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(credit: Montgomery County DA's office.)

Hatboro-Horsham Coach Charged With Providing Booze To Student

Police say William Lichtner, 24, supplied alcohol on at least eight occasions to a teenage girl.

2012/06/20

Montco Babysitter Charged With Stealing Checks, Ripping Off Employer

Police say their investigation pointed to Marisa Pompilio of Glenside, Pa., who may have also stolen from other babysitting clients.

2012/06/19

Montco Man Charged With Second Fetish Crime, This Time At King Of Prussia Mall

Police say Kornwell Chan of Dresher used the camera to look up women’s dresses while they were shopping in department stores.

2012/05/17

32 Arrested as Montco-Philly Meth Trafficking Ring Is Broken Up

The main players are identified as Frank Messina of Hatfield, Pa. and Troy Dudas of Schwenksville.

2012/05/08

(Karen Ricca. File photo by Carl Hessler Jr. for Main Line Media News, used with permission.)

Officials Say Little as Assistant DA in Montco Removed From Job After 20+ Years

Montgomery County DA Risa Ferman would confirm only that Karen Ricca was suspended without pay April 27th from her nearly $75,000-a-year position.

2012/05/07

Montco Officials Stress Need For Vigilance To Prevent Child Abuse

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and officials in Montgomery County, Pa. say the community really needs to step up to make sure our children are safe.

2012/04/09

Suburban Philadelphia Home Contractor Charged With Defrauding Customers

So far there are two cases against Kenneth Staiger, and a third is being investigated.

2012/03/23

(The casket of Cardinal Bevilacqua being carried into the Cathedral Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul, on Logan Circle. Credit: Tim Jimenez)

Montgomery County Coroner Continues Tests To Determine Cause Of Cardinal Bevilacqua’s Death

The coroner of Montgomery County, Pa. says preliminary indications show prescribed medications in the system of the late Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, but he needs more time to determine the cause of death.

2012/02/29

I-Team Exclusive: Students At Two Lower Merion High Schools Videotape Themselves Getting ‘Shmacked’

It’s called getting “Shmacked” – so wasted on booze and drugs you can no longer function – and the video features students at two Lower Merion High Schools.

2012/02/21

(Montco DA Risa Ferman, right, and Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board chairman William Ryan Jr. Credit: Brad Segall)

Montgomery County, Pa. Collects Grant To Fight Crime at New Casino

With a new casino set to open in Montgomery County, Pa. this spring, law enforcement officials are looking at ways to keep alleged mob figures away from the gambling establishment.

2012/02/13

(Montgomery County DA Risa Ferman. Credit: Brad Segall)

Just Toxicology Tests, No Criminal Probe of Cardinal’s Death, Says Montco DA

Montgomery County district attorney Risa Ferman says her office is not conducting a criminal investigation into the recent death of Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua.

2012/02/10

Dozens Charged As Alleged Montco Drug Ring Is Taken Down

Police seized nearly $170,000 in cash, plus cocaine, 92 pounds of pot, guns, bank records, and drug paraphernalia.

2012/01/25

Police: Jealousy May Have Been Motive In Cheltenham Christmas Day Murder

Montgomery County authorities say it appears jealousy over another man may have sparked a Christmas Day shooting in Cheltenham that left one man dead and authorities looking for the murder suspect.

2011/12/27

Montco Banker Charged With Defrauding Elderly Customers

The women ranged in age from 77 to 92.

2011/12/23

(Photo provided by Montgomery County DA's office)

Montgomery County Commissioner Matthews Charged With Perjury

The chairman of the Montgomery County Commissioners has been charged with perjury and false swearing stemming from an 18-month grand jury investigation into allegations of political corruption in county government.

2011/12/06