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Northampton County Creep Sent Explicit Messages To Minor, Captured In NY: Police
An accused child predator from Pennsylvania was arrested on Long Island, authorities said Friday, Aug. 7.
Shane Michael Rossi, 40, of Nazareth, PA, was wanted for felony unlawful contact with a minor, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Rossi was arrested back on Jan. 27 following an investigation by the Nazareth Police Department, authorities said. He was accused of sending “multiple inappropriate messages and explicit images” to a victim.
By May 2026, Rossi was the subject of a bench warrant out of Northampton County, PA, according to Nassau County police. He was located at Pulls t…
12-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted At PA Dollar Tree, Suspect Changes Appearance At McDonald's: PD
A 12-year-old girl was indecently touched inside a Pennsylvania Dollar Tree before the suspect fled and changed his appearance at a nearby McDonald's, police said.
The assault happened at the Dollar Tree in the 700 block of Chester Pike in Prospect Park, Delaware County on Monday, Aug. 3, according to the Prospect Park Police Department.
After she was inappropriately touched, the girl immediately took her younger sister into a public restroom, locked the door, and called for help, police said in the initial release issued on Thursday, Aug. 6.
The girl was safe and was not physically injure…
PA Fraud Scheme Ends With Arrests At NJ Nordstrom: Police
Two Bronx men are accused of using stolen identities to open fraudulent Nordstrom credit accounts and carry out a multistate retail fraud scheme before they were arrested at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, police said.
Erik A. Lake, 30, and David M. Suliz, 29, were arrested Wednesday, Aug. 5, after Paramus police investigated a suspected fraudulent merchandise return at the Nordstrom store, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said.
At approximately 1 p.m., Officer Vincent LaBarberia, who is assigned to the Paramus Police Department's Crime Suppression Unit, was alerted by a Nordst…
Second Suspect Captured In Gunpoint Kidnapping That Sparked PA Manhunt
A second suspect accused of abducting a man at gunpoint, stealing thousands of dollars, and sparking a public manhunt is now in custody, Pennsylvania State Police announced.
Jayson Garcia, 42, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 5, by the Pennsylvania State Police Fugitive Task Force in Schuylkill County, ending the search that began after the July 31 armed robbery and kidnapping.
His alleged accomplice, Paul Gregory Laurusevage, 40, was taken into custody Tuesday and remains held at Schuylkill County Prison.
Garcia lured the victim to a home in Girardville under the guise of a heroin transaction…
Pitt Grad Motorcyclist Dies Days After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Bethlehem
A Johnstown native has died more than a week after a motorcycle crash in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 6.
Shane M. Hoffman, 25, was pronounced dead at 5:28 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.
Hoffman suffered blunt force trauma to the head, and his death was ruled an accident, the coroner said.
He had been operating a motorcycle that veered off the roadway and struck a utility pole in the 900 block of Pembroke Road in Bethlehem around 8:35 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, according …
TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer Has Died
Sydney Towle, a New England-born TikToker who has been documenting her battle with a rare cancer for three years, has died. She was 26 years old.
Towle, who was raised in New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer, in 2023. The New York Times featured her story last year after she became the target of online critics who accused her of faking her diagnosis or using her illness for financial gain.
Her death was announced Thursday morning, Aug. 6, two days after her brother, Austin, announced she'd entered hospice c…
Missing 14-Year-Old Taken Across State Lines, Raped At PA Hotel: State Police
A Maryland man is accused of taking a missing 14-year-old girl across state lines into Pennsylvania, where investigators say she was sexually assaulted at a hotel, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
Jeremy Spikes Jr., 27, of Hagerstown, Maryland, allegedly took the girl from her home in Maryland before driving her into Pennsylvania in a blue Honda Accord with Virginia registration, according to investigators.
The girl was forcibly raped at an unknown hotel in the 2300 block of Molly Pitcher Highway in Guilford Township, Franklin County, investigators wrote.
Stat…
Reward Offered For Kidnapper PA Boyfriend Who Strangled Girlfriend: Police
A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man accused of kidnapping and repeatedly assaulting his girlfriend over two days in Pennsylvania, police announced Wednesday, Aug. 5.
Elias Ricardo Brown, 29, Leola, is wanted on an active arrest warrant after investigators said he assaulted his girlfriend multiple times between Monday, July 27, and Tuesday, July 28, according to Lancaster Township Police.
Officers responded to the 100 block of Jennings Drive in Lancaster Township, around 11:34 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, for a reported domestic disturbance that had occurre…
Man Killed Sister, Stabbing Her 20x After Fight Over Barking Dogs; Case Heads To Court: DA
A brother accused of stabbing his sister to death after becoming enraged by barking dogs will have his homicide case moved to county court following a preliminary hearing, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Bryan Emeric Adolph, 26, of East Hempfield Township, was ordered to stand trial after Judge Brian Chudzik ruled on Wednesday, July 29, that the case should proceed to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.
Adolph remains charged with criminal homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, and possessing an instrument …
Allentown Man Makes 1,200+ Calls Threatening To Silence Mom After Choking Her, Shoved On Child
A brutal domestic assault that escalated into witness intimidation has landed an Allentown man years behind bars, prosecutors announced.
Dallas Young, 31, of Allentown, was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in state prison after being convicted of strangling the mother of his child and trying to stop her from testifying, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Young was found guilty by a jury on April 1 of strangulation and additional charges including simple assault, harassment, and multiple counts of witness intimidation, according to the release. He face…
