Crime & JusticeBucks County man charged with threatening U.S. Rep. Brian FitzpatrickAaron Michael McComsey, of Perkasie, was arrested on Thursday. A source familiar with the investigation confirmed that the member of Congress is Brian Fitzpatrick.Robert Moran and Chris Palmer 2 hours agoFormer owner of Max's Steaks charged with tax fraudRobert Moran Philly City Council president criticizes finger-pointing after officer’s killing: ‘We haven’t even had a funeral’Anna Orso A man was fatally stabbed in a West Philly home and his suspected killer is in custodyJesse Bunch A student at Temple University reported being raped on SaturdayRobert Moran AdvertisementPolice ID man killed by officers on the ParkwayPolice identified William Austin as the 60-year-old man fatally shot by police on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Friday. Police said Austin was armed with a revolver and had fired it.Robert Moran Feds open case against Chester couple accused of sexually abusing, holding captive mentally disabled womenMichael and Nicole Swanson, along with two other defendants, were charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and a host of related crimes this month for the abuse that ended in 2023. Jesse Bunch How the man accused of killing a Philly police officer got a city job despite his criminal historyPhiladelphia's "ban the box" law prohibits employers from considering some parts of a job applicant's criminal history. Anna Orso and Ellie Rushing A Bucks County man was sent to prison for using AI to make child porn of his underage neighborStephen O'Neill was sentenced to seven to 10 years in state prison for possessing child porn and for stealing a pair of the girl's underwear from her home.Vinny Vella The judge who accused DA Larry Krasner of potential crimes will not step back from the caseKrasner accused U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond of being biased against him. Diamond said aspects of Krasner's filings were "frivolous" and "intemperate."Chris Palmer A former Philly-based sports gambler pleaded guilty in gambling scandals targeting the NBA, NCAA, and Chinese leagueAlso known as "Sugar Shane," he could face years in prison for his role in sports betting schemes targeting the NBA, NCAA, and Chinese professional league.Chris Palmer Haverford professor accused of sending antisemitic threats to a colleague is detained until trialGuangtian Ha, an assistant professor of religion at Haverford College, is accused of sending more than 50 threats via X.Nate File One of the organizers of a sprawling NCAA point-shaving scheme was sentenced to six years in prisonJalen Smith helped recruit NCAA basketball players to underperform in games so that professional gamblers could place large wagers on the contests.Chris Palmer A Main Line restaurateur has been charged with unlawfully sharing intimate photos of his ex-girlfriendAlessandro “Alex” Fiorello, of Conshohocken, is the chef/owner of Alessandro’s Wood Fired Italian & Bar in Wayne and Alessandro’s Pizzeria in West Chester.Denali Sagner and Vinny Vella Krasner says ‘criminal’ police conduct tanked past murder case against man accused of killing Philly copEric Lewis was acquitted of killing a man in 2023, years before police say he fatally shot Officer Shane Seiber. Documents obtained by The Inquirer offer new insight into how the case fell apart.Ellie Rushing and Chris Palmer The man accused of killing Police Officer Shane Seiber was acquitted of murder three years ago. ‘They had him in 2023.’Eric Lewis was acquitted of murder after the case fell apart in 2023 following a series of issues with the police investigation and prosecution, sources said. Ellie Rushing and Chris Palmer How the deadly West Philly police shooting unfoldedOfficer Shane Seiber died after a shooting in West Philadelphia early Saturday morning that left his partner wounded. Here's how the events unfolded.Jillian Kramer and Jesse Bunch Armed man dead after barricading himself on a SEPTA bus in Fox ChaseBefore the hours-long barricade, two women were found fatally shot at a house fire in the city's Cedarbrook section.Henry Savage and Robert Moran What we know about the shooting in West Philadelphia that killed a police officerA Philadelphia police officer was killed and another was wounded Saturday when a man ambushed them outside his West Philadelphia home. Maggie Prosser How a brief conversation on a West Philadelphia porch left one officer dead, and another seriously woundedEric Lewis has been charged with the murder of Officer Shane Seiber, and the attempted murder of 10 other police officers. Jillian Kramer, Ellie Rushing, Jesse Bunch, and Brett Sholtis See more storiesAdvertisement
Bucks County man charged with threatening U.S. Rep. Brian FitzpatrickAaron Michael McComsey, of Perkasie, was arrested on Thursday. A source familiar with the investigation confirmed that the member of Congress is Brian Fitzpatrick.Robert Moran and Chris Palmer 2 hours ago
Bucks County man charged with threatening U.S. Rep. Brian FitzpatrickAaron Michael McComsey, of Perkasie, was arrested on Thursday. A source familiar with the investigation confirmed that the member of Congress is Brian Fitzpatrick.Robert Moran and Chris Palmer 2 hours ago
Philly City Council president criticizes finger-pointing after officer’s killing: ‘We haven’t even had a funeral’Anna Orso
Philly City Council president criticizes finger-pointing after officer’s killing: ‘We haven’t even had a funeral’Anna Orso
Police ID man killed by officers on the ParkwayPolice identified William Austin as the 60-year-old man fatally shot by police on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Friday. Police said Austin was armed with a revolver and had fired it.Robert Moran
Police ID man killed by officers on the ParkwayPolice identified William Austin as the 60-year-old man fatally shot by police on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Friday. Police said Austin was armed with a revolver and had fired it.Robert Moran
Feds open case against Chester couple accused of sexually abusing, holding captive mentally disabled womenMichael and Nicole Swanson, along with two other defendants, were charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and a host of related crimes this month for the abuse that ended in 2023. Jesse Bunch
Feds open case against Chester couple accused of sexually abusing, holding captive mentally disabled womenMichael and Nicole Swanson, along with two other defendants, were charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and a host of related crimes this month for the abuse that ended in 2023. Jesse Bunch
How the man accused of killing a Philly police officer got a city job despite his criminal historyPhiladelphia's "ban the box" law prohibits employers from considering some parts of a job applicant's criminal history. Anna Orso and Ellie Rushing
How the man accused of killing a Philly police officer got a city job despite his criminal historyPhiladelphia's "ban the box" law prohibits employers from considering some parts of a job applicant's criminal history. Anna Orso and Ellie Rushing
A Bucks County man was sent to prison for using AI to make child porn of his underage neighborStephen O'Neill was sentenced to seven to 10 years in state prison for possessing child porn and for stealing a pair of the girl's underwear from her home.Vinny Vella
A Bucks County man was sent to prison for using AI to make child porn of his underage neighborStephen O'Neill was sentenced to seven to 10 years in state prison for possessing child porn and for stealing a pair of the girl's underwear from her home.Vinny Vella
The judge who accused DA Larry Krasner of potential crimes will not step back from the caseKrasner accused U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond of being biased against him. Diamond said aspects of Krasner's filings were "frivolous" and "intemperate."Chris Palmer
The judge who accused DA Larry Krasner of potential crimes will not step back from the caseKrasner accused U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond of being biased against him. Diamond said aspects of Krasner's filings were "frivolous" and "intemperate."Chris Palmer
A former Philly-based sports gambler pleaded guilty in gambling scandals targeting the NBA, NCAA, and Chinese leagueAlso known as "Sugar Shane," he could face years in prison for his role in sports betting schemes targeting the NBA, NCAA, and Chinese professional league.Chris Palmer
A former Philly-based sports gambler pleaded guilty in gambling scandals targeting the NBA, NCAA, and Chinese leagueAlso known as "Sugar Shane," he could face years in prison for his role in sports betting schemes targeting the NBA, NCAA, and Chinese professional league.Chris Palmer
Haverford professor accused of sending antisemitic threats to a colleague is detained until trialGuangtian Ha, an assistant professor of religion at Haverford College, is accused of sending more than 50 threats via X.Nate File
Haverford professor accused of sending antisemitic threats to a colleague is detained until trialGuangtian Ha, an assistant professor of religion at Haverford College, is accused of sending more than 50 threats via X.Nate File
One of the organizers of a sprawling NCAA point-shaving scheme was sentenced to six years in prisonJalen Smith helped recruit NCAA basketball players to underperform in games so that professional gamblers could place large wagers on the contests.Chris Palmer
One of the organizers of a sprawling NCAA point-shaving scheme was sentenced to six years in prisonJalen Smith helped recruit NCAA basketball players to underperform in games so that professional gamblers could place large wagers on the contests.Chris Palmer
A Main Line restaurateur has been charged with unlawfully sharing intimate photos of his ex-girlfriendAlessandro “Alex” Fiorello, of Conshohocken, is the chef/owner of Alessandro’s Wood Fired Italian & Bar in Wayne and Alessandro’s Pizzeria in West Chester.Denali Sagner and Vinny Vella
A Main Line restaurateur has been charged with unlawfully sharing intimate photos of his ex-girlfriendAlessandro “Alex” Fiorello, of Conshohocken, is the chef/owner of Alessandro’s Wood Fired Italian & Bar in Wayne and Alessandro’s Pizzeria in West Chester.Denali Sagner and Vinny Vella
Krasner says ‘criminal’ police conduct tanked past murder case against man accused of killing Philly copEric Lewis was acquitted of killing a man in 2023, years before police say he fatally shot Officer Shane Seiber. Documents obtained by The Inquirer offer new insight into how the case fell apart.Ellie Rushing and Chris Palmer
Krasner says ‘criminal’ police conduct tanked past murder case against man accused of killing Philly copEric Lewis was acquitted of killing a man in 2023, years before police say he fatally shot Officer Shane Seiber. Documents obtained by The Inquirer offer new insight into how the case fell apart.Ellie Rushing and Chris Palmer
The man accused of killing Police Officer Shane Seiber was acquitted of murder three years ago. ‘They had him in 2023.’Eric Lewis was acquitted of murder after the case fell apart in 2023 following a series of issues with the police investigation and prosecution, sources said. Ellie Rushing and Chris Palmer
The man accused of killing Police Officer Shane Seiber was acquitted of murder three years ago. ‘They had him in 2023.’Eric Lewis was acquitted of murder after the case fell apart in 2023 following a series of issues with the police investigation and prosecution, sources said. Ellie Rushing and Chris Palmer
How the deadly West Philly police shooting unfoldedOfficer Shane Seiber died after a shooting in West Philadelphia early Saturday morning that left his partner wounded. Here's how the events unfolded.Jillian Kramer and Jesse Bunch
How the deadly West Philly police shooting unfoldedOfficer Shane Seiber died after a shooting in West Philadelphia early Saturday morning that left his partner wounded. Here's how the events unfolded.Jillian Kramer and Jesse Bunch
Armed man dead after barricading himself on a SEPTA bus in Fox ChaseBefore the hours-long barricade, two women were found fatally shot at a house fire in the city's Cedarbrook section.Henry Savage and Robert Moran
Armed man dead after barricading himself on a SEPTA bus in Fox ChaseBefore the hours-long barricade, two women were found fatally shot at a house fire in the city's Cedarbrook section.Henry Savage and Robert Moran
What we know about the shooting in West Philadelphia that killed a police officerA Philadelphia police officer was killed and another was wounded Saturday when a man ambushed them outside his West Philadelphia home. Maggie Prosser
What we know about the shooting in West Philadelphia that killed a police officerA Philadelphia police officer was killed and another was wounded Saturday when a man ambushed them outside his West Philadelphia home. Maggie Prosser
How a brief conversation on a West Philadelphia porch left one officer dead, and another seriously woundedEric Lewis has been charged with the murder of Officer Shane Seiber, and the attempted murder of 10 other police officers. Jillian Kramer, Ellie Rushing, Jesse Bunch, and Brett Sholtis
How a brief conversation on a West Philadelphia porch left one officer dead, and another seriously woundedEric Lewis has been charged with the murder of Officer Shane Seiber, and the attempted murder of 10 other police officers. Jillian Kramer, Ellie Rushing, Jesse Bunch, and Brett Sholtis
