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PA Man Kidnapped Four 'Females,' Held Them In Shipping Container: State Police PA Man Kidnapped Four 'Females,' Held Them In Shipping Container: State Police
PA Man Kidnapped Four 'Females,' Held Them In Shipping Container: State Police Four women were abducted, threatened with weapons, and sexually assaulted in a shipping container in the Poconos this week, according to state troopers.  Police said they received a phone call about a possible kidnapping involving a Ford SUV around 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday. They tracked the vehicle down at the Mount Pocono Walmart and found one victim with suspect Isaiah Rogers-Keeney, troopers said. Another victim was spotted leaving the store with a second suspect, Davaun Carlon Jackson, according to authorities.  Investigators believe Jackson and Rogers-Keeney…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Steals Bobcat From PA Snake Farm Then Stuffs Her In His Trunk: Police Man Steals Bobcat From PA Snake Farm Then Stuffs Her In His Trunk: Police
Man Steals Bobcat From PA Snake Farm Then Stuffs Her In His Trunk: Police A Pennsylvania man was in custody after stealing a bobcat with medical issues from a snake farm in the Poconos and putting her in his trunk, authorities said.  Semyon Levit, 45, broke into the Pocono Snake and Animal Farm in Smithfield Township through the unlocked main entrance and stole 22-year-old Blanche on Friday, Feb. 4 around 10:15 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. Levit and the bobcat struggled in the parking lot before stuffing her in the trunk of his red Hyundai Elantra. Police stopped Levit's car around 4:15 p.m. that day and found the cat in the trunk. Blanche was safe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA State Police Arrest Church Leader Accused Of Groping Minor PA State Police Arrest Church Leader Accused Of Groping Minor
PA State Police Arrest Church Leader Accused Of Groping Minor A church deacon has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor, according to Pennsylvania state police. Jeronimo Maisonet, 45, of East Stroudsburg, was a church leader at the Church of God-Holy Ground, which is held in a leased space from Middle Smithfield Evangelical Presbyterian Church, located 5205 Milford Road in Smithfield Township, LehighValleyLive reports citing police. Maisonet has been accused of kissing, groping, and making sexual comments towards a 14-year-old girl starting on Jan. 1, 2018, according to police and court documents. Maisonet has been charged with t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Experienced NJ Skydiver Dies In PA Accident Experienced NJ Skydiver Dies In PA Accident
Experienced NJ Skydiver Dies In PA Accident A 74-year-old New Jersey man died in a Pennsylvania skydiving accident Sunday, officials said. Ed Harney, of Paramus (Bergen County) -- an experienced skydiver -- He jumped with three other experienced skydivers with Sky’s the Limit Skydiving Center around 11:30 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. The group jumped from approximately 14,000 feet. At 5,000 feet, it appeared Harney’s parachute was the first to open, but he began to spin, eventually separating from his parachute. The coroner will release an official cause of death after an autopsy, but PSP says the death was accidental.…

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by Cecilia Levine & Jillian Pikora