
Claudia Vargas
Investigative Reporter at WCAU-TV (Philadelphia, PA)
Investigative Reporter at WWSI-TV (Bala Cynwyd, PA)
Investigative reporter for @nbcphiladelphia @telemundo62. Former print reporter @PhillyInquirer @DandC. Have a tip? [email protected]
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6 days ago |
nbcphiladelphia.com | Emily Rose Grassi |Claudia Vargas |David Chang
NBC10 has obtained the 911 call made by the man who admitted to the arson attack at the Pennsylvania Governor's residence last weekend. In the call, suspected arsonist Cody Balmer referenced Josh Shapiro and Palestine about one hour after allegedly firebombing the Pennsylvania Governor's Residence on Sunday, April 13. During the call, Balmer identified himself and stated that Gov.
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6 days ago |
nbcphiladelphia.com | Claudia Vargas
When Cody Balmer appeared before a Dauphin County judge this week following his arrest for allegedly firebombing the Pennsylvania Governor's residence, Balmer said he did not have a history of mental health illness. But according to a 2024 protection from abuse order filed by Balmer's then-wife, Balmer had been involuntarily committed in 2023 following a domestic violence incident - and an attempted suicide.
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1 week ago |
nbcchicago.com | David Chang |Claudia Vargas
A man accused of firebombing the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence referenced Josh Shapiro and Palestine while confessing to the crime, according to a search warrant obtained by NBC10 Philadelphia. During the early morning hours of Sunday, April 13, Cody Balmer, 38, scaled a fence and broke into the Governor’s Residence on North Front Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, investigators said. He then threw two Molotov cocktails, igniting the residence in flames, according to the criminal complaint.
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1 week ago |
nbcphiladelphia.com | David Chang |Claudia Vargas
Relatives of a man accused of setting fire to the Pennsylvania Governor's Residence as Josh Shapiro and his family slept say they had reached out to police and county officials days before the arson and told them they were concerned about his mental health. During the early morning hours of Sunday, April 13, 2025, Cody Balmer, 38, scaled a fence and broke into the Governor's Residence on North Front Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, investigators said.
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3 weeks ago |
hechoencalifornia1010.com | Claudia Vargas
JUSTICIAEn la tarde de este sábado 29 de marzo y luego de 24 horas en Colombia, el Juzgado Segundo de garantías de Bogotá legalizó la captura del narcotraficante, Carlos Lehder , quien llegó al país en un vuelo comercial proveniente de Alemania. Además, este juzgado de garantías ordenó su detención provisional.
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