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2 Children Struck In Pottstown: Police (UPDATE) 2 Children Struck In Pottstown: Police (UPDATE)
2 Children Struck In Pottstown: Police (Update) Two children are in the hospital after being struck by a car, the Pottstown Chief of Police Mick Markovich told Daily Voice on Friday, Oct. 11.  The collision happened near the corner of Beech and North Adams streets in Pottstown around 5:54 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, according to the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety. "Two children ages 7 and 10 entered the roadway between two parked vehicles,"  Chief Markovich told us.   There is no crosswalk or lights at the intersection, according to Google Maps Street View.  The two children who were str…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
2-Alarm Fire Guts PA Catholic School (VIDEOS) 2-Alarm Fire Guts PA Catholic School (VIDEOS)
2-Alarm Fire Guts PA Catholic School (Videos) A two-alarm fire destroyed a Catholic school in Springfield Township on Monday, Oct. 7, according to authorities. Multiple fire departments responded to the report of a fire on the second floor of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish School, located at 112 Saxer Avenue, the Springfield Fire Company said on its Facebook page. Firefighters arrived on scene within 2 minutes of the report and found fire coming out of the second floor and extending to the building's roof at 5:08 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, according to the Springfield Fire Company.  On October 7, 2024 at 508 pm Springfield Fire …

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Trappe Uber Driver Raped Drunken Villanova Student: DA Trappe Uber Driver Raped Drunken Villanova Student: DA
Trappe Uber Driver Raped Drunken Villanova Student: DA An Uber driver from Montgomery County was arrested for raping a Villanova University student who was drunk after a night out with friends, according to authorities. Mirvan Dinler, 26, of Trappe, picked the victim up at a Philadelphia nightclub in an UberX and drove her back to her dorm in Hovnanian Hall at the Radnor Township campus on Friday, Sept. 13, police paperwork reads. Dinler then followed the student back to her dorm and raped her then forced her to perform oral sex on him, the paperwork says. The victim told authorities that the last thing she remembered was waking up to find…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Woman Who Shot, Dismembered Parents With Chainsaw Sentenced: MontCo DA Woman Who Shot, Dismembered Parents With Chainsaw Sentenced: MontCo DA
Woman Who Shot, Dismembered Parents With Chainsaw Sentenced: MontCo DA An Abington woman charged with shooting her parents and dismembering their bodies with a chainsaw was sentenced Monday, Sept. 30, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office told Daily Voice the following day. Verity Beck, 45, pleaded "guilty but mentally ill" to two first-degree murder counts, the district attorney's office said. She was given two life sentences that will be served concurrently.  Beck will also receive mental health treatment while serving her prison time, according to the district attorney's office. Beck's parents were found dead in their Jenkintown home on Tue…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Dead Woman Found Half-Naked On Philadelphia Patio, Police Say Dead Woman Found Half-Naked On Philadelphia Patio, Police Say
Dead Woman Found Half-Naked On Philadelphia Patio, Police Say A homeowner found a half-undressed dead stranger on a patio Sunday evening, Sept. 29, Philadelphia Police announced.  An unidentified woman in her 30s was found lying face down and unresponsive on a patio in the 1800 block of South 22nd Street in Philadelphia by the homeowner, police detailed in the release.  PFD-Medic Unit pronounced her dead at 6:42 p.m.  "There appears to be no visible trauma to the body and no drug paraphernalia on the scene," as stated in the police release.  The woman's body was taken to the Medical Examiner's Office to determine the cause of dea…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Stabbed 'Multiple Times' In Critical Condition: Philly Police Man Stabbed 'Multiple Times' In Critical Condition: Philly Police
Man Stabbed 'Multiple Times' In Critical Condition: Philly Police A 31-year-old man was stabbed multiple times at Fairhill and Cambria streets in Philadelphia at 3:49 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, according to police. The man was stabbed once in the left arm, once in the back, and once in the left side, the Philadelphia Police Department said. He was transported to Temple Hospital by police and is in critical condition. East Detectives are currently investigating the incident. No arrests have been made at this time, according to police. Check back here for possible updates.

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Police ID Teen Shot Dead Outside Philly High School (UPDATE) Police ID Teen Shot Dead Outside Philly High School (UPDATE)
Police ID Teen Shot Dead Outside Philly High School (Update) Authorities have identified the teenager shot to death shortly before midnight on Sunday, Sept. 22 outside of Martin Luther King High School in the East Germantown section of Philadelphia. William Honesty, 16, of the 2100 block of Homer Street, died as a result of the shooting, Philadelphia police said in a press statement on Monday, Sept. 23. Police were called to the 5900 block of Stenton Avenue at 11:38 p.m. Police found the victim suffering from three gunshot wounds to the chest, the press release states. Medic 33 pronounced the victim dead at the scene at 11:46 p.m.  "The m…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Montco Worker Airlifted After 25-Foot Fall From Roof In NJ, Video Shows Rescue Response: Police Montco Worker Airlifted After 25-Foot Fall From Roof In NJ, Video Shows Rescue Response: Police
Montco Worker Airlifted After 25-Foot Fall From Roof In NJ, Video Shows Rescue Response: Police A 46-year-old Pennsylvania man was rescued after he fell 25 feet from the roof of a building in Fairfield, NJ on Friday, Sept. 20, authorities said (scroll for video). At 10:54 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call reporting a man had fallen from the roof of a commercial building at 310 Fairfield Ave., Fairfield Police Officer Stacy Chiarolanza said. The man, who was allegedly employed by a roofing company from Delran and was conducting roof work at the time of the incident, fell from the roof onto metal piping where he became entrapped, Chiarolanza said. Numerous departments and pri…

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by Sam Barron
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WANTED: Woman Fires Shots At Welfare Window, Bristol Township PD Say WANTED: Woman Fires Shots At Welfare Window, Bristol Township PD Say
Wanted: Woman Fires Shots At Welfare Window, Bristol Township PD Say A woman is wanted in Bristol Township for firing shots that shattered a window at the Bucks County Assistance Office, authorities said on Wednesday, Sept. 18. April (Lynette) Campbell Precha, 37, has an active warrant for several felonies including aggravated assault and person not to have a firearm, Bristol Township police said in a press release. Precha is still considered to be armed. Police are asking everyone to use caution and not approach her, they explained. She served prison time in 2011 for theft, according to court records. Bristol Township Police were dispatched to a disorderly…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Philly Man ID In Fatal Double-Shooting, $20K Reward Offered: Police (UPDATE) Philly Man ID In Fatal Double-Shooting, $20K Reward Offered: Police (UPDATE)
Philly Man ID In Fatal Double-Shooting, $20K Reward Offered: Police (Update) The 41-year-old Philadelphia man killed in a double-shooting during an argument in the city's Hunting Park neighborhood early Tuesday morning, Sept. 17, has been identified by authorities. Gregory Heard from the 2700 block of North Hemberger Street died as a result of the shooting, Philadelphia police stated in a release on Wednesday, Sept. 18. He had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at 12:19 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17. A second man, 48, shot during the argument — whose name has not been released — remained in critical but stable condition on Wednesday, police said in t…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
1 Killed, Another Wounded In Double-Shooting In Philadelphia (DEVELOPING) 1 Killed, Another Wounded In Double-Shooting In Philadelphia (DEVELOPING)
1 Killed, Another Wounded In Double-Shooting In Philadelphia (Developing) A 41-year-old man was killed and a 48-year-old man was injured in a double-shooting early Tuesday, Sept. 17 in Philadelphia's Hunting Park neighborhood, authorities said. Names were not immediately released, but Philadelphia police believe the two men could be family members, according to NBCPhiladelphia.  Police were called to the 3800 block of North 13th Street — near West Butler Street — just after midnight, police said in a press statement. Police were notified that the two shooting victims arrived at Temple University Hospital by private vehicle. The 41-year-old man suffered mu…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Child Under 5 Killed, 5 Others Injured In Lebanon House Fire (DEVELOPING) Child Under 5 Killed, 5 Others Injured In Lebanon House Fire (DEVELOPING)
Child Under 5 Killed, 5 Others Injured In Lebanon House Fire (Developing) A child is dead and five other people — including four children — were hurt in a fire in Lebanon City on Friday morning Sept. 13, officials explained.  A child under the age of five died at the scene of the fire in the 1300 block of Brandywine Street, officials said. Four other children were injured and an elderly woman was medically evacuated by helicopter from the scene to Hershey Medical Center.  The fire broke out at 9:52 a.m. according to the Lebanon Department of Emergency Services.   Please keep Lebanon City Fire Department, EMS, Police , all agencies &…

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by Jillian Pikora