Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl
Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl Murder charges have been withdrawn for two individuals accused of killing an 8-year-old girl at a Delaware County football stadium last summer, and instead, three local police officers are accused of manslaughter. A.J. Ford and Hasein Strand were initially charged with murder in the shooting death of Fanta Bility near the entrance of the Academy Park High School football stadium on Aug. 27, 2021 in Sharon Hill.  Strand had fired shots toward the three officers monitoring the game, and the Sharon Hill officers -- Devon Smith, Sean Dolan, and Brian Devaney -- fired back, District Attorney Ja…
15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say 15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say
15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say A 15-year-old boy was stabbed and thrown into oncoming traffic in a brutal attack in Northampton County over the weekend, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a fight on the 1000 block of E. Market Street in Bethlehem found the boy with multiple stab wounds just after 3:45 p.m. Saturday, police said. Officers applied a tourniquet to control the victim’s bleeding before he was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital - Fountain Hill for further treatment. The offender, who police say jumped into a passing car just after the incident, was found a short time later near the 4100…
Gunman Found Guilty In Bucks Trailer Park Shooting Gunman Found Guilty In Bucks Trailer Park Shooting
Gunman Found Guilty In Bucks Trailer Park Shooting A 38-year-old man was convicted of attempted homicide for the shooting of another man at a Bucks County trailer park, authorities said. Thomas Zorrer was also found guilty Thursday of two counts of aggravated assault and one count each of felon not to possess a firearm, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats, and possession of an instrument of crime, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. In 2019, Zorrer, who was homeless, was living with his girlfriend at the Bel Aire Trailer Park in Morrisville, authorities said. The victim, who was not specifi…
Arrest Made In Thanksgiving Shooting Of Child In Whitehall Township, Police Say Arrest Made In Thanksgiving Shooting Of Child In Whitehall Township, Police Say
Arrest Made In Thanksgiving Shooting Of Child In Whitehall Township, Police Say An arrest has been made in connection with the shooting of a child in Whitehall Township on Thanksgiving, authorities said. Christopher Lee Benscome, 18, of Allentown, was charged for firing the shot that struck a juvenile passenger sitting in a car on Third and Grape Streets just before 6 p.m., according to the Whitehall Township Police Department. The child was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Investigators believe the shooting was preceded by an incident involving multiple vehicles on Route 22, according to the release. The young child was…
Berks Man, 82, Nearly Shoots 2 People Hiding In Closet, Report Says Berks Man, 82, Nearly Shoots 2 People Hiding In Closet, Report Says
Berks Man, 82, Nearly Shoots 2 People Hiding In Closet, Report Says After firing the shots that nearly killed two people hiding in a closet, an 82-year-old Berks County man surrendered at police headquarters, LehighValleyLive reports. It all began around 7:30 p.m. Monday when a woman and a girl told police that Hidalgo Rivera, of Fountain Hill, wanted the girl to leave the home in the 800 block of North Clewell Street, the news outlet says. Rivera then went out to his car, and re-entered the home with a gun, claiming he was going to kill the girl, reports say. The victims hid in a third-floor closet while Rivera fired four shots, nearly killing them, …
DUI Allentown Man, 23, Charged In Fatal Montgomery County Crash DUI Allentown Man, 23, Charged In Fatal Montgomery County Crash
DUI Allentown Man, 23, Charged In Fatal Montgomery County Crash An Allentown man was charged with homicide by vehicle DUI and other offenses for his involvement in a September head-on crash that killed another driver and seriously injured two passengers in Montgomery County. Devon Lindeman, 23, was driving a 2021 BMW north on South Park Avenue near Falcon Road in Lower Providence Township when he crossed the yellow center line by more than five feet and crashed head-on into a 2017 Infinity driven by Paul Conaway, 63, shortly before midnight on Sept. 18, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said in a joint release. Conaway, of Chester…
DUI Charges Filed In Crash That Killed 25-Year-Old Woman In Central PA DUI Charges Filed In Crash That Killed 25-Year-Old Woman In Central PA
DUI Charges Filed In Crash That Killed 25-Year-Old Woman In Central PA A 28-year-old Central Pennsylvania man has been charged with homicide by vehicle and eight more crimes for a DUI crash that left his 25-year-old girlfriend dead. Larry W. Hunt, of Carlisle, was released on unsecured bond at his preliminary arraignment Thursday, where he surrendered to authorities. Hunt was apparently speeding eastbound on Newville Road when he veered into the westbound lane on the 2100 block, his girlfriend Mary Staggs in the passenger seat on July 7 around 10:35 p.m., authorities said. While trying to regain control of the car, the vehicle slid sideways and Hunt over…
PA Driver Strangles Passenger On I-95, NY State Police Say PA Driver Strangles Passenger On I-95, NY State Police Say
PA Driver Strangles Passenger On I-95, NY State Police Say A 34-year-old Pennsylvania driver was arrested for strangling his passenger on the side of Interstate 95 in New York, authorities said. New York State Police troopers from the New Rochelle barracks responded to complaints of a domestic disturbance on the southbound lanes of I-95 in Harrison around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 26., police said. Steven Silva Lugo, of Henryville, PA, struck the passenger several times before pulling the vehicle over, causing multiple contusions and scratches on the victim's arms and neck, authorities said. While on the shoulder of I-95, both Silva Lugo and the …
PD: Man Who Pulled Knife On Shopper At Bucks County Walmart Hit With Multiple Charges PD: Man Who Pulled Knife On Shopper At Bucks County Walmart Hit With Multiple Charges
PD: Man Who Pulled Knife On Shopper At Bucks County Walmart Hit With Multiple Charges A man accused of pulling a knife on a Walmart shopper in Bucks County was hit with multiple charges, authorities said. Barry Whiteman, 59, of Hatfield allegedly pulled a knife on a shopper during a verbal altercation in June, according to Hatfield Township police. A retired police officer intervened before anyone was injured, police said. The circumstances surrounding the argument were not immediately known. Whiteman was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, terroristic threats, and harassment.
Pennsylvania Woman Named 'Tesla' Dragged Man In Attempted Carjacking, Police Say Pennsylvania Woman Named 'Tesla' Dragged Man In Attempted Carjacking, Police Say
Pennsylvania Woman Named 'Tesla' Dragged Man In Attempted Carjacking, Police Say With a name like "Tesla," cars might be a passion, because this York woman with a name like the car brand has repeatedly been arrested following car related incidents. Tesla Marie Wetzel, 25, of the 1st block of Massa Drive in Windsor, has been arrested after she attempted to take a man's car and dragged him while trying to flee, according to Upper Allen police. This is not the first time Wetzel has made headlines, in Aug. 2019, she fled from state police during a traffic stop at speeds greater than 80 MPH along Route 74 in Chanceford Township.  The then 23-year-old, drove into a corn…
Police: Shots Fired During Child Custody Exchange In Central PA, 2 In Custody Police: Shots Fired During Child Custody Exchange In Central PA, 2 In Custody
Police: Shots Fired During Child Custody Exchange In Central PA, 2 In Custody Two people were in custody and one person hospitalized after gunfire broke out during an arranged child custody exchange in Lancaster County, authorities said. Rashaun Taylor and  Thalia Ortiz, both of Reading, were arrested shortly after police issued a Be On The Lookout "BOLO" alert Sunday night, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department said. Witnesses told police that Ortiz and Taylor arrived at a home on the 2000 block of Lawnwood Court in East Petersburg sometime around 8:20 p.m., for an arranged child custody exchange, police said. An argument betw…
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 …