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Delco Dad Kills Son's Mother, Her Mother In NJ Home Invasion: Prosecutor
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with murder of the mother of his child and her mother in their New Jersey home this week, authorities said. Junior Edward, of Lansdowne (Delaware County), PA, smashed a first-floor window of the home on Harrington Circle in Willingboro, and shot Catherine Nunez, 33, with whom he shares an 8-year-old son, and her mother, Marisol Nunez, 54, around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Willingboro Township Acting Public Safety Director Captain Ian Bucs said. The women's bodies were found in an upstairs bedroom…
Police & Fire
Manhunt For Rapist In Attack Next To Sleeping Child In Lancaster Ends In Arrest: DA
A rape at knifepoint that happened next to a sleeping child in Lancaster County has led to the arrest of a Chester County man, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adam's office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Efrain Mateo, 49, of the 3500 block of Blue Rock Road in Manor Township, was arrested in Chester County and accused of the assault on Friday, Oct. 11, the DA explained. The victim had an active PFA against Mateo when he entered her home in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 3, authorities said. It was not immediately clear exactly where in Chester County he was …
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Former Upper Darby Principal Who Raped NJ Woman In 2014 Home Invasion Sentenced: Prosecutors
A former school principal will spend more than four decades in prison for raping a Woodbridge Township woman during a home invasion 10 years ago, authorities said. Danny McEaddy, 40, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 18 to 50 years in state prison, a Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson said. A jury found the Sicklerville man guilty on seven counts on Thursday, Apr. 18. Prosecutors said a woman reported that an unknown man broke into her apartment in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge and sexually assaulted her in September 2014. DNA samples at the crime scene identifi…
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Philadelphia Police Officer Jaime Roman, 31, Dies 2 Months After Being Shot
A 31-year-old Philadelphia police officer has died from injuries he sustained in a line-of-duty shooting more than 2 months ago, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Officer Jaime Roman had been in a coma at Temple University Hospital following a shooting on July 22, 2024. He passed away in the hospital just after 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, according to the Mayor. Roman and his Officer Azieme Lindsey, both assigned to the 25th Police District pulled over a blue Toyota Echo on the 3600 block of F Street near Tioga Street in Kensington, the police explain…
Police & Fire
Teen Wanted In Nazareth Home Invasion, Deadly NJ Train Station Shooting Captured: Marshals
A New Jersey fugitive wanted in a deadly train station shooting and a home invasion was arrested in northeastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. U.S. Marshals took 19-year-old Damian Bass into custody, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Friday, Sept. 6. Bass' last known address was in Fanwood. Bass was charged with first-degree murder and two weapons offenses. He was accused of shooting and killing 43-year-old James Hailey of Newark. Marshals from Brooklyn, NY, and Scranton captured Bass in Chestnuthill Township, PA, on Thursday, Sept. 5. "We s…
Police & Fire
Weapons Of Mass Destruction Found During Manhunt, PA State Police Say
"Weapons of mass destruction" were found by troopers searching for an "armed and dangerous" convicted felon wanted on multiple warrants Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 2. The six-foot tall Jacob "Jake" David Dittenhafer, 36, of Loganville, was seen with a gun wearing a dark-colored hoodie outside a home in the area of 300 block of Smith Rd, Straban Township on Monday morning, PSP Troop H PIO Megan Frazer told Daily Voice around 10:45 a.m. The resident who called the police to the area vaguely knew Dittenhafer, including that he was a convicted felon, PSP Gettysburg Corp…
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PSP Corporal Shot After Crime Spree, According To New Details From Police
Four people have been arrested in connection with a crime spree that ended when a Pennsylvania State Police corporal shot in Lancaster County, police announced on Wednesday, July 31. After a crime spree over the month of July 2024, the below four suspects were arrested on the following charges, East Hempfield Township police detailed in a release: Alfredo Maldonado-Gonzalez Jr., 41 of Lancaster, was charged with felony robbery, felony burglary, felony theft by unlawful taking, felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor unlawful restraint, misdemeanor possession of instruments of crime, m…
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Jose Antonio Ramirez-Duran Wanted For Attempted Murder: BPD
A suspect is at large after police said he stabbed his ex in her Bethlehem home. Authorities believed Jose Antonio Ramirez-Duran forced his way inside the victim's residence in broad daylight on June 9. He physically assaulted her then stabbed her multiple times in the chest and neck, according to city police. Authorities said the victim's two children were home during the attack. The 45-year-old fled before police arrived and has not been located, officials said. Anyone with information is asked to call 610-865-7000 or email BethlehemPolice@bethlehem-pa.gov. …
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Details Emerge In Kensington Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Officer
The Saturday shooting that left a Philadelphia policeman in critical condition ended in a home invasion and barricade, city officials said at a Monday morning press conference. Ramon Rodrguez Vazquez, 36, is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder and related offenses, said PPD and the District Attorney's Office. Authorities said it began with an F Street traffic stop around 7:15 p.m. on June 22. Police stopped Rodriguez Vazquez's car and spoke with him for about 30 minutes as they inventoried his vehicle and prepared to have it towed. While searching the car, on…
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Burglar Posed As Building Inspector To Get Inside South Philly Home: Investigators
Two men stole jewelry from a South Philadelphia home last week after one of them claimed he needed to inspect the back deck, city police said. Authorities said it happened last Wednesday afternoon, June 12, on the 2900 block of South Juniper Street. One suspect knocked on the door and claimed to be from a construction company visiting at the request of the building inspector. The homeowner allowed him inside and took him to the rear deck where they spoke for five to 10 minutes, PPD said. While the homeowner was speaking with the first suspect, another man sneaked inside a…
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Burglar Tried Breaking Into West Chester Home, Authorities Say
A masked man tried entering a West Chester home while residents were inside, borough police said in a release. It happened on the 100 block of South High Street around 10 p.m. on May 6, according to investigators. Police believe the suspect watched the resident enter the home before trying to get in. He fled before officers arrived and was not located when police searched the area. He was around 6-foot-4 and thin with a navy-blue long sleeve Penn State shirt, black Nike Air sweatpants with white lettering, and gray New Balance sneakers, detectives said. Anyone…
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…
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Chesco Home Invasion: Suspects Posed With Stolen Goods After Harrowing Robbery, DA Says
Three men are in police custody for invading an Easttown home and robbing the victims before leaving them tied up in the attic, according to prosecutors. The Chester County District Attorney's Office said Julio Mendoza, Louis Armstrong, and Axel Reyes are charged with felony burglary and a litany of related counts. According to investigators, the masked trio forced their way inside a South Leopard Street home around 2 a.m. on Jan. 8. Two adult victims were awoken by the robbers, two of whom were armed with pistols and the third with a rifle, authorities said. During …
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Know Him? Suspect Tried To Enter Easton Home, Investigators Say
Police are looking for a suspect who they said tried to gain access to a home in Easton. The pictured man tried to "unlawfully enter a residence," city police said in a release on Monday, March 25. Anyone with information is asked to call the Easton Police Department Tip Line at 610-250-6635 or submit an anonymous tip via Crimewatch.
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Cash, Jewelry Stolen In Northeast Philly Home Invasion, Police Say
Philadelphia police are investigating a home invasion in Tacony. It began on the 6700 block of Ditman Street around 1 a.m., Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore told reporters at a press conference Friday, Feb. 23. A 41-year-old man was on his way home when he was "accosted" by five suspects who forced him to drive to a second location, authorities said. The man was forced to give up his house keys "and other information that he had," Vanore said. The suspects then returned to the man's house where they assaulted a 52-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, according to …
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Suspects Sought For Gunpoint Home Invasion: Nazareth PD
Detectives in Nazareth Borough have identified two suspects in a home invasion late last summer. Damian L. Bass and Jahqie J. Dorisme are both wanted for burglary, conspiracy, and related counts, said police. Investigators believe they were two of the three men who robbed a Nazareth home where children were present on Sept. 14. The group entered the residence, restrained the victims at gunpoint, and demanded cash and cell phones, police said. All three had fled the house by the time police arrived, the department added. Anyone with information is asked to submit a …
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Suspect In Deadly 2013 PA Home Invasion Arrested In Philadelphia: Marshals
Authorities say they have arrested a suspect in the 2013 killing of Joseph Canazaro at his Hilltown home. Thomas Delgado was taken in for murder and related counts in Kensington on Wednesday, Jan. 10, said US Marshals in Philadelphia. Joseph Canazaro Bucks County District Attorney's Office Forty-eight-year-old Canazaro was with his girlfriend and his 12-year-old son at their Swartley Road home on Jan. 18, 2013, when they became the victims of a brutal home invasion, authorities have said. Witnesses said they saw two armed men enter the home around 10 a.m. Investigator…
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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…
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Horrified Child Watches As Home Invaders Tie Up Family In Philadelphia (
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A disturbing new video shows a group of masked men storming a North Philadelphia home in broad daylight and tying the family up at gunpoint as children watch. It happened on the 6600 block of North 7th Street in East Oak Lane on Nov. 6, city police said. The victim, who runs a business out of his home, was standing outside with an employee when the gunmen pulled up in a black Acura and forced them back inside, authorities said. Video from the East Oak Lane home invasion on Nov. 6. PhiladelphiaPolice In the home, the robbers restrained and assaulted the family, according to police. …
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Phony Amazon Delivery Driver Tried To Enter PA Home, Police Say
A "suspicious" person in an Amazon T-shirt posed as a delivery driver and walked into a Sellersville home, according to Perkasie Borough Police. Investigators say the man walked onto the porch of a home on the 500 block of Newbury Court around 7 p.m. Monday, Aug, 28. The phony deliveryman opened the screen door and main door before letting himself inside, police said. When the homeowner approached, the man apologized for being at the wrong address and quickly left, they added. He is described as a white man with his "hair cut close to his scalp" with no facial…
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CASE: Gruesome Home Invasion Homicide Under Investigation In PA
Investigators are taking another look at a gruesome home invasion turned execution of a wealthy Pennsylvania man. Jeffrey Charles Horwith, 37, was the heir apparent to his father's Northampton-based business, Horwith Trucking Incorporated, state police say. He was headed to his North Whitehall home after a dinner at a local restaurant with his wife on July 29, 1988, according to Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers. When he arrived back home, Horwith was greeted by a masked gunman, according to an Allentown Morning Call article published a week after the fact. Horwith an…
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Police Investigate Home Invasion In Lehigh Valley
Authorities are searching for the pair of men who they say staged a home invasion in Lehigh County last week. It happened in Salisbury around 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, said township police in a release. The two suspects made their way into a home on the 3000 block of Fairfield Drive and "began to rummage through belongings," investigators wrote. Police said when the homeowners noticed the strangers, they screamed and the men fled. The pair sped off in a newer model Jeep Wagoneer, which was later found abandoned "a short distance from the incident," according to detectives.&nbs…
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Police Release Suspect Photos In Chilling Bucks Home Invasion
Authorities have released pictures of the suspects in the chilling Bucks County home invasion that took place late last month. It happened in the Green Meadows Community in Hilltown on Thursday, May 25, Daily Voice reported. Three men barged into a home on Reliance Place after claiming to be with the Sheriff's Office, authorities said. At least one of the men was armed with a handgun, investigators noted. Inside, the trio forced the homeowner to lie on the floor and "restrained" his hands behind his back, police said. They proceeded to ransack the home, stealing "numerous items…
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Armed Burglars Posing As Cops Tied Up Homeowner In Bucks County: Police
Police in Bucks County are investigating a gunpoint home invasion. It happened in the Green Meadows Community in Hilltown on Thursday, May 25, township police wrote in a statement. Three men barged into a home on Reliance Place after claiming to be with the Sheriff's Office, authorities said. At least one of the men was armed with a handgun, investigators noted. Inside, the trio forced the homeowner to lie on the floor and "restrained" his hands behind his back, police said. They proceeded to ransack the home, stealing "numerous items" including two handguns registered to…
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TN Wanted Rapists, Killers Sought In PA, State Police Say
Two suspected rapists, who may also be involved with a double homicide in Tennessee, and have criminal pasts in Michigan are wanted in Pennsylvania, Crime Stoppers announced on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Alvino Dwight (or Dewight) Cornelius who is also known as "Vino," "Cash," or "Lamar Jason Day" is a 28-year-old who previous had drug and murder charges against him when he was 17-year-old in Michigan. In 2012, those charges were dismissed and a protection order from his co-defendants was put in place, according to federal court records obtained by Daily Voice. Now, Cornelius,…
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Burglar Sentenced For Home Invasion Murder Of 'Hero' Pottstown Teen
An accomplice in the botched 2017 Pottstown home invasion that killed 17-year-old David Doyle III will spend the next several decades in prison, a Chester County judge has ruled. Juan "Coco" Ortiz-Encarnacion, 31, of Reading, was sentenced to 15 to 30 years behind bars after pleading guilty to third-degree murder, conspiracy, and robbery, said Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan's Office in a release. "Coco" joined Jonathan Malave and Ricardo Rivera on Sept. 24, 2017, to rob a home on Worth Boulevard where they "believed there were drugs and money inside," t…
Police & Fire
'Don't Move:' Armed Home Invaders Posing As Deliverymen Ransack MontCo Woman's Home, Police Say
Authorities in Montgomery County are seeking three men who posed as deliverymen and held a female homeowner at gunpoint last month. A female was home alone on Byberry Road when she heard a knock at the door in Lower Moreland on Feb. 8 around 11:45 a.m. She looked outside and saw three men on her doorstep with cardboard boxes labeled "Amazon," police said. "When she opened the door the males told her they’d bring the boxes in and when they did, one of the males slipped to her side, put a gun to her left temple and told her not to move," police said. The youngest of the three male…
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Suburban Philly Dad's 2013 Murder Still Haunts Investigators
A decade after his tragic murder, police are still seeking answers in the murder of Bucks County dad Joseph Canazaro. The 48-year-old was with his girlfriend and his 12-year-old son at his Swartley Road home in Hilltown on Jan. 18, 2013, when they became the victims of a brutal home invasion, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub. At about 10 a.m., witnesses saw two armed men enter the home. Investigators say the culprits tied up all three victims before ransacking the home — stealing guns, cash, jewelry, and other valuables. Canazaro's girlfriend and son managed to escape their cap…
Police & Fire
'Career Burglar' Who Targeted Bucks Homes Learns His Fate
A convicted thief who authorities describe as a "career burglar" will spend the next 10 to 20 years in a Pennsylvania prison cell, officials say. Billy M. Woodard, a 57-year-old from Trenton, New Jersey, was previously convicted of a string of home invasions across Bucks County between May 2018 and May 2019, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement. Most of the burglaries targeted homes along the county's waterfront, just across the Delaware River from Woodard's hometown — police say he stole from a dozen homes in Lower Makefield, one in Upper Makefield, and …
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Intruder Believed Dead In Reading Home Invasion
One person was shot and killed, possibly the intruder, in a Reading home invasion on Christmas weekend, authorities said. Officers arriving at the home on the 1900 block of Lorraine Road found the man dead inside around 7 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, police said. There was no risk known to the public, and the man was believed to have been shot by someone inside the house.
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North Philly Resident Shoots Robber Climbing Through Window, Cops Say
A north Philadelphia store resident sent a would-be thief to the hospital early on Thursday, Dec. 22, police say. The suspect climbed into a window of a building on the 2700 block of Germantown Avenue at around 4:30 a.m., authorities told Daily Voice. Once inside, the resident shot him. The suspect was rushed to Temple University Hospital where he was placed in critical condition, authorities said. Police described the suspect as a Latino man in his 20s but did not reveal his name. The weapon was recovered at the scene, and police "held" the accused shooter for questioning…
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