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Delaware
News
PA Man Attempted Murder-For-Hire Plot, Illegally Bought Guns: AG
A Philadelphia man is accused of straw purchasing dozens of guns and paying one alleged customer to commit murder. Richard Taylor, 37, is being held in lieu of a $5 million bail, according to the state Attorney General's Office. Authorities said Taylor bought at least 31 guns and transferred them illegally to other people. He "told individuals he could get them as many firearms as they wanted because he did not have a criminal record," prosecutors said. Twelve of those firearms have been recovered by police on Philadelphia streets, nine were seized during arrests, and 14 …
Lehigh
News
30-Year-Old Man Sentenced Up To 14 Years For Shooting At PA Bar: AG
A Lehigh County man was convicted for attempted homicide after authorities said he fired a gun into an Allentown bar last January. Paul Kerr, 30, was sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison on Wednesday, April 24, according to the state Attorney General's Office. Authorities said Kerr walked into Pagan's Place bar on Jan. 7, 2023 and was asked to leave by the owner. Kerr "refused and proceeded to argue with Pagan" before exiting the bar, prosecutors said. When he got across the street, officials said Kerr turned around and fired five shots at the building, one of which w…
Northampton
News
EMS Supervisor In Northeastern PA Defrauded Company Out Of $10K: Prosecutors
A former supervisor for the Hamlin Ambulance Company is accused of logging fake hours and giving herself and her daughter unauthorized raises, according to the state Attorney General's Office. Nicole Price of Wayne County is charged with theft by deception, unlawful use of a computer, and a related misdemeanor, said AG Michelle Henry in a release. Officials said Price used her position as supervisor and captain to overreport the number of hours she and her daughter worked, resulting in more than $8,400 in overpay. She also allegedly gave herself and he…
Berks
News
Former Berks Doctor Accused Of Diverting 'Hundreds Of Doses' Of Fentanyl
A Luzerne County doctor is charged with 32 felony counts related to diverting narcotics, said the state Attorney General's Office Friday, March 22. Richard Lemaster Hubbell was arraigned Thursday at a district court, prosecutors said. Investigators believe Hubbell, while working as an anesthesiologist in Berks and Columbia counties, falsified records to show that patients were given fentanyl and Dilaudid, or hydromorphone. Detectives said they found hundreds of vials and syringes containing the two opioids at his home in Butler Township, Luzerne County…
Northampton
News
Pennsylvania Child Porn Manufacturer Sentenced: AG
A Northampton County man was convicted at jury trial on dozens of felony counts related to child pornography, according to prosecutors. Zebbelin Standish, 36, was found guilty of more than 50 charges of possession of child pornography, four counts of dissemination, and criminal use of a communications facility following a four-day trial, said the state Attorney General's Office. Investigators said Standish uploaded the videos to social media and that "additional images and videos" were found during a search of his phone. After his verdict, Standish's bail was raised …
Delaware
News
Philly Family Dollar Employee Bilked $170K Through Workers' Comp Scheme: AG
A Delaware woman will spend at least five years in a Pennsylvania prison after admitting to defrauding two employers through a workers' compensation scam, authorities say. Victoria Newell-Brown, 56, pleaded guilty to 10 felonies in October, said the Attorney General's Office in a release. In 2019, while working at a Family Dollar store in Philadelphia, prosecutors said Newell-Brown claimed she was "totally disabled" from a fall. The company paid her medical expenses, workers' compensation, and wage-loss benefits for $1,500 every two weeks for over two years, according to of…
Prince George's
News
'Suspicious Person' Dies In Police Custody In Prince George's County: Maryland AG
An investigation has been launched in Maryland after a "suspicious person" died while in the custody of the Prince George's County Police Department on Friday night. At around 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 16, officers from the department responded to a 911 call for a questionable person who was knocking on doors in the 10700 block of Lake Arbor Way in Largo, causing concerns for some residents, the Attorney General's Office announced on Saturday. Google Maps street view Upon arrival, an officer found a man in the area, who proceeded to walk onto a nearby lawn and laid down, prompting a call for para…
Bucks
Police & Fire
'Ringleader' Of Fentanyl Pipeline From Philly To Centre County Gets 25 Years: AG
The accused leader of a fentanyl trafficking operation may spend the next quarter century in a Pennsylvania prison, Attorney General Michelle Henry's Office announced. Larry L. Thomas, a 30-year-old Philadelphia resident, was the "ringleader" of a drug-running operation that stretched to Centre County, according to prosecutors. “This defendant directed a network of co-conspirators to distribute poisons in the State College area — even continuing to pull the strings while he was incarcerated,” said AG Henry in a statement. “These addictive substances take lives and destroy…
Arlington
Police & Fire
Here's What We Know About Fatal Crime Spree Spanning From DC To Prince George's County
New details are emerging after a 35-year-old man was killed during a violent crime spree that left another person with critical injuries. Maryland State Police investigators continue to investigate the crime spree that started in Northwest DC earlier this week with a carjacking and ended with a suspect killed by officers in Prince George's County, authorities announced. The fateful day for police began at around 5:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29 in the 900 block of K Street NW, when a suspect - later identified by the Attorney General's Office as Suitland resident Artell Cunningham - …
Anne Arundel
Police & Fire
Man Dies Weeks After Hitting Head During Police Pursuit In Anne Arundel County: AG
The Crofton man who struck his head after being struck by a Taser-like device during a police pursuit in Anne Arundel County has died, the state's Attorney General announced. Lavaughn Coleman, 21, died at an area hospital weeks after he was subdued by a veteran member of the Anne Arundel County Police Department while disobeying commands. According to investigators, in the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 29, officers from the department were called to the 900 block of Waugh Chapel Way in Gambrills, where there was a report of two men inside a vehicle with a gun and drugs. The initial investigati…
Dauphin
Police & Fire
Suspect Critical After Being Shot By AG Agent At Pittsburgh Greyhound Station: Reports
A knife-wielding man was in critical condition after being shot by an agent with the Attorney General's Office Wednesday morning, Dec. 6, at the Greyhound station in Pittsburgh, multiple outlets are reporting. It began just before 7 a.m. when the agent noticed the man coming off of the bus arriving at the station threatening another with a knife, CBS News reports. The agent apparently ordered the man to drop the knife, but he didn't comply, and so the agent fired his gun, CBS says, noting the man was hospitalized in critical condition. Pittsburgh Public Safety said only that they were inve…
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Alleged Straw Gun Buyer Put 20+ Illegal Firearms On Philly Streets, AG Says
A Philadelphia man is accused of putting nearly two dozen illegal guns in the hands of criminals, according to prosecutors. Michael Bickle is charged with making 23 "straw purchases" of firearms, said the Attorney General's Office in a release Friday, Dec. 1. Authorities believe the illegal sales date back to 2014 but said most of the straw guns — 21 of them — were purchased in 2022. None of the guns were reported lost or stolen before Bickle allegedly sold them to people ineligible for firearm ownership, the AG's Office said. Six of the guns have since t…
Washington
News
Inmate Busted Plotting Prison Break From Maryland Cell: AG
An inmate already in trouble with the law for shenanigans at a local prison is facing a fresh fresh charges for scheming to break out in Maryland. Jose Miguel Tapia, 38, who was already charged in connection to a drone contraband conspiracy at the Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, continues to plot, despite being behind bars, according to the Attorney General's Office. Prosecutors say that Tapia allegedly forged court documents and posed as a representative from the Office of the State's Attorney in an effort to cut time from his sentence. The document was forged with t…
Lehigh
News
Ex-Lackawanna Prosecutor Admits Pressuring Clients Into Sex: AG
The former Lackawanna County lawyer accused of pressuring clients into trading sexual favors for his services has pleaded guilty to the charges, prosecutors say. Former assistant district attorney Corey Kolcharno, 49, was convicted on four felony counts of promoting prostitution, said the state Attorney General's Office. He will also have to give up his license to practice law as part of his plea agreement. “The defendant preyed upon the vulnerabilities of his clients for his own sexual gratification,” said AG Michelle Henry. “Officers of the court are held to …
White Plains
News
NY AG James Urges Social Media Companies To Stop Hateful Content After Attacks In Israel
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sent a series of letters to several social media companies urging them to take action and remove hateful content posted in response to the violence taking place in Israel. The letters, announced by the Attorney General's Office on Friday, Oct. 13, all request that each company provide thorough explanations of how they are stopping the spread of hateful content that encourages violence against Jewish and Muslim people or institutions in the aftermath of violent attacks committed against Israel by the Hamas militant group. Jame…
Hudson
Police & Fire
Police Fully Justified In Shooting West New York Man Who Fired At Them, Grand Jury Rules
It was as open-and-shut as a police shooting can possibly get. That’s why a state grand jury found that police were more than justified in shooting a West New York gunman who’d just wounded one officer while firing point-blank at them with a gun in each hand. Dramatic police bodycam footage shows Kevin Colindres, 32, opening fire after emerging from his 59th Street home on June 3, 2022. In a clip recorded through the front-door window, Colindres is seen entering the vestibule in a t-shirt and shorts with both hands behind his back as police investigate a domestic violence call. He sudden…
Montgomery PA
News
NY Scammers Fleece Montco Resident For $130K: AG
Attorney General Michelle Henry is warning older Pennsylvanians to stay vigilant after three New York-based scammers were charged with stealing a combined $145,000 from Keystone State residents. The first scam, which targeted a Montgomery County resident, purported to be a Publisher’s Clearinghouse sweepstakes and involved the victim sending cash and gift cards equaling $130,000, the AG said. Jaime Barham, 25, and Francis Rohan, 24, both of Bronx, New York, are charged with corrupt organizations, theft, and related counts, according to prosecutors. Each is being held on $75…
Dauphin
Police & Fire
78-Year-Old PA Woman Robbed Husband For Years Before Poisoning His Coffee, Jury Finds
A 78-year-old Pennsylvania woman had been fleecing her husband's finances for years before she fatally poisoned him to keep the theft a secret, a Union County jury has found. Myrle Miller of Winfield was convicted of first-degree murder for her husband's 2018 death, as well as felony theft by deception, forgery, insurance fraud, and related counts, said Attorney General Michelle Henry's Office in a release. In the months before John Nichols died, a grand jury investigation found that Miller had systemically drained her husband's bank accounts and forged his signature on checks, author…
Dauphin
News
Hummelstown Nurse Charged After Patient Dies: AG
Two elderly nurses have been held in the Dauphin County Prison after the Attorney General Michelle Henry filed charges against them for neglecting a resident in their care "who died after sustaining injuries," according to a release by the AG's office on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Deanna Lee Hamilton, 64, of Dauphin, and Margaret Susan Nies, 71, of Hummelstown, were nurses at a Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Harrisburg, in December 2019 when a male resident fell and was seriously injured—he was later hospitalized and died on Jan. 1, 2020, as detailed in the re…
Adams
News
PA Doctor Uses Ex-Patients Health Insurance To Get Recreational Drugs, AG Says
A Pennsylvania doctor was arrested for allegedly using her patients' information to acquire drugs for herself for recreational use, according to the state's attorney general's office on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Dr. Jessie Kunkel, of Murrysville, allegedly had been prescribing patients drugs like Adderall and Xanax, but kept a portion of the pills for herself in exchange for writing the prescriptions— something she had been doing since 2018. “As a medical professional, Dr. Kunkel was trusted to care for her patients and her community,” Acting AG Michelle Henry said. “She violated…
Somerset
News
Report On Bridgewater Mall Fight Between White, Black Teens Could Be Released Soon: AG
A report on the fight between white and black teenagers that resulted in an alleged disproportionate police response should be released soon, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The fight occurred at Bridgewater Commons Mall in Somerset County in February 2022 outside of Bloomingdale's and triggered a viral response on social media. The public's trust is fragile and if a local administrative review is not completed soon, Platkin said he will release his non-public September 2022 report to the public. The local review "process has taken an inordinate length of time and further delay o…
Hudson
News
$1.3M Owed By Contractors Of Jersey City High-Rise For Labor Violations: State Officials
A multi-agency New Jersey probe resulted in 20 contractors being fined more than $1.3 million in back wages and penalties, state officials said. The contractors were performing construction work at 88 Regent St. in Jersey City. More than 60 investigators, including those from the state Attorney General's Office and Labor Department, conducted an unannounced sweep in the summer of 2021 in response to allegations of workers being underpaid or paid off the books. Grand Street Construction, LLC of Jersey City, the owner/ general contractor on the project, did not return requests for comment.…
Englewood
Police & Fire
Footage Shows Pursuit-Crash That Left 26-Year-Old Tenafly Driver Dead In Maryland
New details and video footage have been released of the harrowing high-speed police pursuit and crash on I-95 in Maryland that claimed the life of a 26-year-old New Jersey woman. Julie Clark, 26, of Tenafly, NJ, was killed on I-95 on Saturday, Dec. 31 in Cecil County after she attempted to elude Maryland State Police troopers on I-95, authorities previously said. Julie Clark was killed on I-95 in Maryland after crashing into a tree near an exit ramp.Maryland AG In a dramatic dashcam video (see above) released on Wednesday, Jan. 18 by the Attorney General's Office, Clark can be seen driv…
Ocean
Police & Fire
Police Use Of Force Justified In Knife Attack, Ocean County Prosecutor Says
An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office has cleared Berkeley Township police of any wrongdoing in a "use of force" incident. The Attorney General’s Office concurred with Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer’s conclusion to forego presentation of this matter to the Grand Jury. The incident occurred on Aug. 1, 2021 at 10:39 a.m. Berkeley Township patrol officers responded to a call at a residence on Stanford Drive following a 9-1-1 call. Dispatch warned responding officers that the subject, Stephen M. Carroccia, hereafter, “Carroccia”, had “pulled a knife o…
Adams
News
Pennsylvanians Will Have Another Chance To Buy Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tickets, AG Says
If you're a Pennsylvanian and you had trouble securing Taylor Swift's much anticipated Eras Tour tickets, just Shake It Off. Your Wildest Dreams of attending the singer's tour could be coming true, thanks to the Attorney General's Office who worked with Ticketmaster, in an apparent effort to avoid Bad Blood. In an announcement Tuesday, Dec. 13, (the singer's birthday), a new round of ticket opportunities is on the way for those who received presale codes this month, the AG's office said. Attention Swifties:After working directly with Ticketmaster on behalf of the thousands of consumer…
Middlesex NJ
News
1 Killed, 3 Hurt In Crash During Central Jersey Police Chase
One person was killed and three others were hurt in a crash that occurred during a police chase, authorities said. The Attorney General’s Office is investigating the crash on Route 9 south in Old Bridge after a Marlboro police officer attempted to stop a vehicle at 2:14 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9. The vehicle being pursued struck unrelated civilian vehicles. It was a suspect in an attempted car theft. The identities of the decedent and the other individuals are not being released at this time. The investigation is ongoing and no further information is being released at this time.
Capital District
News
Eliminating 'Cycle Of Debt': New NY Law Prohibits Fees On Outstanding Student Loans
Some financial relief has arrived for those with student loan debt from New York colleges. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new law Thursday, Oct. 13, that prohibits state agencies from charging students an additional fee when collecting outstanding student debt. Under a previous state law, borrowers were charged up to 22 percent in fees on top of the amounts they owed, the governor’s office said. "When students across New York spoke up about the difficulties of digging out of debt, my administration listened," Hochul said in a statement. I’ve signed legislation eliminating additional fees…
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Investigators ID Man, Officer Involved In The In-Custody Death Of Man, 57, In Baltimore
Officials have identified the man and officer involved in an in-custody death of an alleged overdose victim in Baltimore, authorities say. Eugene Douglas, 57, died while in the custody of first responders after allegedly overdosing in the 2400 block of Sherwood Avenue around 11:15 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 4, according to Baltimore police. Baltimore Police Officer Gregory Vilchez arrived on the scene and placed handcuffs and leg restraints on Douglas after a bystander allegedly administered Narcan, in an attempt to restrain him, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Medics arrived and began to…
Lehigh
Police & Fire
Ex-Pennsylvania Police Chief Learns His Fate For Repeatedly Raping Child
A former police chief in eastern Pennsylvania was sentenced Friday, July 15 to 16 to 32 years in prison followed by three years of probation for repeatedly raping a child, WFMZ reports. Former Weissport Police Chief Brent Getz, of Lehighton, was convicted in March 2019 on charges of child rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, and other related offenses, according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Getz’s co-defendant, Gregory Wagner, pleaded guilty to child rape and sexual exploitation of children in Nov. 2020 and agreed to testif…
Bucks
Police & Fire
Father-Son Duo Among 23 Arrested In Major Philly Drug Ring: AG
Approximately five pounds of heroin and fentanyl were seized, along with 1.6 ounces of methamphetamine, three assault rifles, and $179,000 in cash in the takedown of a major Philadelphia drug ring, authorities said. A father and son duo was among 23 people arrested as local, state, and federal law officers served more than 40 search warrants on affiliated properties and vehicles on Wednesday, June 8, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said. Evidence seized in the bust. (photo one)PA AG's Office Evidence seized in the bust. (photo two)PA AG's Office The ringleaders were identified as Curti…
Hampden
News
Massachusetts To Have $41M In Student Debt Canceled As Part Of $1.85B Settlement
A total of $41 million in private student loan debt will be canceled in Massachusetts after an investigation into one of largest student loan servicers in the United States found it deceived thousands of borrowers. Attorney General Maura Healey announced on Thursday, Jan. 13, that a coalition of 39 attorneys general negotiated the $1.85 billion settlement with Navient. Healey said the relief is provided to resolve allegations of "widespread unfair and deceptive student loan servicing practices and abuses in originating predatory student loans." Under the terms of the settlement, Navie…
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