chad pradelli was in the courtroom today when spingler's sentence was read. you have the details. >> reporter: yes, you said it. spingler was sentenced to two years probation and 60 days of house arrest. the commonwealth asked for 23 months behind bars and he apologized saying i committed a tremendous error. it was his mother-in-law who lived in a nursing home caught fondling her chest once not twice. and was doing it for shock value because his mother-in-law who has dementia stopped recognizing him. and he took into consideration his long-term commitment to his mother-in-law. who he took care of since 2007 and that he visited daily. the judge also said he took into consideration the review about the sexual offenders review board who found spingler not to be a violent sexual predator and at low risk for recidivism. >>> a review of the criminal complain is disturbing currently the board of commissioners is working to remove ahr from its board. that is the latest from media, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> seven elementary schools suff

i'm live in wilmington delaware, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. we urge to stay with 6abc.com for coverage of the office park shooting and updates on the survivors and videos and photographs from the scene. democratic candidate for new jersey governor phil murphy got big name support. former president obama rallied with murphy in newark. the event marked the first time obama stepped back in the political ring since leaving the white house in january and called on voters to reject politics of division and fear. he got a big hand and republican candidate kim guadagno held an event in old bridge, new jersey, to highlight the impact of murphy's tax increase and discussed the affordability of living in new jersey and called the tax plan devastating. >>> soda companies and teamsters made noise today around philadelphia city hall and they have renewed their calls for philadelphia to repeal the beverage tax. the tax on sugary drinks when into effect in january and store owners saw a decline in beverage sales forcing them to lay off workers and he is not a

chad pradelli is live now. >> reporter: the da says that some of the images found on phil r.'s computer involved infants. and at 1:00 p.m. he turns himself in. and they found pornography that are up loaded and shared child pornography. detectives searched his home and found that are is using a yahoo! message account to exchange child porn it was mainly comprised of girls under the age of 10 but also infant and toddlers and some cases involving animals. court records say that he told court that he knew the images were illegal and don't know how i could say otherwise. arrrr hr . so far we have not heard back from the board of commissioners. chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> in other news there are major traffic delays in delaware at this hour. as part of route is that remains shut down after this crash. police say that this tanker overturned causing the cab to separate from the rest of the truck. chopper 6 hd was over the scene in townsend where it crosses over route 13. police closed the road in both directions as the truck began leaking fuel and then go

we'll see what happens. >> and both spingler and ahr have refused comment, i'm live in media, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> new information is just in about an accident involving a school bus in newcastle this morning, 17 elementary school students were on board and several were taken to the hop for minor injuries. and a car turn nood the bus on memorial drive and the driver of car was cited for failing to yield for on coming traffic and expired tags. >>> and three weeks after puerto rico was ravaged after hurricane maria. only 17% of residents have power and 64% have access to water. and the death toll is 44 but people like local elected officials and funeral home directors say that the number is actually much higher than that. a delegation of doctors from new jersey travelled to the island to assess the situation and see how they could best be helpfulful "action news" medical reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is with them and ali is fow back. what did you find. >> reporter: an eye opening experience for myself and the local health care providers i was tr

i'm live in media, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, chad. >>> joe biden spoke about violence as a public health issue today. the former vice president gave the keynote address at the tenth annual vision coalition conference at the university of delaware. biden said violence against women, child abuse and gun violence are issues requiring communitywide response. >>> gamblers will soon have more options in pennsylvania. governor tom wolf has approved the expansion of gambling in the state. wolf signed the bill today making pennsylvania the fourth state to allow online gambling. the measure also allows for gambling terminals inside truck stops and airports. wolf said the state needs the revenue for its operating budget. the legislation aims to bring in $200 million annually from casino license fees and taxes on gambling losses. >>> the investigation continues into the armed robbery suspect who was shot by upper merion police yesterday outside the king of prussia mall. "action news" reporter bob brooks is live outside the

gray hall and chad pradelli are staked out in wilmington. gray lets start with you. what is the latest? >> reporter: well jim, as you know for hours yesterday people were gripped with fear as police were searching for the suspect and tonight as families try to make sense of all of this violence they may find comfort knowing that suspect is locked up in jail. >> the image that has the community in neighborhoods in two states breathing a collective sigh of relief. taking radee prince into custody. accused of going on a shooting spree wednesday morning. five victims were shot wednesday in maryland where prince works and three of those victims died. after the maryland shooting prince drove to wilmington to the auto sales store and shot a man in the head and he is recovering in the hospital and "action news" caught up with the family friend of that victim. >> i spoke to his mother yesterday. and it's thumbs up. >> and he knows the victims and it came to an end when he was spotted near the high school and he tried to run and tossed out a gun. nobody from

and chad pradelli takes a closer look at prince's past coming up tonight at 5:00. stay with 6abc.com for continuing coverage of the office park shooting including the latest on the investigation. updates on the survivors and videos and photos from the scene. >>> new here at 4:00, federal investigators are unraveling a mail theft theme as people target usps drop boxes and forcing major changes in other cities. john rawlins live in may fair to explain the details on this one. >> hi brian, the humble blue mailbox is around forever and i have to admit before today i never heard of this scheme. and apparently it is a big deal in new york, they are looking for checks and gift cards and money orders things like that and in some cases looking for information that could lead to identity theft. >> at first they stroll by looking like utility workers in reflective vests and one drops a line inside and in seconds pulls out mail quickly handing it off and the crew drifts away. and justin lynn watched it play out in real time with his new surveillance gear. >> saw them go to the

"action news" reporter chad pradelli is live outside of the courthouse in media. chad. >> reporter: rick investigators here in delaware county have identified nearly a half dozen victims but they worry that number could explode and they want viewers to take a close look at michael cripps. michael cripps is charged with sexually assaulting five children dating back to 2012. some as young as five years old. cripps hid his face as he was taken to jail. >> considering the allegations you can't show your face. >> reporter: cripps responded with a string of expletives too graphic for broadcast. but they pale in comparison to the alleged rapes in court records. authorities say the method of operation was the same in every case. cripps would meet women with boys, start a relationship with the mother, then allegedly sexually abuse the children. >> make no mistake, this is a very serious child predator. >> reporter: authorities say cripps advertised a costume business on social media sites like facebook but there's no indication he met any victims through that company. there

chad pradelli was in court today as well. live outside of the delaware county courthouse if media with the story. >> reporter: rick, the judge sentenced spingler to two years probation and 60 days house arrest. he dodged our cameras but inside of court he apologized for the impact on his family and radnor township. >> the commonwealth wanted the judge to sentence spingler to 3 to 23 months behind bars and it didn't happen. he was convicted of two counts of indecent assault after staff found him assaulting his 103-year-old mother-in-law. he maintaineded he did it for shock value after his mother-in-law stopped recognizing him. spring letter was his primarily care giver for years after his wife died and often went to see his mother-in-law. >> i was shocked by the episode and wanted to see justice done. >> and more stunning for lay field was the arrest of current board of commissioners president, phil ahr charged with a slew of child porn charges, he called it a tough time for the township. >> radnor doesn't look good in this li

. >> i'm "action news" investigate of reporter, chad pradelli. a delaware county family learned about the potentiaro -- kick. >> he was nice to her and befriending her on this application and a friendship that ended in an alleged rape. we'll show you how many older age men preyed on our decoy accounts. and words from a devastated family. he's a husband, father, veteran... but most of all, he's a fighter. chris brown has never been afraid to take on the big fights. that's why he stood up to republicans and democrats alike to fight the north jersey casinos and the takeover of atlantic city. chris brown is fighting to protect jobs in our region... a true champion for the working men and women of atlantic county. on november 7th, let's keep him fighting for us. chris brown for state senate, he's on our side. >>> starting next week drivers in delaware can buy the coveted five digit license plates. they become available tuesday november 7th at several locations inons in delaware cit dover and wilmington and georgetown. the supply is limited. the plates

chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> a party line vote. pretty astounding chad, thank you. >>> police have found surveillance video of men fleeing a triple shooting in point breeze but withholding the footage as they continue to investigate the bloodshed. two victims are still hospitalized and police believe they may have been among the intended targets. miguel soto says he was an innocent bystander we'll hear about his close call at 5:30. >>> and hours after a fuel tanker crash an 11 mile stretch of route 1 through townsend is still closed. sara bloomquist covering the story for us, live in the satellite center with new details about the accident and the massive cleanup effort. >> reporter: that is right i have just been handed an update from del/dot. the tow company is if the process of removing the tanker, it's estimated that the northbound side of route 1 will reopen again at 4:30 barring any inforeseen circumstances and southbound will reopen at 6:30 this evening. after all the debris is cleared. this appears to be ahead of schedule. t

chad pradelli was in court today as well. delaware county courthouse if media with the story. >> reporter: rick, the judge sentenced spingler to two years probation and 60 days house arrest. he dodged our cameras but inside of court he apologized for the impact on his family and radnor township. >> the commonwealth wanted the judge to sentence spingler to 3 to 23 months behind bars and it didn't happen. he was convicted of two counts of indecent assault after staff found him assaulting his 103-year-old mother-in-law. he maintaineded he did it for shock value after his mother-in-law stopped recognizing him. spring letter was his primarily care giver for years after his wife died

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"action news" reporter chad pradelli will have more on this investigation during a live report coming up at 5 o'clock. >> new here on "action news" at 4:00 for the very first time we're hearing from a carjacking victim in delaware whose vehicle might be connected to a suspect who tried to run down police officers outside the king of prussia mall. "action news" reporter bob brooks live outside the courthouse in norristown this afternoon sorting out the details from there. bob. >> reporter: brian, police say they had no choice but to shoot a man who was pretty much on a crime spree and again new tonight we spoke with one of the victims who was kidnapped by the suspect. they spent almost an hour together in a car. it was 4:00 p.m. yesterday when chaos would erupt in a parking garage at the king of prussia mall. upper merion township say their officers had cornered a suspect preying on shoppers and would be forced to shoot him after he went after officers turning an suv into a weapon. >> he intentionally rammed two upper merion police cars and was attempting to run down officers from upla