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Pizza Delivery Assault, Robbery In Central PA: Police Pizza Delivery Assault, Robbery In Central PA: Police
Pizza Delivery Assault, Robbery In Central PA: Police Three teens have been arrested and a fourth is at large following the assault and robbery of a pizza delivery person in Central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, police announced on July 20, 2023.  The delivery person was at someone's home dropping off pizzas when the "strong-arm robbery" took place in the 7400 block of Clearfield Street, Swatara Township, area police said. The incident happened around 10:20 p.m. on July 19, and by 9:45 a.m. the following day three juvenile boys ages 16 and 17 were in custody, according to Swatara Township Police.  The teens were taken to the Daup…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Robbers Shot By Pizza Deliveryman In PA: Police Robbers Shot By Pizza Deliveryman In PA: Police
Robbers Shot By Pizza Deliveryman In PA: Police One suspect is hospitalized and another is on the run after Philadelphia police say they were shot by a delivery driver who they tried to rob.  It happened in Chestnut Hill just before midnight on Wednesday, July 19, the department told Daily Voice.  When the would-be robbers approached the victim on the 7700 block of Stenton Avenue, police say he opened fire, striking one of the suspects "in the buttocks."  The wounded suspect, identified only as a 23-year-old man, was treated at Einstein Medical Center and is in stable condition with criminal charges pending, police said.&…

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by Mac Bullock
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Overdue Rent Led To Homicide Of MD Man On PA Highway: DA Overdue Rent Led To Homicide Of MD Man On PA Highway: DA
Overdue Rent Led To Homicide Of MD Man On PA Highway: DA An overdue rent payment is believed to have motivated a Maryland man to kill his passenger while traveling on a highway in Pennsylvania, according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday, July 18, 2023.  Miguel Vazquez-Ruiz, 54, of Baltimore, was found shot to death on U.S. 222 South, in Brecknock Township Lancaster County near the Berks County line at mile marker 48.6 at 7:07 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, according to Pennsylvania State Police.  An autopsy performed by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office revealed he sustained five gunshot wou…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Gunpoint Kidnapping Victim Saved By Bank Tellers In Delco: Police Gunpoint Kidnapping Victim Saved By Bank Tellers In Delco: Police
Gunpoint Kidnapping Victim Saved By Bank Tellers In Delco: Police A Delaware County driver who had been kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to drive to the bank was saved when tellers were able to call police, authorities say.  The victim was near Milford Drive and Sundor Circle in Marple picking up a friend when he was boxed in by another car on Monday, July 10, township police said in a release.  Two suspects approached him and demanded his car keys at gunpoint before hopping in the vehicle and forcing him to drive to the nearest bank, authorities said.  At Citizens Bank, 1991 S. Sproul Road, the victim told tellers he was be…

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by Mac Bullock
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Two Women Assaulted In Early Morning Robbery: West Chester Police Two Women Assaulted In Early Morning Robbery: West Chester Police
Two Women Assaulted In Early Morning Robbery: West Chester Police A pair of women were injured when a West Chester man assaulted and robbed them early Friday morning, say borough police.  It happened around 7:20 a.m. on July 7, on the 50 block of North Church Street, the department said in a release.  Gerardo Guzman-Gonzalez, 31, assaulted the victims "causing injuries to their faces" before stealing one of their cell phones, investigators believe. He was located a short time later with the stolen phone in his possession, according to police.  Guzman-Gonzalez was arrested and is awaiting his preliminary hearing in Chester County Prison, th…

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by Mac Bullock
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'Calculated And Diabolical': Philly Man Gets Prison Time For ChescoHome Invasion 'Calculated And Diabolical': Philly Man Gets Prison Time For ChescoHome Invasion
'Calculated And Diabolical': Philly Man Gets Prison Time For ChescoHome Invasion A Philadelphia man convicted of tying up a Chester County homeowner at gunpoint will spend up to 72 years in a Pennsylvania prison, says the Office of the District Attorney.  Kareem Harper-El, 40, was previously convicted on multiple felony charges late last year, Daily Voice reported.  Prosecutors said Harper-El, working together with Renada Myers of Coatesville, arranged to meet with the victim, an unnamed 40-year-old man, at his Pennsbury Township home for "a sexual encounter" on Aug. 7, 2018. Instead of the planned rendezvous with Myers, Harper-El and a third, unidentified a…

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by Mac Bullock
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Woman Assaulted, Robbed Victims In Forks Township: Police Woman Assaulted, Robbed Victims In Forks Township: Police
Woman Assaulted, Robbed Victims In Forks Township: Police Forks Township police are seeking a woman accused of assault and robbery, the department said in a release.  It happened on Saratoga Court, around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 1, authorities said. Two victims told police they were attacked and robbed of their cell phones before the suspect fled in a car.  The suspect is identified as 30-year-old Taylor Marie Llorens, and police say she may be headed to New York City.  An arrest warrant has been issued and anyone with information is asked to call the department at 610-759-2200. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Crowd Assaults Delco Teen, Steals His 'Yeezy' Shoes: Police Crowd Assaults Delco Teen, Steals His 'Yeezy' Shoes: Police
Crowd Assaults Delco Teen, Steals His 'Yeezy' Shoes: Police A Delaware County boy was beaten and robbed by a group of six to eight children while a dozen more looked on and recorded the incident, according to authorities.  Haverford Township police say that five youths between 13 and 15 years old have been charged with aggravated assault, robbery, rioting, and related counts. A sixth teen is expected to face charges when they are identified by investigators.  It happened around 9 p.m. on Monday, June 26, at the basketball court behind Chatham Park Elementary School on Allston Road, the department said.  The 15-year-old victim told po…

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by Mac Bullock
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Serial Armed Robber Sought In Berks County, Troopers Say Serial Armed Robber Sought In Berks County, Troopers Say
Serial Armed Robber Sought In Berks County, Troopers Say State police in berks County are looking for the suspect they say robbed a gas station at gunpoint two times in the same week.  The crimes occurred at the Sunoco at 3123 Pricetown Road in Alsace Township, troopers said in a release.  In the first robbery on Saturday, June 10, the suspect approached the back door from Oley Road around 4:45 a.m. and ordered an employee to follow him inside, police said.  Then he took out a gun and made the employee wait by the cooler as he filled a cardboard box with "tobacco products," according to authorities. The worker was forced to o…

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by Mac Bullock
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Know Them? Suspects Sought In Violent Bucks County Mugging Know Them? Suspects Sought In Violent Bucks County Mugging
Know Them? Suspects Sought In Violent Bucks County Mugging Police in Bucks County are hoping to identify the men they say carried out a violent mugging early Tuesday morning.  It happened in Bensalem around 6:30 a.m. on May 30, township police wrote in a release.  A victim was assaulted by two men near the Neshaminy Inn Motel on Old Lincoln Highway, the department wrote. The suspects stole the victim's phone and wallet before fleeing, they added.  Suspect one is described as having a mustache, short hair, glasses, and a beige sweatsuit, authorities said. Suspect two is said to have curly hair, glasses, and a goatee with a grey …

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by Mac Bullock
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4 Masked, Gloved, Armed Robberies In 3 PA Counties, Police Say 4 Masked, Gloved, Armed Robberies In 3 PA Counties, Police Say
4 Masked, Gloved, Armed Robberies In 3 PA Counties, Police Say Four robberies— three of which were armed— in three Pennsylvania counties are under investigation according to three separate releases by different agencies all issued on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.  The four robberies had similar suspects and began two weeks before the releases were issued. Each county appears to be handling the investigations separately despite the clear similarities.  York County: The first robbery happened at the Mt. Rose Ave Central Mart in York on Wednesday, April 26 around 10:50 p.m., according to the Spring Garden Township Police Department.  The suspect has been de…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Troopers Investigate Early-Morning Gun Shop Burglary In Northampton County Troopers Investigate Early-Morning Gun Shop Burglary In Northampton County
Troopers Investigate Early-Morning Gun Shop Burglary In Northampton County State police are searching for answers after an Easton-area sporting goods store was broken into and robbed of multiple firearms, according to a release.  Troopers say 507 Outfitters, 1000 Belmont Street in Williams Township, was burglarized around 2 or 3 a.m. on Friday, April 28.  An unknown number of guns were taken, though police did not describe the missing merchandise.  The matter remains under investigation by troopers at the Belfast Station, the release adds.

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by Mac Bullock