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PA Man Accused Of Shaking Infant Now Charged With Murder PA Man Accused Of Shaking Infant Now Charged With Murder
PA Man Accused Of Shaking Infant Now Charged With Murder The tragic case involving Eriezer Eddie Melendez Jr., 37, of Harrisburg, has escalated as the 3-month-old baby he was accused of shaking has died from her injuries, a source close to the family told Daily Voice. The infant was removed from life support on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., and passed away at 10:35 p.m., according to family sources. As a result, Melendez now faces a Felony 1 Murder charge in addition to five other charges: Felony 1: Aggravated assault – victim less than 13 years old and defendant 18 or older. Felony 2: Aggravated assault – victim less than 6 years old a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Berks Driver Charged With Homicide For Fatal Caernarvon Crash: Police Berks Driver Charged With Homicide For Fatal Caernarvon Crash: Police
Berks Driver Charged With Homicide For Fatal Caernarvon Crash: Police A Berks County man was charged with vehicular homicide for a fatal high-speed crash in Caernarvon Township on Monday, Sept. 30, according to police. Matthew Slauch, 23, of Birdsboro, is accused of causing the death of Scott Wagner, 64, of Reinholds, who was killed in a crash at the intersection of Morgantown and Elverson roads that happened on Thursday, June 6, Caernarvon Township Police said. Police were able to piece together the events leading to the crash thanks to their investigation of the scene and several witnesses who described Slauch driving 76 mph in a posted 55 mph zone and…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Man Wanted For Skipping Hearing On DUI Crash In Kennett Square Man Wanted For Skipping Hearing On DUI Crash In Kennett Square
Man Wanted For Skipping Hearing On DUI Crash In Kennett Square A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a DUI crash suspect, authorities said on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Jose Mendez-Lopez, 28, is wanted in connection with the 7 p.m. crash on Feb. 17, Kennett Square police said. He skipped his preliminary court hearing on Aug. 21, they said. Officers were dispatched to the intersection of S. Union Street and W. South Street for a report of a two-vehicle accident with unknown injuries. Upon arrival to the scene, Officers observed two vehicles with heavy damage, one crashed into the traffic light bollard.  Mendez-Lopez reportedly fled the scene in an …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Screaming Woman Chased By Armed Captor, Arrest Made In Bucks County: Police Screaming Woman Chased By Armed Captor, Arrest Made In Bucks County: Police
Screaming Woman Chased By Armed Captor, Arrest Made In Bucks County: Police A screaming woman led police to a suspect in a stabbing, authorities said on Monday, Aug. 19. On June 28 at about 3 a.m., Hilltown Police responded to a business in the 800 block of Blooming Glen Road to investigate the report of a female stabbing victim. Officers arrived and found a screaming woman being chased by a suspect, Jacob Cantando, police said. An Investigation determined that the female victim had been injured twice with a knife by Cantando during a several-hour-long ordeal in which he refused to allow the victim to leave, police said. Cantando was arraigned in front of Magiste…

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by Jon Craig
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Carbon County Resident Threatened To Shoot Borough Employees: Police Carbon County Resident Threatened To Shoot Borough Employees: Police
Carbon County Resident Threatened To Shoot Borough Employees: Police A Nesquehoning man was arrested after allegedly threatening to bring a gun to the borough offices on Wednesday, June 26, authorities say.  Steven Figueroa, 29, is charged with terroristic threats, according to Nesquehoning police.  Officials said Figueroa called borough employees around 10:30 a.m. to complain about municipal water and sewer services. Workers told police he was "agitated, argumentative" and profane during the call. Borough employees then received a call from the management company at Figueroa's home. They said the 29-year-old had threatened to bring a handgun…

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by Mac Bullock
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'Someone Is Going To Die Tonight': Gunman Threatened Woman In Allentown Home, Police Say 'Someone Is Going To Die Tonight': Gunman Threatened Woman In Allentown Home, Police Say
'Someone Is Going To Die Tonight': Gunman Threatened Woman In Allentown Home, Police Say An Allentown man is charged with making terroristic threats while brandishing a gun at an area home on Sunday, Nov. 26. Lloyd Saunders, 44, is also charged with illegal firearm possession, simple assault, and harassment, police said.  Investigators said it happened at a home on the 900 block of West Chew Street after midnight. The victim told police Saunders aimed a gun at her and said "Someone is going to die tonight" before fleeing out the back door.  Patrol officers found Saunders a short time later with a .22 revolver in his possession, APD said.  Court records show the…

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by Mac Bullock
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PA's Gigi Hadid Fined For Bringing Pot To Caymans Via Private Jet: Border Control PA's Gigi Hadid Fined For Bringing Pot To Caymans Via Private Jet: Border Control
PA's Gigi Hadid Fined For Bringing Pot To Caymans Via Private Jet: Border Control Model and one-time Bucks County resident Gigi Hadid was fined $1,000 by Cayman Island authorities after reportedly passing through customs with marijuana in her bag, according to the country's Customs & Border Control office.  "The Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control confirms the arrests of two American nationals, Jelena Noura (Gigi) Hadid and Leah Nicole McCarthy for the importation of marijuana and importation of utensils used for the consumption of marijuana, on 10 July 2023," authorities said in a statement.  Cayman officials said Hadid and friend McCarthy arrived in the coun…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
NJ Man Caught Going 142 MPH On PA Turnpike: State Police NJ Man Caught Going 142 MPH On PA Turnpike: State Police
NJ Man Caught Going 142 MPH On PA Turnpike: State Police A 23-year-old New Jersey man—who missed his last NJ court date for speeding—was found going 142 miles per hour, leading Pennsylvania State Police on a chase on the PA Turnpike, according to PSP Newville.  Alix Preston Eugene of Tinton Falls Township was clocked at the high speed in gray Hyundai Elantra on Interstate 76 at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, according to a state police release the following weekend.  A traffic stop was attempted but Eugene supposedly sped on for more eight miles when— "in an attempt to elude the police" he swerved across two lanes …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Accused Chesco Stalker Followed 'Juvenile' Boy To Work, Gym: State Police Accused Chesco Stalker Followed 'Juvenile' Boy To Work, Gym: State Police
Accused Chesco Stalker Followed 'Juvenile' Boy To Work, Gym: State Police A Coatesville man is accused of stalking a "juvenile" victim in Chester County, state police say.  Dennis Baynard, 49, is charged with unlawful contact, corruption of a minor, harassment, and related counts, said Trooper James Grothey in a statement.  Investigators believe Baynard followed the alleged victim at his place of work, his gym, and his home, troopers said. He was arrested on Monday, May 1, and posted a $10,000 bond on Wednesday, May 3, according to state court records.  Baynard has a preliminary hearing before Judge Scott A. Massey scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, co…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
West Chester Student Charged With Rape West Chester Student Charged With Rape
West Chester Student Charged With Rape A West Chester University student is accused of raping a woman at a house party, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice.  Patrick Dreyer, 20, of Glen Mills, was taken into custody Friday, Feb. 10 and charged with multiple felonies including rape and sexual assault, West Chester Borough Police said in a statement.  In charging documents provided by the District Attorney's Office, investigators said Dreyer and the alleged victim, a 19-year-old woman, were at the same party on the 500 block of South Walnut Street on Sept. 3.  The woman told police she was in …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Montco Mom Charged With 'Prolonged' Child Abuse Montco Mom Charged With 'Prolonged' Child Abuse
Montco Mom Charged With 'Prolonged' Child Abuse A mother of two in Montgomery County faces felony abuse charges for what authorities describe as a "prolonged" period of neglect.  Preetika Singh Bobal, 44, of North Wales, was arrested following a four-month investigation involving several agencies, said Upper Gwynedd police.  Bobal's two children were subjected to "mental and physical abuse in varying forms," a pattern that "severely interfered with [their] growth, maturation and mental well-being," detectives said.  Authorities accused the 44-year-old of "infantilizing" the children to such a degree that they now lag behi…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Fake 'Marine' Who Conned Elderly Bucks Couple For $320K Learns Fate Fake 'Marine' Who Conned Elderly Bucks Couple For $320K Learns Fate
Fake 'Marine' Who Conned Elderly Bucks Couple For $320K Learns Fate The conman who posed as a US Marine Corps veteran to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly couple in Bucks County is going to prison.  Marc Cheeseman, a 50-year-old Silverdale resident, was sentenced to five to seven years in a Pennsylvania state prison in a hearing on Thursday, Jan. 19, District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said in a statement.  Cheeseman previously pleaded guilty in September to several felony theft charges and one misdemeanor count of impersonating a veteran, the DA said.  In court, prosecutors argued that he carried on a yearslong scheme t…

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by Mac Bullock
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Why This One Particular Stab Wound Is Crucial In Ellen Greenberg Family's Arguments Why This One Particular Stab Wound Is Crucial In Ellen Greenberg Family's Arguments
Why This One Particular Stab Wound Is Crucial In Ellen Greenberg Family's Arguments On Jan. 26, 2011, Ellen Rae Greenberg was found on the kitchen floor of her Philadelphia apartment with 20 stab wounds — 10 to the back of her neck alone. In a hearing last week, Greenberg's attorneys made arguments to have the ruling on Ellen's death changed from suicide to something else.  Among the points made was the fact that at least one of the wounds could not have been self-inflicted as it lacked blood, and was administered after Ellen had already died, the family's attorney Joe Podraza citing the findings of a city pathologist. That wound is in the neck region between C2 and C3 of…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police: New York Woman Identified As Allentown Stabbing Suspect Police: New York Woman Identified As Allentown Stabbing Suspect
Police: New York Woman Identified As Allentown Stabbing Suspect A New York woman was identified as the suspect in a stabbing that occurred in Allentown Tuesday night, authorities said. Arriving officers were dispatched to the 700 block of West Linden Street on a report of a stabbing, and found a victim with non-life-threatening injuries at approximately 7 p.m., Allentown police said. While the victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment, officers apprehended Chanel Rivers, 36, of Brooklyn, NY at the scene, police said. Rivers was charged with aggravated assault in relation to the incident.  She was released from custody after posting $20,0…

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by Nicole Acosta