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Security Guard Shoots Knife-Wielding Man In Self-Defense At Germantown Banquet Hall: Police Security Guard Shoots Knife-Wielding Man In Self-Defense At Germantown Banquet Hall: Police
Security Guard Shoots Knife-Wielding Man In Self-Defense At Germantown Banquet Hall: Police A security guard fatally shot a knife-wielding man in what police are calling an act of self-defense at Treasures Banquet Hall on New Year’s Eve, Philadelphia police said. Officers from the 14th District were called to the 5500 block of Germantown Avenue for a report of a “Person with a Gun” on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, at approximately 8:15 p.m., authorities said. When police arrived, they found an unresponsive Black male suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest and multiple self-inflicted stab wounds, according to the release. The man was rushed to Jefferson Einstein Hospital, …

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by Jillian Pikora
News
PA Teen Who Was ‘Going To Kill My Dad Today’ Sentenced To Prison PA Teen Who Was ‘Going To Kill My Dad Today’ Sentenced To Prison
PA Teen Who Was ‘Going To Kill My Dad Today’ Sentenced To Prison A Caernarvon Township teenager who attacked his father with a BB gun and a knife after declaring he was “going to kill my dad today” has been sentenced to 3 to 6 years in state prison, authorities announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Nicholas Martin, 17, pleaded guilty on Oct. 28 to aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and simple assault, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Along with his prison term, Martin was ordered to pay over $226,000 in restitution to cover his father's medical expenses. The attack occurred on Oct. 11, 2023, at their home in…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Knife Falls Out Of Student's Backpack At Chester County School, PA State Police Say Knife Falls Out Of Student's Backpack At Chester County School, PA State Police Say
Knife Falls Out Of Student's Backpack At Chester County School, PA State Police Say A student at a Chester County school is in trouble with police after a knife fell out of their backpack, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. Troopers were called to the Avon Grove Charter School, located at 110 East State Road, West Grove, at about 11:18 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, state police said. The knife is described as a pocketknife which was discovered when it fell out of the student's backpack, according to state police. There was no threat to the school, the public, or anyone else involved in the case, state police said. There is no word on any charges. The investigation i…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
East Stroudsburg Woman Chased Passerby With Knife, Police Say East Stroudsburg Woman Chased Passerby With Knife, Police Say
East Stroudsburg Woman Chased Passerby With Knife, Police Say A woman is charged with reckless endangerment and related counts after police said she chased a man with a knife.  Authorities said the victim saw Amber Lynn Miller walking on Park Avenue in Stroudsburg while armed with a knife on Thursday, June 6. Miller saw the victim and said, "What are you looking at?" according to police.  She threw the knife at the victim's car as he drove away, officials said.  When the victim parked and called 911 to report the incident, Miller ran at him again, "threatening him with the knife," according to police. He made it back inside his car bef…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
7-Eleven Armed Robbery Caught On Video In Bucks County 7-Eleven Armed Robbery Caught On Video In Bucks County
7-Eleven Armed Robbery Caught On Video In Bucks County Warminster police are looking for two suspects in an armed robbery. The pictured men walked into the 1483 W Street Road 7-Eleven just after midnight on Saturday, June 8, authorities said.  They robbed the clerk at knifepoint and made off with "various items," police said.  Authorities have released stills from the store's video surveillance system showing both suspects. Anyone who can identify them is asked to call Warminster police at 215-672-1000 or submit a tip through Crimewatch. 

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by Mac Bullock