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Bail Scam Artist Needs Bail After He Tried To Scam PA Grandma Out of $15K: Police
An 82-year-old grandma nearly lost $15,000 to a bail scam artist on Monday, June 13, police say.
Engerbert Perez Jimenez, 26, of Reading, called the Lancaster County woman and pretended to be her son’s lawyer claiming her grandson was in a serious car crash and was in the ICU and needed $8,000, according to the release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional police department.
The woman quickly went to the bank and withdrew cash and met the man in Warwick Township and surrendered the cash, but then he called her back and demanded another $7,000 in cash claiming he need bail money for her…
PA 'Single-Dad' Nabbed For Child Sexual Abuse, Child Porn: Police
A self-described "single father that works hard for his son" has been arrested for child abuse and possession of child porn.
Scott Allen Bess, 45, of the 900 Block of Lititz Pike, Warwick Township, has been under investigation on suspicions of possessing child porn for months, according to Northern Lancaster Regional police detectives.
He was arrested for four felonies: sexual abuse of children, child pornography, and two counts of criminal use of a communication facility, police say and court records confirm.
He was released from the Lancaster County Prison on $100,000 in bail the same …
Florida Man Was DUI In 2019 Killing Of 25-Year-Old Chester County Woman, DA Says
A Florida native is facing a prison sentence for driving under the influence when he struck and killed a 25-year-old Chester County woman in 2019, authorities announced Tuesday.
A victim reported to PA State Police on Nov. 19, 2019, that they had been struck by a driver in a neon green Camaro, who quickly fled the scene in Warwick Township, according to the Chester County District Attorney's office.
The driver -- later determined to be Robbie Wharton IV, 27, of Freeport, FL -- also struck a car head-on minutes later, the DA's office said.
When police arrived on the scene, a good samar…