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2 Men Restrained Female Workers With Zipties To Rob $578K From NJ Check Cashers At Gunpoint: DA 2 Men Restrained Female Workers With Zipties To Rob $578K From NJ Check Cashers At Gunpoint: DA
2 Men Restrained Female Workers With Zipties To Rob $578K From NJ Check Cashers At Gunpoint: DA Two men from New York City were arrested and jailed after they were apparently connected to a series of gunpoint robberies at check cashing services throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania that involved female workers being restrained with zipties, authorities announced. Ramel Harris, 40, and Neville Brown, 38, both of Brooklyn, were charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, three counts of Hobbs Act robbery, and one count of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announce…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Smiley PA Driver Charged With DUI Smiley PA Driver Charged With DUI
Smiley PA Driver Charged With DUI A Pennsylvania man didn't seem too upset about his recent arrest based on his mugshot Jonathan Shaffer, of Phoenixville, beams in the photo after West Chester police charged him for DUI. Shaffer, 25, was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. on May 3, when police saw spotted him driving erratically on the 400 Block of E. Market St. in the city, they said. Shaffer showed signs of impairment, and following an investigation, he was charged with impaired driving. A preliminary hearing was pending at District Court 15-1-04.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
'Puberty Really Hit': Young Singer's Voice Is Dead Ringer For Johnny Cash On 'American Idol' 'Puberty Really Hit': Young Singer's Voice Is Dead Ringer For Johnny Cash On 'American Idol'
'Puberty Really Hit': Young Singer's Voice Is Dead Ringer For Johnny Cash On 'American Idol' One day Luke Taylor was 4'11" singing alto. The next he was 6'1" belting below bass. The 20-year-old Pennsylvania native explained his dramatic voice drop on a recent "American Idol" audition, stunning judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan (scroll for video). Taylor, a West Chester resident and Liberty University sophomore," described his voice drop as a "dramatic" one to host Ryan Seacrest. "Puberty really hit," Perry exclaims before Taylor sings his rendition of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire." He then gave a last-minute performance of "Frosty the Snowman," at Bryan's request. Pe…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania's Carl Nassib Is First Active NFL Player To Publicly Come Out As Gay Pennsylvania's Carl Nassib Is First Active NFL Player To Publicly Come Out As Gay
Pennsylvania's Carl Nassib Is First Active NFL Player To Publicly Come Out As Gay West Chester, PA native and Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to publicly come out as gay. Although several athletes have come out after retiring from the NFL, Nassib made history by opening up about his sexual orientation while still being an active player. The 28-year-old said in a video posted to Instagram Monday that he has been "meaning to do this for a while now but I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carl Nassib (@carlnass…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Hackensack Woman Caught Trying To Tap Teaneck Residents' Accounts At PA Banks, Police Say Hackensack Woman Caught Trying To Tap Teaneck Residents' Accounts At PA Banks, Police Say
Hackensack Woman Caught Trying To Tap Teaneck Residents' Accounts At PA Banks, Police Say A Hackensack woman was busted trying to withdraw money from accounts belonging to Teaneck residents at banks in the Philadelphia suburbs, authorities said. Aysha Aguilu, 30, first tried it at a TD Bank branch in West Chester on Thursday, West Whiteland Police Detective Scott Pezick said. Alerted to the incident, employees at the Exton branch called police when Aguilu showed up at their bank trying pull cash from the account of a 66-year-old Teaneck woman, Pezick said. Officers found her on a nearby street, the detective said. She was carrying two counterfeit New Jersey driver's licen…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K
Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K A high school senior and Taco Bell employee in Cumberland County won the national Taco Bell scholarship contest, according to the company’s foundation’s website. Emma Seibert, of Enola works at the Taco Bell on Market Place Way and earlier this week she find out that she won the biggest scholarship her employer offers. Her $25,000 scholarship will help cover her tuition at John Hopkins University where she plans to study nursing. Taco Bell employees between the ages of 16 and 26 were eligible to apply and over 10,000 did, sharing their passions--mostly their future college majors-- in a tw…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania Man, 80--Who Claimed Antifa Caused Jan. 6 Capitol Riot--Arrested By FBI Pennsylvania Man, 80--Who Claimed Antifa Caused Jan. 6 Capitol Riot--Arrested By FBI
Pennsylvania Man, 80--Who Claimed Antifa Caused Jan. 6 Capitol Riot--Arrested By FBI An 80-year-old Chester County man has been arrested by the FBI as the 40th Pennsylvania resident charged for having a role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Gary Wickersham, of West Chester, was charged on May 7 following an FBI investigation. Court documents on Wickersham’s case thus far were released late on Tuesday. Investigators identified him three days after the riot when an acquaintance shared texts Wickresham sent about the time he spent inside the Capitol Building during the insurrection. Wickersham--falsely claimed antifa was behind the attack, but he had the right to be ins…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA, NJ Ex-Con With 'Unparalleled Greed' Accused In 2nd Major Fraud Case, This One $1.25M PA, NJ Ex-Con With 'Unparalleled Greed' Accused In 2nd Major Fraud Case, This One $1.25M
PA, NJ Ex-Con With 'Unparalleled Greed' Accused In 2nd Major Fraud Case, This One $1.25M A 42-year-old Pennsylvania man previously convicted in a $1.4 million fraud scheme has been arrested again on similar charges -- this time in a $1.25 million case. William C. Huyler III, of West Chester, pleaded guilty last December to stealing $1.4 million in from eight Homeowner Associations (HOAs) located across Chester County, Montgomery County, New Jersey, Chester County District Attorney, Deb Ryan said. While awaiting sentences for that case, Huyler was slapped with theft by deception, forgery and more charges for fraudulently securing Small Business Admi…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine
Weather
Super Bowl Sunday Storm: Up To 8 Inches Of Snow Predicted For Parts Of NJ, PA Super Bowl Sunday Storm: Up To 8 Inches Of Snow Predicted For Parts Of NJ, PA
Super Bowl Sunday Storm: Up To 8 Inches Of Snow Predicted For Parts Of NJ, PA Still digging yourself out of snow? Well, get ready for more.  Much of New Jersey and Greater Philadelphia could see up to 8 inches in a storm expected to sweep the region late Saturday through Sunday  afternoon, the National Weather Service reports. The northernmost parts of New Jersey (Morris, Sussex and Warren counties), along with the Poconos and the Lehigh Valley are looking at between 4 and 6 inches of snow, the NWS says. Meanwhile, South Jersey could only get a few inches of snow, if not heavy rain, according to the NWS. Saturday night forecastAccuWeather Snowfall prediction…

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by Cecilia Levine