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NJ Pastor Not Guilty Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington's Homicide In PA
Nearly 50 years after 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was abducted and killed in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, David Zandstra, a former pastor accused of her murder, has been found not guilty.
Court records updated on Saturday, Jan. 18, show Zandstra was acquitted of all charges following a trial on Friday, Jan. 17. The charges included Criminal Homicide, First-Degree Murder, Second-Degree Murder, and Third-Degree Murder. Additional charges, including Possession of an Instrument of Crime, were dismissed or withdrawn.
David Zandstra, 83, originally from New Jersey and most recently of M…
Officer Accused Of Road Rage Shooting Fired After 4 Days: PA State Police
A newly sworn-in Collingdale Police officer was terminated after just four days on the job following allegations that he pointed a gun and fired at another driver during a 2023 road rage incident, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Jan. 17.
Kevon Darden, 25, of Ambler, was sworn in on Sunday, Jan. 12 to address staffing shortages in the Collingdale Police Department, borough officials said. By Thursday, Jan. 16, he was terminated after charges including simple assault, harassment, and terroristic threats were filed against him in connection to the April 2023 incident, police said…
Suspect, Victim ID'd After PA Hotel Homicide, NJ Standoff
A woman was fatally shot at the Sleep Inn on Street Road in Bensalem, PA, and the suspect was apprehended following a barricade situation in Trenton, police and prosecutors said during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 16.
The victim, identified as 49-year-old Maisha Coon of Trenton, NJ, was killed in the hotel room late Tuesday night. The suspect, her boyfriend, 51-year-old Orenthia Upshur, also from Trenton, fled the scene to a home in New Jersey, where he admitted to killing Koon and attempted to kill her family, authorities said.
Details about Coon's life have been shared by her comm…
PA Brothers Die Week Apart Leaving Final Words On Facebook
"Here today, gone tomorrow, ya just never know!!" Richard "Rick" Feese's Facebook reads. His last post was made on New Year's Day, less than a week before he was found dead in his home. Exactly one week later, a head-on crash claimed the life of his brother, another Shamokin man, Keith Feese, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Keith Feese, 52, was driving a 2009 Ford Ranger west on State Route 901 in Cass Township, Schuylkill County, when he crossed into the eastbound lane, colliding with a 2011 Ford F550 driven by Kevin Kistler Jr., 22, of New Ringgold, police said.
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Teen Driver In Lebanon County: PSP
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle while crossing a road in Union Township, Lebanon County, early Monday morning, Jan. 13, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Jary Reyes Figueroa, 19, of Lebanon, was driving south on Route 72 in a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu when he struck 60-year-old Eric Meck in a crosswalk at Jonestown Road around 5:52 a.m., according to police. The area has marked crosswalks, as seen on Google Maps Street View.
Meck, of Jonestown, was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS responders from Life Lion, troopers detailed. Reyes Figueroa was not injured and refused medica…
$30K In Goods Stolen From Lancaster Storage Units, Two Men Charged: Police
Two Lancaster men have been charged in connection with a string of burglaries at Moove In Self Storage locations where more than $30,000 worth of items were stolen, police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 10.
Timothy Brad Mauldin, 33, and Alfredo Maldonado-Gonzalez, 42, face multiple burglary and trespass charges after incidents at storage units on New Danville Pike and Vermont Avenue in July and August 2024, according to Manheim Township police.
Officers responded five times to the storage facilities during those months, finding locks cut and valuables such as a motorcycle, television, jewelry…
Woman Assaulted At Mental Health Home: PA State Police
A woman was assaulted at a mental health home in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.
Troopers were called to the home on Elwyn Road at 7:27 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, where a 24-year-old woman from Ardmore reported that a man suspect had threatened her and forced her to perform a sexual act, police stated in the release.
The victim was given immediate medical care following the incident, investigators said.
The investigation remains ongoing, and no further details have been released at this time.
PA State Police Corporal Has Thousands Of Ai-generated Pornography On Work Computer: AG
A Pennsylvania State Police Corporal is accused of storing thousands of pornographic files—including AI-generated “deepfakes”—on his work computer, Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Thursday, Jan. 9.
Stephen M. Kamnik, 38, of Havertown, was stationed at Troop K in Schwenksville, Montgomery County, when investigators seized a hard drive containing the files, Henry detailed in a release.
The cache reportedly included thousands of pornographic images, some of which were created using software to produce “deepfakes,” or artificial images and videos based on a person’s photos or video…
Dad Of 4 Killed In Peach Bottom Crash Identified, Community Rallies To Support His Daughters
Jason Byczynski, 40, of Peach Bottom Township, has been identified as the man killed in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, Pennsylvania State Police and the York County Coroner's Office said.
Byczynski was driving northbound on Meadow Trail Road near his home when his pickup truck swerved, struck a stone pillar, crossed the roadway, hit a mailbox, and collided with a telephone pole, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:05 a.m. An autopsy was completed Wednesday, but the cause and manner of death remain pending further testing.
Byczynski, remembered as…
Fatal I-83 Motorcycle Crash Lands York Man Charges: PA State Police
A York man is facing serious charges after a road rage incident on I-83 led to a motorcyclist’s death, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8.
Ray Hacker, 31, of York, PA, was arraigned on charges including Homicide by Vehicle, Aggravated Assault by Vehicle, Reckless Driving, and Careless Driving, according to PSP Troop J.
The crash happened on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at approximately 11:23 a.m., on I-83 northbound at mile marker 35.5 in Fairview Township, York County, authorities said.
An investigation revealed that Hacker was involved in a road rage incident with a mo…
Cover-Up Of Grisly Murder, Dismemberment Of BF Lands PA Woman Months In Prison
A Harrisburg woman who helped cover up the brutal murder and dismemberment of her boyfriend has been sentenced to prison, authorities announced.
Summer Lynn Heil, 37, was sentenced to 9 months to 3 years in a State Correctional Institution for Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution, a felony, District Attorney Richard Wilson revealed. Heil was previously charged with Abuse of a Corpse and Tampering with Physical Evidence, both misdemeanors, but the added felony reflected her role in concealing the crime.
Michael Pruitt, 40, was lured to a Springfield Township home in March 2024, where he was…
NY Teen Raped In PA; State Police Investigating
A 16-year-old girl from New Rochelle, New York, was raped in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, according to a Pennsylvania State Police release on Monday, Jan. 6.
The assault took place between Jan. 1 and Nov. 4, 2024, along Academy Drive in Mercersburg Borough, state police said.
The Chambersburg Crime Unit launched an investigation after receiving a CY-104 referral involving the teen victim and an unnamed suspect, police said.
No further details, including the identity of the suspect or the circumstances of the assault, have been released as the investigation is ongoing, police…
Cold Case: Mom Slashed, Pushed Down Stairs Found By 11-Year-Old Son, PA State Police Say
The Pennsylvania State Police are renewing efforts to solve the 2001 cold case homicide of a Berks County woman who was brutally attacked in her home, investigators announced.
Lisa Carabello, 40, was fatally slashed from behind at the top of the stairs in her Mohnton Borough residence on Feb. 8, 2001, police said. She was found by her 11-year-old son. The attacker inflicted a severe neck wound and multiple stab wounds, causing her to fall down the stairs to her death, according to authorities.
There were no signs of forced entry at her home, which has complicated the investigation, police …
Family Of Shippensburg University Coach Reveals Tragic Details Of Levi’s Death
Levi James Maciejewski, the 13-year-old son of Shippensburg University head football coach Mark Maciejewski, was the victim of a heinous online crime that has left his family and community reeling. The family revealed on Friday, Jan. 3, that Levi’s tragic death was caused by sextortion, which law enforcement has classified as a homicide.
Mark Maciejewski, the head football coach at Shippensburg University, his wife Tricia, and their son Brady shared their grief in a statement released Friday, Jan. 3. They revealed that Levi’s life was cut short by an online predator who coerced, threatened, …
Armed And Dangerous: Arrest Made Of MD Man Wanted For Fatal PA Shooting
Authorities have apprehended a man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting that rocked the Chambersburg community last month, officials announced.
Joshua Martin Bresnick, 32, was arrested early Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, during a Pennsylvania State Police raid at a home on Buchanan Trail in McConnellsburg. He is accused of fatally shooting 20-year-old Rakeem Floyd on Dec. 18, 2024, outside Southgate Mall, Chambersburg police said.
The targeted act of violence followed a reported fight that erupted into gunfire, leaving Floyd dead in the roadway at 221 Southgate Mall. Bresnick fled the scen…
