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Crime

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Politics & Policy

Philadelphia man charged with threatening a political representative recruiting poll watchers

Officials say 62-year-old John Pollard threatened to kill a member of a state political party trying to recruit poll watchers.

2 months ago

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Courts & Law
6abc

7 shot in North Philadelphia early Saturday morning, police say

Two victims are in critical condition, including a 17-year-old girl.

2 months ago

A City of Coatesville Police Department vehicle sits in the department’s parking lot on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Community

‘Rush to judgment’: Attorney says teenager charged in Coatesville bus shooting is innocent

Attorney Vincent J. Caputo says his client, 17-year-old Jaki White-Marshall, did not conspire with three other individuals to shoot someone on a Coatesville school bus.

2 months ago

James Ballinghoff speaks
Courts & Law
6abc

Driver surrenders to police, accused of hitting 3 nurses outside Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Penn Medicine says one nurse is hospitalized in critical condition. Two others received treatment for their injuries.

2 months ago

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Courts & Law
6abc

Police ID man wanted in connection with triple shooting on SEPTA bus in Philadelphia

Authorities say they are searching for 18-year-old Raphael Ezeamaka from Darby, Pennsylvania.

3 months ago

police car lights flashing
Courts & Law
6abc

3 nurses injured in hit-and-run outside of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Philadelphia police say the driver of a silver Jeep Cherokee struck three nurses around 4:22 a.m. Saturday morning while fleeing the hospital.

3 months ago

Homes adjacent to Interstate 95
Community

Philadelphia and Wilmington listed as some of the least safe cities in the country, according to a new report

While Wilmington ranks as one of the least safe cities, it has some of the largest number of law enforcement employees per capita.

3 months ago

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(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Community
6abc

Philadelphia homicides drop; Mayor Parker says work needs to continue

A 6abc data team found there were 10 homicides in the city in September. That's the lowest number of homicides in one month since April 2015, when there were six.

3 months ago

The exterior of SEPTA's HQ building
Community

3 women shot on SEPTA bus, officials say

Police say the three women were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in stable condition. No arrests have been made.

3 months ago

The American Water building on the Camden WaterfrontN.J.
Money

American Water, the largest water utility in U.S., is targeted by a cyberattack

The New Jersey–based water and wastewater utility company said Monday it has paused billing to customers after becoming aware of unauthorized activity last Thursday.

3 months ago

Patrolman Samuel Waters (right) grabs Dwayne Brown's arm moments into their encounter.  (Courtesy of Ivan Thomas/DETV)
Courts & Law

Ex-Delaware officer sentenced to probation on assault conviction

A jury last year convicted former Wilmington officer Samuel Waters of misdemeanor assault and other charges in the 2021 arrest that led to demonstrations.

3 months ago

Trump
Courts & Law

Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having ‘resorted to crimes’

The filing from special counsel Jack Smith’s team offers the most comprehensive view to date of what prosecutors intend to prove.

3 months ago

A sign at the University of Delaware
Courts & Law

Former UD student ‘incel’ sentenced to prison for stalking and threatening women, fraud

Delaware resident Kyle Stevens submitted 10 fraudulent applications for pandemic aid for small businesses while living overseas.

3 months ago

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Courts & Law

Former Penn State frat leaders sentenced to 2–4 months for 2017 hazing death

Brendan Young and Daniel Casey were leaders of Beta Theta Pi when Timothy Piazza died from multiple falls after consuming a large quantity of alcohol in 2017.

3 months ago

A closeup of the lights of a police vehicle
Courts & Law
6abc

N.J. woman, Pittsburgh man latest to be charged after chaotic car meetups in Philly

Officials said meetups happened last weekend at 11 different intersections throughout the city, attracting crowds and vehicles and resulting in injuries and property damage.

3 months ago

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