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Hammer-Wielding Robber Storms Chesco Pizza Joint, Cops Say Hammer-Wielding Robber Storms Chesco Pizza Joint, Cops Say
Hammer-Wielding Robber Storms Chesco Pizza Joint, Cops Say A would-be thief armed with a hammer tried to run out of a Chester County pizza joint with the cash register, authorities report.  The incident occurred at Pasquale's IV Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria at 2058 Newark Road in New London Township on Saturday, Feb. 18, state police said in a statement.  The robber burst into the eatery at about 9:30 p.m., wielding a hammer and apparently trying to take the cash register with him, according to the police report. Incensed, the pizzeria workers descended on their attacker and drove him away empty-handed, troopers added.  The suspe…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Man Walks Out Of Montco Wawa With $3K Of Cigarettes, Police Say Man Walks Out Of Montco Wawa With $3K Of Cigarettes, Police Say
Man Walks Out Of Montco Wawa With $3K Of Cigarettes, Police Say Smoke 'em if you got 'em.  Police in Lower Frederick Township are investigating the theft of thousands of dollars in cigarettes from Wawa, the department said in a release.  Authorities believe the suspect walked into the store at 3 Big Road, Zieglerville, just after 11:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13. He grabbed a case of Marlboro Reds and walked out the door without paying, detectives said. Police estimated Wawa's losses at $3,300.  The suspect was caught on the store's security camera and is described as being a black man with facial hair. He was seen wearing a winter hat…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Attempted Murderer Still At Large 4 Years Later: Troopers Attempted Murderer Still At Large 4 Years Later: Troopers
Attempted Murderer Still At Large 4 Years Later: Troopers A man accused of attempted murder nearly four years ago is still on the loose, say Pennsylvania State Police.  Troopers believe Samuel Irizarry, 20, was the gunman in a shooting on I-78 in Philadelphia on Feb. 20, 2019, they said in a release. At the time, investigators say Irizarry was riding in a dark-colored Chevrolet sedan.  In addition to attempted homicide, Irizarry is charged with aggravated assault, conspiracy, unlicensed firearm carry, and related counts, police said.  Anyone with information is asked to call Troop K's Philadelphia Station at 215-452-5293,…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
PA State Police Offer $5K Reward In 2005 Poconos Cold Case PA State Police Offer $5K Reward In 2005 Poconos Cold Case
PA State Police Offer $5K Reward In 2005 Poconos Cold Case Investigators with the Pennsylvania State Police are re-examining a nearly 20-year-old homicide case — and this time, they're seeking the public's help.  Carlos Alamo Jr., known to friends as "Old School," was 50 years old when he was murdered, troopers say.  He was discovered dead from a gunshot wound in his apartment at the Wine Press Inn in Pocono Township on Nov. 12, 2005, detectives wrote.  It's not clear exactly when "Old School" died, though police say he was last known to be alive two days prior on Nov. 10 at 11 p.m.  Troopers say there is a $5,000 reward …

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by Mac Bullock
News
Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say
Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say A man who spent five years behind bars for building pipe bombs and cooking methamphetamine in his apartment is on the run after pulling knives on Pennsylvania state police during a chase, authorities say.  State police are warning residents of Huntingdon County and surrounding areas to use “extreme caution” if they come across 40-year-old Jedediah Rawlings, of Alexandria, according to a release on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.  Rawlings was pulled over by Pennsylvania state police in a traffic stop when they attempted to serve a warrant for his arrest on 2nd Street in Huntingdon on…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
GOT HIM! Second Man Arrested In Kidnapping, Killing Of 25-Year-Old Woman: Police GOT HIM! Second Man Arrested In Kidnapping, Killing Of 25-Year-Old Woman: Police
GOT HIM! Second Man Arrested In Kidnapping, Killing Of 25-Year-Old Woman: Police A second man has been arrested on homicide charges in connection with the death of a popular local poet, authorities announced just hours after sharing his wanted poster on Jan. 4..  Paige Nikole Kibe, 25, was found near River Road in Bratton Township on Friday, Dec. 16, according to an earlier release by state police. Michael Jason Kennedy, 44, of Yeagertown, was arrested and charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and kidnapping, among 13 other offenses related to Kibe's disappearance and killing on Dec. 21, state police explain in the release and court documents confirm. …

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by Jillian Pikora
News
COLD CASE: Child With Ties To Virginia Goes Missing From Awol Road In Lebanon COLD CASE: Child With Ties To Virginia Goes Missing From Awol Road In Lebanon
Cold CASE: Child With Ties To Virginia Goes Missing From Awol Road In Lebanon Twenty-two years after his disappearance authorities continue to search for Eric Pyles, also known as Nick Cagnow, who went missing on Dec. 12, 2000. children. Eric was last seen getting off his school bus @ the intersection of Awol Road & Silvertown Road on December 12th, 2000; instead of going home, he started walking towards the Jonestown Bible Church. A secretary @ the church told police a boy fitting Eric's description pic.twitter.com/XDIIFca5oC — Missing Persons Planet (@Home4theMissing) December 24, 2020 The Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers has renewed a plea for information on Py…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
COLD CASE: Embalmed Head With Rubber Ball Eyes Found By Teen In PA Has Police Offering Reward COLD CASE: Embalmed Head With Rubber Ball Eyes Found By Teen In PA Has Police Offering Reward
Cold CASE: Embalmed Head With Rubber Ball Eyes Found By Teen In PA Has Police Offering Reward An embalmed head with rubber eyes was found in western Pennsylvania eight years ago, and no one has been able to identify her so a special $10,000 is being offered on the anniversary of her disappearance.  Through Dec. 18, "the Beaver County Detective Bureau in cooperation with our local Crime Solvers of Beaver County and the Economy Borough Police Department are running an informational and rewards campaign of $5000 and the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is matching the $5000 reward in regard to information leading to the arrest and conviction involving this unsolved case of an Embalmed H…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
8 Suspects Stole More Than $1K In Shoes, Say Police In Chesco 8 Suspects Stole More Than $1K In Shoes, Say Police In Chesco
8 Suspects Stole More Than $1K In Shoes, Say Police In Chesco A group of eight adults stole more than $1,000 worth of shoes from a Chester County store this week, authorities say.  According to state police, the group entered the Famous Footwear store on Baltimore Pike in East Marlborough Township at around 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30, and made off with $1,279 in merchandise.  Investigators are asking for the public's aid in identifying all eight suspects.  Suspect number one is described as a black man wearing all-black clothes with a black beanie.  Suspect number two is said to be a white woman wearing blue pants with a blue sweatshirt and a yellow…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Janitor Wanted In Sexual Assault Of Patient At PA Addiction Treatment Center, Police Say Janitor Wanted In Sexual Assault Of Patient At PA Addiction Treatment Center, Police Say
Janitor Wanted In Sexual Assault Of Patient At PA Addiction Treatment Center, Police Say Police are looking for a man who is accused of sexually assaulting a female patient at the Delaware County addiction treatment center where he worked. Tavonte Tacore Tate, 29, a janitor at the Mirmont Treatment Center on Yearsley Mill Road in Media, allegedly walked into the victim's room while she was asleep and sexually assaulted her around 11:45 a.m. on Sept. 24, Pennsylvania State Police said. On Thursday, Oct. 13, an arrest warrant was issued for Tate on charges of aggravated incident assault (without consent), aggravated indecent assault (complainant is unconscious), in…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Philly Area Cold Case Killer Sought By State Police Philly Area Cold Case Killer Sought By State Police
Philly Area Cold Case Killer Sought By State Police Do you know this man?  Vincente Lopez, now believed to be 79, is the top suspect in an unsolved Chester County murder from more than 40 years ago, Pennsylvania State Police said in a release.  Investigators believe Lopez was riding through Marlborough Township in an orange Chevrolet Nova on July 31, 1987.  The car, driven by a now-deceased friend, stopped in front of a boarding house for mushroom farm workers on Schoolhouse Road. Lopez was sitting in the passenger seat, police said.  Lopez began a conversation with a man outside the car, but the two began to argue, aut…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
'Like What You See?' Public Masturbating Good Samaritan Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police 'Like What You See?' Public Masturbating Good Samaritan Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police
'Like What You See?' Public Masturbating Good Samaritan Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police A Good Samaritan helping a stranger with car trouble became a predator when they suddenly began masturbating, according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police. The man pictured helped a woman jump her car at Esbenshade's Garden Center located on East 28th Division Highway in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County at 5:40 p.m. on July 22, Pennsylvania state police Troop J at Lancaster Station explain. After getting the vehicle started, the woman approached the passenger side window of the man's vehicle and saw he had taken out his penis and was stroking himself, "in a masturbating fashi…

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by Jillian Pikora