Council staffers officially charged with DUI
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Council staffers officially charged with DUI
Catherine Lucey
This just in from the District Attorney's office. According to today's DN, the two staffers will be terminated today.
Philadelphia- The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has charged 50-year-old Robin Jones with DUI and Driving with a Suspended License for an accident that happened on September 8, 2012 in Center City Philadelphia. She has been released on her own recognizance and is scheduled for court on October 11, 2012 in courtroom 404. 41-year-old Rodney Williams is facing a DUI charge after he allegedly showed up to help Jones at the scene of the earlier crash. Williams was also released on his own recognizance and is scheduled for court on October 11, 2012 in courtroom 404. Both Jones and Williams are City Council employees.
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David Gambacorta spent a small eternity writing about cops, drug dealers and serial killers. Now he’s writing about power and politics – which sometimes reminds him of the old crime beat. He joined the Daily News in 2005. And yes, he knows you’re not quite sure how to pronounce his last name. E-mail tips to gambacd@phillynews.com
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Jan Ransom, a native New Yorker, joined the Daily News in 2010 after graduating from Howard University. She has since written about the difficulty of filing police complaints, tax deadbeats and life after violent home invasions. She joined the Daily News City Hall Bureau in 2011 and has plunged headfirst into reporting on administration budget battles and City Council shenanigans. E-mail tips to ransomj@phillynews.com
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