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Inmate Found Unresponsive At Lehigh County Jail Dies: Investigation Underway
A Lehigh County Jail inmate was found unresponsive in his cell on Saturday, Dec. 14, and later pronounced dead, authorities said.
Linwood Jones, 62, was discovered unresponsive in his cell at the Allentown facility around 4:20 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Department of Corrections. Staff immediately declared a medical emergency and began CPR before EMS arrived and took over, Director of Corrections Janine Donate said.
Jones was transported to St. Luke's Hospital-Allentown by ambulance, where he was pronounced dead at 5:20 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, officials said.
Jones had been admi…
Overdosed PA Mom Smothers Infant Son To Death: Affidavit
A 3-month-old boy suffocated by his mom while she was passed out after ingesting crack cocaine, Lancaster police detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
Luz L. Saez, 32, of the 500 block of Lime Street in Lancaster, smoked the crack to “stay awake”, according to an affidavit of probable cause, but grandma found the infant under his mom on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.
The infant's death was later ruled an accident from asphyxia due to co-sleeping, according to the coroner.
A crack pipe and crack cocaine were found by investigators searching Saez’s bedro…
Attempted Murder: Stabbing To Face, Neck, PA State Police Say
A man has been charged with attempted murder after police found a man stabbed in the neck and face in Red Lion, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Joel McWilliams, 36, of Red Lion, has been charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Possession of an Offensive Weapon, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Simple Assault, and Harassment, PSP York announced.
The charges come on the heels of a stabbing in the 300 block of 1st Avenue in Red Lion Borough at 10:22 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23.
Troopers arrived to…
Former PA Goodwill VP From Harrisburg Dies Rafting In Alaska: State Police
A former vice president with Goodwill in Pennsylvania has died in a rafting accident in Alaska, state police confirmed to Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 10.
Deborah Burke, 65 of Harrisburg, PA, retired from being the Vice President of Finance for Goodwill Keystone Area in May 2024, according to her LinkedIn. She was a 1999 alumna of West Chester University with a degree in accounting.
She was enjoying the "career break" as she put it, rafting with her family on the Klutina River near Copper Center in Alaska on Sunday, July 7, 2024, when disaster struck — a landslide rolled …
