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Motorcyclist Killed In Route 30 Crash In Pennsylvania ID’d
A motorcyclist killed in a collision with a sedan on Route 30 in Pennsylvania has been identified, the coroner’s office announced Friday, Oct. 30.
Richard Pieper, 62, of Paradise, PA, originally of New York, was pronounced dead at the scene on Lincoln Highway at Simmontown Road in Salisbury Township, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office.
The crash happened around 3:53 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, emergency dispatchers said.
The coroner’s office responded at 4:56 a.m., and a coroner investigator pronounced Pieper dead, according to the release.
Pieper was transported to the Lancas…
Sleeping Truckers Targeted In Back-To-Back PA Meat Heists; 3,000 Pounds Of Crab Stolen
Two truck drivers were asleep in their cabs when thieves struck just two days apart in Philadelphia, making off with 3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab and approximately $10,000 worth of beef, according to police.
The latest theft happened around 4:12 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, when a driver sleeping inside his tractor-trailer awoke to find people stealing cargo in the 5200 block of Devereaux Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, police said.
The thieves had cut the padlock on the rear of the trailer and removed five pallets of beef valued at approximately $10,000, according to the Philadelphia Poli…
Pets Dumped In Landfill In $650K Pennsylvania Cremation Scheme; Owner Pleads Guilty
Thousands of grieving Pennsylvania pet owners paid for cremations and burials, but many of their animals were dumped in a landfill and replaced with ashes from unknown animals — a scheme the business owner has now admitted to, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 22.
Patrick Vereb Sr., 72, owner of Pittsburgh-based Eternity Pet Memorial, pleaded guilty to all charges involving the theft of more than $650,000 from customers between 2021 and 2024, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday.
His bail was revoked Thursday, and he was committed to prison.
More than 6,500 victims across Allegheny…
Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges
Nearly three decades ago, a newborn baby boy was found dead inside a Long Island movie theater bathroom.
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, his mother was arrested hundreds of miles away in Hampton, Virginia, as detectives cracked the 1996 cold case.
Michelle Chronick Tyson, 59, is facing multiple counts of second-degree murder in connection with the death of her newborn baby in November 1996 when she was 29 years old, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.
Investigators say that at around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 18, 1996, the newborn was found inside a toilet in the women's bathroom o…
Fake PA Chiropractor Who Sexually Assaulted Amish Women, Girl Avoids Prison After Intimidation
A Pennsylvania man who posed as a chiropractor and sexually assaulted women and a child has avoided prison after prosecutors said members of the Plain community intimidated victims, pressured them to change their testimony, and created "roadblocks" that prevented a more severe punishment.
John Miller Esh, 63, of Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, was sentenced to 10 years of probation on Wednesday, Oct. 28, after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting multiple victims while operating a phony chiropractic practice, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office in a release i…
Man Wanted In Delaware County Arrested On Child Porn Charges In New York, Police Say
A Long Island man is facing 15 child pornography charges, and police are asking parents to report any inappropriate messages their children may have received from him.
Brian K. McCort, 31, of Commack, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 15, New York State Police announced Thursday, Oct. 29.
McCort was charged with 15 counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child, according to state police. Investigators also discovered McCort had an active warrant out of Delaware County, PA, police said. The release did not specify what that warrant involved.
McCort was arraigned Wednesday, Oct. 28, and hel…
PA Repairman Took Photo Of Girl’s Buttocks, Asked If He Should Delete It: DA
A repairman took a photo of a girl’s buttocks inside a Pennsylvania home, then showed her the image and asked whether he should delete it, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Douglas Royer, 62, of Slatington, was working on the heating system at a Lower Macungie Township home when the incident happened on Sept. 24, according to a release from Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Pennsylvania State Police Capt. Seth J. Kelly.
The girl retrieved Royer’s cellphone for him while he was working underneath the home, authorities said.
After handing him the phone, she was c…
