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Fentanyl, Meth, And Guns: PA Dealer Caught In Stolen Car Bust Sentenced
A Harrisburg drug trafficker with a stolen car, piles of meth, fentanyl, and illegal guns is heading to federal prison, authorities announced on Thursday, Feb. 27.
Kyle Malik Jones, 33, was sentenced to 160 months behind bars on Tuesday, Feb. 25, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said.
His downfall began on March 17, 2021, when Susquehanna Township police found a stolen vehicle parked outside a hotel. The car alarm went off, and Jones walked out of his hotel room to shut i…
Berwyn House Fire Sends One To Hospital: Officials
A house in Berwyn caught fire on Tuesday morning, July 23, sending one person to Paoli Hospital, according to first responders.
The fire was "well-advanced" by the time authorities arrived at the 400 block of Leopard Road around 11 a.m., Berwyn Fire Company said in a release.
Because the interior of the home was still badly damaged from a blaze on May 1, firefighters made the decision not to go inside, officials said.
Berwyn Fire Company
Members of the Radnor Fire Company, Malvern Fire Company, Goshen Fire Company, East Whiteland Fire Company, and Good Will Fire Co…
Ex-Con Kidnapper Gets 43 Years, No Parole, For Rape, Arson, Assault Rampage Through NJ, NY, PA
UPDATE: An ex-con who kidnapped and raped his ex-girlfriend in Pennsylvania, then torched a used car dealership in Paterson and rammed a stolen SUV into police cars at both ends of the George Washington Bridge was sentenced to 43 years in federal prison.
Luis Figueroa, 42, first took a plea deal from the government that called for him to serve 26 years in a federal penitentiary.
Then he abruptly withdrew his plea, took his chances with a trial – and lost.
Federal jurors in Newark convicted Figueroa in May 2022 of kidnapping, criminal sexual abuse, illegal gun possession and assaulting…
PA Constable Purchased 22 Firearms For Felon: AG
A Pennsylvania court constable is accused of purchasing weapons— including straw purchasing 22 guns— for a convicted felony, Attorney General Josh Shapiro. says.
Sidney Snelling, 48, of Wilkes-Barre, was arrested on Thursday, April 28, by members of the Office of Attorney General’s Gun Violence Section, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Luzerne County Detective Bureau, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
Agents also searched Snelling’s car and residence, seizing nine firearms, as well as ammunition and outlaw motorcycle vests.…
Feds: 'Community Guns' Smuggled Into NJ Seized, Local Man, Georgia Woman Charged
A trio of “community guns” were brought into New Jersey by a Garden State man and a Georgia woman, a grand jury has charged.
Most used in crimes in New Jersey are smuggled in from out of state, most often from the South, after being bought or stolen, authorities say.
These include “community guns,” which two or more criminals stash somewhere – in a mailbox or a garbage can, under a rock or on the tire of a car, for instance -- for instant access and quick disposal by them and others.
A grand jury indictment returned in Trenton charges Marquise Peterson, 28, of Trenton, and Quaneisha Frost-…
8 Kids, 4 Adults Dead In 'Devastating' Philadelphia Fire
Eight children and four adults were confirmed dead in a fire that swept through a Philadelphia rowhouse early Wednesday morning, city officials said.
Had the smoke alarms in the N. 23 Street building been working properly, though, things might have turned out differently, Mayor Jim Kenney's office said in a news release.
“This is, without a doubt, one of the most tragic days in our city’s history,” said Kenney, the son of a firefighter, at a news conference Wednesday. “Losing so many kids is just devastating.”
Fire companies arrived at 6:40 a.m. and found heavy fire coming …
NJ, PA Trio Trafficked Dozens Of 'Ghost Guns,' Indictment Charges
Two Philadelphia men and one from Camden trafficked no fewer than two dozen untraceable “ghost guns” from Pennsylvania into New Jersey, a grand jury indictment alleges.
Even more guns, as well as parts, large-capacity magazine and ammo, were seized during the investigation, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said Tuesday.
According to the indictment returned in Trenton, Eduardo T. Lazo Jr., 26, of Camden, organized the operation and sold the illegal guns in Camden.
Juan Enrique Fernandez, 29, and Ericknell Rivera-Mercado, 31, both of Philadelphia, are accused of bringing th…
DA: 5 People Arrested For MontCo, Philly, Berks, Lancaster County Gun Trafficking Ring
Five Pennsylvanians were arrested for operating a straw purchase gun trafficking ring in Montgomery, Philadelphia, Berks, and Lancaster counties, authorities said Friday.
Daveese Smith, 21, of Norristown; Darell Smith, 25, of Philadelphia; Maliqa Jack, 25 of Pottstown; Donaya Williams, 22, of Philadelphia; and Tanisha Allen (AKA Tanisha Smith), 42, of Norristown are accused of illegally obtaining and reselling 14 firearms, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.
Some of the suspects were arrested and charged in February when DA Kevin Steele initially announced th…
DA: 3 PA Men Arrested For Trafficking 37 Firearms Across Philly, Bucks, MontCo
Three Pennsylvania men were arrested for trafficking 37 firearms across Philadelphia, Bucks, and Montgomery counties, authorities announced.Tyron Gresham, 24, purchased the firearms from Dec. 19, 2019, through May 13, 2021, and attempted to buy another one on May 18, 2021, according to Montgomery County District Attorney's office.
Of the 37 firearms purchased by Gresham, 17 were purchased in Bucks County, 16 in Philadelphia, and four in Montgomery County.
Nasim Smalls, 24, and Aaron Walker, 20, who are brothers, are not legally allowed to purchase or possess firearms, authorities said…
