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Suspected Meth, Counterfeit Stickers, Alcohol Found On Man Fleeing Domestic Violence: Lititz PD
Suspected methamphetamine, counterfeit inspection stickers, and an open container of alcohol were allegedly found after a Lititz man fled a domestic violence strangulation, police announced on Monday, March 16. Michael M. Hanna, 53, of Lititz, was charged after officers responded to the first block of East Lincoln Avenue in Lititz around 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, according to Lititz Borough police. The victim told officers an argument turned physical and Hanna grabbed the victim by the neck, making it difficult to breathe, police said. Hanna left before officers arrived but was apprehe…
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‘Call Me Daddy' Creep PA Church Leader, Soccer Coach Raped Girl Before Kidnapping Her To Mexico
Kevin Esterly — the Pennsylvania man who ran off to Mexico with a teenage girl in 2018 — has now been convicted of repeatedly raping the same victim when she was a child, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, March 5. The disturbing allegations first emerged when the victim came forward to police in February 2025, saying Esterly had sexually abused her for years, beginning when she was a child. A jury convicted Esterly, now 53, of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and endangering the welfare of children following a trial that began with jury selection on …
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LSD, Ketamine Shipped From Netherlands Intercepted In Philly: CBP
Customs agents in Philadelphia are continuing to crack down on drugs smuggled through international mail, with their latest seizure uncovering a powerful hallucinogenic and a dangerous animal sedative, officials announced on Wednesday, Sept. 10. The bust happened over two days in mid-August when U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers inspected three envelopes arriving from the Netherlands. Inside each was a clear bag of white crystals that tested positive for ketamine hydrochloride, a controlled substance commonly known on the street as “Special K.” In one envelope, officers also found…
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Teen’s Overdose Death In Pennsylvania Tied To Fugitive Drug Dealer: DA
A Pennsylvania teenager’s overdose death has been linked to a deadly drug delivery in a casino parking lot and a dealer who fled multiple times, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Dennis Allen Yenser Jr., 50, of Huntington, was identified as the dealer who supplied the drugs that killed 19-year-old Chase Elliot Frable in North Whitehall Township, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. On Aug. 19, 2021, troopers responded to a home on Lil Wolf Drive, where Frable was found dead. The coroner determined he died from methamphetamine and fentanyl toxicity and ruled th…
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PA Police Chief, Marine, Dad In Prison For Meth Pleads Guilty In Mushrooms Case: DA
A father, Marine veteran, and former police chief in Pennsylvania already serving federal prison time for meth trafficking has now pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence in a case tied to missing mushrooms, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Former Greensburg Police Chief Shawn Denning pleaded guilty to three counts of tampering with evidence before Common Pleas Judge Michael Stewart, according to the DA’s office. Judge Stewart sentenced Denning to one year of probation. The case stems from a February 2023 audit of the Greensburg…
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$129K Worth Of Meth, Cocaine, Guns Seized From 1 Man By Lancaster County Drug Task Force: DA
A months-long undercover investigation in Lancaster County led to the arrest of a man accused of running a major drug operation, authorities announced on Monday, July 28. Michael Frances Diffley, 45, of East Lampeter Township, was arrested after the Lancaster County Drug Task Force and Pennsylvania State Police executed search warrants in Lancaster City and East Lampeter Township, officials said. The investigation began in May when detectives made multiple undercover or confidential informant purchases of methamphetamine from Diffley using pre-recorded funds, according to the release. Duri…
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Bicyclist Killed In Lancaster County Crash Was Recently Resentenced In DUI Bike Case: Court Doc
A man killed while riding his bike in Warwick Township had a criminal history involving drug-related bike DUIs, according to court records and the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Christian Scott Noto, 24, of Ephrata, died after he was struck by a vehicle while biking near Shirley Lane and Rothsville Road on Wednesday, July 24, the coroner’s office said. He was pronounced dead at 5:50 p.m. at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital. An investigator responded at 6:39 p.m. and observed Noto deceased in the trauma bay. His body was taken to the Lancaster County Forensic Center for an autops…
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Rooftop Chase, NJ Fugitive, Switch Guns: PA AG Sunday’s Philly Task Force Nabs 7 Armed Felons
A violent felon chased across a North Philly rooftop. A wanted man tied to New Jersey. Teens flaunting illegal machine gun-modified pistols on social media. All arrested in a wave of takedowns led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday’s Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force, officials announced Tuesday, July 15. Philly Gun Task Force Targets Repeat Offenders Seven people — including convicted shooters and suspected drug traffickers — were recently arrested in coordinated raids across Philadelphia, state prosecutors said. The cases involve illegal switches that convert pistols into fu…
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Meth Trafficker Caught With Stolen Gun Learns His Fate: Lancaster DA
A Lancaster man who sold meth four times in the city and was later found with a stash of the drug and two handguns — including one that was stolen — has been sentenced to up to 27 years in state prison, prosecutors announced. Jovan Anthony Martin, 33, pleaded guilty in April to more than a dozen felony and misdemeanor charges, including four counts of delivery of methamphetamine and two counts of person not to possess a firearm, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Judge David Ashworth handed down the sentence of seven and a half to 27 years earlier this week. Inve…
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Driver On Meth Kills Grandma In Rt 22 Crash: DA
A man who was high on meth when he crashed his car, killing his passenger on Route 22 in Whitehall Township, has been sentenced to state prison, prosecutors announced on Monday, March 10. Juan Ramone Sierra, 45, of Allentown, pleaded guilty on Jan. 16 to Homicide by Vehicle While Driving Under the Influence, Accidents Involving Death While Not Licensed, and Driving Under the Influence – Controlled Substance – 2nd Offense, court records show. Lehigh County Judge Thomas M. Caffrey sentenced Sierra to five to 10 years in prison followed by seven years of probation, according to District Atto…
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Fentanyl, Meth, And Guns: PA Dealer Caught In Stolen Car Bust Sentenced
A Harrisburg drug trafficker with a stolen car, piles of meth, fentanyl, and illegal guns is heading to federal prison, authorities announced on Thursday, Feb. 27. Kyle Malik Jones, 33, was sentenced to 160 months behind bars on Tuesday, Feb. 25, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said. His downfall began on March 17, 2021, when Susquehanna Township police found a stolen vehicle parked outside a hotel. The car alarm went off, and Jones walked out of his hotel room to shut i…
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Drug Raid Nabs Convicted Felon Colton Nace With Pounds Of Meth, Fentanyl, Cash, Gun: DA
A convicted felon and drug dealer was busted in a high-intensity drug trafficking raid in Allentown that uncovered pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and other drugs, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca announced on Thursday, Feb. 13. Colton Kenneth Nace, 35, of Allentown, was taken into custody after search warrants were served at two homes on Hanover Avenue and Hall Street, authorities said. Investigators seized approximately 15.4 pounds of methamphetamine, 270 grams of methamphetamine powder, three pounds of marijuana, 20 grams of …
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Lancaster Mom Breastfed Toddler While Using Meth, Sold Drugs From Home: DA
A Lancaster Township mother admitted to breastfeeding her toddler while using methamphetamine and marijuana, authorities announced on Friday, Jan. 31. Kristina Kadian, 32, and Joseph Eberle, 45, are accused of selling meth from their home while the child was present, according to the Lancaster County Drug Task Force. Both were charged with felony possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, felony conspiracy, and felony endangering the welfare of children. Detectives launched an investigation into Kadian and Eberle in December 2024, using undercover and confidential informants to p…
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CT Couple Killed In PA Hit-And-Run; Driver Sentenced To Up To 56 Years
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 26 years, nine months to 56 years, 10 months in state prison for causing the high-speed hit-and-run crash that killed a Connecticut couple in Bucks County last February. John Thomas Wadlinger Jr., 32, of Bensalem, received the sentence from Common Pleas Judge C. Theodore Fritsch on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at the Bucks County Justice Center. He was also ordered to pay $14,971.11 in restitution and $8,100 in fines for the crash that killed Rebecca Whiddon, 33, and her husband Richard Whiddon, 37, both of Brooklyn, CT. Crash And Aftermath On Feb. 24, 2024, Wa…
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MD Man With 3 Toddlers Caught With Meth On US Rt 1 In PA: State Police
A Maryland man driving under the influence with drugs and children in his car has been arrested in Chester County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, Jan. 26. Wesley Simon, 25, of Whiteford, Maryland, was stopped by state troopers in a 2009 Toyota Yaris on US Route 1, south of State Route 841, in London Grove Township around 4:26 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, police said. Simon was observed speeding and swerving within his lane, prompting the traffic stop, according to a release from the Avondale barracks. Upon exiting the vehicle for field sobriety tests, Simon attempted to conceal …
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Reading Meth, Fentanyl Trafficker Arrested: DA Says
A Reading man was arrested for distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl after a months-long investigation, Berks County authorities announced Friday, Jan. 24. Walter Carrera, 38, of 1219 Windsor Street, was taken into custody when detectives and Pennsylvania State Troopers served a search warrant at his home earlier in the day, Chief County Detective Michael Gombar said. The investigation began in October 2024, with undercover purchases and surveillance identifying Carrera as a distributor, Gombar said. During the search of his residence, detectives seized: Approximately six grams of fen…
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PA Mom Justified In Fatal Shooting Of Son During Break-In: DA
A Berks County woman who shot and killed her son after he broke into her home acted in self-defense, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Sean M. Clemens, 32, of Myerstown, was shot multiple times by his 64-year-old mother during a confrontation at her residence on Little Mountain Road in Bethel Township, Berks County, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office. The incident began around 7:50 a.m. when the woman called 911 to report that she had shot her son after he forcibly entered her home, officials said. Investigators said Clemens, who had a h…
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Drugs, Sex, Arson: Two PA Men Wanted In Ex-GF's Twisted Revenge Plot: Affidavit
Two men wanted for arson and attempted homicide in York County allegedly set a Dover Township home ablaze and fired bullets into a neighbor’s house in a twisted revenge plot apparently orchestrated by the homeowner’s ex-girlfriend, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Authorities are searching for Nicholas Lee Burtner, 31, and Jacob Lamar Adams, 28, in connection with an Oct. 4, arson and shooting in Dover Township. Police allege the crime was orchestrated by Leighanne Enders, 37, as part of a revenge plot against her ex-boyfriend a 38-year-old man who had recently obtained a Protection F…
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Lancaster Raid Busts Man With $19K In Cocaine, Meth, Mushrooms, Guns: DA
A Lancaster man is accused of dealing more than $19,000 in illegal drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, and psilocybin mushrooms, authorities announced. Josiah McClarence-Giddons, 30, was charged with multiple felonies, including possession with intent to deliver cocaine, methamphetamine, and psilocybin mushrooms, after a search warrant was executed at his home in the 600 block of East Madison Street on Tuesday, Nov. 14, according to the Lancaster County Drug Task Force. Agents with the Drug Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, and Pennsylvania State Police said they seized…
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Fatal Overdose Lands PA State Prison Drug Dealer More Jail Time: DA
An already incarcerated 31-year-old man was sentenced to more prison time after pleading guilty to the overdose-related death of another inmate, the Buck County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Allen Rhoades, 31, of Doylestown, was sentenced to seven to 20 years in prison for providing the drugs that led to the death of Joshua Patterson, 22, of Philadelphia, while both men were serving time on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, the DA's Office detailed in a release. Patterson was pronounced dead days after he was found unresponsive and not breathing in his cell on Monday, Aug. …
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Women Drugged With Meth-Infused Tequila, Sexually Assaulted By PA 'Sugar Daddy,' Complaint Says
A newly obtained criminal complaint details how a 40-year-old Pennsylvania man drugged and sexually assaulted six women during their dates from hell at his home. All of the women, including two from New Jersey, met Andrew Gallo, of Levittown, PA on sugardaddymeet.com. Gallo appeared to have followed the exact same playbook, police papers show: He'd brag about his bartending skills then pour them a drink from open bottles and hop in the shower shower. When he got out, he'd give the women a tour of his home, telling them how he rebuilt it after a fire. It was somewhere around this point …
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Mexican Drug Cartel Linked To Methamphetamine Sales Across Central PA, 55 People Charged: DA
Methamphetamine, which is believed to have been produced by Mexican drug cartels, has charges against 55 people in Central Pennsylvania, the Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The charges are the results of "Operation Speed Bump" as a reference to stopping "speed" a nickname for meth from coming into the Commonwealth. The operation began in January 2024 after multiple overdoses from a higher quality meth. "What the detectives are telling me is that the quality of the methamphetamine they are seizing is consistent with me…
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Man Drugs, Assaults 6+ Women He Meets On Sugar Daddy Site: Bucks County DA
At least six women are known to have been sexually assaulted after going out with a man they met on an online dating site who ended up drugging them, District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and Bristol Township Police Chief Robert Coulton announced on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Andrew Gallo, 40, of Copper Beech Lane, Bristol Township, was charged with five counts of rape by causing impairment, six counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, four counts of strangulation, two counts of selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverage to minors, and one count each of s…
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Western PA Man Convicted For Fake 'Kidnapping For Drugs' Plot: DA
A McKean County man was convicted on Friday, Aug. 23 in a fake "kidnapping for drugs" plot, authorities said. Tuesday Hale, formerly of Bradford, was found guilty of crimes related to the staged kidnapping in August 2023, according to District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer. The conviction followed a two-day jury trial at the McKean County Courthouse, she said. Hale was charged after the City of Bradford Police received a report from a Bradford man who had received messages – including a staged picture – from his girlfriend’s cell phone stating that his girlfriend had been kidn…
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Speakers Filled With Millions In Meth, Cocaine From Cali Found In Bucks Co.: DA
Six men were charged with trafficking millions of dollars in methamphetamine and cocaine by concealing them inside Bluetooth karaoke speakers and shipping them from California to Bucks County, authorities said. This multifaceted investigation by the Bucks County Detectives Drug Strike Force, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Attorney General’s Office resulted in the dismantling of the Byrne Drug Trafficking Organization, led by Matthew James Byrne, 43, of Broomall in Delaware County, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn announced on Wednesday, Aug. 7. The Charged Suspects …
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DUI Motorcyclist Speeding With Pitbull On Lap: PA State Police
A convicted felon was caught on drugs in his sock, speeding with a pitbull on his lap while riding a motorcycle, Pennsylvania State Police explained in a release on Monday, July 29. Devin Yake, 28, of Conestoga, was stopped, along with his pitbull, in the 200 block of Willow Valley Drive in West Lampeter Township at 12:38 a.m. on June, 23, PSP Lancaster Trooper Wagner detailed in the release. Posted by Devin Yake on Saturday, December 30, 2023 He was found to be under the influence and had methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia in his sock, Wagner stated in the rel…
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While Yelling 'About The Devil' Levittown Woman Stabs Mother: Affidavit
A woman in Levittown who was supposedly screaming about Lucfier is accused of stabbing her mother, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. Emily Ann Rizzo, 32, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and related misdemeanors, court records show. The police were called to an Ivy Hill Road home on Tuesday, July 2 for a reported stabbing, according to the criminal complaint. They arrived to find Rizzo "face down yelling about the devil and Lucifer on the bed," according to the complaint. Officers had to "drag her from the bed by her feet" t…
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