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‘I want to erase them': NJ man gets prison following plot to kill white people
On Thursday, Joshua Cobb, 24, of Trenton, was sentenced to serve 15 months in prison after posting a plot to target white people in an armed attack and ‘kill as many as I can.’
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Cyber fraud cost Philly schools nearly $700K last year, city controller says
Officials were tight-lipped on many details — as an investigation is ongoing, they said — but, on Thursday, Philadelphia City Controller Christy Brady said that “bad actors,” have scammed the School District of Philadelphia out of about $700,000 through a cyber fraud scheme. In meeting with members of the press Thursday morning, Brady said that the fraud was reported to…
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NJ couple accused of abusing teen in dog crate to remain in jail
Brenda Spencer and Branndon Mosley will remain in jail after they allegedly abused a teen girl for years inside their New Jersey home.
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Dogs worth $3K stolen from car at Port Richmond Wawa
A woman told police that her two dogs, worth a combined $3,000, were stolen from her car as she slept in the parking lot of a Wawa in Philly’s Port Richmond neighborhood on Sunday.
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1 teen killed, another hurt after shooting inside West Philly shop: Police
Gunfire erupted in West Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon, leaving one teenager killed and another in critical condition, officials said.
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3 armed gunmen rob armored car in Wilmington, Del., daytime attack, police say
Police in Wilmington, Del. are still investigating after three men carrying firearms robbed an armored car along Cornell Drive in Wilmington on Wednesday afternoon.
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Boy sought after 3 students steal vehicle, escape Delco reform school, police say
A boy is still being sought after, police say, three people — two juveniles along with 18-year-old Javontay Johnson — stole a worker’s vehicle and escaped the Clock Tower School in Thornbury Township on Sunday.
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Berks Co. inmate used tablet in jail to sexually abuse child online, police say
Police claim Tyler Osborne, 30, of Boyertown, an inmate at the Berks County Jail, used a cellmate’s electronic tablet to instruct an 11-year-old victim over the internet to engage in sex acts that he recorded.
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‘I didn't want to get shot': Former officer Mark Dial takes stand at murder trial
Tears welled in the eyes of former Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial, on Wednesday, as he took the stand to testify at his trial on murder charges after he shot and killed Eddie Irizarry at a traffic stop in 2023.
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Philly ballot questions: Voters OK efforts on homelessness, housing, prison oversight
Philadelphia voters approved of three initiatives in Tuesday’s primary elections — appointing an ombudsman to address homelessness, increased funds for affordable housing and creating a board and office to oversee the city’s prisons.
