GoFundMe Verifies Campaign By NJ Family Of Man Who Led PA Police On Deadly 100 MPH Chase GoFundMe Verifies Campaign By NJ Family Of Man Who Led PA Police On Deadly 100 MPH Chase
GoFundMe Verifies Campaign By NJ Family Of Man Who Led PA Police On Deadly 100 MPH Chase The New Jersey family of a 35-year-old man who was shot and killed during a 100 mph chase on US 22 in Pennsylvania has launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover the funeral cost. Krysten Harland Pretlor, who had been living in Johnstown, Pennsylvania prior to the deadly shooting on Thursday, Nov. 3, had a lengthy criminal record including getting caught while hiding out in New Jersey, authorities say. The Garden State native's extensive criminal background includes being captured on May 18, 2017, after the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad received a tip that he was in a local resi…
Son MedEvac'd After Stabbing By 75-Year-Old Dad, Pennsylvania State Police Say Son MedEvac'd After Stabbing By 75-Year-Old Dad, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Son MedEvac'd After Stabbing By 75-Year-Old Dad, Pennsylvania State Police Say 'I brought him into this world. I might as well take him out of it," 75-year-old, James Westley Suman Jr. told authorities when they asked if he wanted to kill his son when he stabbed him on Wednesday, Nov. 2, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Pennsylvania state police. State police in Kittanning were called to the reported stabbing in the 1100 block of Washington Street, Parks Township around 7:40 p.m., according to a release by the police.  Police arrived to find that the elder Suman had stabbed his son in the heat of an argument, the release details. His 53-year-old so…
Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey
Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey A 35-year-old Johnstown man who was shot and killed during a 100 mph chase on US 22 in Pennsylvania had a lengthy criminal record including getting caught while hiding out in New Jersey, authorities say. Krysten Harland Pretlor, had been living in Johnstown, Pennsylvania prior to the deadly shooting on Thursday, Nov. 3.  The Garden State native's extensive criminal background includes being captured on May 18, 2017 after the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad received a tip that he was in a local in resident’s home, the office stated in a release at the time. He was arreste…
Ex-Probationer Slams Into House During High-Speed Chase In Central PA: Police Ex-Probationer Slams Into House During High-Speed Chase In Central PA: Police
Ex-Probationer Slams Into House During High-Speed Chase In Central PA: Police A 22-year-old woman had only recently gotten off probation when she slammed into a house while fleeing from the police in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, but the chase didn't end there, police say.  Kennedy Marie Jackson-Foucher initially fled from the Lower Paxton Township "at a high rate of speed" during a traffic stop while driving her silver Ford Fusion in the area of Londonderry Road and Sir Thomas Court on Oct. 22, 2022, at approximately 3 a.m., according to a release by the department the following morning.  Jackson-Foucher, "failed to pull over" and as she accelerat…
Man Impersonating Central PA Salvage Yard Worker Stabs Real Employee In Neck: Police Man Impersonating Central PA Salvage Yard Worker Stabs Real Employee In Neck: Police
Man Impersonating Central PA Salvage Yard Worker Stabs Real Employee In Neck: Police A man stole a salvage worker uniform, went on the property, and stabbed an employee, police say.  Dale Wallace Martin Jr., 29, of York, has been arrested following the stabbing at J&K Salvage at 1099 Kings Mill Road, on Sunday, October 9, 2022, according to a release by Spring Garden Township police department.  Upon arrival, officers found a 64-year-old employee who had been stabbed, and he informed them that his attacker "was observed milling around the business property wearing the uniform of a known fellow J&K Salvage employee," at approximately 6:45 a.m…
Ex-PA State Police Corporal Sentenced For Stealing Heroin From Evidence Room Ex-PA State Police Corporal Sentenced For Stealing Heroin From Evidence Room
Ex-PA State Police Corporal Sentenced For Stealing Heroin From Evidence Room A former Pennsylvania State Police corporal who stole heroin, used it on the job, and attempted to use work software to cover it all up has learned his fate, authorities said. Brian Edward Rickard, 48, of Honesdale, was sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 19 to six months to two years of house arrest followed by three years of probation, WNEP reports citing the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office.  Rickard was charged in 2021 after investigators found he stole heroin from the Troop R evidence room, "ingesting it while at work and home, and using work computers and programs …
PA Dad Gets Probation In College Admissions Scandal PA Dad Gets Probation In College Admissions Scandal
PA Dad Gets Probation In College Admissions Scandal A Pennsylvania man was sentenced in Boston on Thursday, Aug. 11 to one year of probation for bribing a Georgetown University coach into recruiting his daughter, according to the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts. Robert Repella, 63, of Ambler, will serve the first 25 days of his sentence in home detention, as well as complete 220 hours of community service and pay a $220,000 fine, the office said. The former CEO of Harmony Biosciences pleaded guilty in May 2020 to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Repella agreed to pay Gordon E…
PA Frat Bro Among Five Sentenced In Student's Hazing Death: Report PA Frat Bro Among Five Sentenced In Student's Hazing Death: Report
PA Frat Bro Among Five Sentenced In Student's Hazing Death: Report A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man was among five fraternity brothers sentenced in the hazing death of a March 2021 Bowling Green University sophomore, NBC News reports. Stone Foltz, 20, was forced to drink an entire bottle of alcohol at a Pi Kappa Alpha initiation event at the Ohio school, and was found unconscious by a roommate after members dropped him off their apartment, officials said. Foltz died three days after he was taken off life support. Niall Sweeney, 21, of Erie, who pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence and hazing, was one of the two men who was sentenced to house arrest…
PA Man Who Beat EX-GF With Baseball Bat Gets Prison Time: DA PA Man Who Beat EX-GF With Baseball Bat Gets Prison Time: DA
PA Man Who Beat Ex-gf With Baseball Bat Gets Prison Time: DA A 51-year-old Pennsylvania man with a history of domestic abuse was sentenced to five to 15 years in state prison for a "brutal" domestic assault against his ex-girlfriend, authorities said. Roland B. Ghiloni, of Quakertown, pleaded guilty Monday, May 2, to two counts of aggravated assault and one count each of possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and harassment, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced. He was also sentenced to five years of probation. Officers arrived at the Bush House Hotel on West Broad …
UPS Driver Used Job To Creepily Stalk Victims In PA: Authorities UPS Driver Used Job To Creepily Stalk Victims In PA: Authorities
UPS Driver Used Job To Creepily Stalk Victims In PA: Authorities A 52-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to time behind bars in part for using his job as a UPS driver to stalk his victims in a disturbing way, authorities said. Thomas F. Wainman Jr., of Lititz, was found guilty by a jury of stalking his neighbors in multiple incidents spanning from May to December 2020, according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Wainman shined spotlights into the victim’s home, peered through their windows, watched them while they were out at their pool, and followed the victims after seeing them at a gas station, the DA's Office …
Ex-Baltimore Police Officer Who Faked Her Death In Ukraine Nabbed For PA Retail Theft Ex-Baltimore Police Officer Who Faked Her Death In Ukraine Nabbed For PA Retail Theft
Ex-Baltimore Police Officer Who Faked Her Death In Ukraine Nabbed For PA Retail Theft A former Baltimore police officer who allegedly faked her death in Ukraine to avoid going to trial over false sex assault accusations toward a Pennsylvania officer has been arrested yet again for retail theft,  authorities say. Oksana Olkesandrivna Brown, 47, of Dallastown, was previously sentenced to serve two years probation, 50 hours of community service, and was banned from the Shrewsbury Township Walmart after she was convicted of stealing $30 worth of merchandise in 2018, court records show. Brown claimed she was sexually assaulted by a Pennsylvania state trooper while the …
US Marshals Capture Philly Area Man For Violating Protection Order, Harassing Ex-GF: Police US Marshals Capture Philly Area Man For Violating Protection Order, Harassing Ex-GF: Police
US Marshals Capture Philly Area Man For Violating Protection Order, Harassing Ex-GF: Police A Bucks County man was behind bars for violating a Protection From Abuse order that his ex-girlfriend and her mother had against him, authorities said.  Damon Mckie Jr. was arrested on Tuesday, April 12, after officers learned he stalked and harassed his ex-girlfriend, Warrington Township police said. Mckie had been on probation for strangling the same woman in 2019, they said. Members of the US Marshals Service captured him before he was arraigned on felony stalking and related charges, police said. He was remanded to Bucks County Prison in lieu of $200,000 cash bail.