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Thousands Raised For Young Mom Killed In Bucks County Shooting Spree
Friends and community members have raised thousands of dollars to memorialize Taylor Daniel. Daniel, 25, was shot and killed by the father of her children Andre Gordon Jr. on Saturday, March 16, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Gordon Jr. is also accused of killing his 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon, and his 13-year-old sister, Kera Gordon, authorities have said. He is charged with multiple counts of murder, assault, burglary, and related counts and is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania from New Jersey. On GoFundMe, community members …
Police & Fire
Four Caught, One Sought In Brutal Stabbing Death Outside Garfield Bar
Authorities who’ve charged four men with the brutal murder of a man outside a Garfield bar last month turned to the public for help finding a fugitive gang member from Pennsylvania who sources said repeatedly stabbed the victim in the chest. Ricky “Angel” Vargas, 35, of East Stroudsburg, PA, and his four companions confronted Richard Franceschi, 31, of Hawthorne outside JoJo's Bar & Grill on Monroe Street before dawn this past Feb. 4, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Vargas had a knife and co-defendant Jayson William Rivera, 23, also of East Stroudsburg, had a handgun, the pr…
Police & Fire
Rapper Phat Geez Killed In North Philadelphia: Authorities
Detectives are investigating the murder of a popular rapper in Philadelphia on Sunday night, March 17. Derrick Gant, who performs under the stage name Phat Geez, was shot multiple times on the 1200 block of North Taney Avenue, according to city police. Authorities said it happened around 10:15 p.m. Gant was found lying in the street and was rushed to Presbyterian Hospital where he died at 10:30 p.m., police said. Fellow rapper and Philadelphian Meek Mill memorialized Gant on X, formerly known as Twitter. Rip phat geez…..Philly is a terrible place for black people to live… you see t…
Police & Fire
88-Year-Old's Suspected Killer Caught On Video In Philadelphia, Detectives Say
City police have released video footage of a suspect in Richard Butler's West Philadelphia murder. Butler, 88, was sitting in his parked Hyundai on the 100 block of North Dewey Street when he was shot multiple times in the chest, Daily Voice reported. Police said it happened in broad daylight, around 1:30 p.m. on March 5. Investigators said the new video shows the suspect driving to the scene before parking and approaching Butler's Hyundai. Footage from PPD. PhiladelphiaPolice The suspect was wearing a light-colored hoodie with black shorts over black tigh…
Police & Fire
NJ Murder Suspect Who Dumped Body In NYC Captured In Philadelphia: Cops
A second arrest has been made in the murder of a Franklin Township man last December, authorities said. Daniel Matthews, 44, was arrested on Tuesday, March 12 in Philadelphia and charged with killing Artis Young and then taking his body back to Brooklyn, NY, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. Andrew Mumby, a 47-year-old New Brunswick resident was arrested last month. On Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, police received a missing person report from Young's family, McDonald said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Franklin Town…
Police & Fire
Suspect Charged For 'Execution-Style' Murders In Fairmount Park: Philly PD
Authorities have charged 52-year-old Lamar Young with the double murder in Fairmount Park on Feb. 29, Philadelphia police say. Young is in police custody on two counts of murder, criminal conspiracy, firearms charges, and related offenses, PPD said in a release. Forty-nine-year-old Thurston Cooper and 38-year-old Krystina Chambers, both of Philadelphia, were found shot to death near 3800 Mount Pleasant Drive, police have said. Investigators said the possible motive is still unknown.
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NJ Man Beat Mom Dead After She Tried Stopping Him From Cutting Tattoo Off Leg: Affidavit
A New Jersey man allegedly beat his mom to death after she tried to stop him from slicing a tattoo off of his leg, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Gloucester Township police were called to the Doran family's Blackwood home around 10:20 a.m. Saturday, March 2, as Daily Voice previously reported. Lillian Doran was found “obviously dead” with trauma to the back of her head on a bedroom floor in the home, according to an affidavit for probable cause. Witnesses said that the night before, 65-year-old Lillian had been arguing with her 30-year-old son, James Doran, about cutt…
Police & Fire
PA Woman Arrested In Connection With Teen's Murder: State Police
A Williamsport woman was arrested in connection with the murder of a teenager in a restaurant parking lot, according to troopers. Johneice F. Legare, 36, was taken into custody Wednesday, March 6, wrote state police in a release. Authorities said she's charged with hindering apprehension and related counts. The victim, a 15-year-old boy, was shot on Saturday evening, March 2 near TGI Friday's at 1840 East 3rd Street, Williamsport, police said. Troopers believe the shooter fled the scene in a silver Hyundai Elantra being driven by a woman. Anyone with informat…
Police & Fire
Suspected Florida Killer, Pregnant GF Beater; Caught In Pennsylvania: Police
A Jamaican man with an expired visa, has been on the run since he was accused of fatally shooting a man in Florida, and now he has been arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 5. Danitto Simpson, 25, along with one of the owners of Smoking Stars, Shelly Omarie Duberry 38, were arrested during warranted searches by Pittsburgh Police, with the assistance of Allegheny County Police. Duberry was arrested at her residence in a hotel located at 1000 Park Lane Drive in North Fayette. Simpson was arrested at the Smoking Stars store located at 433 …
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Antonio Dennard Murder: Jose Pizarro Arrested In NYC
The suspected gunman in the 2022 Muhlenberg murder of a former pro football player was arrested in Brooklyn on Tuesday, March 5, according to authorities. The Berks County District Attorney's Office says Jose Daniel Pizarro, 26, was located in a Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment by US Marshals and city police. Investigators believe Pizarro shot and killed 32-year-old Antonio Dennard at Legends bar on North 5th Street Highway early on Oct. 16, 2022. He was taken to Reading Hospital where he died from his wounds, Daily Voice reported. Pizarro, of Reading, is awaiting extradition …
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Philly Woman Stabbed 72-Year-Old Bucks Man To Death, DA Says
A Philadelphia woman is charged with the murder of a 72-year-old man at his Wrightstown home last year, says the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Meghan Macklin, 45, is in a Tennessee jail awaiting her extradition to Pennsylvania, prosecutors said Wednesday, March 6. Authorities believe she killed Richard Scott MacFarland, who was found with dead "multiple stab and slash wounds" at his 55 Apple Hill Road home last Oct. 7. Police were called to the residence around 4 p.m. when a witness peaked through the window and saw the 72-year-old lying on the floor, the …
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Wrightstown Murder Of 72-Year-Old Man: Bucks County DA
A suspect is in custody in connection with the 2023 murder of Richard MacFarland, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Prosecutors said they will announce more details at a press conference at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 6. MacFarland, 72, was found dead in his home with "multiple stab and slash wounds" last Oct. 7, the Bucks County Coroner's Office has said. Newtown Township police are also investigating.
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