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COLD CASE: Darby Teen Was Stabbed, Beaten, And Dumped In Middletown Yard COLD CASE: Darby Teen Was Stabbed, Beaten, And Dumped In Middletown Yard
Joann Jackson Murder: PSP Probes Unsolved 1973 Darby Killing Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a Delaware County murder that took place more than 50 years ago.  Joann Jackson was 18 years old when police found her body in a backyard off of Rose Tree Road in Middletown, according to state police and contemporary media accounts.  Her remains were discovered by children playing near a pine bush on Thursday, Aug. 16, 1973, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that week. Investigators told the newspaper she had been beaten, stabbed in the neck, sexually assaulted, and strangled.  Jackson was last seen alive by her father two d…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Students Charged In Shooting Near Penn Wood High School: Lansdowne PD Students Charged In Shooting Near Penn Wood High School: Lansdowne PD
Students Charged In Shooting Near Penn Wood High School: Lansdowne PD A trio of Penn Wood High School students face criminal charges after gunfire rang out just blocks from campus on Friday afternoon, Oct. 20, authorities say.  “This was a truly brazen act,” said Lansdowne Police Chief Kenneth Rutherford.  “Students were firing at other students during dismissal. Hundreds of kids were out there. It’s nothing short of a miracle that someone wasn’t killed." The chief said the shooting happened near East Essex and Wabash avenues, about two blocks east of the Green Avenue campus.  Nobody was hurt, but a parked car was hit by stray bullets, h…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
DA: FBI, U.S Marshals, Area Police, Nab 11 Members Of 'Money Making Legends' Gang In DelCo DA: FBI, U.S Marshals, Area Police, Nab 11 Members Of 'Money Making Legends' Gang In DelCo
DA: FBI, U.S Marshals, Area Police, Nab 11 Members Of 'Money Making Legends' Gang In DelCo Federal and local law enforcement agencies teamed up to capture 11 members of the "Money Making Legends" (MML) gang following an investigation into shootings and other violent acts in Delaware County, authorities said. 11 people were arrested and charged Thursday with various crimes in Folcroft, Sharon Hill, Collingdale, and Darby Borough, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. Folcroft, Sharon Hill, and Darby Police Departments, along with officers from the FBI, US Marshals, New Jersey State Police, SEPTA SWAT, Delco ERT Region 1, Haverford SWAT, Genera…

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by Nicole Acosta