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PA Man Acquitted Of Murder Charge: Report
A 41-year-old central Pennsylvania man was acquitted of attempted murder this week, PennLive reports. Patrick Brown was accused of fatally shooting another man on Dec. 11, 2020, on the 1400 block of State Street in Harrisburg, the outlet says. Brown was charged after the victim identified him as the shooter from a series of photos of Brown and seven other people, police told the outlet. A Dauphin County jury found him not guilty following a three-day trial. Click here for the full report from PennLive.
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PA Man Charged With Murder, Kidnapping In Brutal NJ Attack: Prosecutor
A Pennsylvania man has officially been charged with murder following the late November attack at a New Jersey home that left an 84-year-old woman dead and her son critically injured. Kyle Kaspereen, 24, is accused of carrying out the Nov. 30 attack at 122 Wayne Street in Washington Borough, causing the death of Elaine Trachin and severely injuring her 53-year-old son, Bart, who was found taped to his wheelchair with a garbage over his head, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. Kaspereen was first identified as a person of interest when investigators found that he had formerly li…
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Convicted PA Arsonist Torches Roommate's Dad's House, Killing Him: Bucks DA
A Lackawanna County man, who was convicted of arson in 2013, was charged for setting a fire at his roommate's parents' home in Bucks County, killing her elderly father inside, authorities said. Christopher G. Gillie, 61, of Dunmore, was charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated arson, recklessly endangering another person, persons not to possess firearms, and related offenses for the events that led up to the death of 81-year-old Julius Drelick, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said Monday. Investigators believe Gillie intentionally set fire to 5777 Private Drive i…
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Bergen County Lawyer, 79, Attacked In His Office, IT Worker Charged With Attempted Murder
An IT worker was charged with attempted murder after a 79-year-old attorney was beaten in his Fair Lawn office, authorities said. Associates said Friday that Ira J. Levine was out of the intensive care unit following Tuesday’s attack, in which he was struck with what Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella described as a “wooden baton.” His accused assailant, Mohammad Ramadan, 34, of Rochelle Park remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charges that also include aggravated assault causing serious bodily…
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Philadelphia Man, 20, Charged In South Jersey Murder Attempt, Prosecutor Says
A 20-year-old Philadelphia man has been charged in connection with a shooting in a shopping center parking lot, authorities said. Lamar Johnson, of the 1000 block of Granite Street, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault and several weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon. Johnson was arrested on Nov. 15 in Sharon Hill, Pa., by the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department Fugitive Unit. He later waived extradition and was brought to the Burlington County Jail in Moun…
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: Dad Wanted In Temple Student's Killing Found Dead: Prosecutor
A 57-year-old man who had been wanted since Monday morning in the killing of his daughter -- a Temple University student -- and wife's attempted murder was found dead on Tuesday, authorities announced. Gregory Kelemen's body was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a wooded area adjacent to the 300 block of Preston Avenue in Voorhees, around 11:30 a.m., Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer. Kelemen had been sought by the US Marshals Service and local authorities for the killing of 22-year-old Katherine Kelemen, and the attempted murder of Sheri Kelemen, Mayer…
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Pennsylvania Ex-Con, 41, Indicted For Shooting South Jersey Police Officer, Prosecutor Says
A 41-year-old Pennsylvania man has been indicted in connection with a shooting in which he and a police officer were wounded in South Jersey, authorities said. A Gloucester County grand jury returned a 17-count indictment against Arthur DiSanto, Jr., who allegedly exchanged gunfire with police, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer. DiSanto of Delaware County, PA, also was wounded by gunfire on Aug. 23 in Washington Township, Mayer said. He was charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault, resisting arrest and several weapons offenses, Maye…
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Philly Man Sentenced In Bucks Basketball Park Shooting
A 26-year-old Philadelphia man was sentenced to 17 to 34 years in Pennsylvania State Prison for a shooting at a Bucks County basketball park in 2019. Taariq Alfons Norris pleaded guilty last August to attempted murder, aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, persons not to possess a firearm, possession of a firearm without a license, and possession of an instrument of crime, DA Matthew Weintraub said. He entered the guilty plea midway through his jury trial. Common Pleas Judge C. Theodore Fritsch sentenced Norris to 17 to 34 years on the attempted murder charge No…
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Police: Fugitive Wanted For Shooting Pregnant Woman Captured After Carjacking, Crash In Bogota
GOTCHA! A New York City fugitive wanted for shooting his pregnant girlfriend was captured by Bergen County sheriff's officers after he carjacked an SUV at gunpoint from a 72-year-old driver outside a 7-Eleven in Bogota, authorities confirmed Friday. Ex-con Dennis Fredericks, 28, of the Bronx was on the run after shooting the woman in the neck during an argument in a Lower East Side apartment around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, the NYPD said. The elderly Bogota driver was sitting in his Toyota Highlander in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven on Palisades Avenue when Fredericks approached him around 11:30 …
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Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Oxford Stabbing, Police Say
A 17-year-old boy was charged as an adult with attempted murder after stabbing two people in the abdomen Saturday afternoon in Oxford, police said. The victims were rushed to a local hospital for emergency surgery after being found behind the 300 block of Market Street around 3:30 p.m., authorities said. The teen was arrested around 8 p.m. and was charged as an adult with two counts of attempted murder and 12 other offenses, authorities said. He was taken to Chester County Prison for arraignment. The victims' condition was not immediately clear. The OPD was assisted by Station 21 Amb…
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'Armed And Dangerous' Philadelphia Gunman Sought By Police
Police in Philadelphia are seeking a man on attempted murder charges, they announced Friday. James White, 33, is wanted in connection with the Oct. 28 shooting on the 800 block of Welton Street, injured a 29-year-old woman around 9:15 a.m., police said. The victim was transported by PFD-Medic Unit to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital. She was listed in stable condition. The suspect, White, fled the scene in a white 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with black rims, Pennsylvania tag# LSH-8292. The investigation is active and ongoing with Northeast Detectives Division. Anyone with informat…
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Berks Man Convicted In Shooting Of 11-Year-Old Reading Boy
A Berks County man was found guilty Wednesday of injuring a young boy in a shooting more than two years ago, authorities said. Cesar Tavarez, 30, of Leesport, was convicted on charges of attempted murder, persons not to possess firearms, conspiracy, and related offenses, after a two-day trial, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Melvin Parker, 11, was sitting in a parked car in the 100 block of West Oley Street in Reading with his mother and her boyfriend on July 19, 2019, when shots were fired into the car, WFMZ reports. Parker was taken to an area hospital with…
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