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  • Body recovered of swimmer who disappeared in water along Ocean City

    Body recovered of swimmer who disappeared in water along Ocean City

    The body of a swimmer who went missing last month in the water along Ocean City has been recovered near Sea Isle City, police said Tuesday.

    The man, described as a 20-year-old from Exton who was a student at Hofstra University, according to 6ABC, disappeared late in the afternoon on May 18 near the 10th Street Beach.

    On Friday, a body was recovered about 10 miles away and later identified as the missing swimmer, police said.

    The man was not publicly identified and the Ocean City Police Department said the family has asked for privacy.

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  • Man fatally shot while driving in Northeast Philly

    Man fatally shot while driving in Northeast Philly

    A man was fatally shot while driving a car Tuesday afternoon in Northeast Philadelphia, police said.

    Just after 3:50 p.m., police responded to reports of gunfire on the 9000 block of Frankford Avenue and found the victim in a Honda Accord crashed outside an AutoZone store at Frankford and Academy Road.

    The man, who had been shot in the face and shoulder, was transported by medics to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:22 p.m.

    The shots were fired from a tan-colored SUV that fled on Interstate 95.

    Police found spent shell casings on Frankford Avenue in front of a 7-Eleven across the street from the AutoZone.

    No other information was released.

  • Pa. State Police investigating death of dialysis patient in Chester County

    Pa. State Police investigating death of dialysis patient in Chester County

    The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the death last week of a person in Chester County whose connection to a dialysis machine apparently had been “cut.”

    On June 16, troopers from the Embreevile Station were called to the 400 block of Glen Run Drive in Atglen Borough, where paramedics responded to a hemorraging incident but was unable to save the person’s life, the state police said Tuesday.

    The preliminary investigation “determined the hemorrhaging was the result of a dialysis port being cut,” the state police said.

    The state police are investigating in coordination with the Chester County District Attorney’s Office.

    No other information about the deceased person were released.

  • A South Philly woman shot and killed her sister and granddaughter in murder-suicide, authorities say

    A South Philly woman shot and killed her sister and granddaughter in murder-suicide, authorities say

    A South Philadelphia woman shot and killed her sister and granddaughter before turning the gun on herself Monday in what police described as a double murder and suicide.

    The women, identified Tuesday as Janice Picano, 67, Denise Grottini, 55, and Angelina Picano, 18, were found dead inside a home on the 2800 block of South 10th Street, according to police.

    Police responded to the residence around 5:30 p.m. and found the women with single gunshot wounds to their heads.

    They were pronounced dead at the scene by medics at 5:38 p.m., police said.

    Janice Picano, who investigators say fired the fatal shots, was Grottini’s sister and Angelina Picano’s grandmother, according to a law enforcement source.

    A gun was found at the home and was taken into evidence.

    The homicide unit continues to investigate.

  • Authorities ID 3 people killed in Maryland crash of plane from Ocean City, N.J.

    Authorities ID 3 people killed in Maryland crash of plane from Ocean City, N.J.

    Maryland State Police on Monday released the names of three young men killed when a plane that took off from Ocean City, N.J. crashed late Saturday night east of Washington D.C.

    Around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, a single-engine Piper Cherokee piloted by Yoav Bomrind, 26, of Israel, with two passengers, David Rabinovich, 19, or Israel, and Elad Naidik, 20, of Canada, crashed in a wooded area in Bowie, Md.

    Maryland State Police said Prince George’s County Public Safety Communications received an iPhone crash alert around 11:45 p.m. indicating the plane went down in the area of U.S. Routes 50 and 301 in Bowie.

    The plane was headed to the Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Md., approximately 20 miles northwest of Bowie, apparently as part of a training flight, the state police said.

    Based on preliminary information, investigators believe the plane was owned by a flight school in Montgomery County, Maryland, the state police said.

    Multiple agencies responded to the crash area and the plane was located around 3:45 a.m. Sunday near a residential neighborhood. All three men were pronounced dead at the scene.

    No one else was injured, the state police said.

    The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.

  • Man charged with threatening staff and disrupting office of Bucks County state legislator

    Man charged with threatening staff and disrupting office of Bucks County state legislator

    A 65-year-old man who allegedly threatened the staff of a Republican state legislator from Bucks County and attempted to trash her district office remained jailed Thursday after a judge ordered that his criminal case should proceed to trial.

    Donald F. Ambrose, of Bensalem Township, was unable to post 10% of his $200,000 bail and was being held at the Bucks County Correctional Facility on one count of terroristic threats and two counts each of disorderly conduct and harassment.

    On June 9, Ambrose allegedly entered the district office of State Rep. Kathleen “K.C.” Tomlinson in Bensalem Township “aggressively shouting about an ongoing medical malpractice issue,” the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said.

    Ambrose allegedly had been to Tomlinson’s office before several times, “making outlandish comments before leaving,” the district attorney’s office said.

    “On this occasion, Ambrose became aggressive, grabbing paperwork off the desk of one of the employees and then scattering the papers while continuing to scream and yell. Ambrose was told by staff that law enforcement was being called, and he allegedly pointed at a staff member and stated, ‘you’re dead,’ before exiting the building,” the district attorney’s office said, citing the criminal complaint.

    “Once outside, Ambrose retrieved a gasoline can from his vehicle and began walking around the perimeter of the office building, causing employees inside to fear he intended to set the building on fire,” the district attorney’s office said.

    On Friday, Tomlinson posted a statement on social media acknowledging the incident, saying she was in Harrisburg when Ambrose allegedly “began trying to destroy the [Bensalem Township] office and then proceeded to threaten the life of a member of my staff.”

    Tomlinson added: “We live in a very unsettling time, especially as public servants. Unfortunately, this is not the first time we have experienced a hostile encounter in just a few short months which is completely unacceptable.”

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    Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan said in a statement Thursday: “Public servants should never have to fear for their safety simply for doing their jobs. My office takes these actions incredibly seriously, and we will continue to hold accountable anyone who uses fear or threats to disrupt our community and target those who serve the public.”

    Tomlinson, 37, was elected in 2020 and is the daughter of former State Sen. Robert M. “Tommy” Tomlinson.

  • Suspect in custody after shooting inside Wilmington Hospital leaves 1 dead, another injured

    A suspect was taken into custody Tuesday night in Philadelphia after one person was killed and another wounded in an afternoon shooting inside Wilmington Hospital in Delaware, police said.

    Wilmington police announced Tuesday night that the suspect is a 23-year-old man and that investigators believe the shooting was a “targeted, isolated incident.”

    Around 3:30 p.m., police in Wilmington responded to a reported shooting at the hospital, at 501 W. 14th St., Police Chief Wilfredo Campos said at an evening news briefing.

    Two victims were discovered and one later died, Campos said.

    A lockdown at the hospital, which is run by ChristianaCare, was lifted after police cleared the building, Campos said.

    Campos said multiple agencies were involved in the initial response and the ongoing investigation, including the FBI and the ATF.

    Wilmington Mayor John Carney, the former governor of Delaware, said that this “has been a terrible day for our city and especially for the hospital workers who are subjected to this terror.”

    Carney said it was “hard to imagine” what the people in the hospital faced as they were barricaded in rooms as law enforcement cleared each floor.

    Gov. Matt Meyer said the tragedy “hits especially close to home for our family” because his wife is a doctor who works for ChristianaCare.

    NBC10 showed helicopter video of people exiting the hospital with their hands up during the police search of the facility.

    In an updated statement Tuesday night, ChristianaCare said that the hospital campus “is now open, safe and secure with no ongoing threat to patients, caregivers or visitors.”

    Jennifer Schwartz, incoming president and CEO of ChristianaCare, added in a statement: “We are deeply grateful for the heroism of our caregivers. They showed incredible strength today. We will continue to stand beside them and support our community in the days ahead.”

    U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride (D., Del.) said she was monitoring the situation.

    “As we await more information, I’m praying for the patients and providers who were on site,” McBride posted on social media.

    U.S. Sen. Chris Coons (D., Del.) also said he was following the developments and asked people to follow updates from local officials.

    “I’m praying for everyone’s safety, including patients, healthcare workers, first responders, and law enforcement officers,” Coons posted on X.

  • N.J. attorney general report details law enforcement firings and suspensions, including in South Jersey

    N.J. attorney general report details law enforcement firings and suspensions, including in South Jersey

    The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has released a lengthy report detailing major disciplinary actions against law enforcement officers in the state, including a Burlington County correctional officer fired in connection with an inmate’s death.

    The 560-page report, made public on Friday, covers hundreds of disciplinary actions taken in 2025.

    “Maintaining faith in government and trust in law enforcement requires that residents know the State holds law enforcement to the highest professional standards,” Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said in a statement. “Transparency and accountability are key to maintaining public confidence in our officers.”

    The report said Nicholas Morton was fired from the Burlington County Jail after an investigation sustained charges against him for failing to conduct the required security walk-throughs when 74-year-old Kenneth Bulle of Mount Holly allegedly was strangled by his cellmate, Rondale Holloman, in November 2024.

    Morton also was accused of failing to immediately notify his supervisors that both inmates made requests to be housed apart from each other, the report said.

    Two supervisors were suspended for 15 days in connection with Bulle’s death.

    Sgt. Terrance Benson was found to have “neglected to conduct a full and complete security tour of the facility,” the report said.

    Lt. Jonathan Carroll was found to have been negligent regarding Bulle’s death.

    “His failure to take immediate corrective action delayed the custody and medical staff from responding to the scene with the proper equipment. He neglected to make immediate corrective action on several entries in logbook that were made by his supervisors and officers on duty. As a shift commander he is responsible for his conduct and his subordinates[’] conduct,” the report said.

    At the Juvenile Female Secure Care and Intake Facility in Bordentown Township, two correctional officers were fired. Gary Nieves and William Young were criminally charged with sexual assault of residents, the report said.

    At the Camden County Correctional Facility, two officers were fired after they were found to have used excessive force on inmates, the report said.

    Tee Lormia was fired after he was allegedly found to have performed a roundhouse kick to the head of an inmate, the report said.

    Nicholas Taylor was fired after an investigation determined that he lifted an inmate from behind and slammed him to the ground, the report said.

    Yamalis Diaz, another Camden County correctional officer, was fired after she pleaded guilty to a charge related to shoplifting, the report said.