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Bucks DA Joins Lawsuit Against Ticketing Giant Over Hidden "Junk Fees" | Doylestown, PA Patch
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (360+ words) DOYLESTOWN, PA — Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan said on Wednesday that he is joining a bipartisan coalition of district attorneys from seven Eastern Pennsylvania counties to bring a major consumer protection lawsuit against secondary ticketing giant Vivid Seats, Inc....
Police Identify Man Who Died After Truck Rolled Over Him
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (180+ words) Patch Police Identify Man Who Died After Truck Rolled Over Him The Hicksville man was working on a truck at an automotive service on S. Oyster Bay Road when it rolled over him, police say. HICKSVILLE, NY — The man who died…...
Philly Infant Drowned To Death After Mother Drunkenly Put Her In Hotel Spa Tub: DA
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (176+ words) LEACOCK TOWNSHIP, PA — A Philadelphia woman was charged with involuntary manslaughter after authorities say her infant drowned in a Lancaster County hotel's spa tub while she was drunk. Diontae Nicole Beckett, 25, is accused of drunkenly placing her 5-month-old daughter in…...
Enraged Ex-Boyfriend Repeatedly Strangled And Beat Westchester Woman After She Refused To Speak With Him: DA
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (295+ words) WHITE PLAINS, NY — A Westchester County man who terrorized his ex is now facing a slew of felony charges. Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that a White Plains man was charged in a 13-count indictment, accused of strangling…...
Police ID Man Killed After Fight Near Queens Park
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (84+ words) QUEENS, NY — A man who died after being attacked in a Queens park on Tuesday has been identified, police said on Wednesday. The victim has been identified as Christopher Brooks, 53. Officers found him with trauma to the head inside Rufus…...
Edison PD Opens Applications For 2026 Civilian Police Academy
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (196+ words) Patch Edison PD Opens Applications For 2026 Civilian Police Academy Residents ages 18 and older can apply for the free program, limited to the first 25 applicants. EDISON, NJ — The Edison Police Department is accepting applications for its 2026 Fall Civilian Police Academy, a…...
Synagogue Fire 'Not Suspicious' Until Video Showed Arson In Ocean County: Affidavit
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (448+ words) LAKEWOOD, NJ — A fire that was first ruled not suspicious turned into charges of aggravated arson for a Lakewood man after surveillance video caught him setting the blaze, according to court documents. Yaakov Y. Stern, 48, was arrested Sept. 3 in connection…...
Oxford Fire Department Handles Record Number Of Calls
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (249+ words) OXFORD, CT — The Oxford Fire Department handled a record 82 calls in July, continuing a recent increase in emergency responses. Chief Pelletier told the Board of Fire Chiefs that the department was unusually busy despite there being no major storm during…...
BMW Crashes Into Fence, Hits House On Raynor Ave, Teenage Driver Captured After Everyone Flees: Police | Joliet, IL Patch
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (223+ words) JOLIET, IL — On Labor Day weekend while most of Joliet was sound asleep in their beds, the overnight shift of the Joliet police force responded to a BMW that crashed through someone's fence and hit a portion of a house…...
2 Loaded Handguns Recovered After Gunfire Report: Palatine Police
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (276+ words) PALATINE, IL — A 17-year-old Palatine boy is facing multiple felony charges after police said officers recovered two loaded 9mm handguns, ammunition and suspected controlled-substance pills during an investigation into gunfire on Independence Drive. Palatine police responded shortly before 9 p.m. Sept. 2, to…...