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PA Mom Stabs Son's Attacker To Death With Blade Hidden In Cane: Prosecutors
An elderly Pennsylvania woman stabbed a man to death for fighting with her son outside of a bar, claim prosecutors. Renee DiPietro, a 70-year-old Philadelphia resident, is charged with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and related counts, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office and state court records. Investigators believe she stabbed 31-year-old Michael Sides to death with a hidden knife sheathed in her cane. It started at a bar near Cricket Avenue and Cricket Terrace in Ardmore on June 10, according to the criminal complaint. DiPietro's son Jason a…
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Pottstown Dad Shoots And Kills Mom's Boyfriend In Child Custody Exchange: DA
A Pottstown father is charged with homicide after authorities say he shot a man during a child custody exchange in Pottstown. It happened on the 500 block of May Street around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said in a release. Thirty-four-year-old Kevin Morgan was handing over his 12-year-old daughter to her mom at the scheduled pickup time when he got into an argument with the mother's longtime boyfriend, 38-year-old Derek Mayo, investigators believe. A verbal argument ensued in the street before Morgan took out a firearm and …
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Bar Fight Leaves Man, 31, Dead In Montgomery County: DA
A fight that broke out at a Montgomery County bar ultimately left a 31-year-old man dead overnight, prompting a homicide investigation, police said. Michael Thomas Sides, of Ardmore, was rushed to the hospital after being stabbed at Cricket Avenue and Cricket Terrace around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, June 10 in Lower Merion, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Sides was pronounced dead just before 2:30 a.m., Steele said alongside Lower Merion Township Police Superintendent Michael J. McGrath. Early indications are the stabbing occurred following an earlier altercat…
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Suspect Masterminded 24 Burglaries Across Greater Philly, DA Says
One man was responsible for two dozen burglaries across greater Philadelphia and made off with nearly $300,000 in stolen goods, authorities claim. Jamal Reid, 35, of Philadelphia, faces nearly 40 felony charges related to a string of break-ins and stick-ups over a 10-month period, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in a release. A multi-jurisdictional task force of police investigators from across the region believes that from May 2021 to March 2022, Reid victimized businesses in Abington, Bensalem, Cheltenham, Rockledge, Upper Moreland, and Philadelphia, prosecutors s…
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Suspect Charged With Revenge Shooting That Killed Innocent Bystander In Norristown: DA
Months after a bystander was gunned down in a shooting on a Norristown street, authorities say they've arrested the person who pulled the trigger. Damien Wilson, 19, was taken into custody by US Marshals in West Philadelphia early on Thursday, May 25, officials announced. @USMS_Philly Fugitive TF arrested Montgomery County homicide fugitive Damien Wilson in the 200 block of N. Cecil Street in Phila. @MontcopaDA and @Norristownpd sought Wilson for the Oct. 2022 murder of a 47-year-old man who was shot and killed in the 800 block of Arch Street. pic.twitter.com/D3GPhLTgzg — USMS Philade…
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Man Who Shot Norristown Intruder Will Face Gun Charges: Montco DA
A man accused of fatally shooting an intruder at a Norristown home late Monday night is now charged with weapons offenses, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in a release. Travis Cummings, a 20-year-old Haverford resident, is charged with illegal firearm possession, unlicensed carry, evidence tampering, and drug offenses, the DA's Office wrote. Authorities say Cummings arrived at a woman's apartment on the 300 block of Monroe Street around 11:45 p.m. on May 1. Minutes later, an intruder forced his way through the door and confronted Cummings, "striking" and "g…
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Jealous Ex Killed Rachel King, MontCo DA Says Citing End Of Affair
Two people who authorities claim killed Montgomery County mom Rachel King over an "ended affair" are in police custody on murder charges. Zakkee Steven Alhakim, 34, of Philadelphia, and Julie Jean, 34, of Elkins Park, are each charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, and conspiracy in the April 11 death of 35-year-old Rachel King, said District Attorney Kevin Steele in a release. King was shot dead in her car at the Melrose Shopping Center on Cheltenham Avenue with her 11-year-old son in the back seat, Daily Voice has reported. Investigators now say that King was the longt…
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PA Mom Shot Dead In Front Of Son Was 'Energetic With Iconic Laugh'
The murder of a mom in front of her son at a Dunkin' Donuts in the Philadelphia suburbs was spreading shock and sadness through the community. Those who knew Rachel King, of Elkins Park, were spreading gun violence awareness in the hours that followed her tragic death in at the Melrose Shopping Center on Cheltenham Avenue on Tuesday morning, April 11. Rest in Peace Rachel King. Justice will be served Quickly. Rachel was one of the most energetic, life living humans I... Posted by Lonzo Starr on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Rachel King wow!!!! 🕊️😔 This city has to get a control on gun …
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'Targeted Murder': Montco Mom Shot Dead In Front Of Son At Dunkin
Authorities are investigating what they call the "targeted murder of a mother" in the drive-thru line at a Cheltenham Dunkin Donuts early Tuesday morning. The victim, 35-year-old Rachel King of Elkins Park, was shot dead in her car at the Melrose Shopping Center on Cheltenham Avenue on April 11, said the county District Attorney's Office in a statement. ALSO SEE: Montco Mom Shot Dead In Front Of Son Was 'Energetic With Iconic Laugh' Rachel King Rachel King Facebook photo It happened around 7:30 a.m., prosecutors said. King was waiting in the drive-thru line at Dunkin when an armed su…
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Boy Found Dead In PA Home, Mom's Car Found Abandoned At Jersey Shore
Montgomery County authorities are investigating the death of an 11-year-old boy found lifeless in his Horsham home early Tuesday, officials say. UPDATE: PA Realtor Strangled Son With Dad's Belt Over Financial Woes Before NJ Capture, DA Says Police were called to a home on the 500 block of Privet Road at about 7 a.m. on April 11, District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a release. There, Matthew Whitehead was found dead in the master bedroom by his father, the DA said. The dad told officers that Matthew spent the night before in the master bedroom with his mother, R…
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Deadly Horsham Cemetery Shooting Was Self-Defense: Montco DA
The fatal shooting of a man at a Horsham cemetery during a birthday celebration last month was justified, and no criminal charges will be filed, says the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in a release. Daniel Hawkins, a 29-year-old Philadelphia resident, was gunned down at Whitemarsh Memorial Park on Saturday, March 18, Daily Voice has reported. Another Philly man, 33-year-old Arian Davis, was treated at Abington Hospital for gunshot wounds to his jaw, leg, and hand. Now, prosecutors say that Davis killed Hawkins in self-defense. Davis and others…
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PA Hiking Trail Killers Captured After Hours-Long Standoff In Atlantic City AirBnB: Authorities
After a four-hour stand-off in Atlantic City, authorities say they have arrested the pair responsible for a murder on the Schuylkill River Trail in Norristown early last month. Cody Reed of Norristown and Marquise Johnson of Philadelphia, both 23, were taken into custody by US Marshals and local police at an Airbnb late on Thursday, April 6, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in a release. Both men were previously named suspects in the killing of 25-year-old Daquan Tucker of Audubon, who disappeared on March 2 and was found dead some 100 feet from the river tr…
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