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PA Man Jailed Again In Child Sex Assault Case Involving Girl Under 8
A Pennsylvania man accused in a child sex assault case was arrested on a bench warrant after failing to appear in court, according to authorities. Angel Luis Mervin, 22, of Philadelphia, was taken into custody by Philadelphia police on the warrant connected to a Bucks County statutory sexual assault case, according to a Bucks County Sheriff’s Office release issued Wednesday, May 6. Mervin is charged with felony statutory sexual assault involving a victim four to eight years younger and felony corruption of minors stemming from an alleged incident in Bensalem Township on July 1, 2025, …
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Ex-LI Cop Arrested For Confronting Daughter's Alleged Frat Bro Attacker In Alabama: Cops
A former Long Island police detective is facing charges out of Alabama after allegedly flying out to threaten a 20-year-old fraternity brother accused of brutally attacking a family member identified in news reports as his daughter. Tuscaloosa police said only that Jeffrey S. Raymond, 56, of Centereach, New York, was charged with harassment, and that Ryan DellaFranco had called police on Monday, April 27 to report that Raymond was standing on his front porch near the University of Alabama and making "threats to harm him." Patch reporter Ryan Phillips first reported the story. Ry…
Police & Fire
Former DJ Mike Missanelli Charged After Slap During Argument With Fiancé In PA: Affidavit
A domestic dispute between a well-known Philadelphia sports radio figure and his fiancé turned physical in Lower Merion, leading to criminal charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Michael Missanelli, 70, of Wynnewood, was arrested by Lower Merion Police on Wednesday, April 8, and charged with Misdemeanor Simple Assault and Summary Harassment, according to court records. Officers were called to a home on Dale Road in the Wynnewood section of Lower Merion Township just after midnight for a 911 hang-up, according to the affidavit of probable cause. When police arrive…
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Official Oppression, Harassment Charges Filed Against PA Tax Collector: Prosecutors
A Whitehall Township tax collector is facing criminal charges tied to an alleged dispute with her neighbors, authorities announced. Tina Koren, 65, of Whitehall, has been charged with misdemeanor Official Oppression and Harassment, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said in a release on Wednesday, April 8. The complaint was filed on Monday, April 6, following an investigation that began in September 2025 after neighbors Mary Ellen and Steven Griffin reported alleged harassment at their home on the 3300 block of South Ruch Street, according to the release. The Grif…
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NJ Man Gropes Easter Bunny At Pittsburgh Mall, Cops Say
A New Jersey man is facing charges in Pennsylvania after authorities say he groped a woman working as the Easter Bunny at a mall. Shivakrishna Bera, 36, was charged with indecent assault and harassment following an incident at South Hills Village Mall on March 23, in Allegheny County, court documents obtained by Daily Voice show. It was not immediately clear where in New Jersey Bera is from. Police responded to the mall around 3:20 p.m., for a report of an indecent assault, where a teenage victim told police she was working in the mall near the Easter Bunny display when a man later ide…
Police & Fire
PA Counselor Asked Client For ‘Sexy’ Photos During Online Session: Police
A counselor accused of making sexual comments to a client during an online therapy session has been arrested, Lower Allen Township Police announced on Thursday, Feb. 26. Brian P. Daly, 70, of Mechanicsburg, was taken into custody on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, after a previously issued arrest warrant was served at the Lower Allen Township Police Department on Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill, according to authorities. The case began on Sept. 13, 2024, when officers were dispatched to investigate a report of possible harassment. A woman told officers she had sought counseling through an online compa…
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Mugshot Released In PA Spanking With Hand Marks Case: Police
A man who is accused of physically punishing a child so severely that hand marks were left on the child’s body has had his mugshot released, Middlesex Township police announced on Monday, Jan. 19. Scott J. Giornesto, 41, of Carlisle, was charged after authorities investigated a child abuse report involving visible hand marks imprinted on a child’s buttocks, according to the initial police release on Monday, Jan. 5. The investigation began after Middlesex Township Police and Child Protective Services received a report on Friday, Nov. 7, alleging abuse at a residence along Ridge Road in Carl…
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Juvenile Accused Of Slapping KidsPeace Worker: PA State Police
A confrontation at a Lehigh County youth treatment facility turned physical when a juvenile allegedly struck an employee, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Jan. 12. A 13-year-old boy from Sunbury is accused of slapping a 25-year-old KidsPeace worker in the face during an incident on KidsPeace Drive in North Whitehall Township, according to state police. Troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police Bethlehem Patrol Unit were called to the facility around 4:04 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11, where they determined the juvenile client had made physical contact with the employee, police sai…
Police & Fire
Threats To Kill Mom, Teen, Child End With Man Found Hiding Under Clothes In PA Home: Police
A domestic dispute escalated into death threats against a woman, her teenage son, and a young child, ending with officers finding the suspect hiding under a pile of clothes, police announced Tuesday, Jan. 6. Jose Fernandez-Martinez, 30, was arrested after Oxford police were dispatched to the 400 block of Hodgson Street for a reported domestic disturbance just after 10:20 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, according to the release. A female victim told officers she had been struck in the shoulder during the dispute. She and her teenage son also reported that Fernandez-Martinez threatened to kill both…
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'Delco Pooper' She Pooped On A Car — Now She’s On Probation — Watch The Viral Road Rage Video
The woman who went viral after defecating on another driver’s car during a road rage incident has avoided trial—at least for now. Christina Marie Solometo, 44, of Ridley Park, Delaware County (Delco), Pennsylvania, was formally sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 16, as part of the county’s Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program, court records show. As a condition of the program, Solometo must complete: 24 months of probation community service anger management classes a ban on posting about her case on social media If she satisfies those terms, her charges—including indecent exposure…
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Bisexual NJ Football Player Faced Frequent Torment In Weight Room, Classrooms, Lawsuit Says
A bisexual former high school football player has filed a civil complaint in New Jersey, claiming he faced months of anti-LGBTQ harassment from classmates and that the district failed to protect him. The player, a former student at Arthur P. Schalick High School in Pittsgrove, says the harassment began after he posted on Snapchat on March 14, 2022 that he was bisexual, according to the complaint filed Oct. 29 in Salem County Superior Court. The athlete said another football player, identified as T.H., repeatedly called him “f****t,” “gay,” “fairy,” and “gay boy” in the school weight room and…
Police & Fire
Purse Swing, Sparks Punch To Woman's Face In PA Wegmans Parking Dispute, Police Say
A parking argument turned violent outside a Pennsylvania Wegmans, police said in a release issued on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Walter Cecil Bass III, 58, of Warrington, is accused of assaulting a woman during the dispute outside the Wegmans at 1405 Main Street in Warrington, Bucks County, on Saturday, Sept. 27, according to the release. Bass allegedly confronted the woman for parking in a no-loading zone and began yelling obscenities at her, investigators said. The woman told officers she tried to walk away, but Bass became increasingly aggressive, prompting her to swing her purse and hit him in t…
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Eagles Fan Accused Of Strangling Child, Sends 90 Harassing Texts, Police Say
A Lancaster County woman wearing an Eagles T-shirt is facing multiple criminal cases for allegedly strangling a child during a domestic dispute, harassing another victim with 90 text messages, and attempting to break into a home, according to court records and police in Mount Joy and Manheim Township. October 2025 Incident: Mount Joy Break-In And Harassment Melanie A. Shaver, 33, of Denver, PA, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 12, after Mount Joy Borough Police responded to a trespassing in progress on Manheim Street. Investigators say Shaver drove to the victim’s home while her license was s…
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Wheelchair-Bound PA Stroke Survivor Struck By Walker Thrown By Family Member: Police
A woman is accused of attacking her disabled family member with a walker during a domestic dispute, Warrington Township Police announced on Friday, Oct. 10. The victim, who is wheelchair-bound following a prior stroke, was struck in the hand by the walker during an argument at a home on Lincoln Circle in Warrington (Bucks County) on Tuesday, Oct. 7, according to police. Stephanie Chan, 37, of Chalfont, argued with the victim over a bill and raised a walker over her head, according to investigators. The victim tried to move, but the walker hit their hand, leaving two minor bleeding wounds. …
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: Crowd Jeers As NJ Mayor Refuses To Lower Flag At Charlie Kirk Vigil
A vigil for Charlie Kirk turned tense in one New Jersey town when the mayor refused to lower the township flag — a moment caught on TikTok that has since gone viral. The video, shared by user @markotimes, shows dozens of residents clustered around the Sparta Township flagpole late last week. The person filming says that hurting and devastated people came out to honor Kirk, but their flag was not lowered. “We would lower it right now ourselves but we can’t because it’s locked,” he says. Another shouts, “That’s disgusting. This is not ok.” Then, a resident asked Mayor Neill Clark, “If…
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New York Man Harasses, Stalks Pennsylvania Woman For Over 1 Year: Affidavits
A 66-year-old Long Island man faces a felony stalking charge after allegedly harassing a woman in Pennsylvania for more than a year, police announced. Robert Vincent Amorosino — who currently lives in Hicksville, New York, and is originally from Massapequa Park with a prior residence in Valley Stream, according to public records — was arrested on Monday, Sept. 8, after a string of harassment complaints stretching back to September 2022, according to court documents. The most recent incident happened at the Prince Street Café at 2 W. Market St., York City, where Amorosino allegedly noticed t…
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Felon Who Attempted Kidnapping Spree At PA Sheetz Sentenced: DA
A Cumberland County man who terrorized six people in a violent attempted kidnapping spree at a Lancaster County Sheetz has been sentenced to prison, the district attorney announced on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Jared Michael Sweigard, 43, of East Pennsboro Township, pleaded no contest to charges stemming from the October 2024 incidents and was sentenced to two to five years in state prison, followed by five years of probation, according to Judge David Ashworth. The attacks happened minutes apart along River Road in East Donegal Township on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, beginning around 12:15 a.m., autho…
Sports
Matthew Fisher Charged After Special Olympics Hammer Threats
A man threatened participants at a Special Olympics event with a hammer before defecating and throwing feces inside a holding cell, Wilkes-Barre police announced on Thursday, Sept. 4. Matthew Fisher, 36, of Wilkes-Barre, was charged after the incident at Kirby Park on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 6:32 p.m., according to police. Officers were dispatched to the park for a report of a man harassing several individuals and making threats with a hammer. Police said Fisher approached a group participating in a Special Olympics-sanctioned event, yelled obscenities, and threatened to harm them, shouting “…
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'I Will Kill You' PA Man Tells Wife Before Setting Home On Fire During Standoff: Affidavit
A Lancaster County man barricaded himself inside his home, threatened to kill his wife, and then set the residence on fire during an overnight standoff, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Donald Eric Stoner, 74, lit the blaze inside his Spring Hollow Drive home in New Holland Borough while police attempted to serve him with an involuntary commitment warrant, according to court records. Overnight Fire And Police Response Garden Spot Fire Rescue reported being dispatched shortly after 2 a.m. Fire crews staged nearby while police attempted to negotiate with Stoner. Officers then retre…
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PA Mom Shoves Principal At Daughter’s Elementary School: Police
A Camp Hill woman is accused of shoving her child’s principal during a confrontation on the first day of school at West Creek Hills Elementary, East Pennsboro Township police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Tracy Allen, 34, is charged with misdemeanor simple assault and criminal trespass, along with summary counts of harassment and disorderly conduct, according to police. The charges stem from an alleged incident at 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, when Allen attempted to enter the school on the 400 block of Erford Road to retrieve her daughter. When the principal, identified in charging do…
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Diana Wendler Charged For Pointing Shotgun At Man In PA Park
A woman is accused of pointing a shotgun at a man and blocking the road to keep him from leaving a park, police announced in a release on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Diana Lynn Wendler, 60, of Sinking Spring, was arrested after Spring Township officers were called to Willow Glen Park around 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2025, for reports of a woman threatening a man with a gun, according to police and court documents. Berks County dispatchers told police that Wendler was allegedly preventing the victim from leaving the area. When officers arrived, they observed her walking toward her home on Park Aven…
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Man Grabs 14-Year-Old Girl At Bus Stop In PA, Arrested Near Church: Police
A 14-year-old student was grabbed by a stranger at a bus stop in Upper Merion early Tuesday, Aug. 26, but escaped and alerted her mother, prompting a swift arrest, police said. The Upper Merion High School student was waiting near Sacred Heart Church at 120 Jefferson Street in the Swedesburg section of the township around 6:30 a.m. when the man walked up and grabbed her arm, according to the Upper Merion Police Department. She broke free and ran, calling her mom immediately, investigators said. With help from her and nearby witnesses, Upper Merion and Bridgeport officers found the suspect …
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Toddler Left Alone Near PA Creek While Drunk Dad Passed Out: Police
A Dillsburg father is accused of passing out drunk on a creek log while his toddler played nearby before crashing his car and resisting arrest, Upper Allen police announced on Monday, Aug. 25,. Alexander Edward Gifford, 33, was arrested after officers responded to Simpson Park on South Market Street for reports of an intoxicated man with a child, according to the release. Gifford passed out on a log in the Yellow Breeches Creek while his 3-year-old played along the water, police explained. He later drove away from the park with the child, but crashed a short distance away, disabling his veh…
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Pregnant PA Teen Beaten In Park, Starving Flea-Covered Puppies Found At Attacker's Home: DA
A violent park attack on a pregnant teen spiraled into a shocking investigation that uncovered animal abuse, dozens of police calls, and a defendant prosecutors say believed she was above the law. Brutal Playground Attack Caught On Video The violence unfolded at Hoberman Park on Monday, April 1. Hailey Gillott, 21, and a 15-year-old girl ambushed a 19-year-old pregnant woman on the playground, police said. As the attack raged, a 16-year-old girl allegedly stood by recording it all. Gillott was arrested the next day. But what police found inside her apartment after that was even worse. Mal…
Sports
Security Officer Posted Threats Targeting Little League World Series In Williamsport: Reports
The Little League World Series is in town, and a man is behind bars for allegedly making threats targeting the event after being sent home from his job at a private security firm, according to reports. Isaiah Randall, 20, was sent home from work this week after sending his supervisor that they - Securitas, the company providing security at the World Series - "better have heavy security after the (expletive) you pulled today, because I will be back," after he was ordered off the job, police said. The Williamsport resident allegedly sent the messages to his supervisor at the company, followed…
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Stalker Who Cut Power, Sent Vulgar Gifts To PA Women Sentenced: DA
A King of Prussia man has been sentenced for a stalking campaign so terrifying that it drove two women from their homes, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 14. Matthew John Bustin, 34, was sentenced in Bucks County to nine to 23 months in county jail followed by seven years of probation after pleading guilty to stalking a woman in Bensalem. He is ineligible for parole until completing the H.O.P.E. substance abuse recovery program. Bensalem Stalking Case Deputy District Attorney Brittney Kern presented a timeline showing Bustin began researching the Bensalem victim before ever speaking …
Schools
Antisemitic, Racist, Pornographic Video Interrupts Baltimore Schools Board Meeting: Officials
An unauthorized person hijacked a Baltimore City Public Schools board meeting with a hateful pornographic video, prompting officials to pause the livestream and launch a hate crime investigation on Tuesday, July 22. The disruption occurred during the public comment portion of the virtual meeting, when an individual accessed the platform and aired content described by Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) as “antisemitic, racist, and obscene adult material.” The board halted the meeting immediately after detecting the graphic, BCPS spokesperson Sherry Christian confirmed. “The meeting was rec…
Business
Uber Will Let Women Skip Male Drivers, Riders Wth New Feature: Here's How
Women will soon be able to request Uber rides from other women rather than men. Uber is rolling out a new feature in the US that allows women drivers and passengers to choose other women, the company announced in a news release on Wednesday, July 23. The feature called Women Preferences aims to give women more control over who they're matched with on the platform. A pilot program will begin in Detroit, Los Angeles, and San Francisco in the coming weeks before expanding the feature nationwide. "At Uber, we believe that when we make our platform better for women, we make it better for e…
Police & Fire
Colleen Hall Charged In Knife Attack On Elderly Man
A woman was found walking through a quiet Poconos neighborhood, drenched in blood, moments after stabbing an 71-year-old man in the face and chest and assaulting a police officer, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 22. Colleen B. Hall, 56, of Tobyhanna, launched a brutal, unprovoked attack on the elderly man she lived with at a home on Starlight Terrace around 9:50 p.m. on Monday, July 21, according to the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department. While officers were responding to the stabbing call, dispatchers received a report of a blood-covered woman wandering nearby on Winding Way…
Police & Fire
Road Rage Stop By Cop Impostor Lands PA Fire Lieutenant Charges: Police
A former fire lieutenant pretending to be a cop pulled over another driver during a road rage incident in Montgomery County, authorities announced on Wednesday, July 16. William McNichol, a former lieutenant and off-duty fire police officer with the Horsham Fire Company No. 1, used emergency lights installed in his personal Dodge Charger to stop a driver at the intersection of South York and Byberry roads in Hatboro on Saturday, June 21, Hatboro Police said. A local EMT witnessed the stop and told investigators he saw McNichol standing outside the Charger holding a portable radio while yell…
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Serial Groper Targeted Mom, Teen Girl In Morning Attacks: Philadelphia Police
A Philadelphia man is accused of groping two women and bear-hugging a teen girl in separate attacks over three days, authorities announced on Monday, July 7, 2025. Noel Vargas, 29, surrendered to the Special Victims Unit and was charged with Indecent Assault, Harassment, and related offenses, according to police. 🛑First Incident: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, a 36-year-old woman was placing her son in the back seat of her car on the 1500 block of Palmer Street when a man pinched her buttocks and fled north on Memphis Street. 🚶♀️Second Incident: Just 35 minutes later, at…
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