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Merriell Moyer

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mmoyer@dailyvoice.com

Merriell Moyer was an investigative and breaking news reporter for the Lebanon Daily News - part of the USA Today Network - in Lebanon, PA before taking on the role of editor at Safety News Alert, a website dedicated to environmental health and safety professionals. Merriell has worked as a freelance journalist for the Lititz Record and Ephrata Review newspapers in Lancaster, PA covering local events and doing human-interest stories. Early in his career, he wrote for the pop culture website Sound On Sight doing comic book reviews and covering comic book conventions.

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Police & Fire
Easton Man Injured In Hit-And-Run When Thrown From Electric Cycle: Police Easton Man Injured In Hit-And-Run When Thrown From Electric Cycle: Police
Easton Man Injured In Hit-And-Run When Thrown From Electric Cycle: Police A 27-year-old Easton man was injured in a hit-and run crash after he was thrown from his electric cycle, police said. The crash happened when a dark-colored sedan that was northbound on Cetronia Road turned left onto Werley Road directly in front of the Easton man's electric cycle at 6:54 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to the Upper Macungie Township Police Department. The injured cyclist was taken to the hospital for injuries sustained in the crash, police said. The extent of his injuries wasn't disclosed.  Daily Voice reached out to the Upper Macungie Township Police Department …

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Stabbing At Trader Joe's Warehouse Leads To Worker's Arrest: PA State Police Stabbing At Trader Joe's Warehouse Leads To Worker's Arrest: PA State Police
Stabbing At Trader Joe's Warehouse Leads To Worker's Arrest: PA State Police A stabbing at a Trader Joe's Warehouse in Northampton County led to the arrest of a worker on Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. Cristian Burgos Vasquez, 39, a worker at the warehouse located at 6835 Silver Crest Road, East Allen Township, stabbed a co-worker multiple times with a knife following a verbal argument, state police said in a news release. Troopers from Troop M in Bethlehem arrived on scene, treated the victim's wounds, and arrested Vasquez at 6:49 p.m., according to the news release. The victim was then taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg. B…

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PA Reformed Criminal Killed Riding Bicycle Without Helmet: Coroner PA Reformed Criminal Killed Riding Bicycle Without Helmet: Coroner
PA Reformed Criminal Killed Riding Bicycle Without Helmet: Coroner A reformed criminal who was riding a bicycle along a Northampton County road struck a vehicle and was killed on Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to authorities. He wasn't wearing a helmet at the time. Dwain S. Englert Sr., 58, of Allentown was riding a bicycle along Pembroke Road at the intersection of Livingston Street in Freemansburg Borough when he struck a vehicle, the Northampton County Coroner's Office said. Englert's bicycle struck a pickup truck that was making a turn at the intersection, Freemansburg Police Chief Jonathan Itterly told Daily Voice. The bicycle then fell over, causin…

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Father-Daughter Who Led Human Trafficking Ring Arrested: PA AG Father-Daughter Who Led Human Trafficking Ring Arrested: PA AG
Father-Daughter Who Led Human Trafficking Ring Arrested: PA AG A father and daughter who authorities say was the leader of a long-running human trafficking ring have been arrested, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Terrance L. Jones, 52, has been arrested leading to the disbanding of the Philadelphia-based human trafficking ring and charges against 22 people, according to PA AG. Jones had posed as a woman, known as Julia, to recruit commercial sex workers, who were then taken to and from "dates" by drivers Jones hired, the attorney general's office said. He ran the operation from his residence from 2012 through …

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Politics
Bruce Springsteen Headlining Concert For Kamala Harris Campaign In Philly Bruce Springsteen Headlining Concert For Kamala Harris Campaign In Philly
Bruce Springsteen Headlining Concert For Kamala Harris Campaign In Philly The Boss is coming to Philly. Bruce Springsteen is headlining a concert in the City of Brotherly Love in support of the Harris-Walz campaign, the campaign announced. He'll be joining former President Barrack Obama in Philadelphia on Monday, Oct. 28 for a concert and rally, the Harris-Walz campaign said in a news release. Springsteen announced his support for Vice President Kamala Harris in an Instagram post on Thursday, Oct. 3. This event is part of a series of "When We Vote We Win" concerts focused on "driving enthusiasm and getting Pennsylvanians to vote early," according to the ca…

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Police & Fire
Passenger Killed In Crash At NJ/PA Line ID'd: Coroner Passenger Killed In Crash At NJ/PA Line ID'd: Coroner
Passenger Killed In Crash At NJ/PA Line ID'd: Coroner A New Jersey man was killed in a Bucks County crash on Saturday, Oct. 19, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Michael Amend, 34, of High Bridge, NJ, was the passenger in a vehicle that struck a tree in the 800 block of River Road in Tinicum Township, Bucks County at 1:08 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, the coroner's office said. Amend was pronounced dead at Saint Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem at 6:25 p.m. the same day, according to the coroner's office.  The cause of death was "Blunt Force Injuries due to Motor Vehicle Collision," Lehigh County Coroner Dani…

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Mail Handler Steals $22K From Businesses In 4 PA Counties — Including Montgomery: Police Mail Handler Steals $22K From Businesses In 4 PA Counties — Including Montgomery: Police
Mail Handler Steals $22K From Businesses In 4 PA Counties — Including Montgomery: Police An Allentown mail handler was charged for stealing more than $22,000 in checks from businesses in four counties, according to police. Edison Pena-Roman, 45, is facing multiple felony charges for stealing checks from businesses throughout Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, and Northampton counties, the Hilltown Township Police Department said in a Monday, Oct. 21 news release. Pena-Roman was working for an unnamed, Bath-based transportation company that delivers mail to and from various post offices, according to police. The investigation into Pena-Roman began in February when a Hilltown Township b…

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Politics
Threats To 'Skin' Political Official Lands PA Man Federal Charges: Indictment Threats To 'Skin' Political Official Lands PA Man Federal Charges: Indictment
Threats To 'Skin' Political Official Lands PA Man Federal Charges: Indictment A 62-year-old man was charged with threatening to kill a representative of a Pennsylvania state political party, the US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22. John Pollard sent threatening text messages to the political party official on Friday, Sept. 6, according to the USDOJ.  Pollard was indicted for the crime and arrested on Monday, Oct. 21, federal authorities said. The official with the unnamed state political party had previously posted online that they were recruiting volunteers to help observe at the polls on Election Day, according to the indictment. This …

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Police & Fire
PA Man ID'd In Fatal Bethlehem Township Crash: Coroner PA Man ID'd In Fatal Bethlehem Township Crash: Coroner
PA Man ID'd In Fatal Bethlehem Township Crash: Coroner The 67-year-old man killed in a Northampton County crash Sunday, Oct. 20 has been identified, the county coroner said. Kevin L. Ward, of Easton, died in the two-vehicle crash that happened at the intersection of Freemansburg Avenue and 7th Street in Bethlehem Township, the Northampton County Coroner's Office said, according to 69 News.  Daily Voice reached out to the coroner's office for confirmation but hasn't heard back at the time of publication. The cause of death was "Multiple Blunt Force Injuries," and the manner of death was "Accident," 69 News said. A 24-year-old Nazareth man…

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Schools
Woman Struck By School Bus In Critical Condition: Philly Police Woman Struck By School Bus In Critical Condition: Philly Police
Woman Struck By School Bus In Critical Condition: Philly Police A 75-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck by a school bus on a Philadelphia street, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The woman was walking west on Chelten Avenue in the crosswalk at Chew Avenue at 3:01 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. At the same time, a school bus was going east in the 5700 block of Chelten Avenue and making a left turn onto Chew Avenue, police said. That's when the bus struck the woman in the crosswalk. The woman was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center by Philadelphia Fire Department medics where she…

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