School Bus Drivers Sneak Into Allentown Garage, Accessing Protected Student Records, Police Say School Bus Drivers Sneak Into Allentown Garage, Accessing Protected Student Records, Police Say
School Bus Drivers Sneak Into Allentown Garage, Accessing Protected Student Records, Police Say Two school bus drivers are accused of sneaking into a secure Pennsylvania school garage after hours and repeatedly accessing protected district records, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Shawn Levy, of Breinigsville, and Tyler Young, of Allentown, worked as Parkland School District bus drivers when the alleged crimes occurred, according to the release. Both are charged with felony counts of Conspiracy to Burglary, Conspiracy to Criminal Trespass, and Conspiracy to the Unlawful Duplication. The investigation began after Parkland School Director of…
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS Federal officials are detailing a New York woman's alleged plan to bomb the State Capitol, kill senators, and flee to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, made her initial appearance in federal court on a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the US Department of Justice said (see criminal complaint attached at the bottom of this news story). Bowie was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she took possession of what she believed was an explosive device intended for an attack on the New York State Capitol and state senators, authorities said. …
Motorcycling PA Couple Killed When Driver 'Freaked Out' Over Bug Remembered: Report Motorcycling PA Couple Killed When Driver 'Freaked Out' Over Bug Remembered: Report
Motorcycling PA Couple Killed When Driver 'Freaked Out' Over Bug Remembered: Report A motorcycling couple who shared 14 years together are being remembered after they were killed in a head-on Pennsylvania crash allegedly caused when a New Jersey driver became distracted by a bug that flew into her vehicle. Miranda Sue Wormuth, 30, and her "lifelong partner," Anthony Myles Sones, 34, died in the Wednesday, Aug. 12 crash on Carson Hill Road in Brady Township, Clearfield County, according to their obituaries and as previously reported by Daily Voice. Bernadette Cobb, 55, of Brick, NJ, was driving a 2021 Nissan Rogue east when she crossed into the westbound lane and struck the…
Possible Tornado Damage Closes Road: PennDOT Possible Tornado Damage Closes Road: PennDOT
Possible Tornado Damage Closes Road: PennDOT Possible tornado damage has prompted a road closure in York County, PennDOT announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. The damage was reported along East Prospect Road near Cabin Creek Road in Lower Windsor Township, according to PennDOT Safety Press Officer Fritzi Schreffler. York County 911 requested crews respond to the area with road closure signs and assistance, Schreffler said. No additional information about the possible tornado damage was immediately available. Do you have photos or video of the possible tornado or its damage? Share it with Daily Voice by emailing [email protected]. A …
$7M Tax Scheme Tied To Staffing Firm Supplying PA Factory Workers: DOJ $7M Tax Scheme Tied To Staffing Firm Supplying PA Factory Workers: DOJ
$7M Tax Scheme Tied To Staffing Firm Supplying PA Factory Workers: DOJ A staffing company owner accused of supplying temporary workers to Pennsylvania businesses while hiding millions of dollars from the federal government is facing an expanded slate of charges, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Jimmy Fabian, president, owner, and operator of Celebes Staffing Services Inc., was charged in a superseding indictment with conspiring to defraud the United States through a scheme that allegedly underpaid more than $7 million in employment taxes, according to the US Department of Justice. Celebes, a Philadelphia-based labor-leasing company, provided…
Fake Caregivers, Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands PA Mom, Daughter In Prison Fake Caregivers, Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands PA Mom, Daughter In Prison
Fake Caregivers, Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands PA Mom, Daughter In Prison A home care agency owner whose daughter was already jailed in a massive Medicaid fraud case is now headed to state prison herself, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Stephanie Mobley, 54, of King of Prussia, owned ComfortZone Home Health Care, LLC, where prosecutors say she approved kickback arrangements, assigned phony caregivers to clients, and recruited clients to participate in the scheme. A Montgomery County judge sentenced Mobley to 17 months to 10 years in state prison and ordered her to pay $1.76 million in restitution on Wednesday, Aug. 19, ac…
PA Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Home Projects Unfinished: Police PA Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Home Projects Unfinished: Police
PA Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Home Projects Unfinished: Police A contractor is accused of taking nearly $180,000 from homeowners for renovation projects that were never started or left unfinished, police announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Shawn Hagan, 46, of Philadelphia, owner of Hagan Home Concepts, was charged following a multi-jurisdictional investigation by Bensalem and Middletown township police, according to the release. The investigation involved three homeowners who reported paying Hagan a combined $178,291 for projects estimated to cost more than $300,000, police said. A Bensalem resident hired Hagan to build a home addition for an estimated $7…
Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Collision With State Police Helicopter Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Collision With State Police Helicopter
Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Collision With State Police Helicopter The pilot killed when his Cessna collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle Regional Airport has been identified as a 57-year-old Hershey man with decades of experience in emergency medicine. Paul William Sokoloski, 57, of Hershey, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday, Aug. 19 crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. Sokoloski was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 150 single-engine airplane that collided with a PSP Bell 407GX helicopter at the airport, located at 228 Petersburg Road in South Middleton …
Woman Shot In Head, Hostages Held 33 Hours By PA Gunman: Prosecutors Woman Shot In Head, Hostages Held 33 Hours By PA Gunman: Prosecutors
Woman Shot In Head, Hostages Held 33 Hours By PA Gunman: Prosecutors A gunman who shot the mother of his child in the head before taking two hostages and holding police at bay for 33 hours has been convicted five years after the standoff in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Derrick Hutcherson was convicted of attempted murder, two counts of kidnapping, endangering the welfare of a child, assault of a law enforcement officer, and possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a felony following a three-day jury trial from Monday, Aug. 17 through Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to Dauphin County District Attorney Francis T. C…
Pilot Killed, 2 Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between PSP Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE) Pilot Killed, 2 Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between PSP Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE)
Pilot Killed, 2 Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between PSP Helicopter And Plane (Update) A pilot was killed, and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured when a small plane struck a police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Regional Airport on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, officials said. Cpl. Bryce Corman and Trooper Jason Mills were conducting routine training exercises in a Bell 407 helicopter when a Cessna 150 approached from behind and struck the helicopter, Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a late-night briefing with Gov. Josh Shapiro. The pilot of the Cessna was killed in the crash. Authorities know t…
First Victim ID'd After Double Murder, Arson Ends With Suspect Dead In PA First Victim ID'd After Double Murder, Arson Ends With Suspect Dead In PA
First Victim ID'd After Double Murder, Arson Ends With Suspect Dead In PA The first victim has been identified after two people were fatally attacked before their killer set a Dauphin County house on fire and died in the blaze, officials announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Dean Johnson, 55, of Lower Swatara Township, died from a traumatic brain injury complicated by smoke inhalation and thermal burns, Dauphin County Chief Deputy Coroner Vince Paese told Daily Voice. Johnson's manner of death was ruled a homicide. The coroner's office is still working to positively identify the other victim and the person investigators say killed the pair and set the house on fire. …
NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In PA: Prosecutors NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In PA: Prosecutors
NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In PA: Prosecutors A New Jersey man who drove to Pennsylvania dressed as a religious solicitor to meet someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl for sex has been sentenced, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The case began when Oscar Castillo-Peralta, 54, of Pleasantville, NJ, started chatting on a social media app with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl on Jan. 30, 2025, authorities said. Bensalem police previously identified the app as KIK. The pair exchanged phone numbers and continued communicating by text, with the conversations becoming sexual over the following weeks, investigators s…