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MD Robber Stole At Least $15K From Three Central PA Banks, State Police Say MD Robber Stole At Least $15K From Three Central PA Banks, State Police Say
MD Robber Stole At Least $15K From Three Central PA Banks, State Police Say A Maryland woman who threatened to shoot tellers during three separate robberies months apart has been arrested on Thursday, February 2, according to the Pennsylvania state police. The woman pictured was identified as Tiffany Lawanda Martin after being linked to two cars used in the robberies at: Community State Bank on Lincoln Way West in St. Thomas Township on Sept. 19. Community State Bank on North Main Street in Mercersburg Borough on Nov. 1. F&M Trust Bank on Waterfall Road in Harrisonville on Jan. 20.  Each time she would arrive in the vehicles with Maryland license plates w…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Upper Darby Mayor Crashed Car While DUI: Police Papers Upper Darby Mayor Crashed Car While DUI: Police Papers
Upper Darby Mayor Crashed Car While DUI: Police Papers Upper Darby Mayor Barbarann Keffer was under the influence of alcohol when she crashed her car into a guardrail in Upper Chichester Thursday, Jan. 26, authorities said.  According to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice, Upper Chichester police noticed a car that was driving with a flat tire and a busted headlight on Conchester Highway just after 9 p.m. The driver was bobbing between lanes when officers signaled for them to pull over, police wrote.  Officers approached the car and noticed fresh-looking damage to the front passenger side, per the charging documents. Th…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Found With 500+ Child Porn Images, West Earl Twp. Police Say Man Found With 500+ Child Porn Images, West Earl Twp. Police Say
Man Found With 500+ Child Porn Images, West Earl Twp. Police Say A Lancaster County Man is accused of possessing and distributing hundreds of images of child pornography, authorities say.  Adam Michael Lawr Shirk, 33, of Akron, turned himself into the police, with his attorney present, on Jan. 26 at 1:30 p.m., according to the West Earl Township police.  Police had been investigating Shirk since they received a cyber tip in the fall and executed a search warrant on Nov. 11, 2022.  Afterward, they forensically examined a laptop, tablet computer, and several cellphones they seized and found more than 500 images of child pornograph…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland Attacker Who Strangled Woman In Pennsylvania Sheetz Restroom Arrested: Police Maryland Attacker Who Strangled Woman In Pennsylvania Sheetz Restroom Arrested: Police
Maryland Attacker Who Strangled Woman In Pennsylvania Sheetz Restroom Arrested: Police A woman was beaten in the handicapped stall at a central Pennsylvania Sheetz and two months later police say they have found the Maryland man who attacked her, authorities announced on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Elijah Richard Jennings, 25, originally from Harrisburg, most recently living in Maryland, was arrested on a warrant issued by Lower Allen Township police in connection with the assault on Monday, January 23, according to an updated release.  The Lower Allen Township police were called for a welfare check on a woman who was crying in the bathroom at the Sheetz located at 1508 …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Victim Shot Dead At Philly Auto Body Shop: Report Victim Shot Dead At Philly Auto Body Shop: Report
Victim Shot Dead At Philly Auto Body Shop: Report A 56-year-old man was gunned down in a Philadelphia auto body shop early on Wednesday, Jan. 18, CBS News reports.  The shooting occurred at about 8:30 a.m. on Josephine Street in Frankford, the outlet wrote. The unidentified victim was shot multiple times and later pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital, while one suspect was arrested at the scene, they added.  Philadelphia police declined to comment on the incident.  Click here for the full report from CBS News. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Speeding Car Thief Kills 33-Year-Old Driver In Philadelphia: Police Speeding Car Thief Kills 33-Year-Old Driver In Philadelphia: Police
Speeding Car Thief Kills 33-Year-Old Driver In Philadelphia: Police A 33-year-old man died after being struck by a speeding, stolen vehicle Saturday, Jan. 14 in Philadelphia, authorities said. Charges were pending as of Sunday for the driver of the 2020 Kia Optima, that was heading north on 5th Street when it struck a 2016 Toyota Carolla on Lehigh Avenue around 9:50 p.m., a spokesperson for the city's police department said. The Toyota driver was entrapped and pronounced dead at the scene at 10 p.m., while the occupants of the Optima were hospitalized at Temple with minor injuries. The Optima driver was arrested at the emergency room with charges pending. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Person Of Interest Bryan Kohberger In Idaho Students' Murders Arrested In Poconos Person Of Interest Bryan Kohberger In Idaho Students' Murders Arrested In Poconos
Person Of Interest Bryan Kohberger In Idaho Students' Murders Arrested In Poconos A suspect in the murders of four University of Idaho students was arrested in Monroe County, PA, authorities said. Bryan Kohberger, age 28, was arrested in Albrightsville, near the Pocono Mountains, on the night of Thursday, Dec. 29, according to the City of Moscow Police Department on Facebook.  Kohberger, who was arrested on a fugitive from justice warrant, was wanted for the first-degree murders of Madison Mogan, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.  “Since November, investigators have been laser-focused on pursuing every lead in our pursuit of justice," said Moscow Police…

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by David Cifarelli & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Steals Taxi From Richmond Airport Going 120 MPH On Chase In Pennsylvania: Police Maryland Man Steals Taxi From Richmond Airport Going 120 MPH On Chase In Pennsylvania: Police
Maryland Man Steals Taxi From Richmond Airport Going 120 MPH On Chase In Pennsylvania: Police A 23-year-old Maryland man has been arrested for stealing a taxi from an airport in Richmond, Virginia, and leading police on a high-speed chase in Pennsylvania, on Dec. 18, authorities say.  The Pennsylvania state police attempted a traffic stop at 12:37 a.m. when Yacob Abera Alemu was clocked going 99 mph in a 65 mph zone. As Alemu fled onto US 15 northbound he accelerated even more as he passed vehicles at "speeds exceeding 120 mph," state police said in a release the following Thursday. The 2017 Toyota Sienna taxi van continued at a high speed for 16 miles as multiple Pennsylv…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Fight Breaks Out At Bucks Wedding Reception Bringing Cops To Scene: Report Fight Breaks Out At Bucks Wedding Reception Bringing Cops To Scene: Report
Fight Breaks Out At Bucks Wedding Reception Bringing Cops To Scene: Report Evacuate the dance floor: Police were called to the scene of a Bucks County wedding over the weekend after a fight broke out between guests, according to a report by LevittownNow.com.  Authorities in Bristol Township described a "large and disorderly crowd" at Falls Manor event center on New Falls Road just after 10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, the outlet wrote.  More than a dozen patrol officers were called for backup, the report claims.  Police arrested one person at the scene and have issued a warrant for another, the website reported. The incident remains under i…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Trenton Murder Suspect Nabbed In Philly Area, Police Say Trenton Murder Suspect Nabbed In Philly Area, Police Say
Trenton Murder Suspect Nabbed In Philly Area, Police Say A New Jersey man wanted for murder was arrested in Bucks County early on Friday, Dec. 9, authorities say.  David Holland, 30, was wanted on a homicide charge in Trenton when police in Falls Township researched his temporary vehicle registration tag and learned he had an active arrest warrant, officials said.  When Holland pulled into the 7-Eleven store at 8019 Mill Creek Road, officers took him into custody, the department said.  He was arraigned Friday and remains locked up at Bucks County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail, authorities said. Pennsylvania state court records s…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Scranton DUI Dad Arrested Months After High-Speed Chase In Lebanon County: Police Scranton DUI Dad Arrested Months After High-Speed Chase In Lebanon County: Police
Scranton DUI Dad Arrested Months After High-Speed Chase In Lebanon County: Police Nearly six months after a high sped chase in central Pennsylvania, authorities have announced the arrested of a former convict who led police on a chase over the summer.  40-year-old Neil Swatsky, was arrested in Dauphin County on Oct. 20, 2022— four months after he fled from a traffic stop in a black Ford Explorer on June 20 and had eluded police ever since, according to the release by Palmyra Borough police on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Swatsky has previously served about six years in prison for various crimes as follows: over a year in prison for theft in 2010, another year for breaking…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
'I Am The Attacker': Arrest Made In Threat That Shook Synagogues Across NJ 'I Am The Attacker': Arrest Made In Threat That Shook Synagogues Across NJ
'I Am The Attacker': Arrest Made In Threat That Shook Synagogues Across NJ Recent broad threats against synagogues and Jewish people in New Jersey earlier this month ended with the arrest of a teenager from the state, federal authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 10. A manifesto posted by Omar Alkattoul, 18, of Sayreville in a forum frequented by extremists frightened the public, brought security to Jewish houses of worship and got the FBI involved last week. The concern stemmed from a contention in the Nov. 1 post that an attack had already occurred -- which active shooters have done in certain instances across the U.S. just before carrying out their fatal…

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by Jerry DeMarco