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Berks County Expert In Bog Turtles Caught With Child Pornography: DA Berks County Expert In Bog Turtles Caught With Child Pornography: DA
Berks County Expert In Bog Turtles Caught With Child Pornography: DA A 51-year-old man from Berks County has been charged with sexual abuse for possessing child pornography, authorities said. Michael E. Torocco, of Wyomissing, surrendered to detectives on Wednesday, Aug. 21, according to Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams. A search warrant found more than 200 images of child pornography in Torocco's DropBox account, Adams said. As a herpetologist, Torocco is considered a specialist in bog turtles, according to this website. Also an expert in the ecology of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, Torocco has assis­ted in original research on the timber rattl…

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by Jon Craig
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Bicyclist Struck In Lititz, Police Say Bicyclist Struck In Lititz, Police Say
Bicyclist Struck In Lititz, Police Say A bicyclist was struck in Lititz on Tuesday, Aug. 20, the police announced at 2:56 p.m. that day.  The police were called to investigate the crash "involving a bicycle and a vehicle" around 11:21 a.m., as detailed in the release.  They learned a "bicyclist turned left at the intersection into the path of a vehicle traveling westbound resulting in a collision," police wrote in the release.  The crash happened at the intersection of East Sixth Street and Laurel Avenue in Lititz Borough.  No injuries were reported. There was also no word of any charges filed. 

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by Jillian Pikora
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Intruder Breaks Into Tiger Enclosure, Nearly Gets Bitten At South Jersey Zoo (VIDEO) Intruder Breaks Into Tiger Enclosure, Nearly Gets Bitten At South Jersey Zoo (VIDEO)
Intruder Breaks Into Tiger Enclosure, Nearly Gets Bitten At South Jersey Zoo (Video) Police in South Jersey are seeking the public's help in identifying and locating a woman who hopped the fence at a local zoo to interact with a tiger. Video shared by Bridgeton police on Tuesday, Aug. 20 shows the incident from the tiger exhibit at the Cohanzick Zoo. Officers didn't say when the incident happened. The 16-second clip shows the female putting her hand through wire fencing and trying to pet the tiger. The big cat then appears to try biting the female's hand and starts frantically pacing. The female then backs away from the wiring and climbs back over the wooden fence on the o…

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by Chris Spiker
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Philly Suspect Wanted In Armed Robbery Of Sony Play Station: Police Philly Suspect Wanted In Armed Robbery Of Sony Play Station: Police
Philly Suspect Wanted In Armed Robbery Of Sony Play Station: Police Philadelphia police have released the photo of one of three men allegedly involved in an armed robbery for a Sony Play Station, authorities said on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Kaleem Johnson was reportedly involved in the robbery on Thursday, June 27 at 2:14 a.m. on the 200 block of Queen Lane, in the 14th District, police said. He was not one of the men carrying a gun, they said. Three offenders forced their way into the property, of which two offenders had handguns. The offenders pointed their guns at the victims and fled the scene with various items. The offenders fled in a BMW SUV on Penn St…

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by Jon Craig
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Philly Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Xanax, Ecstasy On Jersey Shore: Police Philly Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Xanax, Ecstasy On Jersey Shore: Police
Philly Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Xanax, Ecstasy On Jersey Shore: Police A Philadelphia man was accused of having several types of drugs in the Wildwoods, authorities said. Matthew Monroe, 38, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 16, the Wildwood Crest Police Department said in a news release. An officer stopped Monroe in a vehicle near the intersection of Atlantic and Denver avenues at around 3:10 a.m. Investigators said the officer suspected the vehicle had evidence of criminal activity and a K9 officer sniffed the outside of the vehicle. The K9 smelled drugs and the vehicle was searched. Police said they found "distribution amounts" of suspected cocai…

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by Chris Spiker
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Screaming Woman Chased By Armed Captor, Arrest Made In Bucks County: Police Screaming Woman Chased By Armed Captor, Arrest Made In Bucks County: Police
Screaming Woman Chased By Armed Captor, Arrest Made In Bucks County: Police A screaming woman led police to a suspect in a stabbing, authorities said on Monday, Aug. 19. On June 28 at about 3 a.m., Hilltown Police responded to a business in the 800 block of Blooming Glen Road to investigate the report of a female stabbing victim. Officers arrived and found a screaming woman being chased by a suspect, Jacob Cantando, police said. An Investigation determined that the female victim had been injured twice with a knife by Cantando during a several-hour-long ordeal in which he refused to allow the victim to leave, police said. Cantando was arraigned in front of Magiste…

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by Jon Craig
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Pottstown Man, 60, Dies From Burns Suffered In House Fire: Coroner Pottstown Man, 60, Dies From Burns Suffered In House Fire: Coroner
Pottstown Man, 60, Dies From Burns Suffered In House Fire: Coroner A 60-year-old man from Pottstown died of burns suffered in a house fire, authorities said. John Roddenberry was pronounced dead on Sunday, Aug. 18, at about 3:20 p.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, according to the Lehigh County Coroner. The cause of death was burns over more than 50 percent of his body, the coroner said. The fire occurred on Sunday, Aug. 18 at approximately 1:30 a.m. in the 15 Block of W. 3rd Street, Pottstown. In addition to the coroner's office, the Pottstown Borough Police Department and the Pottstown Fire Department are investigating.

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by Jon Craig
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DUI Driver Tries Stealing Victim's Pickup As She Fills Gas Tank At Bucks Sunoco Station: Police DUI Driver Tries Stealing Victim's Pickup As She Fills Gas Tank At Bucks Sunoco Station: Police
DUI Driver Tries Stealing Victim's Pickup As She Fills Gas Tank At Bucks Sunoco Station: Police A 40-year-old Philadelphia man is accused of stealing a woman's pickup truck while she was filling it up with gas in Bucks County, authorities said. Charles P. Casler was arrested at about 5 p.m. on Aug. 14 after fleeing the incident at a Sunoco station near the intersection of Street Road and Central Ave. in Feasterville, according to Lower Southampton police. The vehicle, a red Ford pick-up truck, was stopped at the Elmwood Avenue intersection where the driver resisted arrest and ran off before he was apprehended by police.  Following his arrest, he was found to be under the in…

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by Jon Craig
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Electrocuted Worker, 30, Dies After Falling 3 Stories In Philadelphia Industrial Accident Electrocuted Worker, 30, Dies After Falling 3 Stories In Philadelphia Industrial Accident
Electrocuted Worker, 30, Dies After Falling 3 Stories In Philadelphia Industrial Accident A 30-year-old worker was killed in a Philadelphia industrial accident, authorities said. The unidentified Hispanic man was working at a home on the 2200 block of East Cambria Street when he was electrocuted around 8:20 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, city police said. He then fell three stories from a scaffolding. PFD-Medic Unit pronounced the male dead on the scene at 8:26 a.m. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Recovered Of Quarryville Boater Missing In Susquehanna River: Official Body Recovered Of Quarryville Boater Missing In Susquehanna River: Official
Body Recovered Of Quarryville Boater Missing In Susquehanna River: Official The body of a 39-year-old dad who went missing after a boating accident on the Susquehanna River on Thursday night, Aug. 15, was found on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 17, officials announced.  Brian Pierce, 39, of Quarryville, was boating with two friends near the Muddy Creek boat launch in Drumore Township when the boat malfunctioned, drifted, and struck a rock bed, Pennsylvania state Police Lancaster Trooper Schatzmann detailed in the release.  Pierce attempted to swim back to the shore, but midway back he "experienced difficulty" and witnesses lost sight of him, Schatzmann wrote in…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pick-Up Slams Into Newberry Township Home, Police Say Pick-Up Slams Into Newberry Township Home, Police Say
Pick-Up Slams Into Newberry Township Home, Police Say A pick-up truck drove into the porch of a home in Newberry Township on Friday, Aug. 16, area police announced.  The crash happened in the area of Red Mill and Yocumtown roads in Newberry Township just before 12:30 p.m. Yocumtown Road is open but drivers are advised to use caution in the area. No injuries were reported. 

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by Jillian Pikora
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FATAL CRASH: Locals Gave CPR To Motorcyclist Who Slammed Into Tree, NYCRPD Says FATAL CRASH: Locals Gave CPR To Motorcyclist Who Slammed Into Tree, NYCRPD Says
Fatal Crash: Locals Gave CPR To Motorcyclist Who Slammed Into Tree, Nycrpd Says The official cause and manner of death of a motorcyclist who died following a crash into a tree has been released by the York County Coroner's Office on Friday, Aug. 16.  Donald Markle, 63, of North York Borough, was pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital at 8:55 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12, according to the York County Coroner's Office and as identified by the Northern York County Regional Police Department on Tuesday, Aug. 13.  Markle had been traveling east on Canal Road when he veered off the roadway and struck a tree at the intersection of East Canal and Greenbriar roads in Conewago Tow…

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by Jillian Pikora