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Barber Fires 7 Shots, Kills Neighbor While On Phone With Dispatchers, Montco DA Says
A barber calling police on his neighbor shot and killed him while on the phone with dispatchers, authorities in Montgomery County said.
Stephen Strassburg, of Hatboro, was on the phone with dispatchers when 41-year-old Maurice Byrd shot him just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said.
Strassburg lives above Byrd's business, Razor Reese's Salon and Spa on North York Road, and the two apparently had been involved in an ongoing dispute, Steele said alongside Hatboro Police Chief Mark Ruegg.
Responding officers found Strassbur…
Gun And Drug Trafficking Org. Operated Throughout Greater Philly: Montco DA
Seven people are accused in connection with an alleged gun and drug trafficking scheme across the Philadelphia area, prosecutors say.
Six Philadelphians and one Norristown man are charged with corrupt organizations, conspiracy, and multiple related counts, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office on Monday:
Scott Grondin, 42
Anthony Figueroa-Marko, 34
Bella Kenna, 21
Felicia McKinnel, 28
Emanuel Torres, 32
Christopher McNelly, 26
Asad Sayed, 27
Montgomery County District Attorney's Office
From January 2023 to February 2024, authorities said Figue…
Philly Area Players Win Over $1.2 Million Combined In Pennsylvania Lottery
A pair of Pennsylvania Lottery players in greater Philadelphia will take home more than $1.2 million combined, according to state gaming officials.
In Northeast Philadelphia, a lucky player matched all five balls pulled in the Saturday, April 13 drawing for the Cash 5 with Quick Cash game to win $956,334, lotto reps said.
The vendor, Krewstown Beer & Beverage at 8900 Krewstown Road, will receive a $5,000 bonus check for selling the winning slip.
Also on Saturday, an online player in Montgomery County won $250,000 by matching five of the six balls pulled…
More Charges For Phony Montco Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patients: DA
Prosecutors in Montgomery County have filed additional charges against medical assistant Ramon Garcia.
Garcia, 33, of Philadelphia, was previously accused of sexually assaulting patients under the guise of performing medical exams at Carbon Health on The Fairway in Jenkintown.
He is now charged with aggravated indecent assault, invasion of privacy, indecent assault without consent, harassment–lewd/lascivious acts, impersonating a license holder (nurse), wiretap violations for the illegal use of his cellphone, and possessing an instrument of crime, according to the…
