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Feds: PA Man Nabbed Collecting 950 Pounds Of Khat At Newark Airport Feds: PA Man Nabbed Collecting 950 Pounds Of Khat At Newark Airport
Feds: PA Man Nabbed Collecting 950 Pounds Of Khat At Newark Airport A Pennsylvania man was arrested by federal agents when he showed up at Newark Airport to collect a half-ton of khat that was flown in by freight container, authorities said. Azeez Adebari, 46, of Harrisburg, was listed as the consignee on a manifest and other documents the claimed the contents as clothing, ground melon and pepper, among other things, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities charged Adebari with conspiring to possess and distribute 430 kilograms (948 pounds) of the illegal drug after taking him into custody at the airport on Monday…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Harrisburg Sex Offender Gets Life Behind Bars In Kyan King's Deadly Shooting Harrisburg Sex Offender Gets Life Behind Bars In Kyan King's Deadly Shooting
Harrisburg Sex Offender Gets Life Behind Bars In Kyan King's Deadly Shooting The registered sex offender accused of shooting 16-year-old Kyan King last August will spend the rest of his life behind bars pleaded guilty on Friday, officials said. Orlando P. Duarte shot and killed Kyan King, who was running naked near North 18th and Forster streets in Harrisburg, on Aug. 25, 2020. King later died at a local hospital. Duarte was a primary suspect as he was seen fleeing the area on foot, according to police. During the course of an investigation, police found a note in Duarte's apartment that is believed to have been left by King. The note states, "It's K.K. If you…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Home Health Aide Accused Of Pelosi Laptop Theft Surrenders PA Home Health Aide Accused Of Pelosi Laptop Theft Surrenders
PA Home Health Aide Accused Of Pelosi Laptop Theft Surrenders A 22-year-old Harrisburg home health care aide accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop during the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riots surrendered to authorities and was arrested Monday in central Pennsylvania, according to the Department of Justice. Riley June Williams was not charged with theft, rather knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on U.S Capitol grounds, federal authorities said. A caller claiming to be an ex-partner of Williams said friends of hers showed him a YouTube video t…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Bergen Prosecutor: Money-Laundering Driver Busts Include $115,411 In Single Stop Bergen Prosecutor: Money-Laundering Driver Busts Include $115,411 In Single Stop
Bergen Prosecutor: Money-Laundering Driver Busts Include $115,411 In Single Stop Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives seized sizable amounts of cash from accused money-laundering drivers from Pennsylvania, including $115,411 that they said a Philadelphia man had stashed in a secret compartment, during traffic stops in Fort Lee. Eduardo Suarez-Couvertier, 26, was released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack after detectives found the hidden cash “in an electronically operated aftermarket hidden compartment” when they stopped a 2007 Honda Pilot that he was driving, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. A week earlier, Musel…

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by Jerry DeMarco