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Merriell Moyer

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Merriell Moyer was an investigative and breaking news reporter for the Lebanon Daily News - part of the USA Today Network - in Lebanon, PA before taking on the role of editor at Safety News Alert, a website dedicated to environmental health and safety professionals. Merriell has worked as a freelance journalist for the Lititz Record and Ephrata Review newspapers in Lancaster, PA covering local events and doing human-interest stories. Early in his career, he wrote for the pop culture website Sound On Sight doing comic book reviews and covering comic book conventions.

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Police & Fire
Temple Fentanyl, Meth Dealer Arrested In Ongoing Berks County Undercover Operation: DA Temple Fentanyl, Meth Dealer Arrested In Ongoing Berks County Undercover Operation: DA
Temple Fentanyl, Meth Dealer Arrested In Ongoing Berks County Undercover Operation: DA A 39-year-old man has been arrested in part of an ongoing investigation of the Berks County District Attorney's Drug Task Force, authorities said. Fidel Yamil Ruiz, of Temple, was arrested for possessing and dealing methamphetamine and fentanyl at his home on 12th Avenue on Friday, Oct. 4, the Berks County District Attorney's Office announced. He was transported to the Berks County Central Processing Center for arraignment. This arrest was made as part of Operation Trapped, in which 11 pounds of methamphetamine, eight pounds of fentanyl, multiple loaded firearms, and more were seized …

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Business
$8,000 In Damages Done By Chicken Shop Vandals In Philadelphia: Police $8,000 In Damages Done By Chicken Shop Vandals In Philadelphia: Police
$8,000 In Damages Done By Chicken Shop Vandals In Philadelphia: Police A customer who vandalized a chicken restaurant on Broad Street did more than $8,000 in damages, according to an update from the Philadelphia Police Department. The incident happened when a woman became irate with employees at Crown Chicken & Grill, 2201 North Broad Street, at 2:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, police said. She demanded free food items, and when the employees didn't comply she began vandalizing the store. She climbed onto the counter and broke two cash registers, two credit card readers, two receipt printers, and one digital menu monitor, according to a police update on Fri…

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Routine Traffic Stop Turns Up Drugs, Cash In Lower Moreland, Police Say Routine Traffic Stop Turns Up Drugs, Cash In Lower Moreland, Police Say
Routine Traffic Stop Turns Up Drugs, Cash In Lower Moreland, Police Say A routine traffic stop in Montgomery County led to a major drug bust, according to police. Lower Moreland officers were patrolling Welsh Road when they saw a silver Infiniti sedan, heading east with a wrongfully attached license plate on it around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, police said in a release.  The vehicle was occupied by two males, among them, passenger James Nogeuras Jr., police said. Nogeuras was charged with possession with intent to deliver and intentional possession of a controlled substance.

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Candy Store Killing: Cops ID Victim, 36, Gunned Down In Botched Philadelphia Robbery Candy Store Killing: Cops ID Victim, 36, Gunned Down In Botched Philadelphia Robbery
Candy Store Killing: Cops ID Victim, 36, Gunned Down In Botched Philadelphia Robbery The man who was shot in a Philadelphia candy store has been identified, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Terrell Jones, 36, of the 1200 block of North Ringgold Street, was pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds at 10:24 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, police said. Police were initially dispatched to the scene at 10:11 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Jones had been inside the candy store located in the 800 block of North 40th Street when two armed men attempted to rob him, according to police. One of the men shot at Jones, fatally wounding him.  Jones managed to shoot back,…

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Officer Rear-Ends SEPTA BUS: PA State Police In Media Officer Rear-Ends SEPTA BUS: PA State Police In Media
Officer Rear-Ends SEPTA BUS: PA State Police In Media A police patrol car rear-ended a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority bus, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The crash happened on East Ridge Road before the intersection with Cosgrove Street in Trainer Borough at 11:32 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, PA State Police detailed in the release.  The SEPTA bus was westbound and a Trainer Borough police Ford Interceptor, driven by Officer Jason Donnelly, was following behind, according to PSP Media Trooper Ryan Wolk. The patrol car's front bumper struck the rear bumper of the bus, Wolk explained. …

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Vehicular Homicide Charges Filed: Warminster Police Vehicular Homicide Charges Filed: Warminster Police
Vehicular Homicide Charges Filed: Warminster Police A Warminster man was arrested for vehicular homicide on Thursday, Oct. 3, according to police. Nicholas Toth, 43, was arrested without incident and arraigned before Judge Christopher O'Neill, the Warminster Township Police Department said. Toth was charged with Homicide by Vehicle, Reckless Driving, and Driving Vehicle at Safe Speed, according to police. Toth's preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 4, according to court documents. Unsecured bail was set at $100,000.

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Officer, 2 Others Hospitalized Following Crash: Philadelphia Police Officer, 2 Others Hospitalized Following Crash: Philadelphia Police
Officer, 2 Others Hospitalized Following Crash: Philadelphia Police A police officer and two civilians were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Philadelphia, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The crash, which involved a police vehicle, happened in the 500 block of West Callowhill Street at 12:29 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, police said. The police officer was taken by a Philadelphia Fire Department Medic Unit to Jefferson University Hospital where they were placed in stable condition, according to police. Medic Units also transported the driver and passenger of the GMC to Jefferson University Hospital, where they were placed in stable condit…

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Child Raped During Burglary, Philadelphia Police Say Child Raped During Burglary, Philadelphia Police Say
Child Raped During Burglary, Philadelphia Police Say A child was raped during a burglary, according to a police release on Thursday, Oct. 3. Tyreek Collier, also known as Tyreek Jackson, 28, was arrested from the 6400 block of Charles Street on Wednesday, Oct. 2, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.  Collier is accused of sexually assaulting a child during a burglary in the 3000 block of Cottman Avenue at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, police said. He was charged under two separate dockets with: Rape Forcible Compulsion. Unlawful Contact with Minor - Sexual Offenses. Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse Forcible Compu…

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Chester County Convict Wanted For Assault Turned Robbery: Police Chester County Convict Wanted For Assault Turned Robbery: Police
Chester County Convict Wanted For Assault Turned Robbery: Police A convict with a lengthy criminal record was seen assaulting then robbing a woman is wanted by Oxford Police, according to a release on Tuesday, Oct. 1.  Terence Kenneth Henderson, 26, a Middletown, Delaware native most recently of Oxford, was seen by officers forcefully restraining a woman inside a parked vehicle in the 200 block of North Fourth Street at 8:27 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, police said. Officers were initially dispatched to the area for the report of a domestic disturbance. When confronted by officers, Henderson fled on foot into a wooded area with a cell phone in his hand,…

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Northampton Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Heidelberg Township Northampton Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Heidelberg Township
Northampton Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Heidelberg Township A Northampton County woman was killed after her vehicle crashed into a tree on Wednesday, Oct. 2, according to authorities. Raquel M. Perez, 26, of Wilson Borough, was driving in the 5000 block of Route 309 in Heidelberg Township when her vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree at 3:38 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. Perez was pronounced dead in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital at 4:34 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, according to Buglio's report.  Buglio listed the cause of death as "multiple traumatic injuries due to a motor v…

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