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Chesco Identity Thief Stole Victims' Mail, Opened Credit Cards In Their Names: DA Chesco Identity Thief Stole Victims' Mail, Opened Credit Cards In Their Names: DA
Chesco Identity Thief Stole Victims' Mail, Opened Credit Cards In Their Names: DA A Spring City man is charged with more than 500 counts in two separate cases of alleged forgery, identity theft, and related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office.  Joshua Hartmann, 41, stole mail from residents in Schuylkill Township, Phoenixville, Malvern, Tredyffrin, Upper Providence, and Lower Providence for months, prosecutors claim.  Authorities say he used the victims' information to change their addresses on file with government agencies, then stole their identities and opened credit cards in their names.  Tredyffrin…

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by Mac Bullock
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Arizona Man Caught With $1.6M Of Fentanyl In Montco: DA Arizona Man Caught With $1.6M Of Fentanyl In Montco: DA
Arizona Man Caught With $1.6M Of Fentanyl In Montco: DA More than $1.6 million worth of fentanyl on its way to be distributed across greater Philadelphia was intercepted by police at a Montgomery County motel on Wednesday, according to authorities.  Jorge Valdez-Rosas, a 22-year-old from San Luis, Arizona, was caught red-handed with a duffle bag containing five kilograms — or 5,000 grams — of the synthetic opioid, said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele.  Police began investigating Valdez-Rosas after learning that a drug trafficking organization with ties in the US and Mexico was in the middle of moving large…

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by Mac Bullock
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Contractor Ripped Off Philly Area Homeowners For $475K, Faces 300 Felonies: DA Contractor Ripped Off Philly Area Homeowners For $475K, Faces 300 Felonies: DA
Contractor Ripped Off Philly Area Homeowners For $475K, Faces 300 Felonies: DA A Collegeville contractor is accused of defrauding Philadelphia-area homeowners out of nearly half a million dollars, and is now charged with more than 300 felonies as a result, authorities say.  Joseph Ford, the 53-year-old owner of 1st Call Electric LLC, sits in the Montgomery County lockup in lieu of a $50,000 bond, said District Attorney Kevin R. Steele in a statement Monday, Jan. 23.  Investigators began looking into Ford's contracting business last August, when two jilted customers walked into the Lower Providence police station and complained that they'd been ripped off.&nb…

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by Mac Bullock
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5 Suburban Philly Child Predators Arrested In Undercover Prostitution Sting 5 Suburban Philly Child Predators Arrested In Undercover Prostitution Sting
5 Suburban Philly Child Predators Arrested In Undercover Prostitution Sting Five child predators were arrested in Montgomery County as part of an undercover prostitution sting, authorities announced. The following men contacted children on social media for sex and arrived at a location in Conshohocken, where they were met by undercover detectives instead: Onesimo Rodriguez Campos, 27, of Norristown David G. Kohlmeier, 46, of Devon Allan R. Lattanzi, 57, of Lower Providence Kenneth Sugalski, 49, of Conshohocken Ashish Verma, 37, of Norristown The undercover operation began last week as part of an ongoing effort with the Internet Crimes Against Childr…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Homeowner's Body Found In Rubble Of Eagleville Fire, Police Say Homeowner's Body Found In Rubble Of Eagleville Fire, Police Say
Homeowner's Body Found In Rubble Of Eagleville Fire, Police Say The suspect of a Lower Providence police standoff was found dead in the rubble of his burned-out home following a fire, gunfire, and series of explosions Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The body of Thomas Razzi, 66, was found in the rubble of his Eagleville home just before midnight, nearly 12 hours after he allegedly displayed a firearm to a code-enforcement officer attempting to complete a routine follow-up inspection, according to Lower Providence Township police chief Mike Jackson. Razzi allegedly chased the officer with the gun, before going back into the home on 4000 block …

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by Nicole Acosta