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Delco Man Arrested With Drugs, Guns In Months-Long Narc Probe: Police Delco Man Arrested With Drugs, Guns In Months-Long Narc Probe: Police
Delco Man Arrested With Drugs, Guns In Months-Long Narc Probe: Police A Delaware County man was arrested after authorities found drugs, guns, and money in his home following a four-month-long narcotics investigation, police said. Edward Plumley, 48, of Aldan, was previously identified by the Delaware County Narcotics Task Force as a drug trafficker, according to the Marple Township Police Department. Plumley, who had been distributing drugs in and around Marple Township, had his residence searched under warrant by the narcotics task force on Thursday, Oct. 10, police said. In Plumley's residence, officers with the task force found and seized: 1,600 grams o…
Reading Man Arrested In $12K Drug Trafficking Bust: Police Reading Man Arrested In $12K Drug Trafficking Bust: Police
Reading Man Arrested In $12K Drug Trafficking Bust: Police A Reading man was arrested for drug trafficking Thursday, Sept. 26 after police found him in possession of $12,000 worth of drugs, according to authorities. Dennis Valentin, 34, was found with 1,200 Ecstasy pills and 140 grams of marijuana in his apartment at 931 North 3rd Street, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. Valentin was taken to the Berks County Sheriff's Department Central Processing Center, according to authorities. He is currently awaiting preliminary arraignment.  The Berks County District Attorney's Drug Task Force began investigating Valentin in August, th…
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…
Man Arrested With 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction' Was Wanted In Northampton County Man Arrested With 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction' Was Wanted In Northampton County
Man Arrested With 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction' Was Wanted In Northampton County A 42-year-old man from Northampton County was arrested on a warrant related to his possessing an explosive device, authorities said. Thomas Stocker Jr. was arrested on Friday, Aug. 30 in Monroe County, according to Slate Belt Regional Police. One of his charges is possessing or manufacturing weapons of mass destruction, police said. On April 25, at approximately 10 p.m., a Slate Belt Regional Police Officer on patrol observed a male walking on the shoulder in the 800 block of Bangor Road. After making contact with this male, the Officer recognized him to be Thomas Stocker Jr, and knew he wa…
DUI Motorcyclist Speeding With Pitbull On Lap: PA State Police DUI Motorcyclist Speeding With Pitbull On Lap: PA State Police
DUI Motorcyclist Speeding With Pitbull On Lap: PA State Police A convicted felon was caught on drugs in his sock, speeding with a pitbull on his lap while riding a motorcycle, Pennsylvania State Police explained in a release on Monday, July 29. Devin Yake, 28, of Conestoga, was stopped, along with his pitbull, in the 200 block of Willow Valley Drive in West Lampeter Township at 12:38 a.m. on June, 23, PSP Lancaster Trooper Wagner detailed in the release.  Posted by Devin Yake on Saturday, December 30, 2023 He was found to be under the influence and had methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia in his sock, Wagner stated in the rel…
Marijuana Scavenger Hunt At Reading Park Leads To Deadly Shooting: Police Marijuana Scavenger Hunt At Reading Park Leads To Deadly Shooting: Police
Marijuana Scavenger Hunt At Reading Park Leads To Deadly Shooting: Police A teen was shot in the back after finding a stash of marijuana hidden in City Park, according to Reading police.  Rafael Tinoco-Villagomez, 19, was struck by gunfire on July 10 and died from his injuries at Reading Hospital, authorities said.  Two suspects, 18-year-old Luis Rios and 16-year-old Jasir Escoto, are in custody as of Friday, July 26, police wrote in a release.  All three attended an event advertised on social media about marijuana being hidden in the park, investigators believe. Tinoco-Villagomez found it and was chased by Rios and Escoto before th…
Reading Businessman Sold Fentanyl To Undercover Detectives, DA Says Reading Businessman Sold Fentanyl To Undercover Detectives, DA Says
Reading Businessman Sold Fentanyl To Undercover Detectives, DA Says Over a hundred fentanyl pills were seized in a Reading drug raid on Friday, July 12, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office.  Gregory Borges, 60, was charged with drug and firearms offenses, prosecutors said.  Detectives began investigating Borges in May and made multiple controlled buys of fentanyl from his business Gshirt Inc. at 921 Penn Street, authorities wrote in a release.  "He was selling this lethal product and storing it at this location," the DA's Office said. Detectives obtained a search warrant for his business on Wednesday, July 10 and raided…
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 …
DUI Driver Sentenced In NJ Turnpike Crash That Killed Philadelphia Passenger: Prosecutor DUI Driver Sentenced In NJ Turnpike Crash That Killed Philadelphia Passenger: Prosecutor
DUI Driver Sentenced In NJ Turnpike Crash That Killed Philadelphia Passenger: Prosecutor A 32-year-old driver from Philadelphia has been sentenced to three years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with a crash that killed his passenger in Edison, authorities said. Yvenson Louis, 32, was sentenced on June 12 in connection with the fatal crash that occurred on March 27, 2023, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. At approximately 2:40 a.m., New Jersey State Police responded to the southbound side of the New Jersey Turnpike at mile marker 87.5. Troopers found two vehicles, a 2012 Dodge Journey that had struck the rear of a 2019 Vo…
West Reading Man Charged After $65K+ Drug Bust: DA West Reading Man Charged After $65K+ Drug Bust: DA
West Reading Man Charged After $65K+ Drug Bust: DA A two-month investigation ended with the seizure of more than a kilogram of drugs and one arrest in Berks County, said the District Attorney's Office on Friday.  Eric Emilio Delacruz, 36, of West Reading, is charged with multiple counts related to drug trafficking, prosecutors said.  Police began investigating drug sales at 343 Chestnut Street in April, the DA's Office said. On Thursday, June 13, county detectives executed a search warrant and said they recovered:  735 grams of cocaine with a potential street value of $36,750 744 fentanyl pills with a potential street value…
Delco Crossing Guard Gave Marijuana Vapes To Middle Schoolers, DA Says Delco Crossing Guard Gave Marijuana Vapes To Middle Schoolers, DA Says
Delco Crossing Guard Gave Marijuana Vapes To Middle Schoolers, DA Says A school crossing guard at Penn Wood Middle School in Darby Borough is accused of providing students with marijuana vapes and edibles, says the Delaware County District Attorney's Office.  Kiara Lee is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and corruption of minors, prosecutors said.  Police began investigating after a student and their guardian talked to the principal about Lee "providing students with “vapes” (electronic cigarettes)," the DA's Office said. The student said they saw Lee give another child vapes on three separate occasions, according to author…