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New Charges For 'Sugar Daddy' Predator Who Used Meth-Laced Drinks To Assault NJ, PA Women: DA
Andrew Gallo, a 40-year-old self-proclaimed "sugar daddy," has been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting 11 women he met on dating sites, including sugardaddymeet.com, Bucks County authorities announced Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Gallo allegedly followed a disturbing pattern with his victims: He would boast about his bartending skills, serve them spiked drinks from pre-opened bottles, and then assault them at his Levittown, Pennsylvania home, authorities detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. The newly amended complaint now includes six additional victims, including…
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Family Plans Lawsuit After NJ Transit Train Operator Killed By Fallen Tree
The family of the New Jersey Transit train operator killed by a fallen tree is planning to sue several organizations for negligence, an attorney said. Jessica Haley of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was identified as the person who died in the crash, according to a news release from the Anapol Weiss law firm on Thursday, Oct. 15. The single mother of three boys was 41 years old. Haley was operating a River LINE train heading north from Trenton at around 6 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14. The light rail train struck a tree that had fallen on the tracks south of the Roebling station in Mansfield …
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NJ Women Drugged With Meth-Infused Tequila, Sexually Assaulted By 'Sugar Daddy,' Complaint Says
A newly obtained criminal complaint details how a 40-year-old Pennsylvania man drugged and sexually assaulted six women during their dates from hell at his home. All of the women, including two from New Jersey, met Andrew Gallo, of Levittown, PA on sugardaddymeet.com. Gallo appeared to have followed the exact same playbook, police papers show: He'd brag about his bartending skills then pour them a drink from open bottles and hop in the shower shower. When he got out, he'd give the women a tour of his home, telling them how he rebuilt it after a fire. It was somewhere around this point …
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Police Arrest Seven In Drug Busts
Seven people were arrested in Atlantic City in anti-drug operations that targeted areas that were the source of frequent complaints, authorities said. The Atlantic City Police Department announced the arrests of six men and a woman in a news release on Thursday, Feb. 22. Officers conducted two surveillance operations after receiving the complaints at the city's CITISTAT meetings. Police saw two Atlantic City men, 48-year-old Alexie Cordero and 58-year-old John Jamison, making a drug deal on the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue on Monday, Feb. 19. The men were arrested and officers recovered se…
Police & Fire
NJ Road Rage Driver Who Killed PA Dad At McDonald's Learns Sentence
The New Jersey driver who admitted to killing a Levittown man during a road rage incident early this year will spend over a decade behind bars, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office on Thursday. Daniel S. Dietrich, 45, of Palmyra, was sentenced to 12 to 24 years for the Feb. 5 death of Jason Smith, prosecutors said. Authorities have claimed Dietrich and Smith were involved in a "driving incident" about a mile before they both arrived at the 7700 Bristol Pike McDonald's. When Smith tried to pull into the parking lot, Dietrich used his truck to block the way, poli…
Police & Fire
NJ Rapper Fetty Wap Sentenced To 6 Years For Running Drugs
Paterson rapper Fetty Wap caught something of a break on Wednesday. A federal judge sentenced the platinum-selling rapper – whose real name is William Junior Maxwell II – to six years in federal prison on May 24 for his role in a drug-trafficking ring that flooded part of New Jersey and Long Island with cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and crack. Maxwell had been charged with conspiring to transport more than 100 kilos of the drugs there from the West Coast. Rather than risk the potential consequences of a trial, he took a deal from the government, pleading guilty in U.S. Eastern District Court …
Police & Fire
Road Rage Driver Who Ran Down Victim In PA McDonald's ID'd As NJ Man: Authorities
Over a month after 47-year-old Jason Smith of Levittown was run over and killed in the parking lot of a Bristol McDonald's, authorities say they found the driver responsible. Daniel S. Dietrich, 45, of Palmyra, New Jersey, was arrested Friday, March 10, and charged with homicide, driving on a suspended license, and related counts, said Bucks District Attorney Matthew Weintraub. Prosecutors say Smith and Dietrich had already been involved in a "driving incident" about a mile away before they both arrived at the 7700 Bristol Pike McDonald's at 4 p.m. on Feb. 5. Police …
Police & Fire
Bucks Man Arrested By FBI In Philly Drag Race Once Threatened To Shoot Up NJ Wawa: Reports
A Bucks County man was in custody after authorities said he used a bullhorn to turn a crowd against police officers in Philadelphia on Oct. 2 — and reports indicate he'd previously been charged with threatening to terrorize a New Jersey Wawa. Joseph Vannauker, 18, of Levittown, was arrested by FBI agents and Philadelphia police on Friday, Oct. 14 for his alleged role in the Oct. 2 incident on the 1900 block of East Sedgley Street, Fox 29 reports. While drivers raced and performed car tricks for a crowd of dozens, authorities said Vannauker wielded a megaphone…
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NJ Rapper Fetty Wap Cops To Drug Conspiracy In Exchange For 5-Year Minimum In Federal Prison
Paterson rapper Fetty Wap must spend at least five years in federal prison in exchange for pleading guilty to his role in a multi-million-dollar drug trafficking ring, authorities said. The platinum-selling rapper – whose real name is William Junior Maxwell II – had been charged last year with conspiring to transport more than 100 kilos of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from the West Coast for sale in New Jersey and on Long Island. Rather than risk a possible life sentence at trial, Maxwell took a deal from the government, pleading guilty in U.S. Eastern District Court in Central Islip, Long …
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Fetty Wap Busted By Feds For Making Death Threat, Flashing Gun On Facetime While Free On Bond
Paterson rapper Fetty Wap is in custody again, this time for flashing a gun and threatening to kill a “rat” during a Facetime call while he was free on bond in another case, federal authorities said. The Dec. 11, 2021 video call violated conditions of the hip-hop artist’s release following a major drug bust late last year, they said, leading to his arrest in New Jersey on Monday, Aug. 8. As a result, federal authorities on Long Island asked a judge Monday afternoon to revoke his $500,000 bond and order that Wap – whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II – remain in custody during the ong…
Police & Fire
3,000 Doses Of Heroin Found In PA Home When US Marshals Show Up To Arrest NJ Fugitive: PD
A man wanted by New Jersey State Police was found with 3,000 doses of heroin when the US Marshals Service showed up at a Pennsylvania apartment to arrest him, authorities said. Jamar Young, 34, of Trenton, was arrested on narcotics-related charges at the Racquet Club Apartments on Veterans Highway in Levittown around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, Middletown Township Police Chief Joseph Bartorilla said. Young was discovered in the apartment with a woman and two young children, the chief said. Due to the nature of Young's charges, members of the US Marshals Service and local p…
Weather
Tornado Warning For Burlington, Camden, Ocean Counties
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for northwestern Burlington and central Camden counties until 4 p.m. A similar warning was issued for Crestwood Village and Chatsworth in Ocean County until 4:30 p.m. The storm system had weakened as it headed into New Jersey, the NWS said. A severe wind and hail warning was issued for Trenton and Hamilton Square, NJ and Levittown, PA, until 4:30 p.m. Severe thunderstorm warnings with high winds and hail were issued for Lakewood, Browns Mills and Pine Lake Park until 4:30 p.m. A tornado was possible, the NWS said.
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PA Man Stabs 1 Person, Runs Over Another At NJ Wawa: Police
A 25-year-old Pennsylvania man has been arrested in connection with an assault on two men at a South Jersey Wawa, authorities said. Anthony Cordero of Levittown, PA, surrendered to police on Tuesday, March 1 in connection with the Feb. 20 incidents, Edgewater Park Township police said. Cordero is accused of stabbing one man and running over a second victim with his car at the Wawa Store, 4167 S. Route 130, police said. He was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of assault by auto, four counts of making terroristic threats and weapons offenses, police said. Cordero was…
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NJ Vet Nurse's Accused Killer Captured When Stranger Locks Him In Garage, Calls Police
A South Jersey accused of killing a veterinary nurse was taken into custody after a man he demanded a ride from at gunpoint convinced him to go into a garage in Philadelphia, while he called police, authorities said. Andrew Kramer, 31, was initially charged with stealing 38-year-old Melissa Malcolm's car and debit card, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Kramer was living with Malcolm in Mount Laurel, until she asked him to move out, Coffina said. Malcolm -- a vet nurse at Blue Pearl in Levittown, PA -- failed to show up to work Wednesday, and was found dead in her bed by…
Obituaries
Robert Clarkin, 52, Longtime Brick Plumber Enjoyed Kayaking
Robert V. Clarkin of Brick, a lifelong plumber who enjoyed kayaking, died on Oct. 18. He was 52. Mr. Clarkin was born in Levittown, Pennsylvania, but spent most of his life in Brick, his obituary says. He worked as a plumber for 35 years. Robert enjoyed helping others and was always there when someone needed him. In his free time, he enjoyed kayaking and spending time with his family. He is predeceased by his parents, Vincent and Marilyn Clarkin. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Audrey Clarkin; daughter, Jillian Clarkin; brothers, Jim Clarkin and his wife Renee, Ed Cla…
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Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids Across US, Federal Officials Say
New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap was among six men charged with running an elaborate cross-country drug distribution ring out of Long Island, authorities announced Friday. The rapper, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was arrested Thursday by FBI agents at Citi Field. An indictment was unsealed in Central Islip federal court Friday, Oct. 29, charging six men with conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances, including five of them also charged for using weapons in connection to drug trafficking. The six men distributed more than 100 kilograms of cocaine, heroin, fe…
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Boy, PA Man, 28, Arrested In Separate Fatal Trenton Shootings, Prosecutor Says
Investigations by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force have resulted in murder charges being filed in two fatal shootings, authorities said. The crackdown comes as Trenton's total number of fatal shootings this year is starting to rival last year'd record total homicides involving guns, as reported here by Daily Voice. “The tenacity and resolve of the Homicide Task Force (HTF) are truly remarkable,” Mercer County Proosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said Friday. “Even with the continual shooting violence in Trenton, their hard work never lets up. Their efforts are a demonstration of…
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Beloved NJ Starbucks Manager Dies Suddenly, 34
A New Jersey community is mourning the loss of a beloved Starbucks manager. Stephanie Campfield died suddenly on Sept. 16 at 34 years old, loved ones announced on GoFundMe. A cause of death was not released. Campfield -- a mother of three -- managed Trenton's only Starbucks since it opened in 2017. She was remembered on the fundraiser as an integral part of the city. The Paterson native was known for organizing musical events that featured artists throughout the tri-state area, participating in park clean-ups, and coordinating toy drives, according to GoFundMe organizer and Campfield's s…
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Family Of Mom Killed By BF Shares Her Domestic Violence Struggle As Cautionary Tale
Those who knew Pennsylvania's Jamie Beighley say she loved Evan Smith despite years of abuse suffered by him. Even when he hurt her physically, even when he yelled at her, Beighley remained determined to fix her relationship. But things hit rock bottom earlier this year, according to a family member, who requested anonymity -- and Beighley was losing hope. "Evan told her numerous times that he was going to kill her and the kids, just within the past few months," the family member told Daily Voice. "[Jamie] even said, 'Either he's going to die or I'm going to die. It's the only way out.'" …
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Tornado
: Warnings Issued In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, National Weather Service Says
Heads were spinning in parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Thursday after a tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service. The tornado warning included Burlington and Mercer counties was later expanded to parts of Monmouth County, the NWS said. At one point, the tornado warning included Fairless Hills and Levittown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. At one point, the tornado warning included Fairless Hills and Levittown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.Twitter/ NWS Tornado There were no confirmed reports of any tornado touching down, major damage or injuries. However, initia…
Police & Fire
NJ Driver Sentenced In Head-On DUI Crash That Killed 3 Parents On I-95 In PA
A New Jersey woman is facing 12 to 24 years behind bars for driving drunk into oncoming traffic on Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania leaving three people dead, authorities said. Priscilla Cortez, 34, of Camden, was heading southbound on the highway when she struck a car carrying Ryan Connell, 28, Leanne Popson, 35, both of the Levittown area, and Lucas Gelatko, 36, of Yardley, near mile marker 33 around 1:40 a.m. April 1, 2020, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. All three victims in the Bensalem crash had children, authorities said. Surveillance tapes show…
Police & Fire
Authorities: Ewing Man Charged With Murder In Pennsylvania Girlfriend's Shooting
A Ewing Township man faces additional charges in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, authorities said Wednesday. Aaron Adams, 38, originally was arrested on weapons charges in connection with Monday's death of a 32-year-old woman from Levittown, Pa., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a statement. On Wednesday, Adams was charged with the murder of Ashley Davis, Onofri said. The first-degree murder charge is a result of an investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Ewing Police Department, he said. At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Monday…
Police & Fire
Authorities: Weapons, Heroin Recovered From Boyfriend's House Where Girlfriend, 32, Found Dead
A Ewing man was arrested after law enforcement officers investigating the death of his girlfriend at his house found weapons in the same room as her body, authorities said. Members of the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and Ewing Police Department responded to a Glen Stewart Drive home around 6:30 p.m. Monday, on reports of a deceased female, the county's prosecutor's office said in a statement. The body of Ashley Davis, 32, of Levittown, PA, had visible wounds and she was pronounced dead at the scene, in the basement of the home the prosecutor's office said. A pair of long BB guns and a…
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