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Police & Fire
Stolen Car Found Crashed In Schuylkill County: State Police
Troopers are investigating after the occupants of a stolen BMW fled the scene of a crash on Monday, May 6, state police say. The car, an 850i, crashed near Blue Mountain Drive in West Penn Township sometime on Monday, authorities said. The occupants ran from the crash and police searched a "large perimeter" near Blue Mountain Drive, Route 309, and Fort Franklin Road using drones and canine units, according to troopers. Around 2 p.m., "an occupant of the vehicle was located and identified by law enforcement," authorities said. The investigation is ongoing …
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Philly Man, Paoli Woman Arrested After Shots Fired From Atlantic City Hotel Balcony: Police
Two men and a woman were accused of firing gunshots from the balcony of a hotel near the beachfront in Atlantic City, authorities said. In a news release on Tuesday, May 7, Atlantic City police said 42-year-old Corey Brown of Chesapeake, VA, 43-year-old Malik Dean of Philadelphia, and 41-year-old Zara Griffiths of Paoli, PA, were arrested on Saturday, May 5. Officers responded to a report of gunshots fired from a balcony at the Club Wyndham Skyline Tower on South North Carolina Avenue at around 10:20 p.m. Police learned that the shots came from a room on the 21st floor. Brown, Dean, a…
Police & Fire
2 ATM Robberies In Central PA: Police
Two separate robberies at ATMs were announced by police on Tuesday, May 7. The first robbery happened in York and the second occurred in Lancaster, it remains unclear if these incidents, which happened 3 days apart, are connected in any way. The York Robbery began when a man offered another man a ride home in the area of the 100 block of Carlisle Street, Hanover Borough between 1 and 4 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, according to a release by area police. Once the man entered the vehicle the man who offered him a ride "brandished a handgun," the police said. He was then forced …
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Philly Man Pleads Guilty In Shooting Near Atlantic City Apartment Complex: Prosecutors
A man and a woman admitted to their roles in a shooting near an Atlantic City apartment complex more than a year and a half ago, authorities said. Tawanne Williams, 42, of Philadelphia, and Jessica Bryant, 33, of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty to charges on Monday, May 6. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced their pleas in a news release on Tuesday, May 7. Atlantic City police responded to a man who was shot twice near the Carolina Village complex on Aug. 31, 2022. The man's injuries to his hand and hip were not life-threatening. Investigators said surveillance video …
Police & Fire
Driver Charged After Hit-Run In Delaware County: Police
Police arrested a man in Philadelphia on Sunday, May 5 following a hit-and-run crash in Yeadon, according to authorities. Officials said William F. Butler rear-ended a car at a red light on Church Lane near the intersection with Whitby Avenue. The collision sent the struck car forward into the back of another vehicle, authorities said. Police claim Butler fled the scene. His car was later located on Philadelphia's South 70th Street near the intersection with Chester Avenue. While police were towing his car, authorities said Butler "displayed signs of alcohol int…
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Scotland Pedestrian Crash Kills Globally Renowned Philadelphia Doctor, Princeton Librarian
A doctor from Philadelphia who has been working as a librarian at Princeton University but known globally for his scholarly work has died following a pedestrian crash in Scotland. William Noel, 58, was struck by a Citroen Relay van in the evening hours of Wednesday, April 10 in Edinburgh, police in Scotland said. He was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where he died of his injuries on Monday, April 29, police said. The driver of the van, a 40-year-old man, was arrested and released pending further enquiries. According to his bio on the Princeton website, Noel is a "curator and li…
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4x Felon, Central PA Home Healthcare Worker Accused Of $2K+ Fraud: Police
A home healthcare worker – who is also a convicted felon – is accused of defrauding a sick, elderly woman out of over $2,000, Mount Joy police announced on Monday. Akai Jesus Rosario, 38 of Mount Joy, was working as a caretaker for a woman who was completely dependent on his care when he allegedly committed fraud and neglectful abuse, according to the police release on May 6. While working for the woman between Nov. 2023 and Jan. 2024, he gained "access [to] her online accounts and complete unauthorized transfers totaling over $2,000.00 to his own accounts," the police stated in the r…
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Woman's Body Found In Schuylkill River: Philadelphia Police
An unidentified woman's remains were discovered in the Schuylkill River Monday morning, May 6, according to officials. It happened near the 2800 block of Martin Luther King Drive in Fairmount Park around 11 a.m., city police confirmed to Daily Voice. Authorities did not offer additional details.
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Asphalt Trucker Killed In Fiery Lititz Crash: State Police
A 31-year-old asphalt tank truck driver died in a fiery crash into multiple objects along the side of the road on Sunday morning, the Pennsylvania State Police explained. Josue Vasquez of Marietta was heading north in the 1900 block of Furnace Hills Pike in Elizabeth Township, Lititz when he swerved and left the roadway for an unknown reason, Trooper James Grothey with PSP Troop J explained in the release. PSP troopers were called to the crash at 6:37 a.m. on May 5. Their investigation determined that Josue "collided with a utility pole, a fence, an embankment, and a…
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Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Roxborough
A Pennsylvania Lottery player stopped by a Roxborough corner store over the weekend and walked out six figures richer. The lucky winner earned $144,274 playing Cash Flow, a $5 fast play game, lotto reps said in a release. Mason Grocery at 353 Lyceum Avenue will receive a $500 bonus for selling the lucky ticket. Players have up to one year to claim a prize, and holders of a top prize-winning Fast Play ticket should immediately sign the back of the ticket before calling the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481. To learn more, visit palottery.com.
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Bank Robbed In Allentown While Police Respond To 'Hoax' Threat At Muhlenberg College: APD
An Allentown bank was robbed just after police were called about an armed suspect at Muhlenberg College midday Monday, May 6, according to authorities. Allentown police said they were dispatched to the West Chew Street campus around 12:15 p.m. following an anonymous call. Campus police ordered students and community members to shelter in place. 🚨 ALL CLEAR 🚨 Police report an armed suspect on Camus. Muhlenberg community members: SHELTER IN PLACE. Posted by Muhlenberg College Campus Safety & Police on Monday, May 6, 2024 Officers eventually "determined that the ca…
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Philly Man, NJ Teen Wanted In Separate Atlantic City Shootings: Police
Police are searching for two men in separate shootings in Atlantic City, authorities said. In a news release on Monday, May 6, Atlantic City police said 19-year-old Ashan Jackson of Galloway was wanted in a shooting on Wednesday, Mar. 13. He was facing two counts of aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Police responded to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, at around 2:34 a.m. after a 29-year-old man from Pleasantville walked into the hospital with a gunshot wound. He was treated after he was shot durin…
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Teen Struck Dead In Central PA Hit-Run: Police (
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New details have been released after a teenage boy was fatally struck by a vehicle that fled after the crash, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department announced on Monday afternoon. It is now known that a 16-year-old boy believed to have been working along the side of the road was struck by a passing vehicle that fled the scene, the NLCRPD explained in the updated release. The NLCRPD was called to a report of a "person down" at 200 West Sun Hill Road in Penn Township, Maheim at 9:32 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, as detailed in the release. "The suspected striking veh…
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Boy, 3, Drowns In Neighbor's Pool After Wandering Off In Central PA: Police
A 3-year-old boy has died from an apparent drowning after wandering into a neighbor's pool around noon on Sunday, East Hempfield Township announced the following day. The unnamed boy is believed to have "walked away from his home on Wheatland Ave. unbeknownst to his family, and within a short amount of time had made his way onto a nearby residential property where the pool was located," investigators said. He was found in a neighbor's backyard pool, also on Wheatland Avenue, at 12:08 p.m. on May 5, the police detailed in the release. He had already been pulled from the po…
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Philadelphia Man Doused Victims In Gasoline, Set Them On Fire: Police
A 64-year-old city man is accused of setting two people on fire in a Southwest Philadelphia home last month, authorities told Daily Voice. Kimbrady Carriker, also known as Grady Carriker, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, arson, and related counts, police said. 6abc reports he is the father of the Kimbrady Carriker accused of killing five people in Kingsessing last July. Police were called to a home on the 2500 block of South 17th STreet late on April 26, the department said. They arrived at a burning home and entered to find two people with burns to the…
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Woman Dies After Crash In Hatfield, Witnesses Sought: Police
Authorities in Hatfield are looking for witnesses to a fatal crash on Saturday, May 4, borough police said in a release. The wreck happened at 2420 Bethlehem Pike just after noon, officials said. Police said a 40-year-old man in a blue Hyundai Accent collided with a 71-year-old woman in a maroon Hyundai Tucson. Both drivers were taken to Grand View Hospital Trauma Center where the woman died from her injuries, authorities said. "At this time, the Hatfield Police Department is not releasing the names of those involved," officials wrote in the release. Anyone who witnessed…
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Coroner Identifies Husband And Wife Killed In Allentown Crash
Authorities are investigating after a married couple were fatally struck by a car in Allentown on Friday night, May 3, according to officials. Police said the victims were hit near North Main Street and West Chew Street around 8:30 p.m. They were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest and succumbed to their injuries, authorities said. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office said they were 83-year-old Frank R. Wyant and 80-year-old Marcella A. Wyant of Allentown. Both died from multiple blunt force trauma and their manners of death were accidental, officials said. "Mr. and…
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Unlicensed 'Attorney' Must Repay $26K Stolen From Unsuspecting Clients: Bucks DA
A Bucks County man who pretended to be an attorney for years has been sentenced to prison time and ordered to repay his unsuspecting clients the $26,000 he made off of them, authorities announced. On Friday, May 3, Michael J. McAndrew, 58, of Morrisville, was sentenced to nine to 23 months in the Bucks County Correctional Facility for practicing law without a law license and taking thousands of dollars in legal fees from unsuspecting clients, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said in a news release. As part of the sentence handed down by Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller,…
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Deadly Quadruple Shooting Rocks Philadelphia Neighborhood
A quadruple shooting in a Philadelphia neighborhood left one person dead and three others wounded Saturday night, May 4, police said. Gunfire rang out on the front porch of a home on the 1000 block of South 51 Street around 6:30 p.m., city police said. An 18-year-old man who was shot in the face died at the hospital while a 22-year-old man was shot in the leg and placed in stable condition, police said. A 16-year-old boy was struck in the forearm and is in stable condition, while a 17-year-old boy was struck throughout the body and remains critical as of press time, police said. A weapon w…
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89-Year-Old Man Dies Days After Clothes Catch Fire Burning Brush At His PA Home: Coroner
An 89-year-old Pennsylvania man died of serious burns suffered while burning brush at his home last month, officials said. Leo C. Pavelco, of Slatington, was burning brush at his home when his clothing caught fire around 5 p.m. April 22, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. Pavelco was hospitalized with burns covering 30.5% of his body, and died on May 3, just after 8 p.m., at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, Buglio said.
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CASE: State Police Seek Tips In Media Girl's 1975 Disappearance
Authorities continue to investigate the 1975 disappearance of Wendy Eaton. Eaton was last seen on May 17 of that year near the intersection of Indian Lane and Media Station Road in Media, according to state police. According to a 2021 report by NBC Philadelphia, she was headed into town to buy a gift for her brother when she vanished. In 2021, PSP reportedly told NBC they believed the case was still solvable and that they now considered it a homicide. Investigators at the time said they received new leads and searched a wooded area near where Eaton was last seen. N…
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Crews Called To Overnight House Fire In Paoli
First responders rushed to the scene of a house fire in Paoli just after midnight Friday morning, May 3. The Paoli Fire Company said it happened on the second floor of a home on the 50 block of West Central Avenue. Firefighters were able to place the flames under control in just 20 minutes, officials said. One resident was evaluated by medics at the scene and declined to be taken to the hospital, they added. The cause of the blaze is under investigation by the Chester County Fire Marshal's Office.
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Man ID'd After Shot Dead By Police At PA Nursing Home: DA
A man who was shot dead by a police officer inside a Central Pennsylvania nursing home has been identified and details leading up to his death have been released by the York County Coroner's and District Attorney Dave Sunday's offices on Friday afternoon. Zachariah Alexander White, 32 from out of the state but temporarily residing in York, was shot dead at Rest Haven Nursing Home at 1050 South George Street in Spring Garden Township at 12:48 p.m. on May 2, according to the York County Department of Emergency Services, PSP, the coroner, and the DA. At a press conference, District Attor…
Police & Fire
Group Comes Under Fire In Abington Park, Police Say
Authorities are investigating after a group of people were shot at in Abington's Crestmont Park. Police said it happened last Saturday, April 27 around 10:15 p.m. The shots missed the victims but damaged their vehicles, officials said. The shooters fled the park in a dark-colored sedan, according to police. "None of the individuals had any idea who would have targeted them for this attack," they noted. Anyone with information should call APD Detective Bob Hill at 267-536-1100.
Police & Fire
137 Grams Of Fentanyl Seized In Reading: Authorities
A "home check" on North 9th Street in Reading led to the confiscation of more than 100 grams of fentanyl on Thursday, May 2, authorities said. Reading police and state parole officers said they recovered: Three handguns, including two with defaced serial numbers A "ghost rifle" 137 grams of fentanyl Four fentanyl pills Six ecstasy pills Marijuana Charges are pending, they added.
Police & Fire
Suspect Sought For Stabbing Luzerne County Man In Chest: State Police
Troopers are looking for a man accused of stabbing a Freeland Borough resident in the chest. Authorities said Jahvile Davis-Boyd stabbed the victim at 317 Washington Street on Sept. 17, 2021. He is wanted for felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor simple assault, state police said. Anyone with information can call 1-800-472-8477 or submit a tip to PSP. Tips that lead to an arrest could result in a cash reward.
Police & Fire
New York Woman Tried To Smuggle Drugs Into Skook Prison, Troopers Say
A Bronx woman is in state police custody after authorities said she tried to bring drugs into a Pennsylvania prison. Natasha Santana, 42, was trying to get the drugs to an inmate at the State Correctional Facility Mahanoy in Frackville, PSP said in a release. She was arrested without incident, they added. Court records show Santana posted 10 percent of her $10,000 bail and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for May 9.
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Bystander Struck By Gunfire During Pottstown Shootout, Police Say
One alleged gunman and one bystander were hospitalized after an exchange of gunfire in Pottstown on Thursday night, May 2, police say. Authorities were called to the corner of Beech and North Evans streets around 9:20 p.m. for reports of gunfire, authorities said in a release. They arrived to find a 40-year-old man on a porch with a gunshot wound to the back, police said. The man said he was entering his home when he heard gunshots and realized he was struck. He was not involved in the incident and was taken to the hospital for treatment, police said. A second man, 18-ye…
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Trooper Struck After High-Speed Crash On I-95: PA State Police
A state police vehicle was involved in a crash on Interstate 95 early on Thursday, May 2, according to troopers. It happened in the southbound lanes near mile marker 6.2 in Chester, police wrote in a report. A driver crashed off the right shoulder and their car overturned, blocking the right and center lanes, authorities said. A driver behind that car immediately hit their brakes and applied their hazard lights before they were rear-ended by a PSP Ford Interceptor, according to police. Two troopers were in the police vehicle at the time of the crash, authorities said. Nei…
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Burglar Stole Jewelry, Cash After Climbing Through Window Of Philly Home: PD
City police are looking for a suspect in connection with a break-in at a Philadelphia home. Authorities said the pictured man climbed through the rear window of a residence on the 2100 block of Walnut Street just after midnight on April 23. He stole several thousand dollars worth of jewelry, purses, and perfume, according to investigators. Suspect footage PhiladelphiaPolice He was wearing a dark jacket, a gray shirt with the words “Real Men Rock Pink” on the front, gray pants, and gray shoes, they added. Anyone with information can call 215-686-8477 or submit a…
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Body Of Missing Kayaker Recovered Along Schuylkill River
The body of a 70-year-old kayaker who'd gone missing earlier in the week during a fishing trip along the Schuylkill River earlier this week has been recovered, authorities said. The unidentified man was recovered by a marine unit in the river in Upper Merion Township at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, May 2, Upper Merion Police Capt. Jeremy Johnson said. The body was turned over to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. Yesterday afternoon at approximately 1442 crews were dispatched to assist 56PD with the search of a missing kayaker. The... Posted by Upper Merion Township Fire & EMS…
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