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Felon Shows Up At Ex-GF's Home With Illegal Weapons, MontCo DA Says
A registered sex offender made calls from prison to illegally purchase weapons and wasn't caught until he was parked outside his ex-girlfriend's home around 1 a.m., authorities detailed in court documents released on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Edward Cordenner III, 36, of Susquehanna Avenue in Lansdale was found with a loaded assault rifle and night vision goggles in his pickup truck outside his ex-girlfriend's home in New Hanover Township at 1:21 a.m. on Feb. 21, police explained in the affidavit of probable cause. Cordenner had recently been released from prison and had been makin…
Police & Fire
PA Man Used Photo Of Son's Former Teacher In Soliciting Sex From 13-Year-Old, Affidavit Shows
Authorities have released chats between undercover officers posing as a 13-year-old girl and a Montgomery County man asking for sexual favors. Thomas Bowes, 39, of Lansdale, became the center of an investigation in October 2023, following a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, according to the criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. ** WARNING: The following news story contains disturbing and graphic information that depicts the sexual abuse of small children ** Montgomery County investigators created profiles on the social media app Whisper, and began engaging with…
Lifestyle
Six PA Lotto Winners To Split Prize
Six Pennsylvanians picked the five winning numbers in the Tuesday, Jan. 16 drawing for the "Treasure Hunt" game, according to Lottery officials. The half-dozen winners would have earned $200,001, but will now split the prize into individual prizes of $33,333.50 each. The winning tickets were sold at the following locations: Narayan Hari Inc., 549 Doylestown Road, Lansdale, Montgomery County; Hanover Convenience Inc., 1100 South Main St., Hanover Township, Luzerne County; Rutter’s, 935 Plank Road, Duncansville, Blair County; Penn Crossing Giant Eagle, 2000 Penny Lane…
Lifestyle
$500K Powerball Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania
A Lansdale area shopper picked up a little something extra during a grocery trip this weekend. The lucky Pennsylvania Lottery player won $500,000 in the Saturday, Oct. 14 drawing for the Powerball, according to state gaming officials. The Weis at 1551 Valley Forge Road will now receive a $500 bonus for vending the lucky ticket. The winner will not be identified until they step forward to claim their prize and their ticket can be validated. Winners have up to one year from the drawing date to file a claim, and all winners should immediately sign the back of their ticke…
Police & Fire
Parents Dead In Murder Suicide That Left Triplets Orphaned In Philadelphia, MontCo ID'd
Two-year-old triplets were apparently orphaned after their father killed their mother and then himself in an investigation that spanned Philadelphia and Montgomery County, according to police and various news reports. Police responding to an East Haines Street apartment around 8:10 p.m., Dec. 18 on reports of a person screaming found 39-year-old Masiah Larkin inside with multiple gunshot wounds to the head, city police said. WATCH: BREAKING UPDATE: Law Enforcement sources tell me Stanley Baptiste,37, dropped his two year old triplets at the Lansdale house with a friend. Police just l…
Police & Fire
DWI Dump Truck Driver Who Killed MontCo Firefighter's Pregnant Wife Captured In Boston
The DWI dump truck driver who last August killed the pregnant wife of a Montgomery County firefighter was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 2 in Boston, authorities announced. Everett Clayton, 56, of West Virginia, had been wanted on various charges stemming from the Aug. 25 crash in Lower Providence Township that left Kellie Adams, of Lansdale, dead at 31 years old, according to police in Boston and Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. Jason and Kellie Adams with their two boys, Mason Daniel Adams (5) and Jaxson Richard Adams (2).Kellie Adams Facebook Clayton will be charged in…
Police & Fire
DWI PA Driver Indicted In NJ Corrections Officer's Death
A Pennsylvania driver has been indicted on DWI charges in a crash that killed an off-duty New Jersey corrections officer, NJ Advance Media reported. Joshua R. Beardsworth, 25, of Pittsgrove Township, was stopped in his BMW on the right shoulder of Route 55 when a car — also on the northbound side — struck him in Vineland on Aug. 15, 2021, according to earlier reports. The 28-year-old driver from Lansdale, PA — Trevor M. Annunziata, who was driving a Volkswagon — was hospitalized with serious injuries, while Beardsworth was killed. Annunziata's indictment also charges him wi…
Police & Fire
'Predator Poachers' Group Busts Suburban Philly Man Meeting 'Teen Boy' For Sex: Report
A Texas-based group aimed at catching online child predators helped police in the Philadelphia suburbs nab a 23-year-old Montgomery County man who thought he was meeting a 13-year-old boy for sex, according to court documents obtained by NorthPennNow. Devon Weiss, of Lansdale, arranged to meet the "child" over an online chat forum and requested sexual acts over text, according to the Central Bucks Regional Police Department. Police launched an investigation in August after the "Predator Poachers" contacted them about Weiss, and explained how they first connected on Grindr, a…
Police & Fire
Pregnant Wife Of PA Firefighter Dies In Crash
The pregnant wife of a Pennsylvania firefighter died in a car crash last week, authorities said. Kellie Adams, of Lansdale, and the baby girl she was expecting with husband Jason died in a crash on Thursday, Aug. 25, according to her obituary. Kellie and Jason, married for eight years, also shared two boys together. Jason is a firefighter in Upper Providence Township. Please keep Firefighter Jason Adams and his family in your thoughts and prayers. FF Adams tragically lost his wife and unborn daughter in a fatal car accident on Thursday. Posted by UPT Fire & Emergency Services on Sa…
Police & Fire
Repeat Offender Captured On Video Sexually Assaulting Blind, Deaf, Mute PA Woman, DA Says
A 23-year-old Pennsylvania man was arrested after authorities say they discovered a video of him repeatedly sexually assaulting an elderly woman who is blind, deaf, and mute, just two months after being charged with a similar offense involving a minor. Malquan Craig, of Lancaster, is facing charges of indecent assault of a mentally disabled victim, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, and invasion of privacy in connection with the incidents involving the handicapped 70-year-old woman, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The alleged assaults happened in 2…
Police & Fire
Serial Bank Robber Who Nearly Killed PA Trooper Trying To Arrest Him Gets 25 Years
A serial bank robber who nearly killed a Pennsylvania State Police trooper trying to arrest him was sentenced to 25 years in prison, authorities said. Christopher Larue, 44, was on supervised release after serving a 12-year prison sentence when he entered the QNB Bank in Perkasie brandishing a gun and robbing the bank of $11,000 on Oct. 19, 2020, United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. Larue, of Lansdale, was convicted in 2009 of five additional bank robberies, the attorney said. So, he fled, but a GPS tracking device hidden with the stolen money quickly le…
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Support Surges For 25-Year-Old PA Firefighter, National Guardsman Killed In Crash
Support is surging for the loved ones of a 25-year-old Pennsylvania firefighter killed in a car crash on Saturday, Feb. 19. Andrew Black, of Perkiomenville, worked as a firefighter with the Upper Frederick Fire Company and served in the Army National Guard, according to his obituary. More than $19,200 had been raised as of Friday, Feb. 25 on a GoFundMe for Black's funeral expenses, putting the family ahead of the campaign’s $15,000 goal in just three days. Born in Lansdale, Black graduated from Pennridge High School in 2015 and went on to earn his associate degree in criminal justice from …
Obituaries
Bloomsburg Student Calls 911 In Icy Fall That Killed 'Soulmate'
A Bloomsburg University student from York County died when he and his girlfriend fell down an icy cliff on Feb. 4, 2022, authorities said. Kyra DeStefano of Lansdale called 911 from where she became stranded on partway down the cliff off of Sharp Ridge Road in Mayberry Township around 3:05 p.m., the Montour County Coroner's Office said. Her boyfriend, Greg Anstine, had fallen further and was pronounced dead at the scene. DeStefano was transported to Geisinger Medical Center for care. She penned a Facebook post remembering Anstine as her "soulmate." A GoFundMe page launched for Anstine's …
Police & Fire
2 Pennsylvania Residents Dead, 2 Hurt In South Jersey Crash
Two Pennsylvanians died, and two others were injured in a South Jersey crash Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Timothy Millett, 51, of Clarks Summit, PA was driving west on Deliah Road in Egg Harbor Township, NJ in his 2015 Volkswagen when it crossed the center line and collided head-on with a 2013 Mazda CX9 driven by John Ward, 52, of Lansdale, PA, around 1:30 p.m., according to the Egg Harbor Township Police Department. A third car, a 2014 Dodge Journey, driven by Anthony Dorto, 50, of West Berlin, NJ was traveling east on Delilah Road at the time of the crash and ended up collid…
Lifestyle
Here's The Scoop: Best Ice Cream Spots In Greater Philly
This week's gonna be a hot one. What better way to keep cool than with ice cream? Here are some of the most popular ice cream spots in the Greater Philadelphia area. The sampling of spots below were top-rated on several user-generated review sites, featured in local publications and recommended by Daily Voice readers. Buster's Real Ice Cream, 3630 Concord Road, Aston View this post on Instagram A post shared by queen of ice cream (@queenoficecream_) Chester Springs Creamery, 521 E Uwchlan Ave., Chester Springs Cocco's Gelateria, 550 Oak A…
Police & Fire
'TEE OFF': PA Mom Holds Down Boy So Son Could Attack Him At Playground, Report Says
A 43-year-old Montgomery County mom choked and pinned down a 10-year-old boy at a playground so that her 8-year-old son could attack him, NorthPennNow reports. Wahkia Sanders, of Towamencin Township, admitted to holding the child down and encouraging her son to “tee off” on him at the Morgandale Condominiums in Lansdale around 5:30 p.m. on April 26, the outlet says citing a criminal complaint. The victim told investigators he was "super scared" during and after the incident and was left with a bleeding lip, and throat and neck pain that "hurt a lot," NorthPennNow says. Click here…
Lifestyle
Hero
: Mother's Day Motorist Lauds NJ Trooper's Tender Heart
A mother of five, who broke down along a South Jersey highway in the middle of the night, shared a Mother's Day story about her gratitude for New Jersey State Police. The resident of Lansdale, PA, in Montgomery County, said her minivan's alternator broke along Route 55 in Vineland, NJ, in Cumberland County on Sunday. Stranded with five children and a puppy, the woman praised the professionalism and compassion of Trooper Jason Frazier, of Troop “A” Port Norris Station, when he responded to assist a family in their disabled van.. Nearly 60 miles away from home, she said that the state …
Police & Fire
DA Announces Arrest Of Philadelphia Man, Horrifying Details In Lansdale Killing Of Ebony Pack
A months-long investigation into the killing of 30-year-old Ebony Pack ended this week with the arrest of a Philadelphia man, authorities announced Friday. Ricky Vance, 52, was charged with first-degree murder and other offenses after having been accused of shooting Pack dead driving to her girlfriend's house in Lansdale on Nov. 28, 2020, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said Friday. Vance followed Pack on the Pennsylvania Turnpike into Montgomery County -- a route she drove regularly -- before shooting her while stopped at a light in Lansdale, Steele said along…
Obituaries
Air Force Vet, Correctional Officer Jeremy Callender Of Schwenksville Dies, 35
Air Force veteran and correctional officer Jeremy Callender of Schwenksville died on April 3. He was 35 years old. Born in Sellersville, Callender graduated from Souderton Area High School in 2003, and graduated from American Military University in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, according to his obituary. Callender worked in logistics with the United States Air Force for 11 years, and later worked at the Bureau of Corrections in Graterford, his memorial says. Callender's obituary remembered him as someone who "loved being in the outdoors enjoying camping, voll…
Police & Fire
Man Gets Probation For Flashing Porn Video At Woman Outside Suburban Philly Starbucks
A 55-year-old Warminster man was sentenced to one year of probation after flashing a pornographic video at a woman in the parking lot of a Lansdale Starbucks last year, NorthPennNow reports. The woman was in the car with her 7-year-old son when she pulled into the West Main Street parking lot around 8:30 a.m. Jan 6, the outlet says citing the affidavit. She stopped her car when a red Ford Focus swerved towards her, the affidavit says. "What are you doing?" she said to the driver, raising her arms. After she parked her car, the red Ford Focus -- driven by Matthew Fox -- backed into th…
Police & Fire
Lansdale Family Displaced Following Overnight Garage Fire
A Lansdale family has been displaced from their home after a fire broke out in their garage early Sunday morning, authorities said. Local firefighters were dispatched to a home in the 500 block of Winding Road, less than 1000 feet from the township line of Towamencin, according to Emergency Alerts of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Crews were able to bring the fire under control just before 1 a.m. without any injuries reported to firefighters or residents inside the home, EASP said. Neighbors who called in the fire, reported hearing explosions coming from inside the garage, EASP said. Th…
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