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Police & Fire
Woman Shot In Allentown's Center City Area: Police
A woman was injured in a shooting in Allentown's center city area on Thursday morning, Nov. 14, according to police. Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 300 block of North Seventh Street at about 12:20 a.m., police said in a news release. They found the woman suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, according to police. She was treated on scene by officers before being taken to a local hospital. The woman's name was not released. Daily Voice reached out to the Allentown Police Department for more information. There was no response at press time. An investi…
Police & Fire
5 People Injured In Montgomery County Hazmat Incident: Authorities
Five people were injured during a hazmat incident in Montgomery County around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, according to authorities. Four residents and one firefighter were taken to Jefferson Health at Lansdale Hospital after being exposed to an odor, the Fire Department of Montgomery Township detailed in a release. The department responded to an investigation of an odor last evening in Montgomery Township, PA. The odor was from... Posted by Fire Department of Montgomery Township on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 The incident occurred in the townhomes located near the 300 block o…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole In PA: Coroner
A Middletown Township man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Bucks County on Sunday, Nov. 10, according to authorities. Jonathon Benner, 34, Langhorne, was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash at Bensalem Boulevard and Fernwood Avenue in Bensalem Township, the Bucks County Coroner's Office confirmed to Daily Voice. A black Harley Davidson motorcycle was found lying on its side in the roadway when Bensalem police responded to the crash at 6:42 p.m., according to a Levittown Now report. Benner was found in a drainage culvert on the southeast corner of the intersection. Benner is…
Police & Fire
Man Shot By Home Depot Security Guard In Philly Parking Lot: Police
A 38-year-old man was shot by a Home Depot security guard in a Philadelphia parking lot, according to police. Officers responded to reports of a person with a gun in the 4600 block of Roosevelt Boulevard at 3:11 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, the Philadelphia Police Department said. When they arrived, officers found that the man was shot in the right shoulder by a Home Depot security guard, according to police. The man was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center and placed in stable condition, police said. The security guard was taken to Frankford Hospital for undisclosed injuries and was event…
Police & Fire
Blaze Causes Severe Damage To Bucks County Home: Fire Marshal
A fire did severe damage to a Bucks County home on Wednesday morning, Nov. 6, according to the Bristol Township fire marshal. The fire happened in the 600 block of Saxony Drive, according to Levittown Fire Company No. 2 in a Facebook post. Crews are currently operating on a house fire, Saxony Drive - Bristol Township. No injuries reported. Posted by Levittown Fire Company No. 2 on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 A second floor bedroom was destroyed in the blaze, and there was extensive heat and smoke damage throughout the rest of the second floor, Bristol Township Fire Marsh…
News
Explosion Rocks PA Home, Injuries Reported (
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An explosion and fire tore through a Pennsylvania home along South 9th Street just after 12 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, disptachers explained. Firefighters and emergency responders were called to the scene of a reported house explosion followed by a fire along the 300 block of South 9th Street in Connellsville just after noon, Fayette County 911 confirmed. Emergency crews arrived to find the home engulfed in flames, with residents evacuated from nearby houses as a safety precaution. While the extent of injuries remains unconfirmed, initial reports suggest that at least one person may…
Police & Fire
Man Who Arranged Arson Of PA Warehouse Convicted: Police
A New Jersey man was convicted for arranging the 2022 arson of a Bensalem warehouse on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, according to police. Ramiz Duka, 61, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was convicted in federal court for conspiring to set fire to a warehouse located at 1388 Bridgewater Road in Bensalem on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, the Bensalem Police Department said. Duka recruited two men to set fire to the warehouse, paying them $15,000 to do so, according to police. Over the course of several weeks, the three men met and planned the arson, ultimately leading to the fire. While fighting the blaze,…
News
Boy Injured By Float In PA Halloween Parade: Community Comes To The Rescue
A Berks County boy was tragically injured after he was run over by a float at a local Halloween parade, according to a community member trying to raise money for the family. Nico Rizzo, 8, of Boyertown, was on a float with his football team in the Boyertown Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 19, a GoFundMe campaign started by Abby Mackey, his friend's mother, states. "As Nico went to step back onto the trailer, his foot slipped and got caught under the wheel," Mackey said on the campaign page. "He quickly became trapped under the wheels of his float's trailer." Members of the communit…
Police & Fire
PA Motorcyclist Injured In Crash With Deer: Police
A 30-year-old motorcyclist was injured in a crash with a deer in Upper Macungie Township on Wednesday, Oct. 23, according to police. The motorcyclist, who is from Blandon, Berks County, struck a deer while driving on Route 222 North near its intersection with Grim Road at 6:38 a.m., the Upper Macungie Township Police Department said. After hitting the deer, the motorcyclist was thrown from his vehicle, resulting in "lower extremity injuries and road rash," according to police. He was taken to an undisclosed hospital for his injuries. Route 222 North was reduced to one lane immediatel…
Police & Fire
Easton Man Injured In Hit-And-Run When Thrown From Electric Cycle: Police
A 27-year-old Easton man was injured in a hit-and run crash after he was thrown from his electric cycle, police said. The crash happened when a dark-colored sedan that was northbound on Cetronia Road turned left onto Werley Road directly in front of the Easton man's electric cycle at 6:54 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to the Upper Macungie Township Police Department. The injured cyclist was taken to the hospital for injuries sustained in the crash, police said. The extent of his injuries wasn't disclosed. Daily Voice reached out to the Upper Macungie Township Police Department …
Police & Fire
Pick-up Crashes Into Horse-Buggy Sending 4 Amish People To Hospital: PA State Police
Additional details about a horse-and-buggy crash that four Amish people to the hospital have been shared with Daily Voice by Pennsylvania State Police on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Initially, we reported that three people were hospitalized following a crash involving a horse and buggy and a truck on Sunday night, Oct. 20, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications — but now PA State Police has confirmed that four Amish people who were riding in the buggy were hospitalized. The serious crash happened in the 400 block of Nottingham Road/PA Route 272, near the intersection …
Police & Fire
3 People Injured In Amish Horse-Buggy Crash: Lancaster County Dispatch
Three people were injured in a crash involving a horse and buggy and a truck on Sunday night, Oct. 20, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. The crash happened at the intersection of Nottingham Road and Little Britain Road in Little Britain Township around 7:40 p.m., according to LCWC. Three people from the horse and buggy were injured, but it was not clear if they were taken to a hospital. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the crash, so Daily Voice reached out to troopers for more information. Click here to read our updated report.
News
PA Amish Farm Accident Requires Multiple Ambulances
Multiple ambulances were called to an accident on an Amish farm on Saturday, Oct. 18, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. The call regarding a "traumatic injury" at the farm located in the 200 block of Paradise Lane in Paradise Township came into LCWC at 12:20 p.m. Details about the incident have not been released, but we know Pennsylvania State Police are investigating. Check back here for updates on this developing situation.
News
'Let It Burn Satan' PA Woman Yelled During Arson House Fire: Affidavit
Bizarre details about an arson were shared by police in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Oct. 18. Leslie G. Truitt, the 100 block of East Chestnut of Ephrata, is accused of "placing belongings of a former resident in her bathtub and setting them on fire," the police stated in the release and Daily Voice reported. The 70-year-old woman has been charged with arson and cruelty to animals. Her teenage neighbor and his stepdad rescued her and one of her dogs when the fire alarms went off at 5:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, as Daily Voice reported at the time. …
Police & Fire
Road
Rage
: Machete-Wielding Driver Leads To Struggle In PA Street
Two men were found grappling over a machete during a road rage incident in Bucks County, police said. Officers responded to the report of two men fighting in the middle of County Line Road at the intersection with Manor Drive at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, according to the New Britain Township Police Department. When they arrived, officers found the two men struggling with each other over a machete, police said. After the men were separated, one of them was immediately detained, according to police. The other man had cuts to his temple and arm, police said. He was taken to…
News
Motorcyclist Dad Caused His Fatal PA Crash, DA Says
New details have been released in four Lehigh Valley crashes, revealing that the three fatal crashes were caused by the drivers and were possibly preventable. This includes the death of a New Jersey native, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said on Monday, Oct. 14. Jorge Pickett, 34, originally of Camden, NJ, and most recently of Bethlehem, rode his motorcycle "through a steady red light for westbound traffic on Center Valley Parkway" fatally striking an SUV around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4 at West Saucon Valley Circle and Center Valley Parkway in Upper Saucon Township, the DA deta…
News
Reckless Teens Caused Their Injuries By Crashing Stolen Car, Lehigh DA Says
New details have been released in multiple serious Lehigh Valley crashes, including one involving minors, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said on Monday, Oct. 14 A teenager driving a stolen Nissan Maxima crashed on American Parkway, just north of the intersection of Bradford Street in Allentown at 2:35 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, the DA detailed. The two teens in the car, ages 14 and 15, were both injured. "The driver, whose name will not be released due to his age, was seriously injured," the DA said. "A passenger inside the car also received minor injuries in the accident." The investiga…
Police & Fire
PA Woman Shot By Husband While Reading Bible: Affidavit
An 84-year-old Bethel woman was shot in the head as she was reading the Bible, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The woman was shot by her husband, Howard "Philip" Boltz, as she was sitting at their dinner at their dining room table at 9:10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause. Boltz, 82, told his wife, "I can't stand it no more. You are cutting me down," as he placed a .22 caliber rifle's barrel against her head, according to the document. The rifle was still covered with a cloth Boltz used to protect it while i…
Police & Fire
PA Motorcyclist Among 2 Hospitalized With Serious Injuries In Route 80 Crash
A pair of motorcyclists were hospitalized with serious injuries when one struck the other on Route 80 in Warren County on Saturday, Oct. 5. The Kawasaki and Aprilia motorcycle were traveling east on Route 80 when the 33-year-old Aprilla operator struck the rear of the Kawasaki around 6 p.m. at milepost 12.6 in Hope Township, New Jersey State Polie Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Both operators were thrown from their bikes and taken to the hospital, one by medevac and the other by ground, with serious injuries. The Kawasaki operator is age 27, from Paterson, and the Aprilla operator is age 33…
Police & Fire
Toddler Shot In Lung, PA Dad Charged: DA
A 2-year-old Pottstown boy accidentally shot himself with his father's loaded firearm, leading to felony child and reckless endangerment charges for the father, authorities said. Luis Marin, 34, of Pottstown, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 26, with endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person after leaving the loaded firearm on his bed on Wednesday, May 15, resulting in the child shooting himself, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. The toddler was initially transported to Pottstown Hospital but was later transferred to Lehigh Valle…
Police & Fire
Montco Worker Airlifted After 25-Foot Fall From Roof In NJ, Video Shows Rescue Response: Police
A 46-year-old Pennsylvania man was rescued after he fell 25 feet from the roof of a building in Fairfield, NJ on Friday, Sept. 20, authorities said (scroll for video). At 10:54 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call reporting a man had fallen from the roof of a commercial building at 310 Fairfield Ave., Fairfield Police Officer Stacy Chiarolanza said. The man, who was allegedly employed by a roofing company from Delran and was conducting roof work at the time of the incident, fell from the roof onto metal piping where he became entrapped, Chiarolanza said. Numerous departments and pri…
News
Dad Killed, Brothers Critical After Crane Fall In Philly: Fund Says
More than $17,000 has been raised for the family of a 47-year-old HVAC worker and father of three killed in a fall from a cherry-picker crane on Friday, Sept. 6 in West Philadelphia. The oldest of three brothers on the crane, Tuan Vuong, died en route to the hospital, according to a GoFundMe campaign. "Our three cousins Tuan Vuong, Wei Vuong, and Nguyen Vuong were involved in a devastating construction accident in West Philadelphia," GoFundMe campaign organizers Crystal Mai and Linh Mai wrote. "A crane collapsed onto their work van, leaving them severely injured." The fatal acci…
News
PA Nurse, Firefighter Couple Seriously Injured In Crash, Friends Say
The Blue Bell community is rallying to support an emergency room nurse and a firefighter injured in a serious car crash on Friday, Sept. 13, according to a GoFundMe. "We come to you today with heavy hearts and a deep sense of urgency," Monica Colicino wrote on a GoFundMe campaign page. Dorothy and Kelly Rines "were involved in a serious car accident that has left them both with severe injuries and a long road to recovery," the GoFundMe organizer, Colicino explained. Dorothy, a veteran ER and trauma nurse, has spent years caring for others at Hahnemann University Hospital and curr…
Police & Fire
Fatal
Fire
: Infant Killed, Grandma, 3 Children Burned; PA Community Rallies
The Lebanon community is rallying for the Navarre and Miller families after a fire killed an infant, and burned three children under 5 years old and a grandmother, according to a GoFundMe verified by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 16. The fire broke out in the second floor of the Navarre home located in the 1300 block of Brandywine Street in Lebanon at 9:52 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, as Daily Voice previously reported. "While Brian was at work his home caught fire with his 4 children (all 5 and under) and their grandmother inside," Amber Bouillon wrote in a GoFundMe she organized f…
Police & Fire
Teen Girl Stuck Farm Equipment Airlifted: PA State Police (
Developing
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An 18-year-old farm worker was airlifted on Monday, Sept. 16 after getting stuck in a corn binder machine, authorities said. The girl was injured on the 300 block of Wilson Mill Road in Lower Oxford, according to Pennsylvania State Police. She was in stable condition after getting stuck at about 11 a.m., Corporal Travis Hill of the Avondale Station said. Hill did not know what part of her got stuck in the machine. Her name was not released. More details are expected from PSP later Monday. Check back for updates.
Police & Fire
Officer Assaulted, Teen Twin Brothers Arrested In Poconos: Police
Twin brothers caught stealing beer assaulted an officer in the Poconos, police announced on Friday, Sept. 13. Xaziver and Gabriel Valle, both 19-year-old Tobyhanna residents were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 12, Mountain Regional Police detailed in the release. Staff at the Weis Market located at 601 PA-940 Ste 116, Mt Pocono, called the police after Xaziver was seen putting beverages in a backpack, according to the release. When confronted by the staff, he told them he wasn't going to pay for anything and walked out of the store, the police wrote. When the police arrived, the s…
Police & Fire
Child Under 5 Killed, 5 Others Injured In Lebanon House Fire (
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A child is dead and five other people — including four children — were hurt in a fire in Lebanon City on Friday morning Sept. 13, officials explained. A child under the age of five died at the scene of the fire in the 1300 block of Brandywine Street, officials said. Four other children were injured and an elderly woman was medically evacuated by helicopter from the scene to Hershey Medical Center. The fire broke out at 9:52 a.m. according to the Lebanon Department of Emergency Services. Please keep Lebanon City Fire Department, EMS, Police , all agencies &…
Police & Fire
1 Injured In Central PA Shooting, Fleeing Suspect Spotted On Video: PD
One person suffered an injury after two guns were fired in Oxford, police announced on Thursday, Sept. 12. The shooting happened in the 200 block of South Fourth Street on around 8:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, the Oxford police detailed in the release. The "shots fired incident" happened following an argument, police believe. "Several live and spent shell casings have been collected that will be sent for analysis," the police said. The police shared the above video which shows a vehicle fleeing from the scene at a high rate of speed. It was last seen heading south…
News
Speed Key Factor In Crash That Killed 3 In Hatboro: Police
Soeed was the contributing factor in a crash that killed three people on Friday, Aug. 23 in Hatboro, authorities said. At 6:35 p.m., the Hatboro Police Department responded to County Line Road and Park Avenue for a report of a crash with entrapment. Police found the crash involved three vehicles, one of which flipped on its roof. "Based on the information gathered thus far, speed was the main contributing factor in this crash," Hatboro police said on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Prior to the crash, the Chevy Camaro, operated by 31-year-old Jospeh Snavely of Southampton, was travelin…
Police & Fire
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…
Obituaries
Mennonite Toddler Killed In Farming Accident ID'd: Dauphin County Coroner
A Mennonite toddler died following a farming accident in Lancaster County, the Dauphin County Coroner told Daily Voice on Monday, Aug. 5. Maria Lois Nolt, 2 years, 11 months, 20 days of Bainbridge, was struck dead in a pull-behind tractor incident on her family's farm on River Road in Conoy Township on July 20, according to the coroner's notes and her obituary published by LNP. Maria passed away at Hershey Medical Center following the incident, but additional details about what exactly happened and her time of death were unavailable. Daily Voice has reached out to numerous…
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