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Intoxicated PA Parents Assaulted Officers In Front Of Young Children, Police Say Intoxicated PA Parents Assaulted Officers In Front Of Young Children, Police Say
Intoxicated PA Parents Assaulted Officers In Front Of Young Children, Police Say Two parents are facing charges of public intoxication and assault on a law enforcement officer after police arrested the belligerent duo right in front of their own young children, authorities in Chester County say. West Whiteland police responded to the Exton Square Mall on reports of intoxicated subjects last Saturday, Sept. 25, Police Det. Scott Pezick said. There they found Mercedes and Joseph Ritter, ages 29 and 37, respectively, with their two young kids, Pezick said. Joseph became verbally abusive and Mercedes tried resisting arrest, the detective said. Mercedes knocked the officers…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Murder, Kidnapping Indictment Returned Against NJ Man Accused Of Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son Murder, Kidnapping Indictment Returned Against NJ Man Accused Of Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son
Murder, Kidnapping Indictment Returned Against NJ Man Accused Of Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son UPDATE: The next step in the high-profile prosecution of an East Orange man accused of killing his former girlfriend and kidnapping their young son this summer was taken when a Union County grand jury indicted him on murder and other charges, authorities said. The six-count indictment returned by grand jurors in Elizabeth also charges Tyler Rios, 27, with desecrating the remains of 24-year-old Yasemin Uyar of Rahway after killing her. Authorities began searching for Uyar and Sebastian Rios on July 8 after he didn’t show up for daycare and she didn't arrive for scheduled work shifts. Tyler…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Baby, Toddler Swallow Heroin/Fentanyl, Harrisburg Police Say Baby, Toddler Swallow Heroin/Fentanyl, Harrisburg Police Say
Baby, Toddler Swallow Heroin/Fentanyl, Harrisburg Police Say A mom was in custody and another man sought by police after two children ingested heroin and fentanyl, authorities in Harrisburg said. Harrisburg police were called to 2nd and Market streets around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 23, on reports of an unresponsive baby, Harrisburg police said. While rendering medical attention to the baby, one of the officers noticed a foreign object inside of the child's mouth.  The officer removed the object and identified it as a small packet, commonly used for storing drugs -- most commonly heroin/fentanyl, authorities said.  The baby was immedi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Three-Month-Old In Critical Condition Following Assault By Lancaster Child-Care Provider Three-Month-Old In Critical Condition Following Assault By Lancaster Child-Care Provider
Three-Month-Old In Critical Condition Following Assault By Lancaster Child-Care Provider A Lancaster woman has been charged after a 3-month-old infant was found barely breathing, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. Police and Emergency Medical Services were dispatched for a child who was barely conscious and having trouble breathing in the 500 block of North Plum Street on Aug. 30 at approximately 11:20 a.m. Kayla Tucker, 32, of Lancaster, has been charged with aggravated assault to a child less than six years of age and endangering the welfare of children. UPDATE: Kayla Tucker has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced. You can read all the details here. The ch…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Clifton Police Officer Charged With Sexually Abusing Child Over Two Years Clifton Police Officer Charged With Sexually Abusing Child Over Two Years
Clifton Police Officer Charged With Sexually Abusing Child Over Two Years A Clifton police officer was charged with sexually abusing a child, authorities confirmed Friday. Frank Castro-Ramirez, 39, has a hearing scheduled for this coming Tuesday before a judge in Paterson who’ll determine whether he should be held pending trial, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said. Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor Alyssa DiSturco of her Major Crimes Division’s Special Victims Unit will seek detention, Valdes said. Clifton police notified unit detectives of the allegations last week, the prosecutor said. The investigators then interviewed several witnesses and the v…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pennsylvania Dad Found Guilty Of Murdering 4-Month-Old Son Pennsylvania Dad Found Guilty Of Murdering 4-Month-Old Son
Pennsylvania Dad Found Guilty Of Murdering 4-Month-Old Son A Newville man has been found guilty of the homicide death of his 4-month-old son, according to court records. Brian Wagner, 34, has been convicted of criminal homicide, aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and third degree murder for the death of his son who died on July 6, 2017. When Wagner awoke that day, he found his son Finnick was not breathing. He called 911 and the boy was taken via ambulance to Carlisle Regional Medical Center before being flown to Hershey Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, according to court documents. During the course of the trial…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Arsonist Locks Family In Their Lancaster Home, Police Say Arsonist Locks Family In Their Lancaster Home, Police Say
Arsonist Locks Family In Their Lancaster Home, Police Say A 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a house fire that had a family trapped in their Lancaster home, according to local police. Mamelto Gonzalez, 33, has been charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to a home in the 700 block of Almanac Avenue Thursday night. A woman told police Gonzalez lit a couch on fire, punched holes in the walls and damaged several items of furniture. The woman was able to extinguish the fire, locked Gonzalez outside, and locked herself and her three children in a bedroom on the second floor until police arrived. The woman and children were…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police: Felony Child Endangerment Charges For PA Mom, Boyfriend Jailed After Abusing Son, 6 Police: Felony Child Endangerment Charges For PA Mom, Boyfriend Jailed After Abusing Son, 6
Police: Felony Child Endangerment Charges For PA Mom, Boyfriend Jailed After Abusing Son, 6 A Pennsylvania mother and her boyfriend were jailed after they allegedly beat her six-year-old son multiple times using an instrument causing bruises and welts, police said. Nathalia Nunez Gervacio, 24, and Vincent F. Napolitano, 34, were taken into custody April 30 following an investigation by Slate Belt Regional Detectives, who were notified by Northampton County Children and Youth, police said. Gervacio is accused of beating her son numerous times between April 25 and April 28, while Napolitano allegedly abused the boy on April 29, Slate Belt Police said. Both Gervacio and Napolitano a…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man, 35, Arrested For Assaulting Teen, Say West Shore Regional Police Man, 35, Arrested For Assaulting Teen, Say West Shore Regional Police
Man, 35, Arrested For Assaulting Teen, Say West Shore Regional Police A 35-year-old man was arrested for assaulting a teenager in Cumberland County, authorities said. Officers were dispatched for a non-active assault that occurred in the 300 Block of N. Second Street, Wormleysburg around 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, West Shore Regional police said. Following an investigation, police learned Eddie Roy Sutton Jr. assaulted a juvenile causing minor injuries, authorities said. Sutton was charged with simple assault and endangering the welfare of a child. He was being held in Cumberland County Prison in lieu of $5,000 bail. His preliminary hearing is schedule for Ju…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Report: PA Parents, Step-Grandparent Beat 3 Kids They Kept Locked In Attic For Years Report: PA Parents, Step-Grandparent Beat 3 Kids They Kept Locked In Attic For Years
Report: PA Parents, Step-Grandparent Beat 3 Kids They Kept Locked In Attic For Years A set of Pennsylvania parents and a step-grandparent were arrested for keeping two boys and a girl locked in an attic minimal food and water for years, according to recent news reports. Bail was denied for Todd Richter, 32, his fiance Jennifer Yost and her mother, Wendy Yost -- all of Schuylkill County -- who were all charged with endangering the welfare of children, aggravated assault, harassment and more, Fox43 reports. The investigation into the trio began weeks ago, when the 12-year-old boy -- the oldest of the three children -- escaped from the Francis Street home in Minersville h…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mother Charged In Fatal Collegeville Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Daughter By Son Mother Charged In Fatal Collegeville Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Daughter By Son
Mother Charged In Fatal Collegeville Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Daughter By Son A mother has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting of her 12-year-old daughter by her son in a Collegeville home earlier this month, authorities said. Daisy Vasquez, 31, turned herself in to police Monday and is facing third-degree felony charges of endangering welfare of children, possession of a firearm by a minor–responsibility of adult, and hindering apprehension or prosecution, and other related charges, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Upper Providence Township Police Chief Mark A. Toomey. An investigation discovered that the ch…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: Baby Beaten To Death In Poconos Apartment, 3 Charged Also Had Heroin DA: Baby Beaten To Death In Poconos Apartment, 3 Charged Also Had Heroin
DA: Baby Beaten To Death In Poconos Apartment, 3 Charged Also Had Heroin The death of a 2-month-old baby in a Poconos, PA apartment has been ruled a homicide, authorities said. The infant girl, Ryann Bacchus, was found with trauma to her head resulting in multiple skull fractures in a Barrett Township apartment on March 19, the Monroe County District Attorney's Office said. County Coroner Thomas Yanac Jr. ruled the baby's death a homicide. As of last Friday, three people were charged with child endangerment in relation to the child’s death, while homicide charges had not yet been filed, officials said. Pocono Mountain Regional police officers responded to…

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by Cecilia Levine