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Reckless Teens Caused Their Injuries By Crashing Stolen Car, Lehigh DA Says
New details have been released in multiple serious Lehigh Valley crashes, including one involving minors, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said on Monday, Oct. 14
A teenager driving a stolen Nissan Maxima crashed on American Parkway, just north of the intersection of Bradford Street in Allentown at 2:35 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, the DA detailed.
The two teens in the car, ages 14 and 15, were both injured. "The driver, whose name will not be released due to his age, was seriously injured," the DA said. "A passenger inside the car also received minor injuries in the accident."
The investiga…
Suspected Pennypack Park Slasher Has Links To Unsolved Rapes, Murder: Police
The man accused of attacking people with a machete in Pennypack Park has been linked to a string of unsolved rapes and one murder dating back to 2003, according to authorities.
Elias Diaz, 46, was arrested on the park trail on Sunday, Dec. 17, police said previously.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 19, Philadelphia police, District Attorney Larry Krasner, and FBI officials said Diaz's DNA was linked to evidence collected from the scenes of multiple sexual assaults in Fairmount Park from 2003.
He is also said to be linked to the July 13, 2003 murder of 30-year-…
NY Woman Shot PA District Attorney, State Police Say
A New York woman has been arrested and charged as the suspected shooter of a Central Pennsylvania District Attorney, State Police announced on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
Porice Diamond Mincy of Staten Island shot Cameron County District Attorney Paul Malizia at his office located at 25 East Fourth Street, Emporium Borough (Cameron County) around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, according to Pennsylvania State Police
The 31-year-old then fled the scene, but she had been staying in the area and was later taken into custody, the police explained.
She was charged with the following offens…
Ex-ymca Employee Who Ditched Daughter In PA YMCA Dumpster Learns Her Fate: DA
A former YMCA employee who ditched her daughter in the organization's dumpster in Lancaster in 2007 has been convicted and sentenced, the District Attorney announced on May 24, 2023.
DNA evidence linked Tara Indrakosit Brazzle, 44, of Valparaiso, Indiana (formerly of Lancaster, Pennsylvania) to the baby girl, according to the DA.
She was arrested in California in 2021 for "infanticide by asphyxiation," as Daily Voice previously reported.
"Baby Mary Ann", was 36 weeks old when she was found in the 500 block of North Queen Street in 2007, the DA explained.
Brazz…
Montco Mom Charged After 6-Year-Old Brings Gun To School: DA
A 6-year-old boy in Norristown brought his mother's handgun to school, and now she's facing criminal charges, claims District Attorney Kevin Steele.
Jasmin Devlin, 30, surrendered to police on Tuesday, Feb. 14 and was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Albert J. Augustine who set bail at $50,000 unsecured, the DA said.
According to authorities Devlin's young son took the pistol on the school bus on Thursday, Feb. 9, and began showing classmates. A group of children immediately alerted a secretary when the bus arrived at the school, they said.
The secretary c…
'Evil And Vile': Suspect ID'd In Fatal Delco Arson Fire, DA Says
Officials have named the suspect in the deadly arson fire that killed a 20-year-old disabled woman in Delaware County.
Aaron Clark, 30, of Philadelphia, is charged with first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said in a press conference Wednesday, Dec. 7.
Here’s a mugshot of the suspect, Aaron Clark, 30, who’s charged with first degree murder, four counts of attempted murder, arson and several other charges @CBSPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/AdDt1G39KT — Matt Petrillo (@MattPetrillo) December 7, 2022
Calling the incident "one of the m…
