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Man Who Shot Philly Mom In Front Of Her Son Arrested: US Marshals Man Who Shot Philly Mom In Front Of Her Son Arrested: US Marshals
Man Who Shot Philly Mom In Front Of Her Son Arrested: US Marshals The man accused of killing a South Philadelphia mother late last year was arrested by US Marshals in Kensington early Thursday, Feb. 22, according to authorities.  Abiud Torres was taken into custody without incident on the 1800 block of Hart Lane around 6:45 a.m., said Marshal Robert Clark.  Investigators had suspected Torres, 20, of "frequenting multiple abandoned residences in the Kensington section of Philadelphia" before tracking him down on Hart Lane Thursday morning, Clark said.  Torres is accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend Tatiana Vargas in front of…

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by Mac Bullock
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US Marshals Offer $2K Reward, New Details In Philly Inmate's Escape US Marshals Offer $2K Reward, New Details In Philly Inmate's Escape
US Marshals Offer $2K Reward, New Details In Philly Inmate's Escape On the fifth day since he snuck off from a prison work detail, US Marshals are offering a reward for Gino Hagenkotter's capture.  The 34-year-old inmate was working at an orchard outside the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center when he walked off without permission before noon on Thursday, Nov. 30, Daily Voice reported. Hagenkotter was serving a "minimum sentence" for theft and burglary at the Riverside Correctional Facility before his escape, authorities have said.  His release was originally scheduled for Thursday, the day of his break-out, but was pushed back to Ap…

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by Mac Bullock
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US Marshals 'Playing The Long Game' In Hunt For Danelo Cavalcante US Marshals 'Playing The Long Game' In Hunt For Danelo Cavalcante
US Marshals 'Playing The Long Game' In Hunt For Danelo Cavalcante Twelve days after Danelo Cavalcante escaped from the Chester County Prison, Pennsylvania State Police say they are shifting from a strategy of "containment" to a more investigative posture.  In the Monday, Sept. 11 press conference held by state police Lt. Col. George Bivens and others, authorities said their efforts have "shifted" into a "fugitive investigation." The painstaking effort to track down the escaped killer was frustrated over the weekend when Cavalcante slipped past the established perimeter at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square. Cavalcante snuck past police after stealing an…

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by Mac Bullock
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US Marshals Arrest Second Escaped Inmate In Philadelphia US Marshals Arrest Second Escaped Inmate In Philadelphia
US Marshals Arrest Second Escaped Inmate In Philadelphia Ten days after police say two inmates escaped from a Philadelphia jail, the search is over.  Ameen Hurst, 18, was taken into custody by US Marshals in West Philadelphia early on Wednesday, May 17, city Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said.  He was arrested at the 6100 block of Washington Avenue "without incident," she wrote.  Supervisory Deputy Robert Clark of the US Marshals Service told reporters at a press conference Wednesday morning that Hurst was arrested around 8:30 a.m. "after an aggressive night of negotiations with family members."  Clark said the Marshals' Fugitive Task Fo…

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by Mac Bullock
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Gunman Accused In Designated Driver's Philly Bar Murder Nabbed At Harrah's Atlantic City Gunman Accused In Designated Driver's Philly Bar Murder Nabbed At Harrah's Atlantic City
Gunman Accused In Designated Driver's Philly Bar Murder Nabbed At Harrah's Atlantic City A 47-year-old gunman accused of shooting into a Philadelphia bar and killing a 21-year-old innocent female bystander was captured by US Marshals at Harrah's Casino in Atlantic City, 6abc reports. Anthony Nelson had been kicked out of the Philly Bar and Restaurant on Welsh Road, before he walked to a pickup truck, got a gun and fired 15 shots into the bar around 11:30 p.m. on June 28, city police said. Jailene Holton, who was serving as a sober driver, was struck by the bullets and killed, NBC10 reports. The US Marshals began a search for Anthony around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, J…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine