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Chesco Man Sought On Attempted Murder Charges, Say Cops Chesco Man Sought On Attempted Murder Charges, Say Cops
Chesco Man Sought On Attempted Murder Charges, Say Cops An armed and dangerous man is sought in Chester County, authorities say.  Police in Coatesville are looking for 25-year-old Matthew C. Rodgers, a Downingtown resident who is accused of attempted murder, the department said in a statement.  Officers were called to the 500 block of East Harmony Street at 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6 where they found a 22-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest, Coatesville police wrote.  The victim, later identified as Dwayne Miller Jr. of Philadelphia, was rushed to Paoli Memorial Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery and…

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by Mac Bullock
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Bill Cosby Denied Parole For Failure To Complete Sex Offenders Program Bill Cosby Denied Parole For Failure To Complete Sex Offenders Program
Bill Cosby Denied Parole For Failure To Complete Sex Offenders Program Bill Cosby's request for parole has been denied. Former actor and comedian Bill Cosby has been denied parole by the Pennsylvania Parole Board. Cosby, 83, is serving a 3 to 10 year prison sentence for his sexual assault charges in 2018. He met with the parole board over a video conference on May 7, according to a board spokesperson. His attorney formally filed the attempt to be given parole on May 11. Bill Cosby was denied parole for multiple reasons, the main factor being his failure to complete a prison program for sex offenders, said the Pennsylvania Parole Board in a statement. The…

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by Jillian Pikora
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DA: Inmate Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs Into Bucks County Jail With Help From Son, Officer DA: Inmate Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs Into Bucks County Jail With Help From Son, Officer
DA: Inmate Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs Into Bucks County Jail With Help From Son, Officer An inmate was sentenced Thursday for his involvement in a drug-smuggling ring inside the Bucks County Jail in which eight other men, including his son and a corrections officer, were accomplices, authorities announced. Vincent McCandless Sr., 35, who was already serving four and a half to 10 years in state prison at the time of his arrest, will add an additional 35 to 70 months to his sentence, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's office. Authorities allege that Joseph J. Jennings, 32, of Warminster smuggled Suboxone into the Doylestown jail on multiple occasions…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Philly Man Who Threw Cinder Blocks At Driver Facing New Charges For Armed Robbery Of Pharmacy Philly Man Who Threw Cinder Blocks At Driver Facing New Charges For Armed Robbery Of Pharmacy
Philly Man Who Threw Cinder Blocks At Driver Facing New Charges For Armed Robbery Of Pharmacy A Philadelphia man who allegedly threw cinder blocks at a driver earlier this month is facing new charges for reportedly robbing a Kensington pharmacy, authorities announced. The indictment alleges that Gregory Stevens, 27, demanded oxycodone from a pharmacist at Universal Pharmacy on Kensington Avenue, to which the pharmacist told him it was in the back room of the pharmacy and led Stevens there to get it on Feb. 22, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams A struggle ensued when the pharmacist attempted to resist Stevens, and he shot the pharmacist …

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by Nicole Acosta