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Armed Robbers Hold Up Pizzeria In Central PA: Police Armed Robbers Hold Up Pizzeria In Central PA: Police
Armed Robbers Hold Up Pizzeria In Central PA: Police Two armed men robbed a pizzeria in central Pennsylvania earlier this month, according to Northern York County regional police. The men robbed Big Mouth Pizza located at 1308 North George Street in North York Borough on Nov. 17 shortly after 9 p.m., according to the police. They arrived on foot and pretended to want snacks and drinks, but then the man in the red sweatpants pulled a "black semiautomatic handgun and demanded money from the clerk," as stated in a release by police. The man in black went behind the checkout counter and emptied out the cash register, before they both fled the sc…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Temple Student Killed Off Campus While Unpacking SUV Temple Student Killed Off Campus While Unpacking SUV
Temple Student Killed Off Campus While Unpacking SUV A 21-year-old Temple University student was shot and killed off-campus while unpacking his SUV Sunday afternoon, officials said. Samuel Sean Collington, of Prospect Park, was shot twice in the chest during what was an attempted robbery in the 2200 block of North Park Avenue around 1:30 p.m, police said. He was pronounced dead at an area hospital a short time later. The DelCo native was a political science and philosophy major and was set to graduate next year, the university said in a statement. This afternoon, my nephew Samuel Collington was shot and killed while entering his off-ca…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Armed Juveniles Stealing Cars, Robbing Gas Stations In South Jersey, Police Warn Armed Juveniles Stealing Cars, Robbing Gas Stations In South Jersey, Police Warn
Armed Juveniles Stealing Cars, Robbing Gas Stations In South Jersey, Police Warn A group of juveniles from Wilmington, DE have carried out multiple robberies across Salem County, authorities warn. Heightened criminal activity has been reported within the Carneys Point, Penns Grove, Deepwater, and Pennsville areas, police said on Facebook.  The juveniles have mostly been targeting gas stations, but they are also targeting area residents and attempt to steal their cars, Carneys Point police said These are believed to be the same juveniles that police have dealt with in the past, they said. The youths "have been armed at times, and they are violent," police wrote.&nb…

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by Jon Craig
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Serial Bank Robber Nabbed, Police In Central PA Say Serial Bank Robber Nabbed, Police In Central PA Say
Serial Bank Robber Nabbed, Police In Central PA Say A 43-year-old man who robbed two banks in Central Pennsylvania was in police custody, authorities said. James Bryant III is accused of showing a firearm and handing a note demanding money to the teller of the Citizens Bank on S. Baltimore Street in Carroll Township on Sept. 22, local police said. He fled the scene but, officers were able to obtain a Maryland license plate from the blue Dodge Avenger that was captured in the footage at the scene.  Through investigation, the department was able to identify the owner of the vehicle, and subsequently the suspect of the robbery: Bryan…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman Wanted In NJ Parking Lot Murder Captured In PA, Authorities Say Woman Wanted In NJ Parking Lot Murder Captured In PA, Authorities Say
Woman Wanted In NJ Parking Lot Murder Captured In PA, Authorities Say A 39-year-old woman has been charged with killing a 34-year-old man whose body was found in a Newark parking lot late last month, authorities said. Stephanie Martinez was captured on video and identified as a suspect in the 8:58 a.m. killing of Raul Rios on Sept. 28, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Rios' body was found in a parking lot on the 400 block of Springfield Avenue in Newark. He was pronounced dead approximately 30 minutes later, authorities said. Martinez was arrested in Pennsylvania by Pennsylv…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ex-Cons Released Early Due To COVID Nabbed In Bergen Highway Gas Station Robbery Ex-Cons Released Early Due To COVID Nabbed In Bergen Highway Gas Station Robbery
Ex-Cons Released Early Due To COVID Nabbed In Bergen Highway Gas Station Robbery Two ex-cons who were among more than 2,000 New Jersey prisoners released early last year because of COVID were charged with holding up a Route 17 gas station in Hasbrouck Heights last month. Keywan Hudson, 25, spoke on a cellphone as he pointed a gun at the victim at the BP gas station on the northbound highway and demanded cash shortly before 3 a.m. Aug. 11, according to a complaint filed by a Bergen County prosecutor's detective. He also demanded to know the address, it says. Security video also showed Salik Stephens, 29, pulling up in a black BMW sedan with temporary tags moments later,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Details Released In York Robbery Shooting Details Released In York Robbery Shooting
Details Released In York Robbery Shooting A 30-year-old man was shot during an attempted robbery in York, according to city police. York city police were called to investigate a shooting in the 300 block of West Philadelphia Street on Sunday just before 5 a.m. During the investigation, police learned a man had been shot during an attempted robbery. The victim was treated at an area hospital and is expected to survive.  Detectives continue to investigate.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the York City Police Department in any of the following ways:  Email D1C Baez: abaez@yorkcity.org   York …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Teen Charged With Bias Attempted Murder For Savage Beating In North Hudson Park Teen Charged With Bias Attempted Murder For Savage Beating In North Hudson Park
Teen Charged With Bias Attempted Murder For Savage Beating In North Hudson Park A grand jury has indicted a Baltimore teen on bias attempted murder charges for savagely beating a learning-disabled man in a Hudson County park because he thought he was gay. José Tobias Carranza Serrano, 18, was captured by police in Bayonne who found him and his clothes covered in blood while arresting him on a trespassing charge hours after the June 21 attack in James J. Braddock Park in North Bergen, authorities said. The indictment returned Wednesday charges Carranza Serrano with attempted murder, bias intimidation, aggravated assault and robbery. The 37-year-old victim from West New…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Impersonator Robs Woman In Central PA Church Parking Lot, Real Police Warn Public Police Impersonator Robs Woman In Central PA Church Parking Lot, Real Police Warn Public
Police Impersonator Robs Woman In Central PA Church Parking Lot, Real Police Warn Public A Dauphin County woman was robbed by a police impersonator during a fake traffic stop in a church parking lot, according to real police in Derry Township. A man asked her permission to search the vehicle in the parking lot of the Fishburn United Methodist Church, 1215 Fishburn Road in Hershey on Wednesday around 10:40 a.m. After a discussion with him, the victim believed he was a police officer, so she agreed to the search and exited the vehicle. The man searched the entire interior of the vehicle, as well as a black Coach purse and floral medical bag. The female victim later realize…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Trio Pleads Guilty To Murder Committed As Teens In York County Trio Pleads Guilty To Murder Committed As Teens In York County
Trio Pleads Guilty To Murder Committed As Teens In York County Three York County residents have pleaded guilty for a murder they committed as teenagers, according to the York County District Attorney's Office. Tysheem Santiago, 21, Montrice Gibson, 28, and Dazanie Gibson, 20, have all enter guilty pleas for their rolls in the death of Stefen Simmons, 20, on Jan. 6,  2019. Simmons was shot in the front yard of a home along Oriole Circle in Chanceford Township, York County around 11:40 p.m. Montrice and Simmons were in a car when Santiago approached with a gun and demanded money from Simmons, accordin to Pennsylvania State Police. Santiago pulled Si…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Armed With Knifed Wanted For Lemoyne Robbery Man Armed With Knifed Wanted For Lemoyne Robbery
Man Armed With Knifed Wanted For Lemoyne Robbery A man who displayed a knife during a robbery is wanted by West Shore Regional police. The man demanded money from an employee at the Lemoyne Mart on South Third Street on Sunday. The man fled from the scene before police arrived. Anyone with information or who can identify the suspect is asked to contact West Shore Regional Police at 717-238-9676.

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by Jillian Pikora
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ARMED, DANGEROUS: Reported Stabbing Turned Armed Robbery, Suspect Fleeing In Stolen Vehicle ARMED, DANGEROUS: Reported Stabbing Turned Armed Robbery, Suspect Fleeing In Stolen Vehicle
Armed, Dangerous: Reported Stabbing Turned Armed Robbery, Suspect Fleeing In Stolen Vehicle A warrant has been issued for a man wanted for several crimes in York County. Police were initially dispatched to a stabbing which soon turned out to be much more, according to Carroll Township police. The false stabbing report came from a home on South 2nd Street in Dillsburg on Sunday around 11:21 p.m. Dakota James Toms, 28, of Abbottstown, had previously been at the home and stole a vehicle. Toms knew the victim as she accused him of sexually assaulting her. While at the home he learned she had reported the previous incident to police and he got mad and tried to leave in her car, with…

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by Jillian Pikora