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Officer Assaulted, Teen Twin Brothers Arrested In Poconos: Police Officer Assaulted, Teen Twin Brothers Arrested In Poconos: Police
Officer Assaulted, Teen Twin Brothers Arrested In Poconos: Police Twin brothers caught stealing beer assaulted an officer in the Poconos, police announced on Friday, Sept. 13.  Xaziver and Gabriel Valle, both 19-year-old Tobyhanna residents were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 12, Mountain Regional Police detailed in the release. Staff at the Weis Market located at 601 PA-940 Ste 116, Mt Pocono, called the police after Xaziver was seen putting beverages in a backpack, according to the release. When confronted by the staff, he told them he wasn't going to pay for anything and walked out of the store, the police wrote.  When the police arrived, the s…
PA Officer Injured When Arrestee Strikes, Police Say PA Officer Injured When Arrestee Strikes, Police Say
PA Officer Injured When Arrestee Strikes, Police Say A 22-year-old man from West Chester was arrested after striking an officer twice, authorities said. On Aug. 25, 2024, at about 2 a.m., West Chester Borough Police responded to the 100 block of West Gay Street, West Chester Borough, for a disturbance.  While West Chester police were arresting two individuals, a third individual, Mavaetangi Vaki, 22 of West Chester, struck an officer.  After a brief struggle, Vaki was taken into custody and transported back to the West Chester Police Department for processing. Once at the station, Vaki struck an officer a second time causing visib…
Rapists Blame Hennessy After Victim Left Bleeding From Mouth: Cumberland County DA Rapists Blame Hennessy After Victim Left Bleeding From Mouth: Cumberland County DA
Rapists Blame Hennessy After Victim Left Bleeding From Mouth: Cumberland County DA Two Cumberland County men were convicted of sexually assaulting a woman after a night of drinking, authorities said. Chase Toombs and Taj Tucker blamed their behavior on Hennessy beer, according to the Cumberland County District Attorney's Office. The victim complained of bleeding from the mouth and vagina after an attack by the two men, the DA said. Both men were found guilty on Tuesday, Aug. 27 of Sexual Assault, Conspiracy to Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault by Forcible Compulsion, Conspiracy to Indecent Assault, Simple Assault, and Conspiracy to Simple Assault, the DA said. These char…
ATTEMPTED MURDER: Stabbing To Face, Neck, PA State Police Say ATTEMPTED MURDER: Stabbing To Face, Neck, PA State Police Say
Attempted Murder: Stabbing To Face, Neck, PA State Police Say A man has been charged with attempted murder after police found a man stabbed in the neck and face in Red Lion, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 27.  Joel McWilliams, 36, of Red Lion, has been charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Possession of an Offensive Weapon, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Simple Assault, and Harassment, PSP York announced.  The charges come on the heels of a stabbing in the 300 block of 1st Avenue in Red Lion Borough at 10:22 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23.  Troopers arrived to…
Maryland Man Tortures Diabetic Woman In Pennsylvania Basement: Affidavit Maryland Man Tortures Diabetic Woman In Pennsylvania Basement: Affidavit
Maryland Man Tortures Diabetic Woman In Pennsylvania Basement: Affidavit A badly beaten diabetic woman escaped to WellSpan York hospital after days of abuse at the hands of a man she had recently moved in with, Penn Township police detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Aug. 8.  Anthonio Willis Hill, 51, originally of Maryland, was living in the basement of a home in the 20 block of Garden Lane in Hanover, PA when his girlfriend lost her apartment and moved in at the end of July, as detailed in the criminal complaint.  While receiving care at the hospital the woman explained what led up to the wounds on her face, head, and nec…
Escape Attempt? Carlisle County Prison Inmate Kicks Out Window, Police Say Escape Attempt? Carlisle County Prison Inmate Kicks Out Window, Police Say
Escape Attempt? Carlisle County Prison Inmate Kicks Out Window, Police Say An inmate kicked out a window at the Cumberland County Prison, Middlesex Township Police announced on Friday, Aug. 2.  Michael Phil-Lemonte Harden, 36, of Harrisburg, was in prison for "Disorderly Conduct Engage In Fighting" when he kicked the glass out of a window, on July 6, according to court documents and the police.  "Harden was in prison for other charges when he became violent kicking out the window," police wrote in the release. It is unclear if he wanted to use the glass in a fight, escape through the window, if it was an accident, or something else. He was charged with …
Facebook Posts Help Catch Turkey Hill Robber In Manheim: Police Facebook Posts Help Catch Turkey Hill Robber In Manheim: Police
Facebook Posts Help Catch Turkey Hill Robber In Manheim: Police A man previously convicted of Felon Robbery has committed another robbery at a Turkey Hill convenience store, Manheim Township Police announced on Thursday, July 18. Kewuan Kantrell Jones, 33 of Lancaster, was "dressed in all black, wearing a black ski mask and white gloves, robbed the store with a gun," the police wrote in a release about the June 18 robbery of the Turkey Hill located at 1501 Manheim Pike.  He was captured on surveillance video stealing $303.93 from the register and a pack of Newport 100’s cigarettes, the police explained.  "Store employees believe the suspect h…
Cumberland County Prison Inmate Who Escaped Work Release Captured: Sheriff Cumberland County Prison Inmate Who Escaped Work Release Captured: Sheriff
Cumberland County Prison Inmate Who Escaped Work Release Captured: Sheriff A convicted felon who was wanted after escaping prison while on work release has been captured, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, July 17.  Karl Glen Zimmerman, 62 of Carlisle, was taken into custody in Cambria County by Jackson Township Police, officials told us.  He had "walked away from the Cumberland County Prison Work Release Center" around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16, as detailed in the original release. He told officials "he was going to Orientation at work and never showed up," as stated in the release. He was most recently serving a sente…
Manhunt Continues After Shelter-In-Place Order Ends In Carlisle: Police Manhunt Continues After Shelter-In-Place Order Ends In Carlisle: Police
Manhunt Continues After Shelter-In-Place Order Ends In Carlisle: Police A teenager wanted for child endangerment prompted a shelter-in-place order, Carlisle Police announced shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday, but it was all over around 9:45 p.m. — yet the suspect remains at large, police say. Jarrek Michael Anderson, 18 of Carlisle, was wanted "related to an incident that occurred at Memorial Park,150 W Penn St, on June 26," as stated in a police release issued the following day.  Police activity was announced in connection with the search for him in the area of South Pitt and West Ridge streets on July 8.  The police stated the following in the or…
Middletown Man Charged For Strangulation In Elementary School Parking Lot Middletown Man Charged For Strangulation In Elementary School Parking Lot
Middletown Man Charged For Strangulation In Elementary School Parking Lot A 35-year-old man is accused of strangling someone in an elementary school parking lot, Lower Swatara announced on July 1. Future Xaiver Waid of Middletown is accused of an "assault resulting from a domestic violence incident" which involved choking someone in the parking lot of Reid Elementary School around 9;0 p.m. on June 28, the police stated in the release. Waid had already fled the scene when the police arrived so a warrant for his arrest has been issued, investigators explained. He has been charged with the following according to court documents: Misdemeanor Strangulation - …
Two Cut With Knife During Scuffle At PA Waterpark: Authorities Two Cut With Knife During Scuffle At PA Waterpark: Authorities
Two Cut With Knife During Scuffle At PA Waterpark: Authorities Three people were arrested when an argument at a Scranton waterpark became violent last Friday, June 14, according to city police.  Authorities said it happened in the parking lot after an adult swim event at Montage Mountain. Multiple parkgoers "engaged in an altercation" that left four people injured, including two who were cut by a knife, officials said.  Those arrested:  Nyree Kenya Tawanda Pemberton, 25, of Ithaca, New York was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment, and disorderly conduct. Divine Naysa Nari Taylor, 22, of Ithaca, New York …
Man Beaten Until Seizure, Wanted Columbia Felon Caught In Pursuit: Police Man Beaten Until Seizure, Wanted Columbia Felon Caught In Pursuit: Police
Man Beaten Until Seizure, Wanted Columbia Felon Caught In Pursuit: Police A convict has been arrested after he was seen beating another man until he began to have a seizure in a public park, Lancaster City Police announced on Friday, June 7.  Michael Shaquin Roane, 33 of Columbia Borough, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of Simple Assault and Flight on Foot, the police said and court records confirmed.  The police were called to a report of an assault that ended when a man began having a seizure in Culliton Park around 7:50 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, according to the bureau's release.  The Bureau released the following statement about the situat…
'Help:' Text Message Sent By Bleeding Victim Brings Police To Harrowing Scene In PA, Cops Say 'Help:' Text Message Sent By Bleeding Victim Brings Police To Harrowing Scene In PA, Cops Say
'Help:' Text Message Sent By Bleeding Victim Brings Police To Harrowing Scene In PA, Cops Say "Please help" was the message that police got from a victim in Cumberland County last week, they said. And, they did. New Cumberland police officers worked swiftly to track down the source of the message on May 15, before walking in on Braden King, 60, trying to pull the woman's clothes off without her consent, they said. The bleeding victim told officers she'd been struck in the face and assaulted by King, police said. Police arrived and were able to halt King's "nefarious acts," they said in a release. After an investigation, King was arrested and taken to the Cumberland County Booking …