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Amazon Driver Shot At Camp Counselor During Argument: Philadelphia Police (
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An Amazon delivery driver fired a gun at someone who asked him to move his truck on Wednesday, July 17, according to Philadelphia police. Terrel Hall-Williams, 28, is charged with aggravated assault and related counts, authorities said in a release. Hall-Williams' Amazon truck was on the 900 block of South 17th Street when a 23-year-old camp counselor asked him to move it around 3 p.m., officials said. The verbal argument turned physical and Hall-Williams got a gun from his vehicle, according to authorities. No one was injured in the shooting, police added. No cour…
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Trooper Not Charged For Causing Crash, PA State Police Say
A trooper — in a marked police car — blew through a red light outside a Target crashing into a private vehicle, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on Wednesday, July 17. Trooper Blaze Raisner, 27 of Lancaster, drove a PSP 2022 Dodge Charger through the red light at the intersection of Witmer and Cover Bridge road in Lancaster, East Lampeter Township at 11:08 a.m. on June 20, PSP Lancaster Trooper Kory Wardrop detailed in the release. Raisner struck Sarah Jeffery, 31 of York's 2014 Ford Focus on the driver's side door as he ran the light on Witmer, according to …
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Bergen County Pastor Repeatedly Performed Sex Acts On Child: Criminal Complaint
A 74-year-old Paramus church pastor has been arrested and charged with 21 counts of sexual offenses for disturbing sexual assaults on a girl between ages 13 and 18 for years, authorities announced Friday, July 12. Stephen E. Sweet, the pastor at Grace's Lutheran Church in River Edge, became the center of an investigation on Thursday, July 11, on a tip that he'd sexually assaulted a juvenile in the past, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. ** WARNING: The following news article contains graphic and disturbing information. Reader discretion is advised ** Sweet sexually assaulted…
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State Agency Director ID'd As Driver, 55, Killed By Motorist Running Red Light On Route 130
The driver killed in an early-morning crash Wednesday, July 10 on Route 130 in Hamilton has been identified as the director of the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation (SCI). The agency identified its executive director Chadd W. Lackey as the 55-year-old Voorhees driver who died in the Hamilton crash. Police in their initial report said the crash was caused by a 51-year-old Bordentown woman who allegedly ran a red light at Klockner Road and struck a 2020 Ford Edge SUV heading east around 6 a.m. Lackey's 44-year-old passenger from Hamilton was left critical. “We are deva…
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DA Will Not Seek Death Penalty For Temple Policeman's Accused Killer
The death penalty will not be sought for the 19-year-old charged with Officer Christopher Fitzgerald's murder, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, July 10. Fitzgerald, a 31-year-old Temple University policeman and father of four, was fatally shot on Feb. 18 during an armed robbery on West Montgomery Avenue, authorities have said. Eighteen-year-old Miles Pfeffer was arrested at his Buckingham Township home the following day using Fitzgerald's handcuffs. He was charged with murder, homicide of a law enforcement officer, VUFA, and related co…
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Man Accused Of Raping, Shooting Woman In West Philly Caught In Missouri: Marshals
US Marshals in Kansas City arrested a wanted fugitive in Philadelphia, authorities said in a release. Damonte Lewis, 32, was taken into custody on Tuesday, July 2, according to federal officials. He is accused of raping a woman in Philadelphia, then shooting her and her boyfriend after the rape was reported to authorities, marshals said. The shooting happened in a second-floor bedroom of a North Peach Street home on June 24, Philadelphia police have said. A 40-year-old man was struck in the neck and hospitalized in critical condition, while a 39-year-old woman was hit in the ri…
Police & Fire
Arsonist Set Fire At Lackawanna County Building: Investigators
A Scranton man is charged with setting a fire at the Lackawanna County government building last week, according to city police. Paul Howard Strope Jr., 35, is also charged with risking catastrophe and reckless endangerment, authorities said. The 123 Wyoming Avenue fire started around 6:30 on Tuesday, June 26, Scranton police said. A meeting was in progress in a conference room when attendees smelled smoke wafting in through the building's HVAC system, according to authorities. The building was evacuated and firefighters "conducted suppression and ventilation activities," …
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Christmas Day Burglary Has Police In Bucks County Asking Public For Info
A Christmas day burglary in Warminster has investigators asking the public for help, according to a release on Friday, June 28. The vehicle pictured (above) was seen pulling into a driveway on Dec. 25, authorities detailed in the release. A suspect in a blue sweatshirt went into the property and stole $1,000 of residential electrical wiring, according to police. Another suspect sat in the passenger seat during the theft. The vehicle has been identified but the police are asking anyone with additional information to call Officer James T. Browne at 215-795-29…
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PA Man Charged With Murder After Toddler Found Foaming At Mouth: DA
A 21-month-old child in Kennett Township died after being beaten by an adult man, prosecutors say. Enrique Lopez-Gomez, 20, of West Grove, is charged with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and related counts, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Authorities said they were called to a home on the 600 block of Cope Road around 11 p.m. Monday, June 24. When they arrived, the child's mother brought him outside wrapped in a blanket and foaming from the mouth and nose, prosecutors said. He was bruised and had no pulse, authorities noted. …
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Police Officer Shoots, Kills 'Vicious' Pitbull In West Philadelphia: Officials
A police officer fatally shot a pit bull in West Philadelphia this week, authorities said. It's at least the fifth PPD shooting of an aggressive dog since April. Authorities said two police officers were called to the 6100 block of West Colombia Avenue on Monday afternoon, June 24 for a report of a "vicious dog." At the scene, a witness flagged them down and pointed out the "aggressive animal," PPD said in a release. When one of the officers approached the sidewalk, officials said the dog charged at him. The officer shot the dog multiple times and it fled before dying be…
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Suspect Sought For Breaking Into Bethlehem Home, Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend: Police
A suspect is at large after police said he stabbed his ex in her Bethlehem home. Authorities believed Jose Antonio Ramirez-Duran forced his way inside the victim's residence in broad daylight on June 9. He physically assaulted her then stabbed her multiple times in the chest and neck, according to city police. Authorities said the victim's two children were home during the attack. The 45-year-old fled before police arrived and has not been located, officials said. Anyone with information is asked to call 610-865-7000 or email BethlehemPolice@bethlehem-pa.gov. …
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Trooper Rear-Ended By Tractor Trailer On I-76 In Philadelphia
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was hospitalized after being struck by a tractor trailer on I-76 overnight in Philadelphia, police said. The officer was conducting stationary work enforcement in the westbound lanes with his emergency lights fully activated near milepost 340.5 in Philadelphia, when he was struck around 3:50 a.m., a spokesperson for the agency said. The trooper sustained moderate injuries as a result of the impact and was taken by Philadelphia Fire and EMS to the hospital for further evaluation.
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