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West Chester Man Charged With Robbery, Assaulting Partner During Domestic Dispute West Chester Man Charged With Robbery, Assaulting Partner During Domestic Dispute
West Chester Man Charged With Robbery, Assaulting Partner During Domestic Dispute A 22-year-old man was arrested for assaulting his partner and committing robbery during a domestic disturbance in West Chester, police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Jose David Baez Camacho was taken into custody after officers from the West Chester Borough Police Department responded to a call in the 200 block of East Market Street on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 9:37 p.m., according to a release. Investigators allege Baez Camacho physically assaulted his partner during an argument prior to police arrival. Following their investigation, officers charged him with robbery, simple assault, and harass…
Pottstown Police Officer Shot While Responding to Domestic Call: DA Pottstown Police Officer Shot While Responding to Domestic Call: DA
Pottstown Police Officer Shot While Responding to Domestic Call: DA A Pottstown police officer was shot while responding to a domestic disturbance on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced. UPDATE: Arrest Made, Details Released In Pottstown Officer-Involved Shooting Officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance at 269 Chestnut Street in Pottstown at 4:35 p.m., Steele said. Upon arrival, they found William Ciccoli Jr. and a woman engaged in an argument at their residence. As officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, Ciccoli became agitated and tried to remove one of the officer’s firearms from …
Man ID'd After Fatal Shot By Police Following PA Domestic Incident Man ID'd After Fatal Shot By Police Following PA Domestic Incident
Man ID'd After Fatal Shot By Police Following PA Domestic Incident Philadelphia police have identified the armed man officers shot dead following a domestic disturbance that escalated into a gunfire exchange and vehicle pursuit through Southwest Philadelphia, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Jonathan Corbin, 47, of Philadelphia, has been identified as the man shot dead by police, according to an updated release.   The incident began around 6:12 p.m. on Sunday evening, Nov. 10, PPD explained. Officers from the 18th District responded to a report of a domestic disturbance on the 5400 block of Chancellor Street, police said. A woman had ca…
Armed Man Killed By Police In Montgomery County, DA Says Armed Man Killed By Police In Montgomery County, DA Says
Armed Man Killed By Police In Montgomery County, DA Says A 68-year-old armed man was shot and killed by police in Montgomery County on Sunday morning, Oct. 27, authorities said. Upper Moreland police were called to a home at the Commerce Square Apartments in Willow Grove for a domestic disturbance where an 83-year-old resident let them inside around 11:50 a.m., MontCo District Attorney Kevin Steele said. Inside, the 68-year-old man ignored officers' commands to drop the handgun and began to raise the firearm up, at which point he was shot and killed by officers, Steele said. Montgomery County Detectives responded to the scene and are investigati…
Police Shoot, Injure Hammer-Wielding Man In Philadelphia: Authorities Police Shoot, Injure Hammer-Wielding Man In Philadelphia: Authorities
Police Shoot, Injure Hammer-Wielding Man In Philadelphia: Authorities Officials have released new details in the police shooting of a man allegedly armed with a hammer in Philadelphia last Saturday, April 20.  Authorities said 23-year-old Maurice Samuels was at an East Cliveden Street apartment with two women when he got into an argument and was asked to leave. He later returned to the apartment and climbed inside through a window, "continuing the argument which was domestic in nature," according to police.  A second man, a 26-year-old who authorities said was the "subject of the argument," arrived at the apartment and knocked at the front door.&nbs…
East Petersburg Man's Cause Of Death Revealed After Standoff Turned Fatal Fire (UPDATE) East Petersburg Man's Cause Of Death Revealed After Standoff Turned Fatal Fire (UPDATE)
East Petersburg Man's Cause Of Death Revealed After Standoff Turned Fatal Fire (Update) The cause of death has been released for a man found dead after a "domestic incident" turned standoff ending with a house fire, the Lancaster County Coroner explained. Mark D. Hackman, 53, of 6294 High Street in East Petersburg Borough, died by a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, and the manner was suicide, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber. He "had been drinking, was armed with a firearm, and was threatening to burn the house down," when the Northern Lancaster County Regional police department were called to a "domestic-in-progress" at his home around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday…
Chesco Woman Sentenced For Stabbing Own Mom Chesco Woman Sentenced For Stabbing Own Mom
Chesco Woman Sentenced For Stabbing Own Mom A Downingtown woman who tried to kill her mother with a knife will spend the next 10 to 20 years in a prison cell, a Chester County judge has ruled.  Alexis Wilson, 33, previously pleaded guilty to attempted murder in July, said District Attorney Deb Ryan in a statement Friday, Jan. 20.  Police were called to Wilson and her mother's shared home on the 200 block of Highland Avenue on April 12, 2020, for a reported domestic disturbance, the DA said. Arriving officers were greeted by Wilson holding a "large silver knife" and saw her mother lying face down in a pool of her own blood o…
Man Kills Himself In Berks Domestic Disturbance That Brought Major Police Presence Man Kills Himself In Berks Domestic Disturbance That Brought Major Police Presence
Man Kills Himself In Berks Domestic Disturbance That Brought Major Police Presence A man took his own life during a domestic disturbance involving a female that brought a major police response to the scene in Berks County over the weekend. Police responded to reports of a domestic incident on Morgantown Road just south of Westley Road around 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, Robeson police said. There, a man had locked himself in a vehicle armed with a handgun while a female had "taken shelter in her residence for her protection," police said.  A team of officers were able to safely evacuate the female as other officers made attempts to contact the male. While approaching t…
Berks Teen Attacked Brother With Knife: State Police Berks Teen Attacked Brother With Knife: State Police
Berks Teen Attacked Brother With Knife: State Police A teenager in Berks County faces criminal charges for attacking his older brother with a pocket knife, authorities say.  Police were called to a home on the 2500 block of Main Street in Union Township at about 6:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26 for a reported domestic disturbance, state troopers said in a release.  On the scene, investigators determined that a 13-year-old and his 16-year-old brother were "involved in a physical fight" when the younger one pulled out a folding knife and attacked his brother with it.  The 16-year-old suffered minor injuries but was not hurt by the knif…
Philly Man Awake On 5-Day Drug Bender Busted With Pistol In MontCo: Police Philly Man Awake On 5-Day Drug Bender Busted With Pistol In MontCo: Police
Philly Man Awake On 5-Day Drug Bender Busted With Pistol In MontCo: Police A Philadelphia man was found "sweaty," "unkempt," and on drugs when police seized his handgun in Montgomery County, authorities said in a release.  Police in Lower Moreland Township were dispatched to a home on the 2300 block of Philmont Avenue for a reported domestic disturbance just before 6 a.m. on July 24, officials said.  There, officers found 30-year-old Rui Miguel Matos, shouting at a woman inside the house, they said.  "It was clear Matos was under the influence of a controlled substance," police wrote. "He had been up for five days, was sweating, was unkempt, talkin…
PA Man Sets House On Fire With Police Inside: Report PA Man Sets House On Fire With Police Inside: Report
PA Man Sets House On Fire With Police Inside: Report A Pennsylvania man is police custody after authorities say he set his house on fire while state troopers were inside, according to a report from CBS 21. John Andrew Young, 59, of Montour County, is charged with three counts of attempted murder, making terroristic threats, and related offenses, state court records show.  Troopers were dispatched to a home on R & H Avenue in Liberty Township at around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 for a reported domestic disturbance, the outlet wrote.  When officers were inside, investigators say Young retreated to a back room and started a fire …
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper On Leave After Deadly Shooting During 100MPH Chase On US 22 Pennsylvania State Police Trooper On Leave After Deadly Shooting During 100MPH Chase On US 22
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper On Leave After Deadly Shooting During 100MPH Chase On US 22 A multi-county police chase ended when a Pennsylvania state police trooper shot and killed a Johnstown man, on Thursday, Nov. 3, authorities say. When Richland Township police arrived to investigate a domestic disturbance 35-year-old Krysten Pretlor, took off from a woman's home in Cambria County in a white BMW at a high rate of speed around 2:30 p.m., according to Pennsylvania state police.  As he got on US Route 22 and headed into Indiana County, state police took over the pursuit, Trooper Steve Limani said in a statement to the media.  As Pretlor continued west into Derry Township, Wes…
Sex Offender Chokes Woman, Flees, Injures Officer In Central PA, Police Say Sex Offender Chokes Woman, Flees, Injures Officer In Central PA, Police Say
Sex Offender Chokes Woman, Flees, Injures Officer In Central PA, Police Say A 28-year-old registered sex offender injured a police officer during a tussle in Lititz, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, authorities say.  Derek Alan Manz fled before Lititz Borough police responded to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance at a home in the 400 Block of West Marion Street at 6:12 p.m., according to a release by the department.  Upon arrival, a woman told them that Manz assaulted and choked her. Her injuries were non-life-threatening, according to the police.  That wasn't the last officers heard about Manz that evening, around 9:37 p.m., a Lititz Borough officer noti…
Chesco Man Choked Child, Slammed Woman Into Car During Argument: Police Chesco Man Choked Child, Slammed Woman Into Car During Argument: Police
Chesco Man Choked Child, Slammed Woman Into Car During Argument: Police A Chester County man accused of violently assaulting a woman and choking a child was convicted this week, authorities say.  A Chesco jury found Adrian Rodriguez, 37, of Kennett Square, guilty of simple assault and child endangerment, District Attorney Deb Ryan said in a statement.  According to police, Rodriguez was arrested outside a home on the 500 block of Las Rosas Drive in Kennett Square on Nov. 24, 2021 following a domestic disturbance. At the time, Kennett Square police accused him of "grabb[ing] a juvenile by the collar of their shirt" and "choking them." An adu…
ChesCo Man Arrested For Threatening To Burn Down Family Home ChesCo Man Arrested For Threatening To Burn Down Family Home
ChesCo Man Arrested For Threatening To Burn Down Family Home An 18-year-old Chester County man was arrested after authorities say he threatened his family. Officers responding to a report of a domestic disturbance between a dad and son arrived at the house on the 400 block of Market Street around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, according to the Oxford Police Department. Devon Scott made "several verbal threats about burning down the residence with the family inside," police said. Scott was arrested and taken to the Oxford District Court, where he was arraigned on charges of terroristic threats and harassment, authorities said. He was taken to Ches…
Doylestown Suspect Assaults Victim, Gets Combative With Police: Authorities Doylestown Suspect Assaults Victim, Gets Combative With Police: Authorities
Doylestown Suspect Assaults Victim, Gets Combative With Police: Authorities A Bucks County man was arrested for assault and resisting arrest in connection with a weekend incident, authorities said.. On Sunday, May 1, at about 9 a.m., police responded to a domestic disturbance on the 200 block of Mechanics Street in Doylestown Borough.  An assault victim was outside the home upon police arrival with Jesse Daniel Baum and another party inside the home.  Baum allegedly physically assaulted the victim who sustained injury to his face after being struck numerous times, police said. Police approached Baum, inside the home, while he was verbally arguing with a…
Grand Jury: Morris Police Sergeant Justified Shooting Man Pointing Airsoft Gun Grand Jury: Morris Police Sergeant Justified Shooting Man Pointing Airsoft Gun
Grand Jury: Morris Police Sergeant Justified Shooting Man Pointing Airsoft Gun UPDATE: A police sergeant was justified in shooting a Morris Township man who pointed an airsoft gun at him during a domestic disturbance call, a state grand jury has ruled. Timothy O’Shea, 24, was bleeding from the neck and wrists when officers responding to a 911 call found him in the driveway of his Fairchild Avenue home on July 14, 2020, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said Tuesday, April 12. Several responding officers -- from the township, Morris Plains and Morristown – had gotten the older female caller to safety when they encountered O’Shea, the attorney genera…
PA Man Killed GF's Cat With BB Gun During Fight: Police PA Man Killed GF's Cat With BB Gun During Fight: Police
PA Man Killed GF's Cat With BB Gun During Fight: Police A central Pennsylvania man faces animal cruelty charges after he killed his girlfriend's cat, authorities said. Officers were called around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday to a home on the first block of South Spring Garden Street in Carlisle on a report of a domestic disturbance, local police said. They learned Steven Robinson, 36, fatally shot his girlfriend's cat during a fight, according to Carlisle police. He also threatened to hurt the woman if she contacted police, authorities said. Robinson was taken into custody and charged with animal cruelty, aggravated animal cruelty, intimidation of a vict…
PA Driver Strangles Passenger On I-95, NY State Police Say PA Driver Strangles Passenger On I-95, NY State Police Say
PA Driver Strangles Passenger On I-95, NY State Police Say A 34-year-old Pennsylvania driver was arrested for strangling his passenger on the side of Interstate 95 in New York, authorities said. New York State Police troopers from the New Rochelle barracks responded to complaints of a domestic disturbance on the southbound lanes of I-95 in Harrison around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 26., police said. Steven Silva Lugo, of Henryville, PA, struck the passenger several times before pulling the vehicle over, causing multiple contusions and scratches on the victim's arms and neck, authorities said. While on the shoulder of I-95, both Silva Lugo and the …
Man Shot Dead By Police In Bucks County, DA Says Man Shot Dead By Police In Bucks County, DA Says
Man Shot Dead By Police In Bucks County, DA Says One male was shot and killed by police Sunday in Falls Township, the District Attorney's office said in announcing the investigation. Falls Township police were called to a home on the 400 block of Federal Lane around noon for a domestic disturbance, the DA's office said. A male at the home was pronounced dead at the scene. No officers, or anyone else at the residence, were injured.  Further details were not released. The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and their Detectives were notified and responded and are now leading the investigation.  The investigation is ong…
West Chester Standoff Ends In Arrest Of Man Accused Of Threatening Woman With Gun West Chester Standoff Ends In Arrest Of Man Accused Of Threatening Woman With Gun
West Chester Standoff Ends In Arrest Of Man Accused Of Threatening Woman With Gun An early morning police standoff in West Chester ended Thursday with the arrest of a man accused of threatening a woman with a gun, authorities said. Officers responding to a home in the 100 block of East Gay Street around 5:30 a.m. on a report of a domestic disturbance found a woman who said that the father of her children, Roberto Quiles-Sanchez, entered her apartment and threatened her with a gun, West Chester police said. Officers were unable to contact Quiles-Sanchez. They subsequently evacuated the property and issued a shelter-in-place order for the surrounding area. The West Cheste…
Bucks Man Who Shot Yardley Police Chief Charged With Attempted Murder Bucks Man Who Shot Yardley Police Chief Charged With Attempted Murder
Bucks Man Who Shot Yardley Police Chief Charged With Attempted Murder The 24-year-old man who shot the Yardley Borough police chief Wednesday in Bucks County was apprehended and charged with attempted murder, authorities said Thursday. Colin Petroziello opened fire on Chief Joe Kelly with a shotgun as he responded to a Yardley Commons apartment around 11 a.m., according to Lower Makefield Township Police Chief Ken Coluzzi and District Attorney Matt Weintraub. The situation unfolded after Bucks County Adult Probation/Parole Officer Cristina Viviano arrived to conduct an offender check on Petroziello, according to the Bucks County DA's office. She heard doors …
PD: Teen Suspect Flees In Coatesville Police Car, Injures Driver In Crash PD: Teen Suspect Flees In Coatesville Police Car, Injures Driver In Crash
PD: Teen Suspect Flees In Coatesville Police Car, Injures Driver In Crash Police in Chester County arrested a man who they say fled his home in a Coatesville police car and crashed, injuring a driver Friday morning. Officers responding to a report of a domestic disturbance in the unit block of West 5th Avenue near Charles Street around 11:40 a.m. say Alex Thompson, 19, was uncooperative and fled the scene in a police car, according to the Coatesville Police Department. A high-speed pursuit ensued with assistance from local police departments and PA State Police. Thompson eventually crashed into the back of a car on Route 30, according to police. Thompson fled a…
New Jersey AG Releases Bodycam Video Of Knife-Wielding Bayonne Man Shot Dead By Police New Jersey AG Releases Bodycam Video Of Knife-Wielding Bayonne Man Shot Dead By Police
New Jersey AG Releases Bodycam Video Of Knife-Wielding Bayonne Man Shot Dead By Police VIDEO: New Jersey's chief law enforcement official on Tuesday released video from three different body cameras that he said captured the shooting death by Bayonne police of a knife-wielding man in his home. Uniformed officers had gone to the West 1st Street home on a 6:30 a.m. call of a domestic disturbance on June 7, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Video shows them being met by a woman whom sources said was the mother of Lee Waskiewicz, 47, with whom she lived. She escorts the officers in and calls Waskiewicz down from the third floor. Seeing police, Waskiewicz  goes "…