Toddler Shot In Lung, PA Dad Charged: DA Toddler Shot In Lung, PA Dad Charged: DA
Toddler Shot In Lung, PA Dad Charged: DA A 2-year-old Pottstown boy accidentally shot himself with his father's loaded firearm, leading to felony child and reckless endangerment charges for the father, authorities said. Luis Marin, 34, of Pottstown, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 26, with endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person after leaving the loaded firearm on his bed on Wednesday, May 15, resulting in the child shooting himself, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. The toddler was initially transported to Pottstown Hospital but was later transferred to Lehigh Valle…
Convicted Drunk Driver Strikes Pedestrian In Enola Then Flees, Police Say Convicted Drunk Driver Strikes Pedestrian In Enola Then Flees, Police Say
Convicted Drunk Driver Strikes Pedestrian In Enola Then Flees, Police Say A convicted drunk driver is accused of striking a pedestrian and fleeing, East Pennsboro Township Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 8.  David Lewis Sweger, 58, of Enola, struck a man with his pick-up truck intersection of East Perry Street and Altoona Avenue in Enola at 7:55 p.m. on July 25, police alleged in the release.  Officers arrived at the scene that night and spoke with the victim. "An investigation was conducted and the suspect was identified as David Sweger of Enola," the police said.  Sweger was charged with a misdemeanor accident involving damage attended …
Students Sexted, Touched By Steelton-Highspire HS Band Volunteer Now Facing Charges: Affidavit Students Sexted, Touched By Steelton-Highspire HS Band Volunteer Now Facing Charges: Affidavit
Students Sexted, Touched By Steelton-Highspire HS Band Volunteer Now Facing Charges: Affidavit A volunteer with the Steelton-Highspire High School band is wanted by the police for sending sexually-explicit messages to students, according to a release by Swatara Township Police and court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Raymond Earnes Green Jr., 31, of Steelton, known at the high school as "Rocky Rozay" used his Instagram account with the username beatgriffey6 to send sexual messages to students, the police alleged in the affidavit of probable cause.  Green would be at band practices, games, and hanging out after the games — and had been flirting with a girl under 16…
Florida Man Had 13 'Explosive Devices' In Truck, PA Troopers Say Florida Man Had 13 'Explosive Devices' In Truck, PA Troopers Say
Florida Man Had 13 'Explosive Devices' In Truck, PA Troopers Say A 46-year-old man from Frostproof, Florida was arrested after state police said they found over a dozen improvised explosive devices in his vehicle.  The unnamed man was stopped in Tobyhanna on July 5 and "deemed to be under the influence," according to troopers.  Authorities obtained a warrant and said they found 13 explosives during a search of his GMC Sierra. PSP's Hazardous Device and Explosives Section (HDES) took custody of the devices for investigation, police said.  The man was "charged accordingly" and taken to the Monroe County Correctional Facility, troopers said.…
MedEvaced Teen Charged In Serious Crash: Pennsylvania State Police MedEvaced Teen Charged In Serious Crash: Pennsylvania State Police
MedEvaced Teen Charged In Serious Crash: Pennsylvania State Police A 19-year-old man has been airlifted to the hospital and charged in the crash that sent him there, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg announced on Thursday. Lazarus Anders Burleson of Mont Alto was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Trail Blazer north on Black Gap Road when he attempted to turn left onto Scotland Main Street, PSP troopers explained. That's when he entered the southbound lane of Black Gap Road and was struck by a 2021 Peterbilt 567 dump truck driven by 66-year-old Bradley R. Leedy of Chambersburg. The crash happened in the 4500 block of Scotland Main Street at 5:47 a.m. on June…
Mayor Of PA Town Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Other Driver: DA Mayor Of PA Town Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Other Driver: DA
Mayor Of PA Town Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Other Driver: DA Charges have been field against the mayor of a suburban Philadelphia town in connection with a hit-and-run crash in April, authorities announced. Brud Charles Anderson, the 50-year-old mayor of Morrisville, was apparently behind the wheel of a Ford Sport-Trac heading north on North Delmorr Avenue, when he turned left in front of the Chevrolet Equinox, around 3 p.m. on April 13, in Morrisville, the Bucks County District Attorney Matthew D. Weintraub said. Both vehicles stopped, but the Ford suddenly reversed and sped away, heading west on East Trenton Avenue, the DA's office said. Afte…