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West Philadelphia Lowe's Arsonist Indicted For Blaze Set During BLM Protests West Philadelphia Lowe's Arsonist Indicted For Blaze Set During BLM Protests
West Philadelphia Lowe's Arsonist Indicted For Blaze Set During BLM Protests A man accused of torching West Philadelphia Lowe's during last May's widespread Black Lives Matter protests has been indicted on federal arson charges, authorities announced. The indictment alleges that Derrick Weatherbe, 29, of Philadelphia, damaged and destroyed the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on North 50th Street on May 31, 2020, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. The incident occurred following a series of nationwide protests in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Surveillance tapes showed a man with distin…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA Brothers Indicted On Federal Charges For Setting Fire To Their Philly Restaurant PA Brothers Indicted On Federal Charges For Setting Fire To Their Philly Restaurant
PA Brothers Indicted On Federal Charges For Setting Fire To Their Philly Restaurant A pair of Delaware County brothers were indicted on federal charges when authorities discovered that the pair set fire to their restaurant after buying a $750,000 fire insurance policy only two weeks prior to the blaze, officials announced. Imad Dawara, 40, of Swarthmore, and Bahaa Dawara, 32, of Woodlyn, admitted to planning and causing the arson of their business, RCL Management LLC in Philadelphia a little more than three years ago on February 18, 2018, and to evading the assessment of their income tax liabilities from 2015 to 2017, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Wi…

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by Nicole Acosta