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Obituaries
Mom Killed In Hatboro Crash Was Medical Technician, 31
The 31-year-old victim of a three-car crash in Hatboro was pursuing her bachelor's degree in nursing, according to an obituary published by Campbell and Thomas Funeral Home. "She not only was my best friend she was also a mother to a 4-year-old baby girl who now has to continue her life without her mommy," said a GoFundMe organized by Kaylee Graham of Northampton Township. "Gabrielle’s journey through life was marked by her compassion, humor, and unwavering loyalty to those she loved," her obituary said. Gabrielle followed her passion for caring for others by becoming a CNA/Medical Te…
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Sole Survivor Of Triple Fatal PA Crash 'Fighting For Her Life', Family Says
Adriana Sabo may have survived a crash that killed three others last week in Hatboro, but her fight to stay alive will not be an easy one. Sabo, 23, was in a coma fighting for her life, according to a GoFundMe campaign organized by her aunt, Elizabeth Flores of Levittown. Her great-aunt in a Facebook post said she'd been on her way to celebrate a friend's move to Florida. Police previously said speed was a key factor in the Friday, Aug. 23 crash that killed Joseph Snavely, 31, the driver of the Chevrolet Camaro, who caused the crash. Gabrielle Sims, 31, of Southampton, and Sabo were b…
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Speed Key Factor In Crash That Killed 3 In Hatboro: Police
Soeed was the contributing factor in a crash that killed three people on Friday, Aug. 23 in Hatboro, authorities said. At 6:35 p.m., the Hatboro Police Department responded to County Line Road and Park Avenue for a report of a crash with entrapment. Police found the crash involved three vehicles, one of which flipped on its roof. "Based on the information gathered thus far, speed was the main contributing factor in this crash," Hatboro police said on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Prior to the crash, the Chevy Camaro, operated by 31-year-old Jospeh Snavely of Southampton, was travelin…
Police & Fire
3 Dead In Wrong-Way Hatboro Crash
Three people were killed in a Montgomery County crash that ended with one vehicle overturned and two into a utility pole Friday evening, Aug. 23, police said. A Chevy Camaro, operated by a 31-year-old man, was traveling west on County Line Road and crossed into the eastbound travel lanes where it struck a Nissan SUV traveling east at County Line Road and Park Avenue around 6:35 p.m., Hatboro police said. Pictures from the fatal accident in Warminster twp/ hatboro on county line rd Posted by Two Idiots Buffing on Friday, August 23, 2024 The driver of the Camaro was pronounced dead …
Police & Fire
PA Man Sentenced In Fatal Stabbing During Argument Over Snoring, DA Says
A Hatboro man has been sentenced to almost a year in jail after stabbing his neighbor dead during an ongoing dispute over his snoring, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said on Friday, Aug. 16. Christopher Casey, 55, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced on Aug. 7, in the death of of 62-year-old Robert Wallace, according to a DA spokeswoman. Casey was sentenced to 11½ to 23 months in prison, followed by three years probation, she said. He also pleaded guilty to possession of an instrument of crime. Authorities said Casey and Wallace were both kno…
Police & Fire
Grieving Sister Says Philly Area Brother Was Murdered Days Before 38th Birthday
Loved ones are collecting donations for the Hatboro man shot and killed during an altercation with a neighbor on Saturday, June 8. Stephen Strassburg was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot of Razor Reese's Salon and Spa, authorities have said. He was taken to Abington Hospital where he died from his injuries. The DA's Office believes Strassburg was shot by Maurice Byrd, the owner of Razor Reese's, while Byrd was on the phone with 911 dispatchers. He is charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bail. On Facebook on Saturday, St…
Police & Fire
Barber Fires 7 Shots, Kills Neighbor While On Phone With Dispatchers, Montco DA Says
A barber calling police on his neighbor shot and killed him while on the phone with dispatchers, authorities in Montgomery County said. Stephen Strassburg, of Hatboro, was on the phone with dispatchers when 41-year-old Maurice Byrd shot him just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Strassburg lives above Byrd's business, Razor Reese's Salon and Spa on North York Road, and the two apparently had been involved in an ongoing dispute, Steele said alongside Hatboro Police Chief Mark Ruegg. Responding officers found Strassbur…
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Gone In 6 Minutes: Hatboro Officer's Family Watches Helplessly As Home Burns, Campaign Says
Six minutes was all it took for one Montgomery County officer's home to burn to the ground. That's according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by Amanda Karns Hatboro Sgt. Alex Bruckner. The campaign says the officer's home "rapidly burnt to the ground" due to an electrical fire on the family's back deck around 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Bruckner, his wife, her mother, their three young children, and the family pet escaped unharmed — but the property was a total loss, colleagues said. Please SHARE, SHARE, SHARE. Friends this is why we are here. Hatboro Sergeant Alex Bruckner, h…
Police & Fire
Black Bear Captured In Montgomery County: Police
The bear spotted in Upper Moreland and Hatboro on Wednesday, May 1 has been captured safely, according to authorities. The Pennsylvania Game Commission and members of the Upper Moreland Fire Department located the bear in a tree and safely removed him for relocation, police said early Thursday, May 2. "The bear was healthy and not harmed," they said. The bear is 3 years old and weighs some 255 pounds, according to officials. He was first spotted near Farmstead Park in Upper Moreland early Wednesday morning, then again near Mill Road in Hatboro around 8 p.m…
Police & Fire
PA Man Stabbed Neighbor To Death In Argument Over Snoring, DA Says
A Hatboro man is accused of stabbing his neighbor dead during an ongoing dispute over his snoring, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Christopher Casey, 55, is charged with the third-degree murder of 62-year-old Robert Wallace, according to prosecutors. Authorities said Casey and Wallace were both known to Upper Moreland police for "ongoing arguments, including arguments about the (Casey's) loud snoring, which (Wallace) could hear" through the shared wall of their homes. Casey told police he was eating dinner around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14, when W…
Police & Fire
Newspaper Deliveryman, Police Officers Save 97-Year-Old Sleeping Man From MontCo House Fire
Two police officers are being hailed as heroes for waking up a 97-year-old man and carrying him outside of his house as flames ripped through it early Thanksgiving morning. The newspaper deliveryman, though, was the one who called 9-1-1 when he saw flames coming from the second story window of the home on the 100 block of Fairview Avenue, around 3:25 a.m., Nov. 23, police said. November 23, 2023: Multiple Fire Companies were dispatched at approximately 3:35 A.M to a dwelling fire on the 100 block... Posted by Willow Grove Volunteer Fire Company on Thursday, November 23, 2023 Hatboro Sg…
Police & Fire
Suspected PA Robber Arrested During Shift At Grocery Store: US Marshals
A man accused of armed robbery was arrested while he was on the clock at a Souderton grocery store, US Marshals told Daily Voice. Jahmir Radi Green, 25, had been sought in connection with a string of thefts in June — including an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven in Warminster, an attempted burglary at a gun shop in Hatboro, and another armed robbery in Warrington — according to police. A suspected accomplice, 19-year-old Christiano D'Antuono of Newtown, was arrested in August. On Wednesday, Nov. 15, US Marshals seeking Green were told by Warrington police that he was working at the Souderto…
Police & Fire
Fatal Police Shooting Of 69-Year-Old PA Woman Was Justified, DA Says
The police killing of a 69-year-old woman in front of her Upper Moreland home last month was a justified use of deadly force, says the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Mary Meister was pronounced dead at Abington Hospital after police shot her several times on Oct. 8, Daily Voice reported. At the time, police said she was pointing a gun at police officers when they opened fire. Now, in a new release issued Monday, Nov. 13, the DA's Office says police were called to Meister's Willow Grove home "for a suicidal female who may be armed with a firearm." Prose…
Police & Fire
Hatboro SWAT Standoff: Suspect In Custody After 14 Hours
A suspect is in custody following an hourslong standoff with police in Hatboro, authorities said on March 15. Officers were called to the 100 block of North York Road at about 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14 for reports of a man with a gun, police Chief James Gardner said at a press conference late Wednesday morning. The suspect was "pointing the gun at passing traffic, tracking them," the Chief said. A nearby officer responded to the scene and made contact with the man, but he ran into an apartment, Gardner continued. He remained inside for hours and did not respond to police attempts a…
News
Spanish TV Show Sparks Racial Tirade In PA Pizzeria (
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A woman's racial tirade apparently over a Montgomery County pizzeria playing Spanish television is going viral on TikTok. The woman sprinkled in lots of F-bombs while telling workers in Amy's Pizzeria in Hatboro to "learn English." "You want to have Spanish on your TV?" she asks a worker. "What's wrong with that?" he asks. "What's wrong with that is that you're not American," she says. Amy's Pizzeria owners denounced discrimination in the caption of the video. "This lady walked into our pizza shop (owned by hispanics) and heard Spanish coming from our TV and started discriminating us," …
Obituaries
Philly Firefighter From MontCo Dies Of Cancer After 18 Years Of Service
Beloved husband, dad, and Philadelphia firefighter Jeffrey DiDomenico died Saturday, Dec. 17 following a long fight with cancer, according to his obituary. He was 50. Born and raised on Philly's northeast side, Jeffrey graduated from George Washington High School and soon after achieved his childhood dream of joining the city's Fire Department, where he served honorably for 18 years, loved ones wrote. City fire officials posted a tribute in Jeffrey's memory in the days after his passing. Firefighter Jeffrey DiDomenico had served almost 18 years with the PFD and was last assigned to …
Neighbors
Viral TikTok Captures Moment Spirit Of Late Police Officer Visits Baby, Montco Mom Says
Ryan Allen has been keeping a close on the family he left behind. The Hatboro officer died last April of a brain injury resulting from an allergic reaction to a bee sting. But his wife, Whitney Allen, believes his spirit is around. Whitney captured what she believes was her late husband visiting their baby Leo in a video that she posted to TikTok, garnering more than 8 million views. "I was cleaning up the kitchen after putting the baby down and the monitor was on the counter," she told Daily Voice. "Something caught my eye... I saw this 'glow' around Leo, who had been fussing and cryin…
News
Montco 'Cinderella' To Appear In Philly's Thanksgiving Parade: Organizers
Actress and Montgomery County native Kat Brunner will appear in 6ABC's Dunkin' Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia, the network reports. Brunner, who is from Hatboro and graduated from Temple University in 2016, is starring in the leading role in a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. Brunner and her "Cinderella" co-stars will perform "Impossible," the break-out track of the show's score, 6ABC reports. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kathryn Brunner (@kat_brunn…
Police & Fire
Driver Charged In Death Of Popular Allentown Teacher's Aide Angela Yowakim: Report
The driver who struck and killed an Allentown teacher's aide outside a city high school in September will face charges, according to a report from WFMZ. Joseph Fling Jr., 77, of Hatboro, is accused of careless driving and failing to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, in the Sept. 6 death of Angela Yowakim, the outlet reported citing the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. Both offenses are summary and citations have been issued, WFMZ wrote. If convicted, Fling's license could be suspended for up to six months, they added. Yowakim, 25, a teacher's aide in the Al…
Police & Fire
Montco Man Sent Sexual Photo To Bucks Co. Child On Snapchat, Asked For Nudes, Police Say
A 20-year-old man was arrested after sending a sexual photo to a minor on a social media app, and then asking that child to do the same, authorities said. An investigation into River T. Stauch, of Hatboro, began after the underage victim allegedly told Warrington Township police that they received a sexually explicit image from a male Snapchat user. Stauch told the child his age and asked for naked photos, police said. The juvenile apparently said that when he refused, Stauch threatened him. Officers were later able to identify the user as Stauch, they said. Stauch was arrested on T…
Police & Fire
PA K9 Officer Dies After Suffering Brain Injury Caused By Bee Sting
A police officer from suburban Philadelphia who suffered a brain injury caused by a bee sting last year has died, his department announced. Hatboro K9 handler and dad of two Ryan Allen went into cardiac arrest on Oct. 14, 2021, after suffering anaphylactic shock from a bee sting, "with no prior history of a bee allergy," his wife, Whitney Allen, wrote on a GoFundMe page. He went into cardiac arrest and was clinically dead for 20 minutes, and as a result, suffered a lack of oxygen to his brain — resulting in an anoxic brain injury, she explained. Since then, the officer has been in and out o…
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K9 Officer On Hospice After Suffering Brain Injury Caused By Bee Sting
A police officer from suburban Philadelphia who suffered a brain injury caused by a bee sting last year is living out his final days, his family announced over the weekend. Hatboro K9 handler and dad of two Ryan Allen went into cardiac arrest on Oct. 14, 2021 after suffering anaphylactic shock from a bee sting, "with no prior history of a bee allergy," his wife, Whitney Allen, wrote on a GoFundMe page. He went into cardiac arrest and was clinically dead for 20 minutes, and as a result, suffered lack of oxygen to his brain — resulting in an anoxic brain injury, she explained. Since then, the…
News
Contaminated Water In These PA Towns Has Lasting Health Effects, National Study Underway
A national study is measuring the effects of contaminated drinking water in 10 regions of the country including towns near military bases in Pennsylvania. The contaminants, known as PFAS, are also called “forever” chemicals because they stay in bodies for many years and have been linked to potentially serious health problems. In many cases, the source of PFAS in the groundwater is likely past use of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) in the area. At airports and military bases, the foam is used as a fire suppressant to extinguish flammable liquid fires such as fuel fires. The studies are bei…
Police & Fire
DA: Hatboro Man Arrested On Felony Charges For Having More Than 4K Photos, Videos Of Child Porn
A 59-year-old Hatboro man was arrested on felony charges for possessing more than 4,000 pictures and videos of child pornography including infants and toddlers, authorities said. An investigation into David Winter began on March 19 after the Montgomery County Detective Bureau received a Cybertip from Yahoo related to a suspected child pornography image sent by a user, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, Conshohocken Borough Police Chief George Metz, and Hatboro Police Chief James Gardner. They traced the IP address related to the Yahoo account to Winter's …
Police & Fire
Hatboro Horsham High School Grad, Nicole Brockwell Dies, 35
Nicole Alicia Brockwell (Yeagley) of Warrington (Bucks County), died on Feb. 17, 2021. She was 35-years-old. Born in Hatboro (Montgomery County), Brockwell worked as an insurance underwriter, her obituary says. Brockwell's obituary remembers her as "a spunky spitfire who had the determination to match." She loved country music and knew the songs from every Disney movie by heart, the obit says. Brockwell was a graduate of Hatboro Horsham High School and Western Governor's University, the obit says. She is preceded in death by her Grandmother Helen Rodriguez; Grandfather Ronald Yeagle…
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