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'Armed And Dangerous' Man Arrested After Standoff With PSP
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A Waynesboro man wanted on multiple charges, including terroristic threats and firearm violations, was arrested following a standoff with law enforcement, police announced on Monday, Nov. 18. Timothy Charles Bickham Jr., 44, was taken into custody at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, after surrendering to Pennsylvania State Police Special Emergency Response Team officers at a residence in the 200 block of Hamilton Avenue, according to the Waynesboro Police Department. Police explained that they had received a tip earlier that morning around 9 a.m. that Bickham was at the residence…
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Man With Machete Shot Dead By Police In East Greenville: Montgomery County DA
A man barricaded in a basement with a hatchet and a machete following a fight with a teenager has been shot dead, the Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Sunday, Sept. 15. East Greenville Police were sent to a home in the 100 block of Cherry Street for a domestic incident called into 911 by an 18-year-old around 8:08 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, as detailed in the release. Officers "arrived to find a man barricaded in the basement of the home and threatening to harm law enforcement," as stated in the release. Numerous police agen…
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Suspect Found Dead After Standoff In Scranton Home: Police
A man has died and a woman is injured after a "domestic dispute" in Scranton on Saturday, June 8, according to city police. Authorities said they were called to 1612 Pine Street for reports of arguing and gunfire around 10 a.m. A 27-year-old woman was found with "a gunshot wound to the upper extremity" and taken to Geisinger Community Medical Center, police said. Her wounds were described as non-life-threatening. Police learned an armed man was still inside the home and established a perimeter while trying to call the suspect outside, SPD said. A SWAT team was eventually sent i…
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Barricaded Gunman Strangled Someone Before Standoff In Central PA: Police
A 53-year-old gunman seriously assaulted someone before he barricaded himself in his home and fired two shots on Monday, police announced the following afternoon. Scott Richard Golicher "was transported to the East Lampeter Township Police Department and later transferred to a local hospital by ambulance for evaluation before being released," as stated in the police release. The township was called to his home in the 100 block of Crest Avenue at 11:19 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2023, as detailed in the release. When officers arrived they attempted to speak with occupants of the home when…
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PA Man Phoned Friend To Share Video Of Girlfriend's Dead Body During Standoff: DA
A 38-year-old man video chatted a friend over the body of his recently killed girlfriend during an attempted murder-suicide— turned standoff—on Sunday, September 11, authorities say. When East Hempfield Township police arrived at the home of Miguel Angel Rodriguez, in the 2000 block of Swarr Run Road, and as they attempted to get into the home, he immediately opened fire at them around 1:30 a.m., the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office says. His neighbors were evacuated while SERT arrived—and was also fired upon, according to the DA's release. But Rodriguez "opened the apartment …
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Horrifying New Details Released In Holiday Weekend Double PA Murder
More details have been released in the Memorial Day Weekend double murder in Chester County. Mamadou Kallie, 23, took his 22-month-old child out of the Toyota Corolla after killing the boy's mother and a woman who was five months pregnant Sunday, May 29, Coatesville, Chester County DA Deb Ryan said. Kallie gave the baby to relatives then carjacked someone he knew before leading police on a pursuit in a bloodied shirt just before 11 p.m. He was found holding a gun to his head before being arrested in Valley Township, and later charged with murder in the deaths of Tiara Rodrigu…
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PA Man In 'Mental Health Crisis' Attacks, Stabs Dad, DA Says
A Chester County man is facing charges after police discovered that he had attacked and stabbed his 70-year-old father, leaving him with severe injuries, authorities announced Wednesday. Michael Blough, 43, of Phoenixville, was arrested in Downingtown on Monday after several hours of crisis negotiations, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Officers were called to a house on Founders Way, where they learned Blough had grabbed his father by the neck, thrown him to the ground, and stabbed him in the back, authorities said. Investigators believe Blough also assaulted tw…
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