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Attempted Homicide For Machete-Wielding Attacker In Bucks: Authorities Attempted Homicide For Machete-Wielding Attacker In Bucks: Authorities
Attempted Homicide For Machete-Wielding Attacker In Bucks: Authorities A Sellersville man is accused of attacking another with a machete and a knife, say Perkasie Borough Police.  Isaiah Mikel Velazquez, 25, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and related counts, according to the department.  Police believe Velazquez attacked a man at his Sellersville home sometime after midnight on Saturday, Sept. 9, "following a domestic disturbance." The victim told investigators Velazquez confronted him carrying a machete in one hand and a knife in the other before swinging both blades, cutting and stabbing him.  Perkasie and Pe…

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by Mac Bullock
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Driver Charged With Attempted Murder In Rt. 22 Road Rage Shooting: Troopers Driver Charged With Attempted Murder In Rt. 22 Road Rage Shooting: Troopers
Driver Charged With Attempted Murder In Rt. 22 Road Rage Shooting: Troopers An Alabama man sits in a Northampton County jail cell after authorities say he opened fire during a road rage incident on Tuesday, Sept. 12.  Jesus Torres Gonzalez, 45, of Birmingham, Ala., is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and related counts, according to state police.  The shooting occurred in the westbound lanes of Route 22 in Bethlehem Township around 4:45 p.m., troopers said. Investigators believe Gonzalez fired two shots at a Honda Civic from his 2006 BMW Z4. Neither the driver nor the passenger in the Honda was injured. …

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by Mac Bullock
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4-Year-Old Girl Shot By Wanted Murderer, Police In Pennsylvania Say 4-Year-Old Girl Shot By Wanted Murderer, Police In Pennsylvania Say
4-Year-Old Girl Shot By Wanted Murderer, Police In Pennsylvania Say A 47-year-old convicted murderer is wanted following a stand-off in Harrisburg over the weekend that left a 4-year-old girl— along with two others— shot, authorities explained on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.  Shawn Tyrone Jason is wanted on three felony criminal homicide attempt charges, felony aggravated assault, and felony person not to possess a firearm, according to the Harrisburg Police.  Officers and SWAT were called to the reported shooting in the 1800 block of North Street just before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9. After an approximately five-hour-long standoff, SWAT entere…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Victim Shot In Botched Bethlehem Robbery: Police Victim Shot In Botched Bethlehem Robbery: Police
Victim Shot In Botched Bethlehem Robbery: Police One person is hospitalized and another in police custody after an attempted robbery ended in gunfire late on Friday, Sept. 8, Bethlehem police say.  Elijah Watkins, 19, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, robbery, and related counts, city police said.  Investigators say Watkins walked up to a vehicle on the 200 block of East Ettwein Street and tried to rob the victim at gunpoint around 11:40 p.m. He then opened fire, hitting the victim in the arm and leg before fleeing on foot, they claimed.  Police reached the victim within three minutes of the 911 call, t…

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by Mac Bullock
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PA Convict Slashes Roommate In Chest, Neck With Kitchen Knife, Police Say PA Convict Slashes Roommate In Chest, Neck With Kitchen Knife, Police Say
PA Convict Slashes Roommate In Chest, Neck With Kitchen Knife, Police Say A roommate was slashed across his neck and chest by a man supposedly on drugs just before midnight on Sunday, authorities announced the following day. Lee Allen Payne was in front of his home in the 100 block of North Pitt Street, Carlisle when the police arrived at 11:55 p.m. on Aug. 27, the department detailed in the release.  The Carlisle PD was called by Payne's roommate due to his "drug activity," as stated in the release.  The 46-year-old "attacked the caller with a large kitchen knife in the apartment after an argument," the roommate told officers. Officers saw "several s…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Wanted Berks Birthday Party Shooter ID'd As Delco Native: Authorities Wanted Berks Birthday Party Shooter ID'd As Delco Native: Authorities
Wanted Berks Birthday Party Shooter ID'd As Delco Native: Authorities A 26-year-old man is wanted in a double Berks County shooting that broke out at a birthday party, authorities announced. Jayce Donte Lee, of Folcroft, is believed to have fired a handgun that struck one man in his abdomen and another in his finger and right thigh, during the party on the 100 block of Butternut Court in South Heidelberg Township around 12:35 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, Berks County Chief Detective Michael J. Gombar said. Then, Lee — who had used a stolen gun — fled on foot, Gombar said. Both victims were taken to the Tower Health Reading Hospital for emerg…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Meat Cleaver Used To Stab Man In Head, Back In Western PA, DA Says Meat Cleaver Used To Stab Man In Head, Back In Western PA, DA Says
Meat Cleaver Used To Stab Man In Head, Back In Western PA, DA Says A fight in a Western Pennsylvania home turned violent and possibly deadly early on Tuesday, authorities announced later that day. Liwu Tian was arrested following a reported stabbing that happened overnight at a home in the 400 block of North Main Street, Greensburg on Aug. 15, according to a release by Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli. *WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING*  When the police arrived the unnamed victim was found in the home "with multiple stab wounds to his head and back," DA Ziccarelli stated in the release. "Multiple witnes…

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by Jillian Pikora
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MURDER CHARGE: PA Grandma Slammed Into Wall Until She Loses Consciousness, Police MURDER CHARGE: PA Grandma Slammed Into Wall Until She Loses Consciousness, Police
Murder Charge: PA Grandma Slammed Into Wall Until She Loses Consciousness, Police A 24-year-old woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of her 82-year-old grandmother, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday night.  Mary Sigman was found in cardiac arrest at a home on Sigman Road in Providence Township at 11:31 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, according to the release by state police.  Troopers responded to the call and discovered Mary was the victim of a domestic dispute with her granddaughter, Shasta Sigman.  Shasta pushed Mary into a wall, she then "fell to the ground and forcefully hit her head against a wall, causing …

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit
PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit A Pennsylvania mom took a nearly 4-hour Lyft ride — over 200 miles — and then opened fire at the foster family of six that she claims "stole her baby," according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Kayla Menne took a 9-millimeter pistol registered in her previous legal name, Kayla Boyden Harris, from her home in the 100 block of Nissley Street, Middletown to the 5000 block of Julia Lane, McKees Rocks with the intent of shooting at the family fostering her child, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Kennedy Township Police Department.  The family, consistin…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Sea Isle City Man Charged In Assault On Fox29 Anchor Bob Kelly: Reports Sea Isle City Man Charged In Assault On Fox29 Anchor Bob Kelly: Reports
Sea Isle City Man Charged In Assault On Fox29 Anchor Bob Kelly: Reports A 21-year-old Sea Isle City man has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with punching Fox29's Bob Kelly in the eye on Sunday, July 30, according to court records and various news reports. Patrick Iannone was released on a summons that calls it an attempt "to cause significant bodily injury.".  CrossingBroad.com and the Sea Isle News reported on the assault charge, citing a news release on Thursday, Aug. 3, along with court documents. Sea Isle City police did not return a call for more details. Court records obtained by Daily Voice show that Iannone was charged with aggravat…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Cousin Stabbed Victim To Death While Mom Watched, PA Judge Finds Cousin Stabbed Victim To Death While Mom Watched, PA Judge Finds
Cousin Stabbed Victim To Death While Mom Watched, PA Judge Finds A man in Bucks County will serve prison time for the 2021 stabbing death of his own cousin, a judge ruled Tuesday, Aug. 1 following a two-day waiver trial.  David Joseph Jenner was convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and related crimes, said Bucks District Attorney Matthew Weintraub's Office in a release.  According to evidence presented in court, 43-year-old Charlie R. Thomas Jr. and his mother allowed Jenner to stay with them months before the attack because he was a "distant relative" who "had nowhere else to go." “What happened after f…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
NY Man Stabs Ex-Girlfriend With Kitchen Knife In PA, Police Say NY Man Stabs Ex-Girlfriend With Kitchen Knife In PA, Police Say
NY Man Stabs Ex-Girlfriend With Kitchen Knife In PA, Police Say A New York man stabbed his ex-girlfriend "in the legs several times" with a kitchen knife on July 31, 2023, police say.  David Hernandez, 36, of Syracuse, grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed his former girlfriend at a home on the 500 block of North State Street in Ephrata just after noon on Monday, area police detailed.  The police investigation revealed the couple got into an argument prior to the stabbing.  He claimed he came to the home to "retrieve belongings from his former girlfriend," as stated in the police release The woman was given aid at the scene befo…

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by Jillian Pikora