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Married Couple Charged With Homicide In Harrisburg: Police Married Couple Charged With Homicide In Harrisburg: Police
Married Couple Charged With Homicide In Harrisburg: Police A husband and wife have been arrested on homicide charges after an assault left a woman dead in the couple's Harrisburg apartment on Thursday, August 29, the police announced the following morning. Harrisburg Police were called to an active assault in the 100 block of Pine Street at 11 p.m.  Arriving officers were speaking with the residents of the apartment, Kyle and Chanise Burton, when they saw a dead woman inside, so "an investigation was immediately initiated," as stated in the police release, noting that "Detectives and forensics personnel responded to the apartment and cont…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Woman Punched In Face During 'Unprovoked Assault' On 5 People: Philly Police Woman Punched In Face During 'Unprovoked Assault' On 5 People: Philly Police
Woman Punched In Face During 'Unprovoked Assault' On 5 People: Philly Police Five people were attacked in Philadelphia - in what police are calling an "unprovoked assault" on Monday morning, Aug. 26. Donnell Lee Bruce, 36, of Philadelphia has been arrested following the assault, according to the police.  The first three people attacked were two elderly women and a man in the 2200 block of Market Street around 7:15 a.m., PPD detailed in the release.  The second also happened along Market Street, where he punched a 22-year-old woman in the face"knocking her to the ground," police said, adding that "He then attempted to steal a bag from a 77-year-old ma…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NJ Corrections Officer Charged With Violating PA Inmate's Constitutional Rights: USDOJ NJ Corrections Officer Charged With Violating PA Inmate's Constitutional Rights: USDOJ
NJ Corrections Officer Charged With Violating PA Inmate's Constitutional Rights: Usdoj A 35-year-old former Pennsylvania prison guard has been charged with violating an inmate's constitutional rights for several offenses, authorities said. Ivory S. Cousins, of West Deptford, NJ, allegedly ignored the inmate's significant injuries from an assault by other inmates, pepper sprayed him, helped another inmate to steal from him, and obstructed the investigation of what happened to him, according to U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero Cousins was a correctional officer employed by the Philadelphia Department of Prisons in August 2019. While on duty at the Curran-Fromhold Correct…

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by Jon Craig
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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…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Rams Police Car In Chester County Man Rams Police Car In Chester County
Man Rams Police Car In Chester County A 46-year-old Chester County man is accused of ramming his car into a patrol car and then charging at the officers, authorities said. At approximately 2:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, West Whiteland Township Police Officers were investigating a violation of a Protection From Abuse (PFA) order in the 300 block of South Balderston Drive.  Officers observed a red Honda Accord being operated by a white male in the driveway of a residence. Officers knew this to be the suspect in the PFA violation and parked and exited their patrol vehicles to investigate.  The red Honda being operated b…

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by Jon Craig
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ROAD RAGE: 13 Shots Fired Into Car With Child On West Chester Pike, Police ROAD RAGE: 13 Shots Fired Into Car With Child On West Chester Pike, Police
Road Rage: 13 Shots Fired Into Car With Child On West Chester Pike, Police The shooter has been identified in a road rage incident in which he shot 13 times into a car carrying a child, authorities announced on Tuesday morning, Aug. 13.  Sean Moses, 30, of the 4400 block of Township Line Road in Drexel Hill, has been charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and related charges, Haverford Police Sgt. Shant Bedrossian detailed in the release. West Chester Pike was closed eastbound on Monday, Aug. 12 at about 3:30 p.m. in the 2000 block during the incident, according to Bedrossian. The 10-year-old child was not injured, but the driver of the car was…

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by Jon Craig
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Hersheypark Robber Slashed Victim In Face, $2K Reward Offered: Police Hersheypark Robber Slashed Victim In Face, $2K Reward Offered: Police
Hersheypark Robber Slashed Victim In Face, $2K Reward Offered: Police A "slash and grab," happened in the parking lot of Hersheypark, Derry Township police announced on Friday, Aug. 2.  The man pictured was rummaging in the backseat of the victim's car when they were confronted by the owner of the vehicle and their family around 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27.  When the owner confronted the man, he "slashed the victim across the face with a knife before running from the scene with the victim's credit card," the police said, adding that "the stolen credit card was fraudulently used later that same day at a Target store located in Bensalem, PA." The fol…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Patient Stabs Staff With Used Needle At Philly Hospital: Authorities Patient Stabs Staff With Used Needle At Philly Hospital: Authorities
Patient Stabs Staff With Used Needle At Philly Hospital: Authorities A patient attacked Episcopal Hospital staff with a syringe on Wednesday, July 31, according to Philadelphia police.  The patient arrived at the 100 E. Lehigh St. hospital "displaying violent and agitated behavior," security staff told authorities.  He fought with nursing staff as they tried to give him medicine with a syringe, knocking the syringe away and "causing it to poke a security guard in the arm," PPD said.  When a recovery specialist tried to intervene, the patient "stabbed him twice in the left forearm with the used needle," police continued. The patient tried to s…

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by Mac Bullock
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Mount Joy Mom Of 5 Assaults 4 Officers, Child, Police Say Mount Joy Mom Of 5 Assaults 4 Officers, Child, Police Say
Mount Joy Mom Of 5 Assaults 4 Officers, Child, Police Say A 36-year-old self-proclaimed "hard working Mother of 5" allegedly assaulted an adult, a child, and four officers all, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 31, and as stated on the suspect's social media.  Daisha Ilene Ja Giraldo of Mount Joy was supposedly driving home drunk with a child in the car so the child called her father, Officer Sean Clark of the Mount Joy Borough Police Department explained in the affidavit of probable cause. Giraldo reportedly "had struck her several times in the face causing swelling around her eyes," Clark stated in the a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Felon Found With Multiple Guns, Manufacturing Equipment In Reading Home: DA Felon Found With Multiple Guns, Manufacturing Equipment In Reading Home: DA
Felon Found With Multiple Guns, Manufacturing Equipment In Reading Home: DA A Reading man faces felony charges for illegal possession of firearms, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office.  James Freeman-Neely, 48, was arrested on July 13 for simple assault, said prosecutors in a release on Tuesday, July 30.  The alleged victim of the assault was granted a Protection From Abuse order (PFA) against Freeman-Neely, which required the 48-year-old to "relinquish all firearms, weapons, and ammunition" to the Berks Sheriff's Office, authorities said.  He signed a document claiming he owned no firearms, but police said they found severa…

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by Mac Bullock
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Person 'Stabbed Several Times' In Lebanon Police Say Person 'Stabbed Several Times' In Lebanon Police Say
Person 'Stabbed Several Times' In Lebanon Police Say Someone was "stabbed several times" in Lebanon over the weekend, city police announced on Tuesday, July 30.  The police learned about the stabbing when officers were called to the Good Samaritan Hospital for an assault victim around 8:50 p.m. on July 27, as detailed in the release.   "The preliminary investigation revealed that the assault occurred in the 800 block of Church St.," the police said, adding that "The victim is in stable condition and is expected to recover." This investigation is active, so anyone with information regarding the assault is asked to contact Dete…

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by Jillian Pikora
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While Yelling 'About The Devil' Levittown Woman Stabs Mother: Affidavit While Yelling 'About The Devil' Levittown Woman Stabs Mother: Affidavit
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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by Mac Bullock