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Western PA Man Convicted For Fake 'Kidnapping For Drugs' Plot: DA Western PA Man Convicted For Fake 'Kidnapping For Drugs' Plot: DA
Western PA Man Convicted For Fake 'Kidnapping For Drugs' Plot: DA A McKean County man was convicted on Friday, Aug. 23 in a fake "kidnapping for drugs" plot, authorities said. Tuesday Hale, formerly of Bradford, was found guilty of crimes related to the staged kidnapping in August 2023, according to District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer. The conviction followed a two-day jury trial at the McKean County Courthouse, she said. Hale was charged after the City of Bradford Police received a report from a Bradford man who had received messages – including a staged picture – from his girlfriend’s cell phone stating that his girlfriend had been kidn…

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by Jon Craig
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PA Convict Escapes Police— AGAIN, Authorities Say PA Convict Escapes Police— AGAIN, Authorities Say
PA Convict Escapes Police— Again, Authorities Say A 23-year-old convicted drug dealer and escapee has escaped from police— again, police announced on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.  Dayquawan Martaze Long was last spotted acting suspiciously at the Mcdonald's located at 425 North Enola Road around 2 a.m. on April 5, 2023, the East Pennsboro Police said.  Officers arrived and made contact with him and quickly identified him as the former convict who was wanted on "several warrants for his arrest," but as that realization was made he "fled from officers on foot," as stated in the release.  "An investigation found that Long was in pos…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Blood-Stained Rental Car Leads To GF's Arrest In BF's Drug-Deal Murder: Report Blood-Stained Rental Car Leads To GF's Arrest In BF's Drug-Deal Murder: Report
Blood-Stained Rental Car Leads To GF's Arrest In BF's Drug-Deal Murder: Report A 24-year-old Pennsylvania woman admitted killing her boyfriend on the way to a drug deal then dumping his body in an alley, according to a criminal complaint obtained by TribLive. The body of Anthony Lofton, 22, was found with "obvious signs of trauma," in the back of the 300 block of Broadway Avenue around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, March 13, McKees Rocks police said.  Brook Lynn Lank was arrested in Lofton's death Tuesday, March 15, police later said.  Surveillance video and a rental car agreement led detectives to Econo Lodge on Steubenville Pike where the pair was see…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Senseless Act Of Violence:' 2 Men Charged In Murder Of 28-Year-Old Berks Man Found At Park 'Senseless Act Of Violence:' 2 Men Charged In Murder Of 28-Year-Old Berks Man Found At Park
'Senseless Act Of Violence:' 2 Men Charged In Murder Of 28-Year-Old Berks Man Found At Park Two men are charged with the murder of a 28-year-old Berks County man over apparent drug debt, authorities said. William W. Smoot Jr., 47, and Joseph G. Lachina, 28, both of Exeter Township, have been charged with first, second, and third-degree murder, robbery, aggravated assault, and related charges, District Attorney John Adams and Central Berks Regional police chief Ray Serafin said at a press conference Thursday morning. Adams called the Oct. 25 killing of the victim, Anthony DelCollo, a "senseless act of violence." DA Adams, Central Berks Regional Police Chief Ray Serafin, and C…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Central PA Teen Charged In Shooting, Car Crash, That Killed Lebanon Teen, Police Say Central PA Teen Charged In Shooting, Car Crash, That Killed Lebanon Teen, Police Say
Central PA Teen Charged In Shooting, Car Crash, That Killed Lebanon Teen, Police Say A central Pennsylvania teenager has been charged in connection with a shooting and subsequent car crash that killed another teenager, according to police.  Jaedyn Gaines, 17, of Lebanon, was arrested by Lebanon City police on Oct. 27, according to court documents. Gaines and another suspect who remains at large intended to rob the 16-year-old and another victim during the meetup to buy marijuana on Wednesday, according to police. Following a disagreement, Gaines shot the 16-year-old, as police previously stated and Daily Voice reported at the time.  The car crash occurred as th…

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by Jillian Pikora