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Lansdowne, PA

'Bitter Healing' For Family Of Women Killed In Home Invasion, Lansdowne Man Charged With Murder 'Bitter Healing' For Family Of Women Killed In Home Invasion, Lansdowne Man Charged With Murder
'Bitter Healing' For Family Of Women Killed In Home Invasion, Lansdowne Man Charged With Murder A family was rallying for support after a Willingboro mother and daughter were shot and killed in a home invasion. A GoFundMe page was created in memory of 54-year-old Marisol Nunez and her 33-year-old daughter Catherine Nunez. Police found their bodies in an upstairs bedroom of the Harrington Circle home on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Junior Edwards, 37, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, man and Catherine Nunez had an eight-year-old son together who was at the home during the killings but unharmed. The Nunez family said the b…
Delco Dad Kills Son's Mother, Her Mother In NJ Home Invasion: Prosecutor Delco Dad Kills Son's Mother, Her Mother In NJ Home Invasion: Prosecutor
Delco Dad Kills Son's Mother, Her Mother In NJ Home Invasion: Prosecutor A Pennsylvania man has been charged with murder of the mother of his child and her mother in their New Jersey home this week, authorities said. Junior Edward, of Lansdowne (Delaware County), PA, smashed a first-floor window of the home on Harrington Circle in Willingboro, and shot Catherine Nunez, 33, with whom he shares an 8-year-old son, and her mother, Marisol Nunez, 54, around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Willingboro Township Acting Public Safety Director Captain Ian Bucs said. The women's bodies were found in an upstairs bedroom…
Man Airlifted After Vehicle Crashes With Ambulance Going To Emergency In South Jersey: Police Man Airlifted After Vehicle Crashes With Ambulance Going To Emergency In South Jersey: Police
Man Airlifted After Vehicle Crashes With Ambulance Going To Emergency In South Jersey: Police A Pennsylvania man was airlifted to a hospital after a crash involving an ambulance heading to an emergency in Cape May County, authorities said. Middle Township police responded to the crash on Route 9 North at around 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, the department said in a news release. The wreck involved an Inspira ambulance in the Swainton section of the township. Investigators said the ambulance was traveling to a medical emergency with its lights and sirens activated. A vehicle pulled out in front of the ambulance, causing the two to crash. The paramedics in the ambulance weren't inj…
Armed Man Arrested At Delaware County Walmart: Police Armed Man Arrested At Delaware County Walmart: Police
Armed Man Arrested At Delaware County Walmart: Police Authorities in Marple Township arrested an armed man at the 400 S. State Road Walmart this week, police said in a release.  Officers were called about a person with a gun around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, police said.  They arrived and made contact with "multiple individuals," including 22-year-old Michai Adams, according to the release.  Police said they found a 9mm Glock 19 handgun fitted with a "switch" in Adams' bag. He was charged with prohibited offensive weapons and reckless endangerment, authorities said.  Adams, of Lansdowne, has a preliminary hearing …
Delco Man Fatally Shot Outside Philadelphia Bar Delco Man Fatally Shot Outside Philadelphia Bar
Delco Man Fatally Shot Outside Philadelphia Bar Investigators are searching for a culprit after a Delaware County man was fatally shot point blank outside of a North Philadelphia bar.  One shot rang out on the 4900 block of North Broad Street around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, Philly police told Daily Voice. Officers arrived to find a male victim with a single gunshot wound to his chest, they added.  The victim, identified as 37-year-old Frank Pralour of Lansdowne, was rushed to Einstein Medical Center where he was pronounced dead just before 10:10 p.m., police wrote.  No arrests have been made in connection with Pra…
Court Orders PA Diner To Pay $1.35 Million In Back Wages To 100+ Workers After Investigation Court Orders PA Diner To Pay $1.35 Million In Back Wages To 100+ Workers After Investigation
Court Orders PA Diner To Pay $1.35 Million In Back Wages To 100+ Workers After Investigation A federal court ordered a Pennsylvania diner to pay $1.35 million in back wages and liquidated damages to more than 100 workers after an investigation, authorities said. An investigation and five-day trial found that the owners of Empire Diner in Lansdowne required their servers to turn over 10 to 15 percent of their total tips received on any given shift to pay the bussers’ wages, the Department of Labor said. On Aug. 18, a US District Court judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ordered Musluoglu Inc., owner Ihsan Gunaydin, and manager Engin Gunaydin to pay $1.35 million…
WINNER: $1 Million Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold In Delaware County WINNER: $1 Million Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold In Delaware County
Winner: $1 Million Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold In Delaware County A Pennsylvania lottery ticket worth $1 million was sold in Delaware County. The Mega Millions ticket for the Friday, July 1 drawing was sold at Travers Food Market on Shadeland Avenue in Lansdowne, state lottery officials announced Tuesday, July 5. The winning numbers were: 1-27-29-38-62, but not the yellow Mega Ball 12. The retailer will receive a $5,000 selling bonus for selling the winning ticket. Pennsylvania Lottery Mega Millions winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. Winning tickets purchased at a Lottery retailer should immediately be signed on the b…
PA Catholic School Bus Driver Charged With Taking 'Upskirt' Pics Of Underage Students (UPDATE) PA Catholic School Bus Driver Charged With Taking 'Upskirt' Pics Of Underage Students (UPDATE)
PA Catholic School Bus Driver Charged With Taking 'Upskirt' Pics Of Underage Students (Update) A 70-year-old catholic school bus driver in Delaware County is facing a slew of charges after several underage students accused him of taking sexually intrusive photos without their consent, authorities said. A teenage student at the St. Mary Magdalen School in Media told officers on Tuesday, May 17 that her bus driver took pictures up her skirt with his cell phone, Upper Providence Township police said. The driver, who was assigned to bus number 302, has been identified as Bruce Stanley Garner, of Lansdowne, Police Chief David Montella said Friday, May 20. Garner is also accused…
Gunman Sought In Shooting Outside DelCo Bar: Police Gunman Sought In Shooting Outside DelCo Bar: Police
Gunman Sought In Shooting Outside DelCo Bar: Police Police are looking for a man accused of firing shots outside a bar in Delaware County on Wednesday, May 11. Two men were apparently arguing inside B’s Q-Shot Bar & Lounge on Baltimore Avenue in Lansdowne before running into each other outside around 12:40 a.m., East Lansdowne police said. That's when one of the men opened fire on the other, according to police.  No injuries were reported and both men fled before police arrived, they said. Police believe the alleged shooter is the man seen in the surveillance screengrab above. Anyone with information is urged to contact Dete…
Horrifying Video Shows PA Nursing Home Worker Slapping Wheelchair-Bound Resident: Report Horrifying Video Shows PA Nursing Home Worker Slapping Wheelchair-Bound Resident: Report
Horrifying Video Shows PA Nursing Home Worker Slapping Wheelchair-Bound Resident: Report A horrifying video of a nursing home worker slapping a 92-year-old, wheelchair-bound resident has landed her behind bars, multiple news outlets report. The elderly patient can be heard yelling before Ednise Dulcio, 39, holds down her hands and slaps her across the face at the St. Francis Country House on Lansdowne Avenue in Darby, Police Chief Joseph Gabe told reporters. WARNING: A nursing aid is caught on camera slapping a 92-year-old nursing home resident, who suffers from dementia and PTSD from the holocaust. The video might be disturbing to some. Hear what police have to say about t…
1 Hurt In Broad-Daylight Shooting: Upper Darby Police 1 Hurt In Broad-Daylight Shooting: Upper Darby Police
1 Hurt In Broad-Daylight Shooting: Upper Darby Police One person was hurt in a shooting Monday on the border of Upper Darby and Lansdowne, authorities said. Police were called to the back of a home in the 200 block of Chapman Avenue, where they found a male victim around 3:45 p.m., according to the Upper Darby Police Department. The unidentified victim was taken to an area hospital and was expected to survive, according to police. Police say the shooting is still under investigation and there is no threat to the public. No further information was immediately known.
'DelCo's Mom', Longtime EMT Mary Ellis Dies After 'Valiant' Fight With Cancer 'DelCo's Mom', Longtime EMT Mary Ellis Dies After 'Valiant' Fight With Cancer
'DelCo's Mom', Longtime EMT Mary Ellis Dies After 'Valiant' Fight With Cancer The Delaware County community is mourning the loss of a woman known as "Delco's Mom," who died on Aug. 13 after a valiant fight with cancer. Born in Collingdale, Mary Theresa Ellis' 30-year journey in emergency services began when she was a volunteer at Collingdale Fire Company Ambulance followed by Darby Fire Company Ambulance before moving on to the Mercy-Fitzgerald Paramedics. She also worked with Sharon Hill, Lansdowne, Folcroft, Yeadon, Briarcliffe, Darby, and Clifton Heights Fire Companies, according to her obituary. "Chances are probably pretty good you met her in one fashion or ano…
DA: FBI, U.S Marshals, Area Police, Nab 11 Members Of 'Money Making Legends' Gang In DelCo DA: FBI, U.S Marshals, Area Police, Nab 11 Members Of 'Money Making Legends' Gang In DelCo
DA: FBI, U.S Marshals, Area Police, Nab 11 Members Of 'Money Making Legends' Gang In DelCo Federal and local law enforcement agencies teamed up to capture 11 members of the "Money Making Legends" (MML) gang following an investigation into shootings and other violent acts in Delaware County, authorities said. 11 people were arrested and charged Thursday with various crimes in Folcroft, Sharon Hill, Collingdale, and Darby Borough, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. Folcroft, Sharon Hill, and Darby Police Departments, along with officers from the FBI, US Marshals, New Jersey State Police, SEPTA SWAT, Delco ERT Region 1, Haverford SWAT, Genera…
Arrest Made In Killing Of Upper Darby's Dianna Brice Arrest Made In Killing Of Upper Darby's Dianna Brice
Arrest Made In Killing Of Upper Darby's Dianna Brice A woman was charged in the shooting death of 21-year-old Dianna Brice, whose body was found in Southwest Philadelphia last week after being reported missing out of Delaware County, authorities said. Tylydiah Garnett was arrested this weekend and charged with arson, abuse of a corpse, criminal conspiracy and other related offenses, Upper Darby police said. Brice -- who was four-and-a-half months along in her pregnancy -- was found dead around 11 p.m. last Tuesday in a wooded area at 58th Street and Eastwick Avenue, CBS Philly reports. She had last been seen leaving the K Laundry laundromat…
Man Accused Of Gunning Down Ex-Girlfriend's Brother Captured By U.S. Marshals In Philadelphia Man Accused Of Gunning Down Ex-Girlfriend's Brother Captured By U.S. Marshals In Philadelphia
Man Accused Of Gunning Down Ex-Girlfriend's Brother Captured By U.S. Marshals In Philadelphia A Lansdowne man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend's brother in Norristown was captured this week in Philadelphia by members of the U.S. Marshals, after months on the run, authorities announced. Nyjeah White, 27, was taken into custody Friday in the Germantown section without incident, on charges of first- and third-degree murder, person not to possess a firearm and possessing an instrument of crime, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Norristown police responded to the alley between 1238 and 1240 Markley St., around 9:40 p.m. last New Year's Eve on reports…
DA: Philly Burglar Ejaculates On Woman, 102, While Raiding Her Home, 8 Others In Suburban PA DA: Philly Burglar Ejaculates On Woman, 102, While Raiding Her Home, 8 Others In Suburban PA
DA: Philly Burglar Ejaculates On Woman, 102, While Raiding Her Home, 8 Others In Suburban PA A 41-year-old Philadelphia man sexually assaulted three homeowners including a 102-year-old woman whom he ejaculated on while raiding their suburban Pennsylvania homes in a series of at least nine burglaries, authorities said Friday. Raheem White was arrested in the series of daytime burglaries and assaults across Montgomery County and Philadelphia that date back to last July, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Between July 13, 2020 and Jan. 13, 2021, nine daytime residential burglaries and three attempted burglaries were reported in Cheltenham, Haverford, Spring…
DA: DelCo Man, 20, Was Getaway Driver In Deadly MontCo Bowling Alley Shooting DA: DelCo Man, 20, Was Getaway Driver In Deadly MontCo Bowling Alley Shooting
DA: DelCo Man, 20, Was Getaway Driver In Deadly MontCo Bowling Alley Shooting Authorities on Friday announced the arrest of a Delaware County man accused of driving away from the scene of last weekend's Montgomery County bowling alley shooting, which left one man dead and four others injured. Raymir Johnson, 20, of Lansdowne, was charged with two felony counts of hindering apprehension in connection with the Feb. 20 incident at Our Town Alley, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Jamel Barnwell, 17, of Upper Darby, walked into the Swede Street bowling alley alongside Johnson and one other man at 6:39 p.m. on Saturday, authorities s…