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PA Woman Punches Officer During Traffic Stop, Police Say PA Woman Punches Officer During Traffic Stop, Police Say
PA Woman Punches Officer During Traffic Stop, Police Say A 23-year-old Annville has been arrested after fighting with police officers during a traffic stop, the Western Lebanon County Regional Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 24. Cathyria Reyes Rodriguez was pulled over by the police in the 1300 block of East Main Street in Annville at 12:39 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, the police detailed in the release. The police were attempting a traffic stop after discovering she was driving with a suspended license plate.  "During the course of the investigation Reyes-Rodriguez began to physically fight with Officers, striking one Officer with a c…

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by Jillian Pikora
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4.25 Lbs Of Heroin Seized In Traffic Stop Leads To 4 Arrests In Central PA 4.25 Lbs Of Heroin Seized In Traffic Stop Leads To 4 Arrests In Central PA
4.25 Lbs Of Heroin Seized In Traffic Stop Leads To 4 Arrests In Central PA Four people have been arrested after 4.25 pounds of heroin were found in their vehicle during a traffic stop early on Wednesday,  Oct. 23, Lower Paxton Township police announced. Raydi Fabian-Lizardo, Joel Junes, Sandra Severino, and Demetrius Torres have been arrested after a traffic stop turned into a massive drug bust. The traffic stop happened in the 5000 block of Jonestown Road around 12:45 a.m., the police detailed in the release. "During the traffic stop, indicators of criminal activity were observed," the police said. The group gave consent for police to search the vehicle an…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Philadelphia Police Officer Jaime Roman, 31, Dies 2 Months After Being Shot Philadelphia Police Officer Jaime Roman, 31, Dies 2 Months After Being Shot
Philadelphia Police Officer Jaime Roman, 31, Dies 2 Months After Being Shot A 31-year-old Philadelphia police officer has died from injuries he sustained in a line-of-duty shooting more than 2 months ago,  Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Officer Jaime Roman had been in a coma at Temple University Hospital following a shooting on July 22, 2024. He passed away in the hospital just after 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, according to the Mayor. Roman and his Officer Azieme Lindsey, both assigned to the 25th Police District pulled over a blue Toyota Echo on the 3600 block of F Street near Tioga Street in Kensington, the police explain…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man With Drug Warrant Flees Police In Lycoming County Man With Drug Warrant Flees Police In Lycoming County
Man With Drug Warrant Flees Police In Lycoming County A 40-year-old man was arrested for fleeing police in Lycoming County, authorities said. Michael Charles Devan had been stopped on Aug. 20 by Williamsport police near West Fourth and Campbell streets. During a traffic stop, Devan learned that he had an active felony drug warrant, police said. Devan accelerated away and fled from police for over a mile through residential areas of the city, exceeding speeds of 60 mph, police said. Devan ultimately was apprehended in the 500 block of Lycoming Street without further incident.  In addition to the original felony drug warrant, Devan was a…

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by Jon Craig
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NY Man Wanted In Maryland Captured In Pennsylvania, Police Say NY Man Wanted In Maryland Captured In Pennsylvania, Police Say
NY Man Wanted In Maryland Captured In Pennsylvania, Police Say A fugitive was captured in Pennsylvania early Wednesday morning. The unnamed man has a Rochester, NY address, a South Carolina driver's license, and was wanted on a warrant in Maryland, the Camp Hill police explained. An officer with the CHPD pulled the man over for a traffic violation at 12:48 a.m. on March 13. During the traffic stop, the officer learn the man's license was suspended and that he was also a fugitive in Maryland. After the warrant was confirmed he was arrested and held in the Cumberland County Prison.  Additional information about the man or this situation was unava…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fugitive Caught With Meth After Lengthy Pursuit In Hudson Valley: Police Fugitive Caught With Meth After Lengthy Pursuit In Hudson Valley: Police
Fugitive Caught With Meth After Lengthy Pursuit In Hudson Valley: Police A fugitive wanted in another state was caught with methamphetamine after leading authorities on a long chase throughout the Hudson Valley in an unregistered vehicle with switched plates, police said. New Jersey resident Sean McDermott, age 34, of Hoboken, was arrested on Wednesday, March 6 following a pursuit that began in Westchester and ended in Putnam County, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, March 11.  According to authorities, at around 12:15 p.m. on the day of McDermott's arrest, a vehicle that fled a traffic stop in Elmsford traveled into Putnam County…

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by Ben Crnic
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Chesco Cop Convicted For Shooting At Driver During Traffic Stop: DA Chesco Cop Convicted For Shooting At Driver During Traffic Stop: DA
Chesco Cop Convicted For Shooting At Driver During Traffic Stop: DA A West Caln police officer was convicted of shooting at a driver during a 2021 traffic stop, according to Chester County prosecutors.  Sergeant Anthony Sparano pulled over a Chrysler 300 after midnight on Nov. 10, 2021, on the 100 block of Octorara Trail Road, the DA's Office said.  Body camera footage showed the driver, Takeisha Landry, was filming Sparano while he asked for her license and registration, according to the criminal complaint. Authorities said Landry "refused to comply" with Sparano's repeated requests.  "The interaction between Sergeant Sparano and Landry beg…

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by Mac Bullock
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Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop
Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop A Philadelphia judge has reinstated the criminal charges against an ex-police officer related to the August killing of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry, according to multiple news outlets and court records.  Former PPD officer Mark Dial was charged with murder, aggravated assault, official oppression, and related counts after he shot Irizarry dead during a traffic stop in Kensington on Aug. 14.  Dial originally told investigators he shot Irizarry after the 27-year-old lunged at him with a knife, though his body camera footage later revealed Irizarry never got out of his car.  He w…

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by Mac Bullock
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2 Shot, 1 Killed By Police During Traffic Stop In PA (DEVELOPING) 2 Shot, 1 Killed By Police During Traffic Stop In PA (DEVELOPING)
2 Shot, 1 Killed By Police During Traffic Stop In PA (Developing) Someone is dead after a police officer shot at them during a traffic stop in Pennsylvania.  The incident happened when police in Newton Square attempted a traffic stop of a white Nissan Altima in the 800 block of Bryn Mawr Avenue, Radnor Township around 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11. An altercation reportedly took place between the people in the car— which ended when the police shot the people in the vehicle, investigators said.  One of the people shot died at the scene and the other was taken to a local hospital, police explained.  "There is no threat to the c…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Trio ID'd After Chase Turned Deadly Crash Near I-81 In PA: State Police Trio ID'd After Chase Turned Deadly Crash Near I-81 In PA: State Police
Trio ID'd After Chase Turned Deadly Crash Near I-81 In PA: State Police The three people who were found dead after crashing into a tree overnight while fleeing from state troopers have been identified, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an updated release on Friday, May 5, 2023. Eric Carl, 37, of New Cumberland, was driving the vehicle, Carly Renee Taylor-Robinson, 26, of Harrisburg, was in the front seat and Darun Marquis Alexander was in the back seat, 33, of Harrisburg, according to the police. The trio had failed to stop their vehicle when troopers Corbin Walburn and Matthew Condard attempted a traffic stop around 1:35 a.m. on Thursday, as detailed in t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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K9 Smelled 14 Grams Of Meth Outside Car In York County, Police Say K9 Smelled 14 Grams Of Meth Outside Car In York County, Police Say
K9 Smelled 14 Grams Of Meth Outside Car In York County, Police Say A K9 called to the scene of a traffic stop in York County sniffed out large amount of drugs, police announced on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.  The Southern Regional Police K9 Unit was requested to assist Northern York County Regional Police Officers on a traffic stop on March 31, SRP stated in the release. K9 Ransom "was deployed for a free air sniff of the vehicle," police said. Ransom "indicated to the odor of illegal narcotics inside the vehicle. The vehicle was seized from the scene and a search was performed after a search warrant was granted." The search yielded 14 grams of metham…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Seize $77,500 From Female PA Driver Charged With Laundering Cash Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Seize $77,500 From Female PA Driver Charged With Laundering Cash
Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Seize $77,500 From Female PA Driver Charged With Laundering Cash Bergen County narcotics detectives seized $77,500 in suspected drug money from an unemployed Pennsylvania woman following a traffic stop, authorities said. Joseline De Jesus-Quinones, 28, of Allentown was charged with money laundering and released on a summons to appear in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He didn't say where in the county the stop was made. Whether the defendant will show is doubtful. Major drug suppliers consider such seizures the cost of doing business. Local authorities, meanwhile, get to keep the money for eq…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wild I-81 Chase Ends In Violent Crash, 2 Flown To Hospital: Police Wild I-81 Chase Ends In Violent Crash, 2 Flown To Hospital: Police
Wild I-81 Chase Ends In Violent Crash, 2 Flown To Hospital: Police Interstate 81 has reopened following a high-speed police chase that ended in a rollover crash that sent two men to the hospital on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, Pennsylvania state police say.  The state police were contacted after one vehicle was involved in multiple hit-and-run crashes in Chambersburg around 6 p.m., according to a release by Trooper Megan Frazer.  The same vehicle was then spotted driving erratically on Route 30/Lincoln Highway East, according to the police. The state police located the vehicle driving at "a high rate of speed" on  Interstate 81 Northbound at …

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by Jillian Pikora
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899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop 899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop
899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop A Massuchesetts man, a woman, and two men from Pennsylvania were arrested after a traffic stop led police to discover hundreds of packets of fentanyl and cocaine among other illicit items.  Officers pulled over the group's vehicle in the 300 block of New Holland Avenue in Lancaster City on Monday, Dec. 12 at 10:30 p.m. During a search of the vehicle the police found and seized these items: 899 packets of fentanyl. 33.8 grams of crack and powder cocaine. 46.4 grams of marijuana. Multiple types of drug paraphernalia. One unlawfully possessed handgun. All four people in the car were arr…

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by Jillian Pikora