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PA Teen Who Was ‘Going To Kill My Dad Today’ Sentenced To Prison PA Teen Who Was ‘Going To Kill My Dad Today’ Sentenced To Prison
PA Teen Who Was ‘Going To Kill My Dad Today’ Sentenced To Prison A Caernarvon Township teenager who attacked his father with a BB gun and a knife after declaring he was “going to kill my dad today” has been sentenced to 3 to 6 years in state prison, authorities announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Nicholas Martin, 17, pleaded guilty on Oct. 28 to aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and simple assault, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Along with his prison term, Martin was ordered to pay over $226,000 in restitution to cover his father's medical expenses. The attack occurred on Oct. 11, 2023, at their home in…

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by Jillian Pikora
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BB Gun Shooting Sends Man To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Hazleton Police BB Gun Shooting Sends Man To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Hazleton Police
BB Gun Shooting Sends Man To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Hazleton Police A man was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital after being shot with what is believed to be a BB gun, according to the Hazleton City Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the area of West 10th and North Locust streets for a gunshot victim Friday, Sept. 27, police said. However, when they arrived the man who had been shot told them he'd been sitting outside when he felt a sharp pain in his right side. The man told police that he'd heard a noise and the pain followed immediately after, according to police. When the officers looked the man over for wound they found a small puncture wound s…

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by Merriell Moyer
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BB Gun 'Challenge' At Bucks Theater Prompts Police Warnings BB Gun 'Challenge' At Bucks Theater Prompts Police Warnings
BB Gun 'Challenge' At Bucks Theater Prompts Police Warnings Police in Bucks County are warning parents about the potentially dangerous "Orbeez challenge" after responding to an incident at a Warrington movie theater Monday night.  Authorities were called to the Regal Cinema at 104 Easton Road just after 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 31 after receiving complaints of a guest with a BB gun, Warrington Township police said in a statement.  On arrival, the manager told officers that two teen boys had walked into a theater and shot a BB gun at moviegoers during the film. Police were told the boys left in a car that was waiting for them in the parking lot.&n…

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by Mac Bullock
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Student Charged After Bringing BB Gun To Eddystone Elementary School Student Charged After Bringing BB Gun To Eddystone Elementary School
Student Charged After Bringing BB Gun To Eddystone Elementary School A child was charged Thursday, June 2, after they showed up to a Delaware County elementary school with a BB gun, authorities said. At the start of the school day, police were called to Eddystone Elementary School, where they confiscated the BB gun and identified the student accused of bringing it in, Eddystone police said. Police said the unidentified student was "charged accordingly," but did not specify those charges. No injuries were reported. "This incident is a serious matter, and we will continue working hand and hand with school officials for maximum safety," police said in a Faceb…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police: Young Thugs —13, 14 — Rob Clifton Liquor Store With BB Gun Police: Young Thugs —13, 14 — Rob Clifton Liquor Store With BB Gun
Police: Young Thugs —13, 14 — Rob Clifton Liquor Store With BB Gun A Clifton liquor store was robbed by four young city teens, one of whom displayed what turned out to be a BB gun, said authorities who took them into custody. The haul? A vape. The quartet entered Dante's Liquor & Wine on Van Houten Avenue shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. One of the boys asked the cashier for a vape, then pulled up his shirt to expose the weapon in his waistband, Bracken said. The youth grabbed the vape and they all bolted, he said. A detective was checking the area when he spotted the group sitting on a porch a few blocks away…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Shots Fired At Horse-Buggy, Pennsylvania State Police Say Shots Fired At Horse-Buggy, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Shots Fired At Horse-Buggy, Pennsylvania State Police Say Shots were fired upon a horse and buggy on Sunday night, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The buggy was being driven by a 25-year-old man in the area of White Horse and Amish roads in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, around 10:35 p.m. A green Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo drove by and a passenger fired either an Airsoft or BB gun at the buggy. There were no injuries reported to the driver of the buggy or to the horse. The buggy was not damaged. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police: NY Man Jailed For Wielding BB Gun, Fleeing During Dispute With Sussex County Landscaper Police: NY Man Jailed For Wielding BB Gun, Fleeing During Dispute With Sussex County Landscaper
Police: NY Man Jailed For Wielding BB Gun, Fleeing During Dispute With Sussex County Landscaper A 31-year-old man has been jailed after wielding a BB gun during an alleged dispute with a Sussex County landscaper. David A. G. Martin of Peekskill, NY is accused of brandishing PSM45 BB handgun during an argument over payment at a landscaping business off Limecrest Road around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Andover Township Police said. Martin then drove away, heading toward Newton-Sparta road in a red Ford F150, police said. Martin’s vehicle was located “within minutes” on Lawrence Road, where he was stopped and found in possession of the BB gun used in the incident, police said. Martin was arreste…

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by Valerie Musson