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'Suspicious' Voter Registration Forms In PA County Under Investigation: DA 'Suspicious' Voter Registration Forms In PA County Under Investigation: DA
'Suspicious' Voter Registration Forms In PA County Under Investigation: DA Some suspicious voter registration forms in Berks County are under investigation, according to District Attorney John Adams. "I want to be clear, these are voter registration forms — people's applications to vote," Adams said in a phone call with Daily Voice on Friday, Nov. 11. "These are not ballots." Adams confirmed that his office is investigating the suspicious forms, but he couldn't confirm the number or other details of the case. The Berks County Board of Elections referred about 1,300 suspicious voter registration forms to the district attorney's office on Thursday, Oct. 31, a …
Multiple PA Counties Investigating Suspected Fraudulent Voter Registrations: Officials Multiple PA Counties Investigating Suspected Fraudulent Voter Registrations: Officials
Multiple PA Counties Investigating Suspected Fraudulent Voter Registrations: Officials Three Pennsylvania counties are investigating possible voter registration fraud, as mail-in ballots are rapidly coming in.  Approximately 2,500 voter registrations dropped off at the Lancaster County Board of Elections could be fraudulent, the county commissions and County District Attorney Heather Adams announced at a joint press conference on Friday, Oct. 25. These applications were collected by paid canvassers during the summer at shopping centers, parking lots of grocery stores, other businesses, sidewalks, and parks in Lancaster County.  The registration applicatio…
Constable Charged After Leaving Loaded Gun In Pennsylvania Public Bathroom Constable Charged After Leaving Loaded Gun In Pennsylvania Public Bathroom
Constable Charged After Leaving Loaded Gun In Pennsylvania Public Bathroom A Lebanon County Constable has been charged after he left his gun in a public restroom, the District Attorney's office announced on Thursday, Aug. 29.  Lebanon County Constable James Drahovsky left his gun in the public restroom at the District Justice Office located at 502 State Drive on Monday, Aug. 26, Chief County Detective Jonathan Hess detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.  The 70-year-old left in the Glock 27 loaded with six 40 caliber bullets sometime between 1:37 and 1:44 p.m., Hess explained after watching the surveillance video footage. He left the offi…
Name Released Of 22-Year-Old Man Killed By Police In Harrisburg: Officials Name Released Of 22-Year-Old Man Killed By Police In Harrisburg: Officials
Kendrell Tyree Hall, 22 of Harrisburg, Shot Dead By Police A man was shot dead and a police K9 was injured during a foot pursuit in Harrisburg, city officials announced on Sunday. Kendrell Tyree Hall, 22 of Harrisburg, has been identified as the man fatally shot on Sunday, according to a release by county press secretary Diane McNaughton.  Police officers were in the downtown area investigating a "shots fired" report, according to the Dauphin County District Attorney's office.   Before the shooting, a Harrisburg City Police officer and a K9 began chasing a man who broke free from a group who was wearing a mask and carrying a gu…
Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says
Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says A Quakertown man was sentenced on Tuesday, May 28 for sexually assaulting two children, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Matias J. Martinez Morales will spend between 18.5 and 47 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, prosecutors said in a release.  Authorities said they launched the investigation in November 2022 when a 16-year-old told Quakertown police that Martinez Morales raped her when she was 4. The victim told detectives he "threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone," the DA's Office said.  A second victim told …
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA Tyler Sullivan pleaded guilty to the third-degree murder of his infant son in a Bucks County court on Wednesday, May 29, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Authorities have said they were called to Sullivan's Radcliffe Street home in Bristol last May 25 to find his 4-month-old son Timothy was "not breathing and cold to the touch." Officers performed life-saving measures but eventually took the baby to Lower Bucks Hospital where he died.  Medical staff at the hospital said the boy's injuries were "indicative of a battered child" — he suffered "contusions, bruising, and …
Pennsylvania Man Raped Child Under 9 Years Old: DA Pennsylvania Man Raped Child Under 9 Years Old: DA
Pennsylvania Man Raped Child Under 9 Years Old: DA A Reading man was convicted on multiple charges including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child in a Lancaster County court this week, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Joel Villarreal, 44, was found guilty after one hour of jury deliberations, prosecutors said in a release.  Authorities said Villarreal abused a victim "on numerous occasions" between 2018 and 2020, when she was between 7 and 9 years old. The assaults happened at two addresses in Lancaster while he was "n a position to care for the victim," the DA's Office said.  “(The vict…
BodyCam: Dauphin County Corrections Officer Leaves Woman In 'Puddle Of Blood', Affidavit BodyCam: Dauphin County Corrections Officer Leaves Woman In 'Puddle Of Blood', Affidavit
BodyCam: Dauphin County Corrections Officer Leaves Woman In 'Puddle Of Blood', Affidavit An affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice sheds new light on why a Dauphin County Corrections Officer has been charged in connection with "excessive use of force" at the county Judicial Center, as District Attorney Fran Chardo announced on Friday, March 29, 2024. Scott Petrasic, 34 of Harrisburg was charged with two misdemeanors for simple assault and official oppression, in connection with an "incident" on Feb. 24, as stated in the release. The charges come after a full investigation by Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division of the District Attorney’s Office. The…
'Intoxicated' Tenant With Guns Caused Incident In Lebanon, Police Say 'Intoxicated' Tenant With Guns Caused Incident In Lebanon, Police Say
'Intoxicated' Tenant With Guns Caused Incident In Lebanon, Police Say The police incident on Chestnut Street in Lebanon on Tuesday, March 26 is now known to have been caused by an angry "intoxicated" tenant refusing to leave a property at the request of his landlord, the Lebanon City police detailed in a release on Thursday, March 28.  A convict who already had an active case in Dauphin County, Thomas Eugene Cahill Jr., 58 of Lebanon, is accused of threatening his maintenance supervisor after he was asked to vacate his business, Cahill & Sons Furniture & Appliances located at 837 Chestnut Street within the city, police detailed in the release and …
3-Year-Old Dies From Gunshot Wound In Allentown: Authorities (UPDATED) 3-Year-Old Dies From Gunshot Wound In Allentown: Authorities (UPDATED)
3-Year-Old Dies From Gunshot Wound In Allentown: Authorities (Updated) A toddler has died after being shot in Allentown on Thursday afternoon, March 28, according to Allentown police and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Police said the 3-year-old victim was shot around noon on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street. Responding officers rendered first aid and took him to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injuries around 12:45 p.m., authorities said.  His manner of death is pending an autopsy scheduled for Friday, March 29 at 8 a.m., Coroner Daniel Buglio said.  "My heart breaks for everyone involved in this tragic i…
'I'm Going To Kill You': Lancaster Man Strangled Woman In Front Of Her Daughter, Court Finds 'I'm Going To Kill You': Lancaster Man Strangled Woman In Front Of Her Daughter, Court Finds
'I'm Going To Kill You': Lancaster Man Strangled Woman In Front Of Her Daughter, Court Finds A Lancaster City man was convicted of punching a woman, slamming her into a wall, and then strangling her in front of her own daughter, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Jurors returned a guilty verdict against Roberto Cruz-Aviles last Friday, Feb. 9 following a two-day trial, prosecutors said.  Authorities said the assault happened at a Willow Valley Drive home in West Lampeter Township on Aug. 23, 2022. The victim told the court that "seeing her daughter witnessing the attack gave her the strength to fight Cruz-Aviles off," the DA's Office said.  The victi…
Man Was 16 Years Old When He Shot Teen In Butt, Now He's Heading To Prison Man Was 16 Years Old When He Shot Teen In Butt, Now He's Heading To Prison
Man Was 16 Years Old When He Shot Teen In Butt, Now He's Heading To Prison A Lancaster City man pleaded guilty and was sentenced for a shooting he committed as a 16-year-old, the District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 13.  Jeffrey Moreau, now 18 of the 300 block of South Prince Street, has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, receiving stolen property, possession of a firearm by a minor, recklessly endangering another person (two counts), and tampering with evidence before being sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Merrill Spahn. The charges were for shooting a 15-year-old boy in the buttock in the 400 block of South Queen S…
Woman Dies After Fall At PA Prison, Investigation Launched: DA Woman Dies After Fall At PA Prison, Investigation Launched: DA
Woman Dies After Fall At PA Prison, Investigation Launched: DA Authorities are investigating after an inmate fell to her death at the Monroe County Correctional Facility, according to the District Attorney's Office.  The unnamed 42-year-old woman fell from an "upper tier" at the prison early Sunday morning, Feb. 4, and was badly injured, officials said. She died hours later at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono, DA Mike Mancuso wrote in a statement.  "Detective Mario Orlando of my office along with members of the Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the death," Mancuso said.  County Coroner Tom Yanac has ordered an autopsy, he added.&…
Former PA Lt. Gov. Candidate Punches Teen At 17-Year-Old's Drinking-Themed Birthday: Affidavit Former PA Lt. Gov. Candidate Punches Teen At 17-Year-Old's Drinking-Themed Birthday: Affidavit
Former PA Lt. Gov. Candidate Punches Teen At 17-Year-Old's Drinking-Themed Birthday: Affidavit A former candidate for statewide office is accused of throwing an underage drinking party for her 17-year-old daughter's birthday at her Doylestown home — punching one of the teens who showed up, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice.  Clarice Schillinger, who ran for lieutenant governor in 2022, is charged with simple assault, and furnishing liquor to minors, both misdemeanors, court records show. She has denied the allegations to multiple news outlets through her attorney.  In charging documents from the District Attorney's Office, police said they were called t…
PA Officer Raped Child, Sexually Assaulted Others Beginning When He Was 12: DA PA Officer Raped Child, Sexually Assaulted Others Beginning When He Was 12: DA
PA Officer Raped Child, Sexually Assaulted Others Beginning When He Was 12: DA A Sharon Hill police officer is accused of multiple instances of rape and sexual assault over a period of years, according to officials.  Tyler Humphreys, 21, of Malvern, is charged with rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, and related offenses in Chester County, said the District Attorney's Office.  The charges stem from incidents that prosecutors say took place from 2014 to 2018 and in late 2022, officials wrote in a release.  One alleged victim told detectives that Humphreys made him perform a sex act when he was 9 and Humphrey…
Illegal Immigrant Nabbed For Shooting Neighbor Dead In Central PA: Police Illegal Immigrant Nabbed For Shooting Neighbor Dead In Central PA: Police
Illegal Immigrant Nabbed For Shooting Neighbor Dead In Central PA: Police A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in Steelton on Saturday, police announced Monday morning.  Francisco Hernandez-Hernandez, most recently of Steelton, has been arrested for allegedly shooting his neighbor 39-year-old Josue Saez, according to multiple releases by the Swatara Township police.  Officers were called to the reported shooting at the apartments in the 300 block of North Harrisburg Street around 10:24 p.m. on Nov. 4. Saez was found dead at the scene and a second man was also found with non-life-threatening injuries, he was then taken to a loc…
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,…
4-Year-Old Boy Shot In Head In Critical Condition As Mom Battles Stage 4 Cancer, PA Family Says 4-Year-Old Boy Shot In Head In Critical Condition As Mom Battles Stage 4 Cancer, PA Family Says
4-Year-Old Boy Shot In Head In Critical Condition As Mom Battles Stage 4 Cancer, PA Family Says Details about the shooting of a 4-year-old boy in western Pennsylvania have been shared by his family. Westmoreland County Detectives and Rostraver Township Police are investigating the shooting of the young boy that happened around 1:45 a.m. on Thursday, July 6, 2023. The police were called to Gaudio Drive in Rostraver Township after the 4-year-old was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.  The boy was identified Ronnie Lynn by his grandfather Walter in a GoFundMe he launched over the weekend. Ronnie was airlifted to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.  Let's pray f…
Ex-Corrections Officer Charged For Assaulting Inmate At Dauphin County Prison: Authorities Ex-Corrections Officer Charged For Assaulting Inmate At Dauphin County Prison: Authorities
Ex-Corrections Officer Charged For Assaulting Inmate At Dauphin County Prison: Authorities A former Dauphin County Prison correctional officer was charged on Friday, January 13, 2023.  with misdemeanor indecent assault regarding contact with an inmate late last year, authorities say.   Donald Drybola Jr., 47, of Gettysburg,  worked as a correctional officer for 21 months "prior to his separation from the county on Dec. 9," Dauphin County Communication Director Brett Hambright stated in a release Friday evening. "The inmate consent to the alleged indecent contact because of Drybola’s position as a correctional officer."  Details about the incident were no…
Convict Tried To Pay Cellmate To Kill His Wife: Cumberland County DA Convict Tried To Pay Cellmate To Kill His Wife: Cumberland County DA
Convict Tried To Pay Cellmate To Kill His Wife: Cumberland County DA A Cumberland County convict has been convicted yet again but this time for offering to pay a cellmate to kill his wife, according to the district attorney's office.  Curtis Malone, 31, was already serving time for corruption of minors when he was found guilty of solicitation of homicide following a trial in front of Judge Jessica Brewbaker, on Oct. 18, court records show.  Malone offered to pay his cellmate $500 to kill his wife, at one point "discussing pushing his children’s mother in front of a bus," according to an affadivit obtained by PennLive.  "During a recorded…
Two Men Helped Girlfriend Rob, Murder Her Dad Of 5 Boyfriend In Steelton: DA Two Men Helped Girlfriend Rob, Murder Her Dad Of 5 Boyfriend In Steelton: DA
Two Men Helped Girlfriend Rob, Murder Her Dad Of 5 Boyfriend In Steelton: DA Following a domestic dispute, a woman in Steelton hired two former convicts to two rob and attack her boyfriend, a dad of five who they ended up killing— a Dauphin County jury convicted those two men on Thursday, October 20, 2022, according to a release by the district attorney's office.  Mason Quailes and Marcus Garner were convicted of second-degree murder, burglary, and criminal conspiracy to commit burglary, according to the DA and court records. It all started when Shnasia Peterson "was involved in a domestic altercation with her boyfriend, Ismail Lewis, at 517 North Front Street …
Woman Attacked, Cat Killed By 2 'Aggressive' Dogs On The Loose In Lehigh Valley, Police Warn Woman Attacked, Cat Killed By 2 'Aggressive' Dogs On The Loose In Lehigh Valley, Police Warn
Woman Attacked, Cat Killed By 2 'Aggressive' Dogs On The Loose In Lehigh Valley, Police Warn A woman was attacked and a cat killed by a pair of "aggressive" dogs that are continually on the loose around the Lehigh Valley area, police say. Officers are now attempting to have the canines classified as dangerous around the state but are running into a series of legal technicalities due to the owner’s alleged refusal to surrender them. The first attack occurred on a woman near Willow Drive in North Catasauqua on Friday, Sept. 9, police said. While officers were searching for the two dogs, a second attack report came in that involved a cat that had been killed by the same dogs, accordi…
Pennsylvania Public Masturbator, Domestic Abuser Has Also Raped, Prostituted Children Pennsylvania Public Masturbator, Domestic Abuser Has Also Raped, Prostituted Children
Pennsylvania Public Masturbator, Domestic Abuser Has Also Raped, Prostituted Children A man who previously was sentenced to probation for public masturbation in Shippensburg, has been convicted and sentenced in connection with the rape and trafficking of children, authorities say.  Kenneth McKinley Grant, 24, of Carlisle, has a lengthy court record in Cumberland County where he was most recently has been found guilty of Sexual Exploitation of Children, Unlawful Contact With a Minor, Corruption of Minors, and Prostitution, according to the district attorney's office and court documents. The charges stem from "an incident in which a girl reported that Grant had coerced he…
Drug Dealer Told PA Victim She Had 'Real D Not Fetty' Before She OD'd In Hotel And Died: DA Drug Dealer Told PA Victim She Had 'Real D Not Fetty' Before She OD'd In Hotel And Died: DA
Drug Dealer Told PA Victim She Had 'Real D Not Fetty' Before She OD'd In Hotel And Died: DA A drug dealer who will spend at least four years in state prison told her Pennsylvania customer that she was selling “real d not fetty” hours before the victim overdosed in a hotel room bathroom, authorities said. Tasha L. Vargas, 35 of Lancaster, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of drug delivery resulting in death following the fatal January 2021 overdose of a 30-year-old woman at Budget Host Inn in East Lampeter Township, according to a Thursday release from the District Attorney’s Office. Vargas was seen on surveillance footage meeting up with the victim at the hotel for a drug transact…
Body Found In Central PA Restaurant Police Say Body Found In Central PA Restaurant Police Say
Body Found In Central PA Restaurant Police Say A man was found dead inside of a Central Pennsylvania restaurant on Tuesday morning, according to authorities. The unidentified man was found at La Piazza restaurant, located in the 800 Block of Lititz Pike in Lititz, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional police. The death investigation has preliminarily been ruled as a non-criminal related incident, according to a police update on Tuesday afternoon. Details on the man's death have not been released, but police believe this is an isolated incident, and there is no threat to the public. The identity of the man has been confirmed …
NFL Player Aaron Donald Accused Of Beating Man In Pittsburgh NFL Player Aaron Donald Accused Of Beating Man In Pittsburgh
NFL Player Aaron Donald Accused Of Beating Man In Pittsburgh Los Angeles Rams Defensive Tackle Aaron Donald has been accused of beating a Pittsburgh man at a nightclub over the weekend, according to ESPN. Attorney Todd Hollis and his client, De Vincent Spriggs 26 of Pittsburgh have filed a police report against Donald for an alleged assault, according to KDKA CBS2. Spriggs claims the attack happened at the after-hours club, Boom Boom Boom Nightclub on the city’s South Side between 3-4 a.m. April 11, according to Action 4 News. Police visited UPMC Mercy Hospital on Sunday around 1 p.m. for a man who wanted to report an assault, as was disclosed in a …
Philly Police Officers Charged With Beating Autistic Man Philly Police Officers Charged With Beating Autistic Man
Philly Police Officers Charged With Beating Autistic Man Two Philadelphia police officers are facing charges for beating a man on the autism spectrum last summer, according to a local news report. The two men charged are brothers: Inspector James Smith, 52, and former detective Patrick Smith, 53, News21 reports. Both were in plain clothes and were off-duty during the time of the incident, the outlet says. The pair are facing criminal charges for their alleged role in the pursuit and assault of a 27-year-old man with Asperger syndrome, a form of autism. On the morning of Aug. 19, the man was chased by the two off-duty officers in a car, into a s…
Inmate Says Lancaster Prison Guard Punched Him Over Medication Inmate Says Lancaster Prison Guard Punched Him Over Medication
Inmate Says Lancaster Prison Guard Punched Him Over Medication An inmate in the Lancaster County Prison claims a prison guard repeatedly punched him over not taking his medication, according to a recent news report.  Antonio Valentino Farrell, 31, of Newnan, GA. is pressing charges against a correctional face he claims punched him in the face. Farrell said he was laying on his bed on March 21 when a corrections officer entered his cell and told Farrell it was time to take his allergy and anxiety medication, according to LNP. He said he refused to take the medicine so he could grieve his recently deceased uncle, at that time the officer then kick…