Police data show homicides and shootings have fallen sharply compared with 2012; officials credit community policing and tech, while experts urge caution.

An argument in Nicetown turned violent Friday night; two people were shot and a 23-year-old driver is in critical condition.

A former Deptford gymnastics coach pleaded guilty to luring in an undercover sting; the plea renews scrutiny of gaps in New Jersey’s sex-offender tracking.

Tomeka Kamwani, 41, was killed inside her Swedesboro home in an incident her family calls a murder‑suicide. Neighbors held a vigil and a fundraiser has been launched.

A Claymont man was arrested after allegedly showing what students thought was a gun and threatening two children outside Claymont Elementary; he faces multiple felony counts.

A Chester County volunteer lieutenant and 911 dispatcher was arrested in March after HSI traced social‑media accounts that investigators say held child sexual abuse material. Court filings allege he secretly recorded volunteers at his fire company.

A Burlington County Air Force member was indicted after an undercover Reddit sting that prosecutors say targeted a 14‑year‑old. The indictment was returned this week.

Hatboro police want help finding a black Toyota SUV that struck a 14-year-old cyclist at South York and School roads; surveillance shows the driver briefly stopped then drove off.

A Planet Fitness employee was hospitalized with life‑threatening injuries after a stabbing at the Wyncote gym; police detained a person previously banned from the club.

A father and son from Bensalem were arraigned after police say a CyberTipline led investigators to a March search that produced alleged child sexual abuse images. Both are being held on $2 million bail.

A man was shot Thursday on the 800 block of 20th Street in Francisville, police said. Officers are investigating and urging witnesses to come forward.

An infant was found asleep in a car towed after suspected cable‑wire tampering in Upper Chichester on March 30. Police say the child's mother was arrested and two others face charges.

Bensalem police say three people tied to a South American theft group were arrested after several home break-ins in the Neshaminy Valley.