Crime & Safety

Arrest in Slaying of Former Villanova Professor

There has been no motive mentioned by police for the crime, committed Dec. 9.

A 42-year-old man from the Germantown section of Philadelphia was arrested in the stabbing death of retired Villanova University professor Carol Ambruster, Philly.com reports.

There has been no motive mentioned by police for the crime, committed Dec. 9.

Jose F. Diaz was arrested Friday and charged Saturday with murder, robbery, burglary, and related crimes, Philly.com reports.

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The website quotes one neighbor as calling Diaz "the handyman of the neighborhood."

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