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'Fox in the henhouse': Philadelphia DA candidate slams Larry Krasner's soft-on-crime policies
Pat Dugan, who is running to unseat progressive Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, blasts his opponent's soft-on-crime policies after a repeat offender is tied to the murder of a beauty queen.
Incumbent Larry Krasner is running for a third term against Pat Dugan, after defeating Dugan in the Democratic primary.
King, who's accused of kidnapping Scott, was taken into custody this year on a similar charge but paid $20,000 and was released.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said he takes ownership of his office’s handling of previously withdrawn kidnapping charges against Keon King, the man police say abducted Kada Scott this month.
Dugan, a former judge, lost the Democratic primary in May. This time around, he’s running as a Republican, after securing the nomination via write-in votes.
Residents responded to the possibility of National Guard deployment in Philadelphia as the DA's office hosted the first of three meetings about it.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner faces backlash after repeat offender Keon King was charged in the disappearance of Penn State graduate Kada Scott.