August 20, 2015
Crime
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John Kopp
The FBI and Philadelphia Police are seeking to identify a man who allegedly robbed a bank in Old City Thursday. The suspect entered the TD Bank branch at 399 Market Street around 1:40 p.m. and handed a teller a demand note, police said. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect fled the area.
August 19, 2015
Courts
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John Kopp
Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania’s embattled attorney general, has an appearance Monday in a Montgomery County courtroom.
August 19, 2015
Papal Visit
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John Kopp
More than 100,000 papal passes remain unsold for SEPTA's Regional Rail service, spokeswoman Jerri Williams said Wednesday. That figure represents more than one-quarter of the 350,000 passes SEPTA offered via an online lottery. The one-day passes, which cost $10, will be the only fare accepted during the papal visit.
August 19, 2015
Transportation
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John Kopp
Philadelphia's long-anticipated Traffic Operations Center is slated to undergo a trial launch on Labor Day weekend — three weeks before the papal visit amplifies congestion on the city's roadways.
August 18, 2015
Crime
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John Kopp
A pair of Cherry Hill, New Jersey residents were sentenced to prison Tuesday for producing child pornography. Burton Gersh, 69, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Paul S. Diamond to 60 months in prison. Les Sidweber, 73, received a 48-month prison sentence. They each pleaded guilty on May 19.
August 17, 2015
Crime
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John Kopp
The Pennsylvania 'revenge porn' law limits prosecution to former intimate partners who disseminate sexually-explicit images in an attempt to harass. Yet, critics say those restrictions leave too many ‘revenge porn’ victims unprotected.
August 17, 2015
Crime
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John Kopp
A Romanian man pleaded guilty Monday as part of an international conspiracy to place skimming devices on ATM machines. Zoltan Deak, 39, of Hunedoara, Romania, faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
August 14, 2015
Crime
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John Kopp
Philadelphia Police and the FBI are looking to identify and locate a man responsible for robbing a bank in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday.
August 14, 2015
Crime
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John Kopp
A Gloucester County man was indicted Friday for allegedly attempting to set fire to a building South Philadelphia last year. Chad Dodge, 35, of Mullica Hill, was charged with attempted arson and providing a false statement to law enforcement.
August 12, 2015
Accidents
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John Kopp
Police are investigating a tour bus suspected of being involved in a possible hit-and-run accident that killed a pedestrian Tuesday in Center City.