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Convicted PA Thief Pleads Guilty to Allentown Murder, Among 3 Other Cases: DA Convicted PA Thief Pleads Guilty to Allentown Murder, Among 3 Other Cases: DA
Convicted PA Thief Pleads Guilty to Allentown Murder, Among 3 Other Cases: DA A 22-year-old Bethlehem man has admitted to murder, and numerous other crimes the Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Monday, Oct. 14.  Legious Robert Minder Jr., pleaded guilty to Murder in the Third Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of Firearm Prohibited for the Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, slaying of Najeer Lane, 22, of Allentown, according to the DA. Minder Jr. had been charged along with two other men for Lane's death as well as the attempted murder of Bless Jones during Allentown so…
Drunk Woman Jumps Barefoot On Table At PA Restaurant While Fleeing: Police Drunk Woman Jumps Barefoot On Table At PA Restaurant While Fleeing: Police
Drunk Woman Jumps Barefoot On Table At PA Restaurant While Fleeing: Police A drunk woman caused a disturbance at a Berks County restaurant as she jumped barefoot onto a table while evading police, according to authorities. Alexa Peters, 29, of Honey Brook, was charged after she refused commands to stop from police during a disturbance in Morgantown on Sunday, Oct. 6, the Caernarvon Township Police Department said. Police were initially called to Lowes, located at 340 Crossings Boulevard, for a woman causing a disturbance in the area, according to police. Peters was reported to have stolen a drink, threw her jacket in an employee's face, and cursed at people. An o…
Allentown Man Robbed Three Shops In One Week, Police Say Allentown Man Robbed Three Shops In One Week, Police Say
Allentown Man Robbed Three Shops In One Week, Police Say A 32-year-old accused of three robberies was arrested by a county Emergency Response Team last week, Allentown police say.   Authorities said Dylan Marks of Allentown is a suspect in three robberies, including:  Union Beverage, 906 Club Avenue, on June 6 Speedway, 702 N. 19th Street, on June 6  Turner Street market, 1401 Turner Street, on June 13 He's charged with three counts each of robbery, theft, and receiving stolen property, plus one count each of resisting arrest and flight to avoid apprehension, police said.  Marks was unable to post his $100,000 bail and …
High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police
High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police A toddler is in the hospital after his 25-year-old mom got high and sent police on a 121-mile-per-hour chase across two Central Pennsylvania counties, state police announced on Tuesday. Ashley Lynnette Acosta of Steelton had warrants out for her arrest in Cumberland and Dauphin counties when police attempted to pull her over at around midnight on June 27, 2023, according to the police and court documents. Several patrol cars began to pursue her on US Route 15 North in Lower Allen Township when she took off at speeds as high as 121 mph, according to PSP.  Police briefly lost sight of her be…
Escaped Prisoner Who Assaulted Officer Found By Pennsylvania State Police Escaped Prisoner Who Assaulted Officer Found By Pennsylvania State Police
Escaped Prisoner Who Assaulted Officer Found By Pennsylvania State Police UPDATE: Escaped prisoner, Bruce William Miller II, has been recaptured, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an updated release published later the same day that he escaped. Additional information was not released.  ORIGINAL: A prisoner has escaped less than 12 days after he led State police in Venango County are looking for an escaped prisoner. Bruce William Miller II, 43, of Franklin City, was arrested and taken to Venango County Jail on May 6, 2023 after he was caught fleeing from police who were attempting to arrest him on outstanding warrants from Mercer County with full …
Drunk Motorcyclist Leads State Police On Chase Along Pennsylvania Highway Across Two Counties Drunk Motorcyclist Leads State Police On Chase Along Pennsylvania Highway Across Two Counties
Drunk Motorcyclist Leads State Police On Chase Along Pennsylvania Highway Across Two Counties A wanted 40-year-old man led state police on a chase across two central Pennsylvania counties on Sunday, September 11, authorities say. Rickey Allen Keys of Halifax led police on a chase on his 1983 Honda motorcycle from Upper Paxton to Washington townships PA 147 starting around 7:30 a.m., according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Keys was wanted on multiple active arrest warrants and for traffic violations when state police first attended to stop him. The pursuit weaved through Dauphin and Northumberland counties, troopers say. Keys has been charged with three felon…
Ex-Con, Parolee Assaults Police In PA, Flees Yelling 'Tell Them To Catch Me!' Ex-Con, Parolee Assaults Police In PA, Flees Yelling 'Tell Them To Catch Me!'
Ex-Con, Parolee Assaults Police In PA, Flees Yelling 'Tell Them To Catch Me!' A man who was being released on bail assaulted police and attempted to run away, authorities say. Everett Robert Swartz, 39, of Akron, Pennsylvania was arrested by West Earl Township police on a misdemeanor charge of simple assault around 10 a.m. May, 27, according to the police. He was arraigned and released by Judge Bearinger after posting $5,000 in unsecured bail, court records confirm.  As part of his release, he was taken back to the West Earl police department, but shortly after this happened State Parole contacted West Earl police and asked that Swartz not be rele…
PA Woman Who Allegedly Attempted To Plow Down Police Nabbed By US Marshals PA Woman Who Allegedly Attempted To Plow Down Police Nabbed By US Marshals
PA Woman Who Allegedly Attempted To Plow Down Police Nabbed By US Marshals A 28-year-old central Pennsylvania woman—who is accused of trying to hit police officers with a car, has been arrested, according to a release by US Marshals. York City police originally tried to pull over Kimberly Ann Edwards, who has previously lived in York and Hanover, at about 3 p.m. on Jan. 25, according to the release. As officers approached her vehicle on foot near Farquhar Park— Edwards drove in reverse towards them— nearly striking them, US Marshals say.  She sped off at a high rate of speed, then struck another vehicle near the intersection of Roosevelt and Pennsylvania Ave…
GOTCHA! Reading Shooting Suspect Captured At NY Airport GOTCHA! Reading Shooting Suspect Captured At NY Airport
Gotcha! Reading Shooting Suspect Captured At NY Airport A man accused of shooting another man on the Reading Area Community College campus Wednesday was captured at a New York City airport, authorities said. Fausto Guzmán, 53, was attempting to flee the country when U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers took him into custody at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, according to the Reading Police Department. An investigation found there was some type of altercation between Guzman and another driver around 2 p.m. on South Front Street, police said. Manuel Marizan- Henriquez, 34, stopped his car and confronted Guzm…