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Suspect Crashed Into Two Cars During Allentown Police Chase, Authorities Say
A police pursuit in Allentown on Wednesday, March 13 ended in two accidents and an arrest, city police said in a release.
Johnathan Pacheco, 32, is charged with multiple offenses including criminal trespassing, fleeing police, and assault, authorities said.
Officers were called to the 800 block of Greenleaf Street around 10:30 a.m. for a suspicious vehicle, authorities said. Pacheco fled when they arrived and police gave chase, according to the release.
Authorities said Pacheco crashed into a police vehicle and then struck a bystander's car. He was arrested after fleeing …
Man Shot After Breaking Into Reading Home, Attacking Residents: Authorities
A trespasser who forced his way inside a Reading home Thursday night, March 7, is now recovering from a gunshot wound, according to city police.
Timothy Harris, 37, went inside a house on the 100 block of South 5th Street, an RPD spokesperson told Daily Voice.
When confronted by residents, police said Harris attacked two of them before he was shot in the leg. He fled the scene but was picked up by police a short time later, authorities said.
Harris was treated at Reading Hospital and then charged with criminal trespassing, assault, and related counts, according to police.…
Reward Offered For Accused Burglar From Eastern PA
A man accused of multiple felony break-ins is sought by police in West Chester.
Francis Timothy Bango is charged with burglary, attempted burglary, criminal trespassing, loitering and prowling, and related offenses, according to state police and public court records.
The 23-year-old allegedly committed the offenses on Aug. 21, 2022, according to court documents.
The West Chester resident is described as being 6-foot-2-inches tall, weighing 170 pounds, with black hair, and brown eyes, the police detailed in the release.
A cash reward of an unnamed amount is available for inform…
Philly Mosque Vandal Arrested, Charged
Philadelphia police say they caught the man responsible for vandalizing a mosque in West Oak Lane over the weekend.
Johnathan Boone, 47, of Germantown section, was charged with criminal mischief, institutional vandalism, and criminal trespassing, city police said in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 28.
The incident occurred at Masjidullah, 7401 Limekiln Pike, just before midnight on Friday, Feb. 24, Daily Voice has reported. Mosque leaders posted photos to Facebook on Saturday, Feb. 25 showing crudely painted messages and images on the house of worship's doors and walls.
A despicable act o…
Poconos Man Stole Drugs From His Impounded Car, Police Say
A Monroe County man faces criminal trespassing charges for allegedly trying to sneak into a police impound lot and remove marijuana from his confiscated car, authorities say.
Leroy Litus, 23, of Tobyhanna, was pulled over by Pocono Township police for a traffic stop around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, the department said.
Officers claimed they could smell marijuana and asked for permission to search Litus' car, which he declined. Police seized the vehicle and impounded it while they worked to obtain a search warrant, authorities said.
A few hours later, at about 5 a.m., off…
Armed Intruder Stands Over Sleeping East Lansdowne Resident Before Fleeing: Police
An armed intruder was arrested after breaking into a home, and standing over a resident as she slept in her bed, authorities in Delaware County said.
Quinn Sivels, 41, of Philadelphia, was later identified as the suspect who broke into the Pembroke Avenue home in East Lansdowne armed with a gun around 2:30 a.m. on Friday, June 3, local police said.
The pair fought over the gun, and the man eventually fled her home on foot, East Lansdowne police said.
A few minutes later, officers captured the suspect near the home, they said. The handgun described by the victim was also recovere…
PA District Attorney Charged With Rape, Strangulation May Lose Bail Following New Crimes: AG
A Pennsylvania District Attorney who was arrested for rape and related charges but was later released may have his bail revoked by Pennsylvania's Attorney General Josh Shapiro after half a dozen new charges were filed in two separate incidents.
Somerset District Attorney, Jeffrey Lynn Thomas II, 36, of Windber, was first accused of entering a known woman’s home in Windber without permission, refusing to leave, then sexually and physically assaulting her on Saturday. Sept. 18, 2021, according to court documents.
For that incident, he was charged with the following, court records show…
Bristol Man Admits To Trying To Kill Estranged Wife Screaming For Help In Front Of Daughter, 8
A Bucks County man who violated a protection of abuse order in repeatedly stabbing his estranged wife last August admitted trying to kill her before a judge on Wednesday, authorities said.
Walter Joseph Vandoren Jr., 44, of Bristol Township, pleaded guilty to attempted homicide, burglary, criminal trespassing, simple assault, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats, and criminal mischief before Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley, the Bucks County DA's Office announced.
Bristol Borough police were dispatched to the 200 block of Buckley Street after receivin…
