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Second Arrest Made In Deadly Allentown Nightclub Shooting Second Arrest Made In Deadly Allentown Nightclub Shooting
Second Arrest Made In Deadly Allentown Nightclub Shooting A second man has been charged in connection with the deadly shooting outside an Allentown nightclub that killed 32-year-old Ivan Diaz Jr. and injured three others, authorities announced on Saturday, Feb. 8. Pedro Junior Paulino, 35, of Allentown, surrendered to police and is charged with Criminal Homicide, three counts of Attempted Murder, three counts of Aggravated Assault, Person Not to Use or Possess a Firearm, Firearms Not to be Carried Without a License – Prior Conviction, and Recklessly Endangering Another Person, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. Paulin…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Montco Man Tried To Board Plane At JFK With Loaded Gun: TSA Montco Man Tried To Board Plane At JFK With Loaded Gun: TSA
Montco Man Tried To Board Plane At JFK With Loaded Gun: TSA A Montgomery County man is in police custody and could face up to a $15,000 fine, after travel safety agents say he tried to bring a loaded handgun onto a plane in New York.  It happened at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday, March 9, said the Transportation Security Administration in a release. An X-ray machine at the security checkpoint revealed that the unnamed suspect, a man from Evansburg, had a loaded .38 caliber revolver in his carry-on bag, officials claimed.  The man told TSA agents he didn't know the gun was in his luggage, authorities wrote.  H…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
MontCo Traveler Brought Loaded Gun To Airport, TSA Says MontCo Traveler Brought Loaded Gun To Airport, TSA Says
MontCo Traveler Brought Loaded Gun To Airport, TSA Says A Montgomery County resident was cited at the Philadelphia International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 12 after a loaded gun was discovered in their luggage, security announced.  Transportation Security Administration officials said the Collegeville resident was passing through a security checkpoint when the X-ray scanner detected a loaded .380-caliber handgun in their bag.  Tinicum Township police confiscated the gun, and federal authorities were notified to follow up with a civil fine, the TSA said.  It's the 39th incident this year in which security officials located a gun at…

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by Mac Bullock
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Traveler Caught With Loaded Gun At Philadelphia International Airport: TSA Traveler Caught With Loaded Gun At Philadelphia International Airport: TSA
Traveler Caught With Loaded Gun At Philadelphia International Airport: TSA An Arizona man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight at Philadelphia International Airport. The traveler's 9mm gun was discovered in his carry-on bag in a security checkpoint x-ray machine on Friday, Sept. 24, TSA officials said. It was loaded with 17 bullets. Philadelphia police confiscated the gun and detained the man before arresting him on a weapons violation, they said. The man — whose name has not been released — is expected to face a financial penalty. Passengers can trave…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
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 …

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by Nicole Acosta
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TSA Busts Berks County Man With Loaded Gun At Lehigh Valley International Airport TSA Busts Berks County Man With Loaded Gun At Lehigh Valley International Airport
TSA Busts Berks County Man With Loaded Gun At Lehigh Valley International Airport A Berks County man was found with a loaded handgun Thursday at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, authorities said. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers spotted the gun in the Hamburg man’s carry-on bag and alerted airport authority police, who arrived at the checkpoint, confiscated the gun, and arrested the man, TSA officials said. It was the second gun caught within a week at the airport and the third caught so far this year, officials said.  One week earlier, TSA officers stopped a Quakertown man with a loaded gun. Civil penalties for bring…

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by Nicole Acosta