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Man Wanted In PA Child Rape Case Arrested At Philly Airport After Qatar Flight: CBP
A Pennsylvania man wanted on child rape charges was arrested after arriving at Philadelphia International Airport on a flight from Qatar, federal authorities said.
Dev Poudel, 50, of Mechanicsburg, was taken into custody Saturday, Sept. 12, after arriving from Doha, Qatar, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a release Thursday, Sept. 17.
CBP officers turned Poudel over to Upper Allen Township Police detectives, authorities said.
Police had obtained a warrant for Poudel the day before in connection with the reported sexual abuse of a child younger than 13 over several years.
He is c…
Ex-NJ Cop Abused Young Relative In PA, Admitted Prior Plea Story Was Made Up: Report
A former New Jersey police officer has been sentenced for sexually abusing a young relative in Pennsylvania, where he admitted the story behind his New Jersey plea deal was made up, according to court records and New Brunswick Today’s reporting.
Former Woodbridge, NJ officer Ryan Alcott, 29, of Sewaren, NJ, pleaded guilty on Jan. 15 to misdemeanor indecent assault of a child, according to Wayne County court records dated Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Video footage reviewed by Daily Voice shows Alcott being sworn in as a Woodbridge police officer in June 2022. Pennsylvania’s sex offender registry lis…
Man Found Dead In His Own Pond In Pennsylvania Identified: Coroner
A man found dead in his own pond in Pennsylvania has been identified as the investigation into his death continues, the coroner’s office announced on Thursday, Sept. 17.
George E. Dunda, 77, of Brecknock Township, was found in his private pond in the 1600 block of Wyomissing Road, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel.
The Berks County 911 Center received a call reporting someone in the pond on Monday, Sept. 14, the release states.
Investigators from the coroner’s office responded to the scene, and Dunda was pronounced dead at 3:10 p.m., Stitzel said.
“We are actively inves…
'Dope,' 'Perks' Products Sold At PA Stores Spark Designer Drug Warning: DA
Gummies, vapes, and drinks with opioid-like effects are being sold in Pennsylvania stores — and a district attorney is warning retailers to pull concentrated 7-OH products from their shelves immediately, according to a release issued Thursday, Sept. 17.
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said his office served notices to retailers throughout the county on Wednesday, Sept. 16, stating that concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine, commonly called 7-OH, qualifies as a designer drug under Pennsylvania law.
The products are typically sold at smoke shops, gas stations, and convenience …
PA Son Charged With Killing Mother, Hospitalized Under Guard In NY: State Police
A son has been charged with killing his 76-year-old mother in Pennsylvania before being hospitalized under police supervision in New York, state police announced on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Michael Sean Jones, 46, allegedly assaulted his mother, Andrea Lynn Vail, during an argument inside her Silver Lake Township home on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 15, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Vail was retired, according to her social media profile.
Troopers from the Gibson barracks were called to the home on Donovan Road in Susquehanna County for a report of a deceased woman around 3:15 p.m. t…
Parent Raises Alarm, PA Man Arrested In Sex Assaults On Multiple Children: Police
A parent's report sparked an investigation that led to a Pennsylvania man's arrest for sexual contact with multiple children, police announced Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Robert Eugene Styers, 60, identified by police as a Middletown resident, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 15, following the investigation in Dauphin County.
The investigation began when a parent came forward with concerns, Lower Swatara Township Police said. Investigators subsequently alleged that Styers had sexual contact with multiple children, describing the case as a “disturbing pattern of behavior.”
Police did not specify how ma…
Woman Trying To Help Injured Deer Struck By Car, Airlifted To Hospital In NJ: Police
A 24-year-old woman was flown to a New Jersey hospital after she was hit by a car while trying to help an injured deer, authorities said.
At 11:43 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, officers responded to Route 206 and Patricia Drive, where a Lake Hopatcong woman was found lying in the roadway after she was struck by a white Mazda while attempting to aid the injured animal, Mount Olive police said.
The woman was airlifted to a hospital, while the driver, a 29-year-old Flanders woman, remained on scene and was not injured, police said.
The crash remains under investigation, police said.
Fire-Damaged Lancaster County Home Burglarized Month After Blaze Injured Firefighter: Police
A Pennsylvania home damaged in a fire that injured a firefighter was burglarized nearly a month later, with police finding a man inside and items from the house in his pockets, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 17.
Shawn Michael Mead, 30, of Reading, and Amanda Marie Shuman, 33, of Blandon, were arrested following the break-in in West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, according to the Ephrata Police Department.
The homeowner called police after spotting someone on the property in the 500 block of South Windy Mansion Road around 7:29 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, police said.
Officers ar…
Teen Waives Hearing In Fatal Lancaster County Street Stabbing, Case Heads To Court
A teenager charged with fatally stabbing a Pennsylvania man in the chest on a Columbia Borough street has waived his preliminary hearing, sending the case to county court, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Sept. 16.
The Columbia teen is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and tampering with evidence in the July 8 killing of Anthony Stoy-Velazquez, 26, of Marietta, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Daily Voice is not identifying the suspect because he is a minor. Under company policy, juveniles are not named unless they are convicted as adults.
The …
'Whiteys For Whitpain' AI KKK Images, Threatening Messages Target PA Officials, Cops: Feds
A Pennsylvania man is accused of targeting a local official, a police officer, and their families with threatening posts and AI-altered Ku Klux Klan images following a years-long township dispute, federal prosecutors allege.
Scott Testa, 60, of Lafayette Hill, Montgomery County, was arrested and charged by indictment with two counts of cyberstalking, according to a federal release shared by the FBI on Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Police began responding to rental-related calls at two properties Testa owned in Whitpain Township in 2018. Code violation notices followed in 2019, including allegations …
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