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Fugitive Killed Himself When US Marshals Showed Up At His House, Officials Say Fugitive Killed Himself When US Marshals Showed Up At His House, Officials Say
Fugitive Killed Himself When US Marshals Showed Up At His House, Officials Say A Pennsylvania man wanted by police on aggravated assault charges killed himself when the US Marshals Service showed up at his door, authorities said. The body of 27-year-old Del Harvey was found inside a home on East High Street in Pottstown around 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 11, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Clark told Daily Voice. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, which authorities said they heard while trying to serve a search warrant on the home. Harvey had been wanted in connection with an aggravated assault in Phoenixville on June 19, Clark said. Officers trie…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Pottstown Family Killed In Home Explosion Identified Pottstown Family Killed In Home Explosion Identified
Pottstown Family Killed In Home Explosion Identified Four children and their great aunt died, while their two parents were left critical in a home explosion that rocked Pottstown Thursday, May 27, authorities said. UPDATE: A GoFundMe has been set for three brothers, their cousin and grandmother killed in the Pottstown home explosion. Those killed were identified as Francine White, 67, Alana Wood, 13, Jeremiah White, 12, Nehemiah White, 10, and Tristan White, 8. The children's great-grandparents' church identified them as siblings. Kristina Matuzsan, 32, and Eugene White, 44 — whose Facebook pages show they are married — are in critical cond…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine
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Wanted Suburban Philly Driver Leaving Crash Scene Had Loaded Gun, Meth: Police Wanted Suburban Philly Driver Leaving Crash Scene Had Loaded Gun, Meth: Police
Wanted Suburban Philly Driver Leaving Crash Scene Had Loaded Gun, Meth: Police A driver who crashed his car in Chester County with warrants out for his arrest was found with a loaded handgun and a plastic baggie full of meth, authorities said. Benjamin Lawrence Snyder, 31, was trying to flee the crash on Catfish Lane in North Coventry, when police arrived around 4 p.m. Jan. 13, local police said. Snyder was detained upon police arrival pending confirmation of an active warrant out of Bucks County. Through the investigation, Snyder was found in possession of a fully-loaded 9mm handgun and a plastic baggie containing methamphetamine, North Coventry police said.  …

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by Cecilia Levine
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'They Armed Criminals': Massive PA Gun Trafficking Organization Dismantled With 14 In Custody 'They Armed Criminals': Massive PA Gun Trafficking Organization Dismantled With 14 In Custody
'They Armed Criminals': Massive PA Gun Trafficking Organization Dismantled With 14 In Custody A massive straw purchase gun trafficking organization in which members illegally obtained then resold 31 firearms across Pennsylvania was dismantled with 14 people in custody, authorities said Wednesday. This investigation began when Montgomery County Detectives were investigating another gun trafficking organization charged in September 2020, and performed a network analysis to identify other illegal firearms in their trafficking networks, the DA's office said. That analysis led to identifying this gun trafficking organization. From there, detectives began following the multiple purchases…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine