Domenick DeMuro, a Democratic ward leader, pleaded guilty to inflating vote counts for help candidates for judge.Editor’s Note: This article is from May 2020. You can find live updates about the .A former judge of elections and Democratic committeeperson from South Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to accepting thousands of dollars in bribes to inflate the vote totals for three Democratic candidates for Common Pleas Court judge in 2015, and for other Democratic candidates for office in 2014 and 2016, U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced Thursday.Domenick J. DeMuro, 73, pleaded guilty to...…Domenick DeMuro, a Democratic ward leader, pleaded guilty to inflating vote counts for help candidates for judge.Editor’s Note: This article is from May 2020. You can find live updates about the .A former judge of elections and Democratic committeeperson from South Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to accepting thousands of dollars in bribes to inflate the vote totals for three Democratic candidates for Common Pleas Court judge in 2015, and for other Democratic candidates for office in 2014 and 2016, U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced Thursday.Domenick J. DeMuro, 73, pleaded guilty to...WW…

Michael Dimauro faces murder and related offenses in the death of David Rossillo, whose body was found more than three years after he was shot, then dragged into a crypt.A 48-year-old man was ordered held for trial by a Philadelphia judge Monday on murder and related offenses in connection with the discovery in Mount Moriah Cemetery of the body of a 33-year-old Delaware County man who had disappeared in December 2017., allegedly shot David Rossillo in the cemetery, then disposed of his body in an underground crypt after tying a rope around his neck and dragging his body to the crypt with a...…Michael Dimauro faces murder and related offenses in the death of David Rossillo, whose body was found more than three years after he was shot, then dragged into a crypt.A 48-year-old man was ordered held for trial by a Philadelphia judge Monday on murder and related offenses in connection with the discovery in Mount Moriah Cemetery of the body of a 33-year-old Delaware County man who had disappeared in December 2017., allegedly shot David Rossillo in the cemetery, then disposed of his body in an underground crypt after tying a rope around his neck and dragging his body to the crypt with a...WW…

“This is a groundbreaking initiative here in Philadelphia,” Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said, “but we are applying techniques that are proven to work.”More than a dozen top federal law enforcement officials and Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw stood together on Independence Mall on Thursday to express outrage at the skyrocketing level of violence in the city and announce a new federal initiative aimed at combating the scourge. pledged more federal prosecutions of local gun-violence cases and said the FBI is adding agents to investigate violent crimes and...…“This is a groundbreaking initiative here in Philadelphia,” Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said, “but we are applying techniques that are proven to work.”More than a dozen top federal law enforcement officials and Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw stood together on Independence Mall on Thursday to express outrage at the skyrocketing level of violence in the city and announce a new federal initiative aimed at combating the scourge. pledged more federal prosecutions of local gun-violence cases and said the FBI is adding agents to investigate violent crimes and...WW…

A judge ruled that the District Attorney’s Office did not present enough evidence to establish that Joseph Bologna’s use of his baton against a protester amounted to a crime.Fired Philadelphia police inspector Joseph Bologna Jr., for beating a Temple University student with a baton at George Floyd protests, was cleared of criminal charges Friday after a judge tossed out his case at a preliminary hearing.Municipal Court Judge Henry Lewandowski III ruled that the District Attorney’s Office had not presented enough evidence to establish that Bologna’s use of his baton against Evan Gorski —...…A judge ruled that the District Attorney’s Office did not present enough evidence to establish that Joseph Bologna’s use of his baton against a protester amounted to a crime.Fired Philadelphia police inspector Joseph Bologna Jr., for beating a Temple University student with a baton at George Floyd protests, was cleared of criminal charges Friday after a judge tossed out his case at a preliminary hearing.Municipal Court Judge Henry Lewandowski III ruled that the District Attorney’s Office had not presented enough evidence to establish that Bologna’s use of his baton against Evan Gorski —...WW…

Milan Loncar, 25, was fatally shot near his Brewerytown home Wednesday night while walking his dog, Roo.The day after her brother was fatally shot while out walking his dog, Jelena Loncar sat outside her Brewerytown home Thursday, crying and still in disbelief while holding and petting the dachshund-Chihuahua mix, Roo.“He was the kindest person in the entire world. This is so screwed up,” she said of her brother, a Temple University graduate.Milan Loncar, 25, was on Jefferson Street near 31st about a block from his Brewerytown home when he was approached by two males during an apparent...…Milan Loncar, 25, was fatally shot near his Brewerytown home Wednesday night while walking his dog, Roo.The day after her brother was fatally shot while out walking his dog, Jelena Loncar sat outside her Brewerytown home Thursday, crying and still in disbelief while holding and petting the dachshund-Chihuahua mix, Roo.“He was the kindest person in the entire world. This is so screwed up,” she said of her brother, a Temple University graduate.Milan Loncar, 25, was on Jefferson Street near 31st about a block from his Brewerytown home when he was approached by two males during an apparent...WW…

The indictment lays the groundwork for a possible capital case in the killing of Cpl. James O’Connor IV. Prosecutors say they’ve not yet decided whether to pursue a death sentence.U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced federal charges Thursday against four men already incarcerated for the March shooting death of Philadelphia Police Cpl. James O’Connor IV, including counts that could leave one of them open to a federal death sentence.And in a striking recrimination from a federal prosecutor, McSwain accused his frequent foil, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, of implementing...…The indictment lays the groundwork for a possible capital case in the killing of Cpl. James O’Connor IV. Prosecutors say they’ve not yet decided whether to pursue a death sentence.U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced federal charges Thursday against four men already incarcerated for the March shooting death of Philadelphia Police Cpl. James O’Connor IV, including counts that could leave one of them open to a federal death sentence.And in a striking recrimination from a federal prosecutor, McSwain accused his frequent foil, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, of implementing...WW…

They were notified of a problem with their mail ballot, such as not having written their address on the back of the outer envelope, or not signing or dating the back. Then, they went to fix the issue.From Constance Powers' perspective, the help from a Montgomery County election worker was nothing more than a good deed.After Powers made a clerical error on her mail ballot, the worker let her know and told her she could go to the county seat in Norristown and fix it. Her mistake was failing to fill out her address on the envelope. Powers, 59, went there, fixed the error, and returned to her...…They were notified of a problem with their mail ballot, such as not having written their address on the back of the outer envelope, or not signing or dating the back. Then, they went to fix the issue.From Constance Powers' perspective, the help from a Montgomery County election worker was nothing more than a good deed.After Powers made a clerical error on her mail ballot, the worker let her know and told her she could go to the county seat in Norristown and fix it. Her mistake was failing to fill out her address on the envelope. Powers, 59, went there, fixed the error, and returned to her...WW…

He became head of the police force in September 2019, taking over from longtime police chief Scott Thomson.Camden County Police Chief Joseph Wysocki will retire at the end of this year after three decades in which he rose through the ranks to become head of the police force, the department announced Tuesday.Wysocki, 50, will be entering the private sector. Capt. Gabriel Rodriguez, who has served as Wysocki’s executive officer, will assume command Jan. 1.Wysocki became police chief on Sept. 1, 2019, after longtime Chief Scott Thomson, who oversaw from Camden City to county control in 2013,...…He became head of the police force in September 2019, taking over from longtime police chief Scott Thomson.Camden County Police Chief Joseph Wysocki will retire at the end of this year after three decades in which he rose through the ranks to become head of the police force, the department announced Tuesday.Wysocki, 50, will be entering the private sector. Capt. Gabriel Rodriguez, who has served as Wysocki’s executive officer, will assume command Jan. 1.Wysocki became police chief on Sept. 1, 2019, after longtime Chief Scott Thomson, who oversaw from Camden City to county control in 2013,...WW…

“This is an attempt by City Council to once-again demonize and target hardworking Philadelphia police officers,” FOP Lodge 5 president John McNesby said in a statement.The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 has sued the city, contending that a new ordinance requiring a public hearing on proposed Police Department contracts violates officers’ collective bargaining rights and state law.“We had to do something in order to put an end to what they’re doing, demonizing police officers in the city of Philadelphia,” police union president John McNesby said Wednesday at a news...…“This is an attempt by City Council to once-again demonize and target hardworking Philadelphia police officers,” FOP Lodge 5 president John McNesby said in a statement.The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 has sued the city, contending that a new ordinance requiring a public hearing on proposed Police Department contracts violates officers’ collective bargaining rights and state law.“We had to do something in order to put an end to what they’re doing, demonizing police officers in the city of Philadelphia,” police union president John McNesby said Wednesday at a news...WW…

The editor of Philadelphia Magazine will depart at the end of the summer and wants his replacement to be someone who isn’t “a middle-aged white guy.” The magazine’s editorial staff on Tuesday called for a company plan to increase racial diversity at the publication.Philadelphia Magazine editor Tom McGrath will step down at the end of the summer, telling his staff the publication needs to evolve and the company should hire a replacement who isn’t “a middle-aged white guy.”His departure — which he described in a memo to employees as partly a personal decision and partly an attempt to bring...…The editor of Philadelphia Magazine will depart at the end of the summer and wants his replacement to be someone who isn’t “a middle-aged white guy.” The magazine’s editorial staff on Tuesday called for a company plan to increase racial diversity at the publication.Philadelphia Magazine editor Tom McGrath will step down at the end of the summer, telling his staff the publication needs to evolve and the company should hire a replacement who isn’t “a middle-aged white guy.”His departure — which he described in a memo to employees as partly a personal decision and partly an attempt to bring...WW…