PA Parents Charged After 5-Year-Old Daughter Found: Authorities (UPDATE) PA Parents Charged After 5-Year-Old Daughter Found: Authorities (UPDATE)
PA Parents Charged After 5-Year-Old Daughter Found: Authorities (Update) 2nd UPDATE: Wilma and Jose Alicea have been located and charged, police announced on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Additional details have not been released.  UPDATE: Dream Alicea was found safe Wednesday night, police said in an updated release.  Her parents, Wilma and Jose, are still at-large, and "are wanted for Felony Child Endangerment and other unrelated warrants," police stated in the update on May 3, 2023. ORIGINAL: A 5-year-old girl has been missing ever since she was rescued from a house fire, York City Police say.  Dream Alicea fled the scene of the house fire in Yor…
Missing Mom Found Dead Off Route 80 In PA Missing Mom Found Dead Off Route 80 In PA
Missing Mom Found Dead Off Route 80 In PA The human remains discovered in a wooded area off of Interstate 80 in Monroe County last week have been identified as belonging to a missing Stroudsburg woman, authorities have confirmed.  Dana Kristine Smithers, who was last seen nearly a year ago, was found near the Park Avenue/I-80 East on-ramp on Friday, April 28, Stroud Area Regional Police wrote in a release.  Smithers, who was 46, was identified via dental records, authorities said. An autopsy was conducted on Monday, May 1, but an official cause and manner of death are pending further testing, SARPD officers wrote.  In a Facebook g…
Police Seek Missing Chester County Teen Police Seek Missing Chester County Teen
Police Seek Missing Chester County Teen Authorities in Chester County are asking for the public's aid in locating a missing teenager.  Emily Bell, 17, of Oxford, was last seen on the 300 block of South 5th Street around 10 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, borough police wrote in a release.  At the time, she was wearing a black T-shirt with sweatpants, a Puma backpack, and black Timberland boots or black Nike sneakers, authorities said.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Oxford Borough Police Department at 610-268-3171. 
Bucks Mom And Daughter Missing, Car Found Abandoned In Philly: Police Bucks Mom And Daughter Missing, Car Found Abandoned In Philly: Police
Bucks Mom And Daughter Missing, Car Found Abandoned In Philly: Police Detectives are investigating the disappearance of a Bucks County mom and her daughter, whose car was found abandoned in Philadelphia Saturday morning, according to authorities.  Bridget Hennigan and her daughter Danielle Hennigan were reported missing on Friday, April 14 by husband and dad Daniel Hennigan, Bensalem police said in a release.  "His wife Bridget suffers from anxiety and depression and his daughter is developmentally challenged," the department wrote.  They were last seen at 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 13.  Then on Saturday, April 15, police in Philadelphia …
US Navy Vet. ID'd As Human Remains Found Near PA Post Office: Authorities US Navy Vet. ID'd As Human Remains Found Near PA Post Office: Authorities
US Navy Vet. ID'd As Human Remains Found Near PA Post Office: Authorities Human remains found near a Harrisburg area US Post Office have been identified, authorities told Daily Voice on Friday, April 14, 2023.  Donald " Freddy" Harris, 58, of Harrisburg had been missing since July 16, 2022, and his remains were found on the afternoon of Sunday, March 19, 2023, Dauphin County Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Libhart told Daily Voice. His remains were found in the 1300 block of Crooked Hill Road near the US Postal Service shipping and sorting hub close to Elmerton Road by the Farm Show Complex, Susquehanna Township Police explained at the time.  The re…
Missing Allentown Dad's Remains Recovered In Delaware River: Bucks Coroner Missing Allentown Dad's Remains Recovered In Delaware River: Bucks Coroner
Missing Allentown Dad's Remains Recovered In Delaware River: Bucks Coroner The remains of an Allentown dad who went missing late last year were recovered from the Delaware River in Solebury Township over the weekend, the Bucks County Coroner's Office has confirmed.  Solebury police were called to Virginia Forrest Recreation Area on Route 32 around 10:15 a.m on Sunday, April 9, the department said in a release. On the scene, officers spotted "what appeared to be a deceased subject" on a boulder in the river, and removed the remains with assistance from New Hope and Point Pleasant firefighters.  The Coroner's Office conducted an autopsy on the remains…
Missing Berks 19-Year-Old Found Dead, Homicide Investigation Launched Missing Berks 19-Year-Old Found Dead, Homicide Investigation Launched
Missing Berks 19-Year-Old Found Dead, Homicide Investigation Launched A 19-year-old Berks County man who had been missing for over a week was found dead in a wooded area in Reading, and police suspect he was murdered.  Javien Perch's remains were discovered along Oak Lane in the city's northeast side in the evening hours on Wednesday, April 5, a police department spokesperson said in a statement.  He was last seen alive about a mile away, heading south on North 10th Street on Tuesday, March 28, authorities had said.  A cause of death was not given, but police said the matter is being investigated as a homicide. There is "no indication" of a threat to public …
Mom Found Burned Dead In Vacant Lot Had Been Staying In Poconos Weeks Before Her Killing Mom Found Burned Dead In Vacant Lot Had Been Staying In Poconos Weeks Before Her Killing
Mom Found Burned Dead In Vacant Lot Had Been Staying In Poconos Weeks Before Her Killing Known for 30 years as the "Girl with the Scorpion Tattoo," the unidentified victim found brutally murdered on Staten Island now has a name, and it turns out she'd been staying in the Poconos during the weeks leading up to her death, authorities said. Christine Belusko of Clifton was handcuffed, strangled, beaten and burned in a Staten Island lot, the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office said. In the weeks leading up to her killing, she had been staying at a Mount Airy Lodge near Mount Pocono, PA, authorities said. Now, investigators hope to find Belusko's daughter, Christa N…
Infant, Woman With Dementia Go Missing In Western PA, Police Say Infant, Woman With Dementia Go Missing In Western PA, Police Say
Infant, Woman With Dementia Go Missing In Western PA, Police Say A 1-year-old girl and a 76-year-old woman with dementia have gone missing in Western Pennsylvania and the police are asking for help locating them.  Barbara English was last seen carrying baby Mara Robinson near Oak Street in West Mifflin, according to a police release on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.  English was last seen wearing a black coat and black pants. She has dark hair with highlights. Robinson was last seen wearing black pants and a red shirt. She also has a pink blanket with her. Anyone who sees them of knows of their whereabouts is asked to call the West Mifflin Police D…
Authorities Seek Missing Levittown Teenager Authorities Seek Missing Levittown Teenager
Authorities Seek Missing Levittown Teenager Law enforcement officials in Bucks County are asking for the public's aid in finding a missing Levittown boy.  Jean Azofeifa, 15, is "missing and has not been located," said Falls Township police in a statement Wednesday, March 15. Azofeifa is said to be 5-foot-2 and 125 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call Falls police at 215-328-8519 or email Detective John Vella at j.vella@fallstwppd.com.  Anonymous tips can be submitted to tiplines@fallstwppd.com. 
33-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing In South Jersey 33-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing In South Jersey
33-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing In South Jersey A 33-year-old woman has been missing for more than a month in South Jersey. On Wednesday, March 8, Ashley Broderick was reported missing from the Glendora Section of Gloucester Township. She has not had contact with family since approximately Feb. 1, Gloucester Township police said. Ashley is a white female and is described as being 5'-02" tall and 110 pounds. She has hazel eyes, light brown/blonde hair and was last seen wearing a green winter jacket and black pants.  Ashley BroderickGloucester Township police Broderick has a tattoo of Asian-style writing on her left wrist. She may be…
PA Woman Missing For Over 30 Years Found Alive In Puerto Rico: Authorities PA Woman Missing For Over 30 Years Found Alive In Puerto Rico: Authorities
PA Woman Missing For Over 30 Years Found Alive In Puerto Rico: Authorities A missing street preacher from Pennsylvania has been "found alive and well" in Puerto Rico, authorities announced in a press conference on Thursday, March 2, 2023.  Patricia "Pat" Gail Kopta, had not been seen since June 20, 1992, and her husband Robert "Bob" Kopta reported her missing on Nov. 27 of that year, according to the police.  She had a history of mental health issues and had disappeared before, so although there were rumors of a mugging and her jewelry being stolen, the police say family and friends knew she was looking for mental health treatment and her disappearance "…