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Driver Mows Down Two Men On Philly Crosswalk, Flees: Police
A white Lincoln plowed onto a crosswalk island, striking two men waiting to cross the street in Philadelphia, police said. The driver, 63, fled but was caught blocks away on Broad Street on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at 8:45 p.m. The crash happened at Broad and Juniper streets in the 9th District, where the Lincoln bypassed traffic stopped at a red light, jumped the island, and hit the pedestrians, investigators said. Police stopped the vehicle on the 1700 block of North Broad Street and arrested the driver. Both victims were taken to Jefferson University Hospital by paramedics. A male, who…
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Homeland Security Investigation Leads To $294K Cocaine Bust In PA
A joint investigation with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led to the arrest of a Columbia man and the seizure of more than $294,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana, the Lancaster County Drug Task Force announced on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Roderick Gonzalez-Perez, of the 800 block of Blunston Street, was arrested on Oct. 4 after authorities intercepted a package containing over five kilograms of cocaine en route to his home from Puerto Rico. The package, addressed to “Senior Perez,” was flagged during transit, prompting a collaborative investigation by the Drug Task Force and HSI. Af…
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Double Stabbing in Montgomery County Home Leads To Arrest: Police
A man was arrested after stabbing two people in a Montgomery County home on Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to police. The man, who was not identified, stabbed a man and a woman inside a residence in the 500 block of James Street in Upper Merion Township at 8:50 p.m., the Upper Merion Police Department said in a news release. Both victims sustained non-life threatening stab wounds, according to police. The man, who fled the scene, was known to both of the victims. Numerous officers began searching the area for the man after they arrived on the scene, police said. Fifteen minutes late…
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Man In Critical Condition After Shooting On Philly SEPTA Platform: Police
A 68-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot on a SEPTA platform in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to police. Officers responded to reports of a shooting on the northbound platform of the Broad Street Line in the 500 block of South Broad Street at 11:49 p.m., the Philadelphia Police Department said in a news release. The man was found suffering from a single gunshot wound to the stomach, according to police. He was taken to Jefferson Center City Hospital in critical condition. One firearm was recovered by the Special Investigations Group and someone was arrested…
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Drunk Man Flees Crash Into Bicycle In Delco: PA State Police
A Brookhaven man was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian on a bicycle, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, Nov. 9. The hit-and-run crash happened at the intersection of South New Middletown Road and Farm Drive Middletown Township, Delaware County on Friday, Nov. 8 at approximately 8:26 p.m., according to PA State Police in Media. The 57-year-old driver of a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado reportedly struck a cyclist and fled the scene. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the crash, officials said. The vehicle w…
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Maryland Man Arrest Made For Wild Philly Car Meetup: Police
Yet another arrest has been made relating to the wild Philadelphia car meetups that took place in September, according to police. Juawarn Williams, 21, of Rosedale, Maryland, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 7 at his residence, the Philadelphia Police Department said. Williams was charged with: Causing or Risking Catastrophe. RIOT. REAP. Criminal Conspiracy. PIC. Fleeing Police Officer. Criminal Mischief. Disorderly Conduct-Hazard. Philadelphia police officers responded to multiple locations throughout the city for illegal car meetups with crowds ranging in size from 50 to more than 200 veh…
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Officer Responding To 500-Vehicle NJ Car Meetup Busts Easton Teen With Replica BB Gun: Police
An 18-year-old Pennsylvania man was found with a replica BB gun by officers responding to an illegal car meetup in Paramus, NJ this weekend, police said. Paramus officer Conner Nutland was responding to the meetup involving about 500 vehicles at the Sports Authority parking lot on Route 4 West when he saw a 2011 white Chevy Cruze parked in the adjacent Ikea parking lot around 1 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. As Nutland approached, four males wearing ski masks entered the vehicle and began to flee. The driver, Derek Frick, of Easton, PA, tried to …
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PA Neighbor Heard Screaming Before Bar Employee Beat GF Dead With Hammer: Affidavit
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with murder on accusations he beat his girlfriend to death with a hammer, authorities said. William Carey, 46, carried out the deadly attack on his girlfriend, Jessica Zipkin, 34, at their Gravel Pike apartment in Perkiomen, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced on Saturday, Nov. 2. Police were called to the apartment around 2:10 a.m., after receiving a 911 call saying there may be a deceased person at the location, DA Steele said. A responding Pennsylvania State Police trooper found Zipkin face down on the bedroom floor of one of the…
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Suspect Arrested In PA Wells Fargo Bank Robbery: Police (
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A Wells Fargo Bank was robbed in Bucks County, police announced on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 10:14 a.m. The suspected robber, later identified as Khalil William Butler, 30, of Sellersville, was arrested in the area of Avenue A and West Street in Doylestown Borough, the Central Bucks Regional Police Department said. Butler entered the bank and told an employee that he wanted to make a cash withdrawal, according to police. He then instructed the employee to place his hands on the desk as Butler lifted his shirt to display a firearm. The employee and the bank's manager were then told to get $32,00…
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Man 'Angry Over Politics' Used Mom's Phone To Threaten Montco Republican Committee: DA
A Philadelphia man has been arrested for sending threats to the Montgomery County Republican Committee Office, authorities said Wednesday evening, Oct. 30. Edward Cieri Jr. is believed to have placed a phone call to the Penllyn Blue Bell Pike office in Whitpain Township and called Joseph Rittenhouse, who was working the desk, a f**got on Saturday morning, Oct. 26, according to Montgomery County DA Kevin R. Steele and the affidavit. Rittenhouse said he mocked Cieri, which made him upset. That's when Cieri said, "I'll put one in your head," then said he would shoot the staffer and told h…
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Estranged Husband Named 'Person Of Interest' After Woman Found Killed In Philly Garage: Police
A "person of interest" has been identified after a second missing woman was found murdered in her Philadelphia home, police announced on Monday, Oct. 28. Miguel Aguilar, 34, of Philadelphia, has been identified as a "person of interest" in the death of Ivelisse Lugo, 51, of the 5900 block of Elsinore Street, according to the Philadelphia Police. Lugo was reported as missing at 8:15 a.m., PPD detailed in a release on Saturday, Oct. 26. She was thought to be "in the company of her estranged husband, who owns a 2006 Chevy Express van with Pennsylvania license plate #ZRR-4023, with a cross on…
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SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting Suspect Captured By US Marshals
The suspect wanted for a triple shooting on a SEPTA bus earlier this month has been arrested by US Marshals on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Raphael Ezeamaka, 18, of Darby, was wanted for a triple shooting that happened on a SEPTA Route G bus at 700 South 57th Street on Tuesday, Oct. 8, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Ezeamaka was found in an apartment complex in Middletown, Delaware, according to a release by US Marshals. Marshals from both the Philadelphia and Wilmington offices knocked on apartment doors and soon Ezeamaka attempted to flee by jumping from a…
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NJ Deadly Shooting Suspect Captured In Bucks County, U.S. Marshals Say
A man accused of shooting and killing another teen in Trenton, authorities said. Keisan Simmons, 19, was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 30, the U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia posted on Twitter. He was wanted in the death of 17-year-old Opium Leverette of Trenton on Sunday, Sept. 22. Police responded to the shooting on the 200 block of Homan Avenue at around 12:32 p.m. Officers gave aid to Leverette after finding him with a gunshot wound to his back. Homan Avenue near the intersection with Parkside Avenue in Trenton, NJ. Google Maps Paramedics rushed Levere…
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Shotgun Shell Containing Meth Found On Man At Philadelphia Airport: TSA
A Pennsylvania was caught with an altered shotgun shell containing methamphetamine while moving through a security checkpoint at the Philadelphia International Airport on Monday, Sept. 30, according to the Transportation Security Administration. As the man moved through the checkpoint, a scanner alarmed in his groin area where the shotgun shell was found under his clothing, TSA said. The white powder found inside the modified shell was tested and found to be methamphetamine. The man, who was not named but identified as an Orangeville, PA resident, was arrested by Philadelphia police,…
Police & Fire
Fiery, Crazy Car Rally In Philly Gets Pittsburgh, NJ Drivers Arrested: PPD
An illegal car meetup with fires and a police officer nearly being struck has led to two more arrests — this time of people from outside the Philadelphia suburbs, police announced on Saturday, Sept. 28. Alexis Boyce, 20 of Englishtown, NJ, turned herself into Philadelphia Police at 600 Arch Street at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, and Albert Woynar, 18 of Pittsburgh, was arrested by Pennsylvania State Troopers later that day, Philadelphia Police detailed in the release. Both were wanted in connection with a 50-car meetup in the 7400 block of Bustleton Avenue on Saturday, Se…
Police & Fire
Man Shot In Back Multiple Time At Subway Station: PPD (
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A man was shot multiple times inside a subway station in Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 27, police said. The 44-year-old man was shot three times in the back while inside the Olney subway station at 5600 North Broad Street at 10:47 a.m. Friday, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center by police where he is currently in critical condition. Police have made one arrest and recovered a weapon, authorities said. Daily Voice Pennsylvania One of the shooters wearing a hoodie with a skull on the front was identified, accordin…
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Reading Man Arrested In $12K Drug Trafficking Bust: Police
A Reading man was arrested for drug trafficking Thursday, Sept. 26 after police found him in possession of $12,000 worth of drugs, according to authorities. Dennis Valentin, 34, was found with 1,200 Ecstasy pills and 140 grams of marijuana in his apartment at 931 North 3rd Street, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. Valentin was taken to the Berks County Sheriff's Department Central Processing Center, according to authorities. He is currently awaiting preliminary arraignment. The Berks County District Attorney's Drug Task Force began investigating Valentin in August, th…
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Trio Steals Thousands Of Dollars Of Beef From Tractor Trailer: PA AG
Three Philadelphia men were arrested as they were stealing 1,600 pounds of beef from a locked trailer in the city, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. Douglas Mathis, 36; Jamir Scott, 25; and Tariq Duncan, 31, were seen Tuesday, September 24, 2024, wearing dark clothing and masks while breaking a lock on a trailer in the 7300 block of Edmund Street, the Attorney General's Office said. They were carrying 25 cases of beef valued at $7,000 from the trailer to their van. Mathis, Scott, and Duncan were arraigned Sept. 24 with bail set at $200,000 each. Mathis and…
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Teenager Shot During Argument With 7 Men: Philly Police
Two men have been arrested after a teenager was shot during an argument among seven males in Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 20, authorities said. The suspects' names had not been released by Philadelphia police at press time. Philadelphia Police responded for a person with a gun, on the 4700 block of Valley Place, in the 15th District shortly before 2 p.m., police said in a press statement. An 18-year-old man was shot in the left index finger and right thigh, police explained. Police took the victim to Temple University Hospital, where he was placed in stable condition, they said. The scen…
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Accused PA Incestuous Child Rapist Arrested In VA: Police
An accused child rapist who appears to have been on the run, was captured in Virginia, New Holland police announced on Thursday, Sept. 19. Jeffrey Alan Smith, 45, of New Holland, was charged by Officer Halstead with the following felonies: Rape of a Child, Statutory Sexual Assault, Aggravated Indecent Assault, Indecent Assault of a Minor under 13 (two counts), Corruption of Minors (two counts), Incest of Minors, Unlawful Contact with Minors (two counts) and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse. The police began investigating following a referral by Lancaster County Children and Yout…
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Philly Man Caught With Gun After Being Pulled Over With Expired Registration In Westtown: PD
A 30-year-old Philadelphia man who was barred from carrying weapons was arrested with one in Chester County after being pulled over with an expired registration, authorities said. Isaiah Lewis was charged with carrying a firearm without a license, operating a vehicle without a valid inspection and other violations, Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police said in a press statement on Tuesday, Sept. 17. An officer from Westtown-East Goshen was on patrol shortly before midnight on Friday, Sept. 13 in the 1500 block of West Chester Pike, Westtown Township, when he was behind a vehicle with an expi…
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Officers Injured, Business Window Shattered By Belligerent Man: West Chester Police
A 21-year-old Avondale man was arrested after assaulting two police officers in West Chester, authorities said. Dylan Novak was charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and criminal mischief, West Chester police stated in a release on Monday, Sept. 16. A West Chester Borough Police officer was flagged down by employees of a business in the 50 block of South High Street on Sept. 7 at 1:45 p.m. Police did not identify the business. Novak allegedly refused to leave the business, police said, adding they attempted to arrest Novak. That's when the following happened, as stated i…
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11 Pounds Of Meth, Fentanyl, Guns Seized In Major Berks County Drug Bust: DA
Three Reading men were arrested in a major drug bust that turned up 11 pounds of methamphetamine, eight pounds of fentanyl, multiple loaded firearms, and more, authorities said. Selwyn Alcais-Garica, Rashan Brinkley, and Marcial Cooper are all facing a slew of charges following search warrants executed across Reading, leading to the evidential seizures, the Berks County DA's Office announced Monday, Sept. 16. Warrants were executed at 1423 Birch st. in Reading;1615 N.10th St. in Reading; 662 Tulpehocken Street in Reading and 501 Emerson Ave. in Laureldale. Authorities seized …
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: Norristown Police Nab Man Wanted In Machete Attack, Upper Merion PD Says
With help from Norristown police, a man wanted in a machete attack was taken into custody Wednesday morning, Sept. 11 without incident, authorities said. Edward Gomery, 56, is suspected in "an aggravated assault involving a machete" on another man he knew on Aug. 27, Upper Merion police said on Monday, Sept. 9. The attack caused "significant injuries" to the victim, police said. "Thank you to the Norristown officers and to everyone who submitted tips to assist us!" Upper Merion police wrote in a press statement Wednesday. Gomery is now awaiting arraignment and further court proceedings, po…
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Trio Arrested In Pregnant Woman's Fentanyl Overdose Death, Chesco DA Says
Three arrests have been made in the June 2024 overdose death of a pregnant woman, authorities in Chester County announced. Three people have been arrested in connection with a drug overdose death of a pregnant woman in East Whiteland Township, authorities said. The unidentified woman died on June 5. She was six months pregnant according to Chester County District Attorney Christopher L. de Barrena-Sarobe. An autopsy revealed that the victim died from an overdose of fentanyl, para-fluoro-fentanyl, xylazine, and methamphetamine, the DA said on Monday, Sept. 9. Marty Jene Harrell Jr., 33, Da…
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Weapons Of Mass Destruction Found During Manhunt, PA State Police Say
"Weapons of mass destruction" were found by troopers searching for an "armed and dangerous" convicted felon wanted on multiple warrants Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 2. The six-foot tall Jacob "Jake" David Dittenhafer, 36, of Loganville, was seen with a gun wearing a dark-colored hoodie outside a home in the area of 300 block of Smith Rd, Straban Township on Monday morning, PSP Troop H PIO Megan Frazer told Daily Voice around 10:45 a.m. The resident who called the police to the area vaguely knew Dittenhafer, including that he was a convicted felon, PSP Gettysburg Corp…
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Man Arrested With 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction' Was Wanted In Northampton County
A 42-year-old man from Northampton County was arrested on a warrant related to his possessing an explosive device, authorities said. Thomas Stocker Jr. was arrested on Friday, Aug. 30 in Monroe County, according to Slate Belt Regional Police. One of his charges is possessing or manufacturing weapons of mass destruction, police said. On April 25, at approximately 10 p.m., a Slate Belt Regional Police Officer on patrol observed a male walking on the shoulder in the 800 block of Bangor Road. After making contact with this male, the Officer recognized him to be Thomas Stocker Jr, and knew he wa…
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8 Arrested In 'Operation Rat Pack' Cocaine Dealing Ring In Delaware County: DA
Eight people have been arrested in a crackdown on a major cocaine dealing ring in Delaware County, authorities said. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced the arrests in "Operation Rat Pack," on Tuesday, Aug. 27. A ninth suspect remains at large, he said. The drugs were being supplied from Philadelphia and elsewhere, he said. Charged were: Baruti Mills, 46, Upland; Leo Davis, 47, Chester; Gregory Young, 52, Marcus Hook; Gregory Council, 63, Downingtown; Kareem Bannister, 37, Chester; Louis Stillis, 53, Upland; Anthony Major, 53, Philadelphia; Breon Gethers, …
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Man With Drug Warrant Flees Police In Lycoming County
A 40-year-old man was arrested for fleeing police in Lycoming County, authorities said. Michael Charles Devan had been stopped on Aug. 20 by Williamsport police near West Fourth and Campbell streets. During a traffic stop, Devan learned that he had an active felony drug warrant, police said. Devan accelerated away and fled from police for over a mile through residential areas of the city, exceeding speeds of 60 mph, police said. Devan ultimately was apprehended in the 500 block of Lycoming Street without further incident. In addition to the original felony drug warrant, Devan was a…
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Amish Buggy Driver Hospitalized After Hit-Run By Man With Drugs: PA State Police
A man was found with drugs following a hit-and-run crash into a horse-and-buggy on Tuesday, Aug. 13, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Aug. 21. John Levi Reed IV, 51, of Williamstown, was taken into custody at 7:38 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, for a drug offense after troopers were called to a report of a "suspicious person" in Jackson Township, according to a separate release attached in the same PSP file. The crash happened two days before in the area of 185 Specktown Road in Lykens Township at 1:24 p.m., as detailed by PSP Lykens Trooper Peter Calmeres. Reed was drivin…
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Screaming Woman Chased By Armed Captor, Arrest Made In Bucks County: Police
A screaming woman led police to a suspect in a stabbing, authorities said on Monday, Aug. 19. On June 28 at about 3 a.m., Hilltown Police responded to a business in the 800 block of Blooming Glen Road to investigate the report of a female stabbing victim. Officers arrived and found a screaming woman being chased by a suspect, Jacob Cantando, police said. An Investigation determined that the female victim had been injured twice with a knife by Cantando during a several-hour-long ordeal in which he refused to allow the victim to leave, police said. Cantando was arraigned in front of Magiste…
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