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'Bitter Healing' For Family Of Women Killed In Home Invasion, PA Man Charged With Murder 'Bitter Healing' For Family Of Women Killed In Home Invasion, PA Man Charged With Murder
'Bitter Healing' For Family Of Women Killed In Home Invasion, PA Man Charged With Murder A family was rallying for support after a Willingboro mother and daughter were shot and killed in a home invasion. A GoFundMe page was created in memory of 54-year-old Marisol Nunez and her 33-year-old daughter Catherine Nunez. Police found their bodies in an upstairs bedroom of the Harrington Circle home on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Junior Edwards, 37, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, man and Catherine Nunez had an eight-year-old son together who was at the home during the killings but unharmed. The Nunez family said the b…

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by Chris Spiker
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Delco Dad Kills Son's Mother, Her Mother In NJ Home Invasion: Prosecutor Delco Dad Kills Son's Mother, Her Mother In NJ Home Invasion: Prosecutor
Delco Dad Kills Son's Mother, Her Mother In NJ Home Invasion: Prosecutor A Pennsylvania man has been charged with murder of the mother of his child and her mother in their New Jersey home this week, authorities said. Junior Edward, of Lansdowne (Delaware County), PA, smashed a first-floor window of the home on Harrington Circle in Willingboro, and shot Catherine Nunez, 33, with whom he shares an 8-year-old son, and her mother, Marisol Nunez, 54, around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Willingboro Township Acting Public Safety Director Captain Ian Bucs said. The women's bodies were found in an upstairs bedroom…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Manhunt For Rapist In Attack Next To Sleeping Child In Ends In Chester County Arrest: DA Manhunt For Rapist In Attack Next To Sleeping Child In Ends In Chester County Arrest: DA
Manhunt For Rapist In Attack Next To Sleeping Child In Ends In Chester County Arrest: DA A rape at knifepoint that happened next to a sleeping child in Lancaster County has led to the arrest of a Chester County man, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adam's office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Efrain Mateo, 49, of the 3500 block of Blue Rock Road in Manor Township, was arrested in Chester County and accused of the assault on Friday, Oct. 11, the DA explained.  The victim had an active PFA against Mateo when he entered her home in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 3, authorities said. It was not immediately clear exactly where in Chester County he was …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Former Upper Darby Principal Who Raped NJ Woman In 2014 Home Invasion Sentenced: Prosecutors Former Upper Darby Principal Who Raped NJ Woman In 2014 Home Invasion Sentenced: Prosecutors
Former Upper Darby Principal Who Raped NJ Woman In 2014 Home Invasion Sentenced: Prosecutors A former school principal will spend more than four decades in prison for raping a Woodbridge Township woman during a home invasion 10 years ago, authorities said. Danny McEaddy, 40, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 18 to 50 years in state prison, a Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson said. A jury found the Sicklerville man guilty on seven counts on Thursday, Apr. 18. Prosecutors said a woman reported that an unknown man broke into her apartment in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge and sexually assaulted her in September 2014. DNA samples at the crime scene identifi…

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by Chris Spiker
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Philadelphia Police Officer Jaime Roman, 31, Dies 2 Months After Being Shot Philadelphia Police Officer Jaime Roman, 31, Dies 2 Months After Being Shot
Philadelphia Police Officer Jaime Roman, 31, Dies 2 Months After Being Shot A 31-year-old Philadelphia police officer has died from injuries he sustained in a line-of-duty shooting more than 2 months ago,  Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Officer Jaime Roman had been in a coma at Temple University Hospital following a shooting on July 22, 2024. He passed away in the hospital just after 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, according to the Mayor. Roman and his Officer Azieme Lindsey, both assigned to the 25th Police District pulled over a blue Toyota Echo on the 3600 block of F Street near Tioga Street in Kensington, the police explain…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Teen Wanted In PA Home Invasion, Deadly NJ Train Station Shooting Captured: Marshals Teen Wanted In PA Home Invasion, Deadly NJ Train Station Shooting Captured: Marshals
Teen Wanted In PA Home Invasion, Deadly NJ Train Station Shooting Captured: Marshals A New Jersey fugitive wanted in a deadly train station shooting and a home invasion was arrested in northeastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. U.S. Marshals took 19-year-old Damian Bass into custody, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Friday, Sept. 6. Bass' last known address was in Fanwood. Bass was charged with first-degree murder and two weapons offenses. He was accused of shooting and killing 43-year-old James Hailey of Newark. Marshals from Brooklyn, NY, and Scranton captured Bass in Chestnuthill Township, PA, on Thursday, Sept. 5. "We s…

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by Chris Spiker
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Weapons Of Mass Destruction Found During Manhunt, PA State Police Say Weapons Of Mass Destruction Found During Manhunt, PA State Police Say
Weapons Of Mass Destruction Found During Manhunt, PA State Police Say "Weapons of mass destruction" were found by troopers searching for an "armed and dangerous" convicted felon wanted on multiple warrants Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 2. The six-foot tall Jacob "Jake" David Dittenhafer, 36, of Loganville, was seen with a gun wearing a dark-colored hoodie outside a home in the area of 300 block of Smith Rd, Straban Township on Monday morning, PSP Troop H PIO Megan Frazer told Daily Voice around 10:45 a.m. The resident who called the police to the area vaguely knew Dittenhafer, including that he was a convicted felon, PSP Gettysburg Corp…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PSP Corporal Shot After Crime Spree, According To New Details From Police PSP Corporal Shot After Crime Spree, According To New Details From Police
PSP Corporal Shot After Crime Spree, According To New Details From Police Four people have been arrested in connection with a crime spree that ended when a Pennsylvania State Police corporal shot in Lancaster County, police announced on Wednesday, July 31.  After a crime spree over the month of July 2024, the below four suspects were arrested on the following charges, East Hempfield Township police detailed in a release: Alfredo Maldonado-Gonzalez Jr., 41 of Lancaster, was charged with felony robbery, felony burglary, felony theft by unlawful taking, felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor unlawful restraint, misdemeanor possession of instruments of crime, m…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Suspect Sought For Breaking Into Bethlehem Home, Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend: Police Suspect Sought For Breaking Into Bethlehem Home, Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend: Police
Suspect Sought For Breaking Into Bethlehem Home, Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend: Police A suspect is at large after police said he stabbed his ex in her Bethlehem home.  Authorities believed Jose Antonio Ramirez-Duran forced his way inside the victim's residence in broad daylight on June 9.  He physically assaulted her then stabbed her multiple times in the chest and neck, according to city police. Authorities said the victim's two children were home during the attack.  The 45-year-old fled before police arrived and has not been located, officials said.  Anyone with information is asked to call 610-865-7000 or email BethlehemPolice@bethlehem-pa.gov. …

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by Mac Bullock
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Details Emerge In Kensington Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Officer Details Emerge In Kensington Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Officer
Details Emerge In Kensington Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Officer The Saturday shooting that left a Philadelphia policeman in critical condition ended in a home invasion and barricade, city officials said at a Monday morning press conference.  Ramon Rodrguez Vazquez, 36, is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder and related offenses, said PPD and the District Attorney's Office.  Authorities said it began with an F Street traffic stop around 7:15 p.m. on June 22. Police stopped Rodriguez Vazquez's car and spoke with him for about 30 minutes as they inventoried his vehicle and prepared to have it towed.  While searching the car, on…

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by Mac Bullock
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Burglar Posed As Building Inspector To Get Inside South Philly Home: Investigators Burglar Posed As Building Inspector To Get Inside South Philly Home: Investigators
Burglar Posed As Building Inspector To Get Inside South Philly Home: Investigators Two men stole jewelry from a South Philadelphia home last week after one of them claimed he needed to inspect the back deck, city police said.  Authorities said it happened last Wednesday afternoon, June 12, on the 2900 block of South Juniper Street.  One suspect knocked on the door and claimed to be from a construction company visiting at the request of the building inspector. The homeowner allowed him inside and took him to the rear deck where they spoke for five to 10 minutes, PPD said.  While the homeowner was speaking with the first suspect, another man sneaked inside a…

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by Mac Bullock
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Burglar Tried Breaking Into West Chester Home, Authorities Say Burglar Tried Breaking Into West Chester Home, Authorities Say
Burglar Tried Breaking Into West Chester Home, Authorities Say A masked man tried entering a West Chester home while residents were inside, borough police said in a release.  It happened on the 100 block of South High Street around 10 p.m. on May 6, according to investigators.  Police believe the suspect watched the resident enter the home before trying to get in. He fled before officers arrived and was not located when police searched the area.  He was around 6-foot-4 and thin with a navy-blue long sleeve Penn State shirt, black Nike Air sweatpants with white lettering, and gray New Balance sneakers, detectives said.  Anyone…

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by Mac Bullock