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Pennsylvania Park Ranger Stabbed In Face With Scissors: Police Pennsylvania Park Ranger Stabbed In Face With Scissors: Police
Pennsylvania Park Ranger Stabbed In Face With Scissors: Police A Philadelphia park ranger managed to capture a suspect shortly after being attacked with scissors, authorities said. Arrested was 34-year-old Thomas Riceman from Philadelphia. Riceman was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, ethnic intimidation, terroristic threats and other charges, according to Philadelphia police. On Sunday, Sept. 1, at approximately 4:20 p.m., officers from the 9th District responded to a radio call reporting an assault on a park ranger at 1800 Walnut Street. The incident occurred inside Rittenhouse Square Park. Police found the victim in the security …
Police ID Armed Carjackers Who Stole Vehicle With Infant In Upper Darby: 'Armed And Dangerous' Police ID Armed Carjackers Who Stole Vehicle With Infant In Upper Darby: 'Armed And Dangerous'
Police ID Armed Carjackers Who Stole Vehicle With Infant In Upper Darby: 'Armed And Dangerous' Police have identified two suspects at large following an armed carjacking in which a vehicle was taken with an infant inside in Upper Darby Friday afternoon, Aug. 30. Phillis Fugah, 23, from Upper Darby, and Ian Dean, 21, of Philadelphia, approached a man waiting for his wife on West Chester Pike around 3:10 p.m., UDPD Superintendent Timothy M. Bernhardt said. "During a struggle, the suspects managed to take the vehicle, unaware that a 2-month-old child was still inside," Bernhardt said. As the suspect fled west on West Chester Pike, they realized police were pursuing them and abando…
ATTEMPTED MURDER: Stabbing To Face, Neck, PA State Police Say ATTEMPTED MURDER: Stabbing To Face, Neck, PA State Police Say
Attempted Murder: Stabbing To Face, Neck, PA State Police Say A man has been charged with attempted murder after police found a man stabbed in the neck and face in Red Lion, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 27.  Joel McWilliams, 36, of Red Lion, has been charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Possession of an Offensive Weapon, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Simple Assault, and Harassment, PSP York announced.  The charges come on the heels of a stabbing in the 300 block of 1st Avenue in Red Lion Borough at 10:22 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23.  Troopers arrived to…
Mugshots Released Of Murder Suspect, Brothers Charged In NJ Actress' Death Mugshots Released Of Murder Suspect, Brothers Charged In NJ Actress' Death
Mugshots Released Of Murder Suspect, Brothers Charged In NJ Actress' Death Philadelphia police have released the mugshots of the man accused of killing a New Jersey actress and the two brothers charged with hindering apprehension in the case. Gregg Page, 34, has been charged with murder in the Atlantic City slaying of 32-year-old Carley Elbert, an actress from Sewell, on Thursday, Aug. 1.  Page also is also charged with attempted murder for shooting a 29-year-old Pleasantville woman, who survived, at the same time as Elbert, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said (scroll for mugshots). Ryan Schnenck, 30, and his brother, Ramir Schenck, 27, were charged…
NJ Actress, 32, Killed In Double Shooting Overcame Rare Disease NJ Actress, 32, Killed In Double Shooting Overcame Rare Disease
NJ Actress, 32, Killed In Double Shooting Overcame Rare Disease Carley Elbert was no stranger to pain. The 32-year-old New Jersey actress spent years of her life battling a rare illness, Mast Cell Disease. Elbert shared her struggles with the hundreds of people who followed her journey, spreading awareness about the illness in a Facebook group called Hope For Carley. Her last post in the group was a TikTok video she made last November. In it, Elbert celebrates being a Mast Cell Disease survivor, bouncing along to music in her car. While Elbert survived years of pain and hospitalizations, her life ended tragically and suddenly this week, when the Atlan…
Philly Man Shot Two Women In Head, Killing One Near Atlantic City Boardwalk: Prosecutors Philly Man Shot Two Women In Head, Killing One Near Atlantic City Boardwalk: Prosecutors
Philly Man Shot Two Women In Head, Killing One Near Atlantic City Boardwalk: Prosecutors A Philadelphia man was accused of shooting two women in the head, killing one of the victims, authorities said. Gregg Page, 34, was charged with murder, attempted murder, and several weapons offenses, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Friday, Aug. 2. Two brothers from Philadelphia, 30-year-old Ryan Schenck and 27-year-old Ramir Schenck, were charged with hindering apprehension in the case. Atlantic City police responded to a report of two women severely injured on North Main Avenue at around 4:41 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1. Officers found two women near th…
Reading Man Sentenced For Trying To Kill FBI Agents: Prosecutors Reading Man Sentenced For Trying To Kill FBI Agents: Prosecutors
Reading Man Sentenced For Trying To Kill FBI Agents: Prosecutors A Reading man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for the attempted murder of three FBI agents, according to the US Attorney's Office.  Rafael Vega-Rodriguez, 42, was also given five years of supervised release, a $4,500 fine, and an $800 special assessment, prosecutors said in a release on Wednesday, July 24.  Authorities said Vega-Rodriguez was wanted for a state parole violation when the agents spotted him on West Greenwich Street on March 1, 2020. They tried to stop him but Vega-Rodriguez drew a handgun from his waistband and opened fire as he fled, authorities …
Mass Shooting Victim Charged As Suspect: Philadelphia Police Mass Shooting Victim Charged As Suspect: Philadelphia Police
Mass Shooting Victim Charged As Suspect: Philadelphia Police One of the nine people shot in West Philadelphia on Sunday, July 21 is now considered a suspect by city police, authorities said.  Tahir Shoatz, 28, is charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder plus related offenses, said PPD Commissioner Kevin Bethel on Tuesday, July 23.  Regarding the Triple Murder/Shooting that occurred on 1200 N Alden St., @PhillyPolice Detectives, w/ assistance from the @philadao have developed evidence to charge one of our shooting victims, a 28/M, with 3-counts of murder, 5-counts of attempted murder and related offens…
Details Emerge In Kensington Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Officer Details Emerge In Kensington Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Officer
Details Emerge In Kensington Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Officer The Saturday shooting that left a Philadelphia policeman in critical condition ended in a home invasion and barricade, city officials said at a Monday morning press conference.  Ramon Rodrguez Vazquez, 36, is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder and related offenses, said PPD and the District Attorney's Office.  Authorities said it began with an F Street traffic stop around 7:15 p.m. on June 22. Police stopped Rodriguez Vazquez's car and spoke with him for about 30 minutes as they inventoried his vehicle and prepared to have it towed.  While searching the car, on…
Arrest Made In Shooting That Left Philadelphia Officer Critical Arrest Made In Shooting That Left Philadelphia Officer Critical
Arrest Made In Shooting That Left Philadelphia Officer Critical A 36-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting that left a Philadelphia police officer in critical condition. Ramon Rodriguez Vazquez has been charged with attempted murder, attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault, and more. According to 6abc, the officer and his partner were conducting a traffic stop on the 3500 block of F Street in Kensington when Vazquez fired three shots while fleeing from the scene around 8 p.m. He was also charged with tampering of evidence, obstruction, giving a false ID to police, and more.
Gunman Who Wounded 7 In Philadelphia Arrested, Police Say Gunman Who Wounded 7 In Philadelphia Arrested, Police Say
Gunman Who Wounded 7 In Philadelphia Arrested, Police Say A 23-year-old man has been charged in a shooting that left seven people injured in Philadelphia this week police said. Tyheed Harvey faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, and more in the incident at the corner of Bambrey and Somerset street around 6:20 p.m., Wednesday, June 19, city police said. Harvey and two others pulled up to 26th and Somerset streets in a dark gray Acura TSX and opened fire before fleeing east on Somerset Street, Philadelphia police said. A 46-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to her foot, a 29-year-old woman with a gunshot …
Allentown Autozone Shooter Sentenced For Attempted Murder: DA Allentown Autozone Shooter Sentenced For Attempted Murder: DA
Allentown Autozone Shooter Sentenced For Attempted Murder: DA A man who shot at multiple people in an Allentown parking lot last year will spend up to 15 years in prison, prosecutors say.  Joshua Ortiz, 28, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in April, said the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.  Authorities have said Ortiz and 22-year-old Edgar Gonzalez got into an argument with another group last June 4. Ortiz and Gonzalez were in a sedan that followed the other group to the South Fifth Street Autozone parking lot, according to officials.  They blocked the victims from driving away before Ortiz got out of his sedan and ope…
Suspects Named In 11-Year-Old's Allentown Shooting: DA Suspects Named In 11-Year-Old's Allentown Shooting: DA
Suspects Named In 11-Year-Old's Allentown Shooting: DA Authorities are looking for two men after an 11-year-old boy was shot in the head in Allentown last Thursday, June 13.  The Lehigh County District Attorney's Office says Renee Brown Jr., 20, and Jahliel Branford, 18, are both wanted on arrest warrants.  According to investigators, Brown and Branford opened fire at a group of people near North Nagle and West Allen streets. The 11-year-old victim, identified by prosecutors as K.B., remains hospitalized and is "receiving care and comfort from doctors, family, friends, and loved ones," said the DA's Office.  "We are confident th…