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Large Police Presence Outside Home In Bucks County (UPDATE) Large Police Presence Outside Home In Bucks County (UPDATE)
Large Police Presence Outside Home In Bucks County (Update) Police have surrounded a home in Buckingham Township, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Man Kills Wife, Son Then Himself Buckingham officers are currently investigating a scene on the 3900 block of Charter Club Drive. Police said there is no danger to the community.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Family ID's 13-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead In Harrisburg Family ID's 13-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead In Harrisburg
Family ID's 13-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead In Harrisburg The 13-year-old girl who was shot dead in Harrisburg has been identified by her family GoFundMe staff told Daily Voice on Sunday, Aug. 11.  Naryah Wright of Steelton was named as the victim of the shooting early Sunday morning, the family confirmed to GoFundMe.  Officers were called to a report of shots fired in the area of South 19th and Derry streets around 12:15 a.m. on Sunday. They arrived to find "located a large number of individuals in the area, and immediately began searching for victims," but never located anyone, as stated in the release.  Soon Naryah arrived at t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man, 25, Fatally Shot In Back In Philly: Police Man, 25, Fatally Shot In Back In Philly: Police
Man, 25, Fatally Shot In Back In Philly: Police A 25-year-old man was shot dead in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 7, authorities said. At 1:23 p.m., Philadelphia Police responded for a person with a gun on the 1400 block of North 54th Street, in the 19th District.  Police transported the victim, who had a gunshot wound to his back, to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injury at 1:51 p.m.   The scene is being held, no weapon was recovered, and no arrest at this time. The investigation is active and ongoing. The Philadelphia Police Department is urging anyone with information regarding…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead Of Gunshot Wound In Lehigh County Man Found Dead Of Gunshot Wound In Lehigh County
Man Found Dead Of Gunshot Wound In Lehigh County A 65-year-old man from Salisbury Township was found dead of a gunshot wound, authorities said. Richard A. Costello was pronounced dead on Friday, Aug. 2, at 9:37 a.m. at his home, they said. An autopsy was completed on Monday, Aug. 5 at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensics Center.  The cause of death is a gunshot wound to the abdomen, the coroner said. The manner of death is pending an investigation, the coroner said. Costello was found at his home during a welfare check by police, who were contacted by a concerned family member. In addition to the co…

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by Jon Craig
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Next Of Kin Sought For Pedestrian Killed By Car In Allentown: Coroner Next Of Kin Sought For Pedestrian Killed By Car In Allentown: Coroner
Next Of Kin Sought For Pedestrian Killed By Car In Allentown: Coroner Officials have identified the 70-year-old fatally struck by a car in Allentown on Sunday, July 28.  Miguel Angel DeJesus was hit on the 100 block of West Liberty Street around 8:45 p.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from blunt force injuries on Monday morning, July 29, according to authorities.  DeJesus' death was ruled accidental and the crash remains under investigation, officials said.  Anyone who can contact DeJesus' family is asked to call the Coroner's Office at 610-782-3426 or email …

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by Mac Bullock
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Driver In 'Critical Condition' After Highspeed Crash In Elizabethtown: PSP Driver In 'Critical Condition' After Highspeed Crash In Elizabethtown: PSP
Driver In 'Critical Condition' After Highspeed Crash In Elizabethtown: PSP A serious crash has sent one person to the hospital in "critical condition" Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, July 29.  The driver of a Ram 1500 was "traveling at a high rate of speed on Linden Ave and failed to negotiate a curve" onto N. Hanover St./PA State Highway 743 — going over the curb and striking a tree, PSP Lancaster troopers detailed in a release. The exact time of the crash was not shared.  The critically injured driver was taken to Penn State Hershey, according to the release.  State police continue to investigate this serious crash. 

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by Jillian Pikora
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Victim, Suspect Exchange Gunfire During Philadelphia Robbery: Police Victim, Suspect Exchange Gunfire During Philadelphia Robbery: Police
Victim, Suspect Exchange Gunfire During Philadelphia Robbery: Police A robbery victim shot at two teenage suspects in West Philadelphia on Saturday night, July 27, according to city police.  The 26-year-old victim was on the 1200 block of North 41st Street when the suspects tried to rob him around 9:10 p.m., authorities said.  In the exchange of gunfire that followed, the victim was shot in the chest and one 16-year-old suspect was shot multiple times throughout the body, PPD said. Both were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in critical condition, according to police.  A second 16-year-old suspect was not injured and has been arr…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspect Arrested For Shooting Pennsylvania State Police Corporal: Troopers Suspect Arrested For Shooting Pennsylvania State Police Corporal: Troopers
Suspect Arrested For Shooting Pennsylvania State Police Corporal: Troopers A Pennsylvania State Police Corporal was shot while conducting a warranted in Lancaster on Wednesday, July 24, PSP Troop J PIO James Grothey announced. The shooting happened when Troop J's Criminal Investigation Unit was conducting a search "pertaining to an ongoing armed robbery investigation and was to be executed on multiple storage units" at 629 East Fulton Street in Lancaster City at 6:19 a.m., Grothey detailed in a release. Before beginning the search, "After Troopers announced their presence and intentions to execute a search warrant," Grothey explained in an upda…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Berwyn House Fire Sends One To Hospital: Officials Berwyn House Fire Sends One To Hospital: Officials
Berwyn House Fire Sends One To Hospital: Officials A house in Berwyn caught fire on Tuesday morning, July 23, sending one person to Paoli Hospital, according to first responders.  The fire was "well-advanced" by the time authorities arrived at the 400 block of Leopard Road around 11 a.m., Berwyn Fire Company said in a release.  Because the interior of the home was still badly damaged from a blaze on May 1, firefighters made the decision not to go inside, officials said.  Berwyn Fire Company Members of the Radnor Fire Company, Malvern Fire Company, Goshen Fire Company, East Whiteland Fire Company, and Good Will Fire Co…

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by Mac Bullock
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Harrowing Footage Shows 7-Month-Old Baby Shot At Point-Blank Range In Philadelphia Harrowing Footage Shows 7-Month-Old Baby Shot At Point-Blank Range In Philadelphia
Harrowing Footage Shows 7-Month-Old Baby Shot At Point-Blank Range In Philadelphia The woman wanted in connection to the shooting of an infant in the Holmesburg section of north Philly has been apprehended, authorities announced. Police say that at around 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, officers were called to the 4000 block of Meridian Street to investigate a reported shooting that left a 7-month-old child with a gunshot wound to his leg. According to NBC10, the woman was identified as 28-year-old Philadelphia resident Dominique Billups. The woman reportedly approached the his victims and fired shots before fleeing the area in the direction of the 4000 block of Lansing Str…

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by Zak Failla
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Infant Shot In Northeast Philadelphia: Police Infant Shot In Northeast Philadelphia: Police
Infant Shot In Northeast Philadelphia: Police A 7-month-old boy was struck by gunfire in Philadelphia's Holmesburg neighborhood on Thursday, July 18, city police said.  It happened just before 6 p.m. on the 4000 block of Meridian Street, according to investigators. The infant was struck in the leg and taken to Nazareth Hospital where he is in stable condition, officials said.  No arrests had been made as of Friday morning, July 19 and the investigation is ongoing, PPD added. 

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by Mac Bullock
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NJ Man Fatally Shot While Sitting In Car: Philadelphia PD NJ Man Fatally Shot While Sitting In Car: Philadelphia PD
NJ Man Fatally Shot While Sitting In Car: Philadelphia PD A 38-year-old man was shot and killed in his car in West Philadelphia on Monday evening, July 15, according to city police.  Ardi Torollari of Northfield, New Jersey was shot in the chest while sitting in his Volkswagen on the 200 block of South 54th Street, investigators said in a release.  Torollari was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries around 6:10 p.m., authorities said. No weapon was recovered from the scene and no arrests were made as of Tuesday, July 16.  Homicide detectives are investigating and anyone with information is ask…

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by Mac Bullock