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NJ 'Hot Shot' Murderess Found Dead In PA Prison Cell 3 Days After Probation Violation Arrest NJ 'Hot Shot' Murderess Found Dead In PA Prison Cell 3 Days After Probation Violation Arrest
NJ 'Hot Shot' Murderess Found Dead In PA Prison Cell 3 Days After Probation Violation Arrest A New Jersey woman convicted of murder, who admitted to injecting a man with a fatal mix of cocaine and bleach, was found dead in her cell at the State Correctional Institution at Muncy, officials announced. Lisa Marie Stavish, 41, a Passaic, NJ native, was discovered unresponsive in her cell on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, according to Wendy Nicholas, superintendent of SCI Muncy. Prison staff attempted life-saving measures until emergency responders arrived, but Stavish was pronounced dead at 6:07 a.m. Stavish was serving a 7-to-20-year sentence for third-degree murder in the death of David…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Guest Threw Food, Punched Chef At PA Ski Resort, Police Say Guest Threw Food, Punched Chef At PA Ski Resort, Police Say
Guest Threw Food, Punched Chef At PA Ski Resort, Police Say Police in Pocono Township are looking for a man accused of sucker-punching a chef at the Camelback Ski Resort.  It happened just before 5 p.m. last Saturday, Jan. 27, authorities said in a release.  The pictured suspect allegedly threw french fries and tacos at a chef after becoming "agitated" with his order, according to police. He also threw a punch when the chef wasn't looking, detectives said.  Anyone who can identify the man is asked to call Cpl. Aaron Anglemyer 570-629-7200 ext. 244 or email Aanglemyer@poconopd.org.

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Traffic Stop Nets Cocaine, Stolen Gun In Monroe County: Officials Traffic Stop Nets Cocaine, Stolen Gun In Monroe County: Officials
Traffic Stop Nets Cocaine, Stolen Gun In Monroe County: Officials A Milford man faces drug and gun charges after he was pulled over in Pocono Township on Saturday night, Dec. 16, according to police.  Authorities said they stopped Anthony Canale Jr. around 4:20 p.m. near State Route 15 and Sullivan Trail because his registration wasn't legible.  The officer claimed he had "reasonable suspicion to believe there were narcotics and a firearm in the vehicle," but said 28-year-old Canale declined to let him search the car.  The officer called for a canine unit, which "positively alerted on the vehicle for narcotics," according to the department…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Murder-Suicide: NJ Mom Of 4 ID'd After BF Shot Her In Gated Pocono Community Murder-Suicide: NJ Mom Of 4 ID'd After BF Shot Her In Gated Pocono Community
Murder-Suicide: NJ Mom Of 4 ID'd After BF Shot Her In Gated Pocono Community A domestic incident turned into an apparent murder-suicide in a gated community near the resorts in the Poconos on Tuesday night, authorities announced.  Leilani Ramos, a 37-year-old mom of four from Newark, NJ, died from a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds at 8:33 p.m. on Nov. 28, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio, detailed in a release the following morning. Pocono Township police were called by Leilani to a "domestic-related shooting" in the private gated community on Ski Side Drive, near Camelback Road in Tannersville around 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 28, as sta…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Poconos Woman, 56, Killed In Early Morning Crash: Police Poconos Woman, 56, Killed In Early Morning Crash: Police
Poconos Woman, 56, Killed In Early Morning Crash: Police One woman is dead and two other people are wounded after a two-car crash in Pocono Township early Monday, Nov. 27, according to authorities.  Police were called to Route 314 between Summit Road and Swiftwater Avenue around 6:45 a.m., the department said in a release.  They arrived to find a 56-year-old passenger in a 2010 Kia Soul dead from her injuries, the release says. Her name was not reported though police said she was a resident of Pocono Summit.  The driver of the Kia and the driver of a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado were both hospitalized with "moderate" injuries, off…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspect Sought For $11K Theft At Pocono Outlet Mall, Authorities Say Suspect Sought For $11K Theft At Pocono Outlet Mall, Authorities Say
Suspect Sought For $11K Theft At Pocono Outlet Mall, Authorities Say Pocono Township police are searching for a Philadelphia man who they say ran off with over $11,000 in a string of thefts at the Pocono Premium Outlets.  Tamir Hall-Green, 25, is wanted on an arrest warrant for felony retail theft and receiving stolen property, authorities said.  Investigators believe he and an unidentified woman ran out of the North Face Outlet "with several coats and other clothing items" on Tuesday, Oct. 17. They were then seen hopping in a car and fleeing south on Route 611, township police said.  Detectives said North Face staff showed them security…

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by Mac Bullock
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Cops Attacked By Homeowner In Poconos: Authorities Cops Attacked By Homeowner In Poconos: Authorities
Cops Attacked By Homeowner In Poconos: Authorities A Pocono Township man attacked police officers after he called them to his Scotrun home last week, according to authorities.  Thirty-nine-year-old Jacob Jones Sr. called 911 around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, and told dispatchers that his guns had been stolen, Pocono Township police said in a release.  When they arrived, officers learned that Jones had actually "voluntarily relinquished" the firearms to family members "at an earlier date," the department wrote.  Jones, authorities claimed, "was highly intoxicated" and advised by officers to stay home for the rest of the nig…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
These Businesses Were Destroyed In Fountain Court Fire These Businesses Were Destroyed In Fountain Court Fire
These Businesses Were Destroyed In Fountain Court Fire A number of Monroe County businesses were destroyed in the fire that raged for hours at the Fountain Court Shopping Center in Pocono Township on Sunday, June 25.  The blaze had risen to multiple alarms by noon, and by the evening, Stroudsburg Fire Department said the plaza was a "total loss," though no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by state police. Here are some of the businesses that were displaced by the blaze:  Vietnamese restaurant Pho Saigon II. Cafe and eatery Farmhouse Poconos. Management said in a state…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
'Total Loss': Fire Destroys Monroe County Shopping Plaza 'Total Loss': Fire Destroys Monroe County Shopping Plaza
'Total Loss': Fire Destroys Monroe County Shopping Plaza A fire completely destroyed a Monroe County shopping plaza Sunday, June 25, firefighters said. The blaze at the two-story strip mall, Fountain Court Shopping Plaza, on Route 611 in Pocono Township had risen to multiple alarms as of noon. That evening, the Stroudsburg Fire Department said the shopping center was a "total loss." "The fire was stubborn and despite the efforts of all responding agencies, it spread extensively," the SFD said.  Last Update on Fountain Court. The Stroudsburg Fire Department is home cleaning up after an early morning fire at... Posted by Stroudsburg Fire D…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PA State Police Offer $5K Reward In 2005 Poconos Cold Case PA State Police Offer $5K Reward In 2005 Poconos Cold Case
PA State Police Offer $5K Reward In 2005 Poconos Cold Case Investigators with the Pennsylvania State Police are re-examining a nearly 20-year-old homicide case — and this time, they're seeking the public's help.  Carlos Alamo Jr., known to friends as "Old School," was 50 years old when he was murdered, troopers say.  He was discovered dead from a gunshot wound in his apartment at the Wine Press Inn in Pocono Township on Nov. 12, 2005, detectives wrote.  It's not clear exactly when "Old School" died, though police say he was last known to be alive two days prior on Nov. 10 at 11 p.m.  Troopers say there is a $5,000 reward …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Third Person Dies In Pocono Township Crash Third Person Dies In Pocono Township Crash
Third Person Dies In Pocono Township Crash A third victim has died in a Pocono Township crash over the weekend, officials said. A 33-year-old Hazleton man operating a Subaru WRX and 28-year-old Brooklyn woman driving a 2018 Nissan Rogue were pronounced dead at the scene the 6:30 p.m. incident at Routes 611 and 715 on Sunday, Dec. 4, township police said. A passenger in the Nissan, Ruthie Gedeon, 26, of Brooklyn, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital. The cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries, the Lehigh Valley Coroner's Office said. Two other female passengers in the Nissan were also seriously injured. The roadway …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PA Man Sentenced For Stabbing Aunt, Husband To Death In Poconos: Report PA Man Sentenced For Stabbing Aunt, Husband To Death In Poconos: Report
PA Man Sentenced For Stabbing Aunt, Husband To Death In Poconos: Report A Pennsylvania man who stabbed his aunt and her husband to death in the Poconos has learned his fate, WFMZ reports. Lancelot Fortune, 31, of Stroudsburg, was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the 2018 killings, the outlet says citing court documents. Prosecutors say Fortune went to the movies in Philadelphia after killing 56-year-old Isadora Fortune and 54-year-old Richard Fells in their Marcelle Terrace home in Pocono Township, according to the outlet. Click here for more from WFMZ.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
73-Year-Old Driver Dies In Poconos Crash: Police 73-Year-Old Driver Dies In Poconos Crash: Police
73-Year-Old Driver Dies In Poconos Crash: Police A 73-year-old driver died in a single-car crash in the Poconos on Tuesday, Sept. 27, authorities said. The woman was behind the wheel of a blue 1989 Cadillac sedan that crashed in the area of Hallet Road and Cherry Lane Road in Pocono Township around 2:10 p.m., local police said. The unidentifed East Stroudsburg resident was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said The circumstances surrounding the crash were not immediately known. The road was closed for over two hours as crews cleared the scene.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Trooper Fires Gun At Allentown Driver Who Led NJ, PA Police On Wild Pursuit, Authorities Say Trooper Fires Gun At Allentown Driver Who Led NJ, PA Police On Wild Pursuit, Authorities Say
Trooper Fires Gun At Allentown Driver Who Led NJ, PA Police On Wild Pursuit, Authorities Say A Pennsylvania State Police trooper shot at a pickup truck that struck a police vehicle on Route 80 during a Friday night pursuit that began in New Jersey, authorities said. New Jersey State Police began pursuing a silver Dodge Ram driven by Steven R. Wilson, 51, of Allentown, around 8 p.m. on Route 46 and the westbound side of Route 80 through Warren County, Pennsylvania State Police said. Wilson's truck appeared to have been unregistered out of Pennsylvania, and was spotted speeding, performing unsafe lane changes and driving erratically, authorities said. Wilson led New Jersey troopers …

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by Cecilia Levine