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Deadly Norristown Hit-Run Driver In Custody, Officials Say
A 26-year-old man who had been wanted in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash in Norristown is in custody, authorities said. An arrest warrant has been issued after a 57-year-old pedestrian was hit and killed on a Norristown street, prosecutors say. A sheet had been placed over Cruz's windshield following the crash to hide the damage, officials say. Jean Carlos Emeraldas Cruz had been wanted in the Sunday, May 19 crash that killed Brian Clark, 57, on West Main Street, the Montgomery County DA's Office said. Clark died at Einstein Montgomery Hospital where he died, authorities sai…
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'Armed And Dangerous' Trio Sought For Deadly Shooting In Norristown: DA
Authorities have named three suspects in the Norristown killing of William G. Carter. Damon Brantley Jr., 18, Daquan Allen, 29, and Jerry Butler, 28, are all wanted on murder and robbery charges, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Investigators believe the trio shot Carter dead after a gunpoint robbery on West Wood Street on Jan. 20. Carter was visiting a friend's house on Powel Street when he was rushed by three men while walking to his car, authorities said previously. Disturbing surveillance images show three suspects rob and shoot William Gr…
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Homicide In Norristown, $5K Reward Offered For Information Leading To Killers: DA
Montgomery County detectives are looking for the gunmen who robbed 35-year-old William Grover Carter before shooting him dead on a Norristown street Saturday night, Jan. 20, prosecutors say. Carter was visiting a friend's house on Powell Street when he went outside to grab something from his car just before 8 p.m., the District Attorney's Office said. When he was on the first block of West Wood Street, three men hopped out of a grey Toyota RAV-4 and rushed him at gunpoint, authorities said. Montgomery County District Attorney's Office They robbed Carter, fatally shot hi…
Police & Fire
'Skimming' Devices Found On Montco ATMs, Police Warn
Authorities in Montgomery County have discovered "skimming devices" attached to ATMs in at least three locations, and are warning area residents to keep vigilant. Norristown police announced finding the first devices late Monday, March 6. The "skimmers" were affixed to ATMs at a pair of 7-Elevens, at 708 East Johnson Highway and 1335 Sandy Hill Road, the department said. "The devices were located internally and included a small camera above the keypad to capture the pin as it is entered by the user," police explained. Just a few hours later, their colleagues in Conshohock…
Police & Fire
Police Seek Answers, ID Victim In Fatal Norristown Shooting
Police have released the identity of the man shot dead in Norristown, but have not yet named a suspect. First responders were called to the 900 block of West Main Street at around 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21 for reports of shots fired, said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele in a release. There, officers found 35-year-old Tyrone Guy of Philadelphia lying on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds, the DA said. Guy was rushed to Einstein Medical Center in north Philadelphia, where he succumbed to his injuries around 2 a.m., authorities said. The shooting…
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Murder
: MontCo Man Sought In Killing Of Innocent Bystander
An 18-year-old Norristown man is being sought on a first-degree murder charge in a shooting death that happened last month, authorities said. A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Damien Wilson, wanted for the Oct. 7 killing of innocent bystander Anthony Vitelli, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Investigators believe victim Vitelli was walking near the Jefferson Court Apartments at 830 Arch Street in Norristown at around 2 p.m. when a masked Wilson came around the corner and opened fire, according to the criminal complai…
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Dad Purportedly Killed By Baby Mama's New Philly BF Lived Life Unapologetically
Authorities are seeking a Philadelphia man wanted for killing the man whom his pregnant girlfriend shares a child with, and injuring that man's brother in a Norristown shooting last month, authorities said. An arrest warrant has been issued for Tymeir Henderson, 27, who killed 28-year-old Dyon Thompson and injured 19-year-old Quadir Miller outside of a Chain Street home in Norristown in February, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Posted by Dyon Thompson on Sunday, May 5, 2019 Thompson showed up at the house to speak with Niearah Avery, the mother of his 7-year-ol…
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DA: 4th Arrest In Killing Of Junior Pinnock Involved Straw Purchase Of Murder Weapon
A fourth arrest was made in the killing of Norristown's Junior Pinnock, authorities announced Friday. Sincere Burnett, 21, of Norristown, is facing numerous felony charges related to purchasing and illegally transferring the murder weapon used to kill Pinnock on April 25, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Mark E. Talbot Sr. said. Previously, Hilton Freeman, 21, was charged with murder while Asia Jackson, 18, was charged with hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence, authorities announced. Montez Kent, 29, was arrested on cha…
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Fugitives Wanted In Norristown Homicide Captured In Florida By U.S. Marshals, DA Says
Two fugitives wanted in the killing of a Norristown man last month were captured Monday in Florida by U.S. Marshals, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday. Hilton Freeman, 21, was charged with murder while Asia Jackson, 18, was charged with hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence in the April 25 incident that left Junior Pinnock dead, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Mark E. Talbot Sr. said. Montez Kent, 29, was previously arrested on charges of murder and other related offenses in connection with Pi…
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DA: Arrest Made In 2012 Norristown Killing, Suspect Tries Hitting Detective With Car
A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a Norristown shooting nearly nine years after the incident, after someone reported hearing him admit to it, authorities said. Rasheed Farrelle, 36 -- who tried running over an officer attempting to take him into custody -- has been charged with murder and related weapons offenses in the 2012 Christmas Day shooting of 24-year-old Paul Brown, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Mark Talbot said. Officers found Brown in the driver’s seat of a 1997 Buick Riviera near Wayne Avenue suffering fr…
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Gunman Accused Of Firing Shots Into MontCo Democratic Committee Office Facing Federal Charges
A Pennsylvania gunman arrested by state authorities earlier this month is now facing federal charges after sending a threatening email to an executive and firing shots at the Montgomery County Democratic Committee Office on Jan. 20, authorities announced. Francis Nero, 48, of Eagleville, was federally charged on March 3 on charges of sending threatening communications and cyberstalking, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. MCDP Office Executive Director Brian Levy told Norristown police on Jan. 8 that he got a threatening email from someone on Ja…
Police & Fire
U.S. Marshals Capture Norristown Man Who Started Shootout That Killed Neighbor, Authorities Say
The U.S. Marshals captured a Norristown man who instigated a shootout in his neighbor's home that left a 21-year-old man dead, authorities said. Khalif Sinclair, 23, who had a warrant out for his arrest since Dec. 18, was taken into custody by U.S Marshals in Marcus Hook, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Mark E. Talbot announced. Witnesses told Norristown police that Sinclair had gotten into an argument with his next door neighbors at 502 West Lafayette Street around 2:45 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2020, Steele and Talbot said. At 5:30 p.m., he wal…
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Norristown Teen Posted Video Playing With Victim's Gun Before Using It To Kill Her, DA Says
A 16-year-old boy posted a video of himself playing with a 23-year-old Norristown woman's gun moments before he used it to kill her in her own home earlier this month, authorities said Wednesday. Victor Bell Jr. is facing a third-degree murder charge in the Jan. 3 shooting death of Diamond Rahatt, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Mark E. Talbot said. Norristown police responded to 1409 Markley St. around 1:40 p.m. on reports of shots fired, when they found Rahatt in her bedroom with a gunshot wound to her head, authorities said. She was taken …
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