2X Teens Caught With Cocaine, Stolen Guns On Same Day In Central PA: Police 2X Teens Caught With Cocaine, Stolen Guns On Same Day In Central PA: Police
2X Teens Caught With Cocaine, Stolen Guns On Same Day In Central PA: Police After two teens jumped out of a car during a chase, police kept an eye out for them, but ended up finding a different teen with a stolen gun and drugs, police say.  Less than 30 minutes after a teen "intentionally rammed" a police cruiser two times during a chase that ended with the discovery of two stolen guns and cocaine, police were searching for two other teens that jumped out of his car during the pursuit in Lancaster City.  Officer Hamby spotted a teen who matched "the description of one of the fleeing occupants walking on Crystal Street... clutching his waistband as if he w…
Kidnapper For Hire Slams Into Police Car With Victim In Vehicle: Reports Kidnapper For Hire Slams Into Police Car With Victim In Vehicle: Reports
Kidnapper For Hire Slams Into Police Car With Victim In Vehicle: Reports "I kidnapped her, she had nothing to do with it," a kidnapper for hire told police after slamming into a cruiser— with a woman in tow— ending a police pursuit in western Pennsylvania, authorities say.  Police first attempted a traffic stop of Alando Derrick Brooks, 29, of McKeesport, for  driving 59 mph in a 35 mph zone on East Pittsburgh-McKeesport Boulevard around 7 p.m. on Monday, August 22, multiple media outlets report citing an affidavit filed by police.  Brooks "swerved in and out of traffic and drove down several streets until his car collided with the police cruiser,…
UPDATE: Body Found In NJ River Tentatively ID'd, Probe Begun, Following Police Chase UPDATE: Body Found In NJ River Tentatively ID'd, Probe Begun, Following Police Chase
Update: Body Found In NJ River Tentatively ID'd, Probe Begun, Following Police Chase UPDATE: Authorities on Thursday tentatively identified a man whose body was recovered from a New Jersey river following a police chase. They also officially acknowledged that the incident was being investigated. The announcement follows a story by Daily Voice exploring the circumstances that led to the death of Thadius Wilder, a 35-year-old father of five from Passaic whose body apparently was in the water for two days before it was discovered. Wilder’s body was removed from the Passaic River below Route 21 after kayakers spotted it around 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, City of Passaic Police Chief…
Would-Be Catalytic Converter Thief Shot By Officer During Pursuit In Berks County: Police Would-Be Catalytic Converter Thief Shot By Officer During Pursuit In Berks County: Police
Would-Be Catalytic Converter Thief Shot By Officer During Pursuit In Berks County: Police A cop shot a would-be catalytic converter thief who led police on a chase through Berks County Thursday, July 14, authorities said. Officers responding to a theft call found Tyvan Barnett, 25, Ejau Collazo, 18, and one other man trying to steal catalytic converters from vehicles parked on the 200 block of South 5th Street in Reading, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Cops spotted one of the men holding what appeared to be a saw or car jack before the trio fled in a black Honda Accord, authorities said. Officers pursued the sedan, but when the group refused…
Wanted Woman Crashes Into Police Cruiser, Slams Central PA Home Wanted Woman Crashes Into Police Cruiser, Slams Central PA Home
Wanted Woman Crashes Into Police Cruiser, Slams Central PA Home Just one day after her 25th birthday, a wanted woman who was spotted “nodding off” in a parked car took off suddenly, driving into a police cruiser, and crashing into a central Pennsylvania home, police say. Chelsea Beiler, of Adamstown, was parked near Mill Stone Road in Clay Township when Northern Lancaster County Regional police approached her vehicle around 8:05 a.m. on June 20, according to a release by the department. Before the officer made it to the driver’s side window— she “reversed her vehicle, struck the front of the police cruiser, and fled the area,” as stated in the release.…
Video Released Of Crash That Killed Two Philadelphia Passengers In Montclair Police Pursuit Video Released Of Crash That Killed Two Philadelphia Passengers In Montclair Police Pursuit
Video Released Of Crash That Killed Two Philadelphia Passengers In Montclair Police Pursuit Video of a brief Montclair police chase that ended in a crash killing two passengers from Philadelphia last month was released by New Jersey’s attorney general on Thursday (scroll down for video). Gregory Dukes, 42, and Cecil Richardson, 47, were killed when a car driven by robbery suspect Todd Hill, 45, also of Philadelphia, crashed on Bloomfield and Ridgewood avenues in Glen Ridge shortly after 4:30 a.m. May 10, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Video released by Platkin shows Hill first stopping the four-door silver Hyundai for police investigating a robbery an…
PA Man Kills 2 Women, Unborn Baby Half Hour After Police Respond To Domestic Call PA Man Kills 2 Women, Unborn Baby Half Hour After Police Respond To Domestic Call
PA Man Kills 2 Women, Unborn Baby Half Hour After Police Respond To Domestic Call UPDATE: Slayings Of Young Moms At Hands Of 'Monster' Leave Suburban Philly Communities Reeling A 23-year-old Chester County man shot and killed two women, one of whom was pregnant, while a child was in the vehicle and then carjacked a victim, leading police on a brief pursuit, authorities said. Coatesville police responded to a Mount Pleasant Street home and cleared the scene just thirty minutes Mamadou Kallie shot the women around 9:40 p.m. Sunday, May 29 in Valley Township, Chester County DA Deb Ryan said. The victims were found with multiple gunshot wounds in a car with a 22-month-old …
Fugitive Injured In Shootout With Police in Philly Suburbs: DA Fugitive Injured In Shootout With Police in Philly Suburbs: DA
Fugitive Injured In Shootout With Police in Philly Suburbs: DA A 29-year-old fugitive was injured after a shootout with police over the weekend in the Philadelphia suburbs, authorities said. Mark Simpkins Jr., of Norristown, had been wanted on an arrest warrant since Oct. 4, 2021, when patrol officers spotted him heading into the A-Plus store on Main Street around 6 a.m. Saturday, May 21, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R.Steele said in a joint release. Officers tried to stop him, but he fled on foot down West Lafayette Street, leading police on a chase, they said. Simpkins then shot at the officers, who returned fire, Steele said a…
Driver Wanted After Pursuit-Crash In Central PA: Police Driver Wanted After Pursuit-Crash In Central PA: Police
Driver Wanted After Pursuit-Crash In Central PA: Police A driver was wanted on drug and elusion charges after leading police on a brief pursuit before crashing his car in Central Pennsylvania, authorities said. Cody A. Marsh, 35, fled from police on the 700 Block of East Main Street May 2, then crashed, police in Middletown said. Marsh then took off running on foot, police said. He is wanted on charges of fleeing/attempting to elude police, along with various drug and traffic offenses. Anyone who sees him is urged to contact police.
PA Woman Who Allegedly Attempted To Plow Down Police Nabbed By US Marshals PA Woman Who Allegedly Attempted To Plow Down Police Nabbed By US Marshals
PA Woman Who Allegedly Attempted To Plow Down Police Nabbed By US Marshals A 28-year-old central Pennsylvania woman—who is accused of trying to hit police officers with a car, has been arrested, according to a release by US Marshals. York City police originally tried to pull over Kimberly Ann Edwards, who has previously lived in York and Hanover, at about 3 p.m. on Jan. 25, according to the release. As officers approached her vehicle on foot near Farquhar Park— Edwards drove in reverse towards them— nearly striking them, US Marshals say.  She sped off at a high rate of speed, then struck another vehicle near the intersection of Roosevelt and Pennsylvania Ave…
Dirt Biker, 20, ID'd After Deadly Crash In Central PA: Coroner Dirt Biker, 20, ID'd After Deadly Crash In Central PA: Coroner
Dirt Biker, 20, ID'd After Deadly Crash In Central PA: Coroner A man who died after slamming into a pickup truck during a police chase in central Pennsylvania has been identified by the coroner. Jonathan Luis Amézquita-Vazquez, 20, of Harrisburg, died at the intersection of Lower Allen Drive and Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 6, according to the Cumberland County coroner's office. Amézquita-Vazquez was fleeing from police after they attempted to stop him for driving a dirt bike without a license plate, according to Lower Allen Township police. He wove through traffic eventually fatally hitting a pickup truck, poli…
Road Rage Driver Sends Two Cops To Hospital After Chase Through Philadelphia: Police Road Rage Driver Sends Two Cops To Hospital After Chase Through Philadelphia: Police
Road Rage Driver Sends Two Cops To Hospital After Chase Through Philadelphia: Police A 24-year-old road rage driver sent two police officers to the hospital Tuesday, March 29, after a chase through Philadelphia, authorities said. Officers initially responded to a 911 call of a road rage incident near Witte and Allegheny Avenue around 9:30 p.m., Philadelphia police said. The victim told officers that Malik Johnson, of Horsham, who was driving a white Toyota, pointed a gun at him. Officers tried to pull Johnson over in the 3100 block of Jasper Street, but he ignored their commands and fled the scene, they said. A police helicopter chase ensued, which ended in the 2000 block…