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Boy Injured By Float In PA Halloween Parade: Community Comes To The Rescue
A Berks County boy was tragically injured after he was run over by a float at a local Halloween parade, according to a community member trying to raise money for the family. Nico Rizzo, 8, of Boyertown, was on a float with his football team in the Boyertown Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 19, a GoFundMe campaign started by Abby Mackey, his friend's mother, states. "As Nico went to step back onto the trailer, his foot slipped and got caught under the wheel," Mackey said on the campaign page. "He quickly became trapped under the wheels of his float's trailer." Members of the communit…
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PA Amish Family Of 11, Including Infant, Hospitalized By ‘Toxic Mushrooms’: Officials
"Toxic mushrooms" sent 11 Amish family members – including a 1-year-old – to a hospital on Friday night, Oct. 11, officials say. First responders were called to the home in the 200 block of Burke Road in Peach Bottom Township around 9:37 p.m. when a family member went to a payphone a half-mile away and called 911, Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company Lieutenant Gregory Fantom explained to the press. The family of 11 included a man, a woman, and nine of their children and they ranged in ages between 1 to 39 years old, Fantom said. They had reportedly found the wil…
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Bible Study Teacher Assaults 7-Year-Old Student In Church: PA State Police
A bible study teacher confessed to assaulting a 7-year-old girl while in church, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Sept. 27. Michael Todd Hess, 49, of Quarryville supposedly admitted to the assaults that happened in a church pew of the sanctuary at New Providence Church of God in Providence Township, Pennsylvania State Police explained in the affidavit citing the investigator's interview. Hess was an Awana Bible Study teacher at the church for the Sparks class for children in kindergarten, first, and second grades, where he instructed numero…
Police & Fire
Toddler Shot In Lung, PA Dad Charged: DA
A 2-year-old Pottstown boy accidentally shot himself with his father's loaded firearm, leading to felony child and reckless endangerment charges for the father, authorities said. Luis Marin, 34, of Pottstown, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 26, with endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person after leaving the loaded firearm on his bed on Wednesday, May 15, resulting in the child shooting himself, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. The toddler was initially transported to Pottstown Hospital but was later transferred to Lehigh Valle…
Police & Fire
Toddler Mauled By 2 Dogs In PA Airlifted To Hospital: Police
A 22-month-old boy is in the hospital after being mauled by two dogs early Tuesday morning, Sept. 10, the South Lebanon Township Police announced. The toddler was staying at a babysitter's home when the dogs attacked, according to the release. An officer with the South Lebanon Township Police Department was called to the attack home at 4:38 a.m. on Sept. 10, as detailed in the release. The toddler was airlifted to Hershey Medical Center was in "stable but guarded condition," as stated in the initial release, but by 4:42 p.m. he was listed in "critical condition."&nbs…
Schools
Former PA 8th Grade Teacher Accused Of Sex Abuse With Former Student
A former 8th-grade math teacher at a South Philadelphia school has been charged with unlawful contact with a teenage girl, records show. Michael O'Brien, 48, taught 8th grade math at the Christopher Columbus Charter School starting in 2021, the school told Daily Voice. Administrators immediately fired him after learning about his arrest. He was taken into custody on Aug. 30, according to court records. The victim is a 16-year-old girl and was previously taught by O'Brien at the K-8 school, according to 6abc.com. The abuse happened multiple times in 2024, including in mid-July, t…
Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Pennsylvania Pond: Police
A 3-year-old boy from Chesterbrook died after he was pulled from a pond in Chester County on Labor Day, authorities said. The incident occurred at about 6:50 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 2 at Wilson Farm Park near Lee and Wilson roads in the Chesterbrook area of Tredyffrin Township. Police were called to the scene for reports of a missing child. When the officers arrived, they searched the immediate area and one of the officers found the boy in a nearby pond unresponsive, Captain Tyler Moyer with Tredyffrin Township police told Daily Voice. The officers immediately started resuscitatio…
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Shoeless Semi-Verbal Autistic 6-Year-Old Boy Found: PA State Police
A semi-verbal autistic boy who was missing has been found safe, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday afternoon, Aug. 23. Jonathan Brian Pringle, 6, was last seen at his home in the 300 block of Market Street, Lykens at 4 a.m. Friday, PSP Troop H PIO Megan Frazer detailed in the release. Jonathan was wearing blue and white Animaniacs pajamas (pictured below) and no shoes, according to the police. Pennsylvania State Police He was "located safely at a nearby residence," Trooper Frazer said, adding "Thank you everyone for getting the information out!!!!!!" The republic is still ask…
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Shoeless 11-Year-Old Boy Who Ran Away From Grandma's House Found: PA State Police
A boy who left home without his shoes on has been found safe, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Monday, Aug. 19. Ace Snook, 11, most recently of the 200 block of East Main Street in Myerstown Borough went missing before 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14. PSP officers were called to the home at 11:25 p.m. after he ran away without any shoes, money, or his cell phone. Ace had been living at the home with his grandmother for the past two weeks. About the search, PSP released the following statement: "An extensive canvass was conducted by patrol units with negativ…
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Toddler Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck While Crossing Philadelphia Street With Mom, Teen: Cops
A toddler was killed after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing a Philadelphia street with her mother and a 13-year-old child, police said. The 2022 blue Dodge Ram 1500 Classic drive by a 28-year-old man was heading east on Wyoming Avenue when it tried to turn left northbound onto Front street with a green light around 8:50 p.m. Saturday, July 20, city police said. Meanwhile, a 31-year-old mother was crossing westbound in a marked crosswalk with a green light with her 13-year-old child and a 22-month-old daughter in a stroller when all three were struck, police said. The mother an…
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Infant Shot In Northeast Philadelphia: Police
A 7-month-old boy was struck by gunfire in Philadelphia's Holmesburg neighborhood on Thursday, July 18, city police said. It happened just before 6 p.m. on the 4000 block of Meridian Street, according to investigators. The infant was struck in the leg and taken to Nazareth Hospital where he is in stable condition, officials said. No arrests had been made as of Friday morning, July 19 and the investigation is ongoing, PPD added.
Police & Fire
Toddler Falls From Second Story Window: Philadelphia PD
A toddler's fall from a second-story window called Philadelphia police to Kensington on Sunday night, July 14, according to a release the following morning. The 2-year-old girl was found on the 500 block of East Indiana Avenue around 9 p.m., city police detailed in the release. The girl was taken to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in critical condition, according to PPD. The investigation into this "unusual incident" is ongoing, police said.
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3-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Adult In Lehigh Valley: Police
A 33-year-old woman was hospitalized after being shot in the back by a toddler on Monday, July 1, according to Wilson Borough police. The shot woman was taken to a hospital for emergency surgery and is expected to survive, investigators say. The shooting happened on the 2200 block of Forest Street, authorities said. The gun owner, 41-year-old Brian Siegfried, cocked the gun and left it on a front porch table before walking across the street, according to police. He told investigators he was "tired of holding the gun and put it down," authorities said. Four ch…
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Argument Over Bicycle Leaves Philadelphia 9-Year-Old Dead, Campaign Says
A child was pronounced dead after rescuers found him in Tacony Creek on Sunday, June 9, authorities told Daily Voice. Police were called to the creek near the 100 block of East Wyoming Street around 6 p.m. The victim, 9, was found unresponsive and taken to St. Christopher's Hospital where he died, city police said. Citing the city Medical Examiner's Office, Fox29 identified the boy as Philadelphia School District student Ernest Harmon-Tague. Harmon-Tague's loved ones have launched a fundraiser on GoFundMe to assist with funeral costs. The campaign, launched by&n…
Police & Fire
Coatesville Parents Charged In 8-Year-Old's Fentanyl Death Had Unused Narcan Doses In House: DA
Two Coatesville residents have been arrested and charged in the fentanyl overdose death of their 8-year-old son last summer, authorities said Holly Back and Mousa Hawa were each charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the July 26, 2023 overdose death of their son, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said on Tuesday, June 4. Police also said they found two unused doses of Narcan in the East Lincoln Highway home of Back and Hawa, who both denied the possibility that the boy had gotten into "their medicine," when interviewed by detectives, according to a…
Police & Fire
2 Children Die After Being Pulled From Pool In South Jersey, Prosecutor Says
Two children have died after being pulled from a pool at a Gloucester County home, authorities confirmed. Monroe Township police responded to a Woods Road home just after 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 26, where an 11- and 14-year-old were found and taken to a hospital, as previously reported by Daily Voice. FOX 29 spoke to the heartbroken mother from West Philadelphia after she decided to pull them off of life support. “I know they’re at peace, it’s just very devastating,” Brittney McWhite told the TV station. Chief Thomas Gilbert of the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office confirmed on Monda…
Police & Fire
Thief Steals Minivan With 11-Year-Old Girl Inside In Philadelphia, Police Say
An 11-year-old girl was inside of her family minivan when a car thief stole it in Philadelphia, police said. A 24-year-old man took the blue Honda Odyssey with the girl inside at 2600 N 16th St., around 1:35 p.m. Saturday, June 1, police said. The girl and the vehicle were safely recovered at 3200 Randolph Street. The suspect was taken into custody without incident. There were no injuries to the girl. Police said further details were expected to be released.
Schools
Girl's Wrestling Coach Accused Of Sex With 3 Students: Lower Paxton Twp. PD
A faculty member and wrestling coach at Central Dauphin East High School has been arrested on charges related to having sex with multiple students, the police announced on Friday evening. The now former school staff member, 27-year-old Emily Rajis's charges came following a "report in reference to inappropriate contact between a faculty member at Central Dauphin East High School and a student at the school.," on March 29, 2024 the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police stated in the release. During the investigation, the police confirmed all three victims are students at CDEHS a…
Police & Fire
Teen Babysitter Shot Answering Door In Philadelphia: Police
A 16-year-old babysitter was shot after answering a knock at the door of a Philadelphia apartment late Monday, April 15, according to city police. 6abc reports it happened just before midnight at the Cliveden Apartments in Germantown. "When the 16-year-old answered the door, we're not certain how many but at least one male entered the property and fired six shots, striking the 16-year-old in the abdomen and the arm," said PPD Chief Inspector Scott Small. "We're very, very lucky that those two children, ages 5 and 7, were not struck by gunfire, because that's where the shot…
Police & Fire
Toddler Dies After Shooting Herself In Face In Philadelphia: Police (
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Three-year-old Kayden Barnes has died after shooting herself in the face this weekend, police in Philadelphia said. The incident happened on the 500 block of East Chelten Avenue in the city's 14th District around 1:15 p.m. Saturday, April 6, according to police. She was transported by private vehicle to Albert Einstein Medical Center and was airlifted to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. Police told Daily Voice she died from her injuries on Monday, April 8. A weapon was recovered, and a male was taken into custody for questioning.
Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Girl Shot In Philadelphia: Police
A 4-year-old girl was hospitalized with a gunshot wound in Philadelphia on Thursday evening, March 28, city police say. Authorities said it happened just after 7 p.m. on the 2400 block of 79th Avenue. The victim was struck once in the abdomen in a bathroom at a residence, police said. She was taken to Einstein Hospital where her condition is said to be stable. Police said the weapon had not been recovered and no arrests had been made as of Thursday night. The shooting comes just hours after a 3-year-old was fatally shot in Allentown.
Police & Fire
Suspect In Custody For Exposing Self To Children In Lehigh County: PSP
A suspect is in police custody after troopers said he exposed himself to a group of young children in Lehigh County on Monday, March 11. The suspect, who authorities have not named, is being held on unrelated charges in Schuylkill County, said state police in a release. Investigators said the incident happened on the 7000 block of Lincoln Court in Lynn Township. A 9-year-old victim and three other children were walking their dog when the suspect pulled up in his truck, according to troopers. Police said he opened the truck door and was not wearing pants. Authoritie…
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Missing Montco 11-Month-Old May Be 'At Risk': Police (
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Update: The subject of this report has been safely located, Upper Merion police say. Authorities are searching for a missing infant who they believe "may be at special risk of harm or injury." Rakim Rowe, 11 months, was last seen with his father Rakim Brown-Rowe near Moore Road in Upper Merion around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13, said township police. The child is 27 inches tall and weighs 18 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue and white striped shirt with gray cargo shorts and gray sneakers, authorities said. His father, 35, …
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Falls From Third-Floor Window In Philadelphia: Police
A 2-year-old boy fell from a window in Philadelphia Thursday, Jan. 25, police said. The boy fell from the third floor window at a building on the 800 block of North 20th Street around 5:25 p.m., city police said. The child and mom were rushed to Pennsylvania Hospital, where the boy was listed in stable condition. The scene is currently being held for further investigation.
Business
Millions Of Plastic Furniture Anchor Kits Recalled Due To Entrapment Hazard For Children
A massive recall of furniture tip kits and tip restraints sold across the country since 2019 are being recalled due to possible entrapment hazards to children, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. New Age Industries is recalling millions of products that feature plastic zip ties that can become brittle or break, potentially allowing a clothing storage unit believed to be anchored to the wall to detach, creating the potential for serious injuries or death to children. There have been two reports of New Age tip kits breaking, though no injuries have been reported as of …
Police & Fire
PA Stalker Who Watched Girl Sleep Arrested: Cops (
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A man who repeatedly broke into a Pennsylvania home and watched a girl sleep has been arrested, police announced. Jefferson Mejia Gonzalez surrendered to authorities on Wednesday, Dec. 27, police in Coatesville said. Tiffani Szabara, who captured Gonzalez on home surveillance footage multiple times, says he is the family's neighbor. "I’m so relieved," Szabara tells Daily Voice. "My daughter was definitely excited and relieved that it’ll never happen again." The story began circulating when Szabara posted footage of a burglar to her Facebook page pleading for help. She said the man h…
Business
Water Bead Toys Sold At Target Being Recalled After Infant Dies, Child Seriously Injured
One child is dead and a second required surgery after playing with a water bead toy that is now being recalled. Buffalo Games is recalling 52,000 "Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits" due to the potential risk that children could swallow them and face severe, potentially life-threatening consequences, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced this week. If a water bead is ingested, it expands and can pose ingestion, choking and obstruction hazards inside a child's body, resulting in discomfort, dehydration, and the risk of death. The recalled toys were s…
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Kids Bike Helmets Recalled For 'Risk Of Head Injury,'
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These helmets had one job — to keep kids safe — and they failed to do it, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Ecnup Kids Bike Helmets failed to comply with basic federal safety requirements "for coverage, positional stability, and labeling," according to the recall notice issued on Aug. 24, 2023. CPSC noted that "the helmets can fail to protect in the event of a crash, posing a risk of head injury." The recall includes the size Extra Small (XS), fitting a head circumference of about 18-1/2 to 20-1/2 inches. They were sold in pink, purple, blue, “d…
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Crowdsurfing Baby At Pennsylvania Flo Rida Show Goes Viral For All The Wrong Reasons
While Flo Rida was getting "Low," a baby was getting up high. A video of a baby crowd surfing at the Flo Rida concert in Erie on Saturday, Aug. 19 has gone viral. A baby was crowd-surfed at a Flo Rida concert. pic.twitter.com/RT1Z1ElCUn — Pop Base (@PopBase) August 23, 2023 In the video, the baby is passed up by the crowd to Flo Rida, who holds the infant as he belts out his signature chart topping hit. Later, the baby was held up, Lion King style, for all to see while Flo Rida sang GFDR. While many fans enjoyed seeing the baby on stage, some expressed concern about potential pitfall…
Police & Fire
Woman Hit Child With Skee-Ball At Jersey Shore Arcade: Police
Cape May police seek the public's help in identifying the woman in the white dress. She was involved in a disagreement with another patron of the arcade. As a result, she threw a skee ball striking a child in the back of the head, police said. Click here to see a video of the incident. Anyone with information about the incident or the identity of any of the subjects is encouraged to contact the Cape May Police Department detectives at 609-884-9507.
Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Missing Out Of Chester County: State Police (
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Update: The subject of this report has been located safely, per the Chester County District Attorney's Office. State troopers in Chester County are seeking a missing 4-year-old boy who they say may be "endangered." Preston Ferko was last seen near Milligan Street in Phoenixville around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, troopers said in a release. He is described as 3-foot-7 and 35 pounds with blue eyes and blond hair. Police believe the child "may be at special risk for harm or injury." If seen, call 911 or call the Phoenixville Borough Police Department at 610-935-24…
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