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Explosions Rock Neighborhood As Mount Joy Man Sets Car Ablaze After Hours-Long Fight: Police
A Mount Joy man is accused of torching a vehicle in a fiery outburst following an explosive four-hour domestic dispute, sending neighbors into panic as flames and blasts erupted, police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Aaron J. Hugar, 45, was arrested after officers rushed to the 1000 block of Donegal Springs Road for a vehicle inferno in the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 10, according to Mount Joy police.
The burning car, fully engulfed in flames, detonated with deafening explosions, dangerously close to other vehicles and occupied homes, investigators said.
Authorities revealed the f…
BF Who Showed Friend Video Dead GF Found Guilty Of Murder: Lancaster DA
A Lancaster County jury has convicted a Pennsylvania man of murdering his girlfriend and firing at police during a violent standoff in 2022, authorities announced on Monday, Fed. 10.
Miguel Angel Rodriguez, now 40, was found guilty on Friday, Feb. 7 of first-degree murder, two counts of assault of a law enforcement officer, five counts of aggravated assault, four counts of reckless endangerment, and three counts of obstruction of justice, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office said.
Rodriguez shot and killed 33-year-old Nemesis Florentino in the head inside his home on Swarr Run …
PA Parents Sold NJ Heroin From Filthy Home With Kids Inside: DA
Two parents in Stroud Township are accused of selling heroin and fentanyl from their home while their young children lived in dangerous, squalid conditions, authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 7.
Jessica Walters, 35, and Robert Nochella, 35, were arrested after Monroe County detectives and Children and Youth Services discovered drug paraphernalia, scales, and packaging materials scattered throughout their home on Thursday, Feb. 6, officials said. Walters was reportedly withdrawing from fentanyl during the investigation, according to the criminal complaints.
The home, where Walters and Noc…
Guilty! NJ Man, Accomplice Murdered PA Man In Parked Car
A Morrisville man was gunned down while sitting in a parked car with his family, and two men have now been convicted in his murder, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.
Following a two-week trial, a Bucks County jury found Breon D. McRae, 34, of Morrisville, and Pacqi S. Lassiter, 29, of Trenton, New Jersey, guilty of third-degree murder in the Dec. 22, 2022, killing of Clifton “CJ” Burgess-Williams Jr., 26, authorities said.
Burgess-Williams was sitting in a parked car on Lenora Avenue with his sister, brother, and friend when eight shots were fire…
CT Couple Killed In PA Hit-And-Run; Driver Sentenced To Up To 56 Years
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 26 years, nine months to 56 years, 10 months in state prison for causing the high-speed hit-and-run crash that killed a Connecticut couple in Bucks County last February.
John Thomas Wadlinger Jr., 32, of Bensalem, received the sentence from Common Pleas Judge C. Theodore Fritsch on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at the Bucks County Justice Center. He was also ordered to pay $14,971.11 in restitution and $8,100 in fines for the crash that killed Rebecca Whiddon, 33, and her husband Richard Whiddon, 37, both of Brooklyn, CT.
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12-Year-Old Shot In Head, Among New Details In Affidavit Leading To Chambersburg Arrest
New details have emerged in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Dec. 13, revealing that a 12-year-old boy was shot in the head after a Chambersburg man allegedly brought a stolen gun to a home and left it accessible to children.
Anthony McCune, 23, is accused of bringing a stolen firearm to a residence on the 200 block of Birch Street, where four juveniles handled the weapon before it discharged, striking a 12-year-old boy in the head, Chambersburg Police detailed in an affidavit of probable cause.
Police were called to the home at 6:23 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, and found th…
PA Fire Captain Charged With Endangerment, Accused Of Faking University Of Maryland Training
A former fire captain with the Paxtang Fire Company is facing charges of forgery, reckless endangerment, and driving without a license, police announced on Thursday, Dec. 5.
Steven Bartholomew, 55, allegedly created seven fraudulent training certificates from the University of Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, presenting them as proof of advanced firefighting training, according to Swatara Township Police. Bartholomew used these falsified documents, along with self-reported experience, to secure his appointment as fire captain earlier this year.
Authorities say Bartholomew drove fire appa…
Ex-penn State Frat Leaders Sentenced For Hazing NJ Student To Death: PA AG
The former president and vice president of a frat at Penn State have been sentenced in connection with the death of a student from New Jersey, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Timothy "Tim" J. Piazza, 19 of Lebanon, NJ, died at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA, after being hazed at Beta Theta Pi fraternity on Saturday, February 4, 2017, according to his obituary and the AG's release.
Brendan Young, 28, of Malvern, Pennsylvania, and Daniel Casey, 27, of Ronkonkoma, New York, pleaded guilty to multiple misdemeanors including 14 …
Toddler Shot In Lung, PA Dad Charged: DA
A 2-year-old Pottstown boy accidentally shot himself with his father's loaded firearm, leading to felony child and reckless endangerment charges for the father, authorities said.
Luis Marin, 34, of Pottstown, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 26, with endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person after leaving the loaded firearm on his bed on Wednesday, May 15, resulting in the child shooting himself, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.
The toddler was initially transported to Pottstown Hospital but was later transferred to Lehigh Valle…
Fleeing DUI Driver Charged In Firefighter's Death: Bucks DA
A 26-year-old driver was heavily intoxicated when he fled from a Hilltown Township police officer leading to a crash that killed his passenger, a former volunteer firefighter, authorities said.
Colin John Wahlers, of Perkasie, was arraigned Friday, Aug. 2, on charges of homicide by vehicle while DUI, homicide by vehicle, fleeing or attempting to elude police, involuntary manslaughter, driving under the influence-general impairment, driving under the influence-highest rate, and recklessly endangering another person, according to the Bucks County District Attorney.
He was also charged with fi…
Teen Charged In West Wyomissing Shooting: Police
A teenager is in police custody after one man was shot in the leg in West Wyomissing on Friday night, March 8, authorities say.
Ke'Sean Williams, 18, of Wyomissing, is charged with attempted homicide, attempted aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment, said Spring Township police in a release.
Officers were called to West Lawn Avenue around 11:30 p.m. for reported gunfire, according to the department. They found the victim and several others fleeing the scene, the release says.
The victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds, authorities said. Inve…
Arrest Made In Pregnant PA Amish 23-Year-Old Mom's Murder: State Police
An arrest has been made in connection with the killing of a 23-year-old pregnant Amish mom of two, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, March 2.
Shawn Christophe Cranston, 52 of Corry, PA, has been charged with Criminal Homicide, Criminal Homicide of an Unborn Child, Burglary, and Criminal trespass for the slaying of Rebekah A. Byler, 23 of the 2100 block of Fish Flats Road in Sparta Township around noon on Monday, Feb. 26, according to police.
Cranston was tracked down following "an exhaustive five-day-long investigation" which began after Byler's husband Andy came h…
Driver Surrenders In Crash That Killed Lehigh Valley Cyclist, Dad Of 3
The driver wanted in the crash that claimed the life of a beloved husband and dad of three last spring has surrendered to authorities, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday, Sept. 28.
Anthony Rutch, 49, was arrested on charges of accidents involving death, homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and other traffic offenses, court records show.
Rutch was behind the wheel of an Audi when he struck Alexander Zarnas, 36, on a bicycle on Mountain Road in Lower Macungie Township on March 9, 2021, WFMZ reports citing the DA's o…
