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How JFK Airport Customs Agents ID'd Ghost Gun Manufacturing Ring Out Of Suburban Philly Home How JFK Airport Customs Agents ID'd Ghost Gun Manufacturing Ring Out Of Suburban Philly Home
How JFK Airport Customs Agents ID'd Ghost Gun Manufacturing Ring Out Of Suburban Philly Home Three men from Montgomery County have been arrested for their roles in trafficking and manufacturing ghost guns and suppressors, authorities said. Tony Phan Ho, 32, ran the operation out of his Hatfield home with help from Rithga Ngoy, 36, of Hatfield and Michael Phan Nguyen, 32, of Lansdale, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. A search of Ho’s property found all of the tools needed to privately manufacture firearms, numerous AR-15 rifle parts, firearm sights, firearm sight tools, a Polymer80 tool kit, weapon mounted lights, a Glock pistol barrel, a Sig Sauer…
DWI PA Driver Indicted In NJ Corrections Officer's Death DWI PA Driver Indicted In NJ Corrections Officer's Death
DWI PA Driver Indicted In NJ Corrections Officer's Death A Pennsylvania driver has been indicted on DWI charges in a crash that killed an off-duty New Jersey corrections officer, NJ Advance Media reported. Joshua R. Beardsworth, 25, of Pittsgrove Township, was stopped in his BMW on the right shoulder of Route 55 when a car — also on the northbound side — struck him in Vineland on Aug. 15, 2021, according to earlier reports.  The 28-year-old driver from Lansdale, PA — Trevor M. Annunziata, who was driving a Volkswagon — was hospitalized with serious injuries, while Beardsworth was killed. Annunziata's indictment also charges him wi…
Pregnant Wife Of PA Firefighter Dies In Crash Pregnant Wife Of PA Firefighter Dies In Crash
Pregnant Wife Of PA Firefighter Dies In Crash The pregnant wife of a Pennsylvania firefighter died in a car crash last week, authorities said. Kellie Adams, of Lansdale, and the baby girl she was expecting with husband Jason died in a crash on Thursday, Aug. 25, according to her obituary. Kellie and Jason, married for eight years, also shared two boys together. Jason is a firefighter in Upper Providence Township. Please keep Firefighter Jason Adams and his family in your thoughts and prayers. FF Adams tragically lost his wife and unborn daughter in a fatal car accident on Thursday. Posted by UPT Fire & Emergency Services on Sa…
Ebony Pack's New GF's Ex Fled To Honduras With Her Suspected Killer, Authorities Say Ebony Pack's New GF's Ex Fled To Honduras With Her Suspected Killer, Authorities Say
Ebony Pack's New GF's Ex Fled To Honduras With Her Suspected Killer, Authorities Say An arrest warrant has been issued for the suspected gunman in the November 2020 shooting death of Ebony Pack -- and authorities believe he fled to Honduras with Pack's girlfriend's ex-boyfriend. Terrance Marche, 47, of King of Prussia, is wanted on a first-degree murder charge in the Nov. 28, 2020 shooting death of 30-year-old Pack, Montgomery County DA's Office said. Authorities believe Marche was in the passenger's seat of Ricky Vance's Cadillac, and fired the weapon that killed Pack at a Lansdale intersection. According to the criminal complaint, Marche was longtime friends with Pa…
NJ Corrections Officer Dies In Route 55 Crash, PA Driver Seriously Injured NJ Corrections Officer Dies In Route 55 Crash, PA Driver Seriously Injured
NJ Corrections Officer Dies In Route 55 Crash, PA Driver Seriously Injured A 25-year-old man died when a car struck his vehicle while stopped in the shoulder of Route 55, authorities said. Joshua Beardsworth, of Pittsgrove Township, was stopped in his BMW on the right shoulder of the highway when a car -- also on the northbound side -- struck him in Vineland around 7:40 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. The 27-year-old driver from Lansdale, PA -- Trevor Annunziata, who was driving a Volkswagon -- was hospitalized with serious injuries, while Beardsworth was killed. It was not clear why Beardsworth was stopped. Beardsworth's obituary says he worked as a correct…
2 Pennsylvania Residents Dead, 2 Hurt In South Jersey Crash 2 Pennsylvania Residents Dead, 2 Hurt In South Jersey Crash
2 Pennsylvania Residents Dead, 2 Hurt In South Jersey Crash Two Pennsylvanians died, and two others were injured in a South Jersey crash Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Timothy Millett, 51, of Clarks Summit, PA was driving west on Deliah Road in Egg Harbor Township, NJ in his 2015 Volkswagen when it crossed the center line and collided head-on with a 2013 Mazda CX9 driven by John Ward, 52, of Lansdale, PA, around 1:30 p.m., according to the Egg Harbor Township Police Department. A third car, a 2014 Dodge Journey, driven by Anthony Dorto, 50, of West Berlin, NJ was traveling east on Delilah Road at the time of the crash and ended up collid…
Here's The Scoop: Best Ice Cream Spots In Greater Philly Here's The Scoop: Best Ice Cream Spots In Greater Philly
Here's The Scoop: Best Ice Cream Spots In Greater Philly This week's gonna be a hot one. What better way to keep cool than with ice cream? Here are some of the most popular ice cream spots in the Greater Philadelphia area. The sampling of spots below were top-rated on several user-generated review sites, featured in local publications and recommended by Daily Voice readers. Buster's Real Ice Cream, 3630 Concord Road, Aston View this post on Instagram A post shared by queen of ice cream (@queenoficecream_) Chester Springs Creamery, 521 E Uwchlan Ave., Chester Springs Cocco's Gelateria, 550 Oak A…
HERO: Mother's Day Motorist Lauds NJ Trooper's Tender Heart HERO: Mother's Day Motorist Lauds NJ Trooper's Tender Heart
Hero: Mother's Day Motorist Lauds NJ Trooper's Tender Heart A mother of five, who broke down along a South Jersey highway in the middle of the night, shared a Mother's Day story about her gratitude for New Jersey State Police. The resident of Lansdale, PA, in Montgomery County, said her minivan's alternator broke along Route 55 in Vineland, NJ, in Cumberland County on Sunday. Stranded with five children and a puppy, the woman praised the professionalism and compassion of Trooper Jason Frazier, of Troop “A” Port Norris Station, when he responded to assist a family in their disabled van.. Nearly 60 miles away from home, she said that the state …
Amie Harwick's Accused Killer Ex-Boyfriend Finally Has Preliminary Hearing Date Amie Harwick's Accused Killer Ex-Boyfriend Finally Has Preliminary Hearing Date
Amie Harwick's Accused Killer Ex-Boyfriend Finally Has Preliminary Hearing Date The alleged killer and ex-boyfriend of renowned Los Angeles sex therapist and North Penn High School graduate Amie Harwick has been granted a preliminary hearing date, NorthPennNow reports. Garret Pursehouse 41, is accused of strangling 38-year-old Harwick and throwing her over the third-floor balcony of her Hollywood Hills home -- the latter of which killed her on Feb. 15, 2020, the LA medical examiner said. Purehouse was arrested in February 2020 and posted on $2 million bond, then re-arrested in April 2020 after pleading not guilty to both charges of murder and robber…
Hell Freezes Over For Brookside Manor Residents Without Heat Days After Fire Hell Freezes Over For Brookside Manor Residents Without Heat Days After Fire
Hell Freezes Over For Brookside Manor Residents Without Heat Days After Fire Nearly 155 residents of a Montgomery County apartment complex were without heat and hot water as of Tuesday, three days after an underground fire. The gas line was shut off at Brookside Manor in Lansdale after the 4 p.m. blaze Saturday. The fire broke out in Building No. 9 on Brookside Drive, evacuating four buildings, NorthPennNow reports. The gas has been out ever since, residents say. Service was expected to be restored Tuesday morning, however, residents couldn't help but worry: A similar incident in March 2018 knocked heat to the units for nine days. "This scenario is playing ou…
Police: Planes Divert To Avoid Drunk PA Airport Trespasser Who Tried Making Snow Plow Getaway Police: Planes Divert To Avoid Drunk PA Airport Trespasser Who Tried Making Snow Plow Getaway
Police: Planes Divert To Avoid Drunk PA Airport Trespasser Who Tried Making Snow Plow Getaway Planes diverted at Reading Regional Airport earlier this week to avoid a drunken Lansdale man rolling in the grass, who then climbed an airport fence and hopped in a snow plow in an attempt to make a quick getaway, police said. Bern Township police responded to Route 183 near the airport around 2:20 p.m. on Dec. 15, where a man later identified as Norman J. Lee was rolling in grass and jumping in front of vehicles, authorities said in a press release. When he saw the police coming, Lee climbed over the 10-foot barbed wire-rimmed fence at near Millennium Aviation then broke into a red compan…
COVID-19: Pennsylvania Cracking Down On Noncompliant Businesses COVID-19: Pennsylvania Cracking Down On Noncompliant Businesses
Covid-19: Pennsylvania Cracking Down On Noncompliant Businesses More than 150 Pennsylvania businesses were warned this week that they will be facing more serious repercussions for defying COVID-19 restrictions. The restrictions close indoor dining, gyms and theaters until Jan. 4, but businesses already crippled by the pandemic say they can't afford to lose any more cash, and that they can safely stay open. The state's Department of Agriculture on Wednesday implemented a new set of enforcement actions for noncompliant restaurants, subjecting them to unannounced inspections, citations of up to $300 for each day they remain open and then -- …
COVID-19: National Guard Boosts PA Nursing Home In Midst Of Major Outbreak COVID-19: National Guard Boosts PA Nursing Home In Midst Of Major Outbreak
Covid-19: National Guard Boosts PA Nursing Home In Midst Of Major Outbreak The Pennsylvania National Guard is coming to aid a Montgomery County nursing home in the midst of a major COVID-19 outbreak. The Elm Terrace Gardens in Lansdale on Dec. 10 reported 43 new cases, five hospitalizations and seven deaths, NorthPennNow reports. Four days later, families learned in an email an email from President and CEO Timothy Murphy that seven people had died. “It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that seven additional residents from Skilled Nursing have succumbed to complications from coronavirus,” Murphy said, noting an additional 15 cases. “We continue to keep these…
5-Month-Old Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Montgomery County, Hospitals Severely Strained 5-Month-Old Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Montgomery County, Hospitals Severely Strained
5-Month-Old Tests Positive For Covid-19 In Montgomery County, Hospitals Severely Strained Montgomery County's hospitals haven't seen numbers like this before.  As of Wednesday, Dec. 9, the county's hospitals had 539 people with COVID-19, according to Dr. Val Arkoosh, chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. Additionally, 239 cases were reported since Tuesday, Dec. 8. Among them, a 5-year-old baby and a 95-year-old individual, Arkoosh said.  Despite hospitals being much better equipped to face the pandemic than they were in March or April, the county's healthcare system has never had this many COVID-19 patients before -- even at the onset of the pandemic, the phys…
KNOW ANYTHING? Suspicious Cord Found Hanging From Lansdale Park Tree KNOW ANYTHING? Suspicious Cord Found Hanging From Lansdale Park Tree
Know Anything? Suspicious Cord Found Hanging From Lansdale Park Tree Authorities in Lansdale are investigating a suspicious object found hanging from a tree. Police responding to reports of a suspicious object in a tree at Whites Road Park was later determined to be an extension cord, fashioned into a loop on each end, police said in a release. Anyone with information related to the investigation is asked to call or email the Lansdale Police Department at 215-368-1801 or crimetips@lansdalepd.org.  Tips can be anonymous.​Source: Lansdale Borough Police Department Source: Lansdale Police Department/CrimeWatch
Portion Of Pennsylvania Turnpike Closing Sunday Morning Portion Of Pennsylvania Turnpike Closing Sunday Morning
Portion Of Pennsylvania Turnpike Closing Sunday Morning A portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is closing Sunday morning for construction. The Northeast Extension will close in both directions between Lansdale and Quakertown from 12 a.m. until 6 a.m. New paving markings will be applied, and new bridge beams supporting Upper Ridge Road will be installed.