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DA: Corrections Officer Arrested For Smuggling Suboxone Into Bucks County Jail DA: Corrections Officer Arrested For Smuggling Suboxone Into Bucks County Jail
DA: Corrections Officer Arrested For Smuggling Suboxone Into Bucks County Jail A corrections officer was arrested Tuesday for smuggling suboxone strips into the Bucks County Correctional Facility, authorities said. Anthony Miller, 28, of Quakertown, is accused of agreeing to illegally smuggle 100 suboxone strips into the jail for $5,000, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Miller was found with 88 suboxone strips inside a pocket on his duty belt when he was arrested on Tuesday, authorities said. In an interview with investigators, Miller admitted to smuggling the drugs into the jail several other times since February 2020, according to a crimina…

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by Nicole Acosta
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3 Arrested In MontCo Shooting Death Of Philadelphia Man 3 Arrested In MontCo Shooting Death Of Philadelphia Man
3 Arrested In MontCo Shooting Death Of Philadelphia Man Three men have been arrested in connection with a shooting death of a Philadelphia man Saturday in Montgomery County, authorities said Sunday. Micah Colbert, 19, of Ardmore, and Elijah Smith, 21, of Philadelphia, and Ardmore's Dorian Harris, 21, were all arrested in the killing of Layth Evans, 19, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Lower Merion Police responded to the area of 122 Ardmore Ave., for an unconscious male in a vehicle around 3 p.m., where they found Evans in the driver's seat of a Nissan with a gunshot wound to his face, Steele said. He was pronounce…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Norristown Mom Arrested On Trafficking, Endangerment Charges For Having Daughters Sell Drugs Norristown Mom Arrested On Trafficking, Endangerment Charges For Having Daughters Sell Drugs
Norristown Mom Arrested On Trafficking, Endangerment Charges For Having Daughters Sell Drugs A 34-year-old Norristown mother was arrested on various trafficking and endangerment charges for having her young daughters sell drugs on her behalf, authorities said. The investigation into Suleyka Santiago began after a confidential informant (CI) told detectives from the Montgomery County Detectives Narcotics Enforcement Team and Norristown police that Santiago had taken over the drug trafficking enterprise of her boyfriend, Kenneth Scott of Norristown, who was arrested on possession with intent to deliver and related charges in October, according to the Montgomery County Distri…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PD: 19-Year-Old Man Arrested For Shooting At His Dad In Upper Merion PD: 19-Year-Old Man Arrested For Shooting At His Dad In Upper Merion
PD: 19-Year-Old Man Arrested For Shooting At His Dad In Upper Merion A 19-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly fired shots in the direction of his father during an argument at Swedeland Park in King of Prussia Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a shooting found the father of Jesiah Rider, who said his son fired shots in his direction during a verbal altercation but fled the scene, according to Upper Merion police. The father was not injured, police said. Officers were able to locate Ryder near the Belmont exit of the Schuylkill Expressway and recover his weapon, police said. Ryder was charged with attempted hom…

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DA: Suspect In Fatal MontCo Hotel Shooting Captured By U.S Marshals Near Philadelphia Airport DA: Suspect In Fatal MontCo Hotel Shooting Captured By U.S Marshals Near Philadelphia Airport
DA: Suspect In Fatal MontCo Hotel Shooting Captured By U.S Marshals Near Philadelphia Airport The alleged suspect of a Montgomery County fatal hotel shooting was captured by U.S Marshals near Philadelphia airport Wednesday morning, authorities said. Jonathan Tunnell, 40, of Philadelphia, is facing first, second, and third-degree murder charges for the murder of Henry Palmen, 35, in a hotel room in King of Prussia on Monday, June 14, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Upper Merion police chief Thomas Nolan. Responding to a report of a suspected overdose victim found by a Fairfield Inn maintenance man, Upper Merion police officers found Palm…

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DA: West Norriton Man 'Shook Life' Out Of 6 Week Old Daughter, Gets 3rd Degree Murder Charge DA: West Norriton Man 'Shook Life' Out Of 6 Week Old Daughter, Gets 3rd Degree Murder Charge
DA: West Norriton Man 'Shook Life' Out Of 6 Week Old Daughter, Gets 3rd Degree Murder Charge A West Norriton man was arrested on third-degree murder charges for allegedly "shaking the life" out of his six-week-old daughter after she fell from his bed, authorities said. Police were dispatched on reports of a cardiac arrest to a home on Centre Avenue on Feb. 22 around noon to find Kendra Simmons performing CPR on her infant daughter, MacKenna Baylis, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, and West Norriton Township Police Chief Michael Kelly. An officer took over CPR until Plymouth Ambulance arrived and took the infant to Einstein Montgomery Hospital, where she was pron…

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DA: Suburban Philly Man Busted In Hotel Prostitution Ring Held Woman Captive, Gave Her Drugs DA: Suburban Philly Man Busted In Hotel Prostitution Ring Held Woman Captive, Gave Her Drugs
DA: Suburban Philly Man Busted In Hotel Prostitution Ring Held Woman Captive, Gave Her Drugs A 25-year-old man was arrested after authorities found he had been running a prostitution ring in which he held a woman captive in a hotel in the Philadelphia suburbs, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office announced Monday. Cornell Scott-Milbourne, of Crum Lynne, was arrested on numerous charges relating to forcing women into sex for financial gains, aggravated indecent assault, sexual assault and more, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Deborah A. Lukens, who set bail at $1 million cash.  Detect…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DA: Norristown Man, 21, Arrested By U.S Marshals For Overnight Burglary Sting Across MontCo DA: Norristown Man, 21, Arrested By U.S Marshals For Overnight Burglary Sting Across MontCo
DA: Norristown Man, 21, Arrested By U.S Marshals For Overnight Burglary Sting Across MontCo A 21-year-old Norristown man was arrested by U.S Marshals in Harrisburg (Dauphin County) for his alleged involvement in an overnight burglary sting across Montgomery County, authorities announced Thursday. Junine Garnett is accused of orchestrating eight burglaries and eight attempted burglaries between Aug. 17, 2020, and Sept. 24, 2020, from residences across Collegeville Borough, East Norriton Township, Lower Providence Township, Trappe, and West Norriton Township, all while the occupants were asleep in the homes, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Ste…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DUI Norristown Man Charged With Homicide In Deadly Dekalb Pike Crash, DA Says DUI Norristown Man Charged With Homicide In Deadly Dekalb Pike Crash, DA Says
DUI Norristown Man Charged With Homicide In Deadly Dekalb Pike Crash, DA Says A 30-year-old Norristown man was arrested on a slew of charges including DUI and homicide in a crash earlier this month that killed his passenger on the Dekalb Pike in Lower Gwynedd, authorities said. When Gambino Lucas Lagunes drove down the southbound lane of Route 202, he spotted a Mack fuel truck stopped with its four-way flashers and revolving yellow warning light on around 3:30 a.m. on May 6, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Lower Gwynedd Township Police Chief Paul Kenny. In an attempt to avoid crashing into the truck, Lucas Lagunes s…

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DA: Man Pulls Knife On Victim During Street Fight Before Another Shoots Him Dead In Norristown DA: Man Pulls Knife On Victim During Street Fight Before Another Shoots Him Dead In Norristown
DA: Man Pulls Knife On Victim During Street Fight Before Another Shoots Him Dead In Norristown A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Sunday's killing of a 31-year-old man, authorities announced Wednesday. Montez Kent was involved in a physical altercation with Junior Pinnock near Ann and Barbadoes streets when he pulled a long-bladed knife from behind his back and tried stabbing him around 9 p.m., Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Mark E. Talbot Sr. said. Kent lunged at Pinnock, but he knocked the knife away, police said. That's when a second male shot Pinnock multiple times, then both men ran back to a dark-colored vehicle and…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DA Announces Arrest Of Philadelphia Man, Horrifying Details In Lansdale Killing Of Ebony Pack DA Announces Arrest Of Philadelphia Man, Horrifying Details In Lansdale Killing Of Ebony Pack
DA Announces Arrest Of Philadelphia Man, Horrifying Details In Lansdale Killing Of Ebony Pack A months-long investigation into the killing of 30-year-old Ebony Pack ended this week with the arrest of a Philadelphia man, authorities announced Friday. Ricky Vance, 52, was charged with first-degree murder and other offenses after having been accused of shooting Pack dead driving to her girlfriend's house in Lansdale on Nov. 28, 2020, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said Friday. Vance followed Pack on the Pennsylvania Turnpike into Montgomery County -- a route she drove regularly -- before shooting her while stopped at a light in Lansdale, Steele said along…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DA: Arrest Made In 2012 Norristown Killing, Suspect Tries Hitting Detective With Car DA: Arrest Made In 2012 Norristown Killing, Suspect Tries Hitting Detective With Car
DA: Arrest Made In 2012 Norristown Killing, Suspect Tries Hitting Detective With Car A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a Norristown shooting nearly nine years after the incident, after someone reported hearing him admit to it, authorities said. Rasheed Farrelle, 36 -- who tried running over an officer attempting to take him into custody -- has been charged with murder and related weapons offenses in the 2012 Christmas Day shooting of 24-year-old Paul Brown, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Mark Talbot said. Officers found Brown in the driver’s seat of a 1997 Buick Riviera near Wayne Avenue suffering fr…

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