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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…
Wild Drivers Who Nearly Struck Philadelphia Officers Arrested In Massive Car Meets: PD (Video)
Two Philadelphia area men were charged for recklessly endangering others during an illegal car meet in the city over the weekend, authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 27.
Deonte Vincent, 25, of Philadelphia, and Jhonny Martinez, 19, of Upper Darby, were both charged with Recklessly Endangering Another Person for separate incidents, the Philadelphia Police Department said.
Vincent was part of a 50-car meet in the 7400 block of Bustleton Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 21, according to police. When police arrived to break up the illegal event, Vincent, in a blue Dodge Charger, accelerated to…
Homicide: Woman Kills Man Shooting Him Multiple Times, Philly Police Say
A man was shot multiple times by a woman on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 25, Philadelphia police announced that evening.
Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun in the area of the 1400 block of North 53rd Street, District 19, at 3:56 p.m., as detailed in the release.
They arrived to find a man between 30 and 35 years old with gunshot wounds to his chest, abdomen, and left arm, police explained.
The man was taken to the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 4:27 p.m., according to police.
A weapon was recovered at the scene, and a wom…
Trio Steals Thousands Of Dollars Of Beef From Tractor Trailer: PA AG
Three Philadelphia men were arrested as they were stealing 1,600 pounds of beef from a locked trailer in the city, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office.
Douglas Mathis, 36; Jamir Scott, 25; and Tariq Duncan, 31, were seen Tuesday, September 24, 2024, wearing dark clothing and masks while breaking a lock on a trailer in the 7300 block of Edmund Street, the Attorney General's Office said. They were carrying 25 cases of beef valued at $7,000 from the trailer to their van.
Mathis, Scott, and Duncan were arraigned Sept. 24 with bail set at $200,000 each.
Mathis and…
