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A Philadelphia judge awarded $30 million to the family of a 14‑year‑old injured by a ghost gun assembled from Polymer80 parts, a possible precedent for kit‑maker liability.
A Croydon man is accused of breaking into a Bensalem office to steal copper wire — and bringing his girlfriend’s 11‑year‑old daughter to hold a flashlight. Police say he was caught on scene and charged.
Ballistic evidence connected a 2024 Delaware County shooting to the 2018 Cheltenham road‑rage death of Rithina Torn, and prosecutors charged Jihad Henderson. The match revived a long‑cold case.
Philadelphia police released video after a 66-year-old was cut in an assault near S 8th and Ranstead; central detectives are asking the public for tips.
A 15-year-old boy was shot Wednesday evening in Mayfair and remains in critical but stable condition, police say.
A Shippensburg detective has been federally indicted on charges alleging he bought and possessed child sexual abuse material using cryptocurrency.
A roof caved in on the 3100 block of Kensington Avenue on May 27. City records show the property was labeled "imminently dangerous" earlier this month.
Two Pottstown residents were arrested after 20-year-old Xavier Jeffers was found shot inside a West Street home. Prosecutors say a stolen Glock 43X was recovered and a June 9 hearing is scheduled.
An early-morning fire tore through multiple rowhomes on the 300 block of West Wellens Street in Olney; crews had the blaze under control before 4 a.m. and no injuries were reported.
Home surveillance in Roxborough captured people checking unlocked cars on Rock and Dawson streets; residents say one vehicle was stolen and police are urging drivers to lock their doors.
Two people were shot near Belmont Drive and Chamounix Drive in West Fairmount Park Wednesday night. Police transported both victims to hospitals and are investigating.
A man was found fatally shot on the 600 block of East Thayer Street in Kensington Wednesday morning; police say the investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made.
Two men in their 20s were critically wounded in an early-morning Kensington shooting; police recovered a handgun and 13 shell casings and are seeking surveillance footage.
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