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Police & Fire
Frank Brannon Arrested For Brutal Robbery Of Elderly Woman In West York
Frank Brannon Jr., wanted for brutally assaulting and robbing a 70-year-old woman in West York, has been arrested, police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Brannon was taken into custody and arraigned on Tuesday night, Dec. 17, according to York County Central Booking records. He had been wanted for the Dec. 12 robbery on the 1100 block of Rampart Avenue, where an elderly woman was attacked and had her purse stolen, West York Borough Police Department said. Rebecca E. Santiago, 36, who acted as a lookout during the robbery, was previously arrested and is being held at York County Prison. WY…
News
PA Mom Pulls Knife On Woman Before Partner Fires Gun: Affidavit
A mother allegedly pulled a knife and threatened to kill a woman before her partner fired a gun at a man in a Cumberland County parking lot, Upper Allen Police said in an affidavit released Sunday, Dec. 8. Officers were called to the 500 block of Geneva Drive around 1:15 p.m. for reports of a fight involving a firearm. Witnesses told police that a gray Dodge Durango, later located nearby, fled the scene after shots were fired, authorities said. Heriberto Pagan-Maldonado, 46, was driving the vehicle with Marisol Muniz, 47, in the passenger seat and her juvenile daughter in the back seat, a…
Police & Fire
Daughter Accused Of Brutally Beating 87-Year-Old Mom In Elverson: PSP
A Chester County woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting her elderly mother, Pennsylvania State Police announced Monday, Dec. 9. Kathi Haston, 67, is accused of attacking her 87-year-old mother, Carol Haston, in their home on the 10 block of Stable Drive in Elverson Borough, authorities said. Carol Haston was transported to Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center by her daughter on Friday, Dec. 6, but medical staff suspected recent physical abuse and contacted police, according to a release. Investigators said Carol Haston suffered a brain bleed, significant bru…
Police & Fire
Lititz Man Charged With Assaulting Officer Outside Bar: Police
Lititz man is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting a police officer outside a bar, according to the Lititz Borough Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Yazheel Moises Bencosme, 33, was charged with felony aggravated assault against a police officer, misdemeanor resisting arrest, misdemeanor institutional vandalism, misdemeanor criminal trespass, misdemeanor disorderly conduct, and summary public drunkenness, authorities said. Officers were called to The Hideaway Bar on Kleine Lane for a disturbance at 1:43 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, according to the police. Bencosme h…
News
Murder Attempt Of DEA Agent Lands PA Man Federal Charges:
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A Pennsylvania man is facing federal charges for the attempted murder and assault of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent during a shooting in Pittsburgh, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania announced on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Drew Gordon, 22, is accused of firing 18 shots at a DEA special agent in the Carrick area of Pittsburgh on Aug. 30, 2024. While the agent was unharmed, their vehicle was struck multiple times, federal investigators said. Gordon has been indicted on five counts, including attempted murder, assault of a federal officer with a deadly …
Police & Fire
Man With Violent Past Charged For Assaulting 14-Year-Old PA Girl: Police
A man with a violent past in Massachusetts is facing serious charges after an alleged assault on a 14-year-old girl in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Charles Monroe, 32, of Lock Haven, is charged with strangulation and simple assault following a disturbing incident on North Fairview Street last month, Crime Watch said. Police were dispatched to a Lock Haven home around 3:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27. When officers arrived, they found the teenage girl with visible injuries to her neck, face, and lips. Investigators say Monroe allegedly picked the girl up by her neck before thro…
Police & Fire
Man Threatened To Burn Down Central PA Home With Family Inside: Police
A Camp Hill man is accused of breaking into a home, assaulting a woman, and threatening to burn the house down with its occupants inside, police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Lower Allen Township police first responded to the 1100 block of Primrose Avenue on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at 9:06 p.m. after receiving a 911 hangup call. A woman could be heard crying before the call ended, according to police. The caller told officers that Dustin Michael Noel, 31, had shown up at the house and started an argument about money. During the dispute, Noel allegedly threatened to destroy her belong…
Police & Fire
Drunk Man Threatens Guards, Storms Women's Restroom At Mechanicsburg
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An intoxicated man caused chaos at the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command Center (MEPS) in Mechanicsburg, resulting in his arrest, police announced Friday, Nov. 22. Alexander Christian Murray, 27, of Carlisle, showed up for initial intake testing at the MEPS on Wednesday, Nov. 13, but employees quickly suspected he was under the influence of alcohol, according to Lower Allen Township police. Staff reportedly confronted Murray about his condition, and he became increasingly uncooperative. The 6’5” man reportedly walked into the women’s restroom before security guards escorted him out.…
News
Baby Nearly Killed When PA Man Shakes Her: Affidavit
A Harrisburg man is accused of shaking a 3-month-old baby, causing life-threatening injuries, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Troopers responded to a call about a baby in cardiac arrest at a home on Canvasback Drive in Oliver Township on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 8:31 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said in the affidavit of probable cause. The baby, identified as "CR," was taken to Penn State Hershey Medical Center, where doctors found severe injuries, including extensive subdural hematomas, retinal hemorrhages, and bruising considered a sentinel injury, according to med…
Police & Fire
Serious Injuries After Person Pushed Down Stairs Leads To Charges: Manheim Twp. Police
A Lancaster man is facing charges after allegedly pushing a victim down the stairs during an argument, leaving them with serious injuries, Manheim Township police announced on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. David Joseph Most, 70, of Lancaster, is accused of aggravated assault and simple assault stemming from the incident on the 700 block of Scotland Court on Sunday, Nov. 17. The victim told police they were arguing with Most when he pushed them down a staircase. The fall caused injuries to their head, neck, and back, resulting in severe pain and visible bruising, police said. Most reportedly refuse…
Police & Fire
Man 'Zoomed In' On Child's 'Intimate Parts', Ephrata Police Say
A Reinholds man has been charged with invasion of privacy after an investigation revealed he allegedly possessed inappropriate images of a juvenile, the Ephrata Police Department announced on Monday, Nov. 18. Anthony John Valente, 39, is accused of possessing images of the intimate parts of a juvenile taken without the victim’s knowledge or consent. According to police, the photos were taken from a distance and zoomed in on the victim's body and intimate areas. The charge, one misdemeanor count of invasion of privacy, was filed before Magisterial District Judge Bearinger on Nov. 18, police …
Police & Fire
Hanover Man Wanted For Robbery, Assault, And Riot: Police
Police are searching for a Hanover-area man wanted on robbery, assault, and other charges, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Dominic Raul Lopez, 20, also known as "Dom" and "Easy," is accused of robbery, aggravated assault, and riot, according to the Penn Township Police Department. Lopez is additionally wanted for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer after failing to appear in court, police said. Lopez is described as a 6’3” Hispanic man weighing 185 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. Investigators say he is known to frequent Hanover and Littlestown, Pennsylva…
Police & Fire
'Armed And Dangerous' Man Arrested After Standoff With PSP
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A Waynesboro man wanted on multiple charges, including terroristic threats and firearm violations, was arrested following a standoff with law enforcement, police announced on Monday, Nov. 18. Timothy Charles Bickham Jr., 44, was taken into custody at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, after surrendering to Pennsylvania State Police Special Emergency Response Team officers at a residence in the 200 block of Hamilton Avenue, according to the Waynesboro Police Department. Police explained that they had received a tip earlier that morning around 9 a.m. that Bickham was at the residence…
Schools
Student Claims Guards Assaulted Them, Sues PA Middle School: Lawsuit
A student in an Allentown middle school filed a lawsuit claiming they were assaulted by guards, leading to severe injuries, the legal document states. The lawsuit claims that Francis D. Raub Middle School and Allentown School District created an environment that led to the assault, according to the legal document. The middle school's principal, Jose Delgado, and a former superintendent, John Stanford, were also named as defendants. The case was moved to federal court on Monday, Nov. 4 after initially being filed in the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas on Friday, Oct. 4. It stems f…
Police & Fire
Man Allegedly Assaults Woman, Tries to Disarm Elizabethtown Officer: Police
A Conestoga probationer allegedly assaulted a woman and attempted to disarm an officer during a domestic disturbance in Elizabethtown, police announced Monday, Nov. 4. Seth Ian Weaver, 32, of Elizabethtown has been charged with felony disarming a law enforcement officer, misdemeanor simple assault, misdemeanor resisting arrest, and summary criminal mischief, according to the police and confirmed by court documents. Elizabethtown Borough Police were called to a report of a woman being assaulted in the 400 block of South Market Street at 12:48 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. Arriving offi…
Sports
PA Mom Charged After Fight At Midget Football League Game
A fight at a Shippensburg Midget Football League game has led to charges filed against at least one parent, according to court documents. Exact details about the fight are not clear, but the fight broke out at the game Sunday night, Oct. 27, Shippensburg Midget Football League Presiden Jeremy Stouffer explained in a statement. "I saw two children last night sitting in the back of their car while the mother was being taken away screaming and bawling waiting for someone to come pick them up over a youth football game," Stouffer wrote. "I am embarrassed of the way our coaches …
Police & Fire
Federal PA Corrections Officer Slashed, Choked Woman Because Of Text: Morris County Prosecutor
A 45-year-old Luzerne County, PA man was arrested and charged after he slashed a woman in the abdomen and choked her in Morris County on Saturday, Oct. 5. Patrick O'Kane, a corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, was traveling with the victim and a photographer to take pictures of a local campground, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Mount Olive Police Chief Michael Spitzer said. O'Kane got into an argument with the victim over a text message she received, which escalated into a physical altercation, authorities said. O'Kan…
Police & Fire
PA Woman Punches Officer During Traffic Stop, Police Say
A 23-year-old Annville has been arrested after fighting with police officers during a traffic stop, the Western Lebanon County Regional Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 24. Cathyria Reyes Rodriguez was pulled over by the police in the 1300 block of East Main Street in Annville at 12:39 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, the police detailed in the release. The police were attempting a traffic stop after discovering she was driving with a suspended license plate. "During the course of the investigation Reyes-Rodriguez began to physically fight with Officers, striking one Officer with a c…
Police & Fire
Maryland Couple Wanted For Burglary, Assault In Pennsylvania: Police
A couple from Maryland is wanted for a burglary and the assault of a pair in Pennsylvania, police announced on Friday, Oct. 18. Hanover Borough Police officers were called to the burglary and assault in the first block of Pleasant Street at 11:54 p.m. on Oct. 18, as detailed in the release. During the investigation, the police learned that a 47-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman both from Maryland had committed the crimes at the home. The pair had arrived and met a 25-year-old woman who was outside, according to the release. They "physically assaulted a female resident …
Police & Fire
Matthew Whisman's Remains Found; Cousin, Alex Charged
The remains of a 25-year-old man who has been missing from Pennsylvania since March 2024 have been found and Maryland, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 18. Three men — including his 18-year-old cousin — have been charged with his murder. Matthew "Matty" Whisman, of Lancaster's body was recovered from the Conowingo Creek in Cecil County, MD on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, PA State Police explained. This was just one day after they updated the missing person case to include a $2,000 reward offer, as Daily Voice reported. Steven Gaddis of Nottingham, PA;&nbs…
Police & Fire
Man Stabbed By PA Popeyes Employee After He Choked Staff Arrested: Police
A Philadelphia man who was stabbed by one Popeyes employee while choking another was arrested after police followed a trail of blood, police announced on Thursday, Oct. 17. Yannick Kelly, 28, of the 6000 block of North Broad Street, was charged after assaulting an employee at a Popeyes near his home on Tuesday, Oct. 15, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Kelly tried to enter the Popeyes, located at 6000 North Broad Street, at 11:04 p.m. and was told by an employee that the restaurant was closing, police said. After the employee unlocked the door to explain that they wer…
Police & Fire
Manhunt For Accused Rapist Efrain Mateo Ends: Lanco DA
A rape at knifepoint that happened next to a sleeping child in Lancaster County has led to the arrest of a Chester County man, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adam's office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Efrain Mateo, 49, of the 3500 block of Blue Rock Road in Manor Township, was arrested in Chester County and accused of the assault on Friday, Oct. 11, the DA explained. The victim had an active PFA against Mateo when he entered her home in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 3, authorities said. It was not immediately clear exactly where in Chester County he was …
Police & Fire
Police Seek ID Of Gunman In Terrifying Late-Summer Dauphin County Incident
Police in Dauphin County are seeking the public's help in identifying the individual wanted in connection with an August assault. The man pictured above was in a group of three people who approached the victim sitting in their car on the 200 block of Liz Lane in Swatara around 9:20 p.m. on Aug. 28, police said. The man above pulled out a handgun and began yelling and threatening the victims. A responding officer saw the individuals running behind the 300 block of Kristy Lane but was not able to detain them or see where they went. Anyone who recognizes the man is urged to call Swatara…
Police & Fire
Oxford Man Arrested For Assault Turned Robbery: Police (
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An Oxford man wanted for assaulting then robbing a woman was arrested at his residence Wednesday, Oct. 9, according to police. Terence Kenneth Henderson, 26, a Middletown, Delaware native most recently of Oxford, was arrested and taken to Chester County Prison where he was arraigned Thursday, Oct. 10, the Oxford Police Department said. Henderson is being held on $100,000 bail with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to police. Police issued a warrant for Henderson's arrest after he was seen by officers forcefully restraining a woman inside a parked vehicle in th…
Police & Fire
PA Woman Shot By Husband While Reading Bible: Affidavit
An 84-year-old Bethel woman was shot in the head as she was reading the Bible, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The woman was shot by her husband, Howard "Philip" Boltz, as she was sitting at their dinner at their dining room table at 9:10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause. Boltz, 82, told his wife, "I can't stand it no more. You are cutting me down," as he placed a .22 caliber rifle's barrel against her head, according to the document. The rifle was still covered with a cloth Boltz used to protect it while i…
Police & Fire
Homicide Attempt: Man Stabbed In Head, Back, Neck At Chambersburg Bar; Police
A man is in a trauma center after a brutal stabbing at a Chambersburg Bar, police announced on Saturday, Oct. 5. Basil McLeod, 38, of Chambersburg, was charged with Criminal Attempt Homicide, Aggravated Assault and Simple Assault following the assault at Legendz Bar, the police said. Officers were called to the bar "for a fight involving a subject armed with a knife. It was reported that a stab victim had sustained serious injuries," as stated in the release. They arrived to find the the victim "stabbed the victim several times in the head, neck and back" around 1:12 a.m. on Saturday,…
News
Francisco Perez, 58, Of Lancaster Sentenced For Punching
A bodybuilder who "was defending his wife and stepdaughter" punched a man causing injuries, on Tuesday, Oct. 1 he was sentenced to jail, the Lancaster District Attorney Heather Adams announced. Francisco Perez, 56, of the 800 block of East Chestnut Street in Lancaster City, pleaded guilty to assaulting another man during an argument in 2021 before Judge Thomas B. Sponaugle at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, court records show. Judge Sponaugle sentenced him "to 11.5 to 23 months in county jail and $39,000 in restitution as part of a negotiated plea deal," as written in the DA's …
Police & Fire
PA Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting Man: Affidavit
A teenage boy has been arrested and a 21-year-old man is in the hospital following a shooting in Lebanon on Tuesday, Sept. 17, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice the following day. Luis Yirie Correa Gomez, 17, of Lebanon, was having "a verbal argument" with a woman outside a home in the 1700 block of Center Street when he pulled a gun from his waistband making the woman "fear of serious bodily injury," North Cornwall Township police explained in the affidavit of probable citing the witness. When a 21-year-old man came from the home to speak with Correa Gomez, t…
Police & Fire
Officers Injured, Business Window Shattered By Belligerent Man: West Chester Police
A 21-year-old Avondale man was arrested after assaulting two police officers in West Chester, authorities said. Dylan Novak was charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and criminal mischief, West Chester police stated in a release on Monday, Sept. 16. A West Chester Borough Police officer was flagged down by employees of a business in the 50 block of South High Street on Sept. 7 at 1:45 p.m. Police did not identify the business. Novak allegedly refused to leave the business, police said, adding they attempted to arrest Novak. That's when the following happened, as stated i…
News
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…
News
Women Drugged With Meth-Infused Tequila, Sexually Assaulted By PA 'Sugar Daddy,' Complaint Says
A newly obtained criminal complaint details how a 40-year-old Pennsylvania man drugged and sexually assaulted six women during their dates from hell at his home. All of the women, including two from New Jersey, met Andrew Gallo, of Levittown, PA on sugardaddymeet.com. Gallo appeared to have followed the exact same playbook, police papers show: He'd brag about his bartending skills then pour them a drink from open bottles and hop in the shower shower. When he got out, he'd give the women a tour of his home, telling them how he rebuilt it after a fire. It was somewhere around this point …
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