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Arrest Warrant Against Rep. Kevin Boyle Withdrawn: Philadelphia DA Arrest Warrant Against Rep. Kevin Boyle Withdrawn: Philadelphia DA
Arrest Warrant Against Rep. Kevin Boyle Withdrawn: Philadelphia DA Just days after officials said state Rep. Kevin Boyle was wanted for violating a Protection From Abuse order, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said the arrest warrant against him has been withdrawn.  DA Larry Krasner said the warrant was based on "information that was accurate" and "truthful," but that prosecutors were "missing a key piece of information" that they were "only able to confirm today." The PFA order "was no longer in effect on the relevant dates when Mr. Boyle was alleged to have violated that order," Krasner said.  He repeatedly declined to offer specifi…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Exonerated Of Murder Wanted As Getaway Driver In New Philadelphia Homicide Case Man Exonerated Of Murder Wanted As Getaway Driver In New Philadelphia Homicide Case
Man Exonerated Of Murder Wanted As Getaway Driver In New Philadelphia Homicide Case A Philadelphia man exonerated for murder last year is being sought in connection with another killing that happened just months after his release, multiple news outlets report.  Jahmir Harris, 32, is believed to have been the getaway driver in the Sept. 5 killing of 50-year-old community activist Charles Gossett, police announced this week. Gossett was standing on the 1700 block of North 56th Street around 2 a.m. when two gunmen emerged from a nearby car and fatally shot him, prosecutors said.  Based on surveillance footage from the scene, officials believe Harris was behind the …

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by Mac Bullock
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Retired Philly Cop Charged With Indecent Assault Of Young Girls, Retaliation Against Witnesses Retired Philly Cop Charged With Indecent Assault Of Young Girls, Retaliation Against Witnesses
Retired Philly Cop Charged With Indecent Assault Of Young Girls, Retaliation Against Witnesses Authorities on Friday, Sept. 30 urged other potential victims to come forward after they charged a retired Philadelphia police officer with indecent assault of young girls and retaliation against witnesses. Patrick Heron, 52, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 28, and is being held on $2 million bail, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said. He went on to say that the allegations against the former officer were "among the most alarming, sensitive, and serious that my administration's detectives and prosecutors have investigated." DA Krasner Announces Charges Against Former Pol…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Ex-Philly Cop Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In On-Duty Killing Of Unarmed Black Man Ex-Philly Cop Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In On-Duty Killing Of Unarmed Black Man
Ex-Philly Cop Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In On-Duty Killing Of Unarmed Black Man A now-former Philadelphia police officer was convicted Wednesday, Sept. 21 in the on-duty killing of an unarmed Black man nearly five years earlier, authorities said. After an eight-day trial, Eric Ruch Jr., 34, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and possession of an instrument of crime for his role in the shooting death of 25-year-old Dennis Plowden in 2017, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.  His bail was revoked and sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 17 The DA's office says this trial was the first in the city in which an on-duty police officer was tried fo…

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by Nicole Acosta
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US Marshals In Virginia Nab 2 Teen Suspects In Mass Philly Shooting: DA US Marshals In Virginia Nab 2 Teen Suspects In Mass Philly Shooting: DA
US Marshals In Virginia Nab 2 Teen Suspects In Mass Philly Shooting: DA Two teenage suspects in the mass casualty shooting in Philadelphia last weekend were arrested Thursday, June 9 by members of the US Marshals Service in Norfolk, Virginia, authorities said. Quadir Dukes-Hill, 18, of Drexel Hill, and Nahjee Whittington, 18, of Philadelphia, were charged with murder, among other offenses, in Saturday's shooting on South Street, Assistant District Attorney Joanne Pescatore said at an afternoon news conference. DA Krasner Provides Second Update on Investigation of South Street Mass Shooting Posted by Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office on Thursday, June…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Philly Officer Suspended, Charged With Perjury After Lying About Gun Arrest: Police Philly Officer Suspended, Charged With Perjury After Lying About Gun Arrest: Police
Philly Officer Suspended, Charged With Perjury After Lying About Gun Arrest: Police Authorities charged a Philadelphia police officer with perjury after allegations that he lied about a gun-related arrest last year. Officer Daniel Levitt was arrested on the morning of Thursday, March 17, on a warrant for making false statements and testimony in connection with the arrest of a person on a Uniform Firearms Act (VUFA) violation, Philadelphia police said. During an audit of city-wide gun violation arrests, the department's internal affairs division found that Levitt  "violated departmental policy" in the April 28, 2021 arrest, they said. Levitt, who is a 12-year vet…

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by Nicole Acosta
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FBI Joins Search For Justin Smith; Boyfriend Accused Of Killing Pregnant Dianna Brice FBI Joins Search For Justin Smith; Boyfriend Accused Of Killing Pregnant Dianna Brice
FBI Joins Search For Justin Smith; Boyfriend Accused Of Killing Pregnant Dianna Brice The FBI has joined the search for a 23-year-old man wanted in the murder of his 21-year-old pregnant girlfriend, Dianna Brice, authorities announced. The FBI's Philadelphia field office is offering a monetary reward for information leading directly to the arrest of Justin Smith, according to a wanted poster released this week. Smith is known to have connections to Greensboro, North Carolina, and New Castle, Delaware. He has also been seen in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Florida, and in Atlanta, Georgia, federal investigators said. FBI Wanted posterFBI Brice -- who was four-a…

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by Nicole Acosta