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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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Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash With Deer: Lehigh County Coroner Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash With Deer: Lehigh County Coroner
Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash With Deer: Lehigh County Coroner A motorcyclist fatally struck a deer on Wednesday morning, Oct. 2, the Pennsylvania State Police said.  Donald E. Guldin, 57, of Lower Macungie Township, was driving a 2022 Harley Davidson motorcycle in the area of State Route 100 near Windy Road in Lowhill Township, Lehigh County when he struck a deer at 5:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, according to the Pennsylvania State Police and the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio.  Guldin was pronounced dead at the scene, Buglio said. The cause of death is "Blunt Force Trauma to Head" and the manner of death is "Accident," according …

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Fatal Overdose Lands PA State Prison Drug Dealer More Jail Time: DA Fatal Overdose Lands PA State Prison Drug Dealer More Jail Time: DA
Fatal Overdose Lands PA State Prison Drug Dealer More Jail Time: DA An already incarcerated 31-year-old man was sentenced to more prison time after pleading guilty to the overdose-related death of another inmate, the Buck County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Allen Rhoades, 31, of Doylestown, was sentenced to seven to 20 years in prison for providing the drugs that led to the death of Joshua Patterson, 22, of Philadelphia, while both men were serving time on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, the DA's Office detailed in a release. Patterson was pronounced dead days after he was found unresponsive and not breathing in his cell on Monday, Aug. …

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Missing Endangered Alert Issued For Montgomery County Woman Missing Endangered Alert Issued For Montgomery County Woman
Missing Endangered Alert Issued For Montgomery County Woman A missing Cheltenham woman may be in danger, according to an alert from the Cheltenham Township Police Department on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Madelyn Edwards, 81, was last seen in the area of Old Farm Road, Cheltenham Township at 12 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, police said. She's described as being 5 feet 6 inches tall, 110 pounds, with black hair, and brown eyes. Edwards was last seen driving a gray 2017 Hyundai Accent with Pennsylvania license plate MLJ-4374, according to police.  MEPA ALERT: The Cheltenham Township Police Department, Montgomery County Pennsylvania, is searching for Madelyn…

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'Armed And Dangerous' Philly Woman Sought Following Shooting In City: PPD 'Armed And Dangerous' Philly Woman Sought Following Shooting In City: PPD
'Armed And Dangerous' Philly Woman Sought Following Shooting In City: PPD A Philadelphia woman believed to be armed and dangerous is being sought for her part in a shooting that happened in Philadelphia on Monday, Sept. 30, police announced the following afternoon. Vanessa Graystone, 20, of the 1500 block of East Duval Street, is wanted in connection with a shooting that took place in the alleyway of the 1500 block of East Johnson Street at 4:54 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, the Philadelphia Police Department detailed in the release.  When police arrived on the scene, they found a 29-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the back, according to police. H…

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14-Year-Old Struck Crossing Street With Mom, Community Rallies 14-Year-Old Struck Crossing Street With Mom, Community Rallies
14-Year-Old Struck Crossing Street With Mom, Community Rallies The vehicle believed to be involved in the hit-and-run crash that took the life of 14-year-old Dawn Watson has been found and a fundraiser has been started for her family. A 2011 Mercedes Benz E350 — that authorities believe struck and killed Dawn Watson as she was crossing the street with her mom in the 6500 block of Haverford Avenue — was located by the Crash Investigation Division on Monday, Sept. 30, the Philadelphia Police Department said in an updated police release on Tuesday, Oct. 1. No information on the driver was released. The investigation is ongoing by the Crash Investigat…

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Shotgun Shell Containing Meth Found On Man At Philadelphia Airport: TSA Shotgun Shell Containing Meth Found On Man At Philadelphia Airport: TSA
Shotgun Shell Containing Meth Found On Man At Philadelphia Airport: TSA A Pennsylvania was caught with an altered shotgun shell containing methamphetamine while moving through a security checkpoint at the Philadelphia International Airport on Monday, Sept. 30, according to the Transportation Security Administration. As the man moved through the checkpoint, a scanner alarmed in his groin area where the shotgun shell was found under his clothing, TSA said.  The white powder found inside the modified shell was tested and found to be methamphetamine. The man, who was not named but identified as an Orangeville, PA resident, was arrested by Philadelphia police,…

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PA Woman Who Shot, Dismembered Parents With Chainsaw Sentenced: DA PA Woman Who Shot, Dismembered Parents With Chainsaw Sentenced: DA
PA Woman Who Shot, Dismembered Parents With Chainsaw Sentenced: DA An Abington woman charged with shooting her parents and dismembering their bodies with a chainsaw was sentenced Monday, Sept. 30, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office told Daily Voice the following day. Verity Beck, 45, pleaded "guilty but mentally ill" to two first-degree murder counts, the district attorney's office said. She was given two life sentences that will be served concurrently.  Beck will also receive mental health treatment while serving her prison time, according to the district attorney's office. Beck's parents were found dead in their Jenkintown home on Tue…

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Stolen NY, NJ Cars Found In Allentown Chop Shop: Lehigh County DA Stolen NY, NJ Cars Found In Allentown Chop Shop: Lehigh County DA
Stolen NY, NJ Cars Found In Allentown Chop Shop: Lehigh County DA Ten vehicles stolen from locations around New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania were recovered from a chop shop in Allentown — leading to the arrest of the shop's owner on Friday, Sept. 27, according to authorities. Allentown Auto Works & Recycling, owned by Cesar Garcia-Martinez, 34, of Easton, was identified as a chop shop that was dismantling stolen vehicles during an investigation by the Lehigh County Auto Theft Task Force Unit, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office explained in a release on Monday, Sept. 30. The investigation began when the task force was contacted by Allen…

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PA Girl Wakes Up Naked, Getting Strangled By Man: Affidavit PA Girl Wakes Up Naked, Getting Strangled By Man: Affidavit
PA Girl Wakes Up Naked, Getting Strangled By Man: Affidavit A Williamsport man was arrested after a girl woke up naked in his home while being strangled, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 30.  Nicholas Allyn Peterson, 22, of Williamsport, was charged with raping and attempting to strangle a girl on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Williamsport Bureau of Police detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.   Four girls, including the victim, met up with Peterson at a Sheetz in Williamsport on Tuesday, July 16, the victim told the police according to the affidavit. Peterson then purchased several alcoholic beve…

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Berks County Motorcyclist Killed In Delaware State Crash: Police Berks County Motorcyclist Killed In Delaware State Crash: Police
Berks County Motorcyclist Killed In Delaware State Crash: Police A 26-year-old Douglassville man was identified as the person who died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Delaware, according to authorities.  Taylor Guyer, 26, of Douglassville, was identified by Delaware State Police as the victim of the fatal crash that happened on Interstate 95 South in New Castle County, Delaware on Sunday, Sept. 22.   Guyer was riding a Honda CBR 1000RR motorcycle on I-95 just north of Basin Road in New Castle when the crash happened, according to police. He had been riding behind a group of fellow motorcyclists and accelerated to keep up with them.…

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