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PA Man Attempts To Kidnap Girl In Reading Alleyway: Report PA Man Attempts To Kidnap Girl In Reading Alleyway: Report
PA Man Attempts To Kidnap Girl In Reading Alleyway: Report A Berks County man attempted to kidnap a girl from an alleyway in Reading on Friday, Oct. 11, authorities said. Liam Wilkinson, 24, of Blandon, had posed as a teen boy on social media to lure the girl into an alley in the 600 block of Ritter Street, WFMZ 69 News reported on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Once she was in the alley, Wilkinson attempted to get her to climb into his vehicle. When she refused and tried to leave, Wilkinson chased her down and held a knife to her throat, WFMZ said. She managed to free herself and get away, and Wilkinson took her phone, which she dropped as she struggled…
Cousin, 2 Men Charged After Remains Of PA Man Who 'Suspiciously' Disappeared Found In MD Cousin, 2 Men Charged After Remains Of PA Man Who 'Suspiciously' Disappeared Found In MD
Cousin, 2 Men Charged After Remains Of PA Man Who 'Suspiciously' Disappeared Found In MD The remains of a 25-year-old man who has been missing from Pennsylvania since March 2024 have been found and Maryland, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 18. Three men — including his 18-year-old cousin — have been charged with his murder.  Matthew "Matty" Whisman, of Lancaster's body was recovered from the Conowingo Creek in Cecil County, MD on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, PA State Police explained. This was just one day after they updated the missing person case to include a $2,000 reward offer, as Daily Voice reported.  Steven Gaddis of Nottingham, PA;&nbs…
Felon Attempts To Kidnap Girl At PA Sheetz, Police Say Felon Attempts To Kidnap Girl At PA Sheetz, Police Say
Felon Attempts To Kidnap Girl At PA Sheetz, Police Say A convicted felon has been held without bail after attempting to kidnap a girl at a Pennsylvania Sheetz, police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Jared Michael Sweigard, 42, of Enola, was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 13, after multiple kidnapping attempts, according to police and court documents. The first incident happened at the Sheetz Convenience Store and Gas Station located at 1158 River Road in Marietta, according to the police. When officers arrived to the report of a  "suspicious person" and people told them that a man in his 40s attempted to enter their vehicle while they were ins…
Former Upper Darby Principal Who Raped NJ Woman In 2014 Home Invasion Sentenced: Prosecutors Former Upper Darby Principal Who Raped NJ Woman In 2014 Home Invasion Sentenced: Prosecutors
Former Upper Darby Principal Who Raped NJ Woman In 2014 Home Invasion Sentenced: Prosecutors A former school principal will spend more than four decades in prison for raping a Woodbridge Township woman during a home invasion 10 years ago, authorities said. Danny McEaddy, 40, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 18 to 50 years in state prison, a Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson said. A jury found the Sicklerville man guilty on seven counts on Thursday, Apr. 18. Prosecutors said a woman reported that an unknown man broke into her apartment in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge and sexually assaulted her in September 2014. DNA samples at the crime scene identifi…
'Violent Predator' Gets Life For Killing Bucks County Co-Worker, Dumping Body In MD 'Violent Predator' Gets Life For Killing Bucks County Co-Worker, Dumping Body In MD
'Violent Predator' Gets Life For Killing Bucks County Co-Worker, Dumping Body In MD A man described by authorities as a "violent predator" was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday, Sept. 9 for kidnapping, robbing, and killing a Pennsylvania co-worker, authorities announced. Michael Allen Stark, 50, of Royersford, PA was found guilty by a Bucks County jury of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking, flight to avoid apprehension, and abuse of a corpse, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and court records. Stark's victim was 50-year-old Matthew James Branning of Sellersville, who went missing after l…
Western PA Man Convicted For Fake 'Kidnapping For Drugs' Plot: DA Western PA Man Convicted For Fake 'Kidnapping For Drugs' Plot: DA
Western PA Man Convicted For Fake 'Kidnapping For Drugs' Plot: DA A McKean County man was convicted on Friday, Aug. 23 in a fake "kidnapping for drugs" plot, authorities said. Tuesday Hale, formerly of Bradford, was found guilty of crimes related to the staged kidnapping in August 2023, according to District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer. The conviction followed a two-day jury trial at the McKean County Courthouse, she said. Hale was charged after the City of Bradford Police received a report from a Bradford man who had received messages – including a staged picture – from his girlfriend’s cell phone stating that his girlfriend had been kidn…
GUILTY! Pennsylvania Kidnapper Bit, Pulled Hair Out Of Woman's Head GUILTY! Pennsylvania Kidnapper Bit, Pulled Hair Out Of Woman's Head
Guilty! Pennsylvania Kidnapper Bit, Pulled Hair Out Of Woman's Head A Middletown man has been found guilty in a bizarre kidnapping case, the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 21.  Bryan Edwin Perry, Jr., 37, was convicted of kidnapping, aggravated assault, intimidation of a witness, strangulation, and other charges on August 14, according to the DA's release. The conviction comes following a three-day trial.  On Sept. 2, 2023, Perry took a Harrisburg woman hostage from a home in the 2200 block of Logan Street in Harrisburg "for three hours while he drove her to secluded spots," as stated in the release, ad…
PA Man Kidnapped Four 'Females,' Held Them In Shipping Container: State Police PA Man Kidnapped Four 'Females,' Held Them In Shipping Container: State Police
PA Man Kidnapped Four 'Females,' Held Them In Shipping Container: State Police Four women were abducted, threatened with weapons, and sexually assaulted in a shipping container in the Poconos this week, according to state troopers.  Police said they received a phone call about a possible kidnapping involving a Ford SUV around 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday. They tracked the vehicle down at the Mount Pocono Walmart and found one victim with suspect Isaiah Rogers-Keeney, troopers said. Another victim was spotted leaving the store with a second suspect, Davaun Carlon Jackson, according to authorities.  Investigators believe Jackson and Rogers-Keeney…
NJ Restaurant Owner Preyed On Job Applicant, Sexually Assaulted Others, Authorities Say NJ Restaurant Owner Preyed On Job Applicant, Sexually Assaulted Others, Authorities Say
NJ Restaurant Owner Preyed On Job Applicant, Sexually Assaulted Others, Authorities Say The owner of three restaurants in Trenton has been arrested for multiple sexual assaults including a job applicant, authorities said. Gerald Araya, 44, of Ewing, was arrested in Trenton on Wednesday, June 19, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri, Lawrence Township Police Chief Christopher Longo and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson.  He is charged with five counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, one count of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault, one count of first-degree kidnapping, two counts o…
Victims Held At Gunpoint During Coatesville Home Invasion: Police Victims Held At Gunpoint During Coatesville Home Invasion: Police
Victims Held At Gunpoint During Coatesville Home Invasion: Police Two people were beaten and threatened with a gun when a burglar broke into their Coatesville home early morning on Tuesday, May 21, according to city police.  Authorities said 40-year-old George Parks forced his way inside a house on the 700 block of East Chesnut Street around 3:30 a.m. One of the homeowners confronted him and they "fought for several minutes" before Parks overpowered the victim and held a gun to their head, police said.  The other homeowner "tried to help (...) by grabbing a firearm in their residence they had for protection," authorities said. Parks overpowered…