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Investigative Reporter for @PhillyInquirer, co-author of Busted (HarperCollins March 2014), mom of two awesome kids, avid runner
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Camden County man accused of setting fire at a Maryland Walmart and stealing $10k in jewelry, police say

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By Barbara Laker 
| The Philadelphia Inquirer
A Camden County man has been arrested for allegedly using camping fuel and fireworks to start a fire inside a Maryland Walmart before stealing nearly $10,000 in jewelry, authorities say. Berlin Township police arrested Anthony J. Rhodes, 36, of Berlin, after he allegedly caused an estimated $10 million in damages, according to a statement Friday by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal.
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Members-only Philly cop bar has been linked to two DUIs -- and a third crash kept secret, until now

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By Barbara Laker 
| Centre Daily Times
Raymond and Anna Wakeman had returned from dinner early on a Saturday night and were relaxing on the couch with their two rescue dogs in their Northeast Philadelphia home. Cricket, a pit bull, rested his head on Raymond's shoulder. Jax, a miniature pinscher, was curled up next to Anna. In an instant, a 2014 Dodge Dart exploded through the front of the Wakemans' home and into their living room. Firefighters arrived to find Anna in another room, pinned under the silver Dodge and gravely injured.
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Members-only Philly cop bar has been linked to two DUIs — and a third crash kept secret until now

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By Barbara Laker , David Gambacorta 
| MSN
Raymond and Anna Wakeman had returned from dinner early on a Saturday night and were relaxing on the couch with their two rescue dogs in their Northeast Philadelphia home. Cricket, a pit bull, rested his head on Raymond's shoulder. Jax, a miniature pinscher, was curled up next to Anna. In an instant, a 2014 Dodge Dart exploded through the front of the Wakemans' home and into their living room. Firefighters arrived to find Anna in another room, pinned under the silver Dodge and gravely injured.
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