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PA Restaurant Permanently Closes After 13 Years Following Owner Killing Armed Robber PA Restaurant Permanently Closes After 13 Years Following Owner Killing Armed Robber
PA Restaurant Permanently Closes After 13 Years Following Owner Killing Armed Robber The day after a Pennsylvania restaurant owner shot and killed an armed robber, they announced that the restaurant is permanently closing. Police were called to the deadly shooting at Asian Best Chinese and Thai Cuisine Restaurant located at 15 North Penn Street in York City on Tuesday night shortly before 7 p.m., according to a release by the York County coroner's office and police. The following evening the family that owns Asian Best announced the restaurant’s closure on Facebook. We would like to take this moment to express gratitude to all of our loyal customers throughout the ye…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
Restaurant Owner Kills Attempted Armed Robber In Central Pennsylvania: Coroner Restaurant Owner Kills Attempted Armed Robber In Central Pennsylvania: Coroner
Restaurant Owner Kills Attempted Armed Robber In Central Pennsylvania: Coroner A man who attempted to rob a restaurant at gunpoint ended up being shot himself, according to a release by the coroner's office. Police were called to a shooting at Asian Best Chinese and Thai Cuisine Restaurant located at 15 North Penn Street in York City on Tuesday night shortly before 7 p.m., according to a release by the York County coroner's office and police. The restaurant owner has been confirmed to have shot the man who was attempting to rob the restaurant, according to police, emergency dispatch and the coroner's office. Ricky Cox Jr., 33, of the first block of South Main Street …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Ex-Maryland Woman Accused Of Kidnapping, Killing Her Pennsylvania Landlord In 2014: Police Ex-Maryland Woman Accused Of Kidnapping, Killing Her Pennsylvania Landlord In 2014: Police
Ex-Maryland Woman Accused Of Kidnapping, Killing Her Pennsylvania Landlord In 2014: Police A North Carolina woman was indicted in the 2014 murder of her Maryland landlord, authorities announced Thursday. Detectives believe Prakash Rampatsingh, 50, of Hanover (York County), Pennsylvania went to a property he owned in Baltimore that Charity Sophia Goodwin, 38, was renting on or about June 24, 2014, Maryland State Police said. A confrontation between the two occurred at the property, and Rampatsingh was kidnapped and driven away in his vehicle before being shot and killed in Carroll County. Rampatsingh’s vehicle, a Dodge truck, was later discovered abandoned in Prince George’s Count…

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by Joe Gomez
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Central PA Man Nabbed For Multiple Armed Robberies: Police Central PA Man Nabbed For Multiple Armed Robberies: Police
Central PA Man Nabbed For Multiple Armed Robberies: Police A central Pennsylvania man has been arrested and charged in connection with multiple armed robberies, according to a release by police. Jose Jabdier Diaz, 21, of York, was arrested in the 100 block of North George Street on Dec. 9, according to police and court documents. Diaz was apprehended in connection with two robberies, the first of which occurred at the Smoke and Chill located at 100 East Princess Street in York on Dec. 5, according to police. Diaz was also wanted for an armed robbery at Rod’s Corner Store located 161 East Philadelphia Street on Dec. 9, according to the release. D…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Mom Of 4 Died Shielding Her Son From Drive-By Shooter, Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police Mom Of 4 Died Shielding Her Son From Drive-By Shooter, Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police
Mom Of 4 Died Shielding Her Son From Drive-By Shooter, Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police Nearly six months after Erin Noelle Walsh LaPean, 27, of Harrisburg, was shot dead on her front porch while shielding her son, police have arrested the man they believe pulled the trigger. Raymeir Jyalel Haynes, 30, of Harrisburg, was arrested on warrant in connection with the shooting on Monday, Dec. 6, according to the Harrisburg bureau of police. Haynes is accused of shooting Walsh LaPean from a white Kia Optima while she was with her 6-year-old son in the 1400 block of Berryhill Road on June 28 around 7 p.m, according to area police. The 2016-20 Kia Optima with a bullet hole in t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Feds: NJ Uber Carjacker Gets 8 Years Without Parole Feds: NJ Uber Carjacker Gets 8 Years Without Parole
Feds: NJ Uber Carjacker Gets 8 Years Without Parole A Union County man who dragged a female Uber driver from her vehicle and threw her to the ground during a carjacking must spend the next seven years in federal prison. Rakeem McNair, 22, of Roselle, joined Raquin Tanner, 26, of Newark in taking a deal from the government rather than risk trial. Both he and Tanner -- who got 6½ years -- must serve out just about all of their plea-bargained sentences because there's no parole in the federal prison system. The victim was in the driver’s seat of her parked car on Summer Avenue in Newark around 11 p.m. Aug. 13, 2019 when Tanner, McNair and anot…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PA Girls Kidnapped By Dad In ‘Extreme Danger,' Police Say PA Girls Kidnapped By Dad In ‘Extreme Danger,' Police Say
PA Girls Kidnapped By Dad In ‘Extreme Danger,' Police Say Two sisters from Central Pennsylvania kidnapped by their dad in a home invasion robbery are believed to be in "extreme danger," authorities said.Robert Vicosa, aka Robert Brown, took a woman captive at gunpoint and then stole her vehicle at a home in Windsor Township on Tuesday, according to a release by police in York County. Vicosa fled the scene with his two young daughters, ages 6 and 7. The vehicle that Vicosa stole has been found in Red Lion Borough, according to the release. Vicosa was last seen wearing blue pajama pants with a penguin imprint, green long-sleeve 3/4 zip up shirt, a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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2nd PA Fugitive Arrested In Death Of Plainsboro, NJ, Man After Following Him Home From Casino 2nd PA Fugitive Arrested In Death Of Plainsboro, NJ, Man After Following Him Home From Casino
2nd PA Fugitive Arrested In Death Of Plainsboro, NJ, Man After Following Him Home From Casino A second Pennsylvania fugitive has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Central Jersey man, authorities said. Devon Melchor, 26, of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, was charged with first-degree armed robbery and second-degree conspiracy to commit armed robbery, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Plainsboro Police Chief Fred Tavener. Melchor was taken into police custody by authorities in Florida where he was attempting to board an international flight, Ciccone and Tavener said. Melchor’s apprehension was made possible by collabor…

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by Jon Craig
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Alleged Repeat Offender Nabbed At Central PA Dollar Store Armed Robbery Alleged Repeat Offender Nabbed At Central PA Dollar Store Armed Robbery
Alleged Repeat Offender Nabbed At Central PA Dollar Store Armed Robbery Police caught a possible repeat robber following an armed robbery of a dollar store in central Pennsylvania. York Area Regional police were called to an armed robbery at the Dollar General located at 2138 S. Queen Street in York on Oct. 24 shortly after 7 p.m. according to a statement released by police. Officers learned the suspect possibly matched the description from a previous robbery and shared that information over the radio to nearby law enforcement agencies, according to the police release. Officer Smith of the Southern Regional Police Department overheard the description and loc…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Armed Robbery Caught On Camera At Central Pennsylvania Citizens Bank Armed Robbery Caught On Camera At Central Pennsylvania Citizens Bank
Armed Robbery Caught On Camera At Central Pennsylvania Citizens Bank A man with a gun gave a bank teller a note demanding cash on Wednesday, according to police in Dillsburg. A man entered the Citizens Bank at 4 South Baltimore Street in Dillsburg Borough around 3:10 p.m. He displayed a handgun while he handed a bank teller a note demanding money. Multiple photos taken of the man inside of the bank. Armed robberDillsburg Borough PD Armed robber at Citizens Bank.Dillsburg Borough PD Armed robber.Dillsburg Borough PD He was wearing a face covering, a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled up and a black hat with a logo on the front. The man…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Armed Robber Holds Harrisburg 7-Eleven Clerk At Knifepoint, Police Say Armed Robber Holds Harrisburg 7-Eleven Clerk At Knifepoint, Police Say
Armed Robber Holds Harrisburg 7-Eleven Clerk At Knifepoint, Police Say A Mechanicsburg man held a 7-11 clerk at knife point during an armed robbery on Saturday night, according to Swatara Township police. Eldridge Larry Matherly III, 38, was wearing a mask, hoodie and gloves at the time of the robbery, but the police along with detectives from the Harrisburg bureau of police, were able to identify him. Matherly has a criminal record in Dauphinand Cumberland counties for theft, burglary and drugs. Matherly is currently being held in the Dauphin County Prison on unrelated charges pending his arraignment on the robbery offenses, according to police. No court …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Convict Charged One Year After Fatal Shooting During Home Invasion In Steelton Convict Charged One Year After Fatal Shooting During Home Invasion In Steelton
Convict Charged One Year After Fatal Shooting During Home Invasion In Steelton The third, and final, suspect in a fatal armed robbery has been arrested according to Steelton police. Ismail Lewis, 39, was shot dead in his home in the 500 block of North Front Street on Sept. 2, 2020 around 1 p.m. Marcus Edward Garner, 19, has been arrested for his role in Lewis’s murder. Garner is accused of forcing his way into Lewis’s home to steal bank cards, but Garner was surprised by Lewis being in the home and shot him in the process of committing the robbery, according to court documents. Garner was already in the Dauphin County prison in lieu of $200,000 at the time the new…

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by Jillian Pikora