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Threats To 'Skin' Political Official Lands PA Man Federal Charges: Indictment Threats To 'Skin' Political Official Lands PA Man Federal Charges: Indictment
Threats To 'Skin' Political Official Lands PA Man Federal Charges: Indictment A 62-year-old man was charged with threatening to kill a representative of a Pennsylvania state political party, the US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22. John Pollard sent threatening text messages to the political party official on Friday, Sept. 6, according to the USDOJ.  Pollard was indicted for the crime and arrested on Monday, Oct. 21, federal authorities said. The official with the unnamed state political party had previously posted online that they were recruiting volunteers to help observe at the polls on Election Day, according to the indictment. This …

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
'Suspicious Substance' Sent To Bucks County Board Of Elections Office Harmless 'Suspicious Substance' Sent To Bucks County Board Of Elections Office Harmless
'Suspicious Substance' Sent To Bucks County Board Of Elections Office Harmless An envelope containing a “suspicious substance” delivered to the Bucks County Board of Elections Office turned out harmless, authorities said Monday, July 18. Members of the Doylestown Fire Department, Central Bucks EMS, and Bucks County hazmat teams who responded to the county Administration Building in Doylestown analyzed the substance, which turned out to be non-hazardous, county officials said. It did contain insect parts among the as-yet unidentified material, authorities said. The office was temporarily closed while crews investigated and employees who had come into contact with…

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by Nicole Acosta