Philly indictment
The 40-year-old political consultant is married to Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson, who is a co-defendant.
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In first court appearance, indicted Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson pleads not guilty
Prosecutors say Johnson allegedly stepped in twice to help Universal hang onto real estate in his district, which covers parts of South and Southwest Philadelphia.
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Krasner to stop charging for possession of opioid treatment drug popular on the street
Larry Krasner says his office will not prosecute for possession of the controlled substance, an opioid-treatment drug with a thriving black market.
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No answers for families of teens killed in Cramer Hill park
Camden teenagers Sincere Howard and Shirleen Caban were victims of a double murder in April of 2019. No one has been arrested.
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Prince Andrew called uncooperative in Jeffrey Epstein probe
Britain's Prince Andrew has provided “zero cooperation” to the American investigators who want to interview him as part of their sex trafficking probe into Jeffrey Epstein.
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The unusual redemption story of the man who gives voice to Philly’s waterfront
How a formerly incarcerated tough guy used writing to find his way.
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Cosby prosecutors defend accusers’ testimony, fight appeal
Prosecutors who won a conviction in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case are defending their work as they fight the imprisoned actor's latest appeal.
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Year after year, according to the reports, troopers were roughly two to three times more likely to search black or Hispanic drivers than white drivers.
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House moves to tighten Pennsylvania’s human trafficking laws
One of the bills now goes the governor for a signature, and the rest still have to pass the Senate.
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