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Montco Neighbor Heard Screaming Before Bar Employee Beat GF Dead With Hammer: Affidavit Montco Neighbor Heard Screaming Before Bar Employee Beat GF Dead With Hammer: Affidavit
Montco Neighbor Heard Screaming Before Bar Employee Beat GF Dead With Hammer: Affidavit A Pennsylvania man has been charged with murder on accusations he beat his girlfriend to death with a hammer, authorities said. William Carey, 46, carried out the deadly attack on his girlfriend, Jessica Zipkin, 34, at their Gravel Pike apartment in Perkiomen, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced on Saturday, Nov. 2. Police were called to the apartment around 2:10 a.m., after receiving a 911 call saying there may be a deceased person at the location, DA Steele said. A responding Pennsylvania State Police trooper found Zipkin face down on the bedroom floor of one of the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Montco Copper Thieves Used Bolt Cutters In PECO Station Break-In, Troopers Say Montco Copper Thieves Used Bolt Cutters In PECO Station Break-In, Troopers Say
Montco Copper Thieves Used Bolt Cutters In Peco Station Break-In, Troopers Say State police in Montgomery County are investigating a burglary at a PECO substation on May 8.  Two masked men used bolt cutters to gain entry to the substation at 444 Gravel Pike in Perkiomen, troopers said.  They then stole copper wiring from the loading dock, according to investigators.  Suspect one was 5-foot-11 and about 180 pounds with an average build, police said. He wore a gray hoodie with the hood cinched tightly around his face, black sweatpants, and gray sneakers.  Suspect two was 6-foot and about 200 pounds, also with an average build. He wore a black …

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by Mac Bullock
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PA Killer Calls FBI After Slaying Mom, Brother: DA PA Killer Calls FBI After Slaying Mom, Brother: DA
PA Killer Calls FBI After Slaying Mom, Brother: DA A Montgomery County man shot and killed his mother and brother on Sunday, Sept. 24 before placing a call to federal agents, prosecutors claim.  Aaron Deshong, a 49-year-old Perkiomen resident, was still on the phone with the FBI's Threat Assessment Center when state police arrived at his Gravel Pike home to take him into custody, said the District Attorney's Office.  The FBI received the call around 5 p.m., according to the criminal complaint released by prosecutors. Deshong allegedly told agents he had been "living on the edge" since his father's death, that he was "not suicidal,…

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by Mac Bullock
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Driver Strikes Pole In Perkiomen Driver Strikes Pole In Perkiomen
Driver Strikes Pole In Perkiomen A driver struck a pole in Montgomery County Monday afternoon, authorities said. Rescue crews arrived at the scene on Gravel Pike (Rt. 29) and Iron Bridge Drive in Perkiomen around 2:30 p.m., according to Perkiomen Fire Company Gravel Pike was reduced to one lane and then closed for a short period of time while the driver was attended to and the vehicle was removed, fire officials said. The driver's injuries are unknown. Pennsylvania State Police did not immediately respond to Daily Voice's request for more information.

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by Nicole Acosta