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Norristown Police Chief Resigns Effective Immediately Norristown Police Chief Resigns Effective Immediately
Norristown Police Chief Resigns Effective Immediately Jacqueline Bailey-Davis has resigned as the Municipality of Norristown Chief of Police, effective immediately, officials announced Tuesday, Dec. 17. Bailey-Davis, who took office on Jan. 2, 2024, had been placed on administrative leave on Nov. 25. Municipal Administrator Leonard Lightner previously stated that the decision to place her on leave was made “after careful consideration” and emphasized the confidentiality of personnel matters. “The council and municipal leadership are focused on maintaining stability within the police department,” Lightner said in the earlier announcement. …

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by Jillian Pikora
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CAPTURED: Norristown Police Nab Man Wanted In Machete Attack, Upper Merion PD Says CAPTURED: Norristown Police Nab Man Wanted In Machete Attack, Upper Merion PD Says
Captured: Norristown Police Nab Man Wanted In Machete Attack, Upper Merion PD Says With help from Norristown police, a man wanted in a machete attack was taken into custody Wednesday morning, Sept. 11 without incident, authorities said. Edward Gomery, 56, is suspected in "an aggravated assault involving a machete" on another man he knew on Aug. 27, Upper Merion police said on Monday, Sept. 9. The attack caused "significant injuries" to the victim, police said. "Thank you to the Norristown officers and to everyone who submitted tips to assist us!" Upper Merion police wrote in a press statement Wednesday. Gomery is now awaiting arraignment and further court proceedings, po…

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by Jon Craig
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$5K Reward Offered, Photos Released Of Gunman Who Killed Innocent Bystander In Norristown $5K Reward Offered, Photos Released Of Gunman Who Killed Innocent Bystander In Norristown
$5K Reward Offered, Photos Released Of Gunman Who Killed Innocent Bystander In Norristown A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that could help authorities identify and arrest the gunman who killed an innocent bystander last week in Norristown. The deadly shooting happened on the 800 block of Arch Street around 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. As officers arrived on the scene, they found 47-year-old Anthony Vitelli suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Cops also recovered eight 9mm fired cartridge casings and a deformed projectile, they said. The victim was taken to Paoli Memorial Hospital, where he wa…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Recorded Students On Hidden Camera In Bathroom Of Illegal Norristown Dance Studio: Police Man Recorded Students On Hidden Camera In Bathroom Of Illegal Norristown Dance Studio: Police
Man Recorded Students On Hidden Camera In Bathroom Of Illegal Norristown Dance Studio: Police A dance instructor was arrested after police say he used a hidden camera to record his students inside the bathroom of his illegal studio in Norristown. Francis G. Laurenzi, 37, was charged Wednesday, Aug. 17 with invasion of privacy, intercept communications, and possession of instruments of crime, court records show. Laurenzi had been running the unlicensed studio, "Frankie G Dance", in the basement of a home on the 1700 block of Kendrick Lane, Norristown Police Chief Derrick Wood said. An investigation into Laurenzi began after a woman told police on Tuesday, Aug. 16 that she spotted a …

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by Nicole Acosta
Obituaries
Horrific Details Emerge About Bicycle Crash That Killed PA Police Cpl., Dad of 3: State Police Horrific Details Emerge About Bicycle Crash That Killed PA Police Cpl., Dad of 3: State Police
Horrific Details Emerge About Bicycle Crash That Killed PA Police Cpl., Dad of 3: State Police New details have emerged about a crash that killed a father of three, a police corporal who beat cancer and competed in Ironman. Briand R. Kozera, 43, of Blue Bell, failed to stop at a sign at the intersection at South Pool Forge and Nolt roads in Caernarvon Township at 9:48 a.m. on Saturday, August 13, 2022, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Kozera hit the midsection of the passenger side of a 1994 stake body-super duty Ford driven by 62-year-old John G. Good of East Earl, according to the release.  He slid under and "became caught under/in the rear passenger side whee…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Veteran Officer From PA Who Beat Cancer Killed In Bicycle Crash Veteran Officer From PA Who Beat Cancer Killed In Bicycle Crash
Veteran Officer From PA Who Beat Cancer Killed In Bicycle Crash A longtime police officer in the Philadelphia suburbs who beat cancer was killed in an off-duty bicycle accident, authorities said. Cpl. Brian Kozera, a 16-year veteran of the Norristown Police Department, died Saturday, Aug. 13, after being hit by a vehicle while training for the Ironman World Championship, according to police and loved ones. Many of you have heard me talk about my brother-in-law, Brian Kozera. I may have mentioned his inspiring story of... Posted by Adam Heckman on Sunday, August 14, 2022 Posted by Norristown Police Department on Saturday, August 13, 2022 "Brian …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Norristown Man Who Killed Ex-GF Surrenders: DA Norristown Man Who Killed Ex-GF Surrenders: DA
Norristown Man Who Killed Ex-GF Surrenders: DA UPDATE: A Norristown man who had been wanted for killing his ex-girlfriend in the shower while her children were home surrendered to authorities in York County Tuesday, the Montgomery County DA's Office said. Elvyn Almodovar Rodriguez, 32, will be transferred to Montgomery County overnight and is expected to be arraigned on first-degree murder charges on Wednesday. Almodovar Rodriguez shot Keishla Arroyo-Rodriguez to death in her Norristown apartment on Jan. 10, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Derrick Wood said. Arroyo-Rodrigue…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Support Rises For 25-Year-Old PA Man Killed By Stray Bullet Eating Thanksgiving Dinner Support Rises For 25-Year-Old PA Man Killed By Stray Bullet Eating Thanksgiving Dinner
Support Rises For 25-Year-Old PA Man Killed By Stray Bullet Eating Thanksgiving Dinner Support is on the rise for a 25-year-old Pennsylvania man who was struck and killed by a stray bullet that came through his window while eating Thanksgiving Dinner in his suburban Philadelphia home. Edilberto Miguel Palaez Moctezuma was eating in an Arch Street home in Norristown when he was shot by Kevon Clarke, 19, who was wanted Friday on murder charges, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Acting Police Chief Todd Dillon previously said. He was flown to Penn Presbyterian, where he was pronounced dead. Palaez Moctezuma was sitting at the table eating dinner …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Stray Bullet Kills Innocent Man Eating Thanksgiving Dinner In Philly Suburbs, Gunman Sought: DA Stray Bullet Kills Innocent Man Eating Thanksgiving Dinner In Philly Suburbs, Gunman Sought: DA
Stray Bullet Kills Innocent Man Eating Thanksgiving Dinner In Philly Suburbs, Gunman Sought: DA A 25-year-old Norristown man was struck and killed by a stray bullet that came through his window while eating Thanksgiving Dinner in his home, authorities in suburban Philadelphia. Edilberto Miguel Palaez Moctezuma was eating in an Arch Street home in Norristown when he was shot by Kevon Clarke, 19, who was wanted Friday on murder charges, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Acting Police Chief Todd Dillon said. Norristown police were called to the home around 9:30 p.m. Nov. 25, where Palaez Moctezuma was found with a gunshot wound to his torso, Dillon a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DA: 5 People Arrested For MontCo, Philly, Berks, Lancaster County Gun Trafficking Ring DA: 5 People Arrested For MontCo, Philly, Berks, Lancaster County Gun Trafficking Ring
DA: 5 People Arrested For MontCo, Philly, Berks, Lancaster County Gun Trafficking Ring Five Pennsylvanians were arrested for operating a straw purchase gun trafficking ring in Montgomery, Philadelphia, Berks, and Lancaster counties, authorities said Friday. Daveese Smith, 21, of Norristown; Darell Smith, 25, of Philadelphia; Maliqa Jack, 25 of Pottstown; Donaya Williams, 22, of Philadelphia; and Tanisha Allen (AKA Tanisha Smith), 42, of Norristown are accused of illegally obtaining and reselling 14 firearms, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Some of the suspects were arrested and charged in February when DA Kevin Steele initially announced th…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: Man Pulls Knife On Victim During Street Fight Before Another Shoots Him Dead In Norristown DA: Man Pulls Knife On Victim During Street Fight Before Another Shoots Him Dead In Norristown
DA: Man Pulls Knife On Victim During Street Fight Before Another Shoots Him Dead In Norristown A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Sunday's killing of a 31-year-old man, authorities announced Wednesday. Montez Kent was involved in a physical altercation with Junior Pinnock near Ann and Barbadoes streets when he pulled a long-bladed knife from behind his back and tried stabbing him around 9 p.m., Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Mark E. Talbot Sr. said. Kent lunged at Pinnock, but he knocked the knife away, police said. That's when a second male shot Pinnock multiple times, then both men ran back to a dark-colored vehicle and…

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by Cecilia Levine