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$100K+ Allegedly Stolen By Former PA Attorney General Director $100K+ Allegedly Stolen By Former PA Attorney General Director
$100K+ Allegedly Stolen By Former PA Attorney General Director A McKeesport Area School District police chief, Director of the Community Violence Fund program for the McKeesport Chapter of the NAACP, and Regional Director of the PA Office of Attorney General’s Region 5 Bureau of Narcotics Investigation is accused of stealing over $100,000 drug forfeiture money and numerous over monetary thefts, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday night, Sept. 5.  Brenda D. Sawyer, 61, of North Versailles, was arrested on the following charges on Sept. 5 for her alleged crimes of taking the money which went missing from…
$35K Stolen By Dentist's Employee, Gettysburg Police Say $35K Stolen By Dentist's Employee, Gettysburg Police Say
$35K Stolen By Dentist's Employee, Gettysburg Police Say A family dentistry employee stole approximately $35,000, Gettysburg Borough of Police announced on Wednesday, July 17.  Rebecca Ann Chapman, 57 of Gettysburg, was working at Brent Guise Family Dentistry on Feb. 20, 2024, when police were to the office at 150 Chambersburg Street for a "reported theft from the business by an employee," police stated in the release. An investigation led by Detective Brian Weikert determined that Chapman had stolen thousands from the "business over an extended period of time," according to the release.  Chapman has been charged with 12 felonies for t…
Felon Gives Her 3 Children Marijuana Brownies, Alcohol, Chambersburg Police Say Felon Gives Her 3 Children Marijuana Brownies, Alcohol, Chambersburg Police Say
Felon Gives Her 3 Children Marijuana Brownies, Alcohol, Chambersburg Police Say A convicted felon and mom of three children is wanted for giving them marijuana brownies and alcohol, Chambersburg police announced late on Wednesday night.  Carrie Lynn Frazier, 34 of the 300 block South Main Street in Chambersburg, is wanted for three counts each of endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors, area police explained on Feb. 21. The charges stem from an incident on July 1, 2022. The details of this were not immediately available. Frazier has a history of prostitution, conspiracy, theft, forgery, driving under the influence of a controlled substan…
PA Man Steals $50K+ From 'Elderly, Care-Dependent Relatives,' Police Say PA Man Steals $50K+ From 'Elderly, Care-Dependent Relatives,' Police Say
PA Man Steals $50K+ From 'Elderly, Care-Dependent Relatives,' Police Say A 21-year-old man has been charged after allegedly stealing over $50,000 from "his elderly, care-dependent relatives," police said in a release on Wednesday, Nov. 8.  Joshua Wood of Cleona was taken into custody by the Pennsylvania State Police on a warrant out of the Derry Township Police Department at approximately 11:57 a.m. on Nov. 7, as detailed in the release.  Wood is accused of using his "elderly relatives' bank accounts" to fraudulently take money for himself, the police explained.  "He utilized credit cards, forged checks, and unauthorized access to their bank…
Thelma & Louise? Out-Of-State Pair With Phony Plate, Stolen IDs, Disguises Nabbed By Oakland PD Thelma & Louise? Out-Of-State Pair With Phony Plate, Stolen IDs, Disguises Nabbed By Oakland PD
Thelma & Louise? Out-Of-State Pair With Phony Plate, Stolen IDs, Disguises Nabbed By Oakland PD Two out-of-state ID thieves with a cardboard license plate sped off from Oakland police down the wrong side of the road but were tracked down a short time later, authorities said. Sgt. Michael Griffin spotted the pair in a 2023 Nissan Maxima entering an exit and pulling up to a drive-through window at a TD Bank on Ramapo Valley Road around 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, Capt. Timothy Keenan said. The Maxima had tinted windows and an unreadable rear license plate apparently printed on a piece of cardboard, the captain said. Seeing the police, the driver backed out of the drive-through and sped …
$744K+ Lottery Ticket Forged By PA Woman, Police Say $744K+ Lottery Ticket Forged By PA Woman, Police Say
$744K+ Lottery Ticket Forged By PA Woman, Police Say A Pennsylvania woman "manipulated and forged" a lottery ticket so it would appear that she won several hundreds of thousands of dollars, police announced on Friday.  Kathy Louise Free, 61, of State Line, changed a number on a Pennsylvania Lottery Tocket making it appear that she won $744, 260 in Sept. 2022, according to the Lower Swatara Township Police. The following criminal charges were filed against Free on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023: Felony Criminal Attempt Theft by Deception. Felony Forgery. Misdemeanor Possession of an Instrument of Crime. She was released on $1,000 unsecured b…
PA Employee Embezzled $1.2 Million From Furniture Store, DA Says PA Employee Embezzled $1.2 Million From Furniture Store, DA Says
PA Employee Embezzled $1.2 Million From Furniture Store, DA Says A high-ranking employee at a Pennsylvania furniture business is accused of embezzling more than $1 million from the company, authorities say.  Linda Mansi, 53, of Tuckerton, New Jersey, is charged with multiple felonies from Arnold Office Furniture and Sunline Supply in Bridgeport, said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele's Office in a release Friday, July 28.  Jay and Jordan Berkowitz, the owners of the stores, approached police in February about a "significant theft" from the company's coffers, the DA said.  The Berkowitzes claimed Mansi — an employee sin…
Couple Robs Hotel Guest At Gunpoint In Central PA — TWICE: Police Couple Robs Hotel Guest At Gunpoint In Central PA — TWICE: Police
Couple Robs Hotel Guest At Gunpoint In Central PA — Twice: Police An accused armed robber is on the loose after a couple held up a hotel in Central Pennsylvania — twice, authorities announced on Thursday, July 20, 2023.  "Female guests at the Red Roof Inn reported that they were robbed at gunpoint," on June 12 and July 17, the Swatara Township police stated in the release.  On Wednesday, July 19, 45-year-old Jamie Francis Bruder of Steelton was arrested on charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery, the police explained and court records confirmed.  His alleged literal partner in crime, 36-year-old Ashley Renee Barrick of Har…
High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police
High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police A toddler is in the hospital after his 25-year-old mom got high and sent police on a 121-mile-per-hour chase across two Central Pennsylvania counties, state police announced on Tuesday. Ashley Lynnette Acosta of Steelton had warrants out for her arrest in Cumberland and Dauphin counties when police attempted to pull her over at around midnight on June 27, 2023, according to the police and court documents. Several patrol cars began to pursue her on US Route 15 North in Lower Allen Township when she took off at speeds as high as 121 mph, according to PSP.  Police briefly lost sight of her be…
PA Vet Aide Took Dead Dog's Drugs, Stole 1K+ In Gift Cards, AG Alleges PA Vet Aide Took Dead Dog's Drugs, Stole 1K+ In Gift Cards, AG Alleges
PA Vet Aide Took Dead Dog's Drugs, Stole 1K+ In Gift Cards, AG Alleges A 42-year-old veterinarian's aide has been charged for allegedly stealing various drugs, cash, and gift cards from her co-workers and the hospital where she worked.  Heidi Schumacher of Springdale was working at River Valley Veterinary Hospital when she was caught on camera "taking medications— often after hours when employees should not have been at the facility," Attorney General Michelle Henry stated in the release on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.  An investigation by the AG's office found that she "printed forged prescription bottle labels and entered the locked pharmacy after h…
PA Mom Caught Prostituting To Undercover State Trooper At Hair Salon: Affidavit PA Mom Caught Prostituting To Undercover State Trooper At Hair Salon: Affidavit
PA Mom Caught Prostituting To Undercover State Trooper At Hair Salon: Affidavit A Craiglist advertisement and a sudden uptick in male salon customers led Pennsylvania State Police to run a sting operation at a hair salon in Burgettstown on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Mom of two, 51-year-old Amy Zlobin's inmate details were being shared by "Johns" on an adult chatroom over 24 times on the website ECCIE.net—  along with sexual services that she would offer and the phone number of her salon where she allegedly was selling men those services, state police vice squad troopers investigating the case detailed in the affida…
78-Year-Old PA Woman Robbed Husband For Years Before Poisoning His Coffee, Jury Finds 78-Year-Old PA Woman Robbed Husband For Years Before Poisoning His Coffee, Jury Finds
78-Year-Old PA Woman Robbed Husband For Years Before Poisoning His Coffee, Jury Finds A 78-year-old Pennsylvania woman had been fleecing her husband's finances for years before she fatally poisoned him to keep the theft a secret, a Union County jury has found.  Myrle Miller of Winfield was convicted of first-degree murder for her husband's 2018 death, as well as felony theft by deception, forgery, insurance fraud, and related counts, said Attorney General Michelle Henry's Office in a release. In the months before John Nichols died, a grand jury investigation found that Miller had systemically drained her husband's bank accounts and forged his signature on checks, author…
Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities
Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities A Baltimore woman illegally using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cards to collect baby formula she claimed to be sending to Ukraine, lead to the arrest of a Romanian man illegally in the US who allegedly forged documents for her, authorities say.  Eglisa Ciuciu, 25, of Baltimore, MD, and Sandrino Trifu, 32, of Croaova, Romania were arrested along with an unnamed 15-year-old in connection to a bizarre baby formula theft at the Gettysburg Walmart on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Ciuciu used the 15-year-old to transport the stolen goods from the store that she supposedly needed “to s…
PA Caregiver Found Guilty In Conning Elderly Patient Out Of $100K — Even On His Death Bed: DA PA Caregiver Found Guilty In Conning Elderly Patient Out Of $100K — Even On His Death Bed: DA
PA Caregiver Found Guilty In Conning Elderly Patient Out Of $100K — Even On His Death Bed: DA A Cumberland County jury returned a guilty verdict for a 46-year-old woman who stole nearly $100,000 from the 73-year-old man she'd been caring for — right up until the day he died, authorities said. Wendy Springer-Parks claimed the nearly $100,000 she received from the victim over a 17-month period was compensation for her services as a caregiver, as well as the victim’s generosity in paying her bills as they were “planning for the future," the Cumberland County District Attorney's Office said. Springer-Parks told troopers that the victim regularly signed blank checks that she kept on hand…
PA Woman Stole $162K In COVID-19 Relief Funds Intended For Renters Facing Eviction PA Woman Stole $162K In COVID-19 Relief Funds Intended For Renters Facing Eviction
PA Woman Stole $162K In Covid-19 Relief Funds Intended For Renters Facing Eviction A 53-year-old Pennsylvania woman stole more than $162,000 in COVID-19 relief funds intended for renters facing eviction or utility shut-off, authorities said. Tina M. Yorgey, of Norristown, was charged with multiple counts of theft, receiving stolen property, forgery, and other related offenses, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said on Friday, Sept. 30. Prosecutors say Yorgey received $162,680 in funding on nine COVID Emergency Rental Assistance and Utility Coalition (ERUC) applications by submitting fraudulent claims and forged documents. An investigation…
Retired Philly Cop Charged With Indecent Assault Of Young Girls, Retaliation Against Witnesses Retired Philly Cop Charged With Indecent Assault Of Young Girls, Retaliation Against Witnesses
Retired Philly Cop Charged With Indecent Assault Of Young Girls, Retaliation Against Witnesses Authorities on Friday, Sept. 30 urged other potential victims to come forward after they charged a retired Philadelphia police officer with indecent assault of young girls and retaliation against witnesses. Patrick Heron, 52, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 28, and is being held on $2 million bail, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said. He went on to say that the allegations against the former officer were "among the most alarming, sensitive, and serious that my administration's detectives and prosecutors have investigated." DA Krasner Announces Charges Against Former Pol…
PA Collision Center Owner Surrenders After Submitting $426K In False Insurance Claims PA Collision Center Owner Surrenders After Submitting $426K In False Insurance Claims
PA Collision Center Owner Surrenders After Submitting $426K In False Insurance Claims A Bucks County collision center owner who submitted nearly 300 false insurance claims, pocketing more than $426,000 in payouts has surrendered to authorities, they said. John Paul Reis, 56, of Newtown Township, turned himself in on Thursday, Aug. 25, on charges of insurance fraud, deceptive business practices, forgery, and theft by deception, all third-degree felonies, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. The charges come after a four-year investigation by county detectives that began in Sept. 2018, after they received a referral from officials with …
PA News Anchor Lied About Having Stalker: State Police PA News Anchor Lied About Having Stalker: State Police
PA News Anchor Lied About Having Stalker: State Police A Pennsylvania television news anchor has been arrested for falsely claiming she had a stalker, Pennsylvania state police say.  Haley Potter, 24, originally from Pittsburgh, began making false statements to the police saying she had an ongoing harassment issue from an unknown stalker in April, according to a release by the police.  The Slippery Rock University class of 2020 graduate allegedly led police down a slippery slope when showed them text messages, phone calls, and voicemails detailing her whereabouts that she claim to have received from an unknown person. Them she showed police a …
Pennsylvania Woman Admits To Voter Fraud Pennsylvania Woman Admits To Voter Fraud
Pennsylvania Woman Admits To Voter Fraud  A 60-year-old Pennsylvania woman has been charged with voter fraud after she admitted to completing a mail-in voter ballot and forging her mom's signature, authorities say. Cheryl Mihaliak of the 800 block of 3rd Street, Lancaster, told officials, "she voted for her mother and signed the ballot after her mother died." according to a statement released by the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Mihaliak requested ballots for her mother, Teresa J. Mihaliak, 96, and herself ballots on March 17, officials say. The mail-in ballot from Mihaliak’s mother was signed a…
Shoe Salesman Turned Internist Wrote Himself Bogus Scripts For Years, NJ Authorities Charge Shoe Salesman Turned Internist Wrote Himself Bogus Scripts For Years, NJ Authorities Charge
Shoe Salesman Turned Internist Wrote Himself Bogus Scripts For Years, NJ Authorities Charge Sagy Grinberg could’ve been a modern-day success story. A former shoe salesman, he went to medical school in the West Indies, got married on top of Mt. Carmel and took a prized residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark. Then things went sideways. For more than five years, state authorities said, Grinberg forged other doctors’ names on nearly 70 prescriptions for oxycodone, Adderall, Xanax, Cialis and a bunch of other drugs – apparently all for himself. The crimes came to light in March 2021, they said, when a Walgreens in Vauxhall notified a New Jersey doctor about a dozen scripts …
NY Trio Led Police On Two Pursuits After PA Pharmacists Refused To Fill Fake Prescription NY Trio Led Police On Two Pursuits After PA Pharmacists Refused To Fill Fake Prescription
NY Trio Led Police On Two Pursuits After PA Pharmacists Refused To Fill Fake Prescription Three men from New York sent police on a chase in Pennsylvania after they failed to fill a fraudulent prescription, police say. Northwest Regional police received a report of someone trying to fill a fake prescription at Sloan's Norlanco Pharmacy in Mount Joy Township around 7 p.m. Friday, Apr. 1— and it wasn’t an April Fool’s Day prank, as the script was filed several days prior, according to the department’s release. Officers Kris Hart and Dan Gordon responded to the call, approaching the building as one of the suspects were exiting the store. Outside the store, the other two suspects w…
INSIDE JOB: Ex-Head Of Drug Task Force Stole $200K+ PA AG Says INSIDE JOB: Ex-Head Of Drug Task Force Stole $200K+ PA AG Says
Inside JOB: Ex-Head Of Drug Task Force Stole $200K+ PA AG Says The former head of a central Pennsylvania county drug task force stole more than $200,000 from the agency over five years, alleges the Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Former Lancaster County Det. Sgt. John Burkhart stole money seized during drug investigations using two separate schemes, according to Attorney General Shapiro's release on Tuesday, Mar. 13. The first scheme involved $150,000 in seized cash from the drug task force safe, where seized money was stored before it was formally forfeited and placed in a bank account, the release explains. The second scheme involved ski…
Conspirator Who Used NJ High School Students To Cash Stolen COVID Stimulus Checks Gets 4 Years Conspirator Who Used NJ High School Students To Cash Stolen COVID Stimulus Checks Gets 4 Years
Conspirator Who Used NJ High School Students To Cash Stolen COVID Stimulus Checks Gets 4 Years One of a nest of criminals who paid New Jersey high school students to cash COVID stimulus checks stolen from the mail was sentenced to four years in federal prison. Because there's no parole in the federal prison system, Jeffrey Bennett, 27, of Irvington, must serve just about all of the plea-bargained sentence rubber-stamped by a U.S. District Court judge in Newark via videoconference on Monday, Feb. 14. Bennett -- a reputed associate of a group called "The Members" -- recruited U.S. Postal Service employees to steal checks, checkbooks, debit cards, and credit cards from the mail in excha…
East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives
East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives What at first seemed like a run-of-the-mill package theft led Palisades Park detectives to an organized theft ring that used bogus IDs to buy high-end luxury cars, authorities said. Jeon Kichul, a 43-year-old Korean national, was arrested last December after Detective David Chun identified him as the porch pirate who swiped a package containing a baseball glove from outside a resident’s home, Capt. Shawn Lee said. Kichul, who was also carrying bogus ID, was released pending further investigation, said Lee, the officer in charge of the department. Chun then learned that Jeon was "part of a …
Heroin Stolen From Evidence By Pennsylvania State Police Corporal Heroin Stolen From Evidence By Pennsylvania State Police Corporal
Heroin Stolen From Evidence By Pennsylvania State Police Corporal A Pennsylvania state police corporal stole heroin, used it at work and attempted to use work software to cover it all up, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Corporal Brian Edward Rickard, 48, of Honesdale, was charged by the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Integrity and Professional Standards, Internal Affairs Division in conjunction with the Office of Attorney General, according to the release. Corporal Rickard is accused of stealing heroin from the Troop R evidence room, "ingesting it while at work and home, and using work computers and programs to cover up the theft…
Central PA Man Wanted For Forgery, Police Say Central PA Man Wanted For Forgery, Police Say
Central PA Man Wanted For Forgery, Police Say Police in Central Pennsylvania have issued an arrest warrant for a man wanted in a forgery case, authorities announced. De-Andre Jamahl Rice, 29, is wanted on one count of forgery, Carlisle police announced on Oct. 28. Rice also was previously wanted for forgery on Aug. 22, but it was not immediately clear if that was a separate case. Carlisle Police did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for more information placed Thursday. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Carlisle Police at (717) 243-5252.
‘Anti-Vax Momma’: Stripper From Bergen Busted For Selling Bogus COVID Cards On Instagram ‘Anti-Vax Momma’: Stripper From Bergen Busted For Selling Bogus COVID Cards On Instagram
‘Anti-Vax Momma’: Stripper From Bergen Busted For Selling Bogus COVID Cards On Instagram A celebrity Instagram stripper from Bergen County who called herself “Anti-Vax Momma” was charged by federal authorities with selling forged COVID vaccine cards online. Jasmine Clifford, 31, of Lyndhurst sold 250 or so phony Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine cards for $200 each, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. said Tuesday. Doing the math, that’s $50,000. Clifford – known as “5Star Jazzi” -- also connected customers to Nadayza Barkley, 27, who worked in a medical office on Long Island and added the names of 10 or so buyers to a state vaccine database for a…
SEEN HIM? Man Tried Buying Firearm With Bogus Documents In York County, Police Say SEEN HIM? Man Tried Buying Firearm With Bogus Documents In York County, Police Say
Seen HIM? Man Tried Buying Firearm With Bogus Documents In York County, Police Say Police in Lower Windsor Township are seeking a man who they say tried buying firearms with bogus documents last summer. Scheron Tyrone Bryant tried purchasing the gun from Bluestone Firearms in Lower Windsor Township using a falsified document in June 2020, local police said. A warrant for Bryant's arrest was obtained on March 23. Bryant frequents York City and has connections to Brooklyn, NY.  If seen or know of his whereabouts please contact LWTPD at 717-244-8055.