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Police Seek Help Identifying Victim Struck By Train In Montgomery County Police Seek Help Identifying Victim Struck By Train In Montgomery County
Police Seek Help Identifying Victim Struck By Train In Montgomery County Do you know this man?  Police in Montgomery County are asking for the public's help in identifying him, after he was struck by a train behind Wissahickon Avenue in Upper Gwynedd Township.  Authorities say the accident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17. The man was rushed to a nearby hospital where he remains in critical condition as of Friday, Dec. 23.  Investigators believe the man may be Mario Vargas from the town of Xochitepec in Guerrero, Mexico, and are circulating Vargas' photo on social media.  We could really use your help: On Saturday, December 17, around 6:3…

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by Mac Bullock
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Injured MontCo Man Attacked First Responders Who Came To Help: Police Injured MontCo Man Attacked First Responders Who Came To Help: Police
Injured MontCo Man Attacked First Responders Who Came To Help: Police A Montgomery County man who appeared to be injured sprang to his feet and assaulted the first responders who came to help him, according to authorities.  Police in Upper Gwynedd Township were called to the area of North Wales Road and Mendham Drive for a reported medical emergency just after 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17.  There, officers saw 68-year-old Harry R. Boutcher of North Wales lying partially on the road.  When Officer Frederick Lynch approached to see if Boutcher was responsive, police said the 68-year-old "suddenly lunged upwards and began to assault" him. …

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Harassed, Threatened To Leak Estranged Wife's Nudes During Separation: Police Man Harassed, Threatened To Leak Estranged Wife's Nudes During Separation: Police
Man Harassed, Threatened To Leak Estranged Wife's Nudes During Separation: Police A Pennsylvania man was arrested on accusations he harassed his estranged wife and threatened to leak "explicit photos" of her if she didn't pay him during their separation, authorities said. Kevin Wilbur's wife was staying with her parents while the two were going through a separation, Upper Gwynedd Township police said. Beginning in early 2021, the Doylestown man broke into the home, causing his wife and her parents to fear for their safety, authorities said. He was told he was no longer allowed at the property.  Following the attempted break-in, Wilbur began to send h…

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by Cecilia Levine
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MontCo Man Who Showed Group Of 11-Year-Old Kids His Genitals Gets Probation MontCo Man Who Showed Group Of 11-Year-Old Kids His Genitals Gets Probation
MontCo Man Who Showed Group Of 11-Year-Old Kids His Genitals Gets Probation A 23-year-old Montgomery County man who exposed himself to four 11-year-old children was sentenced to four years of probation, NorthPennNow reports. Christian Aristizabal followed the children on a sidewalk in the 900 block of Willow Grove Avenue in Wyndmoor on Dec. 13, 2019, Springfield Township police previously said. Aristizabal, of North Wales, pleaded guilty to one count of indecent exposure, and charged with unlawful contact of a minor, open lewdness and disorderly conduct. Aristizabal in 2018 was accused of exposing himself to a pair of female employees at an Upper Gwynedd…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lawsuit Filed Against North Penn Schools Says Student Was Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted By Peer Lawsuit Filed Against North Penn Schools Says Student Was Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted By Peer
Lawsuit Filed Against North Penn Schools Says Student Was Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted By Peer A Montgomery County school district is accused in a lawsuit of failing to protect a female student who was allegedly sexually assaulted more than 20 times by one of her male peers for five years beginning in elementary school The suit was filed against the North Penn School District with the U.S. District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania on Oct. 15 by Laura E. Laughlin, Esq., on behalf of the alleged victim identified only as Jane Due (see complaint attached). Doe was sexually assaulted more than 20 times by a classmate identified only as "MP," who was "known with sexual predat…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities ID Woman, 62, Killed In Montgomery County Fire Authorities ID Woman, 62, Killed In Montgomery County Fire
Authorities ID Woman, 62, Killed In Montgomery County Fire A 62-year-old woman died Monday of injuries sustained in a two-alarm Montgomery County apartment fire over the weekend, officials said.  Joann Maletto, of Upper Gwynedd Township, was pronounced dead Monday morning by the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office, Upper Gwynedd Township Fire Marshal Jeff Tomczak said. Crews from Upper Gwynedd and automatic aide responded to the 29 Kearny Dr. blaze around 12:30 p.m., where neighbors were able to help them locate Maletto on the second floor, the fire marshal said. "Rescue attempts were made, but smoke and heat conditions pushed them ba…

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by Cecilia Levine