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Man Wanted In PA Child Rape Case Arrested At Philly Airport After Qatar Flight: CBP
A Pennsylvania man wanted on child rape charges was arrested after arriving at Philadelphia International Airport on a flight from Qatar, federal authorities said.
Dev Poudel, 50, of Mechanicsburg, was taken into custody Saturday, Sept. 12, after arriving from Doha, Qatar, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a release Thursday, Sept. 17.
CBP officers turned Poudel over to Upper Allen Township Police detectives, authorities said.
Police had obtained a warrant for Poudel the day before in connection with the reported sexual abuse of a child younger than 13 over several years.
He is c…
Ex-NJ Cop Abused Young Relative In PA, Admitted Prior Plea Story Was Made Up: Report
A former New Jersey police officer has been sentenced for sexually abusing a young relative in Pennsylvania, where he admitted the story behind his New Jersey plea deal was made up, according to court records and New Brunswick Today’s reporting.
Former Woodbridge, NJ officer Ryan Alcott, 29, of Sewaren, NJ, pleaded guilty on Jan. 15 to misdemeanor indecent assault of a child, according to Wayne County court records dated Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Video footage reviewed by Daily Voice shows Alcott being sworn in as a Woodbridge police officer in June 2022. Pennsylvania’s sex offender registry lis…
Man Found Dead In His Own Pond In Pennsylvania Identified: Coroner
A man found dead in his own pond in Pennsylvania has been identified as the investigation into his death continues, the coroner’s office announced on Thursday, Sept. 17.
George E. Dunda, 77, of Brecknock Township, was found in his private pond in the 1600 block of Wyomissing Road, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel.
The Berks County 911 Center received a call reporting someone in the pond on Monday, Sept. 14, the release states.
Investigators from the coroner’s office responded to the scene, and Dunda was pronounced dead at 3:10 p.m., Stitzel said.
“We are actively inves…
'Dope,' 'Perks' Products Sold At PA Stores Spark Designer Drug Warning: DA
Gummies, vapes, and drinks with opioid-like effects are being sold in Pennsylvania stores — and a district attorney is warning retailers to pull concentrated 7-OH products from their shelves immediately, according to a release issued Thursday, Sept. 17.
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said his office served notices to retailers throughout the county on Wednesday, Sept. 16, stating that concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine, commonly called 7-OH, qualifies as a designer drug under Pennsylvania law.
The products are typically sold at smoke shops, gas stations, and convenience …
PA Son Charged With Killing Mother, Hospitalized Under Guard In NY: State Police
A son has been charged with killing his 76-year-old mother in Pennsylvania before being hospitalized under police supervision in New York, state police announced on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Michael Sean Jones, 46, allegedly assaulted his mother, Andrea Lynn Vail, during an argument inside her Silver Lake Township home on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 15, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Vail was retired, according to her social media profile.
Troopers from the Gibson barracks were called to the home on Donovan Road in Susquehanna County for a report of a deceased woman around 3:15 p.m. t…
Parent Raises Alarm, PA Man Arrested In Sex Assaults On Multiple Children: Police
A parent's report sparked an investigation that led to a Pennsylvania man's arrest for sexual contact with multiple children, police announced Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Robert Eugene Styers, 60, identified by police as a Middletown resident, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 15, following the investigation in Dauphin County.
The investigation began when a parent came forward with concerns, Lower Swatara Township Police said. Investigators subsequently alleged that Styers had sexual contact with multiple children, describing the case as a “disturbing pattern of behavior.”
Police did not specify how ma…
Fire-Damaged PA Home Burglarized Month After Blaze Injured Firefighter: Police
A Pennsylvania home damaged in a fire that injured a firefighter was burglarized nearly a month later, with police finding a man inside and items from the house in his pockets, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 17.
Shawn Michael Mead, 30, of Reading, and Amanda Marie Shuman, 33, of Blandon, were arrested following the break-in in West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, according to the Ephrata Police Department.
The homeowner called police after spotting someone on the property in the 500 block of South Windy Mansion Road around 7:29 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, police said.
Officers ar…
Teen Waives Hearing In Fatal PA Street Stabbing, Case Heads To Court
A teenager charged with fatally stabbing a Pennsylvania man in the chest on a Columbia Borough street has waived his preliminary hearing, sending the case to county court, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Sept. 16.
The Columbia teen is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and tampering with evidence in the July 8 killing of Anthony Stoy-Velazquez, 26, of Marietta, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Daily Voice is not identifying the suspect because he is a minor. Under company policy, juveniles are not named unless they are convicted as adults.
The …
'Whiteys For Whitpain' AI KKK Images, Threatening Messages Target PA Officials, Cops: Feds
A Pennsylvania man is accused of targeting a local official, a police officer, and their families with threatening posts and AI-altered Ku Klux Klan images following a years-long township dispute, federal prosecutors allege.
Scott Testa, 60, of Lafayette Hill, Montgomery County, was arrested and charged by indictment with two counts of cyberstalking, according to a federal release shared by the FBI on Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Police began responding to rental-related calls at two properties Testa owned in Whitpain Township in 2018. Code violation notices followed in 2019, including allegations …
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Child Rape Allegations From Nearly A Decade Ago Lead To PA Man's Arrest: Police
A Pennsylvania man has been jailed without bail after a victim reported sexual assaults from nearly a decade ago, police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Raul Solis-Soriano, 46, of Bensalem, allegedly sexually assaulted the victim on three separate occasions while the victim was a child in his care, township police said.
The victim, who knew Solis-Soriano, contacted Bensalem Township police on Tuesday, Sept. 15, prompting an investigation by detectives, according to the release. Solis-Soriano was arrested that day, court records show.
He faces 14 charges, according to his docket:
Two co…
Philly Corrections Officer Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into Prison: Feds
Two corrections officers have been charged with helping to smuggle contraband into Fort Dix, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Corrections officers Cameron Paige, a 43-year-old Cinnaminson resident, and Ian Dennis, a 32-year-old Philadelphia resident, helped provide contraband to the prison. Joe Lee McQuay, 48 and Keith Navarro Palmer, 41, two federal prisoners, are also charged for their involvement in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Eden Germain, a 27-year-old Delran resident, is also charged.
From May 2025 through May 2026, the defendants conspired with…
PA Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report
Problems investigators found in a Marine reservist’s past should have kept ICE from hiring him, former officials told The Washington Post after his death outside the agency’s Philadelphia field office.
Joseph “Joe” Thomas Moore, 38, a father of two, died outside the office on Friday, Aug. 28, after learning he would lose his job, the newspaper reported.
Moore died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck, and his death was ruled a suicide, Philadelphia Department of Public Health spokesperson Jason Brooks told Daily Voice on behalf of the Medical Examiner’s Office.
His family has di…
Arrow-Wielding Man Chases Restaurant Employee In Bizarre Route 30 Road Rage Attack: PSP
A man is accused of attacking a motorist, then chasing a restaurant employee with an arrow, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Walden Boyer, 58, of Youngwood, was arrested after troopers were called to Route 30 near West Hills Drive in Hempfield Township for a motor vehicle incident on Friday, Sept. 11, the Westmoreland County District Attorney announced.
Troopers found the victim inside his vehicle with a split lip and swollen mouth. Boyer allegedly pulled in front of the victim, stopped in the roadway, and rammed the victim’s vehicle as he tried to drive arou…
Patients Put At Risk By Pennsylvania Doctor’s Prescriptions: AG
A Pennsylvania doctor has been sent to state prison after illegally prescribing controlled substances in a case that put patients at risk, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Dr. Raphael Benjamin Kon, 62, of Noxen, was sentenced Monday to 14 to 48 months in prison after pleading guilty in August to unlawful administration, dispensing, delivery, gift, or prescription of a Schedule II controlled substance.
Kon continuously prescribed controlled substances without assessing patients’ increased risk of abuse, diversion, or overdose against any medical benefit, according to…
Starving Dog Rescued From Shocking Conditions In New York Basement: Officials
A young Long Island man left a starving dog locked in a basement with little to eat, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Isaiah Thomas, 20, of Wheatley Heights, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 15 on two animal cruelty charges, the Suffolk County SPCA said.
Thomas owned a 4-year-old Cane Corso named Apollo, then confined the dog to a basement secured by a metal door that was held closed by three vehicle tires, investigators said.
When authorities found Apollo, the dog was severely underweight and suffering from a flea infestation, excoriations, wounds, severe generalized muscle loss, and diff…
