PA Dad Murders Son Over Cat; Watches Religious Videos For 12 Hours Before Calling 911: DA PA Dad Murders Son Over Cat; Watches Religious Videos For 12 Hours Before Calling 911: DA
PA Dad Murders Son Over Cat; Watches Religious Videos For 12 Hours Before Calling 911: DA A Pennsylvania father has been convicted of murder after he shot and killed his son during a bizarre argument over a cat and a car — then sat in the home for nearly 12 hours watching religious videos before calling 911, court documents detail.  John Francis Gustites, 67, of Sheppton, was found guilty on Wednesday, June 11 of Third-Degree Murder, Aggravated Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Simple Assault in the death of his 42-year-old son, John Andrew Gustites, according to Schuylkill County District Attorney Michael O’Pake and court records. 🔫 The Shooting The dead…
PA Woman Stabbed With Vape Pen, Trapped In Wawa, Threatened Not To Testify PA Woman Stabbed With Vape Pen, Trapped In Wawa, Threatened Not To Testify
PA Woman Stabbed With Vape Pen, Trapped In Wawa, Threatened Not To Testify A woman was stabbed with a vape pen, blocked from leaving a Wawa, and terrorized for months by a man who later pressured her not to testify—now, he’s going to state prison, Bucks County prosecutors announced on Tuesday, June 11, 2025. Anthony Ortiz, 34, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 4 years and 5 months to 13 years behind bars after pleading guilty to a violent series of domestic assaults and attempts to silence his victim. Three Months Of Brutality The attacks began on June 29, 2024, when Falls Township Police responded to a domestic call and found Ortiz actively assaulting his girlfri…
Man Charged With Sexually Abusing PA Child Over 2-Year Span: Police Man Charged With Sexually Abusing PA Child Over 2-Year Span: Police
Man Charged With Sexually Abusing PA Child Over 2-Year Span: Police A man is facing multiple felony sex charges after allegedly abusing a child over two years in Lebanon County, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 10. Matthew Bryce Koepke, 37, was arrested on Sunday, June 9, by the Western Lebanon County Regional Police Department following an investigation into incidents that reportedly occurred between 2020 and 2022 in Annville Township, according to police. The abuse was first reported in August 2024, investigators said. Koepke is charged with: Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child. Felony Aggravated Indecent Assault of a Child…
Drunk PA Woman Grabbed Officer’s Throat After Bar Fight, Police Say Drunk PA Woman Grabbed Officer’s Throat After Bar Fight, Police Say
Drunk PA Woman Grabbed Officer’s Throat After Bar Fight, Police Say A Perkasie woman was arrested after she got into a fight at a Doylestown bar and grabbed an officer by the throat, authorities said. Rebecca Barraclough, 38, was drunk and acting disorderly at Chambers 19 on North Main Street on Sunday, June 1, according to Central Bucks Regional Police. Officers responded to a call for a disorderly patron. Barraclough refused to leave the bar and physically fought with employees and other patrons, police said. When officers tried to take her into custody, she resisted and “grabbed an officer's throat,” police said. Barraclough was charged with aggravated…
Pregnant Woman Injured As Man Bursts Through Locked Door In Central PA: Police Pregnant Woman Injured As Man Bursts Through Locked Door In Central PA: Police
Pregnant Woman Injured As Man Bursts Through Locked Door In Central PA: Police A pregnant woman was injured after a man burst through a locked bathroom door during an incident in Ephrata Township, authorities announced. Seth Michael Quimby, 21, of Ephrata, is accused of pushing the door into the woman’s arm and stomach after she tried to separate herself from a verbal argument around 5 p.m. on Friday, May 30, 2025, according to Ephrata Police. The woman had retreated to the bathroom and locked the door. Police say Quimby broke it open, forcefully striking her and leaving visible bruising. She declined medical treatment, but officers noted she is pregnant. Quimby fled…
Jealous Ex-BF With Knife Tries Repeatedly To Run Over Romantic Rival In PA: Police Jealous Ex-BF With Knife Tries Repeatedly To Run Over Romantic Rival In PA: Police
Jealous Ex-BF With Knife Tries Repeatedly To Run Over Romantic Rival In PA: Police Fueled by jealousy over a woman the victim was dating, a Bensalem man allegedly chased him with a knife and tried to run him over multiple times, police announced on Monday, May 26. Jeffrey Santucci, 66, of Bristol Pike in Bensalem, was identified as the driver of a red GMC SUV who terrorized the man along Bristol Pike and Red Lion Road on Saturday, May 24, according to Bensalem Police. Officers were first called around 4:10 p.m. for a disturbance. A man told police that a stranger in an SUV pulled up beside him, started yelling, then jumped out of the car wielding a large knife and chased …
‘A Thug In A Petite Package’: Judge Slams Woman In PA Teen Beating Home Invasion ‘A Thug In A Petite Package’: Judge Slams Woman In PA Teen Beating Home Invasion
‘A Thug In A Petite Package’: Judge Slams Woman In PA Teen Beating Home Invasion A Lancaster Township woman who stormed into a home and beat a teenager was sentenced to state prison, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, May 3. Najee Aalliyah Ramirez, 27, of Sterling Place, was sentenced to two to eight years behind bars after being convicted of Burglary, Corruption of Minors, and Simple Assault following a three-day jury trial in May 2024, held without her. According to prosecutors, Ramirez and three co-defendants kicked down the victim’s door in August 2022 and attacked a juvenile girl and her mother, leaving the teen with head and neck …
CYS Worker Sentenced To Life For Beating Roommate To Death In PA: Officials CYS Worker Sentenced To Life For Beating Roommate To Death In PA: Officials
CYS Worker Sentenced To Life For Beating Roommate To Death In PA: Officials A former York County Children and Youth Services caseworker will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his longtime roommate, a fellow CYS employee, in what investigators described as a targeted, brutal attack in their shared Adams County home. Kyle Wesley Bartram, 39, of New Oxford, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading no contest to first-degree criminal homicide in the death of 61-year-old Keith Monn, court records show. Judge Shawn Wagner handed down the sentence on Wednesday, April 17, 2025. Victim Found Dead During Welfare Check Monn was discovered b…
WANTED: Man Throws Knife At Boy, Strangles Woman In Pennsylvania, Police WANTED: Man Throws Knife At Boy, Strangles Woman In Pennsylvania, Police
Wanted: Man Throws Knife At Boy, Strangles Woman In Pennsylvania, Police A woman was allegedly strangled and a boy was beaten with a metal broom and nearly stabbed during a violent outburst in Kennett Square, police announced on Tuesday, April 15. Virgilio Ramos-Lopez, 40, is wanted for a brutal assault on the 500 block of Center Street on Monday, April 14 at 10:47 p.m., according to the Kennett Square Police Department. Ramos-Lopez allegedly began arguing with a woman inside the home when the fight escalated and he placed his hands around her throat, police said. A male juvenile tried to intervene — but was instead struck repeatedly in the face with Ramos-Lopez…
Shelter-In-Place Issued After Man Threatens To Shoot Visitors At Pennsylvania Home: Police Shelter-In-Place Issued After Man Threatens To Shoot Visitors At Pennsylvania Home: Police
Shelter-In-Place Issued After Man Threatens To Shoot Visitors At Pennsylvania Home: Police A man was taken into custody after allegedly threatening to shoot people inside his Doylestown home, prompting a shelter-in-place order, authorities announced on Monday, April 7. Andrew Joshua Webster, 56, of Doylestown, was arrested following the incident on Broadale Road around 2:55 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, according to Central Bucks Regional Police. Webster reportedly threatened to use a firearm against a victim and several visitors inside his residence. Fearing for their safety, the visitors fled and called police, knowing Webster had access to guns inside his bedroom, investigators sai…
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…
PA Landlord Known For Fatal Fire That Killed Mom, Toddler Sentenced For Armed Break-In PA Landlord Known For Fatal Fire That Killed Mom, Toddler Sentenced For Armed Break-In
PA Landlord Known For Fatal Fire That Killed Mom, Toddler Sentenced For Armed Break-In A Lancaster city man who stormed into a home armed with a sawed-off shotgun modified with a blade has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison, authorities announced on Thursday, April 3. Raymond Joseph Shade Jr., 49, broke into a home in the first block of East Main Street in East Hempfield Township on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office said in a release. Shade entered through an enclosed porch and pointed the loaded shotgun at the resident, saying, “I have a gun.” Prosecutors say the weapon had been altered with a switchblade affixed to the barrel l…