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Students Sing Praises Of 'Predator' PA Teacher Allegedly Busted By Vigilantes (VIDEO) Students Sing Praises Of 'Predator' PA Teacher Allegedly Busted By Vigilantes (VIDEO)
Students Sing Praises Of 'Predator' PA Teacher Allegedly Busted By Vigilantes (Video) A self-proclaimed online "predator catcher" has identified the Schuylkill County teacher suspended amid a police investigation. While Blue Mountain School District Superintendent David Helsel said only that the teacher was "the subject of a recent YouTube video," the account — LC Predator Catcher — tells Daily Voice the teacher was featured in this video that identifies him simply as "Christopher." The comment section of the video is filled with comments from former students, some of them singing his praises as an educator, others noting a strange energy about him. "He …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
YouTubers Bust Pennsylvania Boater Apparently Trying To Lure 'Girl' In New Jersey YouTubers Bust Pennsylvania Boater Apparently Trying To Lure 'Girl' In New Jersey
YouTubers Bust Pennsylvania Boater Apparently Trying To Lure 'Girl' In New Jersey A pair of YouTubers helped police in New Jersey nab a Pennsylvania man who they say tried to lure a "girl" for sex on his boat. Roger Tomes, 57, traveled from his Philadelphia home to Graef’s Boat Yard in Egg Harbor Township on Sunday, July 24, believing he would be having sex with a "15-year-old girl" with whom he exchanged messages online and through text, abc7 reports. But, when he arrived, he was met by the YouTubers, known for posting videos on their Mr. Web channel about catching child predators, according to the outlet.  The duo has an online reputation for posing as teena…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Officer Among 4 Arrested For Child Luring In Atlantic City Pennsylvania Officer Among 4 Arrested For Child Luring In Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Officer Among 4 Arrested For Child Luring In Atlantic City Four men, including a Pennsylvania officer, were arrested on charges of attempted child luring in Atlantic City, authorities said. The men were apprehended on July 22 after concerned citizens posed as underage children on various social media sites, Atlantic City police said. "They would confront the individual and notify local law enforcement," police said in a statement. "The citizens provided the responding officers with screenshots of conversations and detailed information that was shared between the citizens and the suspects." The following men were arrested: Jose Machuca, 51, of Hy…

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by Nicole Acosta