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5-Month-Old Infant Takes Cocaine, Fentanyl Parents Got In PA Prison, Police Say
A 5-month-old baby girl was found with cocaine and fentanyl in her system that police believe her parents got in the Cumberland County Prison, according to multiple releases on Friday, Sept. 13.
David James Foor, 26, and Brandi Renee Keifer, 25, both of Carlisle were arrested on the charge of child endangerment on Monday, Sept. 9, by Middlesex Township Police.
The following day "it was discovered Foor [and Keifer] had brought in and possessed controlled substances while incarcerated at the Cumberland County Prison," the police wrote in two additional releases.
Additional details about…
Death Penalty Sought For Woman Accused Of Killing Pittsburgh Friend's Baby, Abusing Twin
The death penalty is being sought against a PhD student from New Jersey who is accused of killing an infant boy and abusing his twin brother in Pennsylvania, according to court records obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Sept. 6.
Nicole Virzi, 30, a PhD student who graduated from Northern Highlands Regional High School, was charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, child endangerment, and more in connection with the incidents last June.
The Allegheny County District Attorney's Office filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty in Virzi's case on Thursday,…
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PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says
A father and mother who forced their seven children to live in filthy conditions in a rundown trailer in Bucks County were sentenced to up to 16 years in Pennsylvania State Prison on child neglect charges, authorities said.
Shane Robertson, 48, and Crystal Robertson, 38, of West Rockhill Township, appeared Tuesday, Aug. 20 before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller, who called them “two of the worst parents I’ve ever seen in my life.”
“It is appalling that you would live in these conditions with your seven children,” Liller said. “You treated your animals better than you treated you…
Maricruz Alvarado-Blanco Charged With Child Endangerment
A 26-year-old mom called 911 for a smoking baseboard heat she believed could cause a fire, and ended up getting arrested and charged with child endangerment, Lititz Borough of Police Department officials announced on Monday, July 1.
Maricruz Alvarado-Blanco, the 20 block of Main Street in Lititz, called 911 "regarding a baseboard heater smoking and creating a fire hazard" at 10:46 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, according to the police release.
Police officers were called to investigate, and the following happened, as stated in the release:
"While inside the apartment, officers dis…
Girl Injured When Carlisle Mom Bites Her, Puts In 'Chokehold', Police Say
A mom attacked her daughter "causing bodily injury" last week, the Middlesex Township Police announced on Tuesday, May 14.
Ashley Witters, 37 of Carlisle, is accused of placing her teenage daughter "in a choke hold, kicked, bit, and [head-butting] her," the police stated in the release. The daughter's exact age was not released.
Officers were called to the "active physical domestic" on Friday, May 10.
Witters was arrested on the following charges according to her latest court docket:
Felony Strangulation - Applying Pressure to Throat or Neck.
Felony Endangering the Welfare of…
NJ Native Throws Toddler While Walking On Dead Woman As Infant Sits In Feces: PSP Gettysburg
A family was discovered to have been living in "deplorable" conditions when a trooper came to assist at a call of a woman in cardiac arrest in the home, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg announced on Wednesday, March 6.
Trooper Brandon Black arrived at 2747 Chambersburg Road, Franklin Township, Biglerville, the home of 35-year-old Darryl Kevin Carter II at 1:35 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, he detailed in the release.
The New Jersey native's home was so stuffed, that the trooper, along with EMS, had to "force entry into the residence" which is when they found the woman dead, as stated in…
Felon Gives Her 3 Children Marijuana Brownies, Alcohol, Chambersburg Police Say
A convicted felon and mom of three children is wanted for giving them marijuana brownies and alcohol, Chambersburg police announced late on Wednesday night.
Carrie Lynn Frazier, 34 of the 300 block South Main Street in Chambersburg, is wanted for three counts each of endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors, area police explained on Feb. 21.
The charges stem from an incident on July 1, 2022. The details of this were not immediately available.
Frazier has a history of prostitution, conspiracy, theft, forgery, driving under the influence of a controlled substan…
Kidnapping: NJ Girl, 11, Returned Home Safely From Delaware, Accused Abductor, 27, Seized
An 11-year-old New Jersey girl was returned home safely after she was kidnapped in Wayne and taken to Delaware, authorities said.
Darius Matylewich, 27, of Bear, DE. was captured on Sept. 10 after he took the girl earlier in the day from an undisclosed location near the confluence of Routes 46, 80 and 23 without her parents’ knowledge, they said.
Certain specific details are being withheld to protect the identity of the child, whom authorities said Matylewich met while playing an online video game.
Some information was provided in a joint release from Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. V…
PA Man Tried To Lure Child From NJ Wawa With Candy: Prosecutor
Authorities have arrested a Pennsylvania man who allegedly tried abducting a 7-year-old boy at a South Jersey Wawa by luring him with candy.
Thomas Cannon, 79, of Camp Hill, was arrested in connection with the incident on Thursday, June 1, 2023, according to Cumberland County NJ Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.
He was charged with one count of child endangerment, she said. The suspect is also alleged to have grabbed the child’s arm, she said.
On Sunday, May 28, at approximately 12:20 p.m., an unidentified male entered the convenience store on Route 47 in Dorchester (Maurice River), be…
PA Parents Charged After 5-Year-Old Daughter Found: Authorities (Update)
2nd UPDATE:
Wilma and Jose Alicea have been located and charged, police announced on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Additional details have not been released.
UPDATE:
Dream Alicea was found safe Wednesday night, police said in an updated release.
Her parents, Wilma and Jose, are still at-large, and "are wanted for Felony Child Endangerment and other unrelated warrants," police stated in the update on May 3, 2023.
ORIGINAL:
A 5-year-old girl has been missing ever since she was rescued from a house fire, York City Police say.
Dream Alicea fled the scene of the house fire in Yor…
Drunk Leola Woman Bites Officer, Abandons Injured Children In Crash, Police Say
A 53-year-old Leola woman drunkenly crashed her vehicle with two children inside, authorities say.
Jessica Ressler then fled the scene of the crash in the 2000 block of Columbia Avenue in Manor Township on March 29, 2023 at 8:56 p.m., according to a police release.
She left the two injured children alone in the vehicle when she fled, police say.
She was soon tracked down by the police but resisted arrest and a struggle ensued, during which she bit an officer, injuring, Manor Township police say.
She has been charged with aggravated assault, two counts of endangerin…