Repeat PA Sex Offender Sentenced After FBI Finds Hundreds Of Images Of Boys Repeat PA Sex Offender Sentenced After FBI Finds Hundreds Of Images Of Boys
Repeat PA Sex Offender Sentenced After FBI Finds Hundreds Of Images Of Boys A repeat Pennsylvania sex offender with offenses dating to the 1980s has been sentenced after FBI agents found hundreds of images of prepubescent boys on his personal devices, authorities said. Gary Durfee, 72, pleaded guilty in May to three felony counts of possessing child sexual abuse material. He was sentenced Monday, Sept. 14, by Bucks County Judge Stephen A. Corr. Durfee received consecutive prison terms on two counts, court records show, resulting in a lengthy state-prison sentence. He was also found to be a sexually violent predator, according to the docket, while the Bucks County D…
Search Launched For Missing PA Boater After Empty Clamming Vessel Found In NJ Water Search Launched For Missing PA Boater After Empty Clamming Vessel Found In NJ Water
Search Launched For Missing PA Boater After Empty Clamming Vessel Found In NJ Water A search is underway for a 64-year-old Pennsylvania man after his empty boat was found floating near a New Jersey pier Monday morning, Sept. 14, local police said. Atlantic Highlands police were called to Seastreak Pier around 10:45 a.m. for a report of an unmanned vessel, Police Chief Scott H. Reinert said. Patrol officers found the boat and confirmed it was unoccupied, Reinert said. The vessel appeared to have been used for commercial clamming. Attempts to locate the boat's owner were unsuccessful, prompting a search-and-rescue operation for the 64-year-old man, Reinert said. Ne…
Philly Officer To Be Fired After Leaving Man In Road Before Fatal Hit-Run: Commissioner Philly Officer To Be Fired After Leaving Man In Road Before Fatal Hit-Run: Commissioner
Philly Officer To Be Fired After Leaving Man In Road Before Fatal Hit-Run: Commissioner A Philadelphia police officer will be dismissed after leaving a man lying in the street shortly before he was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver, Commissioner Kevin J. Bethel announced Monday, Sept. 14. The victim was identified as Eugene “Abdul” Nathaniel Beauford, 48. Beauford’s funeral prayer was held Tuesday, Sept. 8, following a 9:30 a.m. viewing at Khadijah Alderman Funeral Service on West Hunting Park Avenue in Philadelphia. He was laid to rest at Chelten Hills Cemetery, according to a family funeral announcement. View this post on Instagram …
Chesco Detectives Help Bust $18.7M PA THC Drug Ring, AG Says Chesco Detectives Help Bust $18.7M PA THC Drug Ring, AG Says
Chesco Detectives Help Bust $18.7M PA THC Drug Ring, AG Says Twelve people have been charged in an alleged statewide drug-trafficking operation that sent high-potency THC products from Pennsylvania warehouses to convenience stores and smoke shops, authorities said Monday, Sept. 14. Investigators seized about 150,000 products during the long-term probe, including items authorities said were packaged and flavored to attract children, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced. The alleged organization distributed marijuana and other high-level THC products from warehouses in Plum Borough, Allegheny County; Pittston, Luzerne County; and Bensale…
'I Think I Killed Him' PA Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Mom’s Boyfriend, Prosecutor Says 'I Think I Killed Him' PA Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Mom’s Boyfriend, Prosecutor Says
'I Think I Killed Him' PA Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Mom’s Boyfriend, Prosecutor Says An adult son is charged with fatally shooting his mother’s boyfriend after intervening in an assault at their Pennsylvania home, authorities said. Ryan James Yaindl, 26, of the 100 block of Spring Street, is charged with criminal homicide in the killing of 52-year-old Jason G. Derr. Derr and Yaindl’s mother, who were both at the home at 185 Spring St., had been involved in a physical altercation Saturday morning, Sept. 12, according to Northampton County District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta. Yaindl intervened, police said. Derr then encountered Yaindl on the second floor, where Yaindl f…
Wrong Way Philly Driver Charged In Route 539 Crash: Prosecutor Wrong Way Philly Driver Charged In Route 539 Crash: Prosecutor
Wrong Way Philly Driver Charged In Route 539 Crash: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested and charged with assault by auto after a wrong-way crash led to injures on Route 539 in Lacey, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 14. At 8:45 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 13, Lacey police responded to Route 539 after a Ford Explorer driven by Jared Beswick, was traveling erratically northbound on the highway when it entered the southbound lane of travel and collided head-on with a Toyota Rav4, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The driver of the Toyota Rav4 and a passenger in the Ford Explorer were transported to Jersey Shore Universi…
Stolen Acura Driver Sparks Police Search Near PA Schools Stolen Acura Driver Sparks Police Search Near PA Schools
Stolen Acura Driver Sparks Police Search Near PA Schools A driver who fled a traffic stop in a stolen Acura sparked a police search near a high school in Pennsylvania on Monday morning, Sept. 14, authorities said. A Nether Providence Township officer stopped the Acura in the 700 block of South Providence Road around 9:07 a.m., police said. The driver fled north on Providence Road, and the officer lost sight of the vehicle. About 34 minutes later, a resident in the unit block of Hickory Lane called police after finding the Acura parked in their backyard, according to Chief David M. Splain. Officers confirmed it was the stolen vehicle and, with as…
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' MetLife Stadium Sets Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' MetLife Stadium Sets
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' MetLife Stadium Sets Macklemore has been removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour following backlash over his pro-Palestinian remarks during both of his opening acts at MetLife Stadium earlier this month, according to the Seattle rapper himself. Macklemore, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, announced his removal from Sheeran’s LOOP Tour in a lengthy Instagram statement Monday, Sept. 14, saying the decision followed pressure from stadium owners after his performances in East Rutherford on Friday, Sept. 4 and Saturday, Sept. 5. "Rolling Stone" also reported that Macklemore was removed from the remainder o…
Mom Of 4, Grandmother ID’d In Fatal PA Scooter Hit-Run Mom Of 4, Grandmother ID’d In Fatal PA Scooter Hit-Run
Mom Of 4, Grandmother ID’d In Fatal PA Scooter Hit-Run A mother of four and grandmother of three was killed when an SUV struck her motor scooter from behind and fled in Pennsylvania has been identified, authorities and her family announced. Angelica M. Rivera-Perez, 42, of Allentown, died from multiple blunt-force trauma, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Her death was ruled accidental following an autopsy on Monday, Sept. 14. Rivera-Perez’s niece, Elizmarie Gonzalez, launched a GoFundMe to help the family cover funeral and other expenses. “I am asking for support and help for my family in this moment of grief,” Gonzalez wro…
Motorcyclist ID’d After SUV Crossed Double Yellow In PA: Officials Motorcyclist ID’d After SUV Crossed Double Yellow In PA: Officials
Motorcyclist ID’d After SUV Crossed Double Yellow In PA: Officials The motorcyclist killed when an SUV crossed a double yellow line and struck him head-on in Lehigh County has been identified, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 14. Adam M. Reed, 39, of Fountain Hill, died from multiple blunt force trauma, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. His death was ruled accidental following an autopsy Monday. The crash happened in the 1100 block of East Susquehanna Street in Salisbury Township around 9:05 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. An SUV was traveling east and closely following a…
Son Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill To Stabbing Nurse Mom To Death In PA Street Son Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill To Stabbing Nurse Mom To Death In PA Street
Son Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill To Stabbing Nurse Mom To Death In PA Street A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to stabbing his 73-year-old mother to death in the street outside her home, authorities announced. Brian Rebold, 40, entered the plea to one count of first-degree murder in the killing of Diana Rebold, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced on Monday, Sept. 14. Rebold called 911 after attacking his mother on Liberty Avenue in Arnold on Aug. 4, 2024, according to investigators. Arnold police and Westmoreland County detectives arrived to find Diana lying unresponsive in the street and bleeding profusely from…
Disturbance Outside PA School: Man With DUI, Police-Fleeing Convictions Arrested Disturbance Outside PA School: Man With DUI, Police-Fleeing Convictions Arrested
Disturbance Outside PA School: Man With DUI, Police-Fleeing Convictions Arrested A 32-year-old man with DUI, drug, and fleeing-police convictions was arrested following a disturbance outside a Pennsylvania school Monday morning, authorities announced. Jose Padilla-Santiago was taken into custody in front of Lebanon Intermediate School in the 300 block of North Eighth Street around 7:50 a.m. on Sept. 14, according to Lebanon City police. City officers and Lebanon School District police responded to the disturbance and quickly arrested Padilla-Santiago without further incident, authorities said. No students were harmed. Police did not immediately disclose what sparked t…