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PA Couple’s Murder Tied To Border Patrol Agent’s Killing: Officials PA Couple’s Murder Tied To Border Patrol Agent’s Killing: Officials
PA Couple’s Murder Tied To Border Patrol Agent’s Killing: Officials The brutal slaying of a Chester Heights couple in their home is now linked to the recent killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, authorities announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Richard and Rita Zajko were shot dead inside their Highland Drive home on Dec. 31, 2022, investigators said. Their bodies were discovered on Jan. 2, 2023, after a family member requested a welfare check. Initially, authorities had not determined if the double homicide was a random act of violence, but new evidence suggests otherwise. According to PSP Media's Criminal Investigation Unit, a firearm purchased by …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Federal PA Corrections Officer Slashed, Choked Woman Because Of Text: Morris County Prosecutor Federal PA Corrections Officer Slashed, Choked Woman Because Of Text: Morris County Prosecutor
Federal PA Corrections Officer Slashed, Choked Woman Because Of Text: Morris County Prosecutor A 45-year-old Luzerne County, PA man was arrested and charged after he slashed a woman in the abdomen and choked her in Morris County on Saturday, Oct. 5. Patrick O'Kane, a corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, was traveling with the victim and a photographer to take pictures of a local campground, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Mount Olive Police Chief Michael Spitzer said. O'Kane got into an argument with the victim over a text message she received, which escalated into a physical altercation, authorities said. O'Kan…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Philly Man, Two Brothers Indicted In Woman's Killing In Atlantic City: Prosecutors Philly Man, Two Brothers Indicted In Woman's Killing In Atlantic City: Prosecutors
Philly Man, Two Brothers Indicted In Woman's Killing In Atlantic City: Prosecutors Three Philadelphia men were indicted after two women were shot in the head in Atlantic City, including one who died, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 34-year-old Gregg Page for murder, attempted murder, and several weapons charges on Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Two brothers, 30-year-old Ryan Schenck and 27-year-old Ramir Schenck, were also indicted for hindering apprehension. Atlantic City police responded to a report of two women severely injured on North Main Avenue at around 4:41 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1. Officers found the vi…

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by Chris Spiker