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Girl, 7, Dies In Fall During Ride In Back Of Neighbor's Pickup: MontCo DA Girl, 7, Dies In Fall During Ride In Back Of Neighbor's Pickup: MontCo DA
Girl, 7, Dies In Fall During Ride In Back Of Neighbor's Pickup: MontCo DA A 7-year-old girl died in a fall from a neighbor's pickup truck in Montgomery County this week, authorities announced. The girl had been playing outside when a man in their Plymouth Township neighborhood gave them a ride in the back of his Isuzu Elf pickup truck on Tuesday night, Aug. 22, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. As the driver turned a corner at the intersection of Jolly and Harvard Roads in Plymouth Township, the 7-year-old fell out of the truck, the DA said alongside Plymouth Township Police Chief John C. Myrsiades. The girl was rushed to the hospita…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pennsylvania Man Raped Friend's Young Sister More Than 100 Times, DA Says Pennsylvania Man Raped Friend's Young Sister More Than 100 Times, DA Says
Pennsylvania Man Raped Friend's Young Sister More Than 100 Times, DA Says A 38-year-old Pennsylvania man has been charged with raping a young girl for six years, authorities said. The charges against Daniel Barnett, of Plymouth Township, were brought forward after the now 29-year-old victim told police she was raped by him more than 100 times beginning when she was 5 years old, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said in a joint release. The woman claims she was abused for six years, from 1997 to 2003, DA Steele said alongside Plymouth Township Police Chief John C. Myrsiades. The alleged abuse ended when she was aroun…

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by Nicole Acosta
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'Let The Kids Out': Barricaded Subject Brings SWAT Response To Home In Plymouth Meeting 'Let The Kids Out': Barricaded Subject Brings SWAT Response To Home In Plymouth Meeting
'Let The Kids Out': Barricaded Subject Brings SWAT Response To Home In Plymouth Meeting A barricaded subject situation brought a SWAT response to a home in Plymouth Meeting Wednesday morning. The suspect was being uncooperative with police, who arrived to the a home on Johnson Road and Germantown Pike to serve a search warrant, CBS reports. Footage from 6abc Action News shows armored vehicles at the home around 10:45 a.m., and a neighbor said she could hear authorities yelling for the person inside to "just let the kids out." Sometime around 12:30 p.m., the suspect was seen leaving the home with his hands up, but then walked back in and closed the door. Johnson Road by G…

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by Cecilia Levine and Nicole Acosta
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No-Show Montgomery County Contractor Facing Criminal Charges, Police Say No-Show Montgomery County Contractor Facing Criminal Charges, Police Say
No-Show Montgomery County Contractor Facing Criminal Charges, Police Say A Montgomery County contractor is facing multiple charges after he was paid to complete home improvement work and never showed, authorities said. David Gofus, 32, provided two estimates under the business name of Doc Gofus Renovations in August 2019, then never showed up to complete the work, Plymouth Township police said. He also stole the homeowner's shutters and hardware, police said. Gofus, who runs under the business name of Doc Gofus Renovations, has yet to return them even after he was initially contacted by police on April 10, 2020. He was charged with fraudulent business pra…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Montgomery DA: Employee Gave Herself Unauthorized Raises, Stole $393K In Company Funds Montgomery DA: Employee Gave Herself Unauthorized Raises, Stole $393K In Company Funds
Montgomery DA: Employee Gave Herself Unauthorized Raises, Stole $393K In Company Funds A Montgomery County business controller embezzled more than $393,000 in company funds to pay for her own bills and later gave herself unauthorized salary increased, authorities said. Darby Ibarguen, 45, of Chesterbrook, was arrested on multiple felonies related to the theft of more than from Apparel Business Systems (ABS) in Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Plymouth Township Police Chief John Myrsiades said. Plymouth Township Police were contacted after an internal audit at Apparel Business Systems revealed Ibarguen embezzled company funds,…

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by Cecilia Levine