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21-Year-Old Killed In PA Shooting, Juvenile In Custody As Homicide Charge Planned
A Pennsylvania shooting has turned deadly, and investigators are working to add a homicide charge against a juvenile already in custody, police announced on Monday, Nov. 2.
Jose Yapur De Los-Santos, 21, of Bethlehem, was shot in the 1100 block of Maple Street in the Northampton County portion of Bethlehem at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, authorities said.
He was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem, where he was pronounced dead at 1:09 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said.
His death resulted from a gunshot injury and was ruled a …
Woman Killed In Halloween Morning Pennsylvania Crash ID’d By Coroner
A Pennsylvania woman was struck and killed on Halloween morning, and her identity has now been released, the coroner announced on Monday, Nov. 2.
Alronica Canada, 53, of Northampton, was struck by a motor vehicle in the 300 block of West Hamilton Street in Allentown at approximately 5:05 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said.
Canada was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital–Sacred Heart Campus in Allentown, where she was pronounced dead in the emergency department at 5:27 a.m., according to the coroner’s office.
An autopsy completed Monday at the Lehigh County Coron…
Lebanon Bell Customer Sent Explicit Image To Juvenile Worker, Doused Manager In Soda: PD
A Taco Bell customer sent a sexually explicit image to a juvenile worker after being warned employees were minors, doused a manager with soda, and threatened staff at a Pennsylvania restaurant, police said.
Nicholas Jerome Wennik, 33, of Womelsdorf, was being held in Lebanon County Prison after failing to post $40,000 monetary bail, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Nov. 2.
Wennik was a customer who repeatedly visited the drive-through at the Taco Bell at 2100 W. Cumberland Street in North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County, according to the affidavit.
He repea…
‘I Have A Gun’: PA Man Admits Robbing NJ Bank After Demanding $50K
A Pennsylvania man who demanded $50,000 from a New Jersey bank teller and flashed a handgun before fleeing with cash has admitted to the armed robbery, federal prosecutors announced Friday, Oct. 30.
Phu Nguyen, 36, of Fairless Hills, pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Renée Marie Bumb in Camden federal court on Thursday, Oct. 29, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said.
Nguyen entered the Bank of Princeton in Voorhees wearing all black and a face mask on June 27, 2025, according to court documents and statements cited by prosecutors.
He approached a teller…
PA Man Who Killed, Dismembered Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later
More than 12 years after a Sullivan County mother was murdered and her dismembered remains were discovered in the woods, her killer has been sentenced to years behind bars.
Keymarroo Guiden, 53, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, received the sentence on Friday, Oct. 30, for the 2014 murder of his girlfriend, April Parker, 31, of Monticello, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian Conaty announced.
Guiden was sentenced by Sullivan County Supreme Court Judge Stephan Schick after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder on June 23, following a 12-day trial.
The case dat…
Motorcyclist Killed In Route 30 Crash In Pennsylvania ID’d
A motorcyclist killed in a collision with a sedan on Route 30 in Pennsylvania has been identified, the coroner’s office announced Friday, Oct. 30.
Richard Pieper, 62, of Paradise, PA, originally of New York, was pronounced dead at the scene on Lincoln Highway at Simmontown Road in Salisbury Township, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office.
The crash happened around 3:53 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, emergency dispatchers said.
The coroner’s office responded at 4:56 a.m., and a coroner investigator pronounced Pieper dead, according to the release.
Pieper was transported to the Lancas…
Sleeping Truckers Targeted In Back-To-Back PA Meat Heists; 3,000 Pounds Of Crab Stolen
Two truck drivers were asleep in their cabs when thieves struck just two days apart in Philadelphia, making off with 3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab and approximately $10,000 worth of beef, according to police.
The latest theft happened around 4:12 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, when a driver sleeping inside his tractor-trailer awoke to find people stealing cargo in the 5200 block of Devereaux Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, police said.
The thieves had cut the padlock on the rear of the trailer and removed five pallets of beef valued at approximately $10,000, according to the Philadelphia Poli…
Pets Dumped In Landfill In $650K Pennsylvania Cremation Scheme; Owner Pleads Guilty
Thousands of grieving Pennsylvania pet owners paid for cremations and burials, but many of their animals were dumped in a landfill and replaced with ashes from unknown animals — a scheme the business owner has now admitted to, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 22.
Patrick Vereb Sr., 72, owner of Pittsburgh-based Eternity Pet Memorial, pleaded guilty to all charges involving the theft of more than $650,000 from customers between 2021 and 2024, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday.
His bail was revoked Thursday, and he was committed to prison.
More than 6,500 victims across Allegheny…
Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges
Nearly three decades ago, a newborn baby boy was found dead inside a Long Island movie theater bathroom.
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, his mother was arrested hundreds of miles away in Hampton, Virginia, as detectives cracked the 1996 cold case.
Michelle Chronick Tyson, 59, is facing multiple counts of second-degree murder in connection with the death of her newborn baby in November 1996 when she was 29 years old, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.
Investigators say that at around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 18, 1996, the newborn was found inside a toilet in the women's bathroom o…
Fake PA Chiropractor Who Sexually Assaulted Amish Women, Girl Avoids Prison After Intimidation
A Pennsylvania man who posed as a chiropractor and sexually assaulted women and a child has avoided prison after prosecutors said members of the Plain community intimidated victims, pressured them to change their testimony, and created "roadblocks" that prevented a more severe punishment.
John Miller Esh, 63, of Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, was sentenced to 10 years of probation on Wednesday, Oct. 28, after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting multiple victims while operating a phony chiropractic practice, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office in a release i…
PA Repairman Took Photo Of Girl’s Buttocks, Asked If He Should Delete It: DA
A repairman took a photo of a girl’s buttocks inside a Pennsylvania home, then showed her the image and asked whether he should delete it, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Douglas Royer, 62, of Slatington, was working on the heating system at a Lower Macungie Township home when the incident happened on Sept. 24, according to a release from Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Pennsylvania State Police Capt. Seth J. Kelly.
The girl retrieved Royer’s cellphone for him while he was working underneath the home, authorities said.
After handing him the phone, she was c…
PhD Student Who Killed Infant, Abused Twin Baby Brother In PA Sentenced
A former PhD student from New Jersey who killed her friend’s infant son and abused his twin brother was sentenced in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 28, court records show.
Nicole Elizabeth Virzi, 32, of Saddle Brook, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of children in the death of 6-week-old Leon Katz and injuries to his twin brother.
Leon was alert, behaving normally, and had no head injuries when his parents left him with Virzi at their Pittsburgh apartment, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 29.
His p…
Pennsylvania Man Flipped Table, Charged Toward Judge During Hearing: DA
A Pennsylvania man flipped over a courtroom table, nearly injured his own attorney and charged toward a judge during a hearing on allegations he burned, struck and strangled a woman, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
Fletcher Morton, 57, of the 600 block of East King Street, Lancaster is accused of charging toward Magisterial District Judge Andrew LeFever during a preliminary hearing on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
A Pennsylvania State Constable restrained Morton before anyone was injured inside the courtroom in the 7…
Woman Struck By Vehicle In Pennsylvania Dies 8 Days Later, Coroner Says
A woman died eight days after she was struck by a vehicle in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Mary A. Pavlik, 81 of Lehighton, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 11:05 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, according to the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.
Pavlik was a pedestrian when she was struck at the intersection of Iron and South Third streets in Lehighton Borough, Carbon County, at approximately 9:20 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, Buglio said.
Her cause of death was complications of multiple blunt force injuries, and the manner was ruled an acci…
