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Chesco Cop Convicted For Shooting At Driver During Traffic Stop: DA Chesco Cop Convicted For Shooting At Driver During Traffic Stop: DA
Chesco Cop Convicted For Shooting At Driver During Traffic Stop: DA A West Caln police officer was convicted of shooting at a driver during a 2021 traffic stop, according to Chester County prosecutors.  Sergeant Anthony Sparano pulled over a Chrysler 300 after midnight on Nov. 10, 2021, on the 100 block of Octorara Trail Road, the DA's Office said.  Body camera footage showed the driver, Takeisha Landry, was filming Sparano while he asked for her license and registration, according to the criminal complaint. Authorities said Landry "refused to comply" with Sparano's repeated requests.  "The interaction between Sergeant Sparano and Landry beg…

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by Mac Bullock
News
Video Shows Deadly Crash Caused By Ephrata Woman Running Stop Sign, DA Says Video Shows Deadly Crash Caused By Ephrata Woman Running Stop Sign, DA Says
Video Shows Deadly Crash Caused By Ephrata Woman Running Stop Sign, DA Says An Ephrata woman was caught on camera going through a stop sign causing a fatal crash, the District Attorney of Lancaster County claimed in a release on Friday.  Kendra Sakoian, 32 of the 1200 block of Lincoln Heights Avenue was driving a black Chrysler 300 when she was involved in a crash with two other vehicles— causing injuries that led to 49-year-old Michael Diem's death, the DA alleged in the release on Oct. 13. The crash happened at 11:40 a.m. on Feb. 2, authorities detailed.  While at the intersection of North Railroad Avenue traveling west on Gristmill Road, Sakoian "traveled thro…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man Sitting In Car Shot Dead: Philadelphia Police Man Sitting In Car Shot Dead: Philadelphia Police
Man Sitting In Car Shot Dead: Philadelphia Police Authorities in Philadelphia are searching for answers after a man was murdered while sitting in his car.  It happened in West Philly just before 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, the department told Daily Voice. Officers were called to the 100 block of South Cecil Street near Chestnut Street for reports of a man shot.  They arrived to find the victim, a 29-year-old, sitting in a Chrysler with two gunshot wounds to the right side of his head, police said. Medical personnel rendered aid at the scene but the victim was unresponsive and pronounced dead just before 11 p.m., the departme…

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by Mac Bullock
News
Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say
Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say A man who spent five years behind bars for building pipe bombs and cooking methamphetamine in his apartment is on the run after pulling knives on Pennsylvania state police during a chase, authorities say.  State police are warning residents of Huntingdon County and surrounding areas to use “extreme caution” if they come across 40-year-old Jedediah Rawlings, of Alexandria, according to a release on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.  Rawlings was pulled over by Pennsylvania state police in a traffic stop when they attempted to serve a warrant for his arrest on 2nd Street in Huntingdon on…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
'Do Not Drive' Warning Issued For Certain Dodge, Chrysler Vehicles Due To Exploding Airbags 'Do Not Drive' Warning Issued For Certain Dodge, Chrysler Vehicles Due To Exploding Airbags
'Do Not Drive' Warning Issued For Certain Dodge, Chrysler Vehicles Due To Exploding Airbags Owners of certain older Dodge and Chrysler models are being advised to keep them parked and avoid driving them after exploding airbags killed at least two more people. Stellantis - formerly known as Fiat Chrysler - issued a "Do Not Drive" warning to the owners of more than 275,000 older vehicles due to the Takata airbag, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The warning covers approximately 276,000 model year 2005 through 2010 Dodge Magnums, Chargers, and Challengers, as well as model year 2005 through 2010 Chrysler 300s.  It comes after two people …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Driver Who Gunned Down Berks Security Guard Portrayed In Newly-Released Composite Sketch Driver Who Gunned Down Berks Security Guard Portrayed In Newly-Released Composite Sketch
Driver Who Gunned Down Berks Security Guard Portrayed In Newly-Released Composite Sketch Authorities have released a composite sketch of a person of interest sought in the deadly shooting of a security guard and his colleague in Berks County, WFMZ reports. Troy A. Rickenbach, 37, of West Reading, and his 43-year-old co-worker were told to keep an eye on vehicles that were parked in the old quarry area on the 200 block of Quarry Road in New Morgan Borough, Pennsylvania State Police said. Troy A. RickenbachGoogle Maps (Satellite View) The pair were approaching a suspicious vehicle when the driver opened fire just after midnight, police said. Rickenbach died, while the other g…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
MURDER: Pennsylvania Man Arrested In 'Brutal' Killing Of 25-Year-Old GF MURDER: Pennsylvania Man Arrested In 'Brutal' Killing Of 25-Year-Old GF
Murder: Pennsylvania Man Arrested In 'Brutal' Killing Of 25-Year-Old GF A Pennsylvania man has been arrested in the killing of his 25-year-old girlfriend, whose body was found near the Chester waterfront three months ago, authorities announced. Naima Ishmail was discovered lifeless on the Front and Norris Streets walking trail near the waterfront in Chester City with a gunshot wound to the head on the morning of Oct. 7, the Delaware County District Attorney's Office said Monday. Champion Hough, 25, of Brookhaven, has been charged with first, second, and third-degree murder, among other offenses, authorities said. An unnamed witness told investig…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
1 Dead, 2 Airlifted, 4 Hospitalized In Route 30 Head-On Crash 1 Dead, 2 Airlifted, 4 Hospitalized In Route 30 Head-On Crash
1 Dead, 2 Airlifted, 4 Hospitalized In Route 30 Head-On Crash One person died and several others were hospitalized in a head-on crash on Route 30 in Lancaster County Saturday. A silver Chrysler 200 was heading east when it crossed the median and struck a Kia Spectra near the Malleable Road overpass around 6:15 p.m., West Hempfield police said. Two people were flown to Hershey Medical Center and four others were rushed to local hospitals. One person was pronounced dead. The victims' identities were being withheld pending notification. This crash is under investigation by the Lancaster County Crash Investigation Team #2.  Route 30 remained close…

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by Cecilia Levine