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Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer
Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer Andre Gordon, the 26-year-old gunman accused of gunning down three people in Pennsylvania, was captured in Trenton after an hours-long search Saturday, March 16, authorities said. Gordon was arrested on a Trenton street near the Phillips Street home authorities initially believed he'd been barricaded in, the New York Times says citing city police. Trouble began around 8:50 a.m. when Gordon, in a car he'd carjacked in Trenton, drove to Pennsylvania and broke into Viewpoint Lane home in Falls Township, the Bucks County DA's Office said. There, he killed his 52-year-old stepmother, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman Attacked While Jogging In Philly Suburbs, Police Say Woman Attacked While Jogging In Philly Suburbs, Police Say
Woman Attacked While Jogging In Philly Suburbs, Police Say Authorities are looking for a man who attacked a jogger in Montgomery Township on Tuesday evening, March 12, according to a release.  Police said the victim was running near Longleat Drive and Westgate Drive when she was assaulted from behind around 5:15 p.m.  The attacker grabbed her arm and struck her in the face but he fled when the jogger fought back, township police said. He was last seen running toward Upper State Road.  A police dog team scouted the scene but turned up no sign of the assailant, according to the department.  He's described as a white man aro…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Person Shot Dead By Officers In Central PA: State Police Person Shot Dead By Officers In Central PA: State Police
Person Shot Dead By Officers In Central PA: State Police Officers fatally shot a person allegedly causing a disturbance in a densely populated Central Pennsylvania neighborhood on Thursday, March 7, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a late night release.  Officers with the Hampden Township police had been called to a disturbance in the 5000 block of Erbs Bridge Road in the township, on Thursday night (the exact time was not provided), according to the state police.  State police made the following statement about the events that lead to the fatal shooting: "During the course of the investigation, the subject of the disturbance dis…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Video Shows Gunmen In Northeast Philly Mass Shooting That Injured 8 Teens (UPDATED) Video Shows Gunmen In Northeast Philly Mass Shooting That Injured 8 Teens (UPDATED)
Video Shows Gunmen In Northeast Philly Mass Shooting That Injured 8 Teens (Updated) Authorities are now looking for four suspects — three gunmen and a driver — in connection with the mass shooting at a Northeast Philadelphia bust stop on Wednesday afternoon, March 6.  The trio of shooters hopped out of a blue Hyundai Sonata near the intersection of Rising Sun and Cottman avenues in the city's Burlhome section at 3 p.m., according to police.  WANTED for shooting 8 juveniles on 3/6/24 at 7300 Rising Sun Ave. Suspects armed and dangerous - do not approach. If you have information on these suspects -please call or 215-686-TIPS(8477) or 911 pic.twitter.c…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Mama Bear Killed, PA Mom Hospitalized After Walking Dog Near Cubs: Police Mama Bear Killed, PA Mom Hospitalized After Walking Dog Near Cubs: Police
Mama Bear Killed, PA Mom Hospitalized After Walking Dog Near Cubs: Police A 55-year-old Pennsylvania woman is in the hospital after she went to walk her dog in her backyard and unknowingly went past three bear cubs on March 5, authorities say. Lee Ann Galante was letting her dog out of the backdoor of her home on Bellefield Drive, Butler Township at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday when the bear attack began, as detailed in a release by the area Chief of Police John Hays. Galante didn't see the bear cubs (known as yearlings) in a tree before the mama bear (a sow) attacked, according to authorities. The sow left Galante with injuries to her head, neck, face, and arms, Chief …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
One Teen Dead, Four People Hurt In North Philly SEPTA Bus Stop Shooting: Police (UPDATED) One Teen Dead, Four People Hurt In North Philly SEPTA Bus Stop Shooting: Police (UPDATED)
One Teen Dead, Four People Hurt In North Philly SEPTA Bus Stop Shooting: Police (Updated) A teenager was killed and four others were hospitalized after a shooting near a SEPTA bus stop on Monday afternoon, March 4, authorities told Daily Voice.  It happened at the corner of Broad Street and Godfrey Avenue around 3:45 p.m., police said. A gunman opened fire while commuters were boarding a parked bus.  Dayemen Taylor, 17, was shot multiple times throughout the body and pronounced dead at Albert Einstein Medical Center, PPD said.  Also hospitalized were:  A 15-year-old boy with a graze wound to the right shoulder A 71-year-old woman shot in the forehead …

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by Mac Bullock
Business
Thousands Of Biometric Gun Safes Being Recalled Due To Faulty Locks That May Fail: CPSC Thousands Of Biometric Gun Safes Being Recalled Due To Faulty Locks That May Fail: CPSC
Thousands Of Biometric Gun Safes Being Recalled Due To Faulty Locks That May Fail: Cpsc Multiple biometric gun safes are being recalled nationwide due to locks that can fail and allow access to unauthorized users, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced.  On Thursday, Feb. 22, the agency issued a series of recall alerts regarding four safes that are subject to the recall due to the faulty locks.  Products subject to the recall:  Awesafe Biometric Gun Safes Awesafe Biometric Gun Safes CPSC MouTec brand Biometric Firearm Safes MouTec brand Biometric Firearm Safes CPSC Machir Biometric Personal Safes Machir Biometric Personal Safe…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Know Him? Berks Rite-Aid Shopper Attacks Man Over 'Perceived Insult,' Police Say Know Him? Berks Rite-Aid Shopper Attacks Man Over 'Perceived Insult,' Police Say
Know Him? Berks Rite-Aid Shopper Attacks Man Over 'Perceived Insult,' Police Say Authorities in Berks County are searching for an angry Rite-Aid customer.  The pictured man is accused of attacking a 54-year-old at the 500 E. Lancaster Avenue store in Shillington on Sunday, Feb. 11, according to state police.  Officials said the victim entered the store just before his attacker did. The suspect walked inside, confronted the man over a "perceived insult," then punched him in the face repeatedly, authorities said.  The assailant continued to hit the 54-year-old even after he fell to the ground, police said. The victim told authorities he had never met …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Schuylkill County Teen Missing, Possibly In Danger, State Police Say (UPDATED) Schuylkill County Teen Missing, Possibly In Danger, State Police Say (UPDATED)
Schuylkill County Teen Missing, Possibly In Danger, State Police Say (Updated) UPDATE: The subject of this report has been located safely, per state police.  Troopers in Schuylkill County are asking for the public's help to locate a missing teen.  Maryanne Snyder, 17, of Frackville, was last seen around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, near South Nice Street, state police said.  She was wearing a black Reebok hoodie and a green dress, troopers said. Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Frackville at 570-874-5300. If spotted, call 911. 

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by Mac Bullock
Lifestyle
Observant Newspaper Carrier Saved Reader's Life In Berks County, Officials Say Observant Newspaper Carrier Saved Reader's Life In Berks County, Officials Say
Observant Newspaper Carrier Saved Reader's Life In Berks County, Officials Say The sharp eye and quick thinking of a newspaper carrier in Wyomissing saved one reader's life last month, according to borough authorities.  Reading Eagle carrier Lee Heckrote was on his route on Dec. 8 and noticed that one customer had a backlog of uncollected letters and newspapers, said Wyomissing police.  After looking inside and seeing that the TV was on, Heckrote called in a welfare check. First responders arrived to find that the resident had suffered a fall days earlier and had been stranded on the floor ever since, police said.  The newspaper carrier was recognized…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Stabbing Of Temple University Worker Was 'Unprovoked,' Police Say Stabbing Of Temple University Worker Was 'Unprovoked,' Police Say
Stabbing Of Temple University Worker Was 'Unprovoked,' Police Say A Temple University employee was hospitalized with a stab wound to the arm after they were attacked early Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, authorities announced.  The victim was on the 1000 block of West Montgomery Avenue when "an individual who appeared to be in mental distress" stabbed them around 7:15 a.m., said Campus Police in a release.  The suspect fled east on Montgomery towards 8th Street, according to investigators. Campus police said they are reviewing security footage, surveilling the area, and working with PPD to locate them.  The employee is "alert and conscious" and …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Thieves Sought For String Of Car Break-Ins In Lehigh Valley: Authorities Thieves Sought For String Of Car Break-Ins In Lehigh Valley: Authorities
Palmer Twp. Theft From Cars Under Investigation Police investigators are asking for the public's help in identifying a group of burglars in Palmer Township.  Authorities say the pictured suspects were responsible for 16 thefts and attempted thefts from vehicles last week. Similar crimes were also reported in Wilson Borough, and detectives say the suspects stole a bike and a vehicle during the same spree.  Palmer police said they pulled over the suspects during a traffic stop near Division Street and Milford Street last Wednesday, Dec. 13, but all four men fled the car on foot toward Victoria Lane and have not been see…

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by Mac Bullock