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Fiery, Crazy Car Rally In Philly Gets Pittsburgh, NJ Drivers Arrested: PPD Fiery, Crazy Car Rally In Philly Gets Pittsburgh, NJ Drivers Arrested: PPD
Fiery, Crazy Car Rally In Philly Gets Pittsburgh, NJ Drivers Arrested: PPD An illegal car meetup with fires and a police officer nearly being struck has led to two more arrests — this time of people from outside the Philadelphia suburbs, police announced on Saturday, Sept. 28.  Alexis Boyce, 20 of Englishtown, NJ, turned herself into Philadelphia Police at 600 Arch Street at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, and Albert Woynar, 18 of Pittsburgh, was arrested by Pennsylvania State Troopers later that day, Philadelphia Police detailed in the release. Both were wanted in connection with a 50-car meetup in the 7400 block of Bustleton Avenue on Saturday, Se…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Driver Killed After 10-Mile Pursuit With PSP Identified By Coroner Driver Killed After 10-Mile Pursuit With PSP Identified By Coroner
Driver Killed After 10-Mile Pursuit With PSP Identified By Coroner Officials have released the 19-year-old man killed in a pursuit that ended in a crash with Pennsylvania State Troopers Thursday, June 6. Troopers were attempting to stop Matthew Stepp, of Lehighton, in a 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 for code violations around 6:24 p.m. Thursday, Trooper Anthony Petroski III said. Stepp failed to stop, though, initiating a 10-mile pursuit, during which Stepp "committed numerous vehicle code violations," Petroski said. He ultimately lost control, left the roadway and struck a tree near Hazelwood Road and Laural Lane, Towamensing Township, according to Petr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Child 'Seriously Injured' In Hit-Run: PA State Police Child 'Seriously Injured' In Hit-Run: PA State Police
Child 'Seriously Injured' In Hit-Run: PA State Police Pennsylvania State troopers are looking for the driver who they say badly injured two people including a child in a Delaware County hit-and-run crash.  It happened on Tuesday, July 4 around 9 p.m., state police said in a release. An adult and a child were struck "head-on" near Beaver Valley Road and Ruby Road in Concord Township, according to authorities.  Both victims were "seriously injured," troopers added.  The suspect vehicle is described as a dark-colored sedan, possibly a Ford, with tinted windows, state police said. It likely has front-end damage as a result of the c…

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by Mac Bullock
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Rollover Crash Closes Highway In Plainfield: Troopers Rollover Crash Closes Highway In Plainfield: Troopers
Rollover Crash Closes Highway In Plainfield: Troopers An accident on Route 33 in Northampton County shut down a stretch of highway on Monday afternoon, according to officials.  The crash caused a tractor-trailer to roll over near the Route 512 onramp in Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania State Trooper Nathan Branosky said at 2 p.m. on Feb. 13. Tractor Trailer rollover on State Route 33 SB to ramp of Rt. 512, Plainfield Twp., Northampton Co. Ramp will be closed for extended period. Troopers on scene. @wfmztraffic @mcall @LVNewsdotcom @lehighvalley pic.twitter.com/pydZpcb8C0 — Trooper Branosky (@PSPTroopMPIO) February 13, 2023 The ramp wil…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Leads State Police On Chase Across Three Pennsylvania Counties Man Leads State Police On Chase Across Three Pennsylvania Counties
Man Leads State Police On Chase Across Three Pennsylvania Counties A 28-year-old Dillsburg man led police in three central Pennsylvania counties on a wild chase following a traffic stop on Route 15, authorities say. It all began when Devin Michael Stough supposedly ran a red light while driving a grey Ford Ranger in West Manchester Township, nearly striking an officer, on Nov. 30 around 1 a.m., according to court documents. About 10 minutes later Pennsylvania state troopers spotted a Ford Ranger matching the description of Stough's vehicle on Glenwood Road at the intersection of US Route 15 in Franklin Township so they attempted a traffic stop, but yet aga…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pursuit-Crash On Route 422 Injures 2 State Troopers: Report Pursuit-Crash On Route 422 Injures 2 State Troopers: Report
Pursuit-Crash On Route 422 Injures 2 State Troopers: Report Two Pennsylvania State Troopers were seriously hurt in a pursuit that ended in a crash on Route 422 overnight, according to CBS News. The troopers were trying to stop a U-Haul box truck wanted in recent thefts when they initiated a stopping maneuver that caused a crash between the box truck, troop car and a dump truck around 3 a.m. on the westbound side in Limerick, the outlet said. The troopers were taken to Paoli Hospital while the suspects tried to flee.  Click here for more from CBS News.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man With Gun Kicks PA State Trooper In Face, Spits On Another During Traffic Stop: Authorities Man With Gun Kicks PA State Trooper In Face, Spits On Another During Traffic Stop: Authorities
Man With Gun Kicks PA State Trooper In Face, Spits On Another During Traffic Stop: Authorities A central Pennsylvania man assaulted two Pennsylvania state troopers during a routine traffic stop, police allege. Damien Daniel Boyles, 23, of Carlisle, was pulled over in his 2005 Toyota Sienna for speeding and failing to maintain his lane along Walnut Bottom Road near South College Street in Carlisle just before midnight on Sunday, May, 8, according to a release by state police. Instead of following police requests, Boyles was “instantly argumentative and refused to provide identifying information,” police say. It was at that point when troopers spotted a gun between Boyles’ legs and r…

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by Jillian Pikora
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2 PA State Troopers, Civilian Dead On I-95 2 PA State Troopers, Civilian Dead On I-95
2 PA State Troopers, Civilian Dead On I-95 Two Pennsylvania State Troopers and one civilian were struck and killed on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia overnight, authorities said. The crash occurred in the southbound lanes near Broad Street around 12:40 a.m. Monday, March 21, PSP said. Police were trying to get the man, who was walking on the highway, into their patrol car when they were struck, NBC10 reports. All three were thrown into the northbound lanes. Authorities were expected to release more information during a press conference at 11 a.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Man Assaults PA State Trooper With Lawn Chair, Police Say Man Assaults PA State Trooper With Lawn Chair, Police Say
Man Assaults PA State Trooper With Lawn Chair, Police Say An Adams County man assaulted a Pennsylvania state trooper in Gettysburg on Friday, according to a release by police. Bryan Cherry, 40, of East Berlin, was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a trooper following a foot chase. State police in Gettysburg were dispatched to a report of disorderly conduct in the 60 block of Bragg Drive on Friday around 8 a.m., police said. “Troopers attempted to deescalate the situation, at which time the defendant attempted to flee the scene on foot. Troopers initiated a foot pursuit at which time the defendant picked up a lawn chair and struck the trooper…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania State Trooper, Army Reservist, Charged With Felony Pennsylvania State Trooper, Army Reservist, Charged With Felony
Pennsylvania State Trooper, Army Reservist, Charged With Felony A Pennsylvania State Trooper and Army Reservist has been arrested and is facing multiple charges including a felony. Dustin Eric Schumacher, 30, of Clayville, was arrested following a disturbance call in Claysville Borough, Washington County on Monday, according to state police. Dustin Eric Schumacher.KDKA CBS 2 Trooper Schumacher enlisted in the state police in April 2016. He is a graduated of the 146th cadet class. He worked patrolling a section of Troop B, Belle Vernon. Trooper Schumacher faces the following charges: F2 Aggravated Assault - Attempts to cause or causes bodily…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Missing 81-Year-Old Man With Dementia Found Dead By PA State Troopers Missing 81-Year-Old Man With Dementia Found Dead By PA State Troopers
Missing 81-Year-Old Man With Dementia Found Dead By PA State Troopers An 81-year-old man with dementia who went missing over the weekend was found dead by Pennsylvania State Troopers from the Avondale Barracks on Monday, reports say. Robert Owen was last seen early Saturday morning in a home on the 200 block of Rosehill Road in London Grove, around 5 a.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police. Owen had no known means of transportation or communications, and left the home on foot in an unknown direction, state police said. State police and the West Grove Fire Company initiated a search on Saturday around 10 a.m. His body was found around 9:20 a.m.on Mo…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police: Man Lead I-95 Pursuit In Stolen Dump Truck After Trying To Force Woman From Her Car Police: Man Lead I-95 Pursuit In Stolen Dump Truck After Trying To Force Woman From Her Car
Police: Man Lead I-95 Pursuit In Stolen Dump Truck After Trying To Force Woman From Her Car A 24-year-old Virginia man lead a wild police pursuit in a dump truck he stole moments after trying to force a woman out of her car while stopped at a red light in Bucks County, authorities said Wednesday. Newtown Township and Lower Makefield police officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle theft on Jan. 5, around 10:50 p.m, at the intersection of the Newtown Bypass and Lindenhurst Road, authorities said. The suspect was later identified as Joseph Anthony Gonzalez, police said. Gonzalez, originally from Ruckersville, Virginia, had caused a disturbance in a nearby BB&T Bank…

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by Nicole Acosta