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Infant Eats THC Gummies, Pennsylvania Dad Charged: Police Infant Eats THC Gummies, Pennsylvania Dad Charged: Police
Infant Eats THC Gummies, Pennsylvania Dad Charged: Police A 21-year-old Southampton dad has been charged with child endangerment after allegedly leaving THC candies within reach of his 1-year-old son who ingested them, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Davan Philip Thomas was charged by Upper Southampton police on Sept. 4 after an investigation found that he "negligently allowed a juvenile in his care to ingest a dangerous substance," police said on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Thomas "violated a duty of care and protection when (he) failed to take necessary steps to isolate illegal drugs from the child's access which created a substan…

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by Jon Craig
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Inmate Escapes Prison Work Release At Pennsylvania Walmart: Sheriff Inmate Escapes Prison Work Release At Pennsylvania Walmart: Sheriff
Inmate Escapes Prison Work Release At Pennsylvania Walmart: Sheriff A 46-year-old inmate escaped from the Cumberland County Prison during work release, the sheriff's office announced on Monday, Aug. 19.  William Kenneth Rosner, most recently of Lemoyne but previously of Philadelphia, Allentown, Northampton, and Harrisburg — is wanted on a felony escape charge after walking away from the Cumberland County Prison Work Release Center on Mondy morning, Aug. 19, the sheriff explained, and as detailed in court records.  His last known location was the Walmart in Carlisle, according to the sheriff's office.  Rosner was serving time for a misdemeano…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Motorcyclist, 26, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Was From Mount Pocono Motorcyclist, 26, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Was From Mount Pocono
Motorcyclist, 26, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Was From Mount Pocono A 26-year-old motorcyclist from Mount Pocono was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Monroe County, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred at about 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 on State Route 611 at Cayuga Drive in Coolbaugh Township. Bystanders reported a vehicle struck a motorcycle and fled the scene, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police.  Anthony Giovanni Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene, police said..  Steven Rannie, 52, of Tobyhanna, was later charged with homicide by vehicle, drug possession and other charges, police said. Anthony graduated from Pocono Mountain East Hi…

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by Jon Craig
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Speeding NJ Dad Set To Be Extradited To PA: Police Speeding NJ Dad Set To Be Extradited To PA: Police
Speeding NJ Dad Set To Be Extradited To PA: Police A 29-year-old man fled from police in Doylestown at a high rate of speed with a child in the car, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 7.  Jeremy Ott is awaiting extradition from New Jersey to Pennsylvania on child endangerment, reckless driving, and other charges, they said. On July 19, police received reports of a reckless driver. Ott was known to police as having a suspended driver’s license as a result of a recent DUI arrest, police said. Ott did not stop and sped away from police, they said. A short time later, police found Ott’s vehicle stopped on the roadway of Hidden Den…

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by Jon Craig
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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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Philly Mom Caused Infant Son's OD Tranq Death In South Jersey, Prosecutor Says Philly Mom Caused Infant Son's OD Tranq Death In South Jersey, Prosecutor Says
Philly Mom Caused Infant Son's OD Tranq Death In South Jersey, Prosecutor Says A 32-year-old woman from Philadelphia has been charged with causing the death of her 10-month-old son through exposure to an illicit veterinary drug in South Jersey, authorities said. Vanessa Hampton, of the Frankford section of Philadelphia, was charged with second-degree manslaughter and drug possession, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw alongside Medford Township Police Chief Arthur E. Waterman. The baby boy ate an animal sedative — Xylazine — and died a week later, they said. An investigation began in November 2022 after officers from the Medford Townshi…

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by Jon Craig
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Unlicensed Driver Was DUI In Crash That Killed Pregnant Woman: Montco DA Unlicensed Driver Was DUI In Crash That Killed Pregnant Woman: Montco DA
Unlicensed Driver Was DUI In Crash That Killed Pregnant Woman: Montco DA A Philadelphia man is in police custody for the May crash that killed Nya Janae Stokes, according to prosecutors.  The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said 27-year-old Jabrial Terry had fentanyl, oxycodone, Benzodiazepines and cannabinoids in his system during the May 4 wreck.  Authorities said Stokes, who was nine months pregnant, was the passenger in a Toyota that Terry's Buick struck head-on on Skippack Pike in Whitemarsh.  The 24-year-old was unresponsive and taken to Abington Hospital, where she died after her baby was delivered in …

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by Mac Bullock
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Montco DUI Driver Fell Asleep At Wheel With 2-Year-Old In Backseat: State Police Montco DUI Driver Fell Asleep At Wheel With 2-Year-Old In Backseat: State Police
Montco DUI Driver Fell Asleep At Wheel With 2-Year-Old In Backseat: State Police A Montgomery County driver is charged with DUI after an incident in March, according to troopers.  Police said they spotted the suspect's car on Blaker Drive in East Greenville Borough after midnight on March 16. The car was stopped in the roadway for 45 minutes when troopers approached, authorities said in a release.  The driver was asleep with his foot on the brakes while the car was still in drive, and his 2-year-old daughter was asleep in the backseat, according to state police.  Authorities said they found a bottle of buprenorphine and rolled-up dollar bills with an "un…

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by Mac Bullock
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Details Come To Light In Crash That Killed Levittown Skateboarder After Suspect Surrenders: DA Details Come To Light In Crash That Killed Levittown Skateboarder After Suspect Surrenders: DA
Details Come To Light In Crash That Killed Levittown Skateboarder After Suspect Surrenders: DA A Bucks County Investigating Grand Jury has recommended a Philadelphia man be charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 28-year-old skateboarder last November. Tajair Anthony Delbridge, 25, surrendered on Friday, May 24, 2024, to be arraigned on charges of accidents involving death or personal injury, hindering apprehension or prosecution, tampering with physical evidence, criminal solicitation, possession of a small amount of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Delbridge is believed to have struck Joel Steven Moreau in Levittown on Friday, Nov 24 on Haines Road, t…

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by Mac Bullock & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Heroin, Crack Found During Lancaster Arrest: Police Heroin, Crack Found During Lancaster Arrest: Police
Heroin, Crack Found During Lancaster Arrest: Police A Lancaster man is accused of ditching a bag full of drugs while fleeing city police on Sunday night, May 19.  Jose Burgos-Garcia, 29, is charged with possession with intent to deliver, authorities said in a release.  Police said they were called to a home on the 200 block of Ruby Street around 10 p.m. for a reported domestic disturbance. When they arrived, officers said Burgos-Garcia fled the house and ditched a "cross-body bag."  Fifteen grams of heroin, three grams of crack cocaine, various amounts of THC wax and marijuana, and an "unknown clear liquid in a glass vial" we…

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by Mac Bullock