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6-Year-Old Girl Repeatedly Raped By PA Man Wanted By Police: Affidavit 6-Year-Old Girl Repeatedly Raped By PA Man Wanted By Police: Affidavit
6-Year-Old Girl Repeatedly Raped By PA Man Wanted By Police: Affidavit A Coatesville man is wanted on charges for repeatedly raping a six-year-old Chester County girl, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Mark Eric Allen, 57, was charged with Rape of Child and related offenses after the girl, now a teen, reported him to police on Monday, Nov. 4, according to the affidavit of probable cause. The girl told police that Allen exposed himself, sexually assaulted her, and attempted to have sex with her multiple times when she was between the ages of 6 and 8 years old, the affidavit states.  She was living in Philadelphia wh…
Man Accused Of Raping 6-Year-Old PA Girl Arrested (UPDATE) Man Accused Of Raping 6-Year-Old PA Girl Arrested (UPDATE)
Man Accused Of Raping 6-Year-Old PA Girl Arrested (Update) The Coatesville man wanted for repeatedly raping a six-year-old Chester County girl has been arrested, according to the Parkesburg Borough Police Department. Mark Eric Allen, 57, was arrested and charged with Rape of Child and related offenses on Thursday, Nov. 14, police said. The Phoenixville Borough Police Department aided in his arrest. Allen was charged with Rape of Child and related offenses before his arrest after the girl, now a teen, reported him to police on Monday, Nov. 4, according to prior reporting by Daily Voice. The girl told police that Allen exposed himself, sexually assa…
Youngest Shot Survivor Of PA Amish School Shooting Dies From Wounds Youngest Shot Survivor Of PA Amish School Shooting Dies From Wounds
Youngest Shot Survivor Of PA Amish School Shooting Dies From Wounds A young woman who was shot while she was held hostage with 10 classmates at the West Nickle Mines Amish School in 2006 has died from her injuries according to public records and her obituary published by Furman Home for Funerals on Tuesday, Sept. 3.  Rosanna King was just 6 years old when she was shot by Charles Carl Roberts IV along with 10 other school girls — five died inside the one-room school house before Roberts took his own life on Oct. 2, 2006, according to numerous reports at the time. Rosanna was the youngest victim of this school shooting.  When pol…
Phony PECO 'Employees' Sought By Police In Parkesburg Phony PECO 'Employees' Sought By Police In Parkesburg
Phony Peco 'Employees' Sought By Police In Parkesburg Police are investigating three men who claimed to work for energy company PECO in Parkesburg this week.  Authorities said the suspects approached residents at the Parkesedge Elderly Apartments claiming to work for the electrical company on Thursday, March 21. They were described as one white man and two black men, according to police.  Investigators said the trio left in a white sedan, possibly a BMW, with dark-tinted windows.  Anyone with information is asked to call Parkesburg Borough Police Department at 610-857-3535. 
Philadelphia Man Raped Child, Chester County Court Finds Philadelphia Man Raped Child, Chester County Court Finds
Philadelphia Man Raped Child, Chester County Court Finds A Philadelphia man was convicted on multiple felony counts including rape and indecent assault of a child in a Chester County court on Wednesday, Feb. 28, authorities say.  Gregory Shamberger, 59, first came under investigation in August 2021, Parkesburg police wrote in a release. Detectives said he sexually assaulted the victim multiple times. Chester County detectives assisted Parkesburg police in the investigation, the department said.  Shamberger was remanded to the Chester County Prison pending his formal sentencing hearing, authorities added. 
Trooper Causes Crash Hospitalizing 4 People — Including Himself: PA State Police Trooper Causes Crash Hospitalizing 4 People — Including Himself: PA State Police
Trooper Causes Crash Hospitalizing 4 People — Including Himself: PA State Police Four people, including a trooper, were taken to a hospital following a four-vehicle crash, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on Feb. 23.  The crash began with a pursuit on US 30 East in West Whiteland Township at 2:46 p.m. on Feb. 3, as detailed in the PSP release.  PSP Trooper Craig A. Fry, 30 of Coatesville, was pursuing Syrron N. Hovington, 20 of Downingtown's 2023 black Kia Forte as he failed to yield to an emergency vehicle using lights and sirens, according to the release.  Hovington also failed to stop for Trooper Fry, instead exiting the high…
Ohio 'Swatter' Caught In Pennsylvania, Police Say Ohio 'Swatter' Caught In Pennsylvania, Police Say
Ohio 'Swatter' Caught In Pennsylvania, Police Say A Parkesburg man is charged with felony "swatting" in Ohio, according to borough police.  Michael Eugene Carpenter was arrested on an Ohio warrant on Tuesday, Jan. 9, authorities said in a release.  "Swatting" involves reporting a false crime to authorities — often a bomb threat or hostage situation — to provoke a police response, officials said.  Carpenter was released after posting a $10,000 bond on Wednesday, Jan. 10, court records show. Details of his pending extradition to Ohio were not immediately available. 
Naked, Bed-Sore Covered Victim's Daughter, Husband Charged With Neglect In Chester County Naked, Bed-Sore Covered Victim's Daughter, Husband Charged With Neglect In Chester County
Naked, Bed-Sore Covered Victim's Daughter, Husband Charged With Neglect In Chester County The daughter and husband of a woman found dead in a home in July 2021 have been charged with neglect, state authorities said. The 71-year-old woman's body was emaciated and covered in untreated bedsores when it was found in a Chester county home, Attorney General Michelle Henry said. Kaci Nightingale, the victim's daughter, and Richard Nightingale, the victim's husband, have been charged with felony neglect of a care-dependent person, Henry said. The victim, who died of a stroke, was found dead in her home on West Lincoln Highway in Parkesburg, on July 20, 2021, Henry said. She was nu…
Chester County Gas Station Sells $100K Powerball Ticket Chester County Gas Station Sells $100K Powerball Ticket
Chester County Gas Station Sells $100K Powerball Ticket A Chester County shopper won big playing the Pennsylvania Lottery on Memorial Day, say state gaming officials.  The Turkey Hill gas station at 10 East 1st Avenue in Parkesburg sold a Powerball with Power Play ticket worth $100,000 for the Monday, May 29 drawing, Lottery representatives said.  The lucky winner matched four of the five white balls drawn and the red Powerball to win, officials wrote.  For their part, Turkey Hill will now receive a $500 bonus check for vending the prize-winning slip.  The winner will not be identified until they claim their prize and …
Six Families Displaced By Easter Sunday Fire In Chester County Six Families Displaced By Easter Sunday Fire In Chester County
Six Families Displaced By Easter Sunday Fire In Chester County Easter Sunday went up in flames for six Chester County families, now without homes. The blaze broke out just before 3 a.m. Sunday, April 9 on the 100 block of Washington Street in Parkesburg, responders said. Firefighters arrived to find two homes engulfed in flames, which had spread to four more as of 3:15 a.m., the Keystone Valley Fire Department said. A firefighter was extricated after becoming briefly trapped in the basement, the department said. By 4:15 a.m., 75 firefighters had arrived on scene and were working to knock down the blaze. The displaced residents were being assisted by …
AGT Magician, PA Dad Scott Alexander Dead At 52 AGT Magician, PA Dad Scott Alexander Dead At 52
AGT Magician, PA Dad Scott Alexander Dead At 52 Scott Alexander, a Pennsylvania husband, father of three, and professional magician died suddenly after suffering a stroke, his wife Jenny said on Instagram. He was 52.  Alexander — who once wowed TV audiences on "America's Got Talent" in 2011 and has ties to both Parkesburg and Lancaster — was working on a cruise ship in the Caribbean Sea at the time of his death, Jenny said. The magician's social media shows his most recent employer as Royal Caribbean Cruises.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jenny Alexander (@thepaintedlily) …
Coach At PA Christian Youth Center Accused Of Raping Teen, Soliciting Sex, Nudes From Minors Coach At PA Christian Youth Center Accused Of Raping Teen, Soliciting Sex, Nudes From Minors
Coach At PA Christian Youth Center Accused Of Raping Teen, Soliciting Sex, Nudes From Minors A basketball coach at a Christian youth center in Pennsylvania was arrested after he allegedly raped a teenager and solicited sex and nude photos from other minors, authorities said. Ameer Sutton-Best, 31, of Parkesburg, who volunteered at the Parkesburg Point Youth Center this summer, has been charged with rape, sexual abuse of children, corruption of minors, and related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. An investigation into Sutton-Best began on Aug. 10, when the faith-based center contacted Parkesburg police, accusing him of having "sexual co…
Central PA Dad Killed In Crash On His Dad's Birthday Central PA Dad Killed In Crash On His Dad's Birthday
Central PA Dad Killed In Crash On His Dad's Birthday A Pennsylvania father died on his father's birthday, according to his family.  William "Mikey" Mullen, 41, of Parkesburg, died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Sadsbury Township at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 6, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. Mullen was driving his 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK 350 east in the 5400 block of Strasburg Road when— for an unknown reason— he swerved into opposing traffic, striking the front tire of Deborah L. Williams, 57, of Coatsville's 2013 Toyota Avalon, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police.  He then continued to drive …