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Roads Close Ahead Of Presidential Visit In Philly Suburbs Roads Close Ahead Of Presidential Visit In Philly Suburbs
Roads Close Ahead Of Presidential Visit In Philly Suburbs With President Joe Biden set to make his first campaign appearance of 2024 in Montgomery County this weekend, police are warning of detours.  Biden is slated to speak at Montgomery County Community College, 340 Dekalb Pike in Blue Bell, at 3:15 p.m., according to authorities.  The speech will take place near Valley Forge National Park, where George Washington's Continental Army spent a bitter winter encamped from 1777 to 1778.  In Upper Merion, Route 23 (Valley Forge Park Road) is closed between North Gulph Road and Route 252 through 3 p.m., said Upper Merion …

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by Mac Bullock
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Top Ten Most Wanted List Updated By PA State Police Top Ten Most Wanted List Updated By PA State Police
Top Ten Most Wanted List Updated By PA State Police Three new criminals have been added to the Pennsylvania State Police's "Ten Most Wanted" list. The three newest fugitives replace three who have been captured. Those men are: Jordan Alexander Allen, Wilkes-Barre: Aggravated assault with a firearm. Samuel Irizarry, Philadelphia: Attempted homicide Rakeem Markell Jones, Erie: Attempted homicide. The other men on the list, which still includes one individual who has been captured, includes: Michael Edward Akerly, Erie: Wanted for a 1998 rape and aggravated indecent assault in Erie, PA. Seen in Wattsburg, Erie County; Chauauq…

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by Cecilia Levine
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FBI Offers $25K Reward For Pregnant Delco Woman's Accused Killer FBI Offers $25K Reward For Pregnant Delco Woman's Accused Killer
FBI Offers $25K Reward For Pregnant Delco Woman's Accused Killer Nearly two years after her killing, federal authorities are offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads them to Dianna Brice's accused killer.  The Upper Darby resident was 21 years old and four months along in her pregnancy when her mother reported her missing on March 30, 2021. Her body was discovered on April 5.  Justin Smith, who was dating Brice at the time, has been charged with her murder and that of her unborn child, but he's managed to evade police in the years since, authorities say.  The FBI is now offering a reward for tips that lead to Smith's capture.  The FBI i…

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by Mac Bullock
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US Marshals Nab Gunman Wanted In Deadly Shooting Near Widener University US Marshals Nab Gunman Wanted In Deadly Shooting Near Widener University
US Marshals Nab Gunman Wanted In Deadly Shooting Near Widener University Members of the US Marshals Service and local authorities arrested a gunman wanted in connection with a deadly shooting near Widener University, authorities said. Jihad Perry, 43, of Chester, was arrested in New Castle, Delaware around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 16, Chester City police said. He was wanted on murder and gun charges, as well as state parole violations. Police have yet to identify the victim shot and killed on the 1100 block of Hyatt Street and found at 14th and Potter Streets around 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, May 5. The victim was not a student at the university, police …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania
Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania A Delaware fugitive— was found with a 15-year-old girl and drugs in his car— before leading police on a pursuit in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, according to a release by the police. William Edward Sawyer, 35, of Wilmington, was spotted by East Lampeter Township police in a silver 2018 Honda Accord in the parking lot of the American Music Theater 2425 Lincoln Highway East on Mar. 16 at approximately 3:48 a.m., the department stated in the release on Thursday. Police observed suspected marijuana and other drug paraphernalia in plain view, but when they asked Sawyer to exit his vehicle he “pla…

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by Jillian Pikora
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FBI Offers $25K Reward For Capture Of Philly Man Wanted For Murder Of Pregnant DelCo GF FBI Offers $25K Reward For Capture Of Philly Man Wanted For Murder Of Pregnant DelCo GF
FBI Offers $25K Reward For Capture Of Philly Man Wanted For Murder Of Pregnant DelCo GF The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of a Philadelphia man wanted in the murder of his 21-year-old pregnant girlfriend from Delaware County. Investigators have been looking for Justin Smith, 23, since an arrest warrant was issued in April following the death of Dianna Brice, 21, and her unborn child, according to the FBI. Brice, of Upper Darby, went missing on March 30 and was discovered dead on April 5 in a wooded area near 58th Street and Eastwick Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia, authorities said. Authorities believe Smith shot Brice in the…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Out-Of-State Man Admits To Straw Purchasing 6 Guns For Chester City Residents, DA Says Out-Of-State Man Admits To Straw Purchasing 6 Guns For Chester City Residents, DA Says
Out-Of-State Man Admits To Straw Purchasing 6 Guns For Chester City Residents, DA Says A 22-year-old man from out-of-state was charged after admitting to straw purchasing six guns for Chester residents, authorities in Delaware County said. Nasir Garland, of New Castle, DE was charged with the illegal transfer of firearms, providing false information, and related offenses, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. A straw purchase is an illegal gun purchase in which the actual buyer of the gun uses another person to purchase a firearm. Garland was interviewed by New Castle police on Oct. 20 after an investigation revealed that he bought five guns …

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by Nicole Acosta
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4 Missing Kids In Marcus Hook Warehouse Fire Found Safe, Report Says 4 Missing Kids In Marcus Hook Warehouse Fire Found Safe, Report Says
4 Missing Kids In Marcus Hook Warehouse Fire Found Safe, Report Says Four children who were reported missing in a warehouse fire were found safe in Marcus Hook on Monday night, 6abc reports. Chief Ken Smith, Jr. of the Marcus Hook-Trainer Fire Department told the news outlet that he has no idea why the children were in the  building. Crews were called to the 200 block of East 10th Street just before 6 p.m., area fire companies said. Firefighters from Delaware and Chester counties and New Castle, Delaware were called to battle the blaze, which quickly escalated to a 4-alarm fire, according to Delaware County Emergency Services. The equivalent of a 4th …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Manhunt Launched For NJ Suspect Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl Manhunt Launched For NJ Suspect Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl
Manhunt Launched For NJ Suspect Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl A man wanted for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl is being sought by New Jersey State Police. Police are seeking the public's help in locating Emeterio Alavez-Cruz, 30, of Pilesgrove Township, they said. Emeterio is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 5’6” tall and 150 pounds.  He has connections to the Rio Grande, Wildwood, Bridgeton City, Penns Grove and New Castle, Delaware areas. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Emeterio Alavez-Cruz is asked to contacted the State Police Fugitive Unit Tipline at 800-437-7839 or Woodstown Station at 856-769-0775. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEEN HIM? Police Seek South Jersey Man Wanted For Alleged Sexual Assault Of Minor SEEN HIM? Police Seek South Jersey Man Wanted For Alleged Sexual Assault Of Minor
Seen HIM? Police Seek South Jersey Man Wanted For Alleged Sexual Assault Of Minor New Jersey State Police seek the public’s help  locating a 30-year-old man from South Jersey who allegedly sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl, authorities said. Emeterio Alavez-Cruz is described as a Hispanic, about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds. The wanted fugitive, of Pilesgrove Township in Salem County, also has connections to the Rio Grande, Wildwood, Bridgeton City, Penns Grove and New Castle, Delaware areas, according to State Police. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to call the State Police Fugitive Unit Tipline at 800-437-7839 or W…

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by Jon Craig
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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