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Police & Fire
Stolen Car Crash Leads To Gun Charges For Northampton Teen, Police Say
An 18-year-old Palmer Township man faces multiple felony charges after police say he fled a stolen car crash and was found with firearms, including one stolen and three with obliterated serial numbers, police announced on Wednesday, Dec. 18. A stolen vehicle chase ended with the arrest of Daquan Snell after he and four juveniles fled the scene of a crash in Palmer Township on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, around 9:20 p.m., according to police. Palmer Township officers attempted to stop the stolen vehicle near South 25th Street and Nazareth Road, but the driver, identified as Snell, fled, police s…
News
Shots Fired At Police Officer Lands Reading Man Homicide Attempt Charge: Berks DA
A 22-year-old man was arrested after allegedly firing multiple gunshots at police officers during a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle, the Berks County District Attorney's office announced on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The incident began when officers spotted a stolen Toyota Camry on Cotton Street around 8:01 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17, as detailed in the DA's release. When they attempted a traffic stop, the driver, later identified as Davius Manuel Ortiz, fled on foot, leading police through alleys and backyards. During the chase, Ortiz reportedly fired at least seven shots at officers and nearby …
Police & Fire
Lower Merion Home-Invasion Homicide Suspect Sought: $5,000 Reward (
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The search continues for a suspect in a fatal home invasion in Lower Merion Township, though authorities have recovered one of the vehicles linked to the case. Police announced they recovered the stolen 2004 green Jeep Cherokee with Pennsylvania registration LFS6673 in West Philadelphia. However, the white suspect vehicle that fled the scene remains unlocated, and no suspects have been identified as of Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. The homicide occurred on the unit block of Meredith Road in the Wynnewood section of Lower Merion Township around 2:20 a.m., according to Lower Merion Township Police …
Police & Fire
Philly Man Arrested After Fleeing From Officers In Stolen Vehicle: Williamsport Police
A Philadelphia man was arrested in Williamsport after fleeing from officers in a stolen vehicle, according to police. Dontay Jamal Robinson, 36, is facing multiple charges after he attempted to flee from police in a stolen Chevrolet sedan on Tuesday, Nov. 19, the Williamsport Bureau of Police said in a news release. Robinson was driving the vehicle in the 900 block of Campbell Street in Williamsport when an officer noticed that he failed to come to a complete stop at an intersection before turning west on Rural Avenue, according to police. The officer activated the lights and sirens on the…
Police & Fire
NJ Men Charged After High-Speed Chase In Stolen Vehicle On I-476: PA State Police
Two New Jersey men were charged following a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle, according to a Pennsylvania State Police release Daily Voicew received on Monday, Oct. 28. Luis Peralta, 25, and Alberto Gomez, 29, both of New Brunswick, NJ, were arrested after attempting to evade troopers near mile marker 302 on Interstate 476 South on Thursday, Sept. 26, state police said. Troopers used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle, which had exceeded 70 mph. The vehicle was later determined to be stolen, according to state police. Both men were charged and scheduled for a preliminary he…
Police & Fire
Carjacking Suspects Flee Police, Crash Stolen Vehicle, Philadelphia Police Say
Three armed carjacking suspects got away from Philadelphia police after crashing the stolen vehicle during a chase, authorities said. On Tuesday, Sept. 3, at approximately 5:10 a.m., a male victim was approached by three armed males demanding he exit his vehicle, a champagne-colored 2017 Nissan Sentra, on the 6700 block of Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia police said. Shortly afterward, officers from the 12th District spotted the vehicle near Cobbs Creek Parkway and Cedar Avenue. A pursuit ensued, ending when the vehicle crashed into a vacant property on the 300 block of North Horton Street. T…
Police & Fire
PA Woman Kills Teen By Crashing Stolen Car Through Red Light: Affidavit
A Philadelphia woman has been charged with killing another teenager after running a red light and crashing a stolen vehicle in Montgomery County, authorities said. Asiyah Sara Mowatt-Mays, 18, was charged with homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle, receiving stolen property and other charges related to the July 29 crash that killed a 15-year-old boy and injured two others, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred at the intersection of Stenton and Evergreen Avenues in the Wyndmoor section of Springfield Township at 4:51 a.m., according to Montgomery County…
Police & Fire
Two Teens Caught In Stolen Car, Allentown Police Say
Two juvenile suspects were arrested after police said they were found in a stolen vehicle early Monday, June 17. Authorities said they were called about a stolen car on the 600 block of Chew Street around 1:40 a.m. While officers were taking the report, the car was spotted near North 7th Street entering the city. The vehicle was pulled over and both juveniles were taken into custody, APD said. They are charged with fleeing and eluding, theft, receiving stolen property, evading arrest on foot, and traffic offenses, authorities said.
Traffic
Motorcyclist Hit, Killed By Stolen Car In Philadelphia: Police (
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Five teenagers were taken into custody after a deadly crash in North Philadelphia on Tuesday night, May 28, city police say. Authorities said the teens were driving in a stolen Kia on Front Street when they struck a motorcyclist heading west on Hunting Park Avenue. The motorcyclist, 55-year-old Wilberto Casillas, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The five teens fled on foot and were later arrested, according to PPD. Charges are pending.
Police & Fire
Escaped Inmate Plunges Down 30-Foot Embankment In Philadelphia While Fleeing US Marshals
The search for an inmate who escaped custody earlier this week in Philadelphia is heating up with new information, and a new reward being offered by the U.S. Marshals Service. Alleem Borden ran from officers on the 1300 block of North Allison Street in West Philly around 6:45 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, Philadelphia police said. He was reportedly being held in connection with a stolen car. The U.S, Marshals say he escaped while being discharged from a hospital. Video obtained by 6abc shows Borden running with his hands cuffed behind his back. Maggie Kent shared the footage to X. VIDEO:…
Traffic
After Fleeing Deadly Hit-Run, Driver Stole Dump Truck And Crashed Again: Bucks DA
A Croydon man is in police custody after prosecutors say he crashed a stolen dump truck while fleeing a deadly accident on Saturday, Feb. 24. The wreck happened just after 1:30 p.m. near the corner of Ford Road and Veterans Highway in Bristol Township, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. A Nissan Sentra was turning left into the southbound lanes of the highway when it was struck by an oncoming Ford Explorer, authorities said. Two passengers in the Nissan, 33-year-old Rebecca Whiddon and 37-year-old Richard Whiddon, were pronounced dead at the sc…
Police & Fire
Homicide In Norristown, $5K Reward Offered For Information Leading To Killers: DA
Montgomery County detectives are looking for the gunmen who robbed 35-year-old William Grover Carter before shooting him dead on a Norristown street Saturday night, Jan. 20, prosecutors say. Carter was visiting a friend's house on Powell Street when he went outside to grab something from his car just before 8 p.m., the District Attorney's Office said. When he was on the first block of West Wood Street, three men hopped out of a grey Toyota RAV-4 and rushed him at gunpoint, authorities said. Montgomery County District Attorney's Office They robbed Carter, fatally shot hi…
Traffic
New Details Released In Deadly I-476 Crash Caused By DUI Car Thief: Police
Police have released new details in a deadly motorcycle crash caused by a fleeing man in a stolen vehicle on I-476 on Friday, Jan. 12. Chester City police were trying to stop Zamir Walthour, who was under the influence of drugs and driving black Toyota Camry stolen out of Philadelphia, around 9:45 a.m. at Macade Boulevard and Bullens Lane in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. Walthour failed to yield to police and sped away, intentionally ramming a Chester police car, authorities said. The Camry traveled onto I-476 south from Macdade Boulevard and onto the shoulder still…
Police & Fire
Attempted Murder Suspect Caught In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Police Say
A man accused of attempted murder in Delaware County, allegedly stole a car while fleeing — ditching it in Lehigh County — then he supposedly stole another vehicle in Berks County, has been captured in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Jan. 3. Umar Kimel Presbery, 29 of no known address, was found in a stolen white 2001 Subaru in Harrisburg around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, state troopers explained. He is accused the stealing the vehicle from Greenwich Township around 5:30 a.m, PSP stated in a previous release. This was a vehicle…
Police & Fire
Escaped Inmate Ditched Stolen Truck In South Philly: US Marshals
A convict who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison early this month was recently in South Philadelphia, according to the US Marshals Service. A Ford F-150 believed to be stolen by fugitive Isaiah R. Tilghman was found abandoned on the 2600 block of South Front Street, Marshals said Friday, Dec. 15. The truck was bearing a stolen license plate that authorities believe Tilghman snagged off a similar truck in the Port Richmond neighborhood last Wednesday, Dec. 6. The 33-year-old has been on the run since escaping the Blair County Prison on Sunday, Dec. 3, officials said previously. …
Police & Fire
'Person Of Interest' In Bensalem Shooting Found Dead By Suicide: Police
A person of interest in the fatal Bensalem Halloween shooting was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Ohio on Thursday, Nov. 2, say authorities. Fourteen-year-old Peter Romano and two others were struck by gunfire near Woodbine Avenue and Bristol Pike on Oct. 31, Daily Voice reported. Romano died at the scene while the others, ages 17 and 19, were hospitalized. Police said previously that the shots were fired from a car parked at the intersection. That vehicle was a stolen 2014 Hyundai Elantra, investigators now say, and authorities were able to tr…
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Was Driving Stolen Car In Deadly Philadelphia Crash: Troopers
A 14-year-old girl is charged with vehicular homicide and related counts after state police say she fled a traffic stop and caused a deadly crash. It happened on the Schuylkill Expressway near mile marker 342 in Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct. 1, authorities said in a release. Around 6 p.m., troopers tried to pull over a black Hyundai Sonata that was previously reported stolen. They said the driver fled eastbound but lost control, crashed into a concrete barrier on the right shoulder, and then hit a car in the left lane. The Hyundai swerved into the right lane before rolling up an…
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Injured In Drive-By Shooting: Philadelphia Police
Philadelphia police are seeking three men who they say injured a 5-year-old boy and his grandfather in a drive-by shooting last weekend. It happened on Saturday, June 24 around 6 p.m., the department wrote in a release. A man told officers he was driving along 61st Street with his 71-year-old father and his young son when the occupants of a white car began shooting at them. The man pulled into a gas station where the shooters followed and continued their assault before fleeing west on Passyunk Avenue, according to police. The 71-year-old victim was hit in the lower back a…
Police & Fire
Speeding Car Thief Kills 33-Year-Old Driver In Philadelphia: Police
A 33-year-old man died after being struck by a speeding, stolen vehicle Saturday, Jan. 14 in Philadelphia, authorities said. Charges were pending as of Sunday for the driver of the 2020 Kia Optima, that was heading north on 5th Street when it struck a 2016 Toyota Carolla on Lehigh Avenue around 9:50 p.m., a spokesperson for the city's police department said. The Toyota driver was entrapped and pronounced dead at the scene at 10 p.m., while the occupants of the Optima were hospitalized at Temple with minor injuries. The Optima driver was arrested at the emergency room with charges pending. …
Police & Fire
Driver Flees After Crashing Stolen PA Vehicle On Route 78, State Police Say
An unidentified driver remained at large after crashing a stolen vehicle along the side of Route 78 and fleeing Saturday morning, state police said. The vehicle was found off the right shoulder of the eastbound side near milepost 5.0 in Greenwich Township shortly after 6:50 a.m., Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. A follow-up investigation determined that the vehicle had been stolen out of Reading, PA, Marchan said. NJSP Aviation and K9 team conducted a search of the area with negative results, authorities said. The incident remained under investigation, and additional details w…
News
Three PA Children With Rifle Sent Police On Pursuit In Stolen Car
A 13-year-old, a 12-year-old, and another minor sent police on a chase in a stolen vehicle while wielding a rifle, authorities say. East Lampeter Township police were called to a report of a vehicle break-in in progress in the first block of Oxford Village within the Bentley Ridge housing complex at 3:42 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 15, according to a release by the police department. Police had been told "three teenage males wearing 'Covid masks' were observed inside of an Audi and had fled on foot," but they arrived to find a maroon Mazda CX5 traveling with its lights off and with three …
Police & Fire
Driver Wanted After Pursuit, Catalytic Converter Thefts In Suburban Philly: Police
The driver of a sedan that led officers on a pursuit through the Philadelphia suburbs is being sought by police. Pennridge Regional police officers tried to stop a black Nissan Sentra with a stolen license plate on Wednesday, March 2, but were unable to reach the car, they said. It was discovered 12 minutes later, around 4 a.m., by Richland Township police officers. That's when the vehicle fled and led officers on a pursuit on northbound SR 309, police said. The sedan was traveling at 100 mph and ran several red lights and stop signs, according to police. At one point, the motori…
Police & Fire
Teen Driver's Passenger Wanted After Pursuit Through Central PA: Police
A 14-year-old stole a Jeep and now state police are looking for his passenger. Pennsylvania state police were led on a pursuit in the area of South College Street and West Park Avenue in Myerstown Borough, Lebanon County, spotting a stolen Jeep from South Lebanon Township, on Jan. 24 shortly before 4 p.m., according to a release by police. The pursuit only lasted approximately 3 minutes before the fleeing vehicle became disabled with a flat tire, as stated in the release. That's when the teen and the male pictured fled on foot, allowing police the opportunity to take the teenager into cust…
Police & Fire
Philly Police Officer Dragged By Armed Driver In Stolen Car: Report
A 30-year-old Philadephia police officer was hospitalized Tuesday night after being dragged for blocks by an armed driver in a stolen car, 6abc reports. A 25-year-old man driving a stolen Nissan Murano with an expired temporary tag and broken brake lights was stopped by the officer and his partner around 9:15 p.m. at 53rd Street and Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia, the outlet said citing police. When the officers noticed what appeared to be a gun and questioned the driver about it, the man apparently started the car and drove away with one of the officers partially inside, dragging hi…
Police & Fire
Lancaster DA: Officer Shoots Fugitive Who Tried Ramming Him With Stolen Car
An officer fired his multiple shots at a 32-year-old man who tried ramming him with a stolen vehicle before fleeing the scene and crashing, the Lancaster District Attorney's Office said. Manheim police responding to the 300 block of Waterford Court in Lancaster on reports of a stolen vehicle found Corry Brooks behind the wheel of a car around 8:30 p.m. Friday, authorities said. Brooks immediately tried to flee, accelerating the vehicle in reverse -- ramming a police cruiser, the DA's office said. He then drove the vehicle in the officer’s direction, at which point the officer jumped behind …
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