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Mail Handler Steals $22K From Businesses In 4 PA Counties — Including Bucks: Police Mail Handler Steals $22K From Businesses In 4 PA Counties — Including Bucks: Police
Mail Handler Steals $22K From Businesses In 4 PA Counties — Including Bucks: Police An Allentown mail handler was charged for stealing more than $22,000 in checks from businesses in four counties, according to police. Edison Pena-Roman, 45, is facing multiple felony charges for stealing checks from businesses throughout Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, and Northampton counties, the Hilltown Township Police Department said in a Monday, Oct. 21 news release. Pena-Roman was working for an unnamed, Bath-based transportation company that delivers mail to and from various post offices, according to police. The investigation into Pena-Roman began in February when a Hilltown Township b…

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by Merriell Moyer
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PA Man ID'd In Fatal Bethlehem Township Crash: Coroner PA Man ID'd In Fatal Bethlehem Township Crash: Coroner
PA Man ID'd In Fatal Bethlehem Township Crash: Coroner The 67-year-old man killed in a Northampton County crash Sunday, Oct. 20 has been identified, the county coroner said. Kevin L. Ward, of Easton, died in the two-vehicle crash that happened at the intersection of Freemansburg Avenue and 7th Street in Bethlehem Township, the Northampton County Coroner's Office said, according to 69 News.  Daily Voice reached out to the coroner's office for confirmation but hasn't heard back at the time of publication. The cause of death was "Multiple Blunt Force Injuries," and the manner of death was "Accident," 69 News said. A 24-year-old Nazareth man…

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by Merriell Moyer
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PA Farming Community Rallies For Family For Massive Barn, House Fire PA Farming Community Rallies For Family For Massive Barn, House Fire
PA Farming Community Rallies For Family For Massive Barn, House Fire The Chester County farming community is rallying behind their neighbor after a massive home and barn fire. The fire broke in the 100 block of Isabella Road in West Nantmeal Township around 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, as Daily Voice previously reported.  The property next door is the Kurtz Fish Farm, owned by Shannon Kurtz. She's launched a GoFundMe for the Aumen family. Writing: "We are asking the community and all around to pull together and try to help this kind family out as much a you can in this time of need. Other donations will be excepted at our farm 153 Isabella Rd (…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Hundreds of Mink Released From PA Fur Farm, 2 People Arrested: Authorities Hundreds of Mink Released From PA Fur Farm, 2 People Arrested: Authorities
Hundreds of Mink Released From PA Fur Farm, 2 People Arrested: Authorities Hundreds of mink were released from a Northumberland County farm on Saturday, Oct. 19, leading to two arrests, according to authorities. The animals were released from Richard H. Stahl Sons Inc. farm in Sunbury, according to a news release from Fur Commission USA. Two Massachusetts residents were arrested on Saturday, Oct. 19 for what Fur Commission USA called an act of terrorism. Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Public Information Officer Sara Barrett confirmed to Daily Voice that several hundred mink were released in this incident and that two suspects were arrested.  "T…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Woman On Sidewalk Killed As Driver Loses Control On Philly Street: Police Woman On Sidewalk Killed As Driver Loses Control On Philly Street: Police
Woman On Sidewalk Killed As Driver Loses Control On Philly Street: Police A 65-year-old woman was killed after an out-of-control vehicle hit her, Philadelphia police said. The woman was standing on a sidewalk in the 6600 block of Regent Street when the vehicle struck and killed her at 7:35 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. A 30-year-old woman driving a Saturn SUV was attempting to back down a one-way street when she lost control of the vehicle, sending it into a tailspin, police explained.  The SUV then hit the pedestrian who was fatally injured from the impact, according to police. She was pronounced dead by Philadel…

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by Merriell Moyer
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PA Tractor Trailer Driver Involved In Crash That Killed NJ Sanitation Worker: Police PA Tractor Trailer Driver Involved In Crash That Killed NJ Sanitation Worker: Police
PA Tractor Trailer Driver Involved In Crash That Killed NJ Sanitation Worker: Police Police in Tenafly have released details in the crash that killed a 23-year-old sanitation worker from North Arlington Monday morning, Oct. 21. The garbage truck was parked along the northbound curb of County Road when the vehicle was struck by a northbound tractor-trailer just before 7 a.m., Tenafly Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. The crash happened just as the 23-year-old worker was transferring garbage into the truck. The impact caused significant injuries to the sanitation worker and he was pronounced dead at the scene, deMoncada said. The driver of the tractor-trailer, a 53-y…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Missing Fire Police Captain's Car Found, Search Continues: PA State Police Missing Fire Police Captain's Car Found, Search Continues: PA State Police
Missing Fire Police Captain's Car Found, Search Continues: PA State Police A Fire Police Captain's vehicle has been three days after he went missing, Pennsylvania State Police say. The Laurel Fire Company in Windsor Fire Police Captain Tony Bortner was last seen on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 17, PA State Police explained on Monday, Oct. 21, and as Daily Voice previously reported. The 50-year-old's red 2008 Subaru Forester was found at Lock 12 in Lower Chanceford Township by State Troopers on Saturday, Oct. 19, PSP said. Bortner "has had no contact with anyone," the company wrote adding that "This is very out of character for Tony." To my Facebook friends and f…

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by Jillian Pikora
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3 People Injured In Amish Horse-Buggy Crash: Lancaster County Dispatch 3 People Injured In Amish Horse-Buggy Crash: Lancaster County Dispatch
3 People Injured In Amish Horse-Buggy Crash: Lancaster County Dispatch Three people were injured in a crash involving a horse and buggy and a truck on Sunday night, Oct. 20, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. The crash happened at the intersection of Nottingham Road and Little Britain Road in Little Britain Township around 7:40 p.m., according to LCWC. Three people from the horse and buggy were injured, but it was not clear if they were taken to a hospital. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the crash, so Daily Voice reached out to troopers for more information. Click here to read our updated report. 

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by Jillian Pikora
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1 Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash On Platt Memorial Bridge: Philly Police 1 Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash On Platt Memorial Bridge: Philly Police
1 Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash On Platt Memorial Bridge: Philly Police One person is dead and two others are hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash in Philadelphia, police said. The crash happened on the Platt Memorial Bridge in the 6000 block of Penrose Avenue at 2:11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. A black 2024 BMW X4 was eastbound on the bridge when its driver lost control, flipping the vehicle over into the westbound lanes, police said. As it flipped into oncoming traffic, it struck a black 2014 Toyota Camry. The BMW then continued into the westbound lanes where it struck the front of a silver 2018 Nissan Murano…

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by Merriell Moyer
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1 Killed, 1 Hospitalized In Bethlehem Crash, Police Say 1 Killed, 1 Hospitalized In Bethlehem Crash, Police Say
1 Killed, 1 Hospitalized In Bethlehem Crash, Police Say One driver's dead and another is in the hospital following a crash early on Saturday morning, Oct. 20, Bethlehem Township Police announced.  The "serious' two vehicle happened at the intersection of Freemansburg Avenue and 7th Street in the township at 2:35 a.m., police detailed in the release. Arriving officers found the driver of a blue Volkswagen Passat had died, they were the sole occupant of the vehicle. Their identity is being withheld until released by the Northampton County Coroner’s Office.  The 24-year-old driver of a black Volkswagen Jetta involved in the crash wa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fire Companies From 4 PA Counties Respond To Massive Barn, House Fire Fire Companies From 4 PA Counties Respond To Massive Barn, House Fire
Fire Companies From 4 PA Counties Respond To Massive Barn, House Fire Fire companies from four Pennsylvania counties battled a blaze at a barn and house fire late Friday night, Oct. 18 into Saturday morning, officials with Elverson-Honey Brook Area EMS announced.  The fire broke out in the 100 block of Isabella Road in West Nantmeal Township around 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, EHBEMS detailed in a release. The Twin Valley Fire Department was the first crew called to the scene of the fire originally reported to 911 as "a large fire in the middle of a field," but soon "Additional callers reported a possible house was on fire with a barn as an exposure and th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Mugshot Released: Philadelphia Man Accused Of Wrapping Wife's Corpse In Plastic Captured In NJ Mugshot Released: Philadelphia Man Accused Of Wrapping Wife's Corpse In Plastic Captured In NJ
Mugshot Released: Philadelphia Man Accused Of Wrapping Wife's Corpse In Plastic Captured In NJ A mugshot of the Philadelphia man charged with abusing his wife's corpse has been shared with Daily Voice by authorities in New Jersey, where he was taken into custody. Vladimir Lushevskiy, 65, of the 9000 block of Diplomat Place, is facing charges of fugitive from justice and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose out of Westampton Township (Burlington County, court records show. Lushevskiy has also been charged with abuse of corpse in Philadelphia after it came to light that the body of his 61-year-old wife, Lola Karabaeva, was found wrapped in plastic inside a closet in their h…

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by Merriell Moyer