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2012 PA Murder Suspect Points Gun At Deputies In Florida, Ending 14-Year Manhunt: DA 2012 PA Murder Suspect Points Gun At Deputies In Florida, Ending 14-Year Manhunt: DA
2012 PA Murder Suspect Points Gun At Deputies In Florida, Ending 14-Year Manhunt: DA A fugitive charged in Pennsylvania with a 2012 murder has been arrested in Florida, ending a 14-year-long manhunt, authorities announced. Brian “Sonny” Hewson was taken into custody on Friday, Feb. 20, in Charlotte County, Florida, Monroe County District Attorney Mike Mancuso said. Deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in the early morning hours near Harbor Boulevard and Tamiami Trail in Punta Gorda, Florida, on Feb. 20, according to Mancuso. Hewson was identified as a passenger in the vehicle, and a records check revealed multiple active felony warra…
PA Son Starved To 77 Lbs; Adoptive Parents Get Months In Prison: DA PA Son Starved To 77 Lbs; Adoptive Parents Get Months In Prison: DA
PA Son Starved To 77 Lbs; Adoptive Parents Get Months In Prison: DA A Littlestown-area couple has been sentenced for the horrific abuse of their adopted special-needs son, who weighed just 78 pounds at 14 years old, Adams County District Attorney Brian Sinnett announced this week. Stacey Lynn Myers, 52, was sentenced to 11½ to 23 months in jail, while Todd Douglas Myers, 57, received 5 to 23 months, according to the DA’s office. Both will serve five years of probation after their incarceration at the Adams County Adult Correctional Complex. The pair were convicted by a jury in August on felony endangering the welfare of children and prohibited offensive wea…
New York Man Harasses, Stalks Pennsylvania Woman For Over 1 Year: Affidavits New York Man Harasses, Stalks Pennsylvania Woman For Over 1 Year: Affidavits
New York Man Harasses, Stalks Pennsylvania Woman For Over 1 Year: Affidavits A 66-year-old Long Island man faces a felony stalking charge after allegedly harassing a woman in Pennsylvania for more than a year, police announced. Robert Vincent Amorosino — who currently lives in Hicksville, New York, and is originally from Massapequa Park with a prior residence in Valley Stream, according to public records — was arrested on Monday, Sept. 8, after a string of harassment complaints stretching back to September 2022, according to court documents. The most recent incident happened at the Prince Street Café at 2 W. Market St., York City, where Amorosino allegedly noticed t…
Pennsylvania Cub Scout Leader Embezzles $5.9K For DoorDash, Netflix, Tattoo, Police Say Pennsylvania Cub Scout Leader Embezzles $5.9K For DoorDash, Netflix, Tattoo, Police Say
Pennsylvania Cub Scout Leader Embezzles $5.9K For DoorDash, Netflix, Tattoo, Police Say An Ephrata woman is accused of embezzling nearly $6,000 from a local Cub Scouting Pack’s accounts, police announced on Friday, Aug. 29. Amy Jo Mody, 49, of Ephrata, was charged with one count of felony theft by unlawful taking after an investigation into financial discrepancies in the Cub Scouting Pack’s account, the Ephrata Police Department said. The probe began in May 2025 when the current Committee Chair reported suspicious activity in the group’s Ephrata National Bank account, according to police. Investigators determined that Mody, who held multiple leadership roles within the Pack s…
Maryland Man Tried To Kill Woman Sitting In Car On PA Street, Police Say Maryland Man Tried To Kill Woman Sitting In Car On PA Street, Police Say
Maryland Man Tried To Kill Woman Sitting In Car On PA Street, Police Say A Maryland man is accused of firing two rounds at a woman as she sat in her car in Lancaster, police announced. David Terrell Porter Jr., 29, of Bowie, Maryland, allegedly approached the victim shortly after midnight on Sunday, June 29, as she sat in the driver’s seat of her vehicle in the first block of Caroline Street, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. Porter is accused of firing a gun twice into the car, with both rounds striking the driver’s side of the vehicle, investigators said. The woman was not injured. Porter was charged with felony attempted criminal homicide, fe…
WATCH: Fired DOJ Worker Hurls Hoagie At Customs Officer In Viral DC Video WATCH: Fired DOJ Worker Hurls Hoagie At Customs Officer In Viral DC Video
Watch: Fired DOJ Worker Hurls Hoagie At Customs Officer In Viral DC Video A former Department of Justice employee is accused of launching a sub-style sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer while shouting profanities in Washington, D.C., federal prosecutors announced on Thursday, Aug. 14. Sean Charles Dunn, 37, was charged in a criminal complaint with one felony count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and employees of the United States, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Dunn was fired earlier in the day by Attorney General Pam Bondi, who called the incident “an example of the Deep State we …
Dozens Of Naked Child Images Found On PA Man’s Devices: Police Dozens Of Naked Child Images Found On PA Man’s Devices: Police
Dozens Of Naked Child Images Found On PA Man’s Devices: Police A Lancaster County man is facing disturbing charges after dozens of images showing naked children were found on his electronics, police announced on Tuesday, July 9. Mark Patrick McNeal, 69, of Ephrata, was charged with multiple felonies after a raid at his home uncovered graphic child sexual abuse material, according to the Ephrata Police Department. Investigators say they executed a search warrant at McNeal’s home on the 100 block of Partridge Drive on Monday, June 3. The search, done alongside the Lancaster County Computer Task Force, led to the seizure of several devices allegedly conta…
PA State Trooper Slammed Infant’s Head, Let Kids Handle Guns: AG PA State Trooper Slammed Infant’s Head, Let Kids Handle Guns: AG
PA State Trooper Slammed Infant’s Head, Let Kids Handle Guns: AG A Pennsylvania State Police trooper previously arrested for stalking a witness is now accused of causing head trauma to an infant and endangering two other children, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, July 1. Christopher S. Young, 35, of Lancaster County, has been charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and recklessly endangering another person, following a joint investigation by the Attorney General’s Office and the State Police Bureau of Integrity and Professional Standards. Young was arraigned Tuesday and released on $50,000 ba…
Biker In Pagan’s Vest Flees Cops, Blows Red Light At 80 MPH In PA: Police Biker In Pagan’s Vest Flees Cops, Blows Red Light At 80 MPH In PA: Police
Biker In Pagan’s Vest Flees Cops, Blows Red Light At 80 MPH In PA: Police A biker wearing a “PAGAN’s” vest is wanted after allegedly fleeing from police, blowing through a red light at 80 mph, and putting lives at risk in Delaware County, Lower Chichester Township police announced on Wednesday, May 21. Vincent Royce Troffo, 34, is accused of fleeing a traffic stop on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle after being spotted improperly wearing his helmet near the 1500 block of Chichester Avenue on Sunday, April 27 around 6:57 p.m., police say. An officer in the township’s traffic unit reportedly saw Troffo riding south on Market Street with a full-face helmet placed on t…
DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Town Board Asks Highway Super To Step Down (UPDATE) DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Town Board Asks Highway Super To Step Down (UPDATE)
DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Town Board Asks Highway Super To Step Down (Update) Nearly two weeks after a DoorDash driver was allegedly shot by a New York town's highway superintendent, town officials are publicly responding to increasing calls for his removal and addressing the limits of their authority to act.  John J. Reilly III, 48, who serves as Highway Superintendent for the Hudson Valley town of Chester in Orange County, was arrested on Saturday, May 3, after allegedly shooting a lost DoorDash driver who had pulled into his driveway asking for directions on Valerie Drive the night before. Police say Reilly told the driver to leave, and as the driver atte…
PA Mom Who Tortured Animals On YouTube Launches GoFundMe To Stop Trump From Deporting Her PA Mom Who Tortured Animals On YouTube Launches GoFundMe To Stop Trump From Deporting Her
PA Mom Who Tortured Animals On YouTube Launches GoFundMe To Stop Trump From Deporting Her A Pennsylvania mom convicted of torturing animals in gruesome YouTube videos is now raising money online—hoping to avoid prison and deportation under President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Anigar Monsee, 28, of Upper Darby, was found guilty of four felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals – torture – in Delaware County Court on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, according to court records. She now faces up to seven years in prison when she is sentenced on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Now, she’s asking strangers on the internet for help. Monsee launched a GoFundMe campaign titled "Fighting D…
Coworker Beaten Outside M&M Factory In Pennsylvania, Police Say Coworker Beaten Outside M&M Factory In Pennsylvania, Police Say
Coworker Beaten Outside M&M Factory In Pennsylvania, Police Say A brutal attack outside the M&M Mars factory in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, left one employee with serious injuries, borough police announced in a release on Thursday, April 17. Angel L. Sanchez-Abreu and Wilbert A. Sanchez allegedly beat a fellow coworker at the sweet plant just after noon outside the candy plant on South Brown Street on Thursday, April 3, investigators said. The victim suffered a broken nose and a hairline skull fracture in the assault, which unfolded around 1:31 p.m., police said. Angel L. Sanchez-Abreu has since turned himself in and is cooperating with authoritie…
3 Children Among 5 People Who Brutally Attacked 2 Women After PA Parade: PD 3 Children Among 5 People Who Brutally Attacked 2 Women After PA Parade: PD
3 Children Among 5 People Who Brutally Attacked 2 Women After PA Parade: PD Two adults and three children have been arrested after a brutal attack on two women following the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Conshohocken, police announced on Thursday, April 3. The assault happened on the evening of Saturday, March 15, according to the Conshohocken Police Department. Investigators said the suspects — 35-year-old Demetria Miller, 18-year-old Kharee Nazir Davis, a 16-year-old boy, and two 10-year-old twin boys — repeatedly kicked, stomped, and punched the victims while they were lying on the ground, leaving them defenseless. All five suspects were charged with felony aggr…
Manhunt Underway For Driver Who Tried To Run Over Man, Injured Child In Delaware County: Police Manhunt Underway For Driver Who Tried To Run Over Man, Injured Child In Delaware County: Police
Manhunt Underway For Driver Who Tried To Run Over Man, Injured Child In Delaware County: Police A manhunt is underway in Delaware County for a suspect accused of trying to run over another man before crashing into a family’s SUV, injuring an 8-year-old girl, police announced on Friday, March 14. Alexander Wade, 38, is wanted for felony aggravated assault by motor vehicle and related charges after the violent chain of events unfolded around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at the Phillips 66 Gas Station on Main Street in Darby Borough, authorities said. Wade was picking up his girlfriend’s two children from their father when he suddenly accelerated his girlfriend’s SUV and attempted to r…
PA Ex-BF Who Cat Killed During Protection Order Dispute Flees: Police PA Ex-BF Who Cat Killed During Protection Order Dispute Flees: Police
PA Ex-BF Who Cat Killed During Protection Order Dispute Flees: Police A Pennsylvania man is wanted for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend’s cat inside her apartment, Palmer Township police announced on Wednesday, March 5.l Christopher Winchell Jr., 20, is accused of committing the violent act while already subject to an active Protection From Abuse Order filed by the victim, authorities said. Officers were called to the 500 block of Oakwood Street after the woman reported violations of the protective order and provided additional information about prior disturbing incidents involving Winchell. During the conversation, she revealed that her cat had been kille…
PA Mom Breastfed Toddler While Using Meth, Selling Drugs From Home: DA PA Mom Breastfed Toddler While Using Meth, Selling Drugs From Home: DA
PA Mom Breastfed Toddler While Using Meth, Selling Drugs From Home: DA A Lancaster Township mother admitted to breastfeeding her toddler while using methamphetamine and marijuana, authorities announced on Friday, Jan. 31. Kristina Kadian, 32, and Joseph Eberle, 45, are accused of selling meth from their home while the child was present, according to the Lancaster County Drug Task Force. Both were charged with felony possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, felony conspiracy, and felony endangering the welfare of children. Detectives launched an investigation into Kadian and Eberle in December 2024, using undercover and confidential informants to p…
Felon On Probation Caught With Drugs After Lancaster Chase: Police Felon On Probation Caught With Drugs After Lancaster Chase: Police
Felon On Probation Caught With Drugs After Lancaster Chase: Police A felon on probation was found with drugs and cash after leading police on a chase through Lancaster Township on Saturday, Jan. 18, authorities announced. Debron A. McCain fled officers attempting to stop him for a traffic violation near Wabank Street and Comet Drive at approximately 12:41 p.m., Lancaster Township police said in a release. The 30-year-old drove west into Millersville Borough, where officers cornered his vehicle. McCain then fled on foot but was subdued with a Taser, police said. A search of his vehicle uncovered a significant quantity of controlled substances and nearly $2,…
Online Tip Leads To Tennessee Arrest Of PA Man Wanted On Felony Drug Charges: Police Online Tip Leads To Tennessee Arrest Of PA Man Wanted On Felony Drug Charges: Police
Online Tip Leads To Tennessee Arrest Of PA Man Wanted On Felony Drug Charges: Police A Pennsylvania man wanted on 10 felony drug charges was arrested in Tennessee following a tip to CrimeWatch, Lancaster police announced on Monday, Jan. 20. Steven R. Sharp, 41, of Lancaster, was taken into custody earlier in the day, police said. Sharp had been sought in connection with an incident on Oct. 23, 2023, in the 700 block of South Queen Street, where he allegedly possessed drugs with the intent to deliver them, according to police. Sharp faces 10 felony charges of Possession with Intent to Deliver Drugs, as well as one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possessio…
Poconos Party Homicide: Footprints In Snow Lead Police To Suspects Poconos Party Homicide: Footprints In Snow Lead Police To Suspects
Poconos Party Homicide: Footprints In Snow Lead Police To Suspects Footprints in the snow helped police track down two suspects connected to a deadly gunfight at a short-term rental home in the Poconos, authorities announced on Sunday, Jan. 12. The chaos unfolded at 1329 Clover Road in Long Pond when Pocono Mountain Regional Police were called to a vacant home with its doors ajar and blood visible outside. Inside, officers found a deceased man who had been shot, police said. At about the same time, a burglary in progress was reported on Mohegan Court, not far from the Clover Road property. Officers responding to that scene discovered footprints in the snow…
Maryland Wife Sought In Estranged Husband’s PA Overdose Death: Police Maryland Wife Sought In Estranged Husband’s PA Overdose Death: Police
Maryland Wife Sought In Estranged Husband’s PA Overdose Death: Police A Maryland woman is wanted in connection with the overdose death of her estranged husband in Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Troopers were called to a home on the 300 block of Murphy Road on Sept. 26, 2023, where they found 39-year-old Clinton Douglas Hyde deceased. Evidence at the scene suggested the death was drug-related. An autopsy later determined the cause of death to be “mixed-drug toxicity,” police said. After a year-long investigation, authorities identified Heather Hyde, 41, of Street, Maryland, as the person who…
Estate Executor Steals $27K+ From Elder, Ephrata Police Say Estate Executor Steals $27K+ From Elder, Ephrata Police Say
Estate Executor Steals $27K+ From Elder, Ephrata Police Say An estate executor has been charged with multiple felonies in connection with a nearly $28,000 theft, the Ephrata Police Department announced on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Dervin L. Bender, 58, of Ephrata, is accused of stealing $27,760 from an estate for which he was an executor over two years, the police alleged. He has been charged with felonies for Theft by Unlawful Taking and Financial Exploitation of an Adult or Care-Dependent Person, according to the police. Bender's preliminary arraignment was held before Magisterial District Judge Landis on Tuesday, Oct. 15, according to the police. …
Oxford Man Arrested For Assault Turned Robbery: Police (UPDATE) Oxford Man Arrested For Assault Turned Robbery: Police (UPDATE)
Oxford Man Arrested For Assault Turned Robbery: Police (Update) An Oxford man wanted for assaulting then robbing a woman was arrested at his residence Wednesday, Oct. 9, according to police. Terence Kenneth Henderson, 26, a Middletown, Delaware native most recently of Oxford, was arrested and taken to Chester County Prison where he was arraigned Thursday, Oct. 10, the Oxford Police Department said. Henderson is being held on $100,000 bail with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to police. Police issued a warrant for Henderson's arrest after he was seen by officers forcefully restraining a woman inside a parked vehicle in th…
PA Robber, Child Rapist Nabbed By US Marshals In MD Found Dead In Cell PA Robber, Child Rapist Nabbed By US Marshals In MD Found Dead In Cell
PA Robber, Child Rapist Nabbed By US Marshals In MD Found Dead In Cell A robber — who was caught by US Marshals in Northern Maryland in July 2023 — has died in prison while serving time for raping a child, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024.  Anthony James Raimo, 35 at the time of his arrest, of the 700 block of Harrisburg Pike, Dillsburg, was arrested on July 7, 2023, by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Washington County, MD Sheriff's Office, as Daily Voice previously reported. Raimo, now 37, was found unresponsive in his cell at State Correctional Institution in Houtzdale, PA, on October 8, 2024, accord…
Gunpoint Robber Arrested In Palmer Township: Authorities Gunpoint Robber Arrested In Palmer Township: Authorities
Gunpoint Robber Arrested In Palmer Township: Authorities An 18-year-old is accused of an armed robbery at a gas station in Palmer Township, according to police.  Dylan Cham was armed with a handgun when he confronted a cashier at a Citgo on Old Nazareth Road on Monday night, July 22, investigators believe. He made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot, township police said.  Cham was arrested on a warrant at his Devon Drive home late on Wednesday, July 24, according to officials. He's charged with felony robbery and was released after posting $100,000 bail, court records show.  His preliminary hearing is schedule…
Air Conditioners Stolen From Lehigh Valley Animal Hospital: State Police Air Conditioners Stolen From Lehigh Valley Animal Hospital: State Police
Air Conditioners Stolen From Lehigh Valley Animal Hospital: State Police Two commercial air conditioning units were stolen from the HanoverView Animal Hospital in Bath this week, according to state police.  Kyle Anthony Kleintop, 36, was arrested on Tuesday, July 23 on multiple counts of felony theft, troopers wrote in a release.  The A/C units disappeared sometime during the overnight hours on Monday, July 22, authorities said. They had been removed, broken into pieces, and loaded into a vehicle, according to investigators.  Kleintop was unable to post his $25,000 bail and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 7, court records show.&…
WANTED: Sex Offender Convicted On 191 Counts Escapes Courthouse In PA WANTED: Sex Offender Convicted On 191 Counts Escapes Courthouse In PA
Wanted: Sex Offender Convicted On 191 Counts Escapes Courthouse In PA A convicted sex offered left his trial and hasn't been seen since, officials announced on Monday, July 15.  Corey Dean Harris, 47 of Clearfield, PA, left the Jefferson County Courthouse during a lunch break and never returned on Friday, July 12, the County District Attorney and Sheriff detailed in separate releases.  DA Jeff Burkett's statement reads in part: "Corey Dean Harris, is now on the run. During his jury trial today, Harris never came back after the lunch break. He was subsequently convicted of 191 counts of child sexual abuse related charges." The charges —  n…
Teens Who Fired Gun Without Serial Number, Charged With Felonies: PSP Teens Who Fired Gun Without Serial Number, Charged With Felonies: PSP
Teens Who Fired Gun Without Serial Number, Charged With Felonies: PSP A shots fired incident involving a gun with an "obliterated serial number" has led teens to be charged with felonies, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, July 15.  Roman Cole and Colby Clark both 18 of Brogue, PA, and a 17-year-old boy were taken into custody following "a shots fired incident in the area of Lock 12, at the intersection of Holtwood Road and River Road, Lower Chanceford Township, York County," around 7:58 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper James Grothey stated in a release.  The York Criminal Investigatio…
Second Inmate Dies At SCI Camp Hill Second Inmate Dies At SCI Camp Hill
Second Inmate Dies At SCI Camp Hill A 50-year-old sex offender and felon — with convictions in five counties — has died in the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution in Camp Hill, Superintendent Michael Gourley announced on Wednesday, July 3.  Bryan Wayne Conrad of Mechanicsburg died at 3 p.m. on July 1, 2024, Superintendent Gourley explained in the release.  Conrad "was found unresponsive in his cell [...] Prison staff immediately responded and provided life-saving measures until facility medical personnel arrived. Lower Allen EMS arrived and advanced life support measures were continued" until he wa…
Bucks Man Charged In Deadly 2022 Drug Overdose: Officials Bucks Man Charged In Deadly 2022 Drug Overdose: Officials
Bucks Man Charged In Deadly 2022 Drug Overdose: Officials A former Springfield resident was arrested this week in connection with a 2022 drug death, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  William R. Wright was taken into custody on Tuesday, June 18 following an "extremely lengthy investigation," said prosecutors in a release.  Authorities say the charges stem from a death at Springfield's Scenic View Apartments nearly two years ago. Wright is accused of multiple felonies including drug delivery resulting in death and possession with intent to deliver, the DA's Office said.  He's being held on a $750,000 bail and has a p…
Woman Stole Thousands From 89-Year-Old's Bank Account, Berks DA Says Woman Stole Thousands From 89-Year-Old's Bank Account, Berks DA Says
Woman Stole Thousands From 89-Year-Old's Bank Account, Berks DA Says A Pennsylvania woman has been arrested for financially exploiting a senior she had the power of attorney over, police said. Mary S. Shealer, 58, is charged with multiple felony counts related to theft, Berks County DA John Adams said. According to forensic auditors, Shealer drew checks totaling $9,600 from the victim's bank account in 2019 and 2020, without the victim's knowledge or consent, Adams said. Authorities were notified of the incidents in August 2021, according to the DA. Shealer surrendered to Berks County detectives on an arrest warrant on Thursday, June 13, the DA's …