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'Help:' Text Message Sent By Victim Brings Police To Harrowing Scene In New Cumberland, PD Says
"Please help" was the message that police got from a victim in Cumberland County last week, they said.
And, they did.
New Cumberland police officers worked swiftly to track down the source of the message on May 15, before walking in on Braden King, 60, trying to pull the woman's clothes off without her consent, they said.
The bleeding victim told officers she'd been struck in the face and assaulted by King, police said.
Police arrived and were able to halt King's "nefarious acts," they said in a release. After an investigation, King was arrested and taken to the Cumberland County Booking …
Swollen, Bruised Victim Prompts Investigation Of Lancaster County Caregiver, Cops Say
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of a 59-year-old Lancaster County woman accused of abusing a care-dependent victim of an assisted living facility she had been working at, police said.
Lori Van Ingen, of Mountville, became the center of an investigation on Jan. 3, when police learned that a care-dependent resident of an assisted living facility had come to the emergency room with bruising and swelling to her head, face, jaw, and ankle, around 9:55 p.m., Lititz police said.
The victim also had tenderness in her abdomen, and one of her eyes had been swollen shut. Authorities learned t…
'Keep Walking:' Walmart Customer Throws Victim To Ground In Store Fight, Warrington Police Say
A Huntingdon Valley man is accused of throwing a Walmart employee to the ground on Sunday, May 19, according to Warrington police.
Officials said Terrell Mainer, 38, was in the Valley Gate Drive Walmart around 9:45 a.m. He told a worker to "keep walking" when the employee looked in his direction, authorities said.
That's when police say Mainer walked past the worker, turned around, and threw him to the floor. He "began to wrestle with the victim" until two bystanders separated the pair, according to investigators.
The victim suffered multiple lacerations, police said.&nbs…
Girl Injured When Carlisle Mom Bites Her, Puts In 'Chokehold', Police Say
A mom attacked her daughter "causing bodily injury" last week, the Middlesex Township Police announced on Tuesday, May 14.
Ashley Witters, 37 of Carlisle, is accused of placing her teenage daughter "in a choke hold, kicked, bit, and [head-butting] her," the police stated in the release. The daughter's exact age was not released.
Officers were called to the "active physical domestic" on Friday, May 10.
Witters was arrested on the following charges according to her latest court docket:
Felony Strangulation - Applying Pressure to Throat or Neck.
Felony Endangering the Welfare of…
Man Locked Ex-Girlfriend In Crawl Space Of Atlantic City Apartment: Police
An Atlantic City man was accused of locking his ex-girlfriend in an apartment's crawl space, authorities said.
Gary Lockel, 54, was arrested on Friday, May 3, the department said in a news release. He was charged with criminal restraint, terroristic threats, simple assault, obstruction of justice, and unlawful possession of a weapon.
Atlantic City police responded to the 1400 block of Absecon Boulevard at around 4:37 p.m. Officers received a report of a woman who was assaulted, held against her will, and feared for her life.
A 911 caller said Lockel forced the woman into the crawl space an…
Parents, Students Arrested After Brawl At Highland Regional High School
Two parents and two students were arrested after a brawl at Highland Regional High School in Camden County, authorities said.
Brianne Mitchell, 41, of Clementon, and Krystal Turner, 38, of Blackwood, are both facing charges following the fight that broke out Wednesday, March 20, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Gloucester Township police said.
Mitchell, Turner, and two students were actively fighting in the front vestibule of the school when the Gloucester Township Police Department School Resource Officer (SRO) and police officers responded, authorities said.
Mitchell threw a sm…
Bucks Wawa Shopper Threatened Employees With Gun, Police Say
A Warrington man is in police custody for allegedly threatening to bring a weapon into a Wawa, according to Plumstead police.
Glenn Scott Cuthbert, 63, is charged with terroristic threats, simple assault, and harassment, said authorities.
Police were called to the store around 9:30 on March 8. Employees said Cuthbert didn't display a firearm, but said he would go home and get one, police wrote.
Cuthbert was arrested days later on March 15 when police spotted his car on Easton Road, authorities said. He was released on $25,000 unsecured bail and has a preliminary hearing s…
Busted! 10 People Arrested In Newark For Outstanding Warrants: Police
It was a busy February for the Newark police.
Ten people were arrested on outstanding warrants in the city, ranging from aggravated assault to being in possession of a handgun, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said.
Brenda Velasquez, a 46-year-old Kearney resident, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 7 after a warrant was issued for her arrest on charges of aggravated assault and weapon possession following an altercation with a woman in January, Fragé said.
Tanieka Sanchez, a 27-year-old Newark resident, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 20, after she was wanted on…
NJ Man Throws Toddler While Walking On Dead Woman As Infant Sits In Feces: PA State Police
A family was discovered to have been living in "deplorable" conditions when a trooper came to assist at a call of a woman in cardiac arrest in the home, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg announced on Wednesday, March 6.
Trooper Brandon Black arrived at 2747 Chambersburg Road, Franklin Township, Biglerville, the home of 35-year-old Darryl Kevin Carter II at 1:35 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, he detailed in the release.
The New Jersey native's home was so stuffed, that the trooper, along with EMS, had to "force entry into the residence" which is when they found the woman dead, as stated in…
NJ High School Teacher, 68, Punched Female Student In Head: Prosecutor
A 68-year-old Bayonne High School teacher was arrested after punching a female student in the head, authorities said.
Joseph Mingoia, who lives in Bayonne, has been on administrative leave since the Jan. 22 incident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said on Monday, March 4.
That day, “two students were involved in an altercation on school property,” the prosecutor said. “After multiple staff members intervened, Mingoia struck a female juvenile in the head with a closed hand.”
Mingoia was arrested last Friday, March 1, following an investigation by members of her Special Victims Unit …
Camelback Resort Guest Spits, Throws 'Marijuana Cigar' At Security: Police
A New York City man is accused of spitting at Camelback Resort security guards after being asked to leave a hotel bar, according to Pocono Township police.
Jonathan Vidal, 33, is charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct, disorderly conduct, and related counts, authorities said.
Police said Vidal was asked to leave the bar after "being disruptive and aggressive," but was escorted to his room after spitting in one security officer's face.
He continued to fight with security in his hotel room, spitting in a second guard's face and then throwing a "marijuana cigar" at …