Attempted Murder Suspect Stole Car From PA Driveway, Troopers Say (UPDATED) Attempted Murder Suspect Stole Car From PA Driveway, Troopers Say (UPDATED)
Attempted Murder Suspect Stole Car From PA Driveway, Troopers Say (Updated) A man accused of attempted murder in Delaware County stole a car out of a Berks County driveway early Tuesday morning, Jan. 2, state police say.  Troopers found an abandoned GMC in Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County around 4:30 a.m., they wrote in a release.  The last known driver of the car was 29-year-old Umar Kimel Presbery, who was wanted by Tinicum Township police for attempted homicide and assault, authorities said.  An hour later and four miles away, a Greenwich Township resident reported that his Subaru was missing from his driveway, according to troopers.  Inv…
Delco Man Shot Adult Stepson During Fight, Police Claim Delco Man Shot Adult Stepson During Fight, Police Claim
Delco Man Shot Adult Stepson During Fight, Police Claim A Clifton Heights man is charged with attempted murder after police say he shot his stepson during an argument over the holiday weekend.  Kendall Anthony Seawright is also charged with aggravated assault and related counts, borough police said in a release.  Authorities said it happened on Saturday, Dec. 23 on the 100 block of West Broadway Avenue. Seawright's 24-year-old stepson was hit once in the stomach and taken to Penn Presbyterian for emergency surgery, according to officials.  Seawright turned himself over to police at the scene and was held in lieu of his $500,000 b…
Officer Discharged From Hospital After Holmesburg Shootout: Philadelphia PD Officer Discharged From Hospital After Holmesburg Shootout: Philadelphia PD
Officer Discharged From Hospital After Holmesburg Shootout: Philadelphia PD A Philadelphia police officer has been released from the hospital after being grazed by a bullet to the head in Holmesburg on Sunday night, Dec. 10, according to authorities.  His suspected shooter, 40-year-old Dioul Devaughn, remains in critical condition as of Tuesday, Dec. 12, and is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault, and related offenses, said Philadelphia police.  It began around 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning when a sergeant responded to a report of shots fired near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard, the department said previously. He …
PA Doctor Set Fire, Left Antisemitic Flyers At Elderly Woman's Home: Police PA Doctor Set Fire, Left Antisemitic Flyers At Elderly Woman's Home: Police
PA Doctor Set Fire, Left Antisemitic Flyers At Elderly Woman's Home: Police A Montgomery County woman is accused of carrying out a harassment campaign that ended with attempted murder, according to authorities.  Dr. Amy Cohen of Narberth was arrested on multiple felony charges last Friday, Dec. 1, and held in lieu of a $5 million bond, said Lower Merion police in a release.  Investigators said Cohen was targeting the grandmother of her ex-boyfriend's new partner when she allegedly left racist flyers outside a Lower Merion home on Nov. 24.  The leaflets, police said, used antisemitic language and specifically threatened the homeowner's granddaughters…
Philadelphia Man Fired At Store Clerk In South Jersey: Prosecutor Philadelphia Man Fired At Store Clerk In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Philadelphia Man Fired At Store Clerk In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 30-year-old man from Philadelphia has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a South Jersey convenience store, authorities said. Jevonte F. Pressley is accused of firing a weapon at a store employee in West Deptford leading to charges of attempted murder, armed robbery, terroristic threats, theft and weapons offenses, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. On Sunday, Nov. 19, West Deptford Police were dispatched to the Heritage Convenience Store at 710 Delaware Street. During the robbery, the suspect brandished a black handgun and aimed it at a Heritage…
Philadelphia Man Tried To Kill Stepdad In Ambush Shooting: DA Philadelphia Man Tried To Kill Stepdad In Ambush Shooting: DA
Philadelphia Man Tried To Kill Stepdad In Ambush Shooting: DA A Philadelphia man is accused of attempted murder for the fatal shooting of his own stepfather over the summer, the District Attorney's Office announced this week.  Japheth Wells, 25, is also charged with aggravated assault, receiving stolen property, and related counts, prosecutors said.  Authorities believe Wells drove to his stepdad's home on the 1300 block of E. Duval Street in a stolen Dodge Durango on July 12. Wells waited in the car and then shot his stepfather multiple times when he arrived home, according to investigators. Officials said the victim, in his 50s, was …
'I Have 1.5 Months To Kill That B***': PA Man Plotted To Kidnap, Murder Estranged Wife, DA Says 'I Have 1.5 Months To Kill That B***': PA Man Plotted To Kidnap, Murder Estranged Wife, DA Says
'I Have 1.5 Months To Kill That B***': PA Man Plotted To Kidnap, Murder Estranged Wife, DA Says A King of Prussia man was arrested in the Walmart parking lot on Sunday during the beginning stages of a would-be murder-suicide, according to prosecutors.  Geoffrey Kay-Conway was taken into custody after stabbing his estranged wife multiple times in the leg, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.  The 52-year-old had been released on a $5,000 bond last month after he was charged with stalking and harassing his wife in violation of a court-granted Protection From Abuse order, the DA said. Since then, authorities believe he had been plotting to abduct, rape, and k…
I-95 Gunman Arrested Four Years After Shooting: State Police I-95 Gunman Arrested Four Years After Shooting: State Police
I-95 Gunman Arrested Four Years After Shooting: State Police The suspected gunman in a 2019 shooting on Interstate 95 is in police custody, authorities announced.  Twenty-year-old Samuel Irizarry was arrested by state police early Friday, Nov. 3, troopers said in a release.  Irizarry is thought to have been riding in a dark-colored Chevrolet sedan that was involved in a Feb. 20, 2019 shooting on Mile 22 of the highway in Philadelphia, near the Benjamin Franklin bridge, according to police.  He was sought for attempted murder, aggravated assault, conspiracy, unlicensed firearm carry, and other counts related to the incident, …
'Lost A Good One:' Man Dies 2 Years After Harrowing Attack That Killed His Mom At NJ Home 'Lost A Good One:' Man Dies 2 Years After Harrowing Attack That Killed His Mom At NJ Home
'Lost A Good One:' Man Dies 2 Years After Harrowing Attack That Killed His Mom At NJ Home William "Bart" Trachin has died two years after an attack that left him seriously injured and his mother dead, according to his community. The Washington Borough man was 53 years old when he and his mother, 84-year-old Elaine Trachin, were attacked at their home in Washington Borough (Warren County), in 2021, as Daily Voice reported. Kyle Kaspereen, 24, of Easton, PA, is accused of carrying out the Nov. 30 attack. He has been charged with first-degree charges for murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, robbery, and burglary, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer stated in a release foll…
Man Shot In Groin Ending Argument At Philly Area Wawa, Police Say Man Shot In Groin Ending Argument At Philly Area Wawa, Police Say
Man Shot In Groin Ending Argument At Philly Area Wawa, Police Say A Delaware County man is charged with attempted murder after police claim he shot another man during a fight in a Wawa parking lot.  Keimork Buffaloe and a friend were talking to two other men at the 2608 Chichester Avenue shop late on Sept. 1 when an argument broke out, according to authorities. The 44-year-old Buffaloe and the victim were separated but continued to argue until took out a revolver and opened fire, police claimed.  Officials said the victim received "multiple gunshot wounds to the groin and scrotum" and was hospitalized.  Investigators said the shootin…
Philly Suspects Charged With Attempted Murder After Armed Robbery In Atlantic City: Police Philly Suspects Charged With Attempted Murder After Armed Robbery In Atlantic City: Police
Philly Suspects Charged With Attempted Murder After Armed Robbery In Atlantic City: Police Atlantic City police arrested a man and a woman following an armed robbery. On Saturday, Oct. 7, at 9:34 a.m., patrol officers responded to Kentucky and Pacific Avenues in reference to a man who was stabbed multiple times.  Police found the victim, 30, of Philadelphia, PA, suffering from serious injuries and bleeding profusely from an arm wound.  Officers Troy Grams, Courtney Campbell, and Christopher Campbell immediately rendered aid including the application of a tourniquet. The victim was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with serious but …
Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Son Gets 2 Life Sentences For Shooting, Stabbing Family Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Son Gets 2 Life Sentences For Shooting, Stabbing Family
Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Son Gets 2 Life Sentences For Shooting, Stabbing Family The son of former Harrisburg Councilwoman Sandra Reid stabbed 6 and 7-year-old sisters, shot their aunt in the face, and orphaned them by shooting their parents in February 2022, now he has pleaded guilty and was "mentally ill but not insane at the time of the offense," Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said in a release on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.  Gregory Gerrod Greene Jr. — who was released from prison for raping a child in 2016 after serving four years—  had a protect from abuse order filed by his sister which was supposed to prevent him from going to his mother's home, DA Char…