Building Owner Charged In Death Of Philly Firefighter Sean Williamson: Report Building Owner Charged In Death Of Philly Firefighter Sean Williamson: Report
Building Owner Charged In Death Of Philly Firefighter Sean Williamson: Report A building owner has been accused of setting a fire that killed a longtime Philadelphia firefighter, 6abc reports. Al-Ashraf Khalil, 28, is facing multiple charges for lying to investigators about his whereabouts at the time of the incident that killed 51-year-old Sean Williamson on Saturday, June 18, the outlet says. Surveillance footage apparently confirmed Khalil's presence at the scene and he was arrested at JFK International Airport in New York City after unsuccessfully entering Jordan, according to the outlet.  He is charged with maliciously damaging a building by means of fire and …
Group Assaulted, Stabbed Person At Popular Swimming Hole PA State Police Say Group Assaulted, Stabbed Person At Popular Swimming Hole PA State Police Say
Group Assaulted, Stabbed Person At Popular Swimming Hole PA State Police Say A cash reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of four people who assaulted and stabbed a person at a popular central Pennsylvania swimming hole, police say. Two victims were approached by a group of four, two White women and two Black men, while returning to their vehicles after swimming in the swimming hole that leads to an area where you can jump from cliffs into the Susquehanna River at Benton Hollow Road, Drumore Township, Lancaster County on May 3, according to the release by Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers citing PSP Troop J. As the victims approached a sm…
Man In 'Critical Condition' After Central PA Shooting: Police Man In 'Critical Condition' After Central PA Shooting: Police
Man In 'Critical Condition' After Central PA Shooting: Police A man has been hospitalized and is in critical condition following a shooting in central Pennsylvania just before 3 a.m. on Sunday, June 5, police say. Swatara Township police were called to the early morning shooting in the 1100 block of Amber Lane. Officers arrived to find a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The officers jumped into action offering emergency medical care to the man as they secured the scene. The man was taken to a local trauma center where he is now listed in critical— but stable— condition, according to a release by the police. "All persons involved in this…
Teenager Waives Hearing After 'Intentionally' Striking PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run: DA Teenager Waives Hearing After 'Intentionally' Striking PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run: DA
Teenager Waives Hearing After 'Intentionally' Striking PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run: DA A teenager who is accused of "intentionally" hitting a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation employee has waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Thursday, May 26, Cumberland County district attorney's office says.  The employee had suffered serious injuries after they were struck by a pickup truck on Wednesday, April 13, police say. Silver Spring Township Police had been searching for the driver of the gold pickup truck pictured that struck the employee Rich Valley Road near Sherwood Drive at 10:50 a.m., according to a release by the department. Dawson Adam Smith, 19, of Har…
Trespasser Beaten To Death While Fleeing In Central PA: Police Trespasser Beaten To Death While Fleeing In Central PA: Police
Trespasser Beaten To Death While Fleeing In Central PA: Police A 35-year-old trespasser was jumped by a group while fleeing— he later died from his injuries, police say. York City police were called to a report of a suspicious man on a property in the 200 block of West Jackson Street at approximately 10:24 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, according to a release by the department. Before police arrived, a witness confronted the trespasser, who then ran off, police say. But the witness alerted a group of "unknown individuals to stop the trespasser," as stated in the release. The group halted the trespasser and beat him, the release details. When officers arrived…
Man, 24, Shot By MD Driver At PA Carwash Dies In Hospital: Coroner Man, 24, Shot By MD Driver At PA Carwash Dies In Hospital: Coroner
Man, 24, Shot By MD Driver At PA Carwash Dies In Hospital: Coroner A 24-year-old man died in a central Pennsylvania hospital hours after he was shot by a group of men in a car from Maryland, on Friday, May, 20, according to the coroner's office. Two unidentified men had been shot at The Auto Spa Express located at 2140 York Crossing Drive at approximately 12:55 p.m., police say.  One of the victims is being treated at the hospital for his injuries. The other man was pronounced dead at Wellspan York Hospital at 1:39 p.m. the same day, according to the York County coroner's office. His autopsy is scheduled for Monday, May 23, the coroner's o…
$20K Reward Offered In Fatal Ambush Of Driver Pumping Gas In Philly: Police $20K Reward Offered In Fatal Ambush Of Driver Pumping Gas In Philly: Police
$20K Reward Offered In Fatal Ambush Of Driver Pumping Gas In Philly: Police Police are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the ambush killing of a Pennsylvania man pumping gas in Philadelphia on Monday, May 9. Surveillance footage released by Philadelphia police shows two masked men dressed in all black arriving at a Liberty gas station on the 1000 block of East Mount Airy Avenue around 2:30 p.m. in a 2009 red Mazda 3 sedan with the New Jersey license plate number V62-PWX. Brandon Dixon was shot and killed while pumping gas in Philadelphia on Monday, May 9.PhiladelphiaPolice The armed suspects then leaped from the backseats and be…
Teen Gunman Sought In Shooting Of 15-Year-Old Lancaster Resident: Police Teen Gunman Sought In Shooting Of 15-Year-Old Lancaster Resident: Police
Teen Gunman Sought In Shooting Of 15-Year-Old Lancaster Resident: Police Police are looking for a teenage gunman accused of shooting a 15-year-old resident in Lancaster last month. Jeffrey Moreau, 16, is wanted on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm by a minor, and other related offenses in the April 26 shooting, Lancaster police said. He will be charged as an adult. Officers responding to the intersection of South Queen Street and East Andrew Street found the unidentified teenage victim with a gunshot wound to their torso around 4 p.m., police said. The victim's condition was not specified. A warrant …
Navy SEAL Who Killed Virginia Couple In Ocean City With Wife 'For Fun' Denied Parole: Report Navy SEAL Who Killed Virginia Couple In Ocean City With Wife 'For Fun' Denied Parole: Report
Navy SEAL Who Killed Virginia Couple In Ocean City With Wife 'For Fun' Denied Parole: Report A former Navy SEAL who had help from his wife killing a Virginia couple while on vacation in Ocean City, Maryland won't be getting parole, WTOP reports. Benjamin Sifrit, 44, was denied parole in his first public hearing since being sentenced to 38 years for the 2002 slayings of Martha Crutchley, 51, and Joshua Ford, 32, the outlet said.  A jury cleared Sifrit, who had a swastika tattooed on his chest, of killing Ford, but Erika, 44, was convicted of both murders and is serving a life sentence plus 20 years.  The Sifrits — who lived in Altoona, PA — met the Fairfax, VA t…
Jersey Shore Man Found With Rifle, Silencer, Bogus Federal Agent Badges Takes Plea Jersey Shore Man Found With Rifle, Silencer, Bogus Federal Agent Badges Takes Plea
Jersey Shore Man Found With Rifle, Silencer, Bogus Federal Agent Badges Takes Plea A Jersey Shore man who was caught with a handful of phony federal agent IDs in his own name admitted also having a homemade rifle and a silencer. Jeffrey Backlund, 57, of Waretown, took a deal from the government rather than face trial, pleading guilty on Wednesday, April 27, to illegally possessing all of them, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Backlund was arrested after a warranted search prompted by a domestic disturbance in September 2020 turned up “a number of firearms and imitation federal identification badges,” Sellinger said. “They found one short-barreled, AR-style, .223 …
Reward Offered For Philly Gunman Who Killed Ex-GF Pumping Gas On Loose In PA: DA Reward Offered For Philly Gunman Who Killed Ex-GF Pumping Gas On Loose In PA: DA
Reward Offered For Philly Gunman Who Killed Ex-GF Pumping Gas On Loose In PA: DA A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of Philadelphia's Rafiq Thompson, who is wanted on a charge of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Tamara Cornelius. Thompson is believed to have followed 31-year-old Tamara Cornelius out from the Cheesecake Factory before shooting and killing her while she pumped gas at the Exxon Station in Upper Merion Township on April 7, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Thompson and Cornelius had been in a relationship, authorities said. They met and talked briefly at 9:11 …
60 Shots Fired In Less Than Two Minutes Caught On Camera In Philly [VIDEO]: Police 60 Shots Fired In Less Than Two Minutes Caught On Camera In Philly [VIDEO]: Police
60 Shots Fired In Less Than Two Minutes Caught On Camera In Philly [Video]: Police Like a terrifying scene from a movie, a firefight breaks out between two groups of men on a Philadelphia basketball court—with shots being fired at a rate of one for every two seconds— and surveillance cameras capture the whole thing. The shots rang out at a basketball court in the West Mill Creek Playground along the 5000 block of Reno Street in West Philadelphia around 10:15 p.m. on Monday, March, 21, according to Philadelphia police. The men are standing in the court when the shooting starts and some of the men pull out their guns and fire back, they all scatter, and then they flee from…