Armed Wawa Shopper Spits On Police In Bucks County, Authorities Claim Armed Wawa Shopper Spits On Police In Bucks County, Authorities Claim
Armed Wawa Shopper Spits On Police In Bucks County, Authorities Claim A Philadelphia man is accused of spitting on police officers after allegedly waving around a firearm at a Bucks County Wawa, authorities say.  It happened in Hilltown on Friday, May 19, Township police wrote in a release. Officers were called to the Wawa at 3520 Bethlehem Pike for reports of an armed person, the department said.  Police were told that a suspect "brandished a handgun at a citizen" in the store parking lot. Montgomery Township Police assisted authorities in finding the suspect's vehicle and pulling him over, according to the release.  After being arrested, pol…
NJ Mom Of 7 Was Struck Dead By DUI Driver In PA: Police NJ Mom Of 7 Was Struck Dead By DUI Driver In PA: Police
NJ Mom Of 7 Was Struck Dead By DUI Driver In PA: Police A 36-year-old mom of seven and New Jersey native died when she was struck walking in a crosswalk last December in Harrisburg, PA. Six months later, police have determined that the driver responsible was both speeding and intoxicated when he struck her and another person. Nicole M. DeFalco, originally of Glen Ridge and most recently of Harrisburg, and another pedestrian were struck while using a marked cross walk at the intersection of South Cameron and Market streets around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, according to the police, DeFalco's obituary, and her social media.  DeFalco…
Poconos Passenger Killed In Crashed After Police Chase: Troopers Poconos Passenger Killed In Crashed After Police Chase: Troopers
Poconos Passenger Killed In Crashed After Police Chase: Troopers One person is dead after a nearly 20-mile pursuit by state troopers in Monroe County ended in a car crash, authorities say.  Early on Thursday, April 20, state police in Stroud Township pulled over a car for equipment violations and suspected DUI, they said in a release. The driver was soon found to have an active arrest warrant and refused to exit the car when ordered by troopers, police said.  After becoming "combative," authorities claim the driver fled the scene in their car. Troopers gave chase for 19 miles before the car lost control and crashed into a wooded area, according…
MD Man In Mobile Home Flees PA State Police: Affidavit MD Man In Mobile Home Flees PA State Police: Affidavit
MD Man In Mobile Home Flees PA State Police: Affidavit A Maryland man driving an RV with a "blunt" of marijuana and an open can of beer, avoided numerous spike strips and road blocks setup by state and local police in Pennsylvania on Thursday, April 13, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Martin Luther Cudjo was spotted by PSP in a tan 1988 Ford Econoline Mobile Home with no registration and no working rear lights in the 6600 block of Molly Pitcher Highway/US-11 around 11:30 p.m., according to the affidavit. When he wouldn't stop, state troopers pulled up next to him with lights and their siren on— just as the 58-y…
Police Officer, Professor BAC 2.7X Legal Limit When He Caused Multiple Crashes: PSP (UPDATE) Police Officer, Professor BAC 2.7X Legal Limit When He Caused Multiple Crashes: PSP (UPDATE)
Police Officer, Professor BAC 2.7X Legal Limit When He Caused Multiple Crashes: PSP (Update) A police officer— who is also a professor— has been charged after he caused "three separate crashes within one continued action," while under the influence— none of which he can remember, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an updated release on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 and in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Kyle Hosking, 42, of Elizabethtown is an Adjunct Lecturer in Sociology-Criminal Justice at Albright University, according to the school's website. He is also a member of the Mount Joy Borough Police Department as well as being "a member of the Lancaster County Major Crimes T…
Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police
Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police A DUI Pennsylvania man who tried getting into a closed Arby's restaurant was arrested after urinating in the parking lot where he exposed himself, police said. Charles J. Visaggi was unsteady on his feet, was slurring his speech and seemed disoriented while trying to gain entry into the Arby's in Wind Gap last December, local police said. Slate Belt Regional Police officers found Visaggi at a nearby Wendy's operating a vehicle, authorities said. Visaggi, displaying signs of impairment, was found to be incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle, according to police. He was taken int…
Dad's Throat Slit By Son Who Burned Down Grandma's House, PA State Police Say Dad's Throat Slit By Son Who Burned Down Grandma's House, PA State Police Say
Dad's Throat Slit By Son Who Burned Down Grandma's House, PA State Police Say A man convicted on charges filed in connection to burning his grandmother's house down is facing troubles with the law again, this time after slitting his father's throat with a kitchen knife, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Christopher Thomas Rhone, 43, took a kitchen knife to his 69-year-old dad's throat while he was asleep on the couch in the home they share in the 6500 block of Mountain Drive at 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 2, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in the affidavit.  The police arrived to find the dad holding a towel to his throat, w…
Horse-Buggy Struck By Drunk Woman Across From Police Station In PA, Authorities Say Horse-Buggy Struck By Drunk Woman Across From Police Station In PA, Authorities Say
Horse-Buggy Struck By Drunk Woman Across From Police Station In PA, Authorities Say A 60-year-old Coatesville woman has been arrested after she drunkenly crashed into a horse-and-buggy across the street from a police station in Lancaster County, police announced of Thursday, March 30, 2023.  Joyce Elaine Martin, "displayed signs of impairment" when the police come over to Shady Maple Smorgasbord to investigate the vehicle verse horse-and-buggy crash reported on March 10 at 5:50 p.m., according to the East Earl Township Police Department.  It is unclear if any person or if the horse was hurt in the crash. A breathalyzer test showed Martin had a blood alcohol conc…
Delco Driver Who Stopped To Help At Accident Scene Hit By Passing Car: Police Delco Driver Who Stopped To Help At Accident Scene Hit By Passing Car: Police
Delco Driver Who Stopped To Help At Accident Scene Hit By Passing Car: Police A Philadelphia man who pulled over at the scene of a Delaware County accident was seriously injured when he was hit by a passing car, authorities say.  It happened on I-95 in Tinicum Township in the early morning hours on Sunday, March 12, state police wrote in a report. A single-vehicle accident had occurred in the right lane near mile marker 8.7, disabling the car and blocking the path, troopers said.  A passing driver, 44-year-old Kafumba Kromah, parked his Mitsubishi Outlander on the right shoulder and got out to assist at the scene of the crash, police said.  At about 1…
Teen ICE Detainee From NY Leads PA State Police On Chase Along I-81: Authorities Teen ICE Detainee From NY Leads PA State Police On Chase Along I-81: Authorities
Teen ICE Detainee From NY Leads PA State Police On Chase Along I-81: Authorities A 19-year-old illegal immigrant and a 16-year-old girl from New York led Pennslyvania state police pursuit on Interstate 81 that ended with a three-vehicle crash, authorities announced in a release on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.  Dhanraj Itwaru who had been staying in Jamaica, NY along with his passenger, a girl from South Ozone Park, was fleeing from troopers in his 1999 Honda CRV along I-81 South near mile marker 75 in West Hanover Township around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, according to the PSP release. Itwaru was in the left lane, while 36-year-old Emily Petroski was driving a…
Teen Killed In Suspected DUI Crash In Chester County: Police Teen Killed In Suspected DUI Crash In Chester County: Police
Teen Killed In Suspected DUI Crash In Chester County: Police A teenage passenger was killed in a Chester County car crash Thursday, Feb. 9, and state police say an involved driver may have been under the influence.  The accident occurred just after 3 p.m. on Route 926/Street Road near the intersection with School House Road in East Marlborough Township, troopers said in a release.  Investigators believe a car was turning right from School House Road onto Street Road but "failed to properly clear the stop sign" and struck an eastbound vehicle on Street Road.  When state police arrived, the eastbound car was resting on its roof, while a…
PA TikTok Dad Pleads For Justice After Canadian Drunk Driver Kills Daughter By Dairy Queen: PSP PA TikTok Dad Pleads For Justice After Canadian Drunk Driver Kills Daughter By Dairy Queen: PSP
PA TikTok Dad Pleads For Justice After Canadian Drunk Driver Kills Daughter By Dairy Queen: PSP A 16-year-old girl went to get ice cream from the Dairy Queen across from a high school and was struck dead in a hit-and-run crash involving a Canadian drunk driver, Pennsylvania state police detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Bailey Lentz Veitch was struck in the 600 block of East Crawford Avenue, Connellsville Township on Sunday, Feb.5 around 7:30 p.m., according to the police and confirmed by her family and friends.  She had been walking home near Geibel Catholic High School when she stopped at a Dairy Queen to get some ice cream in to-go cups and was continuing on her w…