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PA Man Shots, Kills Friend During Fight Over Video Game, DA Says PA Man Shots, Kills Friend During Fight Over Video Game, DA Says
PA Man Shots, Kills Friend During Fight Over Video Game, DA Says A 21-year-old man from Phoenixville has been charged with homicide following the fatal shooting of his friend in Schuylkill Township allegedly during a fight over a video game, authorities announced Friday, Nov. 8. Holden Hoffsis was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder, Third Degree Murder, and related offenses for allegedly shooting 21-year-old Daniel Gray in the chest during an argument early in the morning, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and Schuylkill Township Police Department. Police were dispatched to a residence on Westhorpe Lane at approximatel…
DUI Driver Tries Stealing Victim's Pickup As She Fills Gas Tank At Bucks Sunoco Station: Police DUI Driver Tries Stealing Victim's Pickup As She Fills Gas Tank At Bucks Sunoco Station: Police
DUI Driver Tries Stealing Victim's Pickup As She Fills Gas Tank At Bucks Sunoco Station: Police A 40-year-old Philadelphia man is accused of stealing a woman's pickup truck while she was filling it up with gas in Bucks County, authorities said. Charles P. Casler was arrested at about 5 p.m. on Aug. 14 after fleeing the incident at a Sunoco station near the intersection of Street Road and Central Ave. in Feasterville, according to Lower Southampton police. The vehicle, a red Ford pick-up truck, was stopped at the Elmwood Avenue intersection where the driver resisted arrest and ran off before he was apprehended by police.  Following his arrest, he was found to be under the in…
Philly Man Arrested In $100K Jewelry Store Heist Philly Man Arrested In $100K Jewelry Store Heist
Philly Man Arrested In $100K Jewelry Store Heist A 53-year-old man from Philadelphia has been arrested in connection with a $100,000 heist from a jewelry store, authorities said. Chim Phu was arrested on Saturday, Aug. 3 after a warranted search of his home, Philadelphia police said. The robbery took place at about 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31 on the 900 block of Arch Street. Four trays of jewelry were taken during the robbery, police said. Authorities recovered loaded firearms, ammunition and drugs from the scene during their search. Phu has been charged with the gunpoint robbery, Violations of the Uniform Firearms Act (VUFA), narcoti…
Wanted Man Found Asleep On PA State Police Lancaster Lawn: Troopers Wanted Man Found Asleep On PA State Police Lancaster Lawn: Troopers
Wanted Man Found Asleep On PA State Police Lancaster Lawn: Troopers A convicted felon wanted in Lancaster County was found asleep on the lawn of Pennsylvania State Police Lancaster Barracks, Trooper Ryan Kalinich detailed in a release on Tuesday, July 23.  Miguel Angel Cruz-Rivera Jr., 48 of Lancaster, was taken into custody when PSP troopers discovered him on the barracks lawn just before 6 p.m. on June 24, 2024, Trooper Kalinich explained in the release.  While in custody he was found in possession of drugs and once his identity was revealed they learned he was wanted on a warrant in Lancaster for two counts of Misdemeanor Terroristic Threats Wi…
Infant Among 8 Hospitalized After Horse-Buggy Crash Involving DUI: PSP Infant Among 8 Hospitalized After Horse-Buggy Crash Involving DUI: PSP
Infant Among 8 Hospitalized After Horse-Buggy Crash Involving DUI: PSP A 5-month-old infant and seven other Amish people were hospitalized after being rear-ended by an allegedly drunk and high driving, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, July 22.  James Leo Walkergoutal, 27 of West Chester, was found "under the influence of alcohol and drugs" when he rear-ended the horse and buggy, Pennsylvania State Police Lancaster Trooper James Grothey wrote in the release.  Walkgoutal had been driving his Toyota Prius east on Lincoln High East/US Route 30 when he struck the horse-and-buggy just west of Slaymaker Hill Road, Paradise Township, …
Drugged Driver Rattles Resident After Predawn Crash Off Route 17: Waldwick PD Drugged Driver Rattles Resident After Predawn Crash Off Route 17: Waldwick PD
Drugged Driver Rattles Resident After Predawn Crash Off Route 17: Waldwick PD A driver from Philadelphia who'd just crashed his car off Route 17 before dawn Friday banged on a nearby resident's door, shouting incoherently, and was arrested moments later, authorities said. Bret Michaels Staab, 41, crashed his 2022 Nissan Sentra on Manhattan Avenue in Waldwick, then abandoned it there, shortly after 6:30 a.m. Jan. 12, Police Lt. Troy E. Seifert said. Police got a call from a resident when Staab began banging on the door of a Dora Avenue home, the lieutenant said. They found Staab on a nearby street and an assortment of drugs -- heroin, crack, prescription meds and mor…
Alleged Police Impersonator's Victims Sought By Actual Police In Pennsylvania Alleged Police Impersonator's Victims Sought By Actual Police In Pennsylvania
Alleged Police Impersonator's Victims Sought By Actual Police In Pennsylvania Luzerne County residents may have been duped by a fake cop, authorities warn.  Paul Dolan of Scranton is accused of claiming to be a police officer during an interaction on Old Route 115 in Lehman on Dec. 13, township police said.  Dolan allegedly approached a driver with a flat tire near the intersection with Church Road and tried to get him to move his car into a patch of dirt, authorities said.  He "made several statements about being a police officer" and mentioned multiple local departments and stations where he "works out of," police said. Dolan also claimed to ha…
PA Man Who Struck Amish Teen Dead Sentenced, 'Not Their Place To Judge' Community Says PA Man Who Struck Amish Teen Dead Sentenced, 'Not Their Place To Judge' Community Says
PA Man Who Struck Amish Teen Dead Sentenced, 'Not Their Place To Judge' Community Says A Lititz man who pleaded guilty to striking an Amish horse and buggy — killing an Amish teen — has been sentenced by an "English" judge but the local Amish community apparently feels differently about the tragedy. Phillip Cornelius Sullivan, II, then 18 years old, driving a 2009 Lexus Sedan, struck a horse-drawn buggy, ejecting the driver, 18-year-old Andrew J. Stoltzfus of Honey Brook, before fleeing the scene, according to the police. The whole incident happened along the 5700 block of Division Highway around 2:45 a.m. on July 5, 2021, as Daily Vice reported at the time.  Stoltzfus …
'Operation: Hey You Guys' Brings Down 'Goonies Gang' In Coatesville, DA Says 'Operation: Hey You Guys' Brings Down 'Goonies Gang' In Coatesville, DA Says
'Operation: Hey You Guys' Brings Down 'Goonies Gang' In Coatesville, DA Says A pair of police investigations in Coatesville culminated with the arrests of 19 suspected drug dealers and the dismantlement of two trafficking groups, prosecutors claim.  Dubbed "Operation: Hey You Guys" and "Operation: Roasting Chestnuts," the probes took aim at two separate but related drug trafficking organizations, said Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan.  "Roasting Chesnuts" began in the summer of 2022, when residents on the 500 block of East Chestnut Street complained to police about safety concerns due to suspected drug activity in the area, police said.  Neighbors were "a…
Feds: Jersey Shore Dealer Convicted Of Selling Cocaine, Crack In Monmouth, Ocean Counties Feds: Jersey Shore Dealer Convicted Of Selling Cocaine, Crack In Monmouth, Ocean Counties
Feds: Jersey Shore Dealer Convicted Of Selling Cocaine, Crack In Monmouth, Ocean Counties An ex-con was convicted in federal court of selling cocaine and crack along the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Damion “Checks” Helmes, 42, of Cliffwood was the last of 20 defendants convicted of peddling the drug throughout Monmouth County and into Ocean County. Jurors in U.S. District Court in Trenton found Helmes guilty of various drug-dealing charges while acquitting him of two gun offenses following a two-week trial. Helmes had already done time following a drug and gun bust in Keansburg in 2004, records show. Initially busted by the locals, Helmes was charged federally by the FBI’s …
Wanted Man Fleeing Police Jumps From Roof To Roof In Philly Suburbs Wanted Man Fleeing Police Jumps From Roof To Roof In Philly Suburbs
Wanted Man Fleeing Police Jumps From Roof To Roof In Philly Suburbs A wanted man went to great lengths to avoid local and federal authorities serving multiple arrest warrants at his home in the Philadelphia suburbs. As soon as members of the US Marshals Service and Chester City Police Department knocked on Dennis Pierce's door on West 9th Street, he was seen jumping from his roof onto a neighbor's roof around 6:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, they said. He then entered a nearby house through a third-floor window and hid on the first floor, where he was eventually sniffed out by a police dog, authorities said. While searching two of the involved homes, autho…
Man Wanted For Murder Nabbed In Delco Man Wanted For Murder Nabbed In Delco
Man Wanted For Murder Nabbed In Delco A 20-year-old fugitive wanted for murder was arrested in Delaware County, authorities said. Dahmir Hammond, of Chester, had been wanted in connection with a murder that happened on July 12, 2021 on the 2100 block of West 7th Street, local police said. Officers nabbed Hammond on the 800 block of Kerlin Street on Saturday, June 18, they said. He had marijuana, crack cocaine and a black Glock 22 .40 caliber pistol at the time of his arrest, Chester City police said. The pistol was loaded with one live round of ammunition in the chamber and twenty-one additional rounds of ammunition in the ma…
WANTED: Maryland Man Allegedly Behind Two Homicides In Prince George's County WANTED: Maryland Man Allegedly Behind Two Homicides In Prince George's County
Wanted: Maryland Man Allegedly Behind Two Homicides In Prince George's County Prince George's County Police are offering up to $2,500 to anyone with information about a man believed to be behind multiple recent homicides in the county.  Malique Harden, 21, of Suitland, is wanted for killing Michael Hawkins, 58, of Washington DC in his apartment in the 3800 block of St. Barnabas Road on Feb. 27, police said. Harden reportedly shot and killed Hawkins during a robbery, police said.  Harden also allegedly shot and killed a woman after breaking into her Marlow Heights apartment and failed to find drugs in February as well, according to Fox Baltimore.&n…
PA Man Killed Woman With Sword During Drug-Related Argument, Left Body For Days: Report PA Man Killed Woman With Sword During Drug-Related Argument, Left Body For Days: Report
PA Man Killed Woman With Sword During Drug-Related Argument, Left Body For Days: Report A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man said he used a large sword to kill a 43-year-old woman during an argument over drugs and then left her body inside of his home for days, the Daily Item reports citing a criminal complaint. Rhonda Pearce reportedly threatened to call police during the argument before Corey Quincy killed her in Shamokin, the outlet said citing court papers. Police were called to Quincy's home Friday when his dad called police worried about his well-being. When police arrived, officers asked if Pearce was there, too. Quincy directed authorities upstairs, where they found her body…
Meth, Cash Seized In Sharon Hill Raid: Police Meth, Cash Seized In Sharon Hill Raid: Police
Meth, Cash Seized In Sharon Hill Raid: Police Police in Delaware County and the local drug task force seized meth, cash, and more from a suspected dealer, authorities said. Megan Weaver, 43, was arrested after a warranted search of a home on Sharon Avenue turned up 4.5 ounces of crystal methamphetamine, more than $1000 in cash, and drug packaging on Thursday, March 3, Sharon Hill police said. Weaver, of Sharon Hill, was arrested without incident and subsequently arraigned on charges of possession with intent to deliver, selling of controlled substances, and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court records. She was remanded…
Arrest Made In December Allentown Shooting Arrest Made In December Allentown Shooting
Arrest Made In December Allentown Shooting Authorities in Allentown have arrested a man in connection with a December shooting. Police were called to the 700 block of W. Green St. on a report of shots fired on Dec. 6, they said. Responding officers found spent casings in the area. Investigators later identified Dmetrius Sanders, 21, of Allentown, as a suspect in the shooting. A warrant was issued for Sanders on charges of firearms not to be carried without a license, recklessly endangering another person, no carrying or discharging of weapons, police said. Sanders was taken into custody on Feb. 7 when officers spotted h…
Son Of Woman Found Dead In Berks Co. Home Charged With Murder Son Of Woman Found Dead In Berks Co. Home Charged With Murder
Son Of Woman Found Dead In Berks Co. Home Charged With Murder The son of a woman found dead in a Berks County home over the weekend has been charged with her murder, authorities said. Jakob A. Murray, 24, of Shillington, was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, third-degree murder, aggravated assault, strangulation, robbery, theft, and possessing an instrument of crime in the killing of his mom, Jill Murray, 47, Pennsylvania State Police said Tuesday. He admitted to strangling his mother at their North Brobst Street home Sunday morning, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Murray also claimed that after choking his mom, he …
Suburban Philly High School Student Arrested After Bringing Gun, Drugs To School Suburban Philly High School Student Arrested After Bringing Gun, Drugs To School
Suburban Philly High School Student Arrested After Bringing Gun, Drugs To School A high school student in suburban Philadelphia was arrested Friday morning after bringing a gun and drugs to school, authorities said. Juan Rivera, 18, was found with a handgun, drugs, and drug paraphernalia inside his bookbag at West Chester East High School around 9:30 a.m., West Goshen police said. There were no reported injuries, according to police. Rivera was charged with firearms not to be carried without a license, possession with intent to deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a weapon on school property. He was release…
Pair Nabbed Stealing Cart Filled With $1K Of Liquor From Mercer County Wegmans: Police Pair Nabbed Stealing Cart Filled With $1K Of Liquor From Mercer County Wegmans: Police
Pair Nabbed Stealing Cart Filled With $1K Of Liquor From Mercer County Wegmans: Police Two men from Trenton were found with crack and heroin paraphernalia after they were caught stealing a shopping cart full of nearly $1,000 worth of liquor from a nearby Wegmans store. Miguel A. Arocho and Edwin D. Cruz stole the cart with $952.84 worth of liquor from Wegmans on Nassau Park Boulevard in Princeton after they had shoplifted the previous day at the same location on Nov. 30, 2021, West Windsor Police said in a Jan. 8 release. The men then abandoned the cart of liquor and ran from an officer who had ordered them to stop, police said. The men were successfully apprehended and tak…
Weapons Arsenal Sends NJ White Supremacist To Federal Prison For 62 Months Weapons Arsenal Sends NJ White Supremacist To Federal Prison For 62 Months
Weapons Arsenal Sends NJ White Supremacist To Federal Prison For 62 Months A Sussex County man who was once stabbed in a biker bar brawl was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for an assortment of illegal weapons and ammo found by authorities after he crashed his van. Joseph Rubino, 59, of Lafayette Township, will have to serve just about all of the 62-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. He remained temporarily held at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia on New Year's Eve pending assignment to a long-term facility. NJ State Police said they spotted some of the arsenal in a white Chevy Express van dr…
Pennsylvania Homeowner Shoots Pantless Intruder Dead: State Police Pennsylvania Homeowner Shoots Pantless Intruder Dead: State Police
Pennsylvania Homeowner Shoots Pantless Intruder Dead: State Police Man and his wife are in the hospital after a pantless home invader attacked them on Wednesday morning, according to Pennsylvania state police. State police were called to a shooting in the 800 block of Green Springs Road in Berwick Township on Wednesday around 11:20 a.m., according to a release by police at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. Steven Shaffer, 54, who lived on the same street– dressed in only a shirt– entered into the home of an elderly couple he did not know through an unlocked door and attacked them, according to police. The man and woman, only identified as a co…
Gunfire Leads Allentown Police To Man With Drugs, Authorities Say Gunfire Leads Allentown Police To Man With Drugs, Authorities Say
Gunfire Leads Allentown Police To Man With Drugs, Authorities Say A man was charged after gunfire led Allentown police to his car, which was carrying drugs and a gun with an obliterated serial number, authorities said.  Officers were called to 6th and Greenleaf Streets around 12:05 a.m. Monday after receiving a report of shots fired, Allentown police said in a Tuesday release. Officers found spent shell casings and witnesses gave a description of the shooter and their car, police said. Investigators were able to quickly locate the suspect, 26-year-old Peter Rivera-Torres, in a nearby car, according to police. Officers seized an unspecified amount o…
2 Men Arrested After Raid Of Allentown Home Finds Fentanyl, Cocaine, Guns, Police Say 2 Men Arrested After Raid Of Allentown Home Finds Fentanyl, Cocaine, Guns, Police Say
2 Men Arrested After Raid Of Allentown Home Finds Fentanyl, Cocaine, Guns, Police Say Two men were arrested after a raid on an Allentown home turned up drugs, loaded guns, and a large sum of cash, authorities said. As part of an ongoing drug investigation by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, the Bethlehem Police Department, and the Allentown Police Department, a search warrant was served at a home on Greenleaf Street, local police said. The warrant seized $11, 937 in cash, 508 grams of fentanyl, 12 grams brown tar heroin, 34 grams cocaine, 4.1 grams marijuana, and three loaded handguns, including one "ghost gun," Bethlehem police said. Jorge Sanchez and…
PD: Ridley Driver Who Denied Flipping Car Busted With Box Of Drugs PD: Ridley Driver Who Denied Flipping Car Busted With Box Of Drugs
PD: Ridley Driver Who Denied Flipping Car Busted With Box Of Drugs A Ridley Township driver was found in the middle of the road near an overturned car, and later arrested when police also found a jewelry box of drugs in the car Wednesday morning, authorities said. An officer was on routine patrol around 8 a.m. when pedestrians told him they spotted an overturned vehicle in the 400 block of 2nd Avenue, Ridley Township police said. When the officer approached the car, he found Casey Moore, 40, sitting next to the passenger side door, uninjured, police said. Moore denied being the driver of the car and said she was solely the passenger, and the driver f…
Police: Stolen Gun, Drugs Seized From Philly Couple In Hackensack Stop Police: Stolen Gun, Drugs Seized From Philly Couple In Hackensack Stop
Police: Stolen Gun, Drugs Seized From Philly Couple In Hackensack Stop Hackensack detectives found a Philadelphia couple carrying a stolen handgun and drugs during a traffic stop, authorities said. Narcotics Squad Detectives Kley Peralta and Reuven Lyak stopped the 2015 Acura sedan at the intersection of River and Kansas streets for equipment violations shortly before 7:30 p.m. Monday, Detective Capt. Daniel DeWitt said. The driver, Darinel Perez-Burgos, 28, “had a suspended driver's license and said he did not know who owned the car,” DeWitt said. The passenger, 21-year-old dental assistant Jelayna Sevilla, “provided a suspended Delaware driver's license and…
Miami Spring Breakers Accused Of Drugging, Raping Bucks County Woman, 24, Held Without Bail Miami Spring Breakers Accused Of Drugging, Raping Bucks County Woman, 24, Held Without Bail
Miami Spring Breakers Accused Of Drugging, Raping Bucks County Woman, 24, Held Without Bail A pair of Miami Spring Break goers accused of drugging and raping a Bucks County woman who was later found dead in a waterfront hotel room were being held without bail, news reports say. Evoire Collier, 21, and Dorian Taylor, 24, both of North Carolina, allegedly met Christine Englehardt, of Richboro, at a restaurant, where they slipped her a "green pill," CBS Philly says. The men are accused of stealing Englehardt's credit cards and cash and using them during their trip to Miami, NBC reports. Surveillance footage showed the pair entering the hotel lobby with Englehardt -- even helping he…
Bucks County Woman, 24, Found Dead In Miami Hotel Room After Being Drugged, Raped By Two Men Bucks County Woman, 24, Found Dead In Miami Hotel Room After Being Drugged, Raped By Two Men
Bucks County Woman, 24, Found Dead In Miami Hotel Room After Being Drugged, Raped By Two Men A 24-year-old Bucks County woman was found dead in a Miami hotel room after being drugged and raped by two North Carolina men, according to several news reports. UPDATE: Miami Spring Breakers Accused Of Drugging, Raping Bucks County Woman, 24, Held Without Bail Christine Englehardt, of Richboro, was visiting Florida and found dead Thursday morning in Albion Hotel, her father told NBC Miami. Evoire Collier, 21, and Dorian Taylor, 24, are accused of stealing Englehardt's credit cards and cash and using them during their trip to Miami, the news outlet reports. Surveillance footage showe…
Slate Belt Traffic Stop Leads To Forgery, Theft Charges For Woman Found With Stolen Checkbook Slate Belt Traffic Stop Leads To Forgery, Theft Charges For Woman Found With Stolen Checkbook
Slate Belt Traffic Stop Leads To Forgery, Theft Charges For Woman Found With Stolen Checkbook A Slate Belt traffic stop resulted in forgery and theft charges for a 38-year-old woman accused of writing checks to herself from a stolen checkbook. Amanda Miller was pulled over near W. West Street and Jefferson Street in Wind Gap on Feb. 9, Slate Belt Regional Police said. Police obtained and carried out a search warrant for the vehicle, which turned up a stolen checkbook and two checks written out to Miller, as well as unspecified drug paraphernalia, authorities said. A warrant was issued Feb. 22 for the arrest of Miller, who turned herself in to police headquarters on March 4, authori…
4 Pennsylvanians Arrested In Atlantic City With Drugs, Guns, Meth Lab Products 4 Pennsylvanians Arrested In Atlantic City With Drugs, Guns, Meth Lab Products
4 Pennsylvanians Arrested In Atlantic City With Drugs, Guns, Meth Lab Products Four Pennsylvania residents were arrested in Atlantic City during a stop where guns, drugs and materials for a meth lab were recovered, authorities said. At 10:37 a.m. on Thursday, Atlantic City Police Officer Aaron Jones stopped a car in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue after observing a drug sale, police said. All four of the car's occupants were arrested after officers found a 22-caliber rifle, a handgun, 17 grams of methamphetamine, a small amount of heroin and a large bag containing items to cook, produce, and store methamphetamine, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spo…