Police are searching for the two men caught on video robbing Kim Thanh Jewelry Monday morning.
Two Men Sought in Jewelry Heist in Lawncrest
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Rain Or Not Today? Depends What Town You Live in
Rainfall will prove sporadic for Philadelphia, Delaware and New Jersey communities Tuesday, but luckily we have the neighborhood by neighborhood breakdown.
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Pa. Ice Cream Brand Introduces 'Butterbeer' Flavor
Put down the Floo Powder, witches and wizards—getting a taste of Butter Beer just got a lot easier than traveling all the way to The Three Broomsticks.
Pennsylvania’s own Yuengling Ice Cream has taken some inspiration from the Harry Potter series and announced the addition of Butter Beer ice cream to their lineup of flavors. The magical half-butterscotch, half-buttercream ice cream blend, twisted with a butterscotch swirl, is giving fans a taste of one of the most famous beverages in the wizarding world.
“We are always looking for ways to inspire our fans and spark creativity. Whether it’s our flavor names and descriptions or the recipes themselves—we’re in the business of having fun,” said David Yuengling, President of Yuengling’s Ice Cream. “We hope we made J.K. Rowling proud with this flavor.”
Yuengling’s says the flavor is currently available in pints, but quarts will be available in the upcoming months.
Find a store selling the sweet treat near you here.
Additionally, if you’re looking for more of a classic flavor, Yuengling’s has added Strawberry in response to popular demand on social media. The company says the flavor “has been a consistent request since the brand relaunched in 2014.”
Yuengling’s Ice Cream, resurrected in 2014 after closing in 1985, was started by Frank D. Yuengling as a result of prohibition in 1920. Today, the brand makes 18 different flavors of ice cream ranging from classic vanilla to cinnamon churro.
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Photo Credit: Yuengling's Ice Cream, Kristin Schaeffer
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Philly DA Charged With Corruption, Fraud, Bribery
Embattled Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams is accused of taking gifts in exchange for providing favors for business owners and defrauding a nursing home as well as his own family members, according to a 50-page indictment released Tuesday.
The city's top prosecutor is charged with bribery, extortion, and honest services wire fraud after he allegedly received tens of thousands of dollars worth of concealed bribes from two business owners in exchange for his agreement to perform official acts. Williams is also accused of defrauding a nursing home and family friends of money that was earmarked for his relative's care.
Mayor Jim Kenney issued the following statement following news of Williams' indictment:
“It is deeply shameful that the City’s chief law enforcement officer has been implicated in such a flagrant violation of the law. At a time when our citizens’ trust in government is at an all-time low, it is disheartening to see yet another elected official give the public a reason not to trust us. That this comes at the head of our justice system is even more troubling. We must all greatly raise the bar for our behavior and show the citizens of Philadelphia that we are capable of carrying out our most basic responsibilities as elected officials, upholding the law.”
The charges were announced by the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, FBI and the IRS during a press conference Tuesday afternoon. The announcement came after a lengthy investigation into $160,000 in gifts that Williams allegedly failed to report, including a new roof, a $2,700 couch and luxury vacations.
“The indictment alleges that as District Attorney, Mr. Williams compromised himself and his elected office by standing ready to help those who were willing to pay him with money, trips, and cars,” Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick said. “Mr. Williams’ alleged willingness to compromise his position of public trust in exchange for private financial gain is all the more unfortunate given that he was elected to protect the interests of the people of Philadelphia as their chief law enforcement officer.”
According to the indictment, Williams solicited and accepted bribes from two business owners in exchange for performing and agreeing to perform official acts for them and their associates from July, 2010 to July, 2015.
Williams allegedly filed false and misleading personal financial statements from 2012 through 2015 in order to conceal the illegal arrangements. The false statements intentionally omitted references to the items Williams received from the business owners, according to the indictment. Williams allegedly amended the financial disclosure statements to list most of the items listed in the indictment, besides a pre-owned 1997 Jaguar he received in June of 2013, after he learned about the federal investigation.
Alleged Arrangement with Business Owner #1
Investigators say Williams solicited and accepted several valuable items from a person identified in the indictment as “Business Owner #1,” between July, 2010 and May, 2015. Those items included an all-inclusive vacation to Punta Cana worth $6,381, a custom sofa worth $3,212, a $502 dinner at a Philadelphia restaurant, a $7,000 check, approximately $2,000 in cash, a Louis Vuitton tie worth $205, an iPad worth approximately $300, a Burberry watch and a Burberry purse for his girlfriend, according to the indictment.
Williams allegedly agreed to help Business Owner #1 with security screenings whenever Business Owner #1 returned from foreign travel. Williams contacted a Philadelphia police official and pressured as well as advised the official to assist Business Owner #1 with those "border encounters," according to the indictment.
On March 15, 2013, Williams met with the police official and Business Owner #1, investigators said. During the meeting he allegedly asked the police official to help Business Owner #1 avoid a secondary screening. That same day Williams accepted a $7,000 check from Business Owner #1 and also repeatedly offered to write an official letter under his authority as the District Attorney, on behalf of Business Owner #1, pressuring and advising the police official to help the business owner with the border encounters, according to the indictment.
The indictment also alleges Williams agreed to help with criminal charges brought by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office against Business Owner #1’s associate, identified as “Person #1,” between February 1, 2012 and February 5, 2012. Williams made the agreement while he was on the Punta Cana vacation which was paid for by Business Owner #1, according to the indictment.
On February 8, 2012, only a few days after returning from Punta Cana, Williams received a text message from Business Owner #1 listing the docket number and hearing date for Person #1’s case, investigators said. The text message stated Person #1 would “take any punishment” but “just doesn’t wanna do jail,” according to the indictment. Williams allegedly responded by texting, “I will look into it.” Williams then allegedly asked about a second trip to Punta Cana that would be paid for by Business Owner #1, texting, “I am merely a thankful beggar and don’t want to overstep my bounds in asking…but we will gladly go.”
The indictment states Business Owner #1 texted Williams in September, 2012 asking him again to help Person #1. Williams allegedly responded by texting, “It seems like he has the possibility of having it thrown out or continued…if it gets continued I will then ask for the file and see what can be done to make it a county sentence.”
Alleged Arrangement with Business Owner #2
From March, 2012 through July, 2015, Williams allegedly solicited and accepted from a Philadelphia bar owner identified in the indictment as “Business Owner #2,” approximately 16 round-trip airline tickets to Florida, San Diego and Las Vegas for himself, his girlfriend and members of his family. The indictment also alleges Williams accepted a 1997 Jaguar XK8 convertible and at least $900 in cash from Business Owner #2.
Investigators say Williams appointed Business Owner #2 as Special Advisor to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office in November 2012 in exchange for the gifts. Williams allegedly issued an official badge, wrote an official letter of appointment and gave certain assignments to Business Owner #2 as Special Advisor. Business Owner #2 was on federal probation resulting from a June, 2012 federal tax conviction at the time, according to investigators.
On May 10, 2013 Williams wrote an official letter as the city’s District Attorney acknowledging Business Owner #2’s appointment as Special Advisor to his office, the indictment states. Investigators say Williams accepted the Jaguar from Business Owner #2 in June of 2013.
The indictment also states that Williams issued a second official letter to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control on June 2, 2014 in order to influence a hearing to revoke or suspend Business Owner #2’s California liquor license.
In July of 2015, Williams allegedly obtained a police accident report at Business Owner #2’s request. The indictment states Williams texted Business Owner #2, “I wish I could help more…Can I be a greeter or celebrity bartender to work off my debt…I was serious about just doing whatever I can to help you guys!”
Alleged Fraud of Nursing Home and Family Friends
Williams is also accused of diverting a relative’s pension and Social Security payments to pay for his own personal expenses rather than applying them to the relative’s nursing home costs as he was obligated to do under agreements with the nursing home. The indictment states the nursing home fraud occurred between February, 2012 and November, 2013.
Williams allegedly lied to a nursing home employee, claiming his relative spent the pension and Social Security payments. The indictment also accuses Williams of spending money on his personal expenses after accepting $10,000 from friends of his relative instead of covering expenses for his relative’s nursing home care.
Williams is charged with 10 counts of travel and use of interstate facilities to promote and facilitate bribery contrary to Pennsylvania law, two counts of Hobbs Act extortion under color of official right, five counts of honest services wire fraud and six counts of wire fraud. He will be arraigned Wednesday at 2 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Richard A. Lloret at the U.S. Courthouse on 601 Market Street in Philadelphia.
Williams, the city's first black district attorney, announced last month he would not run for re-election this year. The 50-year-old Democrat said he showed poor judgment and regretted "mistakes in my personal life and in my personal financial life."
Williams has said he encountered financial problems amid a divorce and tuition costs for his children.
NBC10 reached out to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office for a statement on the charges against Williams. A spokesperson said the office has no additional comment.
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New Jersey ShopRite Associates Land a Spot on Cheerios Box
The next time customers at a Camden County, New Jersey, ShopRite pick up Cheerios, they might see a familiar face on the box.
ShopRite of Lawnside selected two associates, Louis Salerno of Bellmawr and Cora Williams of Lawnside, to be featured on 150,000 special-edition Cheerios boxes after the store was chosen as one of the winners of the annual ‘ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest.’
Salerno and Williams earned those spots after their store joined thousands of others in a friendly competition sponsored by ShopRite and General Mills. This year’s theme was “Fighting Hunger From the Heart" and associates collected donations and held events to raise awareness and money to fight hunger.
“The ShopRite associates featured on this year’s Cheerios box are passionate about fighting hunger and helping people in need in the communities where our ShopRite stores operate,” said Christine Magyarits, a spokeswoman for ShopRite Partners in Caring. “Since 1999, $43 million has been donated to local food banks through the ShopRite Partners in Caring program.”
Associates this year were able to raise a total of $1.4 million dollars to support local food banks in the surrounding communities and 81 associates in total are getting their faces on the cereal boxes in recognition for their dedication and hard work. Each store will also receive prize money that will be presented to local food pantries chosen by the respective store teams.
Photo Credit: Laura Pietrafesa, Account Coordinator
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Health Care Repeal Changes
Modifications have been made to the Trump administration's plan to replace the Affordable Care Act.
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Fight for Air Climb for Lung Health
NBC10’s Vai Sikahema learns more about the “Fight for Air Climb” event and how it benefits lungs by fighting cancer and disease.
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Special Election in North Philadelphia
NBC10’s Pamela Osborne reports from North Philadelphia where a special election is being held to become the state house representative for the 197th district.
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Meet Widener University NBC10 High School Leadership Award Winners
NBC10’s Tracy Davidson speaks with current and past winners of the Widener University NBC10 High School Leadership Award about the award and its ceremony.
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How to Avoid Tax Scams
Criminals have claimed to be IRS employees in a recent tax scam. NBC10 Jersey Shore Bureau Reporter Ted Greenberg tells you what to look out for.
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Workshop to “Find your Voice”
NBC10’s Vai Sikahema talks to the host of the “finding your voice” workshop that is happening this Saturday.
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Police in Delaware Look to Recruit More African Americans
Future police officers lined up to serve their communities at a job fair at Delaware State University. NBC10 Delaware Bureau Reporter Tim Furlong has more on the effort to recruit more African American police officers in Delaware.
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Trump Urges Congress to Pass Republican Healthcare Bill
President Trump urged Congress on Tuesday to pass the Republican healthcare bill. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has the update.
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Ellen Show Event Planned for Philly Wednesday
Road closures will be in effect Wednesday in Center City for an Ellen Show event in Philadelphia.
The Mayor's Office announced Walnut Street will be closed from Broad to 17th streets between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday for a live remote event with the Ellen Show. Numbered streets between Broad and 17th Street will remain open.
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A spokesperson confirmed with NBC10 a crew from the show would be coming to Philadelphia Wednesday though they did not reveal the specific details or location.
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Photo Credit: Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.
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Man Breaks Up Fight, Gives Speech to Crowd in Viral Video
A councilman, NBA superstar and millions of users online are praising the actions of a man who stepped in to break up a fight between two teens in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
A video, which was posted late Monday afternoon, shows two teen boys fighting on the corner of McKinley and Indiana avenues in Atlantic City as a crowd of onlookers cheer and laugh. One of the boys involved in the fight, 15-year-old Jamar Mobley, told NBC10 the fight was over a girl.
"I don't know what happened," Mobley said. "I'm a straight A student. I don't know how I ended up fighting this man."
As Mobley and the other teen fought, 27-year-old Ibn Ali suddenly walked over and stepped in between the two teens.
“Everybody with your phones out? All ya’ll? Ya’ll the real cowards! Record that too,” Ali said.
Ali then spoke to the teens and the crowd for nearly four minutes, urging the boys to stop fighting and criticizing the crowd for encouraging the scuffle.
“You think it’s a game out here?” Ali asked. “Ain’t no game out here!”
Ali made it clear to the teens that the crowd was laughing at them, not with them and that their parents would be ashamed.
"The one thing he said that got through to me was that, he explained to all my friends, who I thought were my friends, all of them just wanted to see a fight," Mobley said.
Ali ended his speech by telling the teens to shake hands and make peace, saying he would not leave until they did so. The video ends with Mobley shaking the other teen's hand. Now Mobley wants to meet Ali so he could formally thank him.
"I want to say thank you for everything," Mobley said. "You made me think about a lot."
Ali's friend Ramal Ford told NBC10 he's not surprised at all by the video.
“What he did was pretty indicative of what I’ve come to know from him as a person,” Ford said. “I applaud him. He understood how to deescalate the situation and sometimes it’s just the right words.”
Since it was posted on Facebook the video has received 20 million views and more than 568,000 shares. One of those views came from Atlantic City councilman Marty Small.
“You’re now talking about a video that was seen by over 12 million people in less than 24 hours and it’s a positive video,” Small said. “Normally videos that go viral are very negative. Very harmful to people. He stepped up and was a real man about the situation and he made Atlantic City look great.”
NBA superstar LeBron James also retweeted the video after it was posted on Twitter.
"That was crazy," Mobley said. "It happened like overnight! When I saw LeBron James I'm like, 'That's crazy!' People die just to use his shoes and he retweeted something I posted? That's crazy!"
Ford told NBC10 the video is something that residents of Atlantic City needed to see.
"This was timely," Ford said. "Last month, even more than a month it's been a lot of deaths in the same area."
Ali told NBC10 he’s a father who played high school football in Atlantic City and is currently taking college courses. Ali said he's humbled by all the attention but he doesn't wish to step into the spotlight. Fortunately for the two teens in the video, Ali was ready to step in when it mattered the most.
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Mild and Partly Sunny
NBC10’s First Alert meteorologist Krystal Klei expects a warm day with some sun.
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Breaking Down the Seth Williams Corruption Charges
District Attorney Seth Williams has been indicted for corruption charges. Check out this break down of the accusations against Williams.
Photo Credit: AP
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Pastor Wants to Sue Philly Water Department
One local pastor says he’s being bullied by the Philadelphia Water Department. NBC10’s Erin Coleman shows us how he is fighting back by getting other churches to join a class action lawsuit.
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How 'Ellen Show' in Philadelphia Could Affect You
NBC10’s Pamela Osborne reports from Center City on how you could get involved with the "Ellen Show" and how it could affect your commute.
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Cold, Windy Wednesday as Weekend Warmup Awaits
We are in for a chilly windy Wednesday with temperatures in the 30’s that will feel like 20’s. Thursday morning will be a cold one but we can expect a big warm up for the weekend with a high of 70 on Saturday.
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