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$740K Stolen From Churches, Priest's Own Mother By Ex-Clergyman: PA AG
A former Ukrainian Catholic priest stole more than $740,000 from Pennsylvania churches, church groups, and his own mother, state authorities announced.
Gregory Allen Madeya, 69, formerly of Westmoreland County, was arrested in Vero Beach, Florida, on Friday, Aug. 14, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17.
Madeya is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania on felony charges of dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, theft by unlawful taking, theft by failure to make required disposition of funds, financial exploitation of an older adult or care-dependent pers…
Head-On Tesla Crash Kills Springfield Man In NJ: Cops
A 68-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed when a Tesla crossed the median of Route 55 and struck his SUV in South Jersey on Saturday morning, Aug. 22, authorities said.
At 8:31 a.m., a Tesla was heading south on Route 55 in Vineland when its driver lost control, ran off the left side of the road, crossed the grass median, struck a tree, and entered the northbound lanes, Caitlin Brennan, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey State Police said said. The Tesla then struck a northbound Chevrolet SUV, Brennan said
The Chevrolet driver, Phillip Eastman, 68, of Springfield, PA, died, while the Tesla dr…
$9.8K In Cocaine, Pills, Guns Seized From Pennsylvania Home: DA
Nearly $10,000 worth of cocaine and other suspected drugs, along with two guns — one of them stolen — were seized during a raid of a Reading home, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 21.
Diamonte Peair Sims, 24, of Reading, was taken into custody after Berks County Drug Task Force detectives served a search warrant at 617 Brookline Plaza around 9 a.m. Friday as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office.
Investigators had identified Sims as a suspect in the trafficking of controlled substances from the residence, the DA's office sa…
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged In PA: Court Docs
A portion of a 6-year-old girl's ear was found inside a Lebanon County home after two dogs mauled her — their second serious attack on a young child at the residence — according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21.
Rebecca Hresko, 31, and her parents, Andrew "Andy" Hresko, 70, and Debra Hresko, 61, of the Hresko family, who run Hresko's Bar-B-Que Pit, have been charged for their respective roles in the attacks involving the family's dogs, Chip and Zeus, at their South Lebanon Township home.
Rebecca Hresko faces First-Degree Felony Aggravated Assault of a Child, Sec…
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab PennWest Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs
A soccer player days away from starting her freshman year was stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” took over and told him to stab her in a Jeep parked near her dorm — then his mother helped clean up and conceal her body, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21.
Royce Joel Moser, 18, of Canonsburg, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of 18-year-old Karoline Jordyn Heintz, along with abuse of a corpse, conspiracy, tampering with evidence, conspiracy to tamper with evidence, and obstructing the administration of law, court recor…
School Bus Drivers Sneak Into PA Garage, Accessing Protected Student Records, Officials Allege
Two school bus drivers are accused of sneaking into a secure Pennsylvania school garage after hours and repeatedly accessing protected district records, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Shawn Levy, of Breinigsville, and Tyler Young, of Allentown, worked as Parkland School District bus drivers when the alleged crimes occurred, according to the release. Both are charged with felony counts of Conspiracy to Burglary, Conspiracy to Criminal Trespass, and Conspiracy to the Unlawful Duplication.
The investigation began after Parkland School Director of…
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS
Federal officials are detailing a New York woman's alleged plan to bomb the State Capitol, kill senators, and flee to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria.
Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, made her initial appearance in federal court on a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the US Department of Justice said (see criminal complaint attached at the bottom of this news story).
Bowie was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she took possession of what she believed was an explosive device intended for an attack on the New York State Capitol and state senators, authorities said. …
Motorcycling PA Couple Killed When Driver 'Freaked Out' Over Bug Remembered: Report
A motorcycling couple who shared 14 years together are being remembered after they were killed in a head-on Pennsylvania crash allegedly caused when a New Jersey driver became distracted by a bug that flew into her vehicle.
Miranda Sue Wormuth, 30, and her "lifelong partner," Anthony Myles Sones, 34, died in the Wednesday, Aug. 12 crash on Carson Hill Road in Brady Township, Clearfield County, according to their obituaries and as previously reported by Daily Voice.
Bernadette Cobb, 55, of Brick, NJ, was driving a 2021 Nissan Rogue east when she crossed into the westbound lane and struck the…
Fake Caregivers, Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands Montco Mom, Daughter In Prison
A home care agency owner whose daughter was already jailed in a massive Medicaid fraud case is now headed to state prison herself, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Aug. 20.
Stephanie Mobley, 54, of King of Prussia, owned ComfortZone Home Health Care, LLC, where prosecutors say she approved kickback arrangements, assigned phony caregivers to clients, and recruited clients to participate in the scheme.
A Montgomery County judge sentenced Mobley to 17 months to 10 years in state prison and ordered her to pay $1.76 million in restitution on Wednesday, Aug. 19, ac…
PA Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Home Projects Unfinished: Police
A contractor is accused of taking nearly $180,000 from homeowners for renovation projects that were never started or left unfinished, police announced on Thursday, Aug. 20.
Shawn Hagan, 46, of Philadelphia, owner of Hagan Home Concepts, was charged following a multi-jurisdictional investigation by Bensalem and Middletown township police, according to the release.
The investigation involved three homeowners who reported paying Hagan a combined $178,291 for projects estimated to cost more than $300,000, police said.
A Bensalem resident hired Hagan to build a home addition for an estimated $7…
Woman Shot In Head, Hostages Held 33 Hours By PA Gunman: Prosecutors
A gunman who shot the mother of his child in the head before taking two hostages and holding police at bay for 33 hours has been convicted five years after the standoff in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Derrick Hutcherson was convicted of attempted murder, two counts of kidnapping, endangering the welfare of a child, assault of a law enforcement officer, and possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a felony following a three-day jury trial from Monday, Aug. 17 through Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to Dauphin County District Attorney Francis T. C…
NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In PA: Prosecutors
A New Jersey man who drove to Pennsylvania dressed as a religious solicitor to meet someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl for sex has been sentenced, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
The case began when Oscar Castillo-Peralta, 54, of Pleasantville, NJ, started chatting on a social media app with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl on Jan. 30, 2025, authorities said. Bensalem police previously identified the app as KIK.
The pair exchanged phone numbers and continued communicating by text, with the conversations becoming sexual over the following weeks, investigators s…
