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2-Month-Old Infant Dies After PA Mom Of 4 Falls Asleep In Recliner: Police 2-Month-Old Infant Dies After PA Mom Of 4 Falls Asleep In Recliner: Police
2-Month-Old Infant Dies After PA Mom Of 4 Falls Asleep In Recliner: Police A mom of four has been charged months after her 2-month-old daughter died of positional asphyxia in what investigators say was an unsafe sleep environment, according to police and court documents. Katherine "Katie" Nicole Tibbens, 40, of Mechanicsburg, surrendered to authorities on Monday, July 13, after an arrest warrant was issued charging her with involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of children in connection with the Sept. 13, 2025 death, according to Upper Allen Township Police.  Tibbens fed the infant a bottle at approximately 6 a.m. before placing her on a nestin…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Dad Let 3-Year-Old Nearly Drown At PA Hotel While In His Care: Police Dad Let 3-Year-Old Nearly Drown At PA Hotel While In His Care: Police
Dad Let 3-Year-Old Nearly Drown At PA Hotel While In His Care: Police A Pennsylvania father is accused of repeatedly failing to supervise his children after a 3-year-old nearly drowned while in his care at a local hotel, police said. Upper Allen Township Police were dispatched to the hotel on April 5 at 11:36 a.m. for the reported near-fatal drowning of a 3-year-old child who was being cared for by 43-year-old Nicholas Moyer, authorities said. The child was taken by EMS to a local hospital, police said. During the investigation, detectives learned Moyer had custody of his children while staying at the hotel and failed to properly supervise them on several oc…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash
Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash An off-duty Bridgeport police officer and his passenger were killed when their motorcycle collided head-on with a Jeep, leaving the other driver hospitalized with serious injuries. Cooper Whiteside, 38, of Danbury, and Brittany Islami, 34, of New Milford, died in the 2:45 a.m. Monday, July 13, crash on Sugar Hollow Road in Danbury, according to police. Danbury officers arrived to find Whiteside, who was riding the Harley-Davidson, and Islami dead in the roadway. The Jeep Compass sustained severe front-end damage. Firefighters extricated the SUV driver, who was rushed to Danbury Hospital wit…

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by Josh Lanier
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Driver Accused Of Chasing Down, Running Over BMX Rider In Pennsylvania: Police Driver Accused Of Chasing Down, Running Over BMX Rider In Pennsylvania: Police
Driver Accused Of Chasing Down, Running Over BMX Rider In Pennsylvania: Police A man is accused of chasing down a bicyclist with his Jeep and intentionally running him over in Pennsylvania, leaving the 24-year-old victim with life-threatening injuries, authorities announced Monday, July 13. Phillip Prince, 40, Glenside, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, aggravated assault by vehicle, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and related offenses following the crash in the Glenside section of Abington Township, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele and Abington Township Police Chief Patrick Molloy said. The victim, identifi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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31-Year-Old Man Dies Days After Found Lying In Road After Strike On PA Street: Police 31-Year-Old Man Dies Days After Found Lying In Road After Strike On PA Street: Police
31-Year-Old Man Dies Days After Found Lying In Road After Strike On PA Street: Police A 31-year-old man has died two days after police found him lying in the roadway with life-threatening injuries following a pedestrian crash, officials said. Christopher A. Pryer in Bethlehem died at 4:08 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said Monday, July 13. Pryer had been found unconscious in the northbound lane of the 2400 block of Linden Street after officers responded to the crash at approximately 4:13 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, Bethlehem police said previously. Investigators previously said preliminary findings ind…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Teen Admits Exposing Himself To 2 Girls, Adult Neighbor Multiple Times In Pennsylvania: Police Teen Admits Exposing Himself To 2 Girls, Adult Neighbor Multiple Times In Pennsylvania: Police
Teen Admits Exposing Himself To 2 Girls, Adult Neighbor Multiple Times In Pennsylvania: Police A 19-year-old admitted exposing himself to two young girls and an adult over the course of several weeks in his Pennsylvania neighborhood, police said. Gordon Lee Fox, of Earl Township, was charged after a West Earl Township Police investigation into reports that he exposed himself to children in the Martin Road neighborhood, police announced Saturday, July 11. The investigation began on June 18 after the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services' ChildLine notified police of allegations that Fox had exposed himself to children in the neighborhood. During an interview with Detective Halste…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pro Basketball Player Killed In Targeted Attack At Harlem Basketball Tournament: Reports Pro Basketball Player Killed In Targeted Attack At Harlem Basketball Tournament: Reports
Pro Basketball Player Killed In Targeted Attack At Harlem Basketball Tournament: Reports A 35-year-old basketball player who starred at Fairleigh Dickinson University was shot and killed in what multiple outlets are reporting as a targeted attack during a Harlem basketball tournament on Friday, July 10. Kinu Rochford, of Brooklyn, died, and two other people were injured in the shooting behind 70 Lenox Ave. at approximately 10:23 p.m. on Friday, July 10, the NYPD said.  Officers found the 6-foot-6 Rochford with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. A 28-year-old man was shot in the shin, and a 22-year-old woman was shot in the forearm. Rochford was shot while…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Child Abuse: 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road Escaped Bedroom Barricaded With Zip Ties, PSP Says Child Abuse: 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road Escaped Bedroom Barricaded With Zip Ties, PSP Says
Child Abuse: 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road Escaped Bedroom Barricaded With Zip Ties, PSP Says A 5-year-old boy was found naked walking in the middle of a Lebanon County road before Pennsylvania State Police uncovered what they described as hoarding conditions and a bedroom barricaded to keep him inside, authorities said. Troopers from Pennsylvania State Police Jonestown, responded to Quarry Road and South Lancaster Street in Swatara Township at 7:29 a.m. Friday, July 10, after receiving a report that a young child was wandering in the roadway, police said. Good Samaritans kept the boy safe until troopers and EMS arrived. He was taken to WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital for a medical …

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by Jillian Pikora
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NJ Man Sextorted 13-Year-Old PA Girl; Probe Uncovers 50 More Child Victims: Prosecutors NJ Man Sextorted 13-Year-Old PA Girl; Probe Uncovers 50 More Child Victims: Prosecutors
NJ Man Sextorted 13-Year-Old PA Girl; Probe Uncovers 50 More Child Victims: Prosecutors A New Jersey man allegedly threatened to kill a 13-year-old Hershey girl and harm her family unless she sent him explicit photos before forwarding the images to her school while posing as a "concerned parent," according to officials in Pennsylvania, after an investigation uncovered at least 50 additional child victims across the United States and Canada. Cody A. Rock, 34, of Winfield, New Jersey, turned himself in to Derry Township Police detectives on Tuesday, July 7, following a months-long investigation by detectives assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force …

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by Jillian Pikora
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NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint
NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint A 25-year-old New Jersey woman has been jailed on multiple offenses in connection with the sexual assault of a 2-year-old boy, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice. ALSO SEE: Bodycam Shows Viral Accused Toddler Abuser's DUI Arrest After Friend's NJ Funeral Victoria Cranmer, of Little Egg Harbor, was lodged in the Ocean County Jail on Wednesday, July 8, in connection with the Wednesday, May 6, incident, which she filmed and saved to her Snapchat memories, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. WARNING: The following news stor…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Massive Cache Of Illegal Fireworks During July 4 Crackdown In PA Massive Cache Of Illegal Fireworks During July 4 Crackdown In PA
Massive Cache Of Illegal Fireworks During July 4 Crackdown In PA Dozens of illegal fireworks displays, mortar shells, and bottle rockets were seized during the City of Reading's annual Fourth of July enforcement effort, officials announced Thursday, July 9. Reading police responded to **69 incidents involving illegal fireworks** over the holiday and confiscated a large cache of prohibited explosives as part of a dedicated enforcement detail, city officials said. Among the items seized were approximately: 60 prepackaged fireworks display boxes 25 pounds of 3-inch mortar shells 5 pounds of 2-inch mortar shells 2 pounds of linked firecrackers 40 bottle r…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Tax Office Visit Ends With Alleged Threat To Burn Gov. Shapiro's Mansion: PA State Police Tax Office Visit Ends With Alleged Threat To Burn Gov. Shapiro's Mansion: PA State Police
Tax Office Visit Ends With Alleged Threat To Burn Gov. Shapiro's Mansion: PA State Police A Brookhaven man's visit to a Delaware County lawmaker's office for help with his taxes spiraled into a threat to burn down Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence and an antisemitic slur, Pennsylvania State Police said Thursday, July 9. Richard John Franklin, 65, went to the district office of State Rep. Leanne Krueger on East Brookhaven Road in Brookhaven Borough on Tuesday, July 7, seeking assistance with outstanding taxes, according to investigators. While speaking with a staff member, Franklin allegedly used an antisemitic slur as he threatened to commit arson at the Governor's Residence, polic…

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by Jillian Pikora