PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, man on Saturday at Philadelphia International Airport who was wanted on multiple felony sex crimes, including rape of a child.
CBP officers arrested Dev Poudel, 50, after he arrived on a flight from Doha, Qatar, and turned him over to Upper Allen Township, Pennsylvania, Police Department detectives.
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Camden County, NJ – A jury has convicted a Winslow Township man for sexually abusing a child over the course of several years, announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay.
Bryan Sisco-Downs, 39, was found guilty on September 3, 2026, of two counts of first-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, three counts of second-degree Sexual Assault, and two counts of second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child. The verdict was returned after a two-week jury trial in Camden County Superior Court.
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Pennsauken, NJ – Detective are investigating a murder/suicide involving family members that occurred this morning in Pennsauken, announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Pennsauken Police Chief Phil Olivo. On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at approximately 9:01 a.m., officers from the Pennsauken Police Department responded to a residence on the 4400 block of Bethel Avenue in Pennsauken in reference to a shooting.
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Woodbury, NJ – Raymond Tines, 42, of Washington Township, was sentenced to 5 years in state prison on Aug. 31, 2026 by the Honorable Renard L. Scott for unlawful possession of a weapon and cruelty to a child pursuant to a plea agreement.
According to documents filed in these cases and statements made in open court: In April 2021, a Washington Township resident reported Tines, who was a neighbor, had attempted to enter their home with a handgun and was observed standing out front of the house with a handgun. Tines was arrested later that day at his residence, where police found a handgun and a firearms identification card. Tines did not have a permit to carry a handgun in public.
Continue reading “Washington Township Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Gun Charge “The Philadelphia Police Department and the Shooting Investigation Unit is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the suspect depicted in the following video for the incident that occurred on August 31st, 2026 inside of store located on the 5900 block of Haverford Avenue. The suspect entered a commercial establishment located on 5900 Haverford Avenue at 12:08 am and fired a semi-automatic firearm striking the victim in his shoulder.
The following information is preliminary and subject to change. Updates will be shared as they become available.
The Homicide Unit is investigating a double homicide by shooting that occurred in the 22nd District on the 2300 block of North 18th Street at approximately 5:31 p.m. An adult female and an adult male were transported by police to Temple University Hospital, where they were both pronounced deceased at 5:54 p.m. The scene is being held, and a firearm was recovered at the location. The investigation is ongoing with the Homicide Unit. The motive is unknown at this time.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on September 3, 2026, Yaakov Stern, 48, of Lakewood, was charged with Aggravated Arson in connection with an incident that occurred in Lakewood Township on August 25, 2026.
On August 25, 2026, at approximately 9:30 p.m., the Lakewood Township Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to a structure fire on Delaware Trail. Upon arrival, emergency personnel observed an active structure fire; the fire was subsequently extinguished.
An investigation by the Lakewood Township Police Department Detective Bureau led to the identification of Stern as the individual responsible for starting the fire. On September 3, 2026, Stern was taken into custody by Detectives from the Lakewood Township Police Department. He was transported to the Ocean County Jail where he is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.
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Woodbury, NJ – Akeem Johnson, 43, of Bridgeton, was sentenced to 5 years in state prison today by the Honorable Russell A. DePersia for identity theft, pursuant to a plea agreement.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in open court: Johnson, who worked for a third-party contractor responsible for delivering Amazon packages to USPS facilities, failed to deliver multiple pallets of packages and used a co-worker’s identification to access an Amazon facility in Logan Township to take possession of the packages. The stolen merchandise was valued at more than $75,000.
Pursuant to the plea agreement, he was sentenced to 5 years in state prison. Johnson was also sentenced to concurrent sentences for two cases out of Cumberland County.
The State was represented by Deputy Chief Assistant Prosecutor Rex Utuk.
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On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at approximately 2:49 p.m., Philadelphia Police responded to a double shooting on the highway in the 2900 block of North Broad Street. A 36-year-old female sustained two gunshot wounds and was transported by police to Temple University Hospital, where she was placed in critical condition. A 41-year-old male sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and was transported by SEPTA Police to Temple University Hospital, where he was also placed in critical condition.
The scene is being held, and the investigation remains ongoing with the Shooting Investigation Group (SIG).
The Philadelphia Police Department and the Shooting Investigation Unit is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the suspect depicted in the following video for the incident that occurred on August 31st, 2026 inside of store located on the 5900 block of Haverford Avenue. The suspect entered a commercial establishment located on 5900 Haverford Avenue at 12:08 am and fired a semi-automatic firearm striking the victim in his shoulder.
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