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Drunk Woman Attacks Driver After Crash At Hollywood Casino: Police Drunk Woman Attacks Driver After Crash At Hollywood Casino: Police
Drunk Woman Attacks Driver After Crash At Hollywood Casino: Police A Morgantown woman is accused of drunkenly attacking another driver following a crash at Hollywood Casino, Caernarvon Township police said in a release dated Friday, Dec. 13. Sara Soika, 55, allegedly pulled out from a stop sign in front of another vehicle in the casino's parking lot on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, police said. After coming to a sudden stop, Soika reportedly exited her vehicle and attacked the other driver, causing the victim to crash into the rear of Soika's car while attempting to escape, authorities said. Officers responding to the incident determined that Soika had a blood …
Armed Robbery At Norristown Quick Mart: Police Seek Public's Help Armed Robbery At Norristown Quick Mart: Police Seek Public's Help
Armed Robbery At Norristown Quick Mart: Police Seek Public's Help A suspect armed with a silver handgun held employees at gunpoint and robbed a Norristown convenience store, police announced on Thursday, Dec. 12. The robbery occurred at the Quick Mart Food & Tobacco store on the 100 block of West Logan Street around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, according to Norristown police. The man entered the store, threatened employees with the firearm, and stole cash from the registers before fleeing south on Locust Street on foot, authorities said. Norristown police are urging the community to help identify the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to c…
Oxford Teen Reported Missing After Not Returning From School Bus: Police Oxford Teen Reported Missing After Not Returning From School Bus: Police
Oxford Teen Reported Missing After Not Returning From School Bus: Police A 16-year-old girl from Oxford Borough has been reported missing after she failed to return home from school on Wednesday, Dec. 6, authorities announced. Wendy Azuceli Ester XoTec was last seen after attending classes at Collegium Charter School, located at 456 Creamery Way, Exton, Pennsylvania, police said in a release on Thursday, Dec. 12. XoTec, who was born in Guatemala, was confirmed present at school that morning, but she did not board the afternoon bus home, according to the Oxford Borough Police Department. She was last seen wearing her school uniform, described as a navy-blue …
Man Arrested, Another At Large In Fatal PA Home Invasion: DA Man Arrested, Another At Large In Fatal PA Home Invasion: DA
Man Arrested, Another At Large In Fatal PA Home Invasion: DA A second suspect has been charged in a deadly home invasion in Lower Merion that left a man dead and his mother fighting for her life, Montgomery County authorities announced Thursday, Dec. 12. Charles Fulforth, 41, of Jenkintown, was arrested for second-degree murder, robbery, and burglary after detectives linked him to the Dec. 8 attack that claimed the life of 25-year-old Andrew Gaudio and critically injured his mother, 61-year-old Bernadette Gaudio. Fulforth, a Junkluggers employee, worked with Kelvin Roberts, 42, of Philadelphia, who remains at large, police say. Roberts was charged ea…
Man, Woman Killed In Fatal Crash, Discovery At Abandoned Home: PA State Police Man, Woman Killed In Fatal Crash, Discovery At Abandoned Home: PA State Police
Man, Woman Killed In Fatal Crash, Discovery At Abandoned Home: PA State Police A crash that sent a car careening over 100 feet down an embankment in West Bethlehem Township has claimed two lives, Pennsylvania State Police Troop B announced on Monday, Dec. 9. The incident happened on Clarksville Road around 9:22 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, when a vehicle veered off the roadway, overturned, and landed on its roof, troopers said. A female occupant was ejected from the vehicle and died from her injuries at the scene, police said. Items recovered from the vehicle led troopers to believe another person might have been involved. A search of the surrounding area led to the d…
Man Points Gun At Family, Jumps Out Window To Evade Police In Poconos: Chief Man Points Gun At Family, Jumps Out Window To Evade Police In Poconos: Chief
Man Points Gun At Family, Jumps Out Window To Evade Police In Poconos: Chief A Tobyhanna man is accused of pointing a gun at his family and fleeing police by jumping out of a window, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police Chief Chris Wagner on Monday, Dec. 9. Donti Jackson, 21, is charged with felony aggravated assault, felony escape, misdemeanor terroristic threats, and other related offenses, following the incident at 7032 Vista Drive in Tobyhanna, police said. Officers were called to the home for a welfare check requested by a social services agency at 12:57 a.m., Chief Wagner reported. Family members outside the residence told police that Jackson had got…
Pizza Delivery Driver Robbed, Shot By Group Of Philly Teens: Police Pizza Delivery Driver Robbed, Shot By Group Of Philly Teens: Police
Pizza Delivery Driver Robbed, Shot By Group Of Philly Teens: Police A 19-year-old man and three teens have been charged after a pizza delivery driver was robbed and shot in Philadelphia, police announced Monday, Dec. 9. Baraka Coffee, of the 2200 block of South Hobson Street, and the three juveniles face charges of criminal conspiracy, aggravated assault, robbery, theft-unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person, police said. The victim, a 37-year-old man, drove to the 12th Police District in his blue Lexus at 11:31 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, suffering from a gunshot wound to his left thigh and groin…
Lower Merion Home-Invasion Homicide Suspect Sought: $5,000 Reward (UPDATE) Lower Merion Home-Invasion Homicide Suspect Sought: $5,000 Reward (UPDATE)
Lower Merion Home-Invasion Homicide Suspect Sought: $5,000 Reward (Update) 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 …
Driver ID'd, Girl Hospitalized After Tree Falls On SUV In Chester County Driver ID'd, Girl Hospitalized After Tree Falls On SUV In Chester County
Driver ID'd, Girl Hospitalized After Tree Falls On SUV In Chester County A 30-year-old woman was killed, and a 5-year-old girl was hospitalized following a tree limb falling on the roof of a car on South Ship Road in West Whiteland Township on Thursday, Dec. 5, authorities said. The Chester County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Kelsey Jean. Jean was driving a 2011 Chevrolet Suburban when a tree landed on its roof near Stonegate Court at approximately 9:54 a.m., according to police. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause and manner of her death remain under investigation, the coroner’s office said. The 5-year-old passenger was transported to …
Arrests Made In Three Philadelphia Homicides Spanning Years, Police Say Arrests Made In Three Philadelphia Homicides Spanning Years, Police Say
Arrests Made In Three Philadelphia Homicides Spanning Years, Police Say Philadelphia police announced arrests in three separate homicide cases across the 22nd, 24th, and 25th districts on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Incident 1: Shooting At Chinese Restaurant On Monday, June 10, 2024, 25th District officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at the 700 block of E. Ontario Street at 11:03 p.m., according to police. Inside the Kitchen Express Chinese Restaurant, officers found 27-year-old Joel Colon-Cruz suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the head and torso. He was pronounced dead at 11:09 p.m. by Medic 57, police said. Detectives determined that…
Four Children With Armed Man Barricaded In West Philadelphia Home: Police Four Children With Armed Man Barricaded In West Philadelphia Home: Police
Four Children With Armed Man Barricaded In West Philadelphia Home: Police An armed man with possible active warrants has barricaded himself inside a West Philadelphia residence with four children, police announced on Saturday, Dec. 2. Officers were called to a domestic incident at a home on the 200 block of Sickels Way at 5:28 p.m., according to a preliminary release by Officer Tanya Little, of the Philadelphia Police Department's Office of Public Affairs. Upon arrival, officers discovered the man had barricaded himself inside the property with four juveniles, authorities said. The situation was officially declared a barricade at 5:41 p.m. by 19th District police…
Woman Barricades Herself In Philadelphia Apartment During Domestic Incident, SWAT Called Woman Barricades Herself In Philadelphia Apartment During Domestic Incident, SWAT Called
Woman Barricades Herself In Philadelphia Apartment During Domestic Incident, SWAT Called A woman barricaded herself inside an apartment during a domestic incident in Northeast Philadelphia on Monday, Dec. 2, police said. Officers responded to the 7400 block of Oxford Avenue in the 2nd District at 11:42 a.m. and found the woman alone in the apartment, according to a release. The situation was declared a barricade at 12:08 p.m., prompting SWAT to be called to the scene, police said. Authorities established a staging area on the 800 block of Bleigh Avenue while attempting to resolve the standoff. The woman was taken into custody without incident at 12:30 p.m., police reported. No…
Two PA Girls Vanished Within Days Of Each Other: Police Two PA Girls Vanished Within Days Of Each Other: Police
Two PA Girls Vanished Within Days Of Each Other: Police Philadelphia police are urgently seeking the public's help to find two teenage girls who vanished in separate incidents last week. Byata Jahmeela Matthews, 16, was last seen on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. near the 2500 block of North 28th Street, authorities said. Byata is described as 5’1”, 138 pounds, with brown eyes and black, shoulder-length straight hair. She was last seen wearing a pink and white jacket with black pants and is known to frequent the area of 20th and Susquehanna Avenue. Kamiyah Bryant, 14, was last seen earlier that week, on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, at 4 p.m., …
Warminster Road Closed After Crash Knocks Utility Pole Into Roadway: Police Warminster Road Closed After Crash Knocks Utility Pole Into Roadway: Police
Warminster Road Closed After Crash Knocks Utility Pole Into Roadway: Police Warminster Road is closed in both directions between Chelsea and Byberry Roads after a vehicle crash knocked a utility pole into the roadway, police announced on Friday, Nov. 29 at 7:50 p.m. Upper Moreland Township police say the crash occurred earlier that evening, prompting the closure. Motorists are urged to avoid the area for several hours while crews work to clear the scene and repair the damaged pole. Further details about the crash or injuries have not been released. This is a developing story. Check back for possible updates.
EXCLUSIVE: PA Mom Of Baby Girl Who Died Speaks Out Amid Abusive Murder Case EXCLUSIVE: PA Mom Of Baby Girl Who Died Speaks Out Amid Abusive Murder Case
Exclusive: PA Mom Of Baby Girl Who Died Speaks Out Amid Abusive Murder Case The mother of a 3-month-old girl who died under suspicious circumstances spoke exclusively to Daily Voice on Wednesday morning, Nov. 27, sharing her perspective on the events leading up to the tragedy and the allegations that followed. In the emotional interview, the infant’s mom denied that her daughter was ever shaken or dropped, contradicting details outlined in the affidavit. "She was fully conscious when in the shower because she cried when she first went in," she said. "It was only a few minutes before I was called, and she was limp with mucus coming from both her nose and mouth. While…
'Police Incident' At Philadelphia School Prompts Lockdown, Early Dismissal (DEVELOPING) 'Police Incident' At Philadelphia School Prompts Lockdown, Early Dismissal (DEVELOPING)
'Police Incident' At Philadelphia School Prompts Lockdown, Early Dismissal (Developing) An active police investigation is underway at a Philadelphia school following reports of a firearm on campus Wednesday morning, Nov. 27, authorities said. Officers responded to Bartram High School on the 6700 block of Elmwood Avenue at 10:03 a.m. after receiving a report of a male student with a firearm. The building was placed on lockdown, police said. Two male individuals believed to have brought the weapon onto the premises were detained, but the firearm has not yet been recovered, officials said. For the safety of students and staff, Bartram High School will have an early dismissal…
Man Shot Dead In Philadelphia, Suspect In Custody: Police Man Shot Dead In Philadelphia, Suspect In Custody: Police
Man Shot Dead In Philadelphia, Suspect In Custody: Police A man was killed in a shooting in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Nov. 26, police announced. The 36-year-old victim was taken to Temple University Hospital after being shot multiple times in the torso. He was pronounced dead at 1:27 p.m., authorities said. The incident happened around 12:56 p.m. on the 2900 block of N. Bambrey Street. A person of interest is in custody, but no weapon has been recovered, according to the release. The Homicide Unit is continuing the investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact police. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Man Shot, Killed Outside 52nd Street SEPTA Station In West Philly Man Shot, Killed Outside 52nd Street SEPTA Station In West Philly
Man Shot, Killed Outside 52nd Street SEPTA Station In West Philly A 33-year-old man was fatally shot outside the 52nd Street SEPTA subway station late Monday night, police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Officers from the 19th and 18th Districts responded to a call for a "person with a gun/male shot multiple times" on the 5200 block of Market Street at 11:49 p.m., according to Philadelphia police. The area is near the 52nd Street SEPTA Market-Frankford Line station, according to Google Maps Street View. When officers arrived, they found the man lying unresponsive on the highway with multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center…
Armed Suspect Barricades Inside Northeast Philadelphia Home After Robbery, Now In Custody: PPD Armed Suspect Barricades Inside Northeast Philadelphia Home After Robbery, Now In Custody: PPD
Armed Suspect Barricades Inside Northeast Philadelphia Home After Robbery, Now In Custody: PPD  The barricade situation in Northeast Philadelphia has been resolved, the police announced on Monday, Nov. 25. Officers were initially called to a robbery on the 7100 block of Castor Avenue at 3:33 p.m., according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The suspect, described as a Black male, fled the scene and entered a home on the 6700 block of Large Street, prompting police to declare a barricade at 4:02 p.m. The man was taken into custody by 4:57 p.m., authorities said. SWAT officers cleared the property, and no injuries were reported. Police had established a staging area on t…
Man Shot On SEPTA Bus In North Philadelphia After Harassing Passengers: Police Man Shot On SEPTA Bus In North Philadelphia After Harassing Passengers: Police
Man Shot On SEPTA Bus In North Philadelphia After Harassing Passengers: Police A man was injured in a shooting aboard a SEPTA bus in North Philadelphia, authorities said on Saturday, Nov. 23. The incident occurred on Friday, Nov. 22, at approximately 10:30 p.m. when a 24-year-old male boarded a bus near 33rd Street and began harassing passengers and the driver, Philadelphia police said in a release. The driver stopped the vehicle on the 1600 block of Dauphin Street and called police, investigators said. As the man continued to harass others on board, another passenger pulled a firearm and shot him in the foot, police said. The victim was transported to a local hosp…
Man Hospitalized After Lancaster Shooting, Police Say Man Hospitalized After Lancaster Shooting, Police Say
Man Hospitalized After Lancaster Shooting, Police Say A man was hospitalized after being shot in the torso in Lancaster City, police said on Sunday, Nov. 24. The shooting occurred in the first block of South Mary Street around 4:43 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, according to Lancaster City police. Officers arrived at the scene and found the injured man, who was taken to the hospital for treatment. He is expected to survive, authorities said. “All parties involved in this incident have been identified,” police stated. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Lancaster City Bureau of Police.
Update: Missing Lancaster Teen London Davila May Be In Allentown Update: Missing Lancaster Teen London Davila May Be In Allentown
Update: Missing Lancaster Teen London Davila May Be In Allentown The search continues for 13-year-old London Davila, who was reported missing earlier this week, and authorities now believe she may be in the Allentown area, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced on Friday, Nov. 22. London was last seen in Lancaster on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, at 8 a.m., wearing a black sweatshirt, black puffer jacket, dark sweatpants, and pink Crocs. She is described as 4’11” tall with black hair and hazel eyes. An anonymous tip received by the department suggested London might have traveled to Allentown, according to the release. Anyone with information on her …
Driver Mows Down Two Men On Philly Crosswalk, Flees: Police Driver Mows Down Two Men On Philly Crosswalk, Flees: Police
Driver Mows Down Two Men On Philly Crosswalk, Flees: Police A white Lincoln plowed onto a crosswalk island, striking two men waiting to cross the street in Philadelphia, police said. The driver, 63, fled but was caught blocks away on Broad Street on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at 8:45 p.m. The crash happened at Broad and Juniper streets in the 9th District, where the Lincoln bypassed traffic stopped at a red light, jumped the island, and hit the pedestrians, investigators said. Police stopped the vehicle on the 1700 block of North Broad Street and arrested the driver. Both victims were taken to Jefferson University Hospital by paramedics. A male, who…
Lancaster Teen Wanted For Shooting On Mill Street: Police Lancaster Teen Wanted For Shooting On Mill Street: Police
Lancaster Teen Wanted For Shooting On Mill Street: Police An 18-year-old man is wanted for his involvement in a shooting in Lancaster City, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Norman Coleman has been charged with carrying a firearm without a license, persons not to possess firearms, and discharging a firearm, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. The charges stem from a shooting that injured two minors in the 300 block of Mill Street on Oct. 25, authorities said. Investigators have identified Coleman as one of the individuals involved in the incident. His current whereabouts are unknown, and police are actively searching for him, …
Double Stabbing in Montgomery County Home Leads To Arrest: Police Double Stabbing in Montgomery County Home Leads To Arrest: Police
Double Stabbing in Montgomery County 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…
Pedro Found: Missing, Endangered Man Located, PA State Police Say Pedro Found: Missing, Endangered Man Located, PA State Police Say
Pedro Found: Missing, Endangered Man Located, PA State Police Say An 80-year-old man who had been reported missing and endangered in Spring Garden Township has been located police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Pedro Iturmendi had last been seen around 6 p.m. near Woodland Drive in Spring Garden Township, according to a release from the Spring Garden Township Police. Iturmendi was believed to be at risk of harm or injury and possibly confused. Iturmendi had last been seen wearing a red V-neck sweater, blue pants, brown sandals, white socks, and eyeglasses.  He was believed to be driving a 2015 white Chevrolet Equinox. He was located Tuesday night…
Woman Dies After Water Rescue In Montgomery County: Police (UPDATE) Woman Dies After Water Rescue In Montgomery County: Police (UPDATE)
Woman Dies After Water Rescue In Montgomery County: Police (Update) 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…
PA Mom Charged For Giving Kids Guns, Teen Son Charged In Cousin's Murder PA Mom Charged For Giving Kids Guns, Teen Son Charged In Cousin's Murder
PA Mom Charged For Giving Kids Guns, Teen Son Charged In Cousin's Murder A Lancaster County mother is accused of giving her teenage sons access to guns used in a September shootout, police announced on Friday, Nov. 15. One of those sons has also been charged in his cousin's murder.  Brandi Whisman, 42, of New Providence, was arraigned Tuesday, Nov. 14, on charges of endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors. Investigators said she gave her sons permission to take the guns whenever they wanted, providing a key and telling them where the firearms were located. Her sons, Joshua Whisman, 16, and Alexander Whisman, 18, are accused of firing …
Steer Causing Chaos On PA Road, Euthanized After 3.5 Mile Chase: Police Steer Causing Chaos On PA Road, Euthanized After 3.5 Mile Chase: Police
Steer Causing Chaos On PA Road, Euthanized After 3.5 Mile Chase: Police A loose steer caused a major disruption along Willow Street Pike in Pequea Township on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, police announced. Pequea Township officers were first called to the area of W. Boehms Road and Willow Street Pike South around 11 a.m. after reports of the 1,000-pound animal wandering the divided highway, according to police. Despite the farmer's earlier attempts to tranquilize the steer, it remained highly evasive, sprinting whenever anyone came within 100 feet. Officers quickly arrived to control traffic and prevent any accidents as the steer crossed Route 272 North and South m…
Woman Shot In Allentown's Center City Area: Police Woman Shot In Allentown's Center City Area: Police
Woman Shot In Allentown's Center City Area: Police A woman was injured in a shooting in Allentown's center city area on Thursday morning, Nov. 14, according to police. Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 300 block of North Seventh Street at about 12:20 a.m., police said in a news release.  They found the woman suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, according to police. She was treated on scene by officers before being taken to a local hospital. The woman's name was not released. Daily Voice reached out to the Allentown Police Department for more information. There was no response at press time. An investi…
Shelter-In-Place Order Ends With Arrest In South Central PA County: Police Shelter-In-Place Order Ends With Arrest In South Central PA County: Police
Shelter-In-Place Order Ends With Arrest In South Central PA County: Police A shelter-in-place order in Carroll Township, York County has been lifted after an arrest was made, police said on Sunday, Nov. 10. The order had been issued earlier in the day as police searched for a potentially armed individual in the area of Range End Road, Range End Manor, and Fairway Hill. Residents were asked to remain indoors and report any suspicious activity to 911, police reported. The shelter-in-place was cleared after the suspect was taken into custody. Police assured the public that there was no longer any threat to public safety. Details about the suspect’s identity or the c…