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PA Judge Lied About His Address To Get The Job, DA Says PA Judge Lied About His Address To Get The Job, DA Says
PA Judge Lied About His Address To Get The Job, DA Says A judge in Pennsylvania will face criminal charges himself, after officials say he lied about where he lived in order to be appointed to the bench.  John R. Caffese, who has served as Magisterial District Judge for Tobyhanna and Tunkhannock townships since July, was arraigned on Thursday, Dec. 1 on multiple felony offenses, said Monroe County District Attorney E. David Christine Jr. in a statement.  Prosecutors say Caffese, 36, claimed to live in Tobyhanna while actually living in Stroudsburg — a violation of state law, which requires appointees to live in their district…

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by Mac Bullock
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Ex-Police Officer In Two PA Boroughs Took $98K, Stole Guns From Evidence Locker: Authorities Ex-Police Officer In Two PA Boroughs Took $98K, Stole Guns From Evidence Locker: Authorities
Ex-Police Officer In Two PA Boroughs Took $98K, Stole Guns From Evidence Locker: Authorities A central Pennsylvania former police officer has been charged for thefts he committed on the job, authorities say. 48-year-old Christopher John Still formerly of the Marysville and Halifax boroughs of police is accused of submitting for hours he never worked while employed with the Halifax Borough from 2019 and 2022— resulting in a theft of $98,754.50, according to a release by the Dauphin County district attorney's office on Dec. 1.  Additionally, he is accused of taking three guns from the evidence locker— two of which were sold to Reeser’s Gun Shop for $500, according…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Scammer Stole Thousands From Bucks County Grandmother, Police Say Scammer Stole Thousands From Bucks County Grandmother, Police Say
Scammer Stole Thousands From Bucks County Grandmother, Police Say A scam caller who stole thousands of dollars from a Bucks County grandmother is now facing jail time, according to authorities.  Police in Falls Township charged Christopher Mauricio, 19, of Philadelphia, with two felony counts of theft and receiving stolen property, the department announced.  Investigators say Mauricio ran an elaborate scam involving multiple assumed identities and phony paperwork to steal $5,000 from a woman in her 90s.  Officials said a caller contacted the victim on April 25, claiming to be her grandson. He told her he was in jail in Allentown and needed…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
NY Man Stole $138.6K Of Gas From Lancaster County Gas Station: Police NY Man Stole $138.6K Of Gas From Lancaster County Gas Station: Police
NY Man Stole $138.6K Of Gas From Lancaster County Gas Station: Police A 28-year-old New York man was released on $25,000 unsecured bail after funneling more than $138,600 of diesel fuel from a Lancaster County gas station into his truck over the course of several months, authorities said. Rafael Payamps-Valerio, of Corona, NY, stole thousands of gallons of the fuel from pumps at Redner's Market on North Reading Road between July and September 2022, East Cocalico Township police said. The pumped the gas into a large storage container in the back of his van, police said. Three arrest warrants were obtained during an investigation, and Payamps-Val…

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by Cecilia Levine
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GUILTY: Jury Convicts PA Woman In Connection With Stealing Nancy Pelosi's Laptop At Jan. 6 Riot GUILTY: Jury Convicts PA Woman In Connection With Stealing Nancy Pelosi's Laptop At Jan. 6 Riot
Guilty: Jury Convicts PA Woman In Connection With Stealing Nancy Pelosi's Laptop At Jan. 6 Riot Former Mechanicsburg/Harrisburg woman, Riley June Williams has been found guilty by a jury in Washington, D.C. on charges related to the Jan. 6 riot in the U.S. Capitol— infamously in connection with the theft of Nancy Pelosi's laptop. The 23-year-old had been charged with stealing a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, entering a restricted building and other related offenses, as Daily Voice has previously reported. Over a year ago, Oct. 19, 2021, Williams pleaded not guilty to all eight charges, but she was found guilty on six charges in connection with the theft of the Speak…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Suspects Sought In String Of 'Organized' Berks Co. Walmart Thefts: Police Suspects Sought In String Of 'Organized' Berks Co. Walmart Thefts: Police
Suspects Sought In String Of 'Organized' Berks Co. Walmart Thefts: Police Police in Berks county are searching for multiple suspects in connection with a string of highly-organized thefts from the Caernarvon Walmart, authorities say. The first incident took place on July 7, police said, when four people walked into the 100 Crossings Blvd. store and stole two shopping carts filled with merchandise. Surveillance footage captured two women filling the carts before meeting a man in a white Dodge pickup truck in the parking lot. A fourth suspect is listed but his suspected role in the heist was not described.  Suspect number 1 in the August theft is said to be a Lat…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
PA Delivery Driver Steals Truck Full Of Doughnuts: Report PA Delivery Driver Steals Truck Full Of Doughnuts: Report
PA Delivery Driver Steals Truck Full Of Doughnuts: Report A Pennsylvania Krispy Kreme delivery driver is accused of running off with a shipment of doughnuts, according to a report by CBS-21. Police said Robert Rebmann Jr., 40, of Lackawanna County, was supposed to deliver the sweets to a store in North Hampton on Oct. 27 but stopped answering his supervisor's phone calls and never showed up, the outlet wrote.  He was arrested Oct. 28 and charged with theft, South Abington Township police reportedly said.  Click here for the full story from CBS-21.

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
8 Suspects Stole More Than $1K In Shoes, Say Police In Chesco 8 Suspects Stole More Than $1K In Shoes, Say Police In Chesco
8 Suspects Stole More Than $1K In Shoes, Say Police In Chesco A group of eight adults stole more than $1,000 worth of shoes from a Chester County store this week, authorities say.  According to state police, the group entered the Famous Footwear store on Baltimore Pike in East Marlborough Township at around 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30, and made off with $1,279 in merchandise.  Investigators are asking for the public's aid in identifying all eight suspects.  Suspect number one is described as a black man wearing all-black clothes with a black beanie.  Suspect number two is said to be a white woman wearing blue pants with a blue sweatshirt and a yellow…

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by Mac Bullock
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90-Year-Old Woman Charged With Stealing From Man At Casino: Report 90-Year-Old Woman Charged With Stealing From Man At Casino: Report
90-Year-Old Woman Charged With Stealing From Man At Casino: Report "Finders keepers, losers wipers" is a schoolyard taunt and indeed not words to live by in the real world— even for 90-year-olds.  Crime is ageless as one western Pennsylvania woman found out when she was charged for allegedly taking money and a voucher out of a man’s wallet on Sunday, Oct. 30, according to a report by Casino.org.  Norma Buchwach of Pittsburgh allegedly picked up a wallet that was accidentally left on the seat of a slot machine at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh operated by Rush Street Gaming, the outlet reports citing court documents.  She was spotted on surve…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Berks Police Seek Home Depot Shoplifter Berks Police Seek Home Depot Shoplifter
Berks Police Seek Home Depot Shoplifter Police in Berks County are searching for the man they say stole from the Home Depot.  According to authorities, the unknown man left the Home Depot on Crossing Drive in Wyomissing with merchandise he did not pay for on Thursday, Oct. 27 at around 2:15 p.m.  Anyone who can identify the suspect is asked to call Officer Estevez of the Wyomissing Borough Police department at 610-375-6102, or to call Berks County Crime Alert at 1-877-373-9913. Tips can also be submitted online at the Berks County Crime Watch website. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Who Stole 500-Pound Bronze Statue From Lehigh War Memorial? Who Stole 500-Pound Bronze Statue From Lehigh War Memorial?
Who Stole 500-Pound Bronze Statue From Lehigh War Memorial? A 500-pound bronze statue of a bald eagle has gone missing from a war memorial at a Lehigh County park, authorities announced.  State police are investigating the theft from Cedar Hill Memorial Park in Hanover Township, they said in a press release on Thursday, Oct. 27.  Officials say the theft occurred sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 25 and 26.  Police are asking for the public's help in locating the statue. To submit a tip, call state police at Bethlehem Station at (610) 861-2026 or call anonymously at 1-800-472-8477.

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Philly Man Guilty In Chesco Home Invasion, DA Says Philly Man Guilty In Chesco Home Invasion, DA Says
Philly Man Guilty In Chesco Home Invasion, DA Says A Philadelphia man was convicted of invading a Chester County home, tying up its owner, and stealing his belongings, authorities have announced.  Kareem Harper-El, 39, will be sentenced at an upcoming hearing, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said in a release on Monday, Oct. 24.  Prosecutors said Harper-El, working together with Renada Myers of Coatesville, arranged to meet with the victim, an unnamed 40-year-old man, at his Pennsbury Township home for a date on Aug. 7, 2018.  Instead of the planned rendezvous with Myers, Harper-El and a third, unidentified acc…

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by Mac Bullock