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PA Foster Mom Admits To Strangling Infant
A North Whitehall Township foster mother has admitted to asphyxiating and strangling a 1-year-old girl in her care, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Brenda Broadwater, 49, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a victim under 13 and endangering the welfare of children during a hearing before Judge Robert L. Steinberg. Both charges are felonies, and her plea agreement includes a minimum prison sentence capped at three years. Sentencing is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. The charges stem from a call to Pennsylvania State P…
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Sex Toy Shatters Glass Door In PA, State Police Say
An airborne sex toy shattered part of a glass door — landing a Dauphin County man charges, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in a release Daily Voice received on Saturday, Oct. 26. Brent Alan Reed, 24, of Lykens, has been charged with a count of criminal mischief for the incident, PA State Police explained. The victim, a 24-year-old woman, told troopers, that he "threw his clear and red, ribbed, battery operated sex toy at her front door," as stated in the release. This bizarre act of criminal mischief played out at a home on Center Street in Wisconisco Township on Sunday, Oct…
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Uncle, Grandparents Locked 6-Year-Old With Dirty Diaper In Room For Days Before Death: Berks DA
Authorities in Berks County have charged the grandparents and uncle of a 6-year-old girl who died of dehydration earlier in May, they announced Monday, Aug. 5. The victim was in the care of her grandmother, Jazmine A. Rodriguez, her grandfather, Manuel Rodriguez, Sr., and her uncle, Manuel Rodriguez, Jr., in Reading when she died of dehydration and prolonged exposure to high ambient temperature due to child neglect on May 28, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said. All three were charged with Criminal Homicide, Unlawful Restraint/Serious Bodily Injury, Fa…
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Girl Sexually Assaulted By PA Treatment Center Staffer In Twisted Game Of Truth Or Dare: PD
A 26-year-old man working at a nonprofit organization specializing in behavioral healthcare is wanted on a warrant out of Chester County, PA for sexually assaulting a female client, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. West Whiteland Police Detective Michael Buchmann said in a criminal complaint that on July 3, 2024, he got a call from the Devereux Director of Quality Improvement regarding Shakur Semaj Austin, saying there were rumors circulating that he had engaged in sex acts with a juvenile client. According to its website, Devereux Advanced Behavioral He…
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'Highly Intoxicated' Mom Gets In Fight While Tubing With Toddler, Fairview Twp. PD
A 33-year-old mom has been charged with a felon after getting in a fight while tubing with her one-year-old child, Fairview Township Police explained in a release on Monday, July 22. Shauna Elyse Chambers of Market Street, Harrisburg, was tubing in Yellow Breeches Creek near the 500 block of Trimmer Drive, Lewisberry on July 6, 2024, when the argument began, the police detailed in the release. Chambers "had been involved in a verbal dispute while floating" but during the dispute she "got off of her tube into the creek" and it became apparent that her toddler "was not wearing a fl…
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PhD Student Accused Of Killing Infant Twin, Abusing Brother In Pittsburgh, Report Says
Support is on the rise for a Pennsylvania family grieving the loss of one of their twin boys allegedly at the hands of their babysitter, who is accused of abusing the other as well, multiple news reports say. More than $50,000 had been raised as of Saturday, June 22 on a GoFundMe for first-time parents Savannah Roberts and Ethan Katz. The couple is mourning the loss of 6-week-old Leon, who is survived by his twin brother, Ari. Nicole Virzi, 29, is accused of causing the skull fracture that killed baby Leon, causing him to suffer a brain bleed and fracture on the side of his head, WTAE …
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Mount Joy Dad Admits To Injuring Infant, Braking Baby's Bones, Police Say
A Mount Joy dad has "admitted to causing the injuries," to his 2-month-old infant daughter, police stated in a release on Wednesday, May 15 and in court documents subsequently obtained by Daily Voice. Bryan Garcia-Almanza, 25 who recently moved to the 200 block of Cherry Lane in Marietta, was arrested and had his preliminary hearing and arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Michael Hess on Tuesday, May 14, according to court records. Garcia-Almanza's infant daughter had previously been admitted to the Penn State Hershey Medical Center on February 9, 2024, the Susque…
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Lititz Mom, Nurse Takes Clonazepam, Amphetamine Before Head-On Crash With Son In Car: Affidavit
A 43-year-old mom of two allegedly caused a head-on crash into a tree by driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police detailed in a release on Thursday, Feb. 9. Kristen Leigh Gantz of Lititz crashed a black Honda Pilot into a tree along East Oregon Road, Manheim Township around 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 12, according to Officer William R. McHale IV in the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. Gantz crashed in such a way that she "could only be freed by mechanical means," as stated in the affidavit. In the meantime, her 16-yea…
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Drunk Mom With Infant In Car Slams Into PA Church On Christmas Day, Police Say
A 10-month-old infant was in the backseat when their mom drunkenly slammed into the Harrisburg Korean Presbyterian Church on Christmas Day 2022, police announced on Feb. 9, 2023. Kayla C. Kellam "had been traveling on Route 15 South when she lost control of the vehicle, went through the grass median for the off ramp at Slate Hill Road, through a chain link fence and struck the Harrisburg Korean Presbyterian Church," on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, the Lower Allen Township police announced the after her arrest. When police arrived at the church located at 1127 Slate Hill Road, they foun…
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Chambersburg Felon Who Endangered Children Escapes
A warrant has been issued for a woman serving probation for felon endangering the welfare of children but never returned for her work release job on Thursday, Dec. 8 authorities say. 27-year-old Kathleen Elizabeth Castro-Zavala of Chambersburg was released, only serving 28 days in prison, after being found guilty of a felony endangering welfare of children charge in 2020, court records detail. Castro-Zavala was then given probation but was resentenced after a violation in July 2021, according to the court documents. She was being housed at the Franklin County Jail during …
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2-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Dad Choked Her Over Dog's Water Bowl: PA State Police
A 2-year-old girl has been hospitalized following an assault by her father, Pennsylvania state police say. 33-year-old David Christopher Thomas of Wiconisco has been charged in connection with the assault witnessed by his other older children, according to court documents. The investigation into the potential abuse was launched after the girl's mother saw bruising on her neck when picking her up from Thomas's home on Nov. 5 after the child had been with her father since Halloween. The 5 and 9-year-old siblings later told the police he used his thumbs to press on her neck two ti…
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Central Pennsylvania Mom Wanted For Abusing Child Under 6 Years Old: Authorities
Up to a $2,000 reward is being offered for a central Pennsylvania mom who is accused of abusing a child under the age of six, authorities say. 22-year-old Ayanna Giselle Thompson of Lower Paxton Township is wanted on a warrant issued on Tuesday, Nov. 8, according to a release by area police on Monday, Nov. 14. Details about the incident the charges stem from were not immediately available when Daily Voice inquired but DV staff has requested a copy of the criminal complaint from the office of Magisterial District Judge Joseph S. Lindsey who has been assigned the case. Thompson i…
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Convicted Child Rapist Slapped With New Charges In Lebanon
A 21-year-old man already serving a prison sentence for raping two children in Schuykill County has been charged in a separate case in Lebanon County on Wednesday, Oct. 19, authorities say and court records confirm. Preston Henry Lareau, previously of Tamaqua, currently resides in a State Correctional Institution in Benner Township in his 2nd year of two 9 to 30-month sentences followed by 5 years minimum of probation for raping and assaulting two minors between the ages of 8 and 13, court records show. The new charges were filed in connection to an incident that happe…
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Passenger Takes Over When Delaware Driver Passes Out On RT 30 Endangering Children: Police
When a driver began foaming at the mouth, a passenger in the backseat launched into action, but police are now searching for this dangerous driver. Akeem Leroy Miller, 23, of Middletown, Delaware, began to swerve along Route 30 East at Harrisburg Pike on July 5, according to a release by Manheim Township police. A passenger in the back seat noticed he could no longer control the vehicle, so "she climbed over Miller, manipulating his leg and taking control of the steering wheel, in order to bring the vehicle to a safe stop on the shoulder of the highway," as written in the police releas…
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3,000 Doses Of Heroin Found In PA Home When US Marshals Show Up To Arrest NJ Fugitive: PD
A man wanted by New Jersey State Police was found with 3,000 doses of heroin when the US Marshals Service showed up at a Pennsylvania apartment to arrest him, authorities said. Jamar Young, 34, of Trenton, was arrested on narcotics-related charges at the Racquet Club Apartments on Veterans Highway in Levittown around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, Middletown Township Police Chief Joseph Bartorilla said. Young was discovered in the apartment with a woman and two young children, the chief said. Due to the nature of Young's charges, members of the US Marshals Service and local p…
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Babies Only Wearing Diapers Spotted Wandering Alone In PA Parking Lot: Police
Two toddlers wandering alone in a parking lot while wearing nothing but diapers has led to the arrest of a central Pennsylvania dad, police say. Carroll Township police were called to a report of the toddlers wandering around the parking lot at 1 Clemens Drive for nearly two hours, around 11 a.m. on May, 10, according to a release by the department. Their mom was locked out of her home when she returned at 7 a.m. and was staying with a neighbor, as detailed in the release. Brian Kieth Vazquez, the children's dad, had fallen asleep at 3 a.m., and despite waking up to an empty home at …
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Infant Dies On Meth In 'Deplorable Conditions' Mom's BF Wanted By PA State Police
A 7-week-old baby girl’s death investigation has resulted in her mom's arrest and a warrant for her mom's boyfriend, Pennsylvania state police say. The infant went into cardiac arrest in the 100 block of Bentz Mill Road in Washington Township in York on Thursday, Jan. 27, according to a release by PSP. State police recieved a call at York Station, about a two-month-old baby girl who was not breathing, but when officers arrived to the pop-up trailer she was dead, according to an updated release by police. The mom, Ashley Nicole Decker, 25, of East Berlin, and her boyfriend, Robert Eugene Mc…
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PA Woman Attempted To Kill 3 Year Old Child Police Say
A 22-year-old woman who allegedly choked and beat a 3-year-old child has been arrested and charged with attempted homicide, according to a release by police. The Harrisburg Bureau of police were called to an incident of child abuse at a home in the 500 block of South 17th Street on Thursday, Feb. 24 shortly before 10 a.m., police say. Police found a 3-year-old child assaulted by Mary Hawkins, the release shows. The child was taken to Hershey Medical Center for medical treatment and is expected to make a full recovery, police say. Mary Hawkins has been charged with Criminal Attempt H…
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PA Dad Shook 5 Month Old Infant: Police
A Pennsylvania father has been arrested and charged in connection with shaking his own infant, according to a release by the police. The Middletown Borough Police received a call in reference to a 5-week-old child suffering from severe head trauma, which was later determined to have been caused by the child being shaken and “severely traumatized,” the police say. The child's father; Kurtis Allen Lamka, 26, of Steelton, was interviewed and arrested on the afternoon of Feb. 7, according to the release. Lamka has an older-aged child according to his social media. The whereabouts of the two…
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Central PA Mom Charged With Felony For Not Reporting Infant Abuse: Police
A central Pennsylvania mom has been charged with a felony for not reporting child abuse, according to police Aida Marie Dickson, 28, of Old York Road, New Cumberland, was arrested following a report of an abused 1-year-old by officials at Hershey Medical Center, according to a release by police. An investigation found Dickinson's 1-year old son was being physically abused in her home over a period of time-- which she admitted she knew about but did not report it to authorities, according to the release. Dickinson was arrested by Fairview Township police on Friday, Oct. 8 around 3:45 p.m., …
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Mom Of 4 Who Beat Children With Stick Arrested On Warrant: Police
A mom of four has been arrested on a warrant following an investigation into child abuse, according to Highspire Borough police. Renee L. Wilson, 40, of Highspire, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the Sept. 13 incident at her Roop Street home detailed by Fox43, citing police papers. Two of Wilson's children told police they were assaulted with a wooden stick, the outlet reports citing an affidavit. All of her children were interviewed by Dauphin County Social Services and said their mom kicked, punched, paddled and strangled them, the outlet reports citing police. The childr…
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Father Of 3 Leaves Kids In Hot Car In Central PA
A father left three small children in a car, according to Lower Allen police. Lower Allen police were on patrol in the parking lot of the Capital City Mall when they spotted a white Ford with three small children locked inside on Aug. 24 just before 11 a.m. The vehicles' windows rolled up on the approximately 85 degree Fahrenheit day. Officers were instructed one child to unlock the car at this time. While this was happening, the father, Claudio M. Vazquez-Ramos, 24, of Harrisburg, approached the vehicle. He explained that he left his children in the car while he went in to get the…
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DWI Lancaster Mom's Blood Alcohol Level Was 2X Legal Limit With Kids In Car, Police Say
Social media is not reality, that's certainly true for one Lancaster family who's picture perfect life was shattered by a traffic stop. Nicole F. Spangler, 36, of Lancaster, is a mom of two who is facing multiple charges after a traffic stop, while children were in the car, led police to test her blood alcohol level. Spangler was stop while driving in the area of 400 block of East Main Street in Mount Joy on Friday around 8:30 p.m. Police learned she was driving under the influence. When they tested her blood alcohol level it was at the highest level or above the legal li…
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Baby Beaten, Bitten By Babysitter In York County, Police Say
A childcare provider has been arrested after police discovered a pattern of abuse. Michael Scott Miller, 37, of the 500 block of Old York Road was arrested on Sept. 3 around 3 p.m., by the Fairview Township Police Department. The department's investigation revealed a pattern of physical abuse Miller committed against a 1-year-old child in his care. This abuse included intentionally inflicting pain on the child by doing the following: Striking him. Biting him. Pulling his hair. Jabbing his fingers deep in the child's ears. Holding the child's head under water. This abuse was ongoing ove…
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PA Man Charged After Punching Pregnant Woman In Stomach
A York County man has been charged after punching a pregnant woman in the stomach, authorities say. Eric Lee Rich, 22, of Red Lion, was apprehended after he supposedly punched a pregnant woman twice in the stomach during a domestic dispute. Police were called to a domestic violence report after a neighbor heard screaming coming from a home in the 400 block of West Broadway in Red Lion Borough on Aug. 20 at approximately 11:45 a.m. Upon arrival police found a woman carrying Rich's belongings out of their home. The woman told officers that she had attempted to lock him out of the house, but…
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Central PA Adoptive Mom Chewed On Children's Fingers, Burned Bottoms, Say State Police
The infamous local mother who abused her adoptive children is facing new charges after police learned more about the abuse the children suffered while in her care. Shelley Noreika, 47, of Newville was arrested on Wednesday night. Three of her four adoptive children reported the abuse cited in this round of charges-- they were ages 6, 7 and 9 at the time of disclosing the abuse to police. The children report the following abuse: Stuck with a wooden paddle Hit with a backscratcher on the bottom of their feet, hands and naked butt Forced to sit on a hot stove Choked All three children told …
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Barricaded Gunman In Harrisburg Identified By Police
Police have identified the gunman at Pennswood apartments who shot his 25-year-old girlfriend while holding her hostage with his 2-year-old son, authorities said. Derrick Hutcherson, 36, of Harrisburg, shot his girlfriend above her left eye, police said. She escaped with help of a neighbor Monday and was recovering at a local hospital, reports say. Police have clarified that the grandmother is not the grandmother of the child as previously reported but the grandmother of the woman who was shot. The standoff with police is in its second day. Many of the neighbors have had to…
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DMV Marks Starting Line For PA Pursuit Led By Arkansas Driver With 2 Young Kids
An Arkansas man traveling with his young children sent Pennsylvania State Police on a pursuit starting at the Carlisle Driver's Licensing Center on Saturday, according to a state police report. State police in Carlisle were called to a report of a disturbance in the parking lot of the Licensing Center at 950 Walnut Bottom Road in South Middleton Township around 6 p.m. Sonny Thundercloud Harper, 26 of Mulberry, Arkansas, fled the scene-- with his 7-month-old and 2-year-old children in the back seat of his 2012 Nissan Altima. Harper sent police on a brief chase before being taken into custod…
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York Girl, 5, Stabbed By Mom Remains Critical, Police Say
A York mom was in custody after stabbing her 5-year-old daughter, who remained hospitalized in critical condition as of Thursday, authorities said. The girl was rushed to the hospital with stab wounds around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, York City police said. Her mom, Cierra Allen, was subsequently arrested and charged with Attempted Criminal Homicide Aggravated Assault Aggravated Assault – Victim Less than 13, Defendant Older than 18 Endangering Welfare of Children Commissioner Muldrow released the following statement. "Our Department would like to ask you to join u…
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