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Alleged PA Kidnapper Arrested In Texas: Authorities
The man who broke into a Reading home last week and tried to kidnap a 26-year-old woman is now in police custody, according to officials. Yusuf Scott, 27, was arrested in Amarillo, Texas on Sunday, Nov. 19, Reading police said in a release. Authorities have claimed Scott tried to abduct a woman at gunpoint from her Windsor Street home on Thursday night, Nov. 16. The victim was able to escape safely. Reading police said they executed search warrants at "multiple locations" around town before Scott's arrest on Sunday. He is charged with burglary and kidnapping, p…
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Kidnapper Who Broke Into Reading Home Still 'Armed And Dangerous': Police
(Note: This story has been updated with additional information from Reading police.) Police in Reading are looking for a suspected kidnapper. Yusuf Scott is accused of breaking into a Windsor Street home and trying to kidnap a 26-year-old woman on Thursday night, Nov. 16, said RPD. The victim was able to escape and is safe, but Scott is at large and considered armed and dangerous, authorities said. He is wanted for burglary and kidnapping. Police executed search warrants at "multiple locations" in Reading but have not located the suspected kidnapper as of Frida…
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Armed Robbers Wanted For Bus Stop Abduction: Philadelphia Police (
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Philadelphia police are looking for a group of suspects who they say carried out an armed robbery and a gunpoint kidnapping just hours apart. Both incidents happened in the early morning hours on Oct. 9, authorities said. At around 12:30 a.m., four men approached an employee outside of Bally Pizza, 5200 N. Mascher St., and forced him inside, according to police. The robbers stole $3,000 from the register and forced both workers to empty their pockets before fleeing in a white SUV, officials said. Surveillance footage from the Bally Pizza robbery on Oct. 9. PhiladelphiaPolice Then…
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'Lost A Good One:' Man Dies 2 Years After Harrowing Attack That Killed His Mom At NJ Home
William "Bart" Trachin has died two years after an attack that left him seriously injured and his mother dead, according to his community. The Washington Borough man was 53 years old when he and his mother, 84-year-old Elaine Trachin, were attacked at their home in Washington Borough (Warren County), in 2021, as Daily Voice reported. Kyle Kaspereen, 24, of Easton, PA, is accused of carrying out the Nov. 30 attack. He has been charged with first-degree charges for murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, robbery, and burglary, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer stated in a release foll…
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Pastor Charged With 8-Year-Old's Murder Will Stand Trial In PA
The now-83-year-old pastor who is accused of killing a Delaware County girl in 1975 will be extradited to Pennsylvania to answer the charges, the District Attorney's Office says. David Zandstra, of Marietta, Georgia, will return to the Keystone State on Thursday, Sept. 28. Prosecutors have said Zandstra admitted to killing 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington of Marple on her way to summer Bible camp on Aug. 15, 1975. She and other campers would meet at Zandstra's parish, Trinity Church in Broomall, before heading to Reformed Presbyterian Church in Chester County, where her father was the pas…
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Carjacking, Kidnapping, Rape: Multi-State Crime Spree Stretched Into PA, Feds Say
Four Delaware men are accused in a crime spree that stretched into Pennsylvania and allegedly included car theft, kidnapping, gunpoint robbery, and rape. Twenty-four-year-old Tonnaire McNair-Matthews, 23-year-old David Hinson, 21-year-old Michael Caldwell, and 20-year-old Mahkiya Powell were each named in a July 13 indictment unsealed in a US District Court in Delaware this week, said the US Attorney's Office. The spree, federal authorities say, took place on April 14 and began in Delaware. Investigators claim the four suspects were riding around in a stolen …
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Escaped Murder Suspect Recaptured: PA Couple Call 911 After Catching Michael Burham 'Camping'
The alleged killer who escaped from a Pennsylvania county jail over a week ago has been recaptured authorities say. Michael Charles Burham broke out of the Warren County lockup using a makeshift rope of prison bedding on Friday, July 7, 2023, Warren City police have said. The final leg of the manhunt began with a call to the Pennsylvania State Police tip line of “a suspicious individual” in Conowingo Township around 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 15, Lt. Col. George Bivens said in a press conference later that same evening. WARREN COUNTY - As the search for Michael Burham continues, PSP a…
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PA Mall Kidnapper Arrested, 2nd Suspect Sought: Police
The man accused of grabbing a 14-year-old girl in an apparent abduction attempt at the Willow Grove Park Mall is in police custody, but the second suspect is still at large, according to authorities. Khalil Evans, 44, of Philadelphia, was arrested by city police and US Marshals on Thursday, July 13, Abington Township police said in a release. He is charged with false imprisonment of a minor, a second-degree felony, the department said. Investigators believe Evans and another unidentified man were working "in concert" to kidnap a teenager from the mall on Wednesday, July 12, Daily Voice…
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Kidnappers Grab PA Teen In Abduction Attempt: Police (
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A 14-year-old girl was the victim of a kidnapping attempt at the Willow Grove Park Mall, authorities announced on Wednesday. The girl was coming down the escalator when she was met by a man she did not know around 7 p.m. on July 12, Abington Township police explained in a release. The man identified himself as "Alex" and asked her to walk with him, "extending his arm, as if to escort her," according to investigators. The teen told him she is underage and tried to walk away, but "Alex" "grabbed her arm, placed it in his arm, and restrained her as he led her across the mall," police said.…
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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…
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Escaped Murder Suspect Might Have Outside Help, PA State Police Say
The alleged killer who escaped from a Pennsylvania county jail last week is still on the run, and state police believe he may be getting assistance from "one or more" area residents. Michael Charles Burham broke out of the Warren County lockup using a makeshift rope of prison bedding on Friday, July 7, Warren city police have said. He was being held on arson and burglary charges and is also the prime suspect in the Jamestown, New York killing of 34-year-old Kala Hodgkin on May 11, according to police in that city. I met such a sweet girl i got to call friend over 18 years ago and n…
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Hollywoodesque Crime Spree Lands PA Woman Jail Time: DA
A 41-year-old woman has learned her fate after admitting to a crime spree that reads like the plot of a Hollywood movie. The Central Pennsylvanian who stole two cars, drove with a revoked license, threatened her friend, crashed a car into a barn, caused a fire, abandoned a dog, sent police on an over 100 mph chase, and faked a medical issue to attack police in an attempt to escape— has learned her fate, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attnory Sean M. McCormack. Chontelle Melissa Shirk, pleaded guilty and her sentence was imposed on June 13, 2023, the DA said and co…
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