West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
York County Man Scrawled Bomb Threat On ChesCo Addiction Center Dry Erase Board, Police Say York County Man Scrawled Bomb Threat On ChesCo Addiction Center Dry Erase Board, Police Say
York County Man Scrawled Bomb Threat On ChesCo Addiction Center Dry Erase Board, Police Say A 26-year-old man was charged with writing a bogus bomb threat on a dry erase board at an addiction center in the Philadelphia suburbs, authorities said. Westtown-East Goshen Regional police at 9:50 a.m. on June 17 were dispatched to the Malvern Institute where someone had written that a bomb was set to explode in the building at 3 p.m. that day, Lt. David Leahy said. The building was evacuated as the Chester County Sherriff K-9s searched the building, which was determined to be safe. Further investigation determined that Taylor Richardson, 26, of Dillsburg, penned the threat on …

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
WATCH: Coast Guard, Good Samaritan Rescue 6 Jersey Shore Boaters WATCH: Coast Guard, Good Samaritan Rescue 6 Jersey Shore Boaters
Watch: Coast Guard, Good Samaritan Rescue 6 Jersey Shore Boaters Six boaters were rescued by members of the US Coast Guard and a good Samaritan approximately 34 miles east of Atlantic City Thursday. Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay Command Center in Philadelphia received an alert that a 28-foot pleasure craft with six people aboard was taking on water due to the inclement weather and the heavy seas in the area. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City launched to assist the boaters. Video shows the Dolphin aircrew hoisting two of the boaters to safety while a nearby good Samaritan crew assisted w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
NJ Runaway Used Fake ID To Enter Philly Live Casino, State Police Say NJ Runaway Used Fake ID To Enter Philly Live Casino, State Police Say
NJ Runaway Used Fake ID To Enter Philly Live Casino, State Police Say A runaway woman from New Jersey used a fake ID card to enter Live Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, according to Pennsylvania State Police.  The woman and a Philadelphia man, both 19, were arrested on the casino floor around 9 p.m. Saturday, according to PSP. The individuals were identified as Haley Pondo, of Williamstown, NJ, and Shakeer Jamal Pettey. Both were charged with unlawful to permit persons under 21 according to court documents. A 45-year-old man of Linwood, NJ was cited in the same PSP press release as, "being observed on the casino floor while being excluded from the cas…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Feds: Philadelphia Market CEO Stole $7.8M From Job To Pay For Pricy Jersey Shore House Feds: Philadelphia Market CEO Stole $7.8M From Job To Pay For Pricy Jersey Shore House
Feds: Philadelphia Market CEO Stole $7.8M From Job To Pay For Pricy Jersey Shore House The former president and CEO of Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market is facing federal charges for stealing $7.8 million from his employer to pay for various personal expenses including $1.9 million in rent on his Jersey Shore house, authorities said. The Information alleges that Caesar DiCrecchio, 60, of Vorhees, NJ, had control over every aspect of the Market, including the expenditure of funds, and was required to report on the Market’s finances to its Board of Directors, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. DiCrecchio defrauded the mark…

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by Nicole Acosta
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Montgomery County Leader Of Reading-Area Bank Fraud Ring Gets 3½ Years In Prison Montgomery County Leader Of Reading-Area Bank Fraud Ring Gets 3½ Years In Prison
Montgomery County Leader Of Reading-Area Bank Fraud Ring Gets 3½ Years In Prison A 22-year-old Montgomery County man is facing three-and-a-half years behind bars for his role as a leader in a 31-person bank fraud and identity theft ring that operated out of Reading, authorities announced. Nasir Joseph Outlaw, of King of Prussia, pleaded guilty in December 2019 to two counts of bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. Outlaw admitted that between June and Dec 2017, he knowingly executed separate schemes to defraud First National Bank and Fulton Bank by depositing fraudulent checks and…

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by Nicole Acosta
Hamilton Township, NJ
Business
1st New Hotel In Half-Century Opens In Camden 1st New Hotel In Half-Century Opens In Camden
1st New Hotel In Half-Century Opens In Camden In the nick of time for the holidays, Camden welcomed its first new hotel in 50 years on Friday. The Hilton Garden Inn, located on the city's waterfront, happily began booking guests to a lavish facility with majestic views, hotel officials said. Guests at the 180-room hotel will enjoy panoramic views of the Delaware River, Ben Franklin Bridge and Philadelphia skyline. A Hilton spokesman said the hotel is staking special precautions to avert the spread of coronavirus in keeping with state and local guidelines.  There was a mid-day ribbon cutting ceremony, according to CBS News 3 Phil…

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by Jon Craig
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
KNOW ANYTHING? Authorities Investigating Deadly Norristown Shooting KNOW ANYTHING? Authorities Investigating Deadly Norristown Shooting
Know Anything? Authorities Investigating Deadly Norristown Shooting Authorities are seeking the public's help in the investigation of a shooting that left a 21-year-old man dead in Norristown. Norristown police responding to reports of a shooting at 502 W. Lafayette St., found Abdur Rachman Small in the living room, with a gunshot wound in his head on Nov. 20, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Mark E. Talbot said. Small was taken by ambulance to Suburban Community Hospital and later flown to Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, where he was pronounced dead the following day. An autopsy by the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Lifestyle
OpenTable: These Restaurants Take The Cake For Best Outdoor Dining In NJ OpenTable: These Restaurants Take The Cake For Best Outdoor Dining In NJ
OpenTable: These Restaurants Take The Cake For Best Outdoor Dining In NJ Indoor dining may be set to reopen in New Jersey later this week, but that's not to say outdoor eating can't still be enjoyed. OpenTable -- a restaurant booking website -- has compiled a list of the best places to eat in New Jersey and Philadelphia. The places on the list include an actual boat, pool- and ocean-side spots and even some enchanting gardens. Scroll down for the full list. Chelsea 5 Gastropub, Atlantic City EvenTide Grille, Sea Bright Mogo, Asbury Park The Diving Horse, Avalon @thesevenguide always captures the best shots! This is our new, socially distanced outdoor dini…

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by Valerie Musson
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Reputed Mobster Who Admitted Staging Robbery Of Union Business Sentenced Reputed Mobster Who Admitted Staging Robbery Of Union Business Sentenced
Reputed Mobster Who Admitted Staging Robbery Of Union Business Sentenced An Atlantic City man who authorities said is a member of a Philadelphia mob family was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison Thursday for offenses including pretending to rob a Union County business in order to scam its insurance company.  Salvatore "Sam" Piccolo, 67, was also sentenced on a charge of distributing 216 grams of methamphetamine in Camden County as well as wire fraud for his part in the staged holdup.  Earlier this year, Piccolo admitted in court that he and an accomplice entered a Union pawnshop on April 19, 2014, pretending to sell merchandise made of silver. T…

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by Paul Milo
Armonk, NY
Schools
Pair Of Byram Hills Students Named National Finalists For Neuroscience Research Pair Of Byram Hills Students Named National Finalists For Neuroscience Research
Pair Of Byram Hills Students Named National Finalists For Neuroscience Research Three local high school students have been named as finalists in a nationwide neuroscience research award. The American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society is granting the Neuroscience Research Prize to four students across the country based on their neuroscience backgrounds and achievements. The Byram High School seniors, Samantha Abbruzzese and Rachel Chernoff, are students in the school’s Dr. Robert Pavlica Authentic Science Research Program and were selected from 74 entrants high school around the country. “We are very proud of these two accomplished women who are pass…

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by Valerie Musson
Mount Pleasant, NY
Politics
That's The Ticket? Chappaqua's Bill, Hillary Clinton Start International Speaking Tour That's The Ticket? Chappaqua's Bill, Hillary Clinton Start International Speaking Tour
That's The Ticket? Chappaqua's Bill, Hillary Clinton Start International Speaking Tour Bill and Hillary Clinton of Chappaqua are going on tour, including April stops in Connecticut and New York. The political couple's speaking tour will span two countries and 13 cities — including Wallingford, CT where they'll speak at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre. The tour, billed as "An Evening with the Clintons," kicks off on Nov. 18 in Las Vegas.  Bill Clinton served as the nation's 42nd president from January 1993 through January 2001. His wife, Hillary, is a former First Lady, Secretary of State and U.S. senator from New York who lost the 2016 election to President Donald Trump…

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by Jon Craig