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| Sparklers\Poppers Now Legal in New Jersey; Montco Woman Sentenced; Lakewood Welfare Scam |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/29/17 9:22 pm | updated: 06/29/17 9:22 pm |
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill on Wednesday legalizing the sale of handheld sparklers and novelty items, just in time for the 4th of July holiday. Anyone 16 and older will now be able to legally purchase handheld and ground-based sparkers and well as novelty items such as party poppers and snappers. All other fireworks remain illegal in New Jersey including both aerial and explosive types. Those include rockets and firecrackers.
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| Seth Williams Pleads Guilty, Resigns as District Attorney; Fatal Road Rage Crash; Wildwood Body ID'd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/29/17 8:22 pm | updated: 06/29/17 8:22 pm |
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| Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has taken a plea deal in his corruption, bribery and fraud case and resigned as the city's top prosecutor. This come two weeks into his federal trial. Williams pled guilty one count of accepting a bribe from a local businessman. The other 28 counts of the indictment were dropped. U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond ordered Williams held in jail until his October 24th sentencing date saying he doesn't trust him to show up. He could receive up to 5... Read More |
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| Bucks Football Coach Arrested Sexual Assault; U-haul Crashed in NoLibs; Graffiti in South Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/28/17 7:10 pm | updated: 06/28/17 7:10 pm |
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| A former Bucks County football coach has been arrested for sexually assaulting three juveniles. 47-year-old Shannon "Shawn" Westmoreland has been charged with Rape, Rape of a Child under Age of 13, Rape of a Child, Statutory Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault of a Child and other related offenses. Bensalem police say that he assaulted a 15-year-old in 2005 while he was a coach with the Bensalem Ramblers Athletic Association. He is also charged with assaulting a child from the age of 4... Read More |
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| Upper Darby Teens Wanted for Robberies; Remains Found in Tioga-Nicetown; Stop-n-Go Bill Passes House |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/28/17 3:51 am | updated: 06/28/17 3:51 am |
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| Upper Darby police are searching for two teenage girls wanted for a series of armed robberies in Delaware County. On June 19th around 9:25 p.m., a cab driver with Get-A-Cab was dispatched to pick up a girl on the 100 block of Glendale Road. While one girl distracted the driver, the other went around to the driver side window and demanded money at gunpoint. They made off with $100. Two hours later, a cab driver with County Cab went to pick up a girl on the 200 block of Copley Road. He was... Read More |
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| 46 Charged in Chester County Drug Bust; Teen Caused Own Fall From Ride; Teen Shot In South Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/27/17 6:20 pm | updated: 06/27/17 6:20 pm |
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| A two-month long drug bust operation in Chester County has led to charges against 46 street level dealers across the county. District Attorney Thomas Hogan announced the crackdown today. It was nicknamed "Operation Wildfire." "The police bought heroin, Oxycontin, Percocet, Vicodin, morphine, MDMA, diazepam, and Xanax, as well as traditional drugs like crack cocaine and crystal methamphetamine," the statement said. "The drug deals took place in every region of Chester County." Most of... Read More |
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| Delaware Professor Out After Facebook Post; Driver Speeds in Crime Scene; Box Truck Hits MontCo Home |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/27/17 5:28 am | updated: 06/27/17 5:28 am |
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| An adjunct professor at the University of Delaware will not be rehired after backlash from a Facebook post regarding an American college student who died following a tragic trip to North Korea. Kathy Dettwyler, a 62-year-old professor in the anthropology department, posed the question, "Is it wrong of me to think that Otto Warmbier got exactly what he deserved?" on her personal Facebook page last week. In 2016, Warmbier travelled to the embattled nation and was arrested for attempting to... Read More |
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| House Fire in Wildwood Crest; Body of Man Washes Up in Wildwood; Stabbing Victim ID'd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/26/17 8:56 pm | updated: 06/27/17 12:31 am |
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| Fire crews down the shore battled heavy flames and smoke at a blaze that consumed multiple homes in Wildwood Crest, Cape May County on Sunday afternoon. The plume of thick black smoke could be seen by beachgoers up and down the coast for miles. Crews were called to the three-alarm fire just after 3 p.m. along the 7100 block of Park Boulevard and West Primrose Road near Sunset Lake. Two houses were engulfed in flames and are total losses. A third home suffered heavy damage. Luckily, no... Read More |
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| Boyz II Men Get Street Name in South Philly; American Airlines Flight Returns; Woman Found Stabbed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/25/17 5:19 am | updated: 06/25/17 5:19 am |
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| Hometown heroes Boyz II Men were back in town Saturday performing at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philly as part of the Total Package Tour along with New Kids on the Block and Paula Abdul. Earlier in day, however, they were honored by the City of Philadelphia outside of their Alma Matter, the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (aka CAPA). This past spring Councilman Kenyatta Johnson proposed a resolution that the portion of South Broad Street between... Read More |
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| Ice Cream Shop Owner Arrested Video Spying; Deer Rescued Penn Landing; Bridge Reopen Sea Isle Avalon |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/23/17 8:58 pm | updated: 06/23/17 8:58 pm |
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| The owner of an ice cream shop in South Jersey has been arrested. He is accused of video recording his underage female employees as they got dressed in an employee changing room. 65-year-old Larry Bostic is charge with five counts of child endangerment and five counts of invasion of privacy. On Thursday, Vineland police executed a search warrant at the Cool Breeze Ice Cream Parlor on W Landis Avenue. They discovered a small camera inside the employee changing room. The camera was... Read More |
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| $5000 Reward to Report Drug Activity in Bucks Co.; Fatal Dirt Bike Accident; Philly Pools Opening |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/23/17 3:29 am | updated: 06/23/17 3:39 am |
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| Officials in Bucks County have announced a new program aimed at fighting the growing drug epidemic. Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub along with Bucks County Crime Stoppers made the announcement outside of the Falls Township Municipal Building in Fairless Hills. It is called "Push Out the Pusher." Rewards of up to $5,000 are being offered to anyone who reports suspected drug activity that results in the conviction of a drug dealer. Lawn signs will be available with the... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
