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8-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead In Hanover Township Home (
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An 8-year-old girl was fatally shot at a home on Fellows Avenue in Hanover Township early Monday, Dec. 9, authorities announced. The shooting occurred around 3 a.m., and an investigation is ongoing, police said. Hanover Township police, working with the District Attorney's Office and the Pennsylvania State Police, described the incident as an isolated case with no threat to the public. Details surrounding the circumstances of the shooting remain unclear. The girl's identity has not been released, and no further updates were immediately available as of 5:58 p.m. Monday. This is a …
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PA Flagger, Mom Struck In Hit-And-Run Faces Long Road To Recovery: Family
A Harrisburg flagger is recovering from devastating injuries after being struck in a hit-and-run crash, her family told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Dec. 3. April Hoyrup, a mother of two, was hit by a dark blue or black Audi while flagging at the intersection of Paxton and Cameron streets on Friday, Nov. 22, at around 2:30 a.m., according to her mother, Sharon Downing. The driver fled the scene. Hoyrup had only just returned to flagging that week, though she previously worked in the field for three years. Her shift that night ended with her being rushed to the ICU at Penn State Holy Spirit M…
Police & Fire
Man Fatally Shot Inside North Philadelphia Home: Police
A 37-year-old man was fatally shot inside a home on the 3900 block of North Darien Street in Philadelphia's 25th District, police announced. Body: The victim was shot once in the neck and once in the abdomen while in the living room at approximately 6:09 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, according to Officer Tanya Little of the Philadelphia Police Department. He was rushed to Temple University Hospital by police, where he was pronounced dead at 6:23 p.m., authorities said. A firearm was recovered at the scene, and one person is currently in custody for further investigation, police noted. The area …
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized After Stabbing In Philadelphia: Police
A 29-year-old man is recovering after a stabbing in Philadelphia's 24th District, police announced on Monday, Nov. 25. Officers were called to the 3000block of Amber Street at 6:02 p.m., where they found the victim with stab wounds to his upper right arm, tricep, and chest, authorities said. He was rushed to Temple University Hospital by ambulance and is currently in stable condition. The scene remains under investigation, with no weapon recovered and no arrests made, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Philadelphia Police Department’s tip line at 215-686-TIPS (84…
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PA Man Faces 86 Charges For Raping 4 Children Over 9 Years: Affidavit
A Hatfield man has been charged with 50 felonies and 36 misdemeanors related to the alleged sexual abuse of four minors across Montgomery County, authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 21. Resul Mustafa Ozdemir, 26, of Pinegrove Avenue in Hatfield Township, was arraigned on the charges and jailed on $500,000 cash bail, according to court records. The charges against Ozdemir include five felony counts each of rape by forcible compulsion, rape via threat of forcible compulsion, rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion, involuntary deviate sexual intercou…
Police & Fire
SEPTA Bus Hit-And-Run Crash In Philly Possibly Caused By Car Chase: Report
A hit-and-run crash involving a Philadelphia SEPTA bus may have been the result of a car chase, according to a report. Police responded to a call about a vehicle being chased and shot at on Broad Street at about 2 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, an NBC10 News report states. Instead, officers found that a vehicle had crashed into a SEPTA bus at the intersection of Broad and West Rockland streets, according to the NBC10 report. There were no passengers on the bus at the time and the driver was uninjured. The occupants of the vehicle fled the scene on foot, the report states. The exact numbe…
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
7-Year-Old Girl Fatally Shot in Face While at Her Home: Philadelphia Police
A 7-year-old girl was fatally shot in the face inside her Philadelphia home on Sunday, Nov. 3, police said. Officers responded to the incident on the 3800 block of I Street around 2:27 p.m., where they found the girl, later identified as Mia Andujar, with a gunshot wound. Mia was transported to St. Christopher’s Hospital and was pronounced dead at 2:39 p.m., according to authorities. Responding officers secured a firearm found at the scene. Following an investigation, police arrested 24-year-old Alan Nguyen, who faces charges of Involuntary Manslaughter, Endangering the Welfare of a …
Police & Fire
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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'Hazardous' Laser Strikes At PA Airport: Police
Two laser strikes have been reported by air traffic controllers at a Pennsylvania airport on Tuesday, Oct. 29, police announced. The "laser strikes" were reported by airport traffic controllers at Harrisburg International Airport "coming from an area approximately one mile north of the tower," Highspire police said. The shining laser pointers were aimed at planes flying overhead, posing "a serious risk to the safety of the aircraft and people on the ground," police wrote in the release. "This action is not only hazardous but also illegal," they added. "Aimi…
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Prison Guard Stabbed In Philadelphia: Police
A prison guard is in the hospital following a stabbing, Philadelphia police announced on Thursday, Oct. 24. The stabbing happened at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, located at 8101 State Road in Philadelphia around 1:40 p.m. An inmate stabbed the guard once in the left arm, according to PPD. "The guard was transported by Medic 49 to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital, where they were placed in stable condition," the police wrote in the release. The scene was being held, but no weapon was recovered. The offender has been detained, and the investigation is ong…
Police & Fire
1 Killed, 1 Hospitalized In Bethlehem Crash, Police Say
One driver's dead and another is in the hospital following a crash early on Saturday morning, Oct. 20, Bethlehem Township Police announced. The "serious' two vehicle happened at the intersection of Freemansburg Avenue and 7th Street in the township at 2:35 a.m., police detailed in the release. Arriving officers found the driver of a blue Volkswagen Passat had died, they were the sole occupant of the vehicle. Their identity is being withheld until released by the Northampton County Coroner’s Office. The 24-year-old driver of a black Volkswagen Jetta involved in the crash wa…
Police & Fire
Hammer Used To Steal $100K In Luxury Watches From King Of Prussia Mall: PD
Almost $100,000 in luxury watches was stolen in a smash-and-grab robbery at the King of Prussia Mall, the police announced on Thursday, Oct. 17. Two men walked into the Breitling Watch store at the mall, located at 160 North Gulph Road, walked over to a display, and smashed the glass cases with a hammer, the Upper Merion Township Police Department explained. The incident happened at 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10. Both men ran from the store with several high-end watches worth about $93,000, according to police. The robbery took less than 20 seconds from the time the two men entered th…
Police & Fire
ATM Theft Rings Sought In PA, MD After Bust Of 'Smash & Grab' Group: Police
Four people are being extradited to Pennsylvania from Maryland for "smash and grab" ATM thefts authorities believe are part of a wider network, according to a release on Friday, Oct. 11. A police investigation across three states has led to the arrests of the following four suspects all from Baltimore, MD, on charges of Robbery and Risking Catastrophe: Donnell King, 39. Charonda Cook, 27. Barry Diggs, 26. Jaquawon Matthews, 26. The quadruple is suspected of stealing an ATM by driving through the front entrance of the York Fuel Stop at 1129 W. Market Street in West York Borough a…
Schools
345 Offenses As Adult For Teen School Bus Shooter: Chester DA
Students were on a school bus when gunshots came through the windshield, Chester County officials announced on Thursday night, Oct. 10. Jaki White-Marshall, 17, of Coatesville, has been arrested and will be charged as an adult for shooting at a bus full of high school students, the Chester County District Attorney announced the day after the shooting. The shooting happened in the 300 block of Charles Street near Hope Avenue and Madison Street around 3 p.m., according to the Coatesville Area School District and the DA. White-Marshall was one of four men…
Police & Fire
Dog Mauls To Cat Death, Pennsylvania Owner Arrested: Police
A dog owner was arrested after her dog mauled a neighbor's cat to death, according to a release by the Springfield Township police on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Heather M. Fitzgerald, 53, of Coopersburg, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of Harboring Dangerous Dogs and Confinement of Animal Within Premises of Owner following a police investigation on Monday, Sept. 30, the Springfield Township Police Department detailed in the release. This was Fitzgerald's second official offense within this year, according to police. She had another charge of Confinement of an Animal Within the Premises of …
Business
Customer Irate Over Not Getting Free Food Vandalizes Restaurant: Philly Police
A customer visiting a fried chicken restaurant on Broad Street in Philadelphia vandalized the store after becoming irate with the store's employees, according to police. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, a woman in a black jacket and black sweatpants entered Crown Fried and Grilled Chicken in the 2200 block of North Broad Street, the Philadelphia Police Department said. Google Maps shows Crown Chicken & Grill, located at 2201 North Broad Street, as the restaurant in question. The woman demanded free extra food items from store employees, according to police. When they didn't meet her demands, she v…
Police & Fire
Hazleton Shooting Victim Taken To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Police
A man was wounded from a gunshot to his right index finger as he was in the area of Alter Street and 17th Street on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, according to the Hazleton City Police Department. The man was treated at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton for the non-life-threatening wound and later released, police said. Police responded to a notification from the Raven Gunshot Detection System that shots were fired in the area of Alter and 17th streets. When they arrived on the scene, they found numerous shell casings along 17th Street. A vehicle that was parked nearby was found to have bullet …
Police & Fire
Man Shot Dead Outside Philly High School, $20K Reward Offered
An unidentified man in his 20s was shot dead outside a high school in East Germantown Village, Philadelphia police announced on Monday, Sept. 23. The man was shot once in the chest while in the roadway at 5900 Stenton Avenue, outside of Martin Luther King High School, according to the police. He was pronounced dead by Medic 33 at 11:46 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22. The crime scene was held for further investigation, with no arrests made and no weapons recovered. A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Anyone with information about this incident…
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
Teen Girl Killed In Philadelphia
A 13-year-old girl was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 18 in Philadelphia, authorities said. The black female was found on the 2800 block of N Bailey Street having suffered a gunshot wound to the right side of her chest just after 7:35 p.m., police said. She was taken by police to Temple University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead just after 8 p.m. The scene remains secured, and investigators are actively working on the case. At this time, no weapons have been recovered, and no arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is urg…
Police & Fire
Distracted Nanny Was On Her Phone When 3-Year-Old Ran Off, Died In Chesco Park: DA
A 28-year-old Virginia woman is facing charges in Chester County, PA in connection with the death of a 3-year-old boy, authorities announced. Imani Lewis was working as the nanny of a 3-year-old, nonverbal boy and called 9-1-1 when he went missing in Tredyffrin Township on Sept. 2, 2024, at approximately 6:50 p.m., the Chester County DA's office said. Officers were dispatched to Wilson Farm Park, Tredyffrin Township, and searched park and a path leading to the stormwater retention pond. When police approached the water’s edge, they found the boy unresponsive in the pond.…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck Dead In Warminster, Police Search For Second Driver
A pedestrian was struck dead in Warminster on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, area police announced. The fatal crash happened at 220 East Street Road at around 6 a.m., Warminster Township Police detailed in a release. Officers arrived to find the man "lying unconscious in the westbound right turn lane of Street Road at Johnsville Boulevard" as stated in the release. Warminster Police and Central Bucks County Emergency Medical Services gave him care at the scene where he ultimately passed. The first driver who struck the unidentified man stayed on the scene and is working with the police. Dur…
Police & Fire
'An Unimaginable Loss': Family Grieves As Cops ID Philadelphia Shooting Victim, 30
Authorities identified the 30-year-old woman shot and killed early Wednesday, Sept. 11 in Philadelphia. Shiann Grenn was found dead on the 2300 block of East Hagert Street in the 26th District, Philadelphia police said on Thursday, Sept. 12. She was fatally wounded in the chest and left arm, they said. Shiann's mother, Elizabeth Santiago, set up a GoFundMe page. "On September 11, my daughter Shiann Green was sadly taken away from us. It is with deep sorrow that we share this heartbreaking news that Shiann Green tragically lost her life in a senseless act of violence," her mother wrote. "…
News
Women Drugged With Meth-Infused Tequila, Sexually Assaulted By PA 'Sugar Daddy,' Complaint Says
A newly obtained criminal complaint details how a 40-year-old Pennsylvania man drugged and sexually assaulted six women during their dates from hell at his home. All of the women, including two from New Jersey, met Andrew Gallo, of Levittown, PA on sugardaddymeet.com. Gallo appeared to have followed the exact same playbook, police papers show: He'd brag about his bartending skills then pour them a drink from open bottles and hop in the shower shower. When he got out, he'd give the women a tour of his home, telling them how he rebuilt it after a fire. It was somewhere around this point …
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Infant Eats THC Gummies, Pennsylvania Dad Charged: Police
A 21-year-old Southampton dad has been charged with child endangerment after allegedly leaving THC candies within reach of his 1-year-old son who ingested them, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Davan Philip Thomas was charged by Upper Southampton police on Sept. 4 after an investigation found that he "negligently allowed a juvenile in his care to ingest a dangerous substance," police said on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Thomas "violated a duty of care and protection when (he) failed to take necessary steps to isolate illegal drugs from the child's access which created a substan…
Police & Fire
4-Month-Old Infant Found Unresponsive Rushed To
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A 28-year-old man is in jail after an infant was found unresponsive in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Sept. 11, police announced. Seth Williams of Pittsburgh has been charged with five felony counts of Aggravated Assault, and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of Children, the police explained. The police first became aware of the incident after someone found the unresponsive 4-month-old boy and brought the baby to a hospital "with visible signs of abuse," as stated by police. Due to his "multiple severe injuries", the infant was transferred to UPMC Children’s Hospital where …
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Woman Shot, Killed Overnight In Philadelphia: Police
A 30-year-old woman was shot and killed overnight in Philadelphia. ALSO SEE: Cops ID woman killed Philadelphia Police responded for a person with a gun, on the 2300 block of East Hagert Street, in the 26th District, shortly after midnight on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The victim suffered gunshot wounds to the chest and left arm, Philadelphia police said. PFD-Medic Unit pronounced the victim dead on the scene at 12:15 a.m. No weapon was recovered, and no arrest at this time. The investigation is active and ongoing with homicide detectives. Tips can be submitted anonymously b…
Police & Fire
Toddler Mauled By 2 Dogs In PA Airlifted To Hospital: Police
A 22-month-old boy is in the hospital after being mauled by two dogs early Tuesday morning, Sept. 10, the South Lebanon Township Police announced. The toddler was staying at a babysitter's home when the dogs attacked, according to the release. An officer with the South Lebanon Township Police Department was called to the attack home at 4:38 a.m. on Sept. 10, as detailed in the release. The toddler was airlifted to Hershey Medical Center was in "stable but guarded condition," as stated in the initial release, but by 4:42 p.m. he was listed in "critical condition."&nbs…
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HIM? Manhunt In Machete Attack In Upper Merion Township (
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Police in Upper Merion Township are on the lookout for a 56-year-old man wanted in a recent machete attack in which the victim suffered "significant" injuries, authorities said on Monday, Sept. 9. Edward Gomery is suspected in "an aggravated assault involving a machete" on another man he knew on Aug. 27, Upper Merion police said. ALSO SEE: CAPTURED: Wanted Suspect Nabbed By Norristown Police. The US Marshals Service (Philadelphia Office) is assisting in locating Gomery, police said. At about 12:15 a.m. on Aug. 27, officers were dispatched to a residence on the 200 block of New Church Road…
Schools
Authorities ID Custodian Found Dead Day Before School Started In Lackawanna County
An 81-year-old man found dead at an elementary school in Lackawanna County has been identified, authorities said on Friday, Sept. 6. The body of Gary Porter, 81, of Dunmore, was discovered on Aug. 27 at Dunmore Elementary Center at 300 W. Warren St. in Dunmore, Lackawanna County Coroner Timothy Rowland told Daily Voice. His death took place one day before the new school year began on Aug. 28. Rowland said he has not issued a ruling on the cause of death pending a police investigation. The custodian passed away while working the night shift at the school, Superintendent John Marichak …
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