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DWI, Unlicensed PA Driver Sought In NJ Crash That Left Victims Seriously Injured: Police DWI, Unlicensed PA Driver Sought In NJ Crash That Left Victims Seriously Injured: Police
DWI, Unlicensed PA Driver Sought In NJ Crash That Left Victims Seriously Injured: Police Police in New Jersey have issued a warrant for the arrest of a DWI driver from Pennsylvania wanted in a crash that left two people seriously injured last month. Mitchell G. Holley, 34, of Downingtown, was heady south on Route 35 in Wall Township on Saturday, Oct. 7 around 6:45 p.m., when his Nissan Alitma left his lane of travel and struck a Mazda CX3, police in Wall Township said. The 39-year-old Mazda driver and his 31-year-old female passenger, both of Point Pleasant, were extricated, and taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, police said. Following the return of toxicology re…
DNA Evidence Leads To Montco Car Thief, Police Say DNA Evidence Leads To Montco Car Thief, Police Say
DNA Evidence Leads To Montco Car Thief, Police Say Investigators in Montgomery County say they tracked down a carjacker a year after the fact using DNA evidence obtained from the scene.  Jason Patrick Colfer, 44, of Philadelphia, is charged with theft and related counts, said Lower Moreland police in a release.  Authorities say Colfer stole a 2021 Mazda MX5 from a parking lot on Tomlinson Road in Huntingdon Valley last year on March 26. At the time, police reviewed security footage that showed a white man walking into the parking lot and peering around before hopping in the car and speeding off.  Suspect in the March 2022 Lower Morelan…
COLD CASE: 20-Year-Old Woman Found In Nothing But Her Socks Along The Susquehanna River COLD CASE: 20-Year-Old Woman Found In Nothing But Her Socks Along The Susquehanna River
Cold CASE: 20-Year-Old Woman Found In Nothing But Her Socks Along The Susquehanna River Exactly 27 years to the day Kimberly "Kimmie" Ann Yohe went missing, the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop H, Harrisburg, continue their investigation into the cold case of her homicide— and so is the FBI.  Kimmie was "found naked, beaten, strangled, hands bound behind her back floating in the Susquehanna River," podcasters at Keystone Cold Cases put it on Oct. 25, 2021, asking, "Who could commit such a heinous crime?" If you know you could be eligible for a big reward, according to PSP. She had last been seen at her home in Etters at 9 p.m. on May 8, 1996, PSP said. Her 1987 Mazda 626 was…
On-Duty Trooper Causes Crash Into Motel Sign In Central Pennsylvania, State Police Say On-Duty Trooper Causes Crash Into Motel Sign In Central Pennsylvania, State Police Say
On-Duty Trooper Causes Crash Into Motel Sign In Central Pennsylvania, State Police Say A 24-year-old Pennsylvania state trooper caused a crash that injured another driver while on duty in a state police vehicle on Sunday, March 12, 2023, authorities say.  While attempting to exit the M&T Bank parking lot on Walnut Bottom Road in Shippensburg, the trooper— whose name has been redacted— failed to look for on-coming traffic and slammed in the rear bumper of 48-year-old Jill S. Markel's 2016 Mazda CX3 with the PSP 2021 Ford Explorer, according to a release by his assigned Troop in Carlisle. When Markel's car was struck by the PSP's bumper/push bar, it sent her into a tai…
Two Cars Sought In Shooting Near Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia: Police Two Cars Sought In Shooting Near Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia: Police
Two Cars Sought In Shooting Near Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia: Police Police in Montgomery County are seeking the public's help in identifying two cars allegedly involved in a shooting near the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Wednesday, April 27. Officers responding to the shooting were initially told it happened in the hospital's parking garage and ordered a lockdown around 9:40 p.m., Upper Merion Township police said. Police later learned shots were fired in the parking garage of the Smith Valley Forge apartment complex on Goddard Boulevard, they said. The hospital lockdown was lifted after an hour. Officers discovered multiple shell casings an…
Police Probe Death As Homicide After Missing PA Man Found Dead Police Probe Death As Homicide After Missing PA Man Found Dead
Police Probe Death As Homicide After Missing PA Man Found Dead A Pennsylvania man’s death is being investigated as a homicide after he was found dead six days after he went missing, state police say. Edgardo Bermudez Melendez, 31, of West York, was found dead on Holtwood Road/Route 372 in the area on the Norman Wood Bridge in Martic Township on Saturday, Mar. 19 around 8:15 a.m., Pennsylvania state police Troop Kevin Kochka stated in the release. Melendez was reported missing on Mar.14 after last being seen on the evening of Mar. 13, Kochka says. His vehicle, 2014 blue Mazda 3 with PA license plate LWC2762, has not been found, police say. Anyone w…
Three PA Children With Rifle Sent Police On Pursuit In Stolen Car Three PA Children With Rifle Sent Police On Pursuit In Stolen Car
Three PA Children With Rifle Sent Police On Pursuit In Stolen Car A 13-year-old, a 12-year-old, and another minor sent police on a chase in a stolen vehicle while wielding a rifle, authorities say. East Lampeter Township police were called to a report of a vehicle break-in in progress in the first block of Oxford Village within the Bentley Ridge housing complex at 3:42 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 15, according to a release by the police department. Police had been told "three teenage males wearing 'Covid masks' were observed inside of an Audi and had fled on foot," but they arrived to find a maroon Mazda CX5 traveling with its lights off and with three …
DelCo Driver Beats Pedestrian's Body In Roadway After Killing Him: Police DelCo Driver Beats Pedestrian's Body In Roadway After Killing Him: Police
DelCo Driver Beats Pedestrian's Body In Roadway After Killing Him: Police A Delaware County man was arrested Wednesday for beating a pedestrian after fatally striking him with his car and threatening to kill him, authorities said. Jonathan Lee Autery, 46, of Chester, was charged with criminal homicide, first and third-degree murder, aggravated assault, homicide by vehicle, and possessing an instrument of crime, according to public court records. Officers were called to the 2600 block of Price Street on a report of a crash with injuries, where they found a heavily damaged Mazda 5 on the sidewalk and a man lying on the ground just before 11 a.m. Tuesday, Chester Ci…
Drunken, Speeding Driver Sentenced In I-95 Crash That Killed 2 In PA Drunken, Speeding Driver Sentenced In I-95 Crash That Killed 2 In PA
Drunken, Speeding Driver Sentenced In I-95 Crash That Killed 2 In PA A 38-year-old DUI driver was sentenced Friday to 19 ½ to 39 years in state prison for his role in a high-speed crash that killed two people and seriously injured two others on I-95 nearly two years ago, authorities said. Kevin R. Peters was convicted by a Bucks County jury last month of two counts each of third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, homicide by vehicle while DUI, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, and related charges. Peters was driving a Mazda CX-5 more than 100 miles per hour when he rear-ended a minivan around 1 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2019, in the southbound lane o…
DUI Driver Convicted In Crash That Killed Two, Hurt Two Others On I-95 DUI Driver Convicted In Crash That Killed Two, Hurt Two Others On I-95
DUI Driver Convicted In Crash That Killed Two, Hurt Two Others On I-95 A DUI driver was convicted Friday for his role in a crash that killed two people and seriously injured two others on I-95 nearly two years ago, authorities said. A jury found 38-year-old Kevin R. Peters guilty of two counts of third-degree murder, two counts each of involuntary manslaughter,  homicide by vehicle while DUI, two counts of driving under the influence, and related charges, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Peters, of Bristol Township, was driving a Mazda CX-5 more than 100 miles per hour when he rear-ended a minivan around 1 a.m.…
IDA: Montgomery County Coroner IDs 3 People Who Died In Storm IDA: Montgomery County Coroner IDs 3 People Who Died In Storm
IDA: Montgomery County Coroner IDs 3 People Who Died In Storm Three Montgomery County residents who died as the remnants of Hurricane Ida passed through Pennsylvania have been identified, authorities said Friday. Maxine Weinstein, 68, of Fort Washington, died after a tree came down onto a home on Wednesday. Her cause of death is traumatic asphyxia and the manner of death is accidental, according to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office. Craig Messinger, 70, of Schwenksville, was found dead in Skippack Township on Thursday. His cause of death is drowning and the manner of death is accidental. Jack Caroluzzi, 65, of Bridgeport, died at home on Th…
2 Pennsylvania Residents Dead, 2 Hurt In South Jersey Crash 2 Pennsylvania Residents Dead, 2 Hurt In South Jersey Crash
2 Pennsylvania Residents Dead, 2 Hurt In South Jersey Crash Two Pennsylvanians died, and two others were injured in a South Jersey crash Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Timothy Millett, 51, of Clarks Summit, PA was driving west on Deliah Road in Egg Harbor Township, NJ in his 2015 Volkswagen when it crossed the center line and collided head-on with a 2013 Mazda CX9 driven by John Ward, 52, of Lansdale, PA, around 1:30 p.m., according to the Egg Harbor Township Police Department. A third car, a 2014 Dodge Journey, driven by Anthony Dorto, 50, of West Berlin, NJ was traveling east on Delilah Road at the time of the crash and ended up collid…
Support Surges For 'Neshaminy Four' Injured In Bucks Crash Caused By Drunk Driver Support Surges For 'Neshaminy Four' Injured In Bucks Crash Caused By Drunk Driver
Support Surges For 'Neshaminy Four' Injured In Bucks Crash Caused By Drunk Driver Support is surging for four high schoolers who were severely injured in a Bucks County crash last month that police say was caused by a drunk driver. Over $145,800 had been raised on GoFundMe as of Tuesday morning to cover the medical expenses of the "Neshaminy four," Julianna, Julia, Angelique, and Taylor. Shane Brolly, 24, was initially arraigned on five counts each of aggravated assault and aggravated assault by vehicle, all felonies, and eight misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. After returned test resul…