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Firearms Instructor Shot, Killed Stepdaughter's Dog While She Was At BFF's Wedding, Owner Says
Nicole Guarino did what she had done dozens of times before: she left her dog with her mom and stepdad. But this time, the 1-year-old French bulldog, Ruby, would never come home.
Guarino’s husband, Nick Guarino, dropped their pup at the Lentz family’s home in Toms River on Oct. 3, 2025, before heading to Spring Lake, where Nicole was a bridesmaid in her best friend’s wedding.
Sometime during the celebration, Nick Guarino received a phone call from his stepfather-in-law.
Ruby was gone.
The Guarinos rushed from the wedding back to her mom and stepdad’s home, where Nicole said they handed he…
Gun Matches 22-Year-Old To 2023 Killing Of Amari McFadden In Alley: Police
A long-running homicide investigation in Harrisburg has led to charges against a city man, authorities announced on Wednesday, Nov. 26.
James Timothy Scott, 22, was charged in connection with the 2023 shooting death of Amari McFadden, according to Harrisburg police.
The deadly shooting happened in the 1500 block of Ella Alley on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, when officers found McFadden dead at the scene, police said. An investigation began immediately and continued for nearly two years as detectives worked the case.
Scott has been charged with Criminal Homicide, Misdemeanor Person Not To Poss…
‘Gruver Bomber’ Captured 1 Year After Explosions Rocked Palmer Township: Police
A convicted felon accused of setting off explosions in Palmer Township one year ago has been captured, Palmer Township police announced on Saturday, Sept. 13.
Ronald Erney, 57, of Fogelsville, was identified as the suspect behind the blasts that shook neighborhoods last year, according to police.
Detectives executed a search warrant at Erney’s home in Upper Macungie Township on Friday, Sept. 12, forcing an evacuation of nearby residents until the area was deemed safe, police said.
Inside, investigators discovered chemicals and bomb-making components, including fuses, cardboard tubing, PVC …
$30K Worth Of Crack, Cocaine, Oxy, AR-15 Seized In Pennsylvania Raid: DA
A Pennsylvania man is facing felony drug charges after investigators seized nearly $30,000 worth of crack, cocaine, OxyContin, and multiple firearms during a raid, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Aug. 28.
The Cambria County Drug Task Force and FBI Safe Streets Drug Task Force executed a sealed search warrant on the 600 block of Napoleon Street in Johnstown, District Attorney Greg Neugebauer said in a release.
During the raid, officers seized approximately 30 grams of suspected crack cocaine valued at $3,000, 227 grams of suspected cocaine valued at $22,700, 907 grams of marijuana valued …
Guns, MDMA, Cocaine Found In Car Stopped On I-684 In NY: PA Man Arrested, Police Say
A Bronx woman and a Pennsylvania man are behind bars after a traffic stop on Interstate 684 in the Hudson Valley, NY turned into a major drug and gun bust, authorities announced.
The arrests happened on Friday, Aug. 22, when State Police said a BOLO (Be on the Lookout) was issued for a vehicle connected to a fraud investigation out of Port Jervis in Orange County, New York State Police said on Monday, Aug. 25.
Not long after, troopers spotted the car allegedly violating state vehicle and traffic laws while traveling on I-684 in the Putnam County town of Southeast. With help from the Putnam …
Drug Raid At PA Home Uncovers LSD, Fentanyl, And Mason Jars Packed With Pot
A Berks County man is facing felony charges after authorities found a lush marijuana grow, LSD, fentanyl, and cocaine — much of it packed into mason jars — during a drug raid, the Berks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, July 18.
Sandrew Gonzalez, 29, was arrested after detectives with the Berks County DA’s Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at his home on the 2600 block of Kutztown Road in Muhlenberg Township, according to the release.
Investigators began tracking Gonzalez in May for suspected drug sales in the area. The Friday morning search of both his home and…
Guns Stolen As Masked Man Breaks Into PA Home While Victim Sleeps: DA
A masked man broke into a Lancaster Township home while the resident slept upstairs, stealing two handguns and other items before fleeing into the night, authorities announced on Wednesday, July 2.
Brandon Emanuel Thomas, 22, of the 700 block of Sterling Place in Lancaster Township, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 25 to Felony Burglary, Felony Theft by Unlawful Taking, Misdemeanor Theft From a Motor Vehicle, and Misdemeanor Loitering and Prowling at Nighttime, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.
Thomas entered the victim’s home in the 400 block of Elmshire Dr…
Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun Near PA Border Identified: Police
A Maryland police officer who was shot in the face, head, and arm during a domestic violence barricade has been identified as K9 Officer Langley Dean, a 19-year veteran of the Hagerstown Police Department, authorities said.
Dean was critically injured Thursday, June 12, when Daniel Matthew Anderson, 40, allegedly fired a 20-gauge shotgun at close range during a standoff on Forrest Drive, according to new information released by HPD on Friday, June 13.
During a post-arrest search of the home, detectives and members of the Western Maryland Regional Crime Lab recovered the shotgun used in the …
Details Released In Cult Leader Arrest In MD For PA Parent's, Border Agent’s Murders
A bizarre twist has emerged in the murders of a Pennsylvania couple and the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, as suspects with ties to a cult-like group have been arrested.
Michelle Jacqueline Zajko, 32, of Media, Pennsylvania, Jack Amadeus LaSota, 34, of Berkeley, California, and Daniel Arthur Blank, 26, of Sacramento, California, were arrested in Allegany County, Maryland, according to the Maryland State Police in a statement released on Monday, Feb. 17.
The trio was taken into custody in the 10,000 block of Piney Mountain Road in Frostburg, Maryland at around 2:30 p.m. on…
Armed Robbery Of 11-Year-Old Near Elementary School Lands Lancaster Teen In State Prison
A Lancaster teen who lured an 11-year-old to a late-night meeting and pulled a gun on them during a botched robbery near a local elementary school has been sentenced to state prison, authorities announced on Feb. 14, 2025.
Jadriel Perez-Quinones, 17, of the 800 block of South Duke Street, was sentenced to two-and-a-half to six years in state prison after pleading guilty on Jan. 27 to robbery, firearms not to be carried without a license, and possession of a firearm by a minor, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
The attempted robbery happened on Feb. 16, 2024, outs…
Teen Guilty Of Fleeing PA Troopers With Guns, Drugs During Traffic Stop: DA
A 19-year-old Lancaster City man has been convicted of fleeing Pennsylvania State Troopers with a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Feb. 6.
Jalen Bowers-Livingston, of the 500 block of South Prince Street, was found guilty of delivery of a controlled substance, carrying a firearm without a license, violating a protection from abuse order, evading arrest, and other charges, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
Bowers-Livingston was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for speeding along Willow Street Pike in West Lampeter To…
Lancaster Teen Charged With Armed Robbery At Tobacco King In Ephrata: Police
A 16-year-old boy from Lancaster has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at the Tobacco King store in Ephrata, police announced on Monday, Nov. 25.
The teen faces multiple charges, including felony robbery, felony firearms not to be carried without a license, misdemeanor possession of a firearm by a minor, and misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, according to Ephrata police.
The robbery occurred on Sept. 2, 2024, at the Tobacco King store at 108 N Reading Rd., Ephrata Borough. Following an investigation, a warrant was issued, and the juvenile was apprehended by th…
PA Drug Boss, 19 Others Arrested In Large-Scale Bust: Authorities
A Philadelphia-area drug boss and 19 other members of a trafficking organization were arrested in a large-scale drug bust, authorities said in a Tuesday, Nov. 19 news release.
Anthony “Bang” Blake, 45, of Philadelphia, and 19 others are facing various drug trafficking charges after dozens of search warrants were executed in the Philadelphia area and parts of New Jersey in early November, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office news release states.
The drug bust resulted in the seizure of:
20 firearms.
12.5 pounds of cocaine.
$72,356 cash.
Quantities of fentanyl, MDMA, promethazine with…
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: Usdoj
More than eight years after a triple homicide in Pennsylvania, a Maryland man has been brought to justice, according to ta release by the US Department of Justice on Fiday, July 19, 2024.
Christopher Van Johnson, 36 of Baltimore, MD was sentenced to seven consecutive life in prison sentences by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, "who also sentenced to concurrent 10, 20, and 30-year terms of imprisonment on companion robbery, firearms, and conspiracy charges" on July 17, 2024, as stated in the release.
His sentencing was for his role in the execution-style…
