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NJ Attorney, PA Mom Smuggled Contraband To Inmate In Federal Prison: DOJ NJ Attorney, PA Mom Smuggled Contraband To Inmate In Federal Prison: DOJ
NJ Attorney, PA Mom Smuggled Contraband To Inmate In Federal Prison: DOJ A New Jersey defense attorney and a Philadelphia woman are accused of sneaking contraband—including a cell phone, drugs, and cigarettes—into the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in Philadelphia, federal authorities announced on Friday, March 7. Paul DiMaio, 56, of Turnersville, New Jersey, and Tanya Culver, 55, of Philadelphia, were arrested and charged with providing contraband to an inmate and aiding and abetting, Acting U.S. Attorney Nelson S.T. Thayer Jr. said. On Feb. 4 at 10:53 a.m., DiMaio—who is a practicing criminal defense attorney—was recorded on FDC surveillance video entering t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Wawa Truck Driver Robbed At Gunpoint For $27K In Cigarettes: State Police Wawa Truck Driver Robbed At Gunpoint For $27K In Cigarettes: State Police
Wawa Truck Driver Robbed At Gunpoint For $27K In Cigarettes: State Police A truck driver delivering goods to a Chester County Wawa was held up at gunpoint and robbed of $27,000 in cigarettes, state police announced.  It happened, coincidentally, in East Marlborough Township, troopers said. At around 11:40 p.m., as a delivery truck driver was unloading packages from their tractor-trailer, two armed suspects approached.  The pair made off with nine "containers" of cigarettes, before fleeing northeast on Route 1 toward Delaware County, troopers wrote in the release. No injuries were reported by authorities.  The incident remains under investigation b…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Man Walks Out Of Montco Wawa With $3K Of Cigarettes, Police Say Man Walks Out Of Montco Wawa With $3K Of Cigarettes, Police Say
Man Walks Out Of Montco Wawa With $3K Of Cigarettes, Police Say Smoke 'em if you got 'em.  Police in Lower Frederick Township are investigating the theft of thousands of dollars in cigarettes from Wawa, the department said in a release.  Authorities believe the suspect walked into the store at 3 Big Road, Zieglerville, just after 11:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13. He grabbed a case of Marlboro Reds and walked out the door without paying, detectives said. Police estimated Wawa's losses at $3,300.  The suspect was caught on the store's security camera and is described as being a black man with facial hair. He was seen wearing a winter hat…

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by Mac Bullock