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Police & Fire
Worcester Man Charged With Sharing Child Pornography: PA State Police
A Worcester Township man is behind bars after investigators found evidence of him possessing and sharing child pornography, Pennsylvania State Police in Skippack announced on Monday, Dec. 9. The 24-year-old man was arrested following a months-long investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Computer Crime Task Force, according to the PSP release. The investigation began with a proactive operation targeting the dissemination of child pornography on file-sharing networks, authorities said. Evidence uncovered between March 26 and July 30, 2024,…
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Mom, Son Shot In PA Home Invasion; Manhunt Underway, DA Says
A manhunt is underway for Kelvin Roberts, 42, who is accused of killing a young man and critically injuring his mother during a violent home invasion in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County authorities announced on Monday, Dec. 9. The deadly attack happened around 2:22 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, on Meredith Road in the Wynnewood section of Lower Merion Township. Police said Roberts broke into the home with at least one accomplice, firing multiple rounds and killing 25-year-old Andrew Gaudio. His mother, 61-year-old Bernadette Gaudio, was left critically injured after being shot mul…
Police & Fire
Lower Merion Home-Invasion Homicide Suspect Sought: $5,000 Reward (
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The search continues for a suspect in a fatal home invasion in Lower Merion Township, though authorities have recovered one of the vehicles linked to the case. Police announced they recovered the stolen 2004 green Jeep Cherokee with Pennsylvania registration LFS6673 in West Philadelphia. However, the white suspect vehicle that fled the scene remains unlocated, and no suspects have been identified as of Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. The homicide occurred on the unit block of Meredith Road in the Wynnewood section of Lower Merion Township around 2:20 a.m., according to Lower Merion Township Police …
Lifestyle
$100K Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania
A Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was sold at a Wawa in Montgomery County for the Monday, Dec. 2 drawing, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The ticket, purchased with the Power Play option, matched four of the five white balls—3, 9, 26, 61, 67—and the red Powerball 13, doubling its winnings to $100,000. Without Power Play, the ticket would have been worth $50,000, lottery officials said. The lucky ticket was sold at the Wawa located at 934 Main St. in Royersford, earning the retailer a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winner has not yet claimed the prize,…
News
Did You Hear That? Loud Nuclear Siren Test Rings Out in Pottstown
Residents of Pottstown and surrounding areas were alerted by the full-volume test of the emergency warning sirens from the Limerick Generating Station on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, at 2 p.m. This semi-annual test, conducted on the first Mondays of June and December, ensures the functionality of the siren system within a 10-mile radius of the plant. The sirens, which sounded for approximately two minutes, are designed to prompt residents to tune into local Emergency Alert System (EAS) broadcasts for information during actual emergencies. It's important to note that the sirens are not signals to ev…
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NJ Fugitive Joshua Ronan Arrested For Attempted Murder PA
A New Jersey fugitive accused of beating a man with a brick in Hatfield, Montgomery County, PA, earlier this month has been taken into custody, authorities announced Friday, Nov. 22. Joshua Ronan, 30, of Lansdale, was arrested without incident at a female friend's apartment on East Main Street in Lansdale, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele, Hatfield Police Chief William Tierney, and Lansdale Police Chief Michael Trail. Ronan is charged with Criminal Attempt-Murder and other offenses in the Nov. 5, 2024, attack on Mark Miller, 41, of Lansdale, authorities said. …
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PA Man Faces 86 Charges For Raping 4 Children Over 9 Years: Affidavit
A Hatfield man has been charged with 50 felonies and 36 misdemeanors related to the alleged sexual abuse of four minors across Montgomery County, authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 21. Resul Mustafa Ozdemir, 26, of Pinegrove Avenue in Hatfield Township, was arraigned on the charges and jailed on $500,000 cash bail, according to court records. The charges against Ozdemir include five felony counts each of rape by forcible compulsion, rape via threat of forcible compulsion, rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion, involuntary deviate sexual intercou…
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PA SCI Inmate Charged With First-Degree Murder For Cellmate's Death: DA
An inmate at SCI Phoenix has been charged with First-Degree Murder after allegedly killing his cellmate earlier this month, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Nathan Blose, 40, is accused of murdering 45-year-old Shaun Harden, who was found dead in their shared cell at the Montgomery County correctional facility on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at 5:55 a.m., according to officials. According to the affidavit of probable cause, Pennsylvania State Police were contacted by Captain Eddie Hodrick of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections after Harden’…
Police & Fire
Ghost Gun Manufacturer, Trafficker Arrested In PA: Authorities (
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A ghost gun manufacturer and trafficker based in Montgomery County was arrested, according to authorities. Tahmeir Wilson, 24, of Upper Pottsgrove, is facing charges after police found two fully completed ghost guns and multiple gun parts in his home, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said in a Wednesday, Nov. 20 news release. Investigators also found three drum magazines, multiple other magazines, numerous personally manufactured firearm lower pieces, and tools needed to privately manufacture firearms, the news release states. Wilson had established "a highly sophisticated,…
Police & Fire
Double Stabbing in Pennsylvania Home Leads To Arrest: Police
A man was arrested after stabbing two people in a Montgomery County home on Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to police. The man, who was not identified, stabbed a man and a woman inside a residence in the 500 block of James Street in Upper Merion Township at 8:50 p.m., the Upper Merion Police Department said in a news release. Both victims sustained non-life threatening stab wounds, according to police. The man, who fled the scene, was known to both of the victims. Numerous officers began searching the area for the man after they arrived on the scene, police said. Fifteen minutes late…
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Live Grenade Removed By Bomb Squad From PA Home: Police
A live grenade was removed from a Montgomery County home by the county sheriff's bomb squad on Sunday, Nov. 17, according to police. The grenade was found by a resident of the 2500 block of Line Lexington Road in Hatfield Township while they were using a metal detector at Greenlane Park, the Hatfield Police Department said in a news release. The resident was unsure if it was a live grenade and took it home, according to police. After getting the grenade home, the resident called police. Officers and firefighters with the Colmar Fire Department responded at 3:10 p.m., police said. Line…
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PA Woman Dies After Water Rescue: Police (
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A 77-year-old woman died after being rescued from the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County on Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to police. Officers and firefighters responded to a 911 call about a car in the water at 601 Righter's Ferry Road in Bala Cynwyd at 9:08 a.m., the Lower Merion Township Police Department told Daily Voice. The vehicle the woman was in rolled down a hill from a gym parking lot in the area, a 6abc Action News report states. She was pulled from the vehicle by two Lower Merion Township police officers and a Union Fire Company firefighter who were the first to arrive, p…
Police & Fire
'He's Trying To Get My Gun!' Details Released In Pottstown Officer-Involved Shooting
A Pottstown man has been charged with attempted murder for shooting a police officer who had returned to his home less than two hours after the initial domestic violence call, authorities said. William Ciccoli Jr., 42, shot Pottstown Police Corporal Anthony Fischer at 269 Chestnut Street in Pottstown Friday afternoon, Nov. 15, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pottstown Police Chief Michael Markovich said. At 2:40 p.m., Corporal Fischer and Pottstown Police Officer John Schmalbach were dispatched to the apartment complex for a domestic disturbance. There, they enc…
Police & Fire
Pottstown Police Officer Shot While Responding to Domestic Call: DA
A Pottstown police officer was shot while responding to a domestic disturbance on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced. UPDATE: Arrest Made, Details Released In Pottstown Officer-Involved Shooting Officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance at 269 Chestnut Street in Pottstown at 4:35 p.m., Steele said. Upon arrival, they found William Ciccoli Jr. and a woman engaged in an argument at their residence. As officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, Ciccoli became agitated and tried to remove one of the officer’s firearms from …
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Several Coyotes Spotted Roaming In MontCo Park: Police
Several coyotes have been spotted around a Montgomery County park, according to police. There have been some sightings of the wild canines around Lansdale's Wissahickon Park, the Lansdale Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The Eastern Coyote's numbers have been rising in Pennsylvania for years, police said. This is because "urban areas are a constant source of food, water, shelter, and space year-round." Their migration into these urban areas can sometimes lead to attacks on pets, and on rare occasions, even humans, according to police. Coyotes can become a prob…
Police & Fire
Bucks County Man Throws Feces-Covered Clothing Out Of Moving Car, Gets Arrested: Police
Reports of a man throwing fecal-covered clothing out of the window of his vehicle led to his arrest, police said in a Thursday, Nov. 14 news release. Jake Patrick Dilanzo, 32, of Chalfont, was arrested after police responded to a Target store after receiving reports of a man driving through the parking lot tossing clothing covered in feces out the window, according to the Warrington Township Police Department. This was on Saturday, Nov. 9. Officers found Dilanzo on the ground under a vehicle acting erratically, police said. He admitted to driving and refused to take any field sobriety tests…
Police & Fire
5 People Injured In Eastern PA Hazmat Incident: Authorities
Five people were injured during a hazmat incident in Montgomery County around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, according to authorities. Four residents and one firefighter were taken to Jefferson Health at Lansdale Hospital after being exposed to an odor, the Fire Department of Montgomery Township detailed in a release. The department responded to an investigation of an odor last evening in Montgomery Township, PA. The odor was from... Posted by Fire Department of Montgomery Township on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 The incident occurred in the townhomes located near the 300 block o…
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Man Who Urinated, Spit On MontCo Woman During Assault Arrested: Affidavit
A man who urinated and spit on a Montgomery County woman during an assault is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday, Nov. 13, according to court documents. Khalif Mumin, 22, of Philadelphia, was charged for urinating and spitting on the woman before punching her in the back of the head at 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, the affidavit states. Mumin showed up at the woman's home in the 100 block of North 3rd Street in Telford — a residence he wasn't permitted in per the terms of his parole — at 11:30 p.m. the night before and got into bed with her, according to the affidavit. The next morn…
Schools
Students Targeted With Racial Texts In PA School District
Officials are investigating after several Montgomery County students were the targets of explicitly racist text messages that were also sent to Black and Brown students in several states since Election Day. The incidents occurred in the Lower Merion School District on Thursday, Nov. 7, according to a school district news release. Six students at the middle school level received the message. "The racist nature of these text messages is extremely disturbing, made even more so by the fact that children have been targeted," acting Superintendent Megan Shafer said in the news release. "Whil…
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PA Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Deer, Family Grieves Their Loss
The family of a Montgomery County motorcyclist is grieving his death after he died from injuries sustained in a crash involving a deer. Mikael Nihart, 25, of Pottstown, was riding a motorcycle west on Route 724 near Red Corner Road in Union Township, Berks County, when a deer ran out in front of him on Saturday, Nov. 2, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report. Nihart was thrown from the motorcycle and struck a guiderail, the police report states. He was taken to Reading Hospital where he died from his injuries with his mother, Amy Hartman, by his side on Monday, Nov. 4. "With …
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4 Kittens Starved, Neglected By PA Cat Rescue Owner: Affidavit
The owner of a cat rescue in Montgomery County was charged after four kittens in her care were found dying from starvation and neglect, according to an affidavit. Maura Shuttleworth, 40, of Perkiomenville, was accused of starving the four kittens and failing to provide veterinary care, resulting in one kitten losing an eye due to infection, the affidavit states. Shuttleworth was charged on Monday, Oct. 28, court documents state. She owns the Feline Frenzy located at 107 South Main Street in North Wales, according to the affidavit. The North Wales Police Department received …
Politics
Here's A County-By-County Breakdown Of Who PA Chose In Presidential Race
For the second straight presidential election, Pennsylvania voters helped a candidate narrowly win the state, with Republican candidate Donald Trump edging out Vice President Kamala Harris in the most recent race. Trump received 50.51% of the vote (3,457,446 votes) statewide, coming in just ahead of Harris who had 48.53% (3,322,052 votes), according to unofficial results from the Department of State posted on Wednesday, Nov. 6. In 2020, the numbers were similar but with Joe Biden on the winner's side, according to previous reporting by Daily Voice. Four years ago, Biden had 50.01% of …
Politics
Election 2024: Winner Projected For PA's 4th US Congressional District
Election Day 2024 is in the books, and Pennsylvanians have chosen their next representatives in Congress, according to multiple outlets' projections based on unofficial results. In the commonwealth’s 4th congressional district race, Madeleine Dean defeated David Winkler for the House seat representing Berks and Mongomery counties, the AP projects. The incumbent was leading her opponent by a margin of 58.5% to 41.3%, with 89% of the vote as of 3 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6, according to the PA Department of State. The 65-year-old has represented the district since 2019, after having …
Politics
Election 2024: Winner Projected For PA's 1st US Congressional District
Election Day 2024 is in the books, and Pennsylvanians have chosen their next representatives in Congress, according to multiple outlets' projections based on unofficial results. In the commonwealth’s 1st congressional district race, Brian Fitzpatrick defeated Ashley Ehasz for the House seat representing Bucks and Mongomery counties, the AP projects. The incumbent was leading his democratic party opponent by a margin of 57.5% to 42.3%, with 88% of the vote as of 1 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6, according to the PA Department of State. The 50-year-old Fitzpatrick has represented th…
Politics
Election 2024: Winner Projected For PA's 5th US Congressional District
Election Day 2024 is in the books, and Pennsylvanians have chosen their next representatives in Congress, according to multiple outlets' projections based on unofficial results. In the commonwealth’s 5th congressional district race, Mary Gay Scanlon defeated Alfeia Goodwin for the House seat representing portions of Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery, and Chester counties, the AP projects. The incumbent was leading her republican party opponent by a margin of 64.5% to 35.3%, with 76% of the vote as of 11 p.m., according to the PA Department of State. The 65-year-old Scanlon has …
Police & Fire
Firefighters Respond To Four-Alarm Warehouse Blaze in MontCo: Authorities
Fire crews responded to a four-alarm fire at a warehouse in Montgomery County at 12:54 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, according to authorities. The blaze was reported at the Dorman Products warehouse located at 3400 Walnut Street in Colmar, the Hatfield Police Department explained in a release on Tuesday night. The Colmar Volunteer Fire Company was initially dispatched to the scene with the Perseverance Volunteer Fire Company following a few minutes behind. Station 74 was dispatched @ 12:57pm to assist Colmar Fire Company on a building fire at Dorman Products on Walnut Street. Po…
Schools
These Are Montgomery County's Top Public Middle Schools: New Rankings Released
Niche has released brand-new rankings running down the best public middle schools in America. One Montgomery County school, The Souderton Charter School Collaborative, ranked No. 1 in Pennsylvania for charter schools and took the top spot for middle schools in the county. Here are the top 20 best middle schools in Montgomery County, according to Niche. 20. Upper Moreland Middle School. 19. Springfield Township Middle School. 18. Indian Crest Middle School. 17. Pennbrook Middle School. 16. Arcola Intermediate School. 15. Indian Valley Middle School. 14. Skyview Upper Elementary School…
Police & Fire
Screaming Woman Points Gun At Customers In PA Guitar Store: Police (
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An emotionally disturbed woman was arrested without incident after pointing a gun and screaming at several customers in a Montgomery County guitar store, according to police. The woman pointed her gun at the heads of multiple customers while screaming incoherently at the Guitar Center in the Metroplex Shopping Center, 2620 Chemical Road, the Plymouth Township Police Department said. Some customers managed to flee from the store while others were hiding within, according to police. Officers arrived on scene and were immediately confronted by the woman as she exited the store with gun in han…
Police & Fire
PA Neighbor Heard Screaming Before Bar Employee Beat GF Dead With Hammer: Affidavit
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with murder on accusations he beat his girlfriend to death with a hammer, authorities said. William Carey, 46, carried out the deadly attack on his girlfriend, Jessica Zipkin, 34, at their Gravel Pike apartment in Perkiomen, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced on Saturday, Nov. 2. Police were called to the apartment around 2:10 a.m., after receiving a 911 call saying there may be a deceased person at the location, DA Steele said. A responding Pennsylvania State Police trooper found Zipkin face down on the bedroom floor of one of the…
Politics
Alicia Keys, Michelle Obama In PA To Support Kamala Harris Campaign
Singer Alicia Keys will join former First Lady Michelle Obama in Montgomery County to support the Kamala Harris campaign. Keys, a Grammy Award winner, and the former First Lady will be rallying voters somewhere in Montgomery County on Saturday, Nov. 2, according to a Harris-Walz campaign news release. The exact time and location were not released at the time of publication. First Lady Jill Biden will be making three campaign stops in Pennsylvania on Sunday, Nov. 3, previous reporting by Daily Voice states. Trump is expected to be in Lititz on Sunday, before the both campaigns begin making…
Politics
First Lady Jill Biden Coming To Bethlehem For Harris Campaign
First Lady Jill Biden will be making several campaign stops in Pennsylvania to support Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday, Nov. 3. The First Lady will be stopping in Bethlehem, King of Prussia, and Harrisburg to "encourage Pennsylvanians to make a plan to vote at iwillvote.com/PA," a news release states. Her first campaign stop will be in Bethlehem at 11 a.m. followed by the King of Prussia event at 1 p.m., according to the news release. The Harrisburg stop is scheduled for 3 p.m. The exact locations where each event will be held was not released at press time. At around th…
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