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Police & Fire
SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting Suspect Captured By US Marshals
The suspect wanted for a triple shooting on a SEPTA bus earlier this month has been arrested by US Marshals on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Raphael Ezeamaka, 18, of Darby, was wanted for a triple shooting that happened on a SEPTA Route G bus at 700 South 57th Street on Tuesday, Oct. 8, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Ezeamaka was found in an apartment complex in Middletown, Delaware, according to a release by US Marshals. Marshals from both the Philadelphia and Wilmington offices knocked on apartment doors and soon Ezeamaka attempted to flee by jumping from a…
Police & Fire
SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting Suspect ID'd: Police (
Update
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The name of the suspect wanted for a triple shooting on a SEPTA bus earlier this month has been released by police on Saturday, Oct. 12. Raphael Ezeamaka, 18, of Darby, is wanted for a triple shooting that happened on a SEPTA Route G bus at 700 South 57th Street on Tuesday, Oct. 8, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Ezeamaka is thought to frequent the Southwest, West, and South Philadelphia areas, according to police. He is wanted for Aggravated Assault, Illegal Possession of a Firearm, and related offenses, police said. Photos of Ezeamaka had been released by the …
Police & Fire
Boy, 14, Dead In Darby After Accidental Shooting: Report
A 14-year-old boy accidentally shot himself Tuesday night, Aug. 13 in Darby, 6abc reported. Police responded to the 400 block of Darby Terrace around 10:15 p.m. where the boy was found dead, the outlet said. There is an active investigation of the circumstances of the shooting. Daily Voice has reached out to officials for more details, so check back here for updates. Click here for the full 6abc.com report.
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Philly Area Stalker Called Victim From Jail Day After Arrest, Report Says
A man charged with stalking called his victim from jail just one day after his arrest in a Pennsylvania town, 6abc reports. Matthew Kwatyra, 30, of Allentown, was arrested on Thursday, June 6, in connection with a stalking incident that happened in Darby, Police Chief Joseph Gabe Jr. said. According to 6abc, which cites the criminal complaint, Kwatyra had worked with the victim at an Audi dealership before he was last November, and contacted her multiple times via text or email since then. The outlet also cited chief Gabe saying the victim got a notification about an AirTag on her phon…
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Man Tries To Carjack Vehicle In South Jersey
A 23-year-old man from Pennsylvania was arrested after an attempted carjacking in Cherry Hill, authorities said. Paul Adams of Darby, PA, was charged with carjacking and robbery, Cherry Hill police said. Adams allegedly approached a car stopped in traffic at about 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 10 and yelled at the driver to get out, police said. The driver pulled away as Adams tried to open the door and yank the man out of his car, police said. The driver flagged down a police officer. Adams was found by police running through a parking lot off Brace Road. Anyone with additional information is asked…
Police & Fire
6,320 Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Mushrooms Seized In Massive Drug Bust
A two-year-long investigation has led to the arrest of 37 people from Pennsylvania and Maryland, the York County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday. The York County Drug Task Force and the Hanover Borough Police Department began the investigation in Nov. 2021, following the arrest of Billy Austin Norris who was allegedly caught delivering cocaine. The investigation uncovered a large network of illegal narcotics trafficking of Pennsylvanians and Maryland in southeast York County. The following people were caught in this investigation and charged as stated, per the…
Obituaries
Philly Mass Shooting Victim Was 'Selfless,' Friends Say
Joseph Wamah, one of the five declared dead following a mass shooting in southwest Philadelphia during Independence Day celebrations, was a "consistently positive, charismatic, selfless person," those close to him say. Wamah and four others were named as alleged victims of 40-year-old Kimbrady Carriker, who police believe opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle in Kingsessing late on July 3. More recently, police have said Wamah actually died the day prior to the Kingsessing attack on July 2, according to Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier. Gauthier said police responded to th…
Police & Fire
Gunpoint Kidnapping Victim Saved By Bank Tellers In Delco: Police
A Delaware County driver who had been kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to drive to the bank was saved when tellers were able to call police, authorities say. The victim was near Milford Drive and Sundor Circle in Marple picking up a friend when he was boxed in by another car on Monday, July 10, township police said in a release. Two suspects approached him and demanded his car keys at gunpoint before hopping in the vehicle and forcing him to drive to the nearest bank, authorities said. At Citizens Bank, 1991 S. Sproul Road, the victim told tellers he was be…
Police & Fire
Delco Driver Rammed Into Cop Car Before Fleeing Scene Of Hit-Run, Troopers Say
A Delaware County man is accused of ramming his car into a state police vehicle before taking off from the scene of an accident at a Philadelphia intersection, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. James Horace, 22, of Darby, is charged with felony aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, and related offenses stemming from a March 26 crash, troopers wrote in a criminal complaint. In the documents, state police say Horace was observed committing traffic offenses on I-95 in Tinicum Township around 4 p.m. When a trooper tried to pull him over, auth…
Politics
Mayor Of Suburban Philly Borough Charged With Assault Of Council Member
The mayor of one Delaware County borough has been arrested in connection with an attack on a council member earlier this month. Darby Mayor Darren Burrell, 41, apparently asked Omar Thompson if he could talk during a heated Nov. 2 discussion about traffic grew heated, and threatened to attack him, according to multiple news outlets citing the arrest affidavit. Sometime after the meeting, the two were talking. That's when Burrell got out of his seat and punched Thompson, then grabbed him, causing him to fall to the floor. Thompson was hospitalized with injuries to his hands and le…
Police & Fire
Teen Hit-Run Driver Leads Police On Short Chase Through Bucks County
A teenager who fled the scene of a hit-and-run crash in Doylestown led police on a short chase into Buckingham Township, where he was eventually arrested on Monday, Oct. 24, authorities said. Chaos began around 8:15 a.m. when police say a silver Nissan Murano was spotted fleeing the Doylestown crash scene. The vehicle, with the PA license plate number KYJ-7716, was also wanted in connection with an armed carjacking, police learned. Buckingham patrol officers later spotted the SUV traveling northbound on Route 202 and tried to stop the vehicle, but it fled on Holicong Road, they said. …
Police & Fire
One Caught, Two Sought In Deadly Chester Shooting
One suspect was caught while two were being sought in connection with a deadly shooting last month in Chester, authorities in Delaware County announced. Damar Macklin, 21, of Chester, was charged with first and third-degree murder, criminal homicide, firearms not to be carried without a license, and other offenses in the shooting death of Kashif Love on Monday, Aug. 22, according to court records and Chester City police. Macklin, who was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 24, remained held in Delaware County Prison without bail, records show. Love was shot in the head on the 1000 block of Ward St…
Police & Fire
Trio Of Darby Teens Violating Curfew Had Loaded Ghost Gun, Marijuana, Police Say
A trio of Darby teenagers who were breaking curfew were nabbed with a loaded ghost gun and marijuana, authorities said. Three 17-year-old boys fled when they saw the officers trying to stop them in the area of Noblet Avenue and Tribbett Avenue around 12:35 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, Darby Township police said. The juveniles hid behind a shed on the 1100 block of Tribbett Avenue in an attempt to elude police, but they were eventually arrested, authorities said. Officers found small amounts of marijuana on the boys, they said. They also said they found a black semi-automatic 9mm ghost gun ne…
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Pair Shot, Killed During Upper Darby Funeral Procession Ambush: Report
The two men who were killed in a targeted shooting during a funeral procession for a murder victim in Upper Darby Friday, July 8 have been identified, 6abc reports. Tyrese Long, 21, of Darby, and Khalid Brittingham, 25, of Folcroft, were inside a vehicle when they were shot dead, the outlet says. Police later released photos of a person of interest. No arrests have been made as of Wednesday, July 13. Click here for more from 6abc.
Police & Fire
Charge Filed Against Mom Of Delco Road Rage Gunman In Killing Of 54-Year-Old Man
A charge has been filed against the mom of a man accused of killing a 54-year-old man in a Delaware County road shooting last week, authorities said. Amanda Washington, 41, of Darby, was charged with hindering prosecution about a week after her son, 22-year-old Saddiq Washington, was charged with first and third-degree murder, among other offenses, in the shooting death of King Hua, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. Saddiq WashingtonDelaware County District Attorney's Office Investigators say she was driving a Chevrolet Equinox that passed Hua's Toyota Camry w…
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Road Rage Killing Of 54-Year-Old Delco Man
A man who pulled out a legally owned handgun and fired shots at another driver during a road-rage incident in Delaware County has been arrested, authorities said. Saddiq Washington, 22, of Darby, has been charged with first and third-degree murder, among other offenses in the death of 54-year-old King Hua, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. Washington had a permit to carry the 9mm pistol that killed Hua, who was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head in his Toyota Camry on State Road in Springfield around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, according to a criminal c…
Police & Fire
Gunman Who Killed Local Dad In Philly Suburbs Didn't Mean To Pull Trigger: Police
Police in Delaware County have arrested a man in a shooting that claimed the life of a 56-year-old dad of four last week, CBS3 reports. Lloyd Amarsingh, 28, of Darby, was charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, among other offenses, in the deadly shooting that killed Havertown's Jim Hunt in Drexel Hill on Friday, March 25, the outlet says. Amarsingh's Audi A4 was captured on surveillance video speeding down Lansdowne Avenue after the 8 a.m. shooting near Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School. He told police the shoot…
News
$6
Million
Scam
: Man Admits Role In Nigerian Bank Fraud Network Operating In NJ, PA, MD
A member of a sophisticated Nigerian-based fraud ring admitted his role in a massive conspiracy that scammed banks in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland out of $6 million. Ayanniyi Alayande, 47, of Darby, PA wasn't involved in the crudely constructed "Nigerian prince" emails schemes of the past. He ran with a ring that altered and cashed business checks stolen from the mail, authorities said. Alayande is the first of 12 defendants in the case to take a deal from the government and plead guilty rather than face trial. Members of the highly organized group altered the payee on the checks …
Police & Fire
DelCo Carjacker Accused Of Targeting Delivery Drivers Sought By FBI
Federal and local authorities are on the hunt for a Delaware County carjacker who they say is targeting delivery drivers in the area. Joseph T. Makell, 22, of Darby is wanted on armed robbery charges after allegedly placing a pizza order on Nov. 9 and arranging for it to be delivered to a random address in Yeadon, according to the FBI and the Yeadon Police Department. When the delivery driver arrived shortly before 9 p.m., Makell and at least one other unidentified suspect pointed a gun at him, stole his car, and fled the scene, authorities said. Investigators believe Makell is also respon…
Police & Fire
6 People Hurt After SEPTA Trolley Crashes Into Freight Train In Delaware County
Multiple people were hurt after a SEPTA trolley crashed into a freight train Thursday morning in Delaware County, authorities said. Authorities were called to the scene at South 6th Street and Main Street in Darby around 8:30 a.m., where they discovered six people who had been injured, one of whom was the trolley operator, a SEPTA spokesperson told Daily Voice. SEPTA released the following statement to Daily Voice at 11:30 a.m.: "At approximately 8:30 a.m. today, a Route 11 SEPTA Trolley collided with a CSX train at 6th and Main Streets in Darby. At this time, there are six reported injurie…
Police & Fire
PA Caregiver Stole Disabled Clients' Personal Info To Get $90K In Unemployment Benefits: AG
A grand jury in Pennsylvania has indicted a caregiver for stealing the personal information of disabled clients in exchange for nearly $90,000 in PUA funds, authorities announced Thursday. Nelson Fornah, 35, of Darby, was charged with identity theft, access device fraud, tampering with public records, and other offenses, according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro. “As a caregiver, this defendant was responsible for supporting adult individuals with disabilities in order to help them build trust and communicate with others. Instead, he used his position of trust to take advantage o…
News
'DelCo's Mom', Longtime EMT Mary Ellis Dies After 'Valiant' Fight With Cancer
The Delaware County community is mourning the loss of a woman known as "Delco's Mom," who died on Aug. 13 after a valiant fight with cancer. Born in Collingdale, Mary Theresa Ellis' 30-year journey in emergency services began when she was a volunteer at Collingdale Fire Company Ambulance followed by Darby Fire Company Ambulance before moving on to the Mercy-Fitzgerald Paramedics. She also worked with Sharon Hill, Lansdowne, Folcroft, Yeadon, Briarcliffe, Darby, and Clifton Heights Fire Companies, according to her obituary. "Chances are probably pretty good you met her in one fashion or ano…
Police & Fire
Suspect Sought In Deadly Shooting Inside Darby Home Next To Church
A suspect has been identified in connection with a deadly shooting inside a Darby home next to a church, authorities said. Officers responding to a home in the 1000 block of Center Street around 4:30 p.m. Sunday found Bennie Drake, unconscious and suffering from nine gunshot wounds, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. Paramedics subsequently declared Drake dead at the scene, authorities said. The rental home, owned by Mount Zion AME Church, is not affiliated with church business, authorities told 6abc. The shooting occurred after a verbal confrontation betwee…
Police & Fire
Police Probe Deadly Shooting Inside Darby Home Next To Church
Police in Delaware County are investigating a weekend shooting that left a man dead inside a Darby home next to a church, reports say. Officers found a man -- whose identity has not been publicly released -- shot to death inside a home in the 1000 block of Center Street around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, 6abc reports. The rental home, owned by Mount Zion AME Church, is not affiliated with church business, authorities told the news outlet. The investigation is ongoing and police are still searching for a suspect. Click here for the full report by 6abc.
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