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Stealing Deed From Dead Man Lands Bucks County Men Jail Time: USDOJ Stealing Deed From Dead Man Lands Bucks County Men Jail Time: USDOJ
Stealing Deed From Dead Man Lands Bucks County Men Jail Time: Usdoj Two Bucks County men were convicted on Friday, Sept. 20 of trying to steal a deed from a dead man and other financial crimes, authorities said. Alan Kane, 59, of Jamison, and Derrell Johnson, 42, of Bensalem, were found guilty after a trial for multiple fraud schemes, said U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero in a press statement on Monday, Sept. 23. A federal jury convicted Kane, an attorney, on two counts of bankruptcy fraud, one count of filing a false claim in a bankruptcy proceeding, and one count of making a false statement to the FBI, Romero explained. Johnson was convicted on tw…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Bogus Pizza Deliveryman Targeted Pennsylvania Asian-American Home In 'Disturbing' Trend: Police Bogus Pizza Deliveryman Targeted Pennsylvania Asian-American Home In 'Disturbing' Trend: Police
Bogus Pizza Deliveryman Targeted Pennsylvania Asian-American Home In 'Disturbing' Trend: Police A New York man accused of dressing up as a pizza delivery driver to burglarize the Abington home of an Asian-American business owner has been extradited from Riker's Island to the Montgomery County Jail, authorities said. Fredy Alexander Beltran-Ortiz, a 25-year-old Queens, NY resident, was slapped with five felony burglary-related charges on Monday, Aug. 14, Abington police said. Beltran-Ortiz participated in the "disturbing crime trend" of "targeting the homes of Asian-American business owners due to the stereotype that Asian business owners have items of high value in their homes, invest…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Workers Killed By Train On Bridge Connecting NJ, PA Identified Workers Killed By Train On Bridge Connecting NJ, PA Identified
Workers Killed By Train On Bridge Connecting NJ, PA Identified A pair of workers who were struck and killed by a train on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge connecting New Jersey and Pennsylvania last week have been identified by colleagues. Donato G. Fiocca, 53, and Victor R. Martins, 55, were working on the bridge when they were fatally struck in Camden around 9:20 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14. Both men were members of the Cement Masons and Plasterers' Local 592, Fiocca for 25 years and Martins for 8. Fiocca and Martins were apparently working on a track that should've been out of service for concrete work, PennLive reports citing the National Transport…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Missing PA Man Who 'Planned To Kill Himself' Found Dead, Police Say Missing PA Man Who 'Planned To Kill Himself' Found Dead, Police Say
Missing PA Man Who 'Planned To Kill Himself' Found Dead, Police Say A missing Pennsylvania man who police say had suicidal ideations has been found dead. The body of Stephen Zborowsky, 53, was found on Thursday, Aug. 18, just four days after he was last seen by family members, Lower Moreland police said.  Authorities did not say where his body was discovered or what caused his death. Zborowsky had told his brother that he was going to kill himself by jumping off a boulder at Lorimer Park in Huntingdon Valley, police said. He also apparently told his mother he would buy a rifle and shoot himself in his vehicle.  The man had been staying with…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
3 People Hospitalized Following Two-Car Crash Near Philmont Train Station 3 People Hospitalized Following Two-Car Crash Near Philmont Train Station
3 People Hospitalized Following Two-Car Crash Near Philmont Train Station Three people were hospitalized following a two-car crash that occurred near the Philmont train station Sunday night, authorities said. Firefighters were dispatched at approximately 7:05 p.m. to the scene on Tomlinson Road in Huntingdon Valley where crews worked to extricate a person, according to Huntingdon Valley Fire Company.  SEPTA halted all nearby trains due to the proximity of the cars to the tracks, authorities said. Three people were transported to a local hospital for treatment, authorities said.

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by Nicole Acosta