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Skeletal Remains Of 33-Year-Old Man Found In Allentown Park: Coroner
The remains of a 33-year-old man were found in Allentown, the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Saturday, Sept. 21. The man's skeletal remains were found in a wooded area, near the underpass in the 1200 block of South 8th Street in Trout Creek Park, as detailed in the coroner's release. He was officially pronounced dead at 10:33 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 20. John Doe was pronounced dead on Friday, September 20, 2024 at 10:33 AM on-scene in the An autopsy to determine the cause of death has been scheduled at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center on Monday, Sept. 23.…
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Officer-Involved Shooting 'Justified' At Allentown Dominican Festival: DA
Officers were "justified" in shooting at two suspects during the Dominican Festival in Allentown last month, the Lehigh County District Attorney announced on Friday, Sept. 20. The shootings involved two Allentown police officers in the 100 block of North 7th Street in Center City on Aug. 29, according to Lehigh County Gavin P. Holihan in a press release. Two men who were shooting at one another were arrested after the chaotic incident that sent festgoers running in all directions. The pair were charged as follows: Yunior Peralta-Quintana, 21, was arrested moments after the shooting a…
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Missing Teen Mom, Infant Could Be In Baltimore, Police In PA Say
A teen mom and her infant son have gone missing from their Lancaster, PA home and are thought to be heading to Baltimore, MD, police announced on Friday afternoon, Sept. 20. Karina Solenzal-Rodriguez, 16 years old, and her 3-month-old son, Liam Daniel Solenzal-Rodriguez left their Lancaster City home sometime between 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 and 2 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, Karina's parents/Liam's grandparents told the police. Karina left in her parents’ gray 2012 Honda Accord with PA license plate "MLJ6006," the police detailed in the release. The pair are thought to …
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PA Sixth Grader Dies Weeks After Swimming Incident, Mom Says
Support is on the rise for the family of a Pennsylvania middle school student who died more than two weeks after an incident while swimming with friends. Emilio Tarr died on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 1:13 p.m., according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by Elaina Tarr. He was a sixth grader at Elkins Park School in Cheltenham. Emilio was swimming with friends on Sunday, Sept. 1 when he suffered "a tragic drowning accident," his mother previously wrote. Emilio was hospitalized and later died. "Our shooting star was sent to heaven," Elaina Tarr wrote in an update. "As a family, w…
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Body Cam Footage Of Reading Dad Shot Dead By Police Appears To Contradict DA
Graphic body camera footage showing police shooting a Reading father of six dead has been released, and it appears to contradict the DA and police statements. The family of 50-year-old Damon Scott Stern Sr., also known as DJ Nomad, along with their attorney held a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 19. During the conference they shared videos from the body cameras worn by the two officers called to Stern's home in the 400 block of Windsor Street, Reading at 3:37 a.m. on Monday, March 25. The Air Force Veteran was having suicidal thoughts and was holding a knife, according t…
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HER? Bucks Coroner Seeks Next-Of-Kin For Woman, 65, Who Died At Reading Hospital
The Bucks County Coroner seeks help finding next-of-kin for Charlene Johnson, who died on Monday, Sept. 16 at Reading Hospital. She was 65 years old. Her last known address was on the 300 Block of S. 4th Street in Reading, the coroner's office said on Thursday, Sept. 19 in an email to Daily Voice. Anyone with information can contact the Berks County Coroner’s Office at 610-478-3280.
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PA Daycare Worker, Mom, BF Made Children Perform Sex Acts: Affidavit
Multiple videos found on a man's phone of young children being sexually abused or being forced to commit sex acts by and on a daycare employee and Mechanicsburg mom have led to two arrests in Cumberland County, according to court documents received by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 16. Morgan Rothenhoefer, 24, of Mechanicsburg, has been charged with the following felonies: corruption of minors, five counts of filming a sex act of a child, deviate sexual intercourse of a child, aggravated indecent assault with a child under 13, and child rape. Jamie Souders, 41, of Middlesex, has be…
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PA Lunch Lady Killed In Murder-Suicide, Daughter Says
A 44-year-old Allentown mom "didn’t deserve to die the way she did," her daughter wrote in a GoFundMe on Friday, Sept. 6 following a murder-suicide. Livi E. Beltran Fernandez was found shot dead in a home in the 2000 block of East Cedar Street around 1:10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, as explained by the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio and previously reported by Daily Voice. Her cause of death was ruled a homicide. Jesus J. Cruz Ortiz, 53, of Easton, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot at the same address, Buglio said. His cause of death was ruled a suicide. Livi, a native of Puert…
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Forks Township Man Charged With Raping Acquaintance, Police Say
A 27-year-old man has been charged with raping a woman he knew in Forks Township, authorities said on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Eddie Cary Colon was charged with felony rape by forcible compulsion and indecent assault by forcible compulsion, a misdemeanor, Fork Township police said in a press release. Forks Township police officers responded to the 1000 block of George Street for a reported disturbance on Sept. 11 shortly before 3 p.m. Colon was arraigned and bail was set at $100,000, according to court records. Colon was being held in Northampton County Prison. His next court appearance is Oct…
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: Woman Fires Shots At Welfare Window, Bristol Township PD Say
A woman is wanted in Bristol Township for firing shots that shattered a window at the Bucks County Assistance Office, authorities said on Wednesday, Sept. 18. April (Lynette) Campbell Precha, 37, has an active warrant for several felonies including aggravated assault and person not to have a firearm, Bristol Township police said in a press release. Precha is still considered to be armed. Police are asking everyone to use caution and not approach her, they explained. She served prison time in 2011 for theft, according to court records. Bristol Township Police were dispatched to a disorderly…
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21-Year-Old Mom Killed In PA Turnpike Crash, Family Says
A mother is mourning the loss of her daughter and young mother killed in a car crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Monday, Sept. 16, according to a GoFundMe launched by her family. Brianna Quinn, 21, of Palmerton died in the crash, her family says. The single-vehicle happened on Interstate-276/PA Turnpike near mile marker 350.4 in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania State Police Corporal Richard L. Levan told us on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Brianna had been driving a Nissan sedan in the far left lane and for an unknown reason crossed all three lanes to her right, "struck a PTC yellow …
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Nearly $55K Raised For Family Of 5 Displaced By 'Devastating' Levittown Fire, Campaign Says
More than $55,000 has been raised for a family of five displaced by an explosion and house fire on Saturday, Sept. 14 in the Snowball Gate section of Levittown. Three dogs escaped the blaze while Tim and Jenna Campbell were out to dinner, according to a GoFundMe campaign and news media reports. Their children, 16, 13 and 10, also were not in the home during the 7:30 p.m. inferno. Jenna Campbell got a call from their son that the home was on fire, 6abc.com reported. The Campbells said they rushed to Silver Spruce Road, where at least seven fire companies were working to contain the…
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Dad Killed, Brothers Critical After Crane Fall In Philly: Fund Says
More than $17,000 has been raised for the family of a 47-year-old HVAC worker and father of three killed in a fall from a cherry-picker crane on Friday, Sept. 6 in West Philadelphia. The oldest of three brothers on the crane, Tuan Vuong, died en route to the hospital, according to a GoFundMe campaign. "Our three cousins Tuan Vuong, Wei Vuong, and Nguyen Vuong were involved in a devastating construction accident in West Philadelphia," GoFundMe campaign organizers Crystal Mai and Linh Mai wrote. "A crane collapsed onto their work van, leaving them severely injured." The fatal acci…
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Dad Of 5 Shot By Police In PA ID By Coroner
The identity of a 55-year-old father of five shot by police in East Greenville has been released by the Montgomery County coroner. Gabriel Diaz died of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and shoulder in the shooting on Saturday night, Sept, 14, Coroner Dr. Janine Darby told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 17. A staff member arrived at the scene at a home in the 100 block of Cherry Street at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15 — but Diaz had already been pronounced dead at 12:05 a.m. The manner of death was "determined to be homicide," Darby said. Diaz had barricaded himself in a basement wit…
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PA Jehovah's Witness Member Convicted Of Sexually Abusing 4-Year-Old: AG
A Jehovah's Witness member from Philadelphia has been convicted of sexually abusing of a young child in 1988, authorities said on Tuesday, Sept. 17 David Balosa, 62, was one of five defendants arrested in 2023, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Balosa was accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old child while staying with a family in his congregation, authorities previously said. Balosa was convicted Monday, Sept. 16 of two felony counts of aggravated indecent assault and related misdemeanors after a weeklong trial, according to a press release by Pennsylvania Attorney Gene…
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PA Nurse, Firefighter Couple Seriously Injured In Crash, Friends Say
The Blue Bell community is rallying to support an emergency room nurse and a firefighter injured in a serious car crash on Friday, Sept. 13, according to a GoFundMe. "We come to you today with heavy hearts and a deep sense of urgency," Monica Colicino wrote on a GoFundMe campaign page. Dorothy and Kelly Rines "were involved in a serious car accident that has left them both with severe injuries and a long road to recovery," the GoFundMe organizer, Colicino explained. Dorothy, a veteran ER and trauma nurse, has spent years caring for others at Hahnemann University Hospital and curr…
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Jumbo Tron Part Of Funeral Details Released For PA Officer Shot In The Line Of Duty
Funeral details have been released for Philadelphia Police Officer Jaime Roman who died months after he was shot in the line of duty. The 31-year-old officer was two weeks away from his seventh anniversary with PPD when he died, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said. He served in the 24th and 25th districts. He is survived by his wife and three children. Officer Jaime Roman had been in a coma at Temple University Hospital following a shooting on July 22, 2024. He passed away in the hospital just after 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, according to Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and as Dail…
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Philly Purse-Snatching Suspect Pepper-Sprays Woman At Bensalem Motel: PD
A 44-year-old purse-snatching suspect from Philadelphia was arrested after he allegedly pepper-sprayed his victim at a Bucks County motel, announced in a release on Monday, Sept. 16. Horace Clay was later arrested and charged with the robbery, Bensalem Township police said. Bensalem Township police were called shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14 to the Comfort Inn at 2779 Lincoln Highway. A woman told police, that while in the parking lot she was approached by a man in a hooded sweatshirt. He took her purse with ID, credit cards and cash, and then fled in a white sedan, accord…
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PA Man Pleads No Contest In Sword Slaying Of Parents, Dogs: Court Docs
A 43-year-old man who was accused of killing his parents and the family dogs with a sword entered a plea of no contest in September 2024. His trial was supposed to start Monday, Sept. 16. Levar Fountain was 38-years-old when he supposedly had a mental health episode and killed his father, John Fountain, 74, and stepmother, Mary Fountain, 65, the dogs at the home they shared in the 300 block of Wallace Street in York on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019. The bodies were found in the basement, covered with sheets when a relative came to check on the Fountains, police detailed in the affidavit of p…
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Fatal 3-Vehicle Crash On PA Turnpike: Officials
A fatal crash closed Interstate 76/ PA Turnpike for over five hours on Saturday, Sept. 14 officials confirmed to Daily Voice the following Monday. The deadly three-vehicle crash happened at mile marker 268.4 in Penn Township, Lancaster County around 11:30 a.m., officials detailed. A detour began being used on I-76 West at Exit 286 - Reading starting at 12:35 p.m. and ending just before 5:45 p.m., according to officials. Pennsylvania State Police are still investigating this fatal crash. Check back here for updates.
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Reading Firefighter, Dad Battling Cancer Gets Support From Ambulance Corps
First responders have come together to help a lifelong firefighter and father of two from Reading who is battling cancer. The Lower Alsace Volunteer Ambulance Association is raising money for Christopher Bixler and his family as he ongoes chemotherapy treatments, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched Sunday, Sept. 1. Chris is a career firefighter and paramedic with over 20 years of service to his community. "The physical nature of his line of work combined with the intense toll chemo takes on his body has forced Chris to take extended leave from his work," the GoFundMe expla…
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Man With Machete Shot Dead By Police In East Greenville: Montgomery County DA
A man barricaded in a basement with a hatchet and a machete following a fight with a teenager has been shot dead, the Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Sunday, Sept. 15. East Greenville Police were sent to a home in the 100 block of Cherry Street for a domestic incident called into 911 by an 18-year-old around 8:08 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, as detailed in the release. Officers "arrived to find a man barricaded in the basement of the home and threatening to harm law enforcement," as stated in the release. Numerous police agen…
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Homicide Shooting Victim ID'd By York County Coroner
The man who was found shot dead in York City that the police were unable to identify has been identified by the York County Coroner on Saturday, Sept. 14. Eric Wright, 29, of the 200 block of North Hartley Street, in York, was found shot dead with multiple gunshot wounds in the 800 block of West College Avenue around 4:52 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, as detailed in the release. Deputy Coroner Scott Pennewill responded to the scene to investigate and certify the death at 5 p.m. His autopsy was completed at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown on Saturday, Sept. 14. His cause of…
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Woman Dies After Less Than 24 Hours In Allegheny County Jail: Officials
A woman who had only been in the Allegheny County Jail for one day has died, officials announced on Saturday, Sept. 14. The unidentified 53-year-old woman passed away following a "medicinal incident" less than 24 hours after entering the jail, Acting Warden Shane T. Dady said. The woman was still in the Allegheny County Jail intake department when she passed. She was brought in on a felony possession charge on Friday, Sept. 13. A "medical emergency" was called in the department at approximately 7:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 14. "Jail healthcare staff attempted lifesavin…
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Late PA Ballerina Michaela DePrince's Mom Died Within 24 Hours After Her
A day after learning of ballerina Michaela DePrince's sudden death, her family has revealed that her adoptive mom passed away within the following 24 hours, according to a Facebook post, and confirmed by the family to Daily Voice on Saturday, Sept. 14. Elaine DePrince of Cherry Hill, NJ died "after many years of battling a hereditary disease and heart failure," as stated in the post. She passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 11. She was 77 years old. Michaela's death at the age of 29 was announced on Friday, Sept. 13 in an Instagram post, as Daily Voice previously reported. Her f…
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: Decomposed Man, Nude Woman Found Dead In PA RV, Police Say
Two bodies found in an RV in Philadelphia have prompted a homicide investigation, police announced on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 14. The police were called to a report of two bodies discovered inside an RV parked at 2400 North Philip Street at 2:06 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14. An unidentified man "was found in a severely decomposed state on the bed inside the RV," the police said. An unidentified woman "was found nude on the steps of the RV and pronounced deceased at 2:24 AM by Medic 31," as stated in the release. The cause and manner remain undetermined. The vic…
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Woman Buried In Basement For $100K In Social Security Benefits:
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A 37-year-old Philadelphia woman was caught stealing nearly $100,000 in Social Security benefits stolen from a woman she allegedly buried under her house, the US Department of Justice announced on Friday, Sept. 13. Holly Sadowski was arrested on charges of Social Security fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, for concealing the death of a woman, U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero explained. She faces 107 years in prison and a $1,750,000 fine, Romero said in a statement. "The indictment further alleges that a DNA analysis of the human remains recovered from the concrete base…
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Pennsylvania Police Chaplain George Searfoss Killed In Crash
A police chaplain has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash on police announced on Friday, Sept. 13. Pastor George Searfoss died "unexpectedly after being involved in a vehicle accident on September 11, 2024 in Chester County," the Upper Merion Police wrote in a release. Searfoss served as the Executive Pastor at Hope Community Church and a police chaplain in Upper Merion Township, the department officials explained. Details about the crash were not immediately available. His community has already been sharing about its loss on social media. It is wit…
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Feds Charged PA, NJ Brothers In Assault Of News Reporter At Capitol Riot
Two brothers from Pennsylvania and New Jersey are facing federal charges for assaulting a news reporter during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Riot, federal officials announced Thrusday on Thursday, Sept. 12 Philip Walker, 52, of Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania, and David Walker, 49, of Delran, New Jersey, are both charged in a criminal complaint for alleged violent conduct, including assault and robbery, committed during the breach of the U.S. Capitol, the DOJ said. Video footage shows Philip Walker carrying what appeared to be Victim 1's photographic equipment after the initial assault. When…
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'Gas Station Heroin' Killed NJ Man, Philadelphia Firm Announces
The family of a Toms River man has filed a lawsuit claiming he was killed by a supplement known by many as "gas station heroin." The suit, filed on Thursday, Sept. 5 by the family of 32-year-old Matthew Cornier, names Neptune Resources, LLC; Super Chill CBD Products; and Hometown Market. Philadelphia-based law firm Feldman Shepherd announced the legal action in a news release on Thursday, Sept. 12. Cornier died on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, after consuming Neptune's Fix Elixir purchased from a store in Point Pleasant, the suit claimed. The product is marketed as a dietary supplement…
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Lititz Man Wanted For 'Threat of Mass Violence' Killed Fleeing From Police
The man who died in a crash after fleeing from the police has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office and as detailed in a release by the New Holland Police. David Andrew Pacoe, 59, of Lititz, was driving dark colored Audi sedan at a high rate of speed when he slammed into a tractor-trailer at the intersection of North Railroad Avenue and Gristmill Road in Earl Township around 1:13 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, according to the releases. Before that happened, at 11:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, officers with the New Holland Police Department …
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