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PA HS Football Player Charged With Felony For Attacking Referee PA HS Football Player Charged With Felony For Attacking Referee
PA HS Football Player Charged With Felony For Attacking Referee A central Pennsylvania high school football player is facing multiple criminal charges for attacking an official during last Friday night's game, according to police. Tyree Dyrell Brooks, 18, of York and a senior linebacker at Spring Grove High School, tackled and hit Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association official referee Richard Delaughter. Once Delaughter was on the ground Brooks “forcefully tackled and punched the victim on his head causing injury.” according to court documents. Brooks was removed by adult members of the Spring Grove Area High School football team. He was …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man Beats Former Landlord With Axe Handle After Breaking Into Northampton County Cabin: Report Man Beats Former Landlord With Axe Handle After Breaking Into Northampton County Cabin: Report
Man Beats Former Landlord With Axe Handle After Breaking Into Northampton County Cabin: Report A 27-year-old man beat his former landlord with an axe handle Sunday afternoon after breaking into a cabin in Northampton County cabin, reports say. David Nelson Iannantuono broke in to the structure on the 400 block of Pool Road in Moore Township through a window before emerging from his hiding spot in the bathroom and striking the victim — his former landlord — using an axe handle around 2:45 p.m., LehighValleyLive reports citing court papers. The victim struggled and escaped from Iannantuono, who then ran into the woods before being located, arrested and charged with burglary, aggravated…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
West Chester Man Hospitalizes Colleague In Violent Assault, Police Say West Chester Man Hospitalizes Colleague In Violent Assault, Police Say
West Chester Man Hospitalizes Colleague In Violent Assault, Police Say A West Chester man was arrested after he assaulted a colleague so severely that he was hospitalized, authorities said. The victim told responding officers that his coworker, Dwayne Simmons, 43, repeatedly punched him in the face and head and slammed his head against a glass window several times on Aug. 8 at the Justice Center Parking Garage on West Market Street, according to West Chester police. The victim's facial and head injuries were so severe that he needed to be hospitalized, police said. Simmons was arrested by West Whiteland police on charges of aggravated assault and si…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police Hospitalized After Man Bites, Attacks Officers At Mall In York Police Hospitalized After Man Bites, Attacks Officers At Mall In York
Police Hospitalized After Man Bites, Attacks Officers At Mall In York Three police officers were attacked by a man in Springettsbury Township, according to police. William C. Potts, 38, of York, has been arrested following the attack. Springettsbury Township Police responded to a report of a man screaming in the food court of York Galleria on. Aug. 29 around 1:45 p.m., as was reported by York Dispatch.  When Potts was asked to leave the mall by police he refused, so they tried to arrest him. That’s when he began repeatedly punching an officer in the back of the head. Then he bit another officer's hand. Finally, he bit a third officer's leg, and t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Easton Ex-Con, 36, Nabbed With $9K In Cocaine, Heroin, ‘Ghost Gun’ Supplies, Police Say Easton Ex-Con, 36, Nabbed With $9K In Cocaine, Heroin, ‘Ghost Gun’ Supplies, Police Say
Easton Ex-Con, 36, Nabbed With $9K In Cocaine, Heroin, ‘Ghost Gun’ Supplies, Police Say An ex-convict was arrested Thursday morning after a search of his Easton apartment turned up thousands of dollars’ worth of heroin, cocaine and items used to make “ghost guns,” authorities said. Easton Police carried out a search warrant at the S. 7th Street apartment of Jeffrey Brownlee, 36, who they say was actively selling narcotics and possibly manufacturing unlicensed firearms known as “ghost guns,” authorities said. The search turned up about $9,000 worth of cocaine, heroin, a shotgun, items to manufacture “ghost guns” and various drug distribution paraphernalia, police said. A vehic…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Fugitive Captured 1 Month After Elbowing Pregnant Woman's Stomach, Police In York County Say Fugitive Captured 1 Month After Elbowing Pregnant Woman's Stomach, Police In York County Say
Fugitive Captured 1 Month After Elbowing Pregnant Woman's Stomach, Police In York County Say A man wanted for elbowing a pregnant woman's stomach and punching the back of her head several times was arrested after more than a month on the run, authorities said. Carroll Township officers responded to the 800 block of Route 15 northbound for a domestic assault around 1:51 a.m. July 29, local police said. Patrick Osbourne, 20, had fled the scene by the time police arrived, police said. A warrant for his arrest was issued by MDJ Thomas out of District court 19-3-10. He was arrested on Sunday, Sept. 5 on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, recklessly endangering another pers…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PA Man Points Police To His Killer Moments Before Death, Police Say PA Man Points Police To His Killer Moments Before Death, Police Say
PA Man Points Police To His Killer Moments Before Death, Police Say One man is dead and another has been charged after a brawl in Lancaster on Wednesday, according to the Lancaster City bureau of police. Police were dispatched for a report of a stabbing at 505 Pearl Street just before 7 a.m. The officers arrived to find Brandon Schweers, 36, of the 500 block of Pearl Street in Lancaster, with visible injuries to his head and knee, as well as having difficulty breathing. Prior to being taken to the hospital, Schweers told the officers that Aaron Robertson was the person who attacked with a knife and pepper spray. During their investigation the officers …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PD: Man Who Pulled Knife On Shopper At Bucks County Walmart Hit With Multiple Charges PD: Man Who Pulled Knife On Shopper At Bucks County Walmart Hit With Multiple Charges
PD: Man Who Pulled Knife On Shopper At Bucks County Walmart Hit With Multiple Charges A man accused of pulling a knife on a Walmart shopper in Bucks County was hit with multiple charges, authorities said. Barry Whiteman, 59, of Hatfield allegedly pulled a knife on a shopper during a verbal altercation in June, according to Hatfield Township police. A retired police officer intervened before anyone was injured, police said. The circumstances surrounding the argument were not immediately known. Whiteman was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, terroristic threats, and harassment.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
U.S Marshals Capture Delco Bowling Alley Shooting Suspect U.S Marshals Capture Delco Bowling Alley Shooting Suspect
U.S Marshals Capture Delco Bowling Alley Shooting Suspect A man accused of firing shots at the mother of his child at a Delaware County bowling alley earlier this month was captured by members of the U.S Marshals Service in Philadelphia Tuesday, authorities said. Jamil D. Wynder, 28, is accused of firing multiple shots at his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend during an alleged child custody dispute outside Wynnewood Lanes on the 2200 block of Haverford Road in Ardmore around 10:20 p.m on Aug. 13, according to Haverford Township police. The woman was left with a superficial wound to the chest, and refused medical treatment at the scene, police said. …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
PD: Allentown Man With Loaded Shotgun Taken Into Custody PD: Allentown Man With Loaded Shotgun Taken Into Custody
PD: Allentown Man With Loaded Shotgun Taken Into Custody A man was taken into custody after he was found with a loaded shotgun in a home in Allentown early Monday morning, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a disturbance involving an armed person arrived at the 600 block of North 5th Street around 6:50 a.m. to find John Trinkle, 65, in the home, according to the Allentown Police Department. Officers took Trinkle into custody without incident and also recovered a shotgun, police said. It was not made clear if Trinkle was holding the shotgun when police arrived. Trinkle was charged with terroristic threats, simple assault, and re…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
PD: Man With Axe Charged In Allentown Assault PD: Man With Axe Charged In Allentown Assault
PD: Man With Axe Charged In Allentown Assault Police in Lehigh County have charged an Allentown man with using an axe to injure another man. Officers responding to a home in the 700 block of Mulberry Street around 7:25 p.m. Thursday for an assault in progress found Wilfredo Perez, 70, holding an axe, according to the Allentown Police Department. There was another man in the home suffering a life-threatening injury, police said. He was treated on scene and taken by EMS to an area hospital for treatment. Details surrounding the assault were not made public. Perez was charged with criminal attempt (homicide), aggravated assault, an…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
PD: Woman Arrested After Firing Gunshots Into Allentown Home PD: Woman Arrested After Firing Gunshots Into Allentown Home
PD: Woman Arrested After Firing Gunshots Into Allentown Home A 49-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly fired shots into an occupied home in Allentown over the weekend, authorities said. Officers were able to catch the shooter, Sydney Small, when they arrived at a home in the 400 Block of West Turner Street around noon on June 26, according to Allentown police. There were no injuries. Officers also recovered a loaded handgun from Small, police said. She was charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, and simple assault. Small was sent to Lehigh Count…

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by Nicole Acosta