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Drunk Woman Attacks Driver After Crash At Hollywood Casino: Police
A Morgantown woman is accused of drunkenly attacking another driver following a crash at Hollywood Casino, Caernarvon Township police said in a release dated Friday, Dec. 13.
Sara Soika, 55, allegedly pulled out from a stop sign in front of another vehicle in the casino's parking lot on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, police said. After coming to a sudden stop, Soika reportedly exited her vehicle and attacked the other driver, causing the victim to crash into the rear of Soika's car while attempting to escape, authorities said.
Officers responding to the incident determined that Soika had a blood …
Oxford Teen Reported Missing After Not Returning From School Bus: Police
A 16-year-old girl from Oxford Borough has been reported missing after she failed to return home from school on Wednesday, Dec. 6, authorities announced.
Wendy Azuceli Ester XoTec was last seen after attending classes at Collegium Charter School, located at 456 Creamery Way, Exton, Pennsylvania, police said in a release on Thursday, Dec. 12.
XoTec, who was born in Guatemala, was confirmed present at school that morning, but she did not board the afternoon bus home, according to the Oxford Borough Police Department.
She was last seen wearing her school uniform, described as a navy-blue …
Man Arrested, Another At Large In Fatal PA Home Invasion: DA
A second suspect has been charged in a deadly home invasion in Lower Merion that left a man dead and his mother fighting for her life, Montgomery County authorities announced Thursday, Dec. 12.
Charles Fulforth, 41, of Jenkintown, was arrested for second-degree murder, robbery, and burglary after detectives linked him to the Dec. 8 attack that claimed the life of 25-year-old Andrew Gaudio and critically injured his mother, 61-year-old Bernadette Gaudio.
Fulforth, a Junkluggers employee, worked with Kelvin Roberts, 42, of Philadelphia, who remains at large, police say. Roberts was charged ea…
Greencastle Woman Embezzles $148K From Swimming Pool Over 7 Years: Police
A Greencastle woman is accused of embezzling over $148,000 while serving as treasurer for Moss Spring Pool, Greencastle police announced on Wednesday, Dec. 11.
Krista D. Murr, 55, was charged after investigators uncovered financial discrepancies spanning from July 2017 to July 2024, according to police.
The investigation began on July 22, 2024, when concerns were raised about irregularities in financial records and fund management. Working with the Franklin County District Attorney's Office, police discovered that $148,292.56 had been misappropriated, authorities said.
“Our department …
Man, Woman Killed In Fatal Crash, Discovery At Abandoned Home: PA State Police
A crash that sent a car careening over 100 feet down an embankment in West Bethlehem Township has claimed two lives, Pennsylvania State Police Troop B announced on Monday, Dec. 9.
The incident happened on Clarksville Road around 9:22 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, when a vehicle veered off the roadway, overturned, and landed on its roof, troopers said.
A female occupant was ejected from the vehicle and died from her injuries at the scene, police said.
Items recovered from the vehicle led troopers to believe another person might have been involved. A search of the surrounding area led to the d…
Gunfire Erupts, Man Shot In Targeted Attack: Chambersburg Police
A man was injured in a shooting early Saturday morning, Nov. 30, 2024, in Chambersburg, police announced.
Officers first responded to reports of gunshots on the 300 block of Black Avenue at 1:23 a.m., where they found spent shell casings, according to the Chambersburg Police Department. Nearly two hours later, at 3:04 a.m., police were called to the 500 block of Elm Avenue, where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his arm.
Investigators believe the man was injured during the earlier gunfire on Black Avenue, police said. The victim was flown to York Trauma Center with injurie…
Update: Missing Lancaster Teen London Davila May Be In Allentown
The search continues for 13-year-old London Davila, who was reported missing earlier this week, and authorities now believe she may be in the Allentown area, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced on Friday, Nov. 22.
London was last seen in Lancaster on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, at 8 a.m., wearing a black sweatshirt, black puffer jacket, dark sweatpants, and pink Crocs. She is described as 4’11” tall with black hair and hazel eyes.
An anonymous tip received by the department suggested London might have traveled to Allentown, according to the release.
Anyone with information on her …
PA Mom Charged For Giving Kids Guns, Teen Son Charged In Cousin's Murder
A Lancaster County mother is accused of giving her teenage sons access to guns used in a September shootout, police announced on Friday, Nov. 15. One of those sons has also been charged in his cousin's murder.
Brandi Whisman, 42, of New Providence, was arraigned Tuesday, Nov. 14, on charges of endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors. Investigators said she gave her sons permission to take the guns whenever they wanted, providing a key and telling them where the firearms were located.
Her sons, Joshua Whisman, 16, and Alexander Whisman, 18, are accused of firing …
Heather Ordaz, 41, Charged With Child Endangerment: Police
Three children found home alone with dog feces covering the floor have led to their mom being charged with child endangerment, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 31.
Heather Ordaz, 41, of the 100 block of B Lane in Willow Farms Trailer Park in Swatara Township has been charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor for Endangering the Welfare of Children, on Sunday, Oct. 27, according to her court docket.
The Lower Swatara Police were called to Ordaz's home for a tip about alleged Child Abuse or Neglect, according to the affidavit of probabl…
Missing Woman Found Dead In PA Garage Wrapped In Blanket, Towel: Police
A second missing woman has been found murdered in her Philadelphia home, police announced on Sunday, Oct. 27.
Ivelisse Lugo, 51, of the 5900 block of Elsinore Street was reported as missing at 8:15 a.m., Philadelphia Police detailed in a release on Saturday, Oct. 26.
She was thought to be "in the company of her estranged husband, who owns a 2006 Chevy Express van with Pennsylvania license plate #ZRR-4023, with a cross on the rear door," the police wrote in the initial release.
But later that day, "officers returned to the residence, where they located the victim in the gar…
Overdosed PA Mom Smothers Infant Son To Death: Affidavit
A 3-month-old boy suffocated by his mom while she was passed out after ingesting crack cocaine, Lancaster police detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
Luz L. Saez, 32, of the 500 block of Lime Street in Lancaster, smoked the crack to “stay awake”, according to an affidavit of probable cause, but grandma found the infant under his mom on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.
The infant's death was later ruled an accident from asphyxia due to co-sleeping, according to the coroner.
A crack pipe and crack cocaine were found by investigators searching Saez’s bedro…
Jeep Driver Who Struck 3 Nurses While Dropping Off Gunshot Victim At ER Turns Himself In, PPD
Three nurses and a gunshot victim were struck by a car outside a Philadelphia hospital, the police told Daily Voice on Saturday, Oct. 12.
A driver of a silver Jeep Cherokee, Jaadir Goodwyn, was dropping the gunshot victim off at the ER at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center located at 3900 Poweltown Avenue at 4:22 a.m., Philadelphia Police detailed.
Goodwyn, 20, turned himself over to the police on Wednesday, Oct. 16, as stated in a press conference.
He is facing charges of aggravated assault and other related offenses, the police said. The court docket for this case…
Homicide Attempt: Man Stabbed In Head, Back, Neck At Chambersburg Bar; Police
A man is in a trauma center after a brutal stabbing at a Chambersburg Bar, police announced on Saturday, Oct. 5.
Basil McLeod, 38, of Chambersburg, was charged with Criminal Attempt Homicide, Aggravated Assault and Simple Assault following the assault at Legendz Bar, the police said.
Officers were called to the bar "for a fight involving a subject armed with a knife. It was reported that a stab victim had sustained serious injuries," as stated in the release.
They arrived to find the the victim "stabbed the victim several times in the head, neck and back" around 1:12 a.m. on Saturday,…
