Carjacker Who Threatened To Inject Victims With Syringe Sentenced: Bucks DA Carjacker Who Threatened To Inject Victims With Syringe Sentenced: Bucks DA
Carjacker Who Threatened To Inject Victims With Syringe Sentenced: Bucks DA A convicted carjacker who brandished a syringe during a string of Bucks County thefts will spend up to two decades in prison, according to prosecutors.  The District Attorney's Office said Monday that Kevin O’Connell was sentenced to 11 to 25 years in prison. He previously pleaded no contest to multiple counts including robbery of a motor vehicle and terroristic threats, authorities said.  Investigators have said O'Connell stole an elderly woman's 2007 Toyota Camry in Bristol Borough in August 2022.  Prosecutors said the victim was walking back to her car after an …
Pennsylvania Police Officer Lost Home In Fire, Department Says Pennsylvania Police Officer Lost Home In Fire, Department Says
Pennsylvania Police Officer Lost Home In Fire, Department Says Six minutes was all it took for one Montgomery County officer's home to burn to the ground. That's according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by Amanda Karns Hatboro Sgt. Alex Bruckner. The campaign says the officer's home "rapidly burnt to the ground" due to an electrical fire on the family's back deck around 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Bruckner, his wife, her mother, their three young children, and the family pet escaped unharmed — but the property was a total loss, colleagues said.  Please SHARE, SHARE, SHARE. Friends this is why we are here. Hatboro Sergeant Alex Bruckner, h…
Coroner Seeks Family Of 77-Year-Old Lehigh County Man Coroner Seeks Family Of 77-Year-Old Lehigh County Man
Coroner Seeks Family Of 77-Year-Old Lehigh County Man The Lehigh County Coroner's Office is looking for the next of kin for a man who died at his North Whitehall home over the weekend.  Richard Alfred Saul, 77, died from natural causes on Sunday, June 2, officials said.  Anyone who can contact his loved ones is asked to call 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org. 
Lehigh Valley Motorcyclist, 19, Dies After Crash: Coroner Lehigh Valley Motorcyclist, 19, Dies After Crash: Coroner
Lehigh Valley Motorcyclist, 19, Dies After Crash: Coroner A 19-year-old man has died from his injuries after a motorcycle crash in Walnutport, according to officials.  Eliam Emanuel Buchanan-Ramos' motorcycle collided with another vehicle on Riverview Drive around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said.  He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg where he died from complications of multiple traumatic injuries on Sunday afternoon, officials said. His death was ruled accidental.  Lehigh Township police are investigating, the Coroner's Office added. 
Restaurant Blasts Hollywood Actor From PA: 'Amazing Spock, Terrible Customer' Restaurant Blasts Hollywood Actor From PA: 'Amazing Spock, Terrible Customer'
Restaurant Blasts Hollywood Actor From PA: 'Amazing Spock, Terrible Customer' Zachary Quinto makes an incredible Spock, but a terrible customer, according to one restaurant that's putting the Pennsylvania native on blast. Manita, a cafe, bar, and grocery store in Toronto, slammed Quinto, a Pittsburgh native who most notably starred in "Star Trek," for being rude to the staff. The restaurant took to Instagram to call out the 47-year-old actor for yelling at staff “like an entitled child” after he didn’t reply to two texts to inform him his table was ready.  He also refused to believe the empty tables in the dining room were not available, despite being politely …
Billboard Top 100 Rapper Lil Skies Arrested In Pennsylvania Billboard Top 100 Rapper Lil Skies Arrested In Pennsylvania
Billboard Top 100 Rapper Lil Skies Arrested In Pennsylvania Rapper Lil Skies has 3.4 million followers on Instagram, a performance scheduled at Summer Smash, and a recently filed criminal charge in Pennsylvania.  Kimetrius Christopher Foose, 25 of Waynesboro — also known as Lil Skies — was arrested on the criminal charge of "Accidents Involving Damage to Attended Vehicle," the Chambersburg police department announced on May 31. Lil Skies is accused of causing a crash in the 1100 block of Main Street but "failed to stop to exchange information with the other driver," the police stated in the release.  He was arrested on May …
Coroner IDs Allentown Man Killed In Shooting At City Park Coroner IDs Allentown Man Killed In Shooting At City Park
Coroner IDs Allentown Man Killed In Shooting At City Park Officials have named the victim in the deadly Fountain Park shooting on Saturday evening, June 1.  Angel Martinez Velez, 25, was struck by multiple gunshots around 6:30 p.m., according to Allentown police and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  He was pronounced dead at the scene on the 900 block of Martin Luther King Drive, authorities said.  Martinez Velez's cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death was homicide, the coroner said after an autopsy on Monday, June 3.  Mayor Matthew Tuerk called the shooting "a terrible and preventable tragedy"…
PA Mom Breaks Every Bone In Face, Suffers Brain Injury After Deer Plunges Onto Car PA Mom Breaks Every Bone In Face, Suffers Brain Injury After Deer Plunges Onto Car
PA Mom Breaks Every Bone In Face, Suffers Brain Injury After Deer Plunges Onto Car April 23 was any other day for Natalie Sciotti. She was heading home from her administrative role in the Cumberland Valley School District, preparing to pick her 13-year-old daughter up for softball, then come home and make dinner for them and her 16-year-old son. But fate had other plans for 38-year-old Sciotti. She was approximately 300 yards from home on Boiling Springs Road, across from the Allenberry Playhouse, when a deer jumped from an embankment onto her vehicle, landing where the windshield meets the roof, according to her brother, Nick Sciotti. Sciotti's car, a 2022 Nissan …
Daughter Rescues Adoptive Sister Bicycle Chained To Bed By Mom In PA: Affidavit Daughter Rescues Adoptive Sister Bicycle Chained To Bed By Mom In PA: Affidavit
Daughter Rescues Adoptive Sister Bicycle Chained To Bed By Mom In PA: Affidavit A Western Pennsylvania mom was caught by her biological daughter having chained her adoptive daughter to a bed with bicycle chains for approximately five days, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Marylou Dewitt, 53 of Scottdale, was arrested following a police pursuit near Pittsburgh ending near the Fort Pitt Bridge, according to a release by the Pennsylvania State Police.  Dewitt's adult biological daughter contacted the police after she went to Sheetz for midnight snacks and returned home to hear screaming from an upstairs bedroom — where she found her care-de…
Pennsylvania Lottery Player Pays $20, Becomes Millionaire Pennsylvania Lottery Player Pays $20, Becomes Millionaire
Pennsylvania Lottery Player Pays $20, Becomes Millionaire A shopper at a Schuylkill County gas station won a seven-figure prize from a scratch-off this week.  The lucky winner earned the top prize playing the $1 Million Money Tree scratch-off, a $20 game, state lotto officials said.  The Pantry Quik at 855 West Penn Pike in Tamaqua will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.  Scratch-off winners have up to one year from the date of purchase to claim their prize by signing the back and calling the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481. To learn more, visit palottery.com. 
Sexual Education Video Casting Paid Roles For Women In NJ, Philadelphia Sexual Education Video Casting Paid Roles For Women In NJ, Philadelphia
Sexual Education Video Casting Paid Roles For Women In NJ, Philadelphia Do you want to teach people about safe sex and live near Morris County? Now is your chance. A sex education video for LGBTQIA and women's health centers is casting for a shoot in July in Madison. The video is looking for two women, both people of color, with one age 35 to 40 and the other 42 to 48 for the shoot. One role pays $750 for half a day while the other pays $900 for half a day. The hosts should be comfortable discussing subjects like sex education, abortion and LGBTQIA rights. The hosts must be able to memorize up to two, five minute scripts and be comfortable reading fr…
Construction Worker Takes Fatal 9-Story Fall In Pennsylvania: Officials Construction Worker Takes Fatal 9-Story Fall In Pennsylvania: Officials
Construction Worker Takes Fatal 9-Story Fall In Pennsylvania: Officials A construction worker fell from the scaffolding on the exterior of the ninth floor of a building in Pittsburgh on Thursday, May 30, officials with the office of public safety announced later that morning. The worker fell from the building that was under construction in the 400 block of Melwood Avenue in the North Oakland neighborhood just before 8 a.m., according to PPS. Pittsburgh Police, Fire, and EMS were called to the scene where the man pronounced dead at 8:01 a.m. after suffering "grave injuries," officials said. PPS also released the following statement reading in part: "Pittsburgh…
Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says
Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says A Quakertown man was sentenced on Tuesday, May 28 for sexually assaulting two children, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Matias J. Martinez Morales will spend between 18.5 and 47 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, prosecutors said in a release.  Authorities said they launched the investigation in November 2022 when a 16-year-old told Quakertown police that Martinez Morales raped her when she was 4. The victim told detectives he "threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone," the DA's Office said.  A second victim told …
Teen Sentenced For 61 Charges Years After Lancaster Park City Center Mall Shooting Teen Sentenced For 61 Charges Years After Lancaster Park City Center Mall Shooting
Teen Sentenced For 61 Charges Years After Lancaster Park City Center Mall Shooting The 16-year-old boy who was charged with 61 offenses for the shooting at Park City Center, is now 19 years old and has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to serve up to 32 years in prison, the Lancaster District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, May 29. Jeremiahs Josiah-Alberto Sanchez, of Lancaster, fired a gun stolen out of Lebanon County and endangered the lives of 52 innocent bystanders during the incident, the District Attorney's office explained. Sergio Vargas, 30, Elijah Deliz,18, and three other men were involved in the fight that led up to the shooting, but none were charge…
'Dinner On Me': Jersey Shore Mayor Apologizes To Jason, Kylie Kelce After Woman Berates Couple 'Dinner On Me': Jersey Shore Mayor Apologizes To Jason, Kylie Kelce After Woman Berates Couple
'Dinner On Me': Jersey Shore Mayor Apologizes To Jason, Kylie Kelce After Woman Berates Couple A Jersey Shore city's mayor apologized to former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce and his wife Kylie after a video showed a woman yelling at the couple while going to dinner over Memorial Day weekend. The Philadelphia-based "Word to the Wise Podcast" shared a video of the argument on Instagram on Tuesday, May 28. While the eight-second video's caption said the dispute was in Sea Isle City, where the Kelces own a beach home, it reportedly happened outside Steve & Cookie's By the Bay restaurant in Margate. The podcast's post said the unidentified woman approached the Kelce…
15,000 Stolen Tools Worth Millions Recovered During Massive Seizure In Maryland, Police Say 15,000 Stolen Tools Worth Millions Recovered During Massive Seizure In Maryland, Police Say
15,000 Stolen Tools Worth Millions Recovered During Massive Seizure In Maryland, Police Say Millions of dollars worth of stolen construction tools have been recovered by members of the Howard County Police Department in what was described as "one of the largest and most expansive theft cases in the region in recent years," authorities announced. On Thursday afternoon, the agency reported that approximately 15,000 stolen tools have been recovered that have an estimated value of between $3 million and $5 million, according to investigators. #HoCoPolice have recovered approximately 15,000 stolen construction tools totaling $3-$5 million in what is believed to be one of the la…
Black Bear Spotted In Doylestown Backyard: Officials Black Bear Spotted In Doylestown Backyard: Officials
Black Bear Spotted In Doylestown Backyard: Officials A black bear was seen in the backyard of a Doylestown home, police said Thursday, May 23.  Authorities said the bear was spotted near Ferry Road and Iron Hill Road.  "The Pennsylvania Game Commission has been notified and is formulating a game plan," township police said.  According to the PGC, black bears are the only species of bear to call Pennsylvania home. They are most active at dusk and dawn and will eat human food, garbage, bird feed, pet foods, fruits from trees or gardens, and livestock feed. "Once bears find easily accessible food sources, whether on a farm or i…
Million-Dollar Scratch-Off Sold At Delco Wawa Million-Dollar Scratch-Off Sold At Delco Wawa
Million-Dollar Scratch-Off Sold At Delco Wawa A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Media paid $20 to become a millionaire this week.  State gaming officials said the lucky winner earned the top prize playing the $1 Million Moneybag Crossword scratch-off game.  The Wawa at 1073 Baltimore Pike in Media will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.  Scratch-off winners have up to one year from the date of purchase to claim their prize by calling the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481. To learn more, visit palottery.com. 
Lackawanna County Lotto Player Wins $500K Powerball Prize Lackawanna County Lotto Player Wins $500K Powerball Prize
Lackawanna County Lotto Player Wins $500K Powerball Prize A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Lackawanna County picked up half a million dollars playing the Powerball on Monday, May 20. Officials said the lucky winner matched five of the Double Play balls pulled in the Monday drawing to win $500,000.  The vendor, Tobacco King at 1150 Northern Boulevard in South Abington Township, will receive a $500 bonus.  Winners are not known until they claim their prize and their ticket is validated. All winners have up to one year from the drawing date to file a claim, and winning tickets should be immediately signed on the back.  More tha…
Chickie's & Pete's Paying Atlantic City Expressway Tolls For Jersey Shore-Bound Drivers Chickie's & Pete's Paying Atlantic City Expressway Tolls For Jersey Shore-Bound Drivers
Chickie's & Pete's Paying Atlantic City Expressway Tolls For Jersey Shore-Bound Drivers A Philadelphia seafood restaurant and sports bar chain is helping out some travelers heading to the Jersey Shore for Memorial Day weekend.  In a news release, Chickie’s and Pete’s said it will pay the tolls for drivers on the Atlantic City Expressway from 4 to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 24. The restaurant known for its "Crabfries" will cover eastbound tolls at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza. The "Free Toll Friday" event begins with an outdoor "100 Days of Summer Party" at the nearby Frank S. Farley Service Plaza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ""Free Toll Friday" is one of my favorite summertime traditi…
$1 Million Scratch-Off Sold In North Philadelphia $1 Million Scratch-Off Sold In North Philadelphia
$1 Million Scratch-Off Sold In North Philadelphia A shopper at a North Philadelphia gas station paid $20 last week to become a millionaire.  The lucky winner earned the $1 million prize playing the Million Dollar Multiplier Madness game, according to state gaming reps.  All winners have up to one year from the drawing date to claim their prizes. Winners should sign the back of their ticket before calling the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481.  To learn more, visit palottery.com. 
CNN Political Commentator Alice Stewart Found Dead In VA Neighborhood, Network Says CNN Political Commentator Alice Stewart Found Dead In VA Neighborhood, Network Says
CNN Political Commentator Alice Stewart Found Dead In VA Neighborhood, Network Says The body found on a Fairfax County street in a Fairfax County neighborhood has been identified as that of 58-year-old CNN political commentator Alice Stewart, CNN announced. Sources tell Daily Voice that no foul play was suspected and she was believed to have suffered a medical emergency. Stewart, a veteran political commentator at CNN and Emmy Award-winning journalist, was found dead in a Belle View neighborhood early Saturday, May 18, as previously reported by Daily Voice. In a company email, CNN CEO Mark Thompson said Stewart was "a political veteran and an Emmy Award-winning …
Montgomery County Lotto Player Wins $1 Million From Scratch-Off Montgomery County Lotto Player Wins $1 Million From Scratch-Off
Montgomery County Lotto Player Wins $1 Million From Scratch-Off A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Gilbertsville became a millionaire playing the  Million Dollar Multiplier Madness Scratch-Off this week, state gaming officials say.  The Million Dollar Multiplier Madness is a $20 game with a top prize of $1 million.  All winners have up to a year from the date of purchase to claim their prizes by signing the back of their ticket and calling the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481.  To learn more, visit palottery.com. 
Delaware County Lottery Player Wins $2.4 Million Prize Delaware County Lottery Player Wins $2.4 Million Prize
Delaware County Lottery Player Wins $2.4 Million Prize A Pennsylvania Lottery player stopped by a Wayne corner store this week and walked out a millionaire.  The lucky winner earned a $2,408,704 prize playing the "Pennsylvania Progressive" Fast Play game on Wednesday, May 15, according to state gaming officials.  The Puff Gallery at 623 West Lancaster Avenue will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, lotto reps said.  The "Pennsylvania Progressive" is a $30 game offering progressive top prizes starting at $500,000. Fast Play games are similar to scratch-offs without the need to scratch a ticket o…
Botched Pronunciations During Grad Ceremony Prompt PA University's Apology Botched Pronunciations During Grad Ceremony Prompt PA University's Apology
Botched Pronunciations During Grad Ceremony Prompt PA University's Apology A Philadelphia university issued an apology to students and families after badly mispronouncing dozens of students' names during a commencement ceremony last week.  Video from the May 10 graduation for the Thomas Jefferson University's College of Nursing showed a presenter botch commonplace names as students walked the stage.  "Stephanie" was read out as "Ee-foony," while "Thomas" became "Toh-moo-may" and "Sarah Virginia" "Sair Oo-voo," to the crowd's audible confusion. @cartiluvr777 im crying bru 😭😭 #thomasjeffersonuniversity ♬ original sound - lila @jillian…
Charges Filed In Lehigh Valley Cold Case, Prosecutors Say Charges Filed In Lehigh Valley Cold Case, Prosecutors Say
Charges Filed In Lehigh Valley Cold Case, Prosecutors Say Investigators in Lehigh County believe they have solved a 1989 homicide.  The District Attorney's Office will announce new charges in a press conference scheduled for Thursday, May 16 at 10 a.m.  "No further details will be provided until the news conference," prosecutors said. 
Man Who Wrote 'So I Raped You' To PA Student From NJ Captured In France: Reports Man Who Wrote 'So I Raped You' To PA Student From NJ Captured In France: Reports
Man Who Wrote 'So I Raped You' To PA Student From NJ Captured In France: Reports Almost three years after a warrant was issued for the arrest of a Pennsylvania college student's accused rapist, he was taken into custody in France, numerous outlets reported on Wednesday, May 14.  Ian Thomas Cleary, 31, who apparently has been living in Europe, was taken into custody in Metz a prosecutor told the Associated Press.  Cleary was accused of raping Gettysburg College student, Shannon Keeler, a lacrosse player from Moorestown, NJ, at a party in 2013, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  She confronted him via Facebook Messen…
Wrongful Death Suit Filed By Estate Of Philly Area Marketing Exec Killed By Drunken Boater Wrongful Death Suit Filed By Estate Of Philly Area Marketing Exec Killed By Drunken Boater
Wrongful Death Suit Filed By Estate Of Philly Area Marketing Exec Killed By Drunken Boater The family of a woman killed while swimming near her Atlantic City townhouse is has announced a lawsuit against the boater charged in her death. Norma Michaels, 79, of Atlantic City, died on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, when she was hit by a boat propeller just off the dock of her South Boulevard Avenue townhome.  Jeffrey Jastrzembski, 53, of Atlantic City, was charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter. Investigators said Jastrzembski's blood alcohol content was between 0.19 and 0.23 percent at the time of the crash, as previously reported by Daily Voi…
PA Police Officer, US Navy Reservist Killed While Deployed: CENTCOM Says PA Police Officer, US Navy Reservist Killed While Deployed: CENTCOM Says
Police Officer, US Navy Reservist Daniel McCracken Killed Officials are investigating the death of Pennsylvania police officer and US Navy reservist Daniel McCracken.  Chester City police officer Daniel D. McCracken died on May 6, 2024 of a non-combat-related incident while deployed in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, a spokesperson for the U.S. Navy said. CENTCOM's area of responsibility "stretches from Northeast Africa across the Middle East to Central and South Asia," according to defense officials.  Chester city police said McCracken enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1998 and joined the department in 2017. …
Man With Mental Health Diagnoses Missing Over Week, Harrisburg Police Say Man With Mental Health Diagnoses Missing Over Week, Harrisburg Police Say
Man With Mental Health Diagnoses Missing Over Week, Harrisburg Police Say A man with a mental health diagnoses has been missing for over a week, the Harrisburg police announced on May 13.  A 34-year-old Black man, Jordan Brown, was first reported as missing to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police on Monday, May 6.  He was last seen wearing dark pants, a dark-colored polo shirt, and white shoes and walking towards Division Street from North 4th Street, the police explained.   He is described as being approximately 5'7" with a medium build, brown eyes, and short black hair. "Brown has mental health diagnoses," the police said.  …
Rowdy Teens Cause Carnival Cancellation In Chester County: Police (VIDEO) Rowdy Teens Cause Carnival Cancellation In Chester County: Police (VIDEO)
Rowdy Teens Cause Carnival Cancellation In Chester County: Police (Video) The Exton Square Mall Carnival was canceled after an "unruly crowd of juveniles" prompted a police response over the weekend, authorities say.  Multiple police departments were called to the fair on Saturday night, May 11, said West Whiteland police.  "A large number of juveniles created a disturbance, which created an unsafe environment for those attempting to enjoy this annual event," police said. Video from the fair showed one person being punched and kicked by at least two others.  The West Whiteland Township Police Department is investigating an assault that occurred after the Ext…