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PA Kids Club Employee Who Showed 'Dark Web' Suicides To Boys He Assaulted Sentenced: DA
A former Neshaminy Kids Club worker was sentenced to 35 to 88 years in state prison for sexually assaulting seven boys and filming some of the abuse, Bucks County authorities announced on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Gerald William Spoto, 42, of Disk Lane in Bristol Township, pleaded guilty in July to nearly three dozen charges for crimes committed between the late 1990s and 2023. He was also declared a sexually violent predator, requiring lifetime sex offender registration and treatment. These assaults of seven boys included "sleepovers" in New Jersey, Detectives with the Middletown Township Pol…
Politics
PA Senate Race Heats Up With Another Lawsuit And County Election Board Challenges
The Pennsylvania Senate race between incumbent Democrat Bob Casey and his challenger, Republican Dave McCormick, is heating up with another lawsuit filed and challenges made to a county election board. McCormick filed a lawsuit against the Bucks County Board of Elections over about 400 undated mail ballots that had already been counted on Thursday, Nov. 14, according to a Casey Campaign news release. The Republican candidate, who the Associated Press has already called as the winner, previously filed lawsuits in Philadelphia challenging about 20,000 provisional ballots, previous Daily Voice…
Politics
Here's A County-By-County Breakdown Of Who PA Chose In Presidential Race
For the second straight presidential election, Pennsylvania voters helped a candidate narrowly win the state, with Republican candidate Donald Trump edging out Vice President Kamala Harris in the most recent race. Trump received 50.51% of the vote (3,457,446 votes) statewide, coming in just ahead of Harris who had 48.53% (3,322,052 votes), according to unofficial results from the Department of State posted on Wednesday, Nov. 6. In 2020, the numbers were similar but with Joe Biden on the winner's side, according to previous reporting by Daily Voice. Four years ago, Biden had 50.01% of …
Politics
Election 2024: Winner Projected For PA's 1st US Congressional District
Election Day 2024 is in the books, and Pennsylvanians have chosen their next representatives in Congress, according to multiple outlets' projections based on unofficial results. In the commonwealth’s 1st congressional district race, Brian Fitzpatrick defeated Ashley Ehasz for the House seat representing Bucks and Mongomery counties, the AP projects. The incumbent was leading his democratic party opponent by a margin of 57.5% to 42.3%, with 88% of the vote as of 1 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6, according to the PA Department of State. The 50-year-old Fitzpatrick has represented th…
Politics
Lady Gaga, Oprah, Fat Joe, Many Others To Support Harris Campaign at PA Concert
Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey, and Fat Joe are among several celebrities who will be at a Philadelphia concert supporting the Harris-Walz campaign on Monday, Nov. 4. The concert is being held at the Museum of Art, located at 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, where a stage was being erected for the event on Friday, Nov. 1, according to previous reporting by Daily Voice. Celebrities expected to either perform or attend include: pop star Lady Gaga, hip hop star Fat Joe, hip hop producer DJ Jazzy Jeff, pop star Ricky Martin, hip hop group The Roots, soul singer Jazmine Sullivan, and Oprah Winfre…
Politics
Vance in PA For Trump Campaign, Expect Traffic Delays: State Police
JD Vance, former President Donald Trump's running mate in the 2024 election, is holding a campaign rally in Bucks County, and there could be some traffic disruptions, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Vance will be at the Newtown Sports and Events Center, 207 Penns Trail, Newtown at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, according to the Trump campaign website. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Traffic disruptions are anticipated in the southern Bucks County area on the same date, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release. Drivers should anticipate traffic delays and intermittent road c…
Politics
'I Should Have Never Left The White House' Trump Says At PA Rally
Former President Donald J. Trump bluntly laid out how he feels about the election in Pennsylvania at his latest rally in the Keystone State; held just two days before election day. Late on Friday, Nov. 1, the Trump-Vance campaign team announced yet another Pennsylvania rally. This one was held in Lititz, at FlyADVANCED Lancaster located at 530 Airport Road with doors opening at 6 a.m. and "The 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump [Delivering] Remarks," at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. Unsurprisingly, Trump told the crowd "I should have never left the White House," and discuss…
Politics
Voter Registration Forms Under Investigation In PA Tied To Arizona Company: Authorities
Some suspicious voter registration forms that are under investigation in Pennsylvania have been tied to an Arizona company, authorities said. About 30 irregular forms that were turned over to Monroe County District Attorney Mike Mancuso to investigate turned out to be fraudulent, according to a post on the district attorney's Facebook page. Posted by Monroe County Office of the District Attorney on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Several of the voter registration applications and mail ballot request forms were determined to be fraudulent because they weren't authorized by…
Politics
Tim Walz Campaigning For Kamala Harris In Bucks County
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will be in Bucks County campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday, Oct. 31. Traffic delays are expected, according to state police. The candidate for vice president will deliver remarks at a campaign event somewhere in the county at 11 a.m., a news release from the Harris-Walz campaign states. The exact location wasn't provided at the time of publication. Walz will be encouraging Pennsylvanians to vote early for Vice President Harris and Democrats up and down the ballot, the news release states. Traffic disruptions are expected throughout the sout…
Politics
Trump Campaign Calls Voter Deadline Extension in PA County 'Huge Win' For Election Integrity
The Trump-Vance campaign's lawsuit against Bucks County led to an extension for in-person absentee voting, which is a "huge win" for election integrity efforts, the campaign said. Bucks County voters will have until Friday, Nov. 1 to apply for, receive, or turn in a mail-in ballot, following a court order that was issued Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 30, according to prior reporting by Daily Voice. Judge Jeffrey Trauger entered the order following a lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign, Senate candidate Dave McCormick, and the Republican National Convention that same morning. "The Pe…
Politics
Democrat Activists In PA Are Impersonating Election Officials: Trump Campaign Claims
Democrat activists in Philadelphia are wearing fake badges and claiming to be voter protection agents, according to the Trump campaign. "Radical leftists" are impersonating election officials to intimidate voters and "interfere with Pennsylvanians' right to cast their ballots," a Trump campaign news release states. Three photos are shown in the news release depicting two badges and a T-shirt with "voter protection," "election protection," and "PA Dems Volunteer" printed on them. The people wearing these shirts and badges "are not election officials and should not interfere with…
Politics
Buck Wild Updates About Mail In Ballot Voting In Bucks County
A judge has extended the deadline for voters in Bucks County to request mail-in ballots after the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit on Wednesday morning, Oct. 30. Bucks County voters will have until Friday, Nov. 1 to apply for, receive, or turn in a mail-in ballot, per a court order from Judge Jeffrey Trauger, according to a Reuters report. Court documents obtained by Daily Voice confirm that Trauger entered the order at 2:21 p.m. This was in response to a lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign, Senate candidate Dave McCormick, and the Republican National Convention earlier on the same…
Politics
'Ballot Lines Aren't My Jurisdiction, Commissioners Responsible Party': PA Sheriff
Bucks County on-demand ballot lines that closed early over the past few days fall under the jurisdiction of the Bucks County Commissioners, according to the county sheriff's office. The shutting down of lines at three Bucks County Administration voting center locations was not a call made by the Bucks County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Frederick Harran said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 30. "The lines are controlled by the County Commissioners who instructed Security to close the lines," according to Harran. "These lines were in fact closed early on numerous days up until yesterday." …
Politics
Trump Campaign Sues Bucks County For Alleged Voter Suppression: Court Documents
The Trump campaign is suing the Bucks County Board of Elections over alleged voter suppression during early voting, according to court documents. Donald J. Trump for President, Dave McCormick, the Friends of Dave McCormick, and the Republican National Committee filed the lawsuit in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas on Tuesday, Oct. 29, court documents obtained by Daily Voice state. The lawsuit was filed against the Bucks County Board of Elections, its three members — Chair Bob Harvie, Vice Chair Diane Ellis-Marseglia and Gene DiGirolamo — and its director, Deana De…
Politics
Russians Made Fake Video Of Ballots Being Destroyed In PA: FBI
A video showing mail-in ballot cast for all Republican candidates being destroyed has been determined to be made by Russians, federal authorities announced on Friday night, Oct. 25. The video was posted by the QAnon aligned account on X, formerly known as Twitter, 1776 @TheWakeninq on Thursday afternoon, but the video had been removed at the time of publishing. It had shown a Bucks County mail-in ballot being opened, seeing votes cast for former President Donald Trump and U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick, and then being torn up. The caption for the post read as fol…
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Yelp Reviews Disabled For McDonald's That Hosted Trump In Pennsylvania
Yelp has disabled reviews for the Bucks County McDonald's that hosted former-President Donald Trump on Sunday, Oct. 20. The Republican candidate for US President sported an apron at the Feasterville-Trevose McDonald's to work the fryer and fill orders at the drive-thru window, according to previous reporting by Daily Voice. Trump stopped at the restaurant ahead of a townhall in Lancaster County as part of his efforts to win over voters in battleground state Pennsylvania. More than 145 reviews had already been posted before Yelp paused commenting on Tuesday, Oct. 22, an NBC 10 News re…
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: Trump Runs McDonald's Fryer, Driver-Thru Window In Pennsylvania
Ahead of a townhall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Former President Donald Trump stopped by a Bucks County McDonald's where he worked the drive-through and fry station on Sunday, Oct. 20. The Republican candidate for US President sported an apron at the Feasterville-Trevose McDonald's to work the fryer and fill orders at the drive-thru window. The whole scene is Trump continuing to claim at Vice President Kamala Harris's assertion that she once worked a summer job at McDonald's while attending Howard University is not true. "I’ve now worked for 15 minutes more than Kamala," Trump …
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: Machete-Wielding Driver Leads To Struggle In PA Street
Two men were found grappling over a machete during a road rage incident in Bucks County, police said. Officers responded to the report of two men fighting in the middle of County Line Road at the intersection with Manor Drive at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, according to the New Britain Township Police Department. When they arrived, officers found the two men struggling with each other over a machete, police said. After the men were separated, one of them was immediately detained, according to police. The other man had cuts to his temple and arm, police said. He was taken to…
Police & Fire
Federal Parolee, Sex Offender Busted Downloading Child Porn At PA Auto Repair Shop: DA
A convicted sex offender and federal parolee from Bucks and Montgomery counties has been arrested on accusations he downloaded child pornography at the auto repair shop where he worked, police paperwork shows. A Bensalem police detective was running an undercover computer program trying to identify devices within the county that were using the BitTorrent Peer2Peer (P2P) file-sharing protocol to download and share child porn, when he connected with a device at 749 Butler Ave., in New Britain on June 20, according to a criminal complaint filed within the Bucks County DA's office. Dozens of fi…
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PA Man Who Beheaded Gov't Employee Dad On YouTube Faces Execution If Convicted: DA
A 32-year-old man who beheaded his dad and posted an approximately 14-minute-long video showing the head on YouTube was arraigned and told he could face the death penalty if convicted, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 4. Justin Mohn of Levittown allegedly shot and beheaded his government employee dad, 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn, in a bathroom at his parents' home in the 100 block of Upper Orchard Drive, in Middletown Township on Jan. 30, 2024, DA Jennifer Schorn explained citing the police investigation. Authorities believe Justin Mohn was …
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Missing Endangered Alert Issued For PA Woman
A missing Cheltenham woman may be in danger, according to an alert from the Cheltenham Township Police Department on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Madelyn Edwards, 81, was last seen in the area of Old Farm Road, Cheltenham Township at 12 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, police said. She's described as being 5 feet 6 inches tall, 110 pounds, with black hair, and brown eyes. Edwards was last seen driving a gray 2017 Hyundai Accent with Pennsylvania license plate MLJ-4374, according to police. MEPA ALERT: The Cheltenham Township Police Department, Montgomery County Pennsylvania, is searching for Madelyn…
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Stealing Deed From Dead Man Lands Bucks County Men Jail Time:
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Two Bucks County men were convicted on Friday, Sept. 20 of trying to steal a deed from a dead man and other financial crimes, authorities said. Alan Kane, 59, of Jamison, and Derrell Johnson, 42, of Bensalem, were found guilty after a trial for multiple fraud schemes, said U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero in a press statement on Monday, Sept. 23. A federal jury convicted Kane, an attorney, on two counts of bankruptcy fraud, one count of filing a false claim in a bankruptcy proceeding, and one count of making a false statement to the FBI, Romero explained. Johnson was convicted on tw…
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Rapist Retaliated Against Judges Who Wouldn't Let Him Have Porn: Dauphin DA
A rapist serving prison time for assaults in Philadelphia and Bucks counties has been convicted in Dauphin County for retaliation against judges who wouldn't allow him porn in his prison cell, according to a release by District Attorney Fran Chardo on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Gregory Dunbar, 65, a Camp Hill native and a current inmate of State Correctional Institution Mahanoy in Schuylkill County, was convicted of nine counts of retaliation against a judicial official and one count of barratry in less than an hour on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the DA detailed in the release. Dunbar is…
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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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Convicted Child Rapist Extradited To PA From England: DA
A convicted child rapist was extradited to Pennsylvania from England after fleeing the country, authorities said. Gerard Zalewski, 41, skipped bail in April 2006 before his sentencing hearing on child rape charges, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and FBI Philadelphia Special Agent In Charge Wayne A. Jacobs. Zalewski was located 10 years later in Lancashire, England when he was convicted and sentenced to prison on charges similar to those he was convicted of in Montgomery County, they said on Tuesday, Aug. 27. An investigation r…
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PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says
A father and mother who forced their seven children to live in filthy conditions in a rundown trailer in Bucks County were sentenced to up to 16 years in Pennsylvania State Prison on child neglect charges, authorities said. Shane Robertson, 48, and Crystal Robertson, 38, of West Rockhill Township, appeared Tuesday, Aug. 20 before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller, who called them “two of the worst parents I’ve ever seen in my life.” “It is appalling that you would live in these conditions with your seven children,” Liller said. “You treated your animals better than you treated you…
Police & Fire
Police ID Family Dead In Bucks County Double Murder-Suicide
A 59-year-old Bucks County man killed his wife and son before turning the gun on himself, authorities said. Steven Chow shot and killed 21-year-old Raymond Chow and 63-year-old Amy Troung while they lay in their beds, before fatally shooting himself a short time later in "The Ridings of Buckingham" neighborhood, they said. The double murder-suicide occurred in the 3900 Block Charter Club Drive, in Buckingham Township. at about 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12, according to Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer M. Schorn and Buckingham Township Police Chief David J. Scirrotto. Upon arrival, off…
Weather
Tornado Watch Shifts, Now Covers These Counties Across NJ, PA As Debby Creeps In
The National Weather Service has shifted its tornado watch across New Jersey and Pennsylvania as Hurricane Debby creeps in. In New Jersey, the tornado watch is in effect through 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9 and covers Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties in North Jersey. In Pennsylvania, the tornado watch is issued in Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, and Bucks counties. The tornado threat for South Jersey has diminished since the initial watch was issued early Friday morning, which has since been canceled. AccuWeather Th…
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PA Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Shut Down, DA Says
An organized catalytic converter theft ring operating in multiple Pennsylvania counties has been busted up with the arrest of five men, authorities said. The ring operated in Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks, Chester and Philadelphia counties, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. Arrested were Sharief Louden, 30, of Philadelphia; Daniel McIlhenney, 37, and Ryan McIlhenney, 36, both of Folcroft; Terrell Gibson, 40, of Chester; and Loai Nasser, 49, of Cherry Hill, NJ. An arrest warrant has been issued for Ali Sayy…
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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 …
Weather
Tracking Hurricane Debby, Severe Storms Expected To Slam Northeast This Week
The Northeast is in for a wild week of weather. AccuWeather forecasters say episodes of drenching rain and heavy winds are working their way across the country and are expected to arrive in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland on Tuesday, Aug. 6. AccuWeather The above AccuWeather map shows which part of the region will be most impacted by the storms arriving Tuesday afternoon and lasting into the evening. Those include the Pennsylvania-Maryland border, South Jersey, and the Philadelphia and Baltimore areas. Tuesday will be sunny and hot with a high of 90 before storms roll in,…
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