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False Child Abuse Report, Court Threats Land NY Man In PA Jail
A New York man already facing two pending stalking and harassment cases involving a Pennsylvania resident has been jailed again after allegedly filing a false child abuse report and threatening the victim ahead of court, police announced on Friday, May 22.
Ali M. Tobar, 39, of Nyack, New York, was charged after Camp Hill Police were notified of an ongoing stalking and harassment investigation on Wednesday, May 7, according to the release.
Tobar had previously been released on bail in two separate cases tied to the same borough resident, police said. As part of those bail conditions, he was …
PA State Trooper Slammed Infant’s Head, Let Kids Handle Guns: AG
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper previously arrested for stalking a witness is now accused of causing head trauma to an infant and endangering two other children, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, July 1.
Christopher S. Young, 35, of Lancaster County, has been charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and recklessly endangering another person, following a joint investigation by the Attorney General’s Office and the State Police Bureau of Integrity and Professional Standards.
Young was arraigned Tuesday and released on $50,000 ba…
Street Fight Turns Deadly, PA Killer Convicted After Two Mistrials: DA
A Lancaster man who gunned down another man during a street confrontation has been convicted of first-degree murder, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, April 30.
Wilberto Melendez, 48, formerly of the 700 block of Rockland Street, shot William Earl Cooper Jr., 31, after an escalating series of arguments early on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, prosecutors said.
The dispute ended on the 300 block of South Marshall Street, where Melendez fired four shots, hitting Cooper in the chest and abdomen. Cooper died hours later at a local hospital.
The conviction followed …
'Demon In The House' Raped Children, Beat Victims, Locked Them In Closet For Years: Chesco DA
A Chester County man repeatedly raped children, choked and beat his victims, and locked them in a closet to keep them silent, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, April 22.
Sean Crawford, 46, was found guilty of sexually abusing multiple children—starting when one was just 9 years old—and an intimate partner over a five-year span, prosecutors said.
Crawford used brutal tactics to control and isolate his victims, according to investigators. He locked them in a small closet as punishment and told them he would kill them if they ever spoke up about the abuse. He …
Guilty! Pennsylvania Kidnapper Bit, Pulled Hair Out Of Woman's Head
A Middletown man has been found guilty in a bizarre kidnapping case, the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
Bryan Edwin Perry, Jr., 37, was convicted of kidnapping, aggravated assault, intimidation of a witness, strangulation, and other charges on August 14, according to the DA's release. The conviction comes following a three-day trial.
On Sept. 2, 2023, Perry took a Harrisburg woman hostage from a home in the 2200 block of Logan Street in Harrisburg "for three hours while he drove her to secluded spots," as stated in the release, ad…
