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Child Calls 911 After PA Mom Shot Dead By BF In Basement: DA Child Calls 911 After PA Mom Shot Dead By BF In Basement: DA
Child Calls 911 After PA Mom Shot Dead By BF In Basement: DA A child called 911 after their mother was shot inside their Rostraver Township home, and the woman’s boyfriend has been charged with homicide. The case against Robert Chaplin will proceed to trial, a magisterial judge ruled on Tuesday, March 11, following a brief preliminary hearing. Rostraver Township Police and county detectives responded to the 900 block of Route 136 just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, after the child’s emergency call reported a shooting. Officers arrived to find Chaplin, 34, standing in the driveway. Inside, they discovered Estela Rivera Vasquez, 35, lying on th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Woman Left For Dead In Ditch After Hit-Run In Area: Sheriff Woman Left For Dead In Ditch After Hit-Run In Area: Sheriff
Woman Left For Dead In Ditch After Hit-Run In Area: Sheriff A Maryland man is facing multiple charges after allegedly striking a 21-year-old woman with his vehicle in Harford County and leaving her critically injured in a ditch, authorities announced. Lebogang-Ram Motshabi, 25, was arrested in connection with the hit-and-run, which happened shortly before 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, on S. Tollgate Road near Aiken Terrace in Abingdon, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. The victim, identified as Amaya Marie Martise, had reportedly been walking home from Walmart when she was struck by a driver who fled the scene. She remained undiscovered …

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Shot By PA State Trooper After Firing Multiple Shots During Standoff: DA Woman Shot By PA State Trooper After Firing Multiple Shots During Standoff: DA
Woman Shot By PA State Trooper After Firing Multiple Shots During Standoff: DA A Pennsylvania state trooper shot a woman following a standoff in Middle Paxton Township on Thursday, Dec. 26, Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said. The standoff occurred in the 400 block of Fried Drive and escalated when the woman, identified as Samantha Leigh Atherholt, fired multiple shots, Chardo explained on Friday, Dec. 27. "One member of the PSP fired a shot," Chardo said. "The attached motion details how Samantha Atherholt fired multiple shots at police." According to court documents obtained by Daily Voice, Atherholt’s bail has been revoked following her actions d…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Mugshot Released Of Philly Murderer Arrested For Killing In York County Mugshot Released Of Philly Murderer Arrested For Killing In York County
Mugshot Released Of Philly Murderer Arrested For Killing In York County A mugshot has been released of a convicted murderer under arrest after two people were found dead in South Central Pennsylvania on Wednesday morning, Oct. 9, authorities say.  Rangel Vangas, 53, most recently of York but previously of Philadelphia, was arrested on the scene of the double slaying and charged with two counts of Criminal Homicide, Springettsbury Township police detailed in a release. Vangas is a convicted murderer, according to state and federal court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Officers had been called to an assault in the 3200 block of Eastern Bo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
Man Wanted For Trump Sign Thefts In Upper Merion Township: Police (PHOTOS) Man Wanted For Trump Sign Thefts In Upper Merion Township: Police (PHOTOS)
Man Wanted For Trump Sign Thefts In Upper Merion Township: Police (Photos) A man is wanted for stealing and damaging Trump lawn signs and flags, the Upper Merion Township announced in an updated release on Thursday, Sept. 26.  Over the past two weeks, there were reports of criminal mischief and theft at a home in the 100 block of Nancys Lane in the Brandywine Village neighborhood, the police detailed in a release. The homeowner reported that on several occasions, flags and Trump lawn signs were damaged and stolen by an unknown man. The incidents happen between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m., according to police.  The man is described as being white, in his 40s or 50…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Large Police Presence Outside Home In Bucks County (UPDATE) Large Police Presence Outside Home In Bucks County (UPDATE)
Large Police Presence Outside Home In Bucks County (Update) Police have surrounded a home in Buckingham Township, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Man Kills Wife, Son Then Himself Buckingham officers are currently investigating a scene on the 3900 block of Charter Club Drive. Police said there is no danger to the community.

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by Jon Craig