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Central PA Man Impersonates Official, Wiretaps While Stalking: Police Central PA Man Impersonates Official, Wiretaps While Stalking: Police
Central PA Man Impersonates Official, Wiretaps While Stalking: Police A Harrisburg man is accused of stalking, wiretapping, and impersonating a public servant in a series of alarming incidents, according to Lower Paxton police. Valedy Ross, 30, of Harrisburg, repeatedly called, texted, and emailed the victim without a legitimate purpose, authorities said in a release. Ross also allegedly placed a recording device inside the victim’s residence, capturing private conversations between the victim and others, police announced on Monday, Dec. 2. In addition, Ross reportedly contacted the victim’s workplace, claiming to be a public county official, officers stated.…
PA Stalker With 'Dark Intentions' Gets Years In Prison: DA PA Stalker With 'Dark Intentions' Gets Years In Prison: DA
PA Stalker With 'Dark Intentions' Gets Years In Prison: DA Years of stalking has landing a Lebanon County man years in prison, the Lancaster County District Attorney announced on Wednesday, Nov. 23.  Brian Mahoney, 67, of the of the 300 block of Lewis Road, North Londonderry Township, Annville, pleaded guilty to three counts of stalking, resisting arrest, obscene language or gestures, and two counts of terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another before Judge Dennis Reinaker on Tuesday, Oct. 15, according to the DA and confirmed by court documents.  Judge Reinaker sentenced Brian Mahoney to two years and eight months to nine …
GUILTY! Philly Man Permanently Disfigures Ex-GF In Soda Ash Attack: USDOJ GUILTY! Philly Man Permanently Disfigures Ex-GF In Soda Ash Attack: USDOJ
Guilty! Philly Man Permanently Disfigures Ex-GF In Soda Ash Attack: Usdoj A Philadelphia man was convicted on Friday, Sept. 6 after a trial of stalking his ex — a federal employee — and burning her face with a corrosive substance, nearly blinding her in one eye while she was on her way to work, federal authorities said. Victor Ortiz, 47, of Philadelphia, threw a "caustic substance" — soda ash — at her face and torso, on May 4, 2022, according to U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero. His attack temporarily blinded her in the left eye and caused severe pain and permanent scarring on her body, Romero said. Investigators found that Ortizz had attached a GPS device to…
NJ, Philly Stalker Caught Stalking Again, Prosecutors Say NJ, Philly Stalker Caught Stalking Again, Prosecutors Say
NJ, Philly Stalker Caught Stalking Again, Prosecutors Say A Philadelphia man with prior convictions for stalking is charged with the same crime in western Pennsylvania, according to prosecutors.  Shane P. Cassidy, 24, is accused of stalking a Unity Township woman and sending her threatening text messages, said the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office.  The victim told authorities she received the messages from multiple phone numbers over a period of months, officials said. Some of the messages allegedly contained "photoshopped and superimposed images" of the victim, according to prosecutors.  She reported the incidents to…
Lebanon Sex Offender Arrested Again After Separate Investigation Police Say Lebanon Sex Offender Arrested Again After Separate Investigation Police Say
Lebanon Sex Offender Arrested Again After Separate Investigation Police Say A 34-year-old convicted rapist is back behind bars after a police investigation into someone else led officers to discover he wasn't up to date on the Pennsylvania State Police Sexual Offender Registry, according to a release on July 3. Luis Miguel Rivera Ruiz's failure to update his lifetime sexual offender information appears to have come to light when Lebanon City police "responded to a report of a suspicious person in the 200 block of Guilford Street on June 26, 2024," according to multiple police releases.  The following day, Anthony George Benavidez, was charged with Lo…
Fresh Out Of Prison: Man Charged With Stalking Victim In Lancaster County, Police Say Fresh Out Of Prison: Man Charged With Stalking Victim In Lancaster County, Police Say
Fresh Out Of Prison: Man Charged With Stalking Victim In Lancaster County, Police Say An Ephrata area man is back in police custody after authorities said he harassed a victim just after being released from jail.  Timothy E. Rinehults, 35, is also charged with stalking, said West Earl Township police.  Authorities said they were called to the Hilltop Mobile Home Village in Akron Borough on June 13. A resident said Rinehults was banging on the front door and yelling for them to come outside, according to police.  Rinehults was gone when police arrived and authorities learned he had previously been arrested for a domestic dispute at the same address on May 14, …
Philly Area Stalker Called Victim From Jail Day After Arrest, Report Says Philly Area Stalker Called Victim From Jail Day After Arrest, Report Says
Philly Area Stalker Called Victim From Jail Day After Arrest, Report Says A man charged with stalking called his victim from jail just one day after his arrest in a Pennsylvania town, 6abc reports. Matthew Kwatyra, 30, of Allentown, was arrested on Thursday, June 6, in connection with a stalking incident that happened in Darby, Police Chief Joseph Gabe Jr. said. According to 6abc, which cites the criminal complaint, Kwatyra had worked with the victim at an Audi dealership before he was last November, and contacted her multiple times via text or email since then. The outlet also cited chief Gabe saying the victim got a notification about an AirTag on her phon…
Stalker Cut Ex's Power, Disconnected Internet, Put GPS On Car: Bensalem PD Stalker Cut Ex's Power, Disconnected Internet, Put GPS On Car: Bensalem PD
Stalker Cut Ex's Power, Disconnected Internet, Put GPS On Car: Bensalem PD A King of Prussia man is accused of stalking a woman he met on a dating app "on at least 9 occasions," and broke into her home in Bensalem, according to a township police release on June 3, 2024. The woman he is accused of stalking went on several dates with 33-year-old Matthew Bustin but "felt uncomfortable after odd behavior arose," the police stated in the release. She ended the relationship and blocked him on social media but he continued to text her and show up unexpectedly," investigators said.  In April, while the victim was on vacation, police said Bustin went into her hom…