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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 …
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Child Porn Bust: Burlington Man Distributed Disturbing Images, Prosecutor Says
A 35-year-old Burlington County man has been charged on child pornography charges, authorities announced. Gregory Chesko, of Burlington, became the center of an investigation following a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children concerning his online activities, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. The investigation found that Chesko had sent multiple images and videos depicting child pornography from his phone using an instant messaging application, Bradshaw said. Child porn was found on his devices during the execution of a search warrant…
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania BMW Driver, 30, Struck, Killed After Crash Along NJ Turnpike
A 30-year-old Pennsylvania man standing along the side of the New Jersey Turnpike after a collision was struck and killed by a passing car early Monday, April 22, authorities said. Alton Smith, of Levittown, PA, had bee driving a BMW 328i when he got into a crash with another BMW around 2:20 a.m. in Robbinsville, New Jersey State Police said. Smith was standing outside of his vehicle on the southbound side of the highway near milepost 64.1 on the inner roadway, when a passing Hyundai struck him and the back of his car, police said. Smith died while the driver of the Hyundai susta…
Police & Fire
Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer
Andre Gordon, the 26-year-old gunman accused of gunning down three people in Pennsylvania, was captured in Trenton after an hours-long search Saturday, March 16, authorities said. Gordon was arrested on New York Avenue in Trenton at approximately 5 p.m., the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. He'd initially gone into a Phillips Avenue home, where members of a SWAT team had staged. Gordon was lodged at the Mercer County Jail. Trouble began around 8:50 a.m. when Gordon, in a car he'd carjacked in Trenton, drove to Pennsylvania and broke into a Viewpoint Lane home in Falls Township, t…
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
Man Sentenced In Fatal Shooting Of Girlfriend In Mercer County: Prosecutor
A 41-year-old man from Ewing was sentenced to 45 years in New Jersey State Prison for the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, authorities said. Aaron Adams was found guilty of murder and weapons offenses, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. At approximately 6:30 p.m. on June 1, 2020, Ewing police were alerted to a deceased female in a home on Glen Stewart Drive. Police found the victim, identified as Ashley Davis, 32, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, in the basement. There were visible wounds to Davis’ body and she was pronounced dead at the scen…
Obituaries
Philadelphia Teacher, Levittown Mom Dies, 47
Nicole Larue Walsh, a longtime teacher in Philadelphia schools and a Levittown mother of three, passed unexpectedly on Tuesday, Jan. 16, loved ones said in her obituary. She was 47. A lifelong Levittown resident, Walsh graduated from Neshaminy High School in 1994 before continuing her studies at Temple University, her obit says. She earned her master's in reading development from Holy Family College, family members wrote. Walsh was a middle school special education teacher and began working in Philadelphia schools in 2009, according to her LinkedIn. Before that, she taught …
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…
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NJ Man Found Guilty Of Killing GF In Home Containing Heroin: Officials
A Ewing Township man has been found guilty by a Mercer County jury for the shooting death of his Pennsylvania girlfriend at his home, authorities said. Aaron Adams, 41, was convicted of murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri At approximately 6:30 p.m. on June 1, 2020, Ewing police were alerted to a dead female in a home on Glen Stewart Drive. Police found the victim, identified as Ashley Davis, 32, of Levittown, PA, in the basement, Onofri said. There were visible wounds to Davis’ body and she was pron…
Police & Fire
Racing Bucks Driver, 19, Charged In Fatal Philly Crash Was Arrested Last Fall At Car Show
A 19-year-old Bucks County driver has been charged in a Philadelphia crash that killed a pedestrian, authorities said — even more troubling, he was arrested last October. Joseph Vannauker, of Levittown, is facing charges of homicide by vehicle, murder, and reckless driving, for the 12:05 a.m. crash on Castor and Aramingo Tuesday, Aug. 22, Philadelphia police said. Last October, Vannauker was arrested for screaming profanities at police using a bullhorn during and inciting crowds during a car show that caused chaos in Philadelphia streets, Fox29 reports. Vannauker was racing on Castor Avenu…
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 …
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Mysterious Explosion Rattles Philly Area
Bucks County residents were startled early Sunday morning by a loud boom that rattled windows and left many scratching their heads. Members of local Facebook groups reported hearing the noisy crash just before 2 a.m. on Feb. 5. "Anyone else just hear that loud explosion sound like literally 5 mins ago? Geez," wrote one contributor to a group for Bensalem residents. "Did anyone hear a sound like an explosion?? It happened around 1:55 am," said another commenter in a Levittown group. The sound may have been linked to exercises at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst across the river in Burlin…
Police & Fire
PA Man Stole $867K From South Jersey Employer, Spent It On Sports Gambling, Cars: Prosecutor
A Bucks County, PA, man has been charged with stealing more than $866,000 from his Willingboro-based employer, authorities said. Brian Myslinski, 31, of Levittown, PA, surrendered Tuesday, Jan. 17 at the Prosecutor’s Office in Mount Holly, said Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. The investigation revealed that Myslinski used more than $120,000 of the proceeds from the illegal sales to cover sports gambling debts, and also spent $50,000 on a 1974 Dodge Charger classic car, $20,000 on another vehicle, funded a vacation to Jamaica, and bought Gucci and Louis Vuitton han…
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.
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
Bucks County Man Shoots Neighbor With Bow & Arrow: Police
A 32-year-old Bucks County man is facing criminal charges for apparently shooting his neighbor with a bow and arrow, authorities said. Joseph Reiner, of Levittown, was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and possessing instruments of crime, according to the Falls Township Police Department. Reiner on Wednesday had gone to a neighbor's house to pick up some personal items when he got into an argument with the man, police said. Reiner then went back to his own house. Soon after, Reiner's neighbor saw an arrow pro…
Police & Fire
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
Organs Of PA Teen Killed In Double Fatal Crash Will Help 5 Others Live
Two friends killed in a Bucks County crash on Christmas Eve are being remembered as humble leaders. Tyler Amberger, 18, a senior at Pennsbury High School, and Mathew Loftus, 17, were in a 2003 BMW that collided with a 2015 Nissan Juke on New Falls Road in Levittown around 12:35 p.m. Dec. 24, authorities said. Amberger was pronounced dead at the scene while Loftus was hospitalized and died on Monday. Loftus was an organ donor and saved the lives of five others, those who knew him said. GoFundMe pages were launched for both teens' families. Amberger's page had raised more than $30,000 w…
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
Motorcyclist, 35, Killed In Levittown Hit-Run Crash, Report Says
A 35-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Levittown overnight, LevittownNow reports. Initial police reports say that the crash occurred sometime before 1 a.m.on Mill Creek Parkway and Haines Road. The motorcyclist was on a 2007 Yamaha R1 sport bike heading west on Mill Creek Road when he collided with a grey or silver sedan, the outlet said. Click here for more from LevittownNow.
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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