Man In Stolen Vehicle With 3 Kidnapped Kids Leads Pennsylvania State Police On High-Speed Chase Man In Stolen Vehicle With 3 Kidnapped Kids Leads Pennsylvania State Police On High-Speed Chase
Man In Stolen Vehicle With 3 Kidnapped Kids Leads Pennsylvania State Police On High-Speed Chase A 7, 12, and a 14-year-old boy were allegedly kidnapped by a man in a stolen vehicle in a Walmart parking lot in Gettysburg, on Sunday, Nov. 20, according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police the following evening.  44-year-old Jason Harris of York Springs supposedly hopped into the car— while under the influence— at a Walmart located at 1270 York Road. It is unclear if Harris initially realized the children were inside the207 Toyota Rav4 as he took off at a high rate of speed on US 15— but somehow one of the children got a cellphone and called 911, giving the operat…
Attempted Homicide, Kidnapping Suspect In PA Park Shooting Tracked Down With Social Media Help Attempted Homicide, Kidnapping Suspect In PA Park Shooting Tracked Down With Social Media Help
Attempted Homicide, Kidnapping Suspect In PA Park Shooting Tracked Down With Social Media Help Investigators tracked down the social media account of a suspect they say opened fire at a vehicle before driving to a fire station during a confrontation in Pennsylvania, leading to attempted homicide and kidnapping charges. Daniel Charles Fegely Jr., 24, was charged with attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault, attempted kidnapping, simple assault, reckless endangerment, and numerous firearm offenses, including being prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior convictions. Officers responding to a shooting at the intersection of Ontario St. and Itaska St. near Madison Park i…
Woman Allegedly Held Hostage For 24 Hours By Ex-Con With Charges In Six Pennsylvania Counties Woman Allegedly Held Hostage For 24 Hours By Ex-Con With Charges In Six Pennsylvania Counties
Woman Allegedly Held Hostage For 24 Hours By Ex-Con With Charges In Six Pennsylvania Counties A woman was allegedly kidnapped, held hostage for 24 hours, assaulted, and had her children's lives threatened by a man with criminal charges in six Pennsylvania counties dating back 30 years, according to court records obtained by Daily Voice.  Richard Clover Young, 52, was "hiding and waiting" outside of the victim's home while she was waiting to be picked up by her sister on Nov. 5, according to the criminal complaint. Young reportedly "tricked" the victim by telling her that he'd drive her in his 2011 Kia Sportage and then bring her back home but he instead made excuses to keep her in h…
Bucks Kidnapper Who Threatened To Kill Teen's Family Gets 40-Year Sentence Bucks Kidnapper Who Threatened To Kill Teen's Family Gets 40-Year Sentence
Bucks Kidnapper Who Threatened To Kill Teen's Family Gets 40-Year Sentence A Philadelphia man who kidnapped a Bucks County teen at knifepoint and threatened to kill his family will spend decades behind bars, officials say.  Pavel Belous, 37, was sentenced to four consecutive 10-to-20-year sentences for a total of 40 to 80 years in prison, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement Wednesday, Nov. 9.  Belous had previously pleaded guilty to terrorizing a Bucks County teen on March 11, 2021.  According to the DA, Belous spotted his then-18-year-old victim at a Philadelphia convenience store before stalking him all the way to…
Chesco Mom Who Kidnapped 6-Year-Old Daughter Arrested in VA: Police Chesco Mom Who Kidnapped 6-Year-Old Daughter Arrested in VA: Police
Chesco Mom Who Kidnapped 6-Year-Old Daughter Arrested in VA: Police The Chester County mom accused of kidnapping her own daughter was arrested in Virginia, authorities say.  Vanessa Gutshall, 37, was taken into custody after a routine traffic stop in Fairfax County around noon on Thursday, Oct. 28, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said in a release.  Authorities sought Gutshall after she and her daughter, 6-year-old Zoe Moss, disappeared from a court-ordered, supervised visit at East Ward Elementary School on Tuesday, Oct. 25.  State police issued an Amber Alert for Moss, who they said was "at risk of harm or injury," though th…
6-Year-Old Kidnapped By PA Mom Rescued: Police 6-Year-Old Kidnapped By PA Mom Rescued: Police
6-Year-Old Kidnapped By PA Mom Rescued: Police The 6-year-old Chester County girl who authorities say was kidnapped by her own mother was located by police, officials have announced. Downington police said on Facebook Thursday, Oct. 27 that Zoe Moss had been rescued, though the circumstances of her recovery were not immediately clear. Officials had issued an Amber Alert for Moss after she disappeared from East Ward Elementary School around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25.  She was at the school for a court-ordered, supervised visit with her mother, 37-year-old Vanessa Gutshall, who police said abducted her.  Hours before she was located Th…
UPDATE: Accused Abuser Captured Day After Abandoning Children In Cancelled Amber Alert UPDATE: Accused Abuser Captured Day After Abandoning Children In Cancelled Amber Alert
Update: Accused Abuser Captured Day After Abandoning Children In Cancelled Amber Alert UPDATE: 39-year-old Kenneth Derrick Smiley was taken into custody by Harrisburg police on Friday afternoon, City of Harrisburg Director of Communications Matt Maisel told Daily Voice in an email on Oct. 28.  Additional information is expected to be released by the police at a later time. Follow Daily Voice for those updates.  ORIGINAL: A Pennsylvania statewide amber alert was canceled around 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, but the kidnapper remains at-large police say. Kenneth Derrick Smiley, 39, of the Harrisburg area, is wanted on multiple charges in connection with this and sev…
Child Abducted By Mom During Visit In Pennsylvania (DETAILS): Police Child Abducted By Mom During Visit In Pennsylvania (DETAILS): Police
Child Abducted By Mom During Visit In Pennsylvania (Details): Police A massive search is under way in Pennsylvania for a woman who authorities say abducted her 6-year-old daughter during a supervised visit. Vanessa Gutshall, 37, and Zoe Moss were reported missing out of Downington on Tuesday, Oct. 25.  They were last seen near East Ward Elementary School in Chester County around 6:10 p.m. The child was at that location for a court-ordered, non-school-related supervised visit with her mom. The supervisor of the visit told police that Gutshall fled with the child in a gray 2016 Volkswagen Jetta, license plate number KXR-3699. Gutshall was last seen…
Missing Pennsylvania Autistic Teen Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: State Police Missing Pennsylvania Autistic Teen Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: State Police
Missing Pennsylvania Autistic Teen Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: State Police Eight people have been charged including a 14-year-old girl and at least one family member of a 19-year-old autistic man police say was kidnapped, beaten, killed, and left in a remote wooded area in Western Pennsylvania on Oct. 20, according to a state police briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Hayden Robert Garreffa, 19, of Dilltown was found dead in Brush Valley Township by state troopers on Saturday, Oct. 22 around 4 a.m., according to a release by the police.  His death was believed to be a homicide, according to state police citing the Indiana County coroner's office. The police t…
PA Gangsters Found Guilty In 2017 Double Kidnapping Homicide: AG PA Gangsters Found Guilty In 2017 Double Kidnapping Homicide: AG
PA Gangsters Found Guilty In 2017 Double Kidnapping Homicide: AG A pair of gang members were found guilty in a 2017 double kidnapping and beating death of two Pennsylvania men, the state attorney general said. A Somerset County jury returned guilty verdicts against Samson Washington and Marekus Benson, members of the East Main Money Gang (EMMG), State Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Friday, Oct. 21. Washington and Benson tracked down Damien Staniszewski and James Smith in March 2017, after they stole drugs and cash from an EMMG house, Shapiro said. Washington and Benson then kidnapped the two young men, tied them up, and assaulted…
Three Men Convicted In Murderous PA Drug Trafficking Ring Three Men Convicted In Murderous PA Drug Trafficking Ring
Three Men Convicted In Murderous PA Drug Trafficking Ring Three men were convicted on multiple charges for their roles in a murderous drug trafficking ring operating in Berks County, authorities said. Jesus Feliciano-Trinidad, 33, Dewayne Quinones, 29, and Mayco Alvarez-Jackson, 25, all of Reading, were found guilty at trial of murder, kidnapping, drug distribution, and firearms offenses, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero and Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams announced on Thursday, Oct. 20. The organization was responsible for multiple homicides, kidnappings, and conspiracies to kidnap in 2017 and 2018, including a q…
Philly Teen's NJ Kidnappers Learn Their Fate Philly Teen's NJ Kidnappers Learn Their Fate
Philly Teen's NJ Kidnappers Learn Their Fate Two men convicted of kidnapping a Philadelphia teenager and holding him for ransom in New Jersey will spend 40 years each in federal prison, authorities announced.  Eduardo Castelan-Pardo, 39, of Leonia, New Jersey, and Jose Ochoa, 32, of Moreno Valley, California were sentenced to four decades behind bars, said US Attorney Jacqueline Romero on Wednesday, Oct. 19.  Castelan-Pardo and Ochoa were found guilty of kidnapping an unnamed 17-year-old Philadelphia boy in June 2021.  Prosecutors said the pair and one other man abducted the teen as he was leaving work at a Philly rest…