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Toddler Shot In Philadelphia, Police Investigating (
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A 2-year-old boy was shot in the finger inside a Philadelphia home late Monday morning, authorities announced. The child was struck on the left index finger at a residence on the 1200 block of South 51st Street at 11:22 a.m., Philadelphia police said. Philadelphia Fire Department medics transported him to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where he is listed in stable condition, according to officials. The scene remains active as investigators work to determine the circumstances of the shooting. No arrests have been made, and the firearm has not been recovered, police said. This i…
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Children Having Sex With Dogs Among Pornography Shared By PA Man: Police
A Bensalem man is accused of sharing child pornography involving prepubescent children and animals through a Kik messaging account, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Terrel Roane, 21, was arrested following an investigation that began with a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) on Jan. 7, according to Bensalem Police. The tip alerted authorities that a Kik account under the name "Ruckybuckets" was distributing explicit files depicting an adult woman sexually abusing a young boy, as well as prepubescent children engaging in sex acts with dogs,…
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Woman Found Dead Inside Burning South Philly Home As Firefighters Battle Heavy Smoke
A woman was found dead inside a burning South Philadelphia home as firefighters battled heavy smoke on both floors Wednesday morning, Feb. 5, authorities said. The fire broke out at a two-story residence on the 2700 block of South Darien Street around 10:40 a.m., prompting a 911 call reporting a woman trapped inside, according to dispatch reports. Firefighters arrived at 10:41 a.m. and encountered thick smoke throughout the home. Crews located the fire and worked to knock down the bulk of the flames while searching for victims, officials said. An adult female was found unresponsive in …
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Philly Area Couple With Stolen Credit Cards, Drugs Arrested In Routine NJ Traffic Stop: Cops
Two Pennsylvania residents are facing charges after a routine traffic stop in Rochelle Park uncovered illegal prescription drugs, stolen credit cards, and luxury goods purchased fraudulently, police said. Dashaun Smith, 32, of Philadelphia, and Latisha Rice, 39, of Reading, were arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at approximately 8 p.m., following a stop initiated by Rochelle Park Officer Chris Kiszka on West Passaic Street, RPPD Capt. James DePreta said. The vehicle, a BMW with Pennsylvania plates, was stopped after officers found that the license plates belonged to a Chevrolet reported sto…
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Woman Wanted For Assaulting Officer Arrested In Forks Township: Police
A Northampton County woman wanted for assaulting a police officer was arrested at her home, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Krystin Nicolosi, 34, was taken into custody without incident at a residence on the 1900 block of Bushkill Drive in Forks Township, according to police. Officers were dispatched to the location at 10:56 a.m. after confirming an active warrant for Nicolosi’s arrest with the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office, police said. She was transported to Northampton County Prison. Further details about the alleged assault were not immediately available.
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Man Waving Gun, Threatening To Kill Victims Fires Shots In Lancaster County: Police (
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A man threatened to kill people and fired gunshots during a weapons violation incident in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The encounter happened in the 200 block of Amishtown Road in Earl Township at approximately 1:03 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2, according to the New Holland Police Department. Victims told officers they were traveling east on Amishtown Road when they came across a stopped vehicle. A middle-aged man stood outside the car, waved a gun, and shouted, "I'm going to kill you," authorities said. As the victims drove past him, they heard thr…
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Mysterious Explosion Inside Easton Apartment Kills Man: Police
A bizarre explosion inside an Easton apartment left a 26-year-old man fatally injured, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Easton police were called to the 700 block of West Milton Street around 9:39 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, for reports of a severely injured man lying outside a residence, according to a release. Officers arrived to find the man suffering from catastrophic injuries on the sidewalk in front of his home. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died, police said. Investigators determined an explosion inside the man’s apartment caused his fatal wounds. However, o…
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Fleeing Driver Crashes Into Parked Cars: PA State Police
A driver led Pennsylvania State Police on a pursuit through Bethlehem before crashing into multiple parked cars, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Devon J. Legrand, of Allentown, fled a traffic stop in a 2010 Subaru Legacy in Bethlehem on Monday, Feb. 3 at 11:56 p.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police Troop M. Troopers attempted to stop the Subaru near Central Boulevard and West Market Street for vehicle code violations. Legrand sped off, leading police on a five-block chase along West Market Street. The vehicle eventually crashed into several parked cars before becoming disabl…
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Drunk Man Recorded Women In Planet Fitness Bathroom, Fled, Spat On Officer: Police
A Lancaster County man is accused of recording women in the restroom at a Planet Fitness while intoxicated before resisting arrest and spitting on an officer, Manheim Township police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Zachary Alan Willetts, 26, was found in the women’s restroom at the gym on Lititz Pike while three female witnesses were using the facilities and changing, authorities said. The women told police that Willetts was inside a stall, stating that he was recording. He fled the scene but was later found in the parking lot, where officers said he was “manifestly under the influence of a…
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PA Teens In Stolen Kia's Wild Ride Ends After Driving Over Yard, Fleeing Cops
A trio of teens in a stolen Kia Soul tore through a quiet King of Prussia neighborhood, plowing over a yard before ditching the car and making a run for it—only to be hunted down by Upper Merion police, authorities said. It all started around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, when frantic calls flooded 911 about a blue Kia Soul speeding recklessly through the Valley Forge Homes neighborhood, police said. Witnesses reported the car appeared wrecked, possibly from a previous crash. Officers swarmed the area and soon spotted the damaged Kia on Kingwood Road near Musket. But when police tried to st…
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Welfare Check Reveals 6-Year-Old Girl's Sexual Assault, PA State Police Say
A sexual assault involving a 6-year-old Allentown girl is under investigation after a child welfare report revealed the alleged abuse, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. The assault reportedly occurred in 2023, but authorities only recently began investigating the case after receiving a report concerning the child in North Whitehall Township. Troopers began their investigation on Dec. 30, 2024, according to the release. Details about the suspect and circumstances surrounding the case have not yet been disclosed as the investigation continues.
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Sibling Sexually Assaults 11-Year-Old Brother, PA State Police Say
A Pennsylvania boy has reported being sexually assaulted by a sibling, prompting an investigation by state police, officials announced on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. The assault occurred at a home on Uffers Road in Coopersburg and was reported earlier this year, authorities said. After conducting an investigation starting on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2024, Pennsylvania State Police closed the case and filed charges against the sibling. Further details about the case, including the suspect's name, have not been disclosed.
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Senior Loses $250K In Mega Millions Lottery Scam: PA State Police
An 84-year-old Schnecksville man was swindled out of $250,000 by scammers posing as Mega Millions representatives, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Over the course of a year, from December 2023 to December 2024, the victim believed they were interacting with legitimate lottery officials, investigators said. The fraudsters convinced the senior to transfer large sums of money under false pretenses. No suspects have been identified in the ongoing investigation, PSP Bethlehem Patrol Unit said. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact them.
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Allentown Man Charged With Murder In BKK Lounge Shooting
A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection to a deadly shooting outside an after-hours club in Allentown that left one man dead and three others injured, authorities announced. David Isaiah Rivera, of Allentown, was arrested less than 12 hours after the shooting and is charged with Criminal Homicide, three counts of Attempted Murder, three counts of Aggravated Assault, Firearms Not to be Carried Without a License, and Recklessly Endangering Another Person, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. Rivera was arraigned on Feb. 2 before District Judge …
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Eagles Fan Strangled Child Who Tried To Stop Assault In Mount Joy: Police
A Lancaster County woman wearing an Eagles T-shirt was arrested for strangling a child who tried to stop her from attacking a man during a domestic dispute, Mount Joy police announced on Monday, Feb. 3. Melanie A. Shaver, 32, of Mount Joy, was taken into custody after officers responded to an active domestic incident on Manheim Street on Saturday, Feb. 1, authorities said. Police arrived to find Shaver and two victims outside in the parking lot. Investigators determined she had been arguing with and striking an adult male with an open hand when a juvenile intervened, police said. Shaver t…
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Fake PA Police Officer Tried To Scam His Way Into Woman's Home: Cops
A Massachusetts man is behind bars after state police say he tried to con his way into a Pennsylvania home by posing as a cop. Thomas Rooney, 25, was arrested in Hempfield Township after a resident called police about a suspicious encounter on Friday morning, Jan. 31. The victim told troopers that Rooney knocked on her door, identified himself as a Pittsburgh police officer, and asked to come inside. Three other men waited nearby in a pickup truck with Massachusetts plates, police said. They claimed to be from out of town and said they were selling gravel for driveways, which investigators …
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Driver Killed, 3 Injured In Jeep Rollover On Icy Rt 222: West Earl Police
A deadly rollover crash on an icy stretch of Route 222 left one person dead and three others injured, West Earl Township police announced on Monday, Feb. 3. The crash occurred at mile marker 40.3 in the northbound lanes at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2, authorities said. Responding officers found a 2019 Jeep Wrangler overturned on its roof off the roadway. The vehicle was carrying five occupants, according to police. Three individuals sustained minor injuries and were taken to area hospitals, while one person was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The identity of the d…
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Man Shot, Killed At Airport By Philadelphia Officer After Violent Struggle
A Philadelphia police officer fatally shot a man following a violent struggle at Philadelphia International Airport, authorities announced on Monday, Feb. 3. The 36-year-old white man flagged down an officer patrolling the South I-95 ramp around 1:06 a.m., claiming he had been stabbed, police said. The officer, working solo in a marked patrol vehicle for the Philadelphia Police Department's Airport Unit, called for backup and medics. Before help arrived, a physical altercation broke out between the man and the officer, investigators said. The officer deployed his Taser, but it failed to s…
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Two Killed In Fiery Head-On Crash On John Fries Highway: PA State Police
A fiery head-on collision on John Fries Highway in Milford Township claimed two lives, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Feb. 3. Two people died in a devastating crash on John Fries Highway (State Route 663) north of Brinkman Road in Milford Township around 8:35 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, investigators said. A northbound vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic, striking another car head-on. The force of the impact sent one vehicle into a wooded area before it was hit again by a southbound car. The second collision caused the car to erupt in flames, and the two occupants were unable…
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Hit-Run: Bus Runs Over Sleeping Pedestrian In Philadelphia, Leaves Scene
A bus ran over a man who was sleeping on the curb and drove away, leaving him critically injured in Center City, Philadelphia police announced on Monday, Feb. 3. The crash happened at 13th and Sansom streets at 9:43 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2, according to the department’s Crash Investigation Division. The 23-year-old pedestrian was lying on the curb area when the bus struck him, according to PPD. The driver did not stop. Philadelphia Fire Department medics transported the man to Jefferson University Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. Police have not yet identified the bus i…
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Wrong-Way DUI Driver Kills East Stroudsburg Man On Route 80: Police, Court Records
A 31-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed by a wrong-way intoxicated driver on Route 80 early Sunday, Feb. 2, authorities said. Victor Peters, 45, of Parsippany was heading east in the westbound lanes of Route 80 in a Mercedes SUV in Rockaway Township when he struck a Ford pickup truck driven by Destinn McKnight around 2:20 a.m., according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan. McKnight died while Peters was seriously injured, Marchan said. Records show Peters has been charged with a slew of motor vehicle offenses including DUI, reckless driving, careless driving, wrong way…
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Lower Macungie Man Killed In Allentown Nightclub Shooting Identified (
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The man killed in a shooting outside an Allentown nightclub over the weekend has been identified as Ivan Diaz Jr., 32, of Lower Macungie Township, authorities announced on Monday, Feb. 3. Diaz was pronounced dead at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg after suffering multiple gunshot wounds, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. An autopsy completed Monday confirmed the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds, and the manner of death has been ruled a homicide. Diaz was one of four victims shot outside the BKK Lounge on the 1500 block of Union Boulevard.…
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Woman Killed By Tractor-Trailer Crash On Rt 501: PA State Police
A 60-year-old woman was killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer on SR 501 in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, at 12:53 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, Pennsylvania State Police said. Ann Guy, of Schaefferstown, was driving a Chevrolet Sonic northbound when she failed to navigate a right-hand curve, police said. Her vehicle crossed into the southbound lane and collided with a Peterbilt tractor-trailer driven by Bart S. Balch, 55, of Lords Valley. After the collision, Guy’s vehicle struck a utility pole before coming to rest. She was pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Hospital at 1:38 p.m., …
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Father Helped Orchestrate Deadly Poconos Wawa Ambush Before Teen’s Murder: DA
The father of accused Wawa shooter Andrew Quattrochi has been charged as an accomplice in the deadly attack that left 17-year-old Garrett Sorrenti dead, Monroe County District Attorney Mike Mancuso announced on Saturday, Feb. 1. Joseph Quattrochi’s preliminary hearing was held Wednesday, where multiple surveillance videos were presented showing his actions before, during, and after the fatal shooting on Nov. 30, prosecutors said. Coordinated Attack Led To Deadly Shooting According to testimony from Stroud Area Regional Police Detective Emily Raymond, Joseph Quattrochi, 47, arrived at th…
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Philly Man Who Tried Luring 12-Year-Old Into Prostitution At Hotel Gets Decade: Feds
A 41-year-old Philadelphia man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Monday, Jan. 27 after pleading guilty in United States District Court in Camden to trying to engage what he thought was a 12-year-old into prostitution, authorities said. In August 2023, Louis Goldenberg began interacting on a messaging application with an undercover agent, who was posing as a middle-aged woman with a 12-year-old niece, US Attorney Vikas Khanna said. From August through September 2023, Goldenberg messaged the undercover agent, continuously expressing interest in having sexual contact with the…
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Body Found In Garbage Can Along Pennsylvania Highway: Police
A body was discovered inside a garbage can along a Philadelphia highway, authorities announced on Thursday, Jan. 30. Officers responded to the 700 block of North 47th Street at 9:42 a.m. after a passerby reported the grisly find, police said. Upon arrival, they located the deceased individual inside the bin. The victim appeared to be African American, but their age and sex have not yet been determined, according to investigators. Paramedics from Medic 9 arrived and pronounced the individual dead at 9:51 a.m. The circumstances surrounding the death remain under investigation by the Homi…
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U.S. Figure Skaters Among Dozens Believed Dead In DC Black Hawk, Plane Crash: Reports
Figure skaters, family members, and their coaches were among the 64 people believed dead in a crash between a military helicopter and American Airlines plane in Washington DC on Wednesday, Jan. 29, according to U.S. Figure Skating and rescue officials. At least 27 bodies had been recovered and officials said they did not believe there were any survivors in the crash near Reagan National Airport, Authorities have switched to a "recovery effort," with more than 300 responders battling frigid temps, wind, and icy waters for hours overnight, Fire and EMS Chief John A. Donnelly said o…
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Federally Convicted PA Bank Robber Killed In Domestic Dispute: DA (
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A federally convicted bank robber who was awaiting trial in multiple new cases was fatally stabbed in a domestic dispute in Lancaster, authorities announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Matthew Hill, 40, was found dead in the kitchen of a home on the first block of West Farnum Street at 9:49 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, with evidence of "sharp-force trauma," the Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni previously said. The coroner's office was originally called to the home at 9:10 a.m. to respond to a cardiac arrest. Hill’s body was transported to the Lancaster County Forensic Cente…
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Murder-For-Hire Plot: PA Wife, Ex-Girlfriend Plotted To Kill Husband, DA
A Palmerton wife is accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot that ended with her husband's fatal shooting in a Whitehall Township parking lot, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Brenda Rodriguez, 51, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 28, and is being held in Lehigh County Jail without bail. Rodriguez is charged with Criminal Solicitation – Criminal Homicide, Conspiracy – Aggravated Assault, and Aggravated Assault, all felonies of the first degree, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled fo…
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Shooting At Eagles NFC Championship Celebration Leads To Teen's Arrest: Philadelphia Police
A teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting at the Eagles NFC Championship celebration in Center City, Philadelphia police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Amere Wright, 18, was identified as the suspected gunman who shot a 20-year-old man in the lower abdomen and hip at 1300 Chestnut Street around 9:25 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, authorities said. The victim, who approached officers assigned to the Eagles Crowd Detail, was rushed to Jefferson Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, police said. Detectives with the Shooting Investigation Group reviewed surveillan…
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Abducted 4-Year-Old Boy Found In Stolen SUV: Philadelphia Police
A 4-year-old boy was found safe after being abducted in a stolen SUV in Philadelphia, police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The child was asleep inside a white Toyota RAV-4 when it was stolen from the 3000 block of W. Susquehanna Avenue at 11:56 p.m., authorities said. A frantic search ensued until officers located the vehicle at 2900 W. Flora Street at 12:38 a.m. The child was found alone inside but unharmed, investigators said. The SUV has been secured for fingerprint analysis. No suspect description has been released, and the case remains under investigation by Central Detectives.
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