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Police & Fire
Foot Chase Leads To West Chester Burglar: Police
A Chadds Ford man is facing multiple charges after allegedly attempting to break into a West Chester home, leading to a brief foot chase with police, authorities announced on Monday, Dec. 9. Raj Kiran Patel, 22, was arrested after officers were called to a residence on the 100 block of East Gay Street in West Chester Borough at 7:57 p.m. on Dec. 1 for a reported burglary, according to the West Chester Borough Police Department. When officers arrived, Patel attempted to flee on foot, prompting a chase through the neighborhood, police said. He was quickly apprehended and transported to the …
Police & Fire
Donti Jackson Arrested After Gunpoint Standoff In Tobyhanna
A Tobyhanna man is accused of pointing a gun at his family and fleeing police by jumping out of a window, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police Chief Chris Wagner on Monday, Dec. 9. Donti Jackson, 21, is charged with felony aggravated assault, felony escape, misdemeanor terroristic threats, and other related offenses, following the incident at 7032 Vista Drive in Tobyhanna, police said. Officers were called to the home for a welfare check requested by a social services agency at 12:57 a.m., Chief Wagner reported. Family members outside the residence told police that Jackson had got…
Police & Fire
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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Carlisle Dad Accused Of Raping, Financially Exploiting Special Needs Person
A Carlisle dad with a criminal record has been charged in connection with rape and financial exploitation of a care-dependent person, among other charges, according to his social media and a police announcement on June 21. Waren Daniel Mena, 31, was arrested on June 20, "after a multi-month investigation," with the assistance of the Carlisle Borough Police Department, the Middlesex Township Police stated in a release. Mena has been charged with rape of a mentally disabled person, indecent sexual assault of a person with a mental disability, financial exploitation of a care-dependent p…
Police & Fire
Two Teens Caught In Stolen Car, Allentown Police Say
Two juvenile suspects were arrested after police said they were found in a stolen vehicle early Monday, June 17. Authorities said they were called about a stolen car on the 600 block of Chew Street around 1:40 a.m. While officers were taking the report, the car was spotted near North 7th Street entering the city. The vehicle was pulled over and both juveniles were taken into custody, APD said. They are charged with fleeing and eluding, theft, receiving stolen property, evading arrest on foot, and traffic offenses, authorities said.
Police & Fire
Bucks Woman's Accused Killer Faces New Charges, DA Says
The man suspected of stabbing 19-year-old Jaden Battista to death in Lower Makefield now faces a slate of new charges including attempted kidnapping and evading arrest, according to prosecutors. The Bucks County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday that Trevor Weigel, 23, will stand trial for the Feb. 16 murder. Weigel, of Churchville, was previously charged with criminal homicide, burglary, possession of an instrument of crime, disorderly conduct, and harassment. Magisterial District Judge Corryn L. Kronnagel heard testimony from five witnesses Tuesday,…
Police & Fire
Montco Man Fleeing House Fire Charged With Arson, Police Say
Lower Moreland police were called about an early morning break-in on Sunday, March 10, and arrived to find suspects fleeing a burning home, the department said in a release. Michael Gonsalves, 42, has been charged with arson, evading arrest, and multiple related counts, authorities said. It happened around 4 a.m. on the 2200 block of Pine Road, according to police. Officers arrived to find the front porch "engulfed in flames" and saw a man throw an unknown object at the burning home, the release says. As police approached, the man ran toward a parked Volkswagen sedan, but…
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NJ Man Beat Mom Dead After She Tried Stopping Him From Cutting Tattoo Off Leg: Affidavit
A New Jersey man allegedly beat his mom to death after she tried to stop him from slicing a tattoo off of his leg, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Gloucester Township police were called to the Doran family's Blackwood home around 10:20 a.m. Saturday, March 2, as Daily Voice previously reported. Lillian Doran was found “obviously dead” with trauma to the back of her head on a bedroom floor in the home, according to an affidavit for probable cause. Witnesses said that the night before, 65-year-old Lillian had been arguing with her 30-year-old son, James Doran, about cutt…
Police & Fire
Foot Chase With Armed Suspects At King Of Prussia Ends In Six Arrests: Police
Six suspects face multiple charges after authorities said they were caught in stolen cars at the King of Prussia Mall on Friday, Feb. 9. Upper Merion police located two reportedly stolen cars in the mall's Green Parking Garage around 3 p.m., the department said in a release. Two suspects were quickly arrested but the remaining four fled on foot, ignoring commands from police and discarding stolen firearms as they ran, authorities claimed. They were eventually caught and all four of the guns they ditched were located, police said. The suspects were charged with vary…
Police & Fire
Teen Caught Breaking Into Car Was Armed With Stolen Gun: Bethlehem PD
A 17-year-old who smashed the back window of a Bethlehem resident's car Tuesday morning was armed, according to city police. Authorities said they were called to the 1300 block of East 5th Street just after midnight on Dec. 19 for an attempted vehicle burglary. The victim said their car window had been shattered, triggering the alarm. Police searched the neighborhood and spotted a teen running near Edwards and Deschler streets, about a block north of the victim's driveway. Officers said they saw the 17-year-old ditch a handgun from his waistband before they took him into …
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PA Man Took Meth From Trooper's Hand, Ate It, And Fled: State Police
A passenger caught with methamphetamine at a Schuylkill County traffic stop swallowed the evidence and ran away, according to state police. Authorities said 37-year-old Shawn M. Tobin was the passenger in a Ford they stopped near Lang and Pike Streets in Port Carbon on Nov. 22. When a trooper allegedly found drugs in the car, police said Tobin snatched it from his hands and "ingested it" before running away from the traffic stop on foot. A short chase ended with his arrest, police said. Tobin, of Middleport, was charged with evading arrest, resisting arrest, tamper…
Police & Fire
Officer Falls 20 Feet Down Embankment Chasing Fleeing DUI Suspect In Chester County: Cops
A police officer in Oxford Borough was hospitalized after falling 20 feet down an embankment during a foot chase on Wednesday, Sept. 20, according to authorities. The officer pulled over 34-year-old Jaime Jimenez-Juarez on Niblock Alley around 3:45 p.m., the department said. Jimenez-Juarez was wanted on a misdemeanor DUI warrant from state police, authorities said. The 34-year-old gave over his ID, but fled on foot when the officer tried to arrest him, police said. During the pursuit, the officer fell down a nearby hill and hit his head on a "hard surface," knockin…
Police & Fire
Criminal Past Revealed About Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Assaulting Ranger On Appalachian Trail
UPDATE: David Edward Browne, 27, of Shippensburg, is in Pennsylvania State Police custody as of 10:46 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. According to Trooper Frazer he was taken in without further incident following the fires on the Appalachian Trail and the alleged assault of a ranger. Daily Voice readers claim he was found near Interstate 81. Traffic was delayed on I-81 in Cumberland County, as Daily Voice reported, but readers also told us there were helicopters and a drone circling the area over Perry and Cumberland counties Friday morning. David previously lived in Martinsburg, West…
Police & Fire
Pottstown Man Peeped Through Windows At Area Apartments, Police Claim
A Pottstown man is accused of prowling around area apartment buildings and looking into windows, authorities say. Warren Jeffries, 58, is charged with misdemeanor loitering and evading arrest, North Coventry Township police said in a release. It happened on Feb. 20, the department claimed. Officers were called to the CVS at 351 W. Schuylkill Road for reports of a "suspicious male" standing around outside, they said. Jeffries fled the area when police arrived, authorities said. Investigators now believe he was peering into windows at the nearby Vally View Apartme…
News
Wanted Maryland Felons Lead Pennsylvania State Police On Wild Chase Following Robbery
A Baltimore group of shoplifters— including wanted felonies— led police on a wild chase in Pennsylvania, authorities say. Pennsylvania state police were first called to the retail theft at the Under Armour store on Gettysburg Village Drive on Nov. 11 around 3:30 p.m., according to the court documents obtained by Daily Voice. When police arrived they saw six people in dark clothing wearing medical masks fleeing the store while throwing stolen merchandise, according to the criminal complaint. The group all attempted to fit into a 2007 silver/grey Infiniti G35 with the Maryland license pl…
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