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Nine Puppies Abandoned In Box At Park Rescued By PA SPCA Nine Puppies Abandoned In Box At Park Rescued By PA SPCA
Nine Puppies Abandoned In Box At Park Rescued By PA SPCA Nine four-week-old puppies were found abandoned in a box at Merion Gateway Park in Montgomery County earlier this week, Pennsylvania SPCA officials announced. The puppies, left out in the cold and unable to fend for themselves, were reportedly caked in feces, suffering from urine scalding, and in desperate need of care, according to a release from the organization. “These puppies were given a heartbreaking start, but they now have a chance at a better life,” the SPCA wrote in a social media post. Upon their arrival at the shelter, the puppies were gently bathed, medically examined, and…
PA Foster Mom Admits To Strangling Infant PA Foster Mom Admits To Strangling Infant
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…
Foster Parents Charged With Felonies For Years Of Child Abuse: PSP Gettysburg Foster Parents Charged With Felonies For Years Of Child Abuse: PSP Gettysburg
Foster Parents Charged With Felonies For Years Of Child Abuse: PSP Gettysburg Two foster parents have been charged with felonies for abusing a young boy in their care for years, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 21.  Steven Francis Selby, 64, and Kelly Marie Selby, 50, both of Lake Meade Road, East Berlin, Latimore Township were arrested on Feb. 16, Trooper Loder detailed in the release.  They are accused of physically assaulting a 13-year-old "over a period of years," as stated in the release.  They have both been charged with the following according to their court dockets: Felony endangers the welfare of children whe…
Soon-To-Be Adopted Teen Killed In Central PA Drive-By Shooting: Report Soon-To-Be Adopted Teen Killed In Central PA Drive-By Shooting: Report
Soon-To-Be Adopted Teen Killed In Central PA Drive-By Shooting: Report Demarao Alexander Gumby Jr. had lived in 30 foster homes just in the past six years.  Most recently, he had been living with five new siblings including Shaquille Moore, who was planning on adopting him in the near future, PennLive reports. But Gumby’s bright future with a loving family was shattered when he was shot dead on Saturday, June 18 on North 16th Street in Harrisburg. He was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries, police say. The teen's community is already sharing about it's loss of social media. His sister, Iyanna Puglia, writes in part: "We lost s…
Former NJ Military Couple Avoids More Prison Time For Horrific Child Abuse Former NJ Military Couple Avoids More Prison Time For Horrific Child Abuse
Former NJ Military Couple Avoids More Prison Time For Horrific Child Abuse UPDATE: A former New Jersey Army major and his wife avoided more time in federal prison Wednesday when they were resentenced for routinely torturing three adopted children by breaking bones, withholding water and force-feeding them hot sauce, among other cruelties. A federal appeals court had rejected two previous sentencings of Carolyn Jackson and John E. Jackson by U.S. District Judge Katharine Hayden as too lenient. Hayden, however, said Wednesday that she believed more time behind bars would be "more punishment than is necessary" for abusing the children, all of whom were less than 4 y…
Community Rallies For Foster Family Torn Apart By Fatal Crash On I-81 In Cumberland County Community Rallies For Foster Family Torn Apart By Fatal Crash On I-81 In Cumberland County
Community Rallies For Foster Family Torn Apart By Fatal Crash On I-81 In Cumberland County Two young girls have died and four other people have been hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash along Interstate 81 in Cumberland County. Three vehicles collided near mile marker 54 in Silver Springs Township on Tuesday around 3:30 p.m. A Volkswagon Tiguan crossed the grass median of the northbound lanes into the southbound lanes colliding with a Ford F150 and Ford Focus, according to Pennsylvania State police. Mila Jean-K Glessner, 4, of Carlisle died at Hershey Medical Center hours after the crash. Mila Glessner.Facebook- Matthew Glessner Glessner was born in Camp Hill, PA on Ja…