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Police Chief Shuts Down DV Concerns After Wife Of Slain Cop Found Dead
The body of Karen Solomon, the wife of an off-duty police officer who was found dead in his Massachusetts home last week, was found after a six-day search, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 24.
The 58-year-old woman, who was the founder and president of First H.E.L.P., an organization that works to reduce mental health stigma among first responders, was the primary suspect in the death of Worcester Police Officer Kurt Solomon, who was found dead on Wildwood Avenue just before 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Internet sleuths had been speculating that there was a history of domestic abuse, pr…
$50K Company Spending Spree: Pennsylvania School Board Member Charged With Felony Theft
A school board member who campaigned on her experience with financial oversight and audits is accused of using more than $50,000 from her employer for family vacations, Amazon purchases, and Bar Mitzvah photography, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 24.
Lower Merion School Board member Jennifer Rivera, 41, of Bala Cynwyd, turned herself in to Lower Merion Township Police on Monday on multiple felony charges stemming from her employment at SMB, a Bala Cynwyd law firm marketing agency, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Lower Merion Township Police Superintendent Andre…
Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At PA Hotel: Prosecutors
A woman was left unable to walk and needed surgery after a sexual assault at a Pennsylvania hotel, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 24.
Javier Santos-Rivera, 41, of Allentown, was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated assault, sexual assault, simple assault, indecent assault, and intimidation of a witness or victim, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said.
Pennsylvania State Police were called to an area hospital around 7:17 a.m. on March 21 after a 19-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted, according to the DA's office. Investigators d…
20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed By Trucker Backing Into His Path; Driver Charged: PSP
A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed when a tractor-trailer driver backed out of a private driveway and into his path, leading to a homicide-by-vehicle charge, Pennsylvania State Police and court records show
Ethan F. Small, of Gardners, was riding a 2023 Suzuki GXR-R750 east on Walnut Bottom Road in Penn Township when the crash happened near 1608 Walnut Bottom Road in Cumberland County at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, according to PSP Carlisle.
Farid Mohammad, 43, of Richmond, Texas, was backing a 2027 Freightliner Cascadia out of a private driveway as Small crested a hill, troopers said.
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Victim ID'd In PA Murder; Woman Charged In Double Shooting: Officials
A woman shot to death inside a Northampton County home has been identified as 27-year-old Atirah N. Steed, while another woman remains jailed without bail on homicide charges, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 24.
Steed, of Freemansburg, died from multiple gunshot wounds, an autopsy completed Monday at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center determined. Her death was ruled a homicide, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said.
Lacole Diane Dotson, 27, also of Freemansburg, has been charged with criminal homicide, attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and recklessly endangerin…
Rocks, Logs Thrown At Cars On US 30; 17 Vehicles Hit, 2 Hurt: PA State Police
Two boys threw large rocks, sticks, and logs onto the US 30 Bypass damaging at least 17 vehicles and injuring two people, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 24.
The boys threw the debris onto the highway just east of Airport Road in Valley Township, Chester County during the evening hours of Wednesday, Aug. 19, and Friday, Aug. 21, according to state police.
Troopers have identified 17 vehicles that were damaged after being struck by the debris, police said. Two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries when their vehicle was hit.
The boys were charged with aggra…
$740K Stolen From Churches, Priest's Own Mother By Ex-Clergyman: PA AG
A former Ukrainian Catholic priest stole more than $740,000 from Pennsylvania churches, church groups, and his own mother, state authorities announced.
Gregory Allen Madeya, 69, formerly of Westmoreland County, was arrested in Vero Beach, Florida, on Friday, Aug. 14, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17.
Madeya is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania on felony charges of dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, theft by unlawful taking, theft by failure to make required disposition of funds, financial exploitation of an older adult or care-dependent pers…
$9.8K In Cocaine, Pills, Guns Seized From Pennsylvania Home: DA
Nearly $10,000 worth of cocaine and other suspected drugs, along with two guns — one of them stolen — were seized during a raid of a Reading home, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 21.
Diamonte Peair Sims, 24, of Reading, was taken into custody after Berks County Drug Task Force detectives served a search warrant at 617 Brookline Plaza around 9 a.m. Friday as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office.
Investigators had identified Sims as a suspect in the trafficking of controlled substances from the residence, the DA's office sa…
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged In PA: Court Docs
A portion of a 6-year-old girl's ear was found inside a Lebanon County home after two dogs mauled her — their second serious attack on a young child at the residence — according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21.
Rebecca Hresko, 31, and her parents, Andrew "Andy" Hresko, 70, and Debra Hresko, 61, of the Hresko family, who run Hresko's Bar-B-Que Pit, have been charged for their respective roles in the attacks involving the family's dogs, Chip and Zeus, at their South Lebanon Township home.
Rebecca Hresko faces First-Degree Felony Aggravated Assault of a Child, Sec…
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab PennWest Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs
A soccer player days away from starting her freshman year was stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” took over and told him to stab her in a Jeep parked near her dorm — then his mother helped clean up and conceal her body, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21.
Royce Joel Moser, 18, of Canonsburg, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of 18-year-old Karoline Jordyn Heintz, along with abuse of a corpse, conspiracy, tampering with evidence, conspiracy to tamper with evidence, and obstructing the administration of law, court recor…
School Bus Drivers Sneak Into PA Garage, Accessing Protected Student Records, Officials Allege
Two school bus drivers are accused of sneaking into a secure Pennsylvania school garage after hours and repeatedly accessing protected district records, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Shawn Levy, of Breinigsville, and Tyler Young, of Allentown, worked as Parkland School District bus drivers when the alleged crimes occurred, according to the release. Both are charged with felony counts of Conspiracy to Burglary, Conspiracy to Criminal Trespass, and Conspiracy to the Unlawful Duplication.
The investigation began after Parkland School Director of…
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS
Federal officials are detailing a New York woman's alleged plan to bomb the State Capitol, kill senators, and flee to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria.
Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, made her initial appearance in federal court on a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the US Department of Justice said (see criminal complaint attached at the bottom of this news story).
Bowie was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she took possession of what she believed was an explosive device intended for an attack on the New York State Capitol and state senators, authorities said. …
Motorcycling PA Couple Killed When Driver 'Freaked Out' Over Bug Remembered: Report
A motorcycling couple who shared 14 years together are being remembered after they were killed in a head-on Pennsylvania crash allegedly caused when a New Jersey driver became distracted by a bug that flew into her vehicle.
Miranda Sue Wormuth, 30, and her "lifelong partner," Anthony Myles Sones, 34, died in the Wednesday, Aug. 12 crash on Carson Hill Road in Brady Township, Clearfield County, according to their obituaries and as previously reported by Daily Voice.
Bernadette Cobb, 55, of Brick, NJ, was driving a 2021 Nissan Rogue east when she crossed into the westbound lane and struck the…
