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Dozens Nabbed In PA Child Porn Sting, 'Operation Safe Screen': State Police
Twenty-six Pennsylvanians face criminal charges after state police wrapped up a months-long investigation on child sex abuse imagery.
"Operation: Safe Screen," said troopers in a release on Tuesday, July 18, involved chatting with suspect predators online, locating possessors of child pornography, and tracking down registered offenders who have fallen out of compliance.
The operation ran from April through June and led to the arrests of 22 adults and four juveniles in twelve counties, state police said.
Those charged:
Daniel Gonzales, 43, of Lackawanna County, is …
Tributes Pour In For Beloved PA Motorcyclist Killed In Crash At 30
James "Jimmy" Apgar III, a Monroe County man, has died following a motorcycle accident in Palmerton on Saturday, June 24, his loved ones said in his obituary. He was 30.
Apgar, of Kunkletown, crashed after losing control of his motorcycle, Fox56 reported, citing the Carbon County Coroner's Office.
Born in Allentown to James A., Jr. and Georgeanne R. (Nelson), Apgar was a 2011 graduate of Palmerton High School and later concluded his studies at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, family members wrote.
Friends and loved ones took to social media this week to memorialize the…
PA Man Posing As Amazon Worker Robbed, Pistol-Whipped NJ Homeowner: Authorities
A Pennsylvania man was among a trio of unemployed ex-cons posing as Amazon delivery workers who pistol-whipped a New Jersey homeowner before fleeing with cash, sneakers and jewelry, authorities said.
Newark native Jazmir Carter, 25 — currently of Stroudsburg, PA — and Brick City residents Ameer Holcomb, 42, and Michael Carter, 26, forced their way into the North Arlington home after the victim opened the door around 9:30 a.m. Feb. 21, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
North Arlington police notified his office, the prosecutor said, and a joint investigation led to raids by his det…
Poconos Motorcyclist Fatally Struck By Septic Truck, Troopers Say
A Monroe County motorcyclist died after losing control of his bike and being hit by a septic truck on a Chestnuthill Township road, say state police.
It happened on Saturday, May 13 around 3:20 p.m., troopers wrote in a release. The motorcyclist, an unnamed 26-year-old Stroudsburg resident, was headed south on Route 715 when he lost control and skidded into the northbound lane, authorities said.
During the slide, he was separated from the bike, which hit traveled off the road and hit a tree before skidding back into the southbound lane, the release says. The motorcyclist, meanwh…
Poconos Man, 20, Dies After Motorcycle Crash
A Monroe County man has died a week after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle accident, authorities say.
William M. Hill, 20, of Middle Smithfield Township, was pronounced dead on Sunday, May 14, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in a release.
Hill was riding a motorcycle on Milford Road near Airport Road in Smithfield Township around 8:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 when he was involved in a crash with another vehicle, the coroner said.
He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenburg, where he eventually died from multiple blunt force injuries, Buglio wrote. The …
