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2 More Arrested For Wild Car Meetups In Philly: Police 2 More Arrested For Wild Car Meetups In Philly: Police
2 More Arrested For Wild Car Meetups In Philly: Police Two more arrests have been made relating to illegal car meetups in Philadelphia, according to police. Joseph Cavanaugh, 21, of Levittown, and James Hare, 20, of Philadelphia, were arrested on Friday, Oct. 25, the Philadelphia Police Department said.  Both men were charged for their actions at a series of illegal car meetups that took place in various parts of the city beginning at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 and ending at 4:33 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, according to police. Cavanaugh was charged with: Aggravated Assault. Causing or Risking Catastrophe. Criminal Mischief. Riot. RE…
Father-Daughter Who Led Human Trafficking Ring Arrested: PA AG Father-Daughter Who Led Human Trafficking Ring Arrested: PA AG
Father-Daughter Who Led Human Trafficking Ring Arrested: PA AG A father and daughter who authorities say was the leader of a long-running human trafficking ring have been arrested, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Terrance L. Jones, 52, has been arrested leading to the disbanding of the Philadelphia-based human trafficking ring and charges against 22 people, according to PA AG. Jones had posed as a woman, known as Julia, to recruit commercial sex workers, who were then taken to and from "dates" by drivers Jones hired, the attorney general's office said. He ran the operation from his residence from 2012 through …
Teens Sentenced To Adult State Prison For Gunpoint Carjacking: Lancaster DA Teens Sentenced To Adult State Prison For Gunpoint Carjacking: Lancaster DA
Teens Sentenced To Adult State Prison For Gunpoint Carjacking: Lancaster DA Teenage armed carjackers are heading to an adult Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution for years, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2.  Dardwin Paulino-Oliveras, 19, of the first block of North Mary Street in Lancaster, is going to an SCI for three to six years; Izaiah Glover, 17, of the first block of East Farnum Street also in Lancaster is going for two to four years, the DA explained.  When the pair were 17-years-old, they, along with a 15-year-old boy, shoved a handgun into a man's chest and forced him and a passenger out of a c…
Suspected Hersheypark Slasher Arrested, NJ Partner In Crime Wanted: Police Suspected Hersheypark Slasher Arrested, NJ Partner In Crime Wanted: Police
Suspected Hersheypark Slasher Arrested, NJ Partner In Crime Wanted: Police The 63-year-old New York, identified as the suspected Hersheypark Slasher, was arrested — but his Jersey City partner remains at large, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Sept. 27.  Huley Williams of Brooklyn, NY is accused of being the man who committed the "slash and grab" in the Hersheypark parking lot around 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, police said and Daily Voice previously reported.  Williams (pictured above on the right) is accused of being the man (pictured above on the left) who was caught rummaging around in the backseat of a car when th…
Police Sgt. Assaulted At Philly Family Gathering Police Sgt. Assaulted At Philly Family Gathering
Police Sgt. Assaulted At Philly Family Gathering A police sergeant was assaulted during a family gathering at Chickie's and Pete's in Philadelphia, authorities said. On Aug. 2, at approximately 6 p.m., Philadelphia Police responded to a report of a person screaming and a robbery alarm at Chickie’s and Pete’s, located on the 1500 block of Packer Ave. Upon arrival, officers discovered two groups involved in a physical altercation that stemmed from a family gathering. While attempting to disperse the groups, a Sergeant from the 1st District attempted to detain a male, later identified as Joseph Baldino of Philadelphia. Baldino resisted arres…
Gun Trafficking Group Operated In Pottstown, Boyertown: Prosecutors Gun Trafficking Group Operated In Pottstown, Boyertown: Prosecutors
Gun Trafficking Group Operated In Pottstown, Boyertown: Prosecutors Nine members of a suspected gun trafficking organization are in police custody, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in a release on Tuesday, July 30.  The group, which operated out of its alleged members' homes and storage units in Pottstown and Boyertown, "specialized in the acquisition and distribution of illegal firearms," prosecutors said.  The investigation began in February, when suspected member James Hiller showed up at Pottstown Hospital with a stab wound, according to authorities. He told investigators he was stabbed in an argument over mariju…
VFW Employee Steals $2K+ Mount Joy Police Say VFW Employee Steals $2K+ Mount Joy Police Say
VFW Employee Steals $2K+ Mount Joy Police Say A VFW employee "stole over $2,000 in cash and a bottle of unopened whiskey" from her place of work, the Mount Joy Borough of Police announced on Thursday, June 27.  Erica Reene Mays, 38 of Marietta, has been charged with felons for Theft by Unlawful Taking of Movable Property and Theft By Decepition or False Impression following the police investigation into an incident at the Mount Joy VFW on May 25, according to the police and confirmed by court documents.  Mays is a convicted felon who previously served prison time for Manufacture, Deliver, or Posses with the Intent t…
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 …
Pair Charged In Deadly Shooting In Allentown's Fountain Park: Lehigh DA Pair Charged In Deadly Shooting In Allentown's Fountain Park: Lehigh DA
Pair Charged In Deadly Shooting In Allentown's Fountain Park: Lehigh DA Two men are in police custody in connection with the murder of Angel Martinez-Velez, prosecutors say.  Grelvis Estevez Cabrera and Carlos Nathaniel Landesta-Agramonte are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal homicide and tampering with evidence, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.  Officials have said Martinez-Velez, 25, was shot to death at the basketball court in Fountain Park last Saturday, June 1.  In a release on Thursday, June 6, the DA's Office said two vehicles were seen fleeing the park: a dark-colored Honda and a white car. Using …
Teen Blocked Police Vehicle At Northeast Philly Car Meet: Authorities Teen Blocked Police Vehicle At Northeast Philly Car Meet: Authorities
Teen Blocked Police Vehicle At Northeast Philly Car Meet: Authorities Three people were arrested when police broke up a car meet in Northeast Philadelphia on Sunday night.  Authorities said they arrived at the 500 block of Adams Avenue to find some 200 people and around 100 vehicles.  An officer activated his lights and sirens after bystanders "encircled" his car, PPD said. One teen allegedly stood in front of the police car, leaned on the hood, and "signaled with his finger that the officers would not be allowed to pass," according to officials.  The teen fled into a gray Infiniti G35 which tried to leave the scene but was blocked by the crow…
Arrest Made In Scranton Man's 'Suspicious Death': Police Arrest Made In Scranton Man's 'Suspicious Death': Police
Arrest Made In Scranton Man's 'Suspicious Death': Police One man is in custody after a 36-year-old was killed in Scranton on Tuesday, May 14.  Police originally called Benjamin Thompson's Jackson Street death "suspicious" before declaring it a homicide on Thursday morning, May 16.  By Thursday night, 24-year-old Rahjuan Marquel Morgan was arrested for criminal homicide and criminal conspiracy, city police said.  "This investigation is still underway and more arrests are expected," officials said.  SPD is asking anyone with information to leave a tip by calling 570-348-4134.