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Accident Or Homicide? Shooting Leaves 17-Year-Old Boy Dead In PA Accident Or Homicide? Shooting Leaves 17-Year-Old Boy Dead In PA
Accident Or Homicide? Shooting Leaves 17-Year-Old Boy Dead In PA The difficult task of ruling whether an "accidental" shooting may be a homicide is up to authorities in Luzerne County, Daily Voice was told on Friday, Sept. 6. A teenage boy was fatally wounded with a gunshot wound to his chest in Nanticoke on Sunday, Sept. 1, authorities said. The victim was identified as Hunter Sipple, 17, the following day.  The shooting with a handgun was "preliminarily accidental" pending further investigation, Nanticoke Police Chief Michael Roke told Daily Voice. "It's been a pretty whirlwind week," Roke said on Friday, Sept. 6. "We have more people coming in f…

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by Jon Craig
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PA Mom, Daughter Of Convicted Rapist, Arrested On Incest Charges: DA PA Mom, Daughter Of Convicted Rapist, Arrested On Incest Charges: DA
PA Mom, Daughter Of Convicted Rapist, Arrested On Incest Charges: DA A registered sex offender is back behind bars after allegedly threatening his grandchildren with a gun. His daughter — who is also accused of incest with her children — who was at large for weeks was arrested on May 8, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice and an updated release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office on Friday, May 10. The warrant for the arrest of Sarah Lee Miller, also known as Sara Souder, was announced on her 35th birthday, May 8, court records show. Her last known address was in Nanticoke, Luzerne County. She was taken into cust…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Woman Killed, Man Injured In 'Likely Murder-Suicide' Attempt In PA: Police Woman Killed, Man Injured In 'Likely Murder-Suicide' Attempt In PA: Police
Woman Killed, Man Injured In 'Likely Murder-Suicide' Attempt In PA: Police Authorities are investigating a "likely murder-suicide" attempt in Nanticoke on Monday night, Jan. 22, police said in a release.  Officers were called to the 300 block of East Union Street around 8:30 p.m., the department said.  A woman was found dead on the scene and a man was "found alive and transported to a nearby hospital," the release says. His condition was unknown to police as of Tuesday.  Neither person was named in the release.  Police Chief Michael Roke said it was an "isolated incident" and that there is "no danger to the public."

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by Mac Bullock
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Undercover PA Man Helps Catch 9 Alleged Predators Attempting To Lure Children Using Dating Apps Undercover PA Man Helps Catch 9 Alleged Predators Attempting To Lure Children Using Dating Apps
Undercover PA Man Helps Catch 9 Alleged Predators Attempting To Lure Children Using Dating Apps A group of alleged child predators were apprehended by police in connection with a scheme to meet up with minors they meet via dating apps on Tuesday, according to police. The accused, allegedly thought they were talking to children on dating apps and were trying to meet up for sex, according to police. Musa Harris, 41, who calls himself the "Luzerne County Predator Catcher,” is not a police officer, but he messages people on dating apps claiming to be underage, police say. This is something Harris, a father with a young child, has been doing full-time since March 2020, according to an …

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by Jillian Pikora