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Two Arrested, Two More Sought For Shooting Of 8 Teens At SEPTA Bus Stop Two Arrested, Two More Sought For Shooting Of 8 Teens At SEPTA Bus Stop
Two Arrested, Two More Sought For Shooting Of 8 Teens At SEPTA Bus Stop Two suspects are in custody in connection with the mass shooting at a SEPTA bus stop in Philadelphia's Burlhome neighborhood last Wednesday, March 6, according to officials.  At a press conference Monday afternoon, March 11, city authorities identified them as Jamaal Tucker, 18, and Ahnile Buggs, 17.  Tucker surrendered to police on Friday, March 8 while they were serving search warrants, Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore told reporters.  Buggs was arrested over the weekend by US Marshals, who found a .40 caliber Glock 22 pistol in his belongings, authorities said. …
Woman, 21, Charged In SEPTA Driver's Deadly Shooting Woman, 21, Charged In SEPTA Driver's Deadly Shooting
Woman, 21, Charged In SEPTA Driver's Deadly Shooting The woman accused of killing a SEPTA bus driver on his route Thursday morning, Oct. 26 now faces murder charges, according to authorities.  Twenty-one-year-old Zhontay Capers was arrested by plainclothes SEPTA police officers less than a mile from the scene of the shooting, officials said. No weapon was recovered from her person.  Authorities said Route 23 driver Bernard Gribbin was shot in the torso and throat around 10:30 a.m. near Germantown and East Abottsford avenues.  He later died from his wounds at Einstein Medical Center.  Gribbin, a 48-year-old Abington resident, was a 12-year …
16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds 16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds
16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds An indictment of 16 members of a violent mid-Atlantic crime ring has been unsealed and the federal agencies are naming names.  Of the 16, eight of the alleged crime ring members were arrested in the morning on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, police in Fairfax County, Virginia announced later that day.  They were all arrested in connection to a violent crime spree that took place between Jan. 7, 2022, through Jan. 27, 2023.  The crime ring members were all from Maryland and the District of Columbia. They met with their accused leader – Trevor Wright, also known as “Taliban Glizzy” …
'Armed And Dangerous' Man Skips Court Date, PA State Police Say 'Armed And Dangerous' Man Skips Court Date, PA State Police Say
'Armed And Dangerous' Man Skips Court Date, PA State Police Say An "armed and dangerous" fugitive is on the run after missing his Berks County court date, Pennsylvania State Police warn. Jonathan E. Polanco of Reading, 28, never showed up to the Court of Common Pleas for a final disposition hearing on Thursday, Aug. 24, said troopers in a release.  He was facing charges including felony firearm offenses, fleeing police, and receiving stolen property in an alleged incident on June 26 of last year, state court records show. The 28-year-old stands 5-foot-9 and weighs 210 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, according to troopers. He has ties t…
Gunman Threatens Neighbors, Sends Officers On Foot Chase: Police Gunman Threatens Neighbors, Sends Officers On Foot Chase: Police
Gunman Threatens Neighbors, Sends Officers On Foot Chase: Police An Allentown man threatened neighbors with a loaded gun, authorities say.  David Jones, 27, is charged with firearm offenses, terroristic threats, assault, and related counts, city police said in a release.  It happened on Wednesday, July 19, according to the department. Officers were called to the 600 block of North 8th Street around 6 p.m. about a gunman making threats, police said.  First responders found Jones "in the area" but he allegedly fled, leading officers on a short chase, authorities said. He was arrested after a "brief struggle" and was found to have a loaded g…
Mass Shooting Suspect Who Killed 5 In Philly Racks Up Multiple Charges Mass Shooting Suspect Who Killed 5 In Philly Racks Up Multiple Charges
Mass Shooting Suspect Who Killed 5 In Philly Racks Up Multiple Charges One suspect faces multiple charges in connection with the mass shooting that left five people dead in Southwest Philadelphia late on Monday, July 3.  Kimbrady Carriker, 40, is accused of murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and related firearm offenses, city police told Daily Voice.  The first shots rang out just before 8:30 p.m. Monday on the 1600 block of South 56th Street in Kingsessing, the department said. Officers arrived to find multiple victims injured across an "extensive scene," according to police.  Six people were rushed from the scene to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where fo…
Third Accused Killer Of Kids Playing With Kittens, GF Arrested: Lebanon DA Third Accused Killer Of Kids Playing With Kittens, GF Arrested: Lebanon DA
Third Accused Killer Of Kids Playing With Kittens, GF Arrested: Lebanon DA Two more people have been arrested following a quadruple shooting and triple homicide that killed two elementary school-age brothers playing with kittens in the 400 block of North 5th Street around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.  Ivan Claudio Rosero, 27, was caught in Philadelphia on June 6, 2023, according to the Lebanon District Attorney's office. He confessed to detectives that he was involved in the shootings that killed 8-year-old Jesus Perez-Salome,  9-year-old Sebastian Perez- Salome, and 19-year-old Joshua Lugo-Perez, "he drove himself and the other shooters to and from the murd…
Teen Arrested For Rape, Robbery In Harrisburg: Police Teen Arrested For Rape, Robbery In Harrisburg: Police
Teen Arrested For Rape, Robbery In Harrisburg: Police A woman was found on the street after being hit in the head, raped, and robbed by a teenager, on Monday, January 16, authorities say. Harrisburg police were called to a report of an armed robbery at gunpoint in the area of South 13th and Berryhill streets around 8 a.m.  Upon arrival, the woman told them she was walking along the street when she was approached by a man she did not know who "displayed a handgun and ordered the victim to engage in sexual acts with him. The victim attempted to fight the suspect off and was struck by the suspect. The suspect then took items belonging to the…
Attempted Homicide, Kidnapping Suspect In PA Park Shooting Tracked Down With Social Media Help Attempted Homicide, Kidnapping Suspect In PA Park Shooting Tracked Down With Social Media Help
Attempted Homicide, Kidnapping Suspect In PA Park Shooting Tracked Down With Social Media Help Investigators tracked down the social media account of a suspect they say opened fire at a vehicle before driving to a fire station during a confrontation in Pennsylvania, leading to attempted homicide and kidnapping charges. Daniel Charles Fegely Jr., 24, was charged with attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault, attempted kidnapping, simple assault, reckless endangerment, and numerous firearm offenses, including being prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior convictions. Officers responding to a shooting at the intersection of Ontario St. and Itaska St. near Madison Park i…
Delco Ex-Con Tries To Grab Ghost Gun During Arrest, DA Says Delco Ex-Con Tries To Grab Ghost Gun During Arrest, DA Says
Delco Ex-Con Tries To Grab Ghost Gun During Arrest, DA Says A Delaware County ex-con is back behind bars after being nabbed with drugs and trying to grab his ghost gun during an arrest, authorities said. Members of the Delaware County Narcotics Task Force arrived at 30-year-old Jacob Senkow's Tinicum Township home on Thursday, July 21 to serve a search warrant, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. Authorities found Senkow with a ghost gun, methamphetamine, and numerous pills, they said. Senkow tried to grab the unregulated handgun from his waistband as officers tried to arrest him, but was stopped, police said. "He was ap…
US Marshals Vehicles Surround DelCo Murder Suspect Trying To Flee Traffic Stop US Marshals Vehicles Surround DelCo Murder Suspect Trying To Flee Traffic Stop
US Marshals Vehicles Surround DelCo Murder Suspect Trying To Flee Traffic Stop A man wanted in the 2021 murder of an 18-year-old man in Delaware County was captured by US Marshals agents Marlon Cooper, 19, has been wanted for months in the killing of Samad Montgomery last August in Chester. He was spotted driving on the on the 400 block of East Baltimore Pike in Media Wednesday, June 16, and tried to flee when authorities conducted a traffic stop, federal officials said.  He was unsuccessful as numerous vehicles of the Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force stopped him at the intersection of Manchester and Wallingford Avenue, the US Marshals Office said. …
Third Suspect Charged In 2021 Murder Of DelCo 18-Year-Old: DA Third Suspect Charged In 2021 Murder Of DelCo 18-Year-Old: DA
Third Suspect Charged In 2021 Murder Of DelCo 18-Year-Old: DA A third suspect has been charged in the deadly shooting of an 18-year-old from Delaware County last year, authorities announced. Hakeem Montes, 18, of Chester, was charged with criminal homicide, murder of the first, second, and third-degree, conspiracy, and several firearms offenses, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said Thursday, April 14. Montes is the third suspect identified in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Samad Montgomery, who was found with several gunshot wounds in the 1200 block of Clover Lane in Chester and pronounced dead at the scene on Saturday, …
Gunman Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder For 2019 Shooting At Bucks County Park Gunman Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder For 2019 Shooting At Bucks County Park
Gunman Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder For 2019 Shooting At Bucks County Park One of two gunmen pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted murder for his role in a 2019 shooting at a park in Bucks County, authorities said. Taariq A. Norris, 26, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to attempted murder, aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, persons not to possess a firearm, possession of a firearm without a license, and possession of an instrument of crime, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Norris was arrested in October 2019 after a months-long investigation into the March 28, 2019, attack that saw a man shot several times at a bas…