New Surveillance Footage Shows Suspects In Terrifying Philly Home Invasion New Surveillance Footage Shows Suspects In Terrifying Philly Home Invasion
New Surveillance Footage Shows Suspects In Terrifying Philly Home Invasion Philadelphia police have released new video footage of the suspects who invaded an off-campus Temple University dorm and robbed the residents at gunpoint.  As Daily Voice has reported, two men entered a student house on the 1300 block of North 15th Street at about 6 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11.  Brandishing handguns, the robbers rounded up 11 students and forced them into the basement while they ransacked the house, police said. The suspects made off with debit cards, credit cards, cell phones, and a silver 2015 Lincoln MKZ, they added.  Two of the phones and the car have s…
Suspects Sought In North Philly Home Invasion, Police Say Suspects Sought In North Philly Home Invasion, Police Say
Suspects Sought In North Philly Home Invasion, Police Say Philadelphia police are investigating after a home on the city's north side was invaded at gunpoint early on Monday, Nov. 21, authorities said.  Officers were called to a house on the 1900 block of North 18th Street near West Berks Street just before 6:30 a.m., police told Daily Voice.  According to authorities, two armed suspects wearing all black had entered a home and stolen cell phones, a tablet, a smartwatch, a laptop, a Glock handgun, and a black Mistubishi Cross.  None of the four victims were harmed, police said. Investigators believe the robbers fled the area n…
Bucks Kidnapper Who Threatened To Kill Teen's Family Gets 40-Year Sentence Bucks Kidnapper Who Threatened To Kill Teen's Family Gets 40-Year Sentence
Bucks Kidnapper Who Threatened To Kill Teen's Family Gets 40-Year Sentence A Philadelphia man who kidnapped a Bucks County teen at knifepoint and threatened to kill his family will spend decades behind bars, officials say.  Pavel Belous, 37, was sentenced to four consecutive 10-to-20-year sentences for a total of 40 to 80 years in prison, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement Wednesday, Nov. 9.  Belous had previously pleaded guilty to terrorizing a Bucks County teen on March 11, 2021.  According to the DA, Belous spotted his then-18-year-old victim at a Philadelphia convenience store before stalking him all the way to…
Reading Bank Robbed, Suspect Still At Large: Police Reading Bank Robbed, Suspect Still At Large: Police
Reading Bank Robbed, Suspect Still At Large: Police An armed robber held up a bank in Berks County early on Thursday, Nov. 3, authorities announced.  Police said the suspect entered the Riverfront Federal Credit Union at 733 Lancaster Ave. just after 9 a.m. He took out a handgun and approached the teller demanding cash, authorities said. The robber then fled northwest toward the Oakbrook Homes public housing community, officials added.  It's not clear how much money was stolen from the bank. The suspect is described as a 6-foot-tall black man wearing a red zip-up jacket with a hood, black pants, and a black surgical face mask…
Customer Arrested For Armed Robbery At AT&T Store In South Jersey Customer Arrested For Armed Robbery At AT&T Store In South Jersey
Customer Arrested For Armed Robbery At AT&T Store In South Jersey There was an armed robbery at an AT&T store in Camden County, authorities said. On Monday, Oct. 24, at 8:18 p.m., Gloucester Township Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a man with a gun at the AT&T store. The call then disconnected. Officers secured a perimeter around the store and immediately located the suspect and took him into custody, police said. An investigation revealed that during an argument, Nathan Jones, 20, of Philadelphia displayed a handgun and stole the employee’s cell phone as he was attempting to call 9-1-1.  A search of the area, where Jones was located …
$10K Reward Offered For Information On Philly Area Wawa Robberies $10K Reward Offered For Information On Philly Area Wawa Robberies
$10K Reward Offered For Information On Philly Area Wawa Robberies An armed thief is on the loose in Bucks County, authorities have announced — and a $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to his arrest. The suspect, brandishing a handgun, walked into the Wawa convenience store on Holland Road in Northampton just after 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, according to the township police department.  The man demanded cash, and fled the store on foot with $175 in hand, officials added.  He is also wanted in connection with a similar stickup at a Lower Southampton Township Wawa on Bustleton Pike and Street Road on Monday, Oct. 17, …
Former Lancaster Mayor Charlie Smithgall Dies At 77 Former Lancaster Mayor Charlie Smithgall Dies At 77
Former Lancaster Mayor Charlie Smithgall Dies At 77 The former mayor of Lancaster, who survived armed robbery and cancer, Charlie Smithgall, has died at the age of 77, according to his family. He passed at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 3:30 a.m., his wife Debbie Smithgall, told LNP.  In a post on Facebook, his daughter Allison Smithgall wrote: "It is with the utmost sadness that I wish to share that my dad passed away about an hour ago … Charlie Smithgall was the best dad, husband, poppop & friend anyone in the world could have asked for. He loved his family, he loved his farm and loved his cannons. …
Family Of Murder Suspect Killed By Philly SWAT Officers Want Help Paying For His Funeral Family Of Murder Suspect Killed By Philly SWAT Officers Want Help Paying For His Funeral
Family Of Murder Suspect Killed By Philly SWAT Officers Want Help Paying For His Funeral Family members of a murder and robbery suspect who was shot and killed by Philadelphia SWAT officers serving a warrant on Wednesday, Oct. 12 are turning to the community for support. Raheem Lee, 19, allegedly shot at three of the officers during the incident around 6:30 a.m. at North 10th and Brown Streets, Philadelphia police told multiple news outlets.  🚨 THREE OFFICERS DOWN: Please pray for the 3 Philadelphia Police SWAT officers who were shot this morning while serving a warrant. Reports indicate they were rushed to the hospital and are in stable condition.The out of control violenc…
Suspect At Large After Attempted Robbery At Delco Hotel Suspect At Large After Attempted Robbery At Delco Hotel
Suspect At Large After Attempted Robbery At Delco Hotel Police in Delaware County are searching for an alleged armed robber who tried to hold up a worker at an area hotel. It happened at the Fairfield Inn and Suites located at 100 Lawrence Rd in Marple Township just after 2 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 10, according to local police. The employee was at the front desk when a masked man wearing all black walked in through the locked sliding front doors and asked them to put money into a bag, police said. The alleged attempted robber.Marple Township Police Department The suspect displayed a dark-colored semi-automatic pistol but was unable to run off …
Resident Pistol-Whipped In Berks County Armed Robbery: Police Resident Pistol-Whipped In Berks County Armed Robbery: Police
Resident Pistol-Whipped In Berks County Armed Robbery: Police A resident was pistol-whipped during an armed robbery in Berks County, authorities said. It all went down in a house on Hafer Road in Leesport around 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, according to the Central Berks Police Department. Two men wearing black hooded sweatshirts broke into the home, and pistol-whipped a resident, who was treated and released from a local hospital, police said. A gun was fired during the robbery, but none of the victims were struck by it, authorities said. The suspects fled from the scene before police arrived. Anyone with information is asked to call the Northern…
Suspects At Large After Armed Robbery Of Bucks County Gas Station: Police Suspects At Large After Armed Robbery Of Bucks County Gas Station: Police
Suspects At Large After Armed Robbery Of Bucks County Gas Station: Police Images have been released of two men who robbed a gas station employee at gunpoint in Bucks County, authorities said. The masked suspects walked into the Sunoco A-Plus located at the corner of Route 309 and Hilltown Pike around 3 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, Hilltown Township police said. The armed men then threatened to shoot a worker, who told police that the suspects took an unknown amount of cash from multiple skills machines. The robbers fled the scene in a maroon SUV before police from neighboring departments arrived. The maroon SUV.Hilltown Township Police Department Anyone with i…
Suspect Posted Instagram Video Showing Gunpoint Robbery Leading To Arrest, Bethlehem Police Say Suspect Posted Instagram Video Showing Gunpoint Robbery Leading To Arrest, Bethlehem Police Say
Suspect Posted Instagram Video Showing Gunpoint Robbery Leading To Arrest, Bethlehem Police Say One of two suspects in a gunpoint robbery in Bethlehem inadvertently helped police track him down when he recorded and posted a video of the entire ordeal to his personal Instagram page, authorities said. Officers responding to the armed robbery report near N. New St. and Goepp St. were told by the 19-year-old male victim that two men had each just shown gun in their waistbands around 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, August 9, Bethlehem Police said. The men allegedly demanded the victim’s sneakers, a wallet, a backpack, and a cellphone and fled on foot before police arrived. A follow-up investigation…