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Samurai Sword Stabbing Stops Norristown Home Invasion, Fake Gun Robbery: Report Samurai Sword Stabbing Stops Norristown Home Invasion, Fake Gun Robbery: Report
Samurai Sword Stabbing Stops Norristown Home Invasion, Fake Gun Robbery: Report A Norristown man armed with a fake gun was slashed with a samurai sword during a chaotic home invasion and robbery attempt on Tuesday, Sept. 17, investigators told 6abc Action News. Marcus Armstrong, 35, targeted a group of people exchanging money on Blackberry Alley around 8:45 a.m. in what police called a “crime of opportunity,” Norristown detectives said to the outlet. Armstrong pulled out what appeared to be a semi-automatic handgun — later found to be a BB gun — and demanded cash from one of the men, police said. A woman at the scene escaped into a nearby residence, but Armstrong alleg…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Toddler Among Group Targeted In BB Gun Drive-By Shooting In PA: Police Toddler Among Group Targeted In BB Gun Drive-By Shooting In PA: Police
Toddler Among Group Targeted In BB Gun Drive-By Shooting In PA: Police A woman was struck by BBs fired from an SUV while standing with a group that included a toddler in Parkesburg, police said. The assault happened in the 200 block of North Limestone Road between 8:45 and 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2025, according to a release by the Parkesburg Police Department on Wednesday, June 4. Investigators say a black Toyota 4Runner drove west on Rosemont Avenue and turned south onto North Limestone Road. As it passed the group, someone in the rear driver's side seat allegedly fired a BB gun at the people—one of whom was a young child. An adult woman in the group was …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Masked Teen Waves Gun During Girl Fight In PA Park, Police Say Masked Teen Waves Gun During Girl Fight In PA Park, Police Say
Masked Teen Waves Gun During Girl Fight In PA Park, Police Say A teen who flashed what looked like a real gun during a fight in Lancaster has turned himself in, police announced on Monday, April 21. The 17-year-old boy was identified as the masked male caught on camera holding a pistol during a chaotic brawl involving a group of juvenile girls at a park near Pennshire Drive and Dickens Drive in the Hawthorne Gardens Community. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, according to Lancaster Township Police. Witnesses said the male, dressed all in black and wearing a mask, displayed the weapon, prompting the group to scatter. Some …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania Dad Shot 3-Year-Old Daughter In Face With BB Gun: Police Pennsylvania Dad Shot 3-Year-Old Daughter In Face With BB Gun: Police
Pennsylvania Dad Shot 3-Year-Old Daughter In Face With BB Gun: Police A York County father is accused of shooting his 3-year-old daughter in the face with a BB gun inside their home, Hanover police announced. Franco Aaron Romano Sr., 36, was charged after the incident on the 600 block of Moul Avenue on Tuesday, Feb. 18, according to court documents. A witness told police she repeatedly warned Romano not to fire the BB rifle, but he continued pointing it around and shooting, authorities said. At some point, a BB struck the child and became lodged under her skin, police detailed in charging documents. She was taken to Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Caernarvon Teen Who Was ‘Going To Kill My Dad Today’ Sentenced To Prison Caernarvon Teen Who Was ‘Going To Kill My Dad Today’ Sentenced To Prison
Caernarvon Teen Who Was ‘Going To Kill My Dad Today’ Sentenced To Prison A Caernarvon Township teenager who attacked his father with a BB gun and a knife after declaring he was “going to kill my dad today” has been sentenced to 3 to 6 years in state prison, authorities announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Nicholas Martin, 17, pleaded guilty on Oct. 28 to aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and simple assault, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Along with his prison term, Martin was ordered to pay over $226,000 in restitution to cover his father's medical expenses. The attack occurred on Oct. 11, 2023, at their home in…

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by Jillian Pikora
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BB Gun Shooting Sends Man To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Hazleton Police BB Gun Shooting Sends Man To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Hazleton Police
BB Gun Shooting Sends Man To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Hazleton Police A man was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital after being shot with what is believed to be a BB gun, according to the Hazleton City Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the area of West 10th and North Locust streets for a gunshot victim Friday, Sept. 27, police said. However, when they arrived the man who had been shot told them he'd been sitting outside when he felt a sharp pain in his right side. The man told police that he'd heard a noise and the pain followed immediately after, according to police. When the officers looked the man over for wound they found a small puncture wound s…

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by Merriell Moyer