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Register Sex Offender Among PA Men Indicted For Conspiracy To Produce Child Pornography: Feds
Two Pennsylvania men — including a registered sex offender — are facing federal charges after allegedly conspiring to produce child pornography and enticing children online, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Kevin Eric Abbott, 39, of Scranton, and Rashaad Khalid Che Taylor, 28, of Milford, were indicted by a federal grand jury for charges that include conspiracy to produce child pornography, online enticement, distribution, and possession of child pornography, according to the release. Taylor also faces an addit…
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Lititz Man, 70, Charged After High-Speed Chase Through Warwick Township: Police
A 70-year-old East Petersburg man faces felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly fleeing police during a traffic detail in Warwick Township, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Stefan Hoenicke, of East Petersburg, was driving a white Honda CRV southbound on Lititz Pike around 9:52 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, when he allegedly attempted to evade a traffic detail conducted by NLCRPD and the U.S. Secret Service near W. Millport Road, police said in the release. Officers said Hoenicke entered a right-turn lane before swerving left, bypassi…
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Vigilante ‘Mr. 17540’ Nabs PA Man In Child Predator Sting: Affidavit
A Lower Paxton man faces multiple charges after being caught in a sting operation by a vigilante posing as a teenage girl, authorities announced Friday, Nov. 17. John Robert Tasevoli, 44, is accused of attempting to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex in August 2023 following months of explicit communication with Justin Perry, better known as “Mr. 17540,” according to West Earl Township police, and an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The affidavit details how Perry, who runs social media accounts to expose child predators, began communicating with Tasev…
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13-Year-Old Girl Raped By PA Registered Megan’s Law Sex Offender: Affidavit
An Ephrata man, already a lifetime Megan’s Law registrant, is facing charges for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl, subjecting her to repeated abuse over the past two years, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department on Wednesday, Nov. 20, and an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. Michael Christopher Pringle, 60, was arrested after the victim disclosed the assault to her school counselor on Oct. 7. The incident occurred the evening before at a home in Clay Township. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING** Allegations From The Affidavit…
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Help Sought Locating Missing 13-Year-Old Girl In Lancaster
A Lancaster teen has been reported missing, and police are asking for the public's help, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20. London Davila, 13, was last seen on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, at 8 a.m., wearing a black sweatshirt, black puffer jacket, dark sweatpants, and pink Crocs, according to the release. London is described as 4’11” tall, with black hair and hazel eyes. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to contact county dispatch at 717-664-1180.
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There's A New Millionaire In Town! $1 Million Mega Millions Ticket Sold In DelCo
A Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $1 million was sold at a Delaware County retailer for the Tuesday, Nov. 19 drawing, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The ticket matched all five white balls drawn, 5-35-50-51-59, to win $1 million, the Pennsylvania Lottery said in a Wednesday, Nov. 20 news release. There was no match to the yellow Mega Ball 8. The winning ticket was sold at Shamrock Beverage, located at 1010 MacDade Boulevard in Folsom, according to the news release. Shamrock Beverage will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Since there was no match for the yell…
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Pedro Found: Missing, Endangered Man Located, PA State Police Say
An 80-year-old man who had been reported missing and endangered in Spring Garden Township has been located police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Pedro Iturmendi had last been seen around 6 p.m. near Woodland Drive in Spring Garden Township, according to a release from the Spring Garden Township Police. Iturmendi was believed to be at risk of harm or injury and possibly confused. Iturmendi had last been seen wearing a red V-neck sweater, blue pants, brown sandals, white socks, and eyeglasses. He was believed to be driving a 2015 white Chevrolet Equinox. He was located Tuesday night…
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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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Former Cumberland County District Attorney Skip Ebert Passes Away At 76
Former Cumberland County District Attorney Merle "Skip" Ebert, known for his innovative contributions to the criminal justice system, has passed away at the age of 76, officials announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 4:45 p.m. Ebert, who also served as a judge, was deeply admired for his commitment to justice and reform. His legacy includes groundbreaking initiatives such as establishing investigative grand juries at the county level, creating Cumberland County’s Central Booking Center, and launching a Victim Services Division within the District Attorney's Office to support crime victims navigati…
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PA Man Gets Jail Time For Assaulting Another Police Officer:
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A Bucks County man is getting jail time after targeting a law enforcement officer for the second time, the US Department of Justice said in a Thursday, Nov. 14 news release. Anthony Lombardo, 46, of Bristol, was sentenced to 54 months in prison and three years of supervised release for assaulting a federal officer on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, the news release states. Lombardo drove to the James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse located at 7th and Market streets in Philadelphia on the day of the incident, according to the news release. When he arrived at the courthouse, he brandished a large kitc…
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Bodycam Footage Released After Elizabethtown Officer-Involved Shooting Ruled Justified: DA
The fatal officer-involved shooting of 39-year-old Andrew Ward outside the Northwest Regional Police Station in Elizabethtown earlier this month has been deemed justified, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Ward, who was armed with a loaded handgun, was shot by an officer after he pointed the weapon at law enforcement during a confrontation on Sunday, Nov. 3, according to the DA’s findings. Incident Overview Ward had been arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, with a reported blood alcohol concentration …
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Teacher Struck, Pinned Under Car At Delco Catholic School: Reports (
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A school teacher was struck by, and pinned under a car at a Delaware County Catholic school on Monday, Nov. 18, according to reports. Amy Travers, a teacher at Saint Francis of Assisi School was struck by a vehicle while helping students in the car line at Saint Kevin Parish School, 200 West Sproul Road, Springfield Township, according to Facebook posts by both schools. "One of our beloved teachers was struck by a car while helping with the car line for our little ones at SFA," the post by Saint Francis Assisi states. "She is such a fantastic educator and an even better person. Pray for Amy…
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PA Teen Found After Nearly 4 Months-Long Search: Police
A Lancaster teen reported missing in late July has been found, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 10:30 a.m. Wilbert Blose, 15, of Lancaster had last been seen on the 200 block of College Ave on July 29, sparking a months-long search, according to the release. Details about his appearance or recovery were not released. Police thanked the public for their help in locating Blose safely.
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PA Teen Sentenced For Stabbing Aunt In Head While Driving: DA
A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to state prison after stabbing his aunt in the back of the head while she was driving in Martic Township earlier this year. D’Andre Jennings, of the 100 block of Peters Creek Road, Fulton Township, Peach Bottom, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and recklessly endangering another person, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Nov. 4. President Judge David Ashworth sentenced Jennings to 2 ½ to 6 years in state prison. The incident happened near the intersection of Susquehannock Drive and Beth…
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1 Dead, Dozens Sickened In 18 States, Including PA, From E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Carrots
An E. coli outbreak linked to carrots has left one person dead and sickened 39 people in 18 states. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) says the infections have come from multiple brands of recalled organic whole bagged carrots and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms, which is based in Bakersfield, California. "Carrots on store shelves right now are likely not affected but may be in people's homes," the CDC said. "If you have any recalled carrots in your home, throw them out or return them to the store." The carrots were sold nationally at sold in bags under m…
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PA Kids Club Employee Who Showed 'Dark Web' Suicides To Boys He Assaulted Sentenced: DA
A former Neshaminy Kids Club worker was sentenced to 35 to 88 years in state prison for sexually assaulting seven boys and filming some of the abuse, Bucks County authorities announced on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Gerald William Spoto, 42, of Disk Lane in Bristol Township, pleaded guilty in July to nearly three dozen charges for crimes committed between the late 1990s and 2023. He was also declared a sexually violent predator, requiring lifetime sex offender registration and treatment. These assaults of seven boys included "sleepovers" in New Jersey, Detectives with the Middletown Township Pol…
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Several Coyotes Spotted Roaming In MontCo Park: Police
Several coyotes have been spotted around a Montgomery County park, according to police. There have been some sightings of the wild canines around Lansdale's Wissahickon Park, the Lansdale Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The Eastern Coyote's numbers have been rising in Pennsylvania for years, police said. This is because "urban areas are a constant source of food, water, shelter, and space year-round." Their migration into these urban areas can sometimes lead to attacks on pets, and on rare occasions, even humans, according to police. Coyotes can become a prob…
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PA Man Killed In I-81 Crash Named: Coroner
A young man from Monroe County has been identified as the victim of a fiery multi-vehicle crash that shut down Interstate 81 in Lebanon County for nearly 10 hours on Thursday, Nov. 14, officials confirmed the following afternoon. James Stokes, 27, of Cresco, was a front-seat passenger in one of the vehicles involved in the collision, which occurred around 2:40 a.m. in the northbound lanes near Exit 80 (Route 743/Grantville/Hershey) in East Hanover Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. Crash Details The crash began when a vehicle traveling in the right lane struck the rear of …
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NJ Man Could Get Up to 146 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting PA Girl: DA
A New Jersey man is facing up to 146 years in jail after being convicted for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old Lehigh County girl, according to a Friday, Nov. 15 news release. Spartak A. Fedorovich, 38, of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, was found guilty of all charges relating to the sexual assault, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. Charges against Fedorovich stem from an investigation by Upper Saucon Township police who were dispatched to a home for a report of suspicious activity on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 , according to the district attorney's news release. Off…
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Estate Of PA “Grammy” Sues For Wrongful Death Following Fatal I-81 Crash
The estate of a woman known lovingly as “Grammy” to her family, is suing for her wrongful death after a tragic crash on Interstate 81, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Eileen Beck, 80, who was born and raised in West Orange, New Jersey, and her companion John Sheltman, 79 — both with ties to Selinsgrove but most recently lived in Towada — were in a Subaru Outback, and Lieu Nguyen, 49, of Harrisburg, who was the driver of a Toyota Mini Van — were all pronounced deceased at the scene of "Multiple Traumatic Injuries", Coroner Charles Hall told…
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Elizabethtown Man's Death Ruled Homicide After Fatal Shooting By Police: Lancaster Coroner
A man arrested for allegedly driving under the influence returned with a handgun to the police station and ended up being shot dead by an officer, authorities detailed in an updated release on Tuesday night, Nov. 12. Andrew Ward, 39, of Elizabethtown has been identified as the man police fatally shot outside the Northwest Regional Police Station on Elizabethtown Road at at 1:43 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, according to the DA's updated release and as Daily Voice previously reported. His cause of death was "gunshot wounds to the body" and the manner was ruled "homicide" by t…
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New Local Income Tax Coming To 4 Communities In PA County: Officials
Four Delaware County communities are imposing a new local earned income tax in 2025, according to tax officials. Upper Darby and Upper Providence townships and Ridley Park and Aldan boroughs will join other communities in the county that already collect the tax, Keystone Collections said in a Thursday, Nov. 13 news release. This is a 1 percent tax assessed to residents regardless of where they work and to nonresidents who work in the community, according to Keystone Collections, the officials responsible for collecting the tax. The tax becomes effective on Wednesday, Jan. 1, when the four …
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Racist Road Rage Rant Prompts Apology By PA Restaurant Owner, Penn State Board Member
A Pennsylvania restaurant owner and (now former) member of Penn State York’s advisory board issued an apology for a racist rant in a road rage incident captured in a viral video. “I am the individual who was recorded using racist language in a recently released video," Jonathan Spanos, the owner of the Paddock on Market, began his speech at Springettsbury Municipal Complex on Wednesday, Nov. 13. “The video captured a heated family confrontation in which I intentionally used the most ugly language known to me to lash out in anger,” Spanos said. The video was poste…
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Man Wanted For Repeatedly Raping 6-Year-Old Chester County Girl: Affidavit
A Coatesville man is wanted on charges for repeatedly raping a six-year-old Chester County girl, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Mark Eric Allen, 57, was charged with Rape of Child and related offenses after the girl, now a teen, reported him to police on Monday, Nov. 4, according to the affidavit of probable cause. The girl told police that Allen exposed himself, sexually assaulted her, and attempted to have sex with her multiple times when she was between the ages of 6 and 8 years old, the affidavit states. She was living in Philadelphia wh…
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PA Son Who 'Chose Drugs' Killing Mom For Her Purse Sentenced Up To 80 Years
An Adamstown man who confessed to killing his mother in a dispute over her purse and fleeing in her car has been sentenced to 35 to 80 years in state prison, Lancaster County officials announced on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Zachary Thomas Gift, 28, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, robbery, two counts of strangulation, and theft by unlawful taking in connection with the March 19, 2023, death of his mother, Lois Gift, 62. Investigators say Gift strangled and smothered Lois in their home on Grant Road in Adamstown around 11 p.m. that night after an argument escalated. According to police, he stol…
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Repeat Sex Offender Convicted Of Raping Another Child In Pennsylvania: DA
A repeat sex offender has been convicted of raping yet another child, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Dennis "Denny" Eugene Meyer Jr., 47, of Harrisburg, was found guilty of felon Rape of a Child, felon Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child, felon Aggravated Indecent Assault of a Child, felon Unlawful Contact with a Minor, felon Sexual Assault, and misdemeanor Indecent Assault following a jury trial on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, according to the DA. The charges were brought after a 12-year-old girl told a friend’s mother that "…
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Child Porn Sharing Leads To Arrest Of Bucks SEPTA Police Officer: Affidavit
A SEPTA transit police officer was arrested by the FBI for sharing child pornography, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Brian Zenszer, 43, of Warminster, was accused of sharing 19 videos of child pornography and two pictures via his Kik social media account on Wednesday, Nov. 6, according to the affidavit of probable cause. The FBI began investigating Zenszer after receiving a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children regarding graphic videos found on Kik of "prepubescent minor girls" engaged in various sex acts, as stated…
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Fireball Lights Up Sky, Captivating Hundreds Across Pennsylvania
A bright fireball streaked across the East Coast on Monday, Nov. 11, catching the attention of hundreds of people from Connecticut to Virginia (did you see it? Send footage to clevine@dailyvoice.com). The American Meteor Society reported that 236 people witnessed the fireball around 7:48 p.m., with sightings spanning 13 states, the District of Columbia, and Ontario, Canada (click here for the sightings map). Witnesses described the fireball as a striking light blue or green that illuminated the sky for four to seven seconds, moving diagonally from the upper right to the lower left. The eve…
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Top Hospitals In Pennsylvania For 2025 Named
Pennsylvania’s top hospitals for 2025 have been named, showcasing the best facilities in the state according to a new ranking. Released by Statista, the list honors hospitals based on patient care, reputation, and quality indicators. The methodology for this ranking involved an analysis of patient feedback, hospital recommendations from medical professionals, and performance metrics such as patient safety and treatment quality, according to Statista. Topping the list is the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian Shadyside, praised for its comprehensive services and adva…
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Car Flips Over Inside Covered Bridge In PA: Fire Officials (
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A car crash inside a covered bridge in Lancaster County late Friday night, Nov. 8, officials announced the following day. Upper Leacock Fire Company reported that the crash happened shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9. Fire crews were dispatched after receiving reports of a vehicle accident involving a car flipped onto its side within a bridge in Upper Leacock Township. When emergency units arrived, all occupants of the car were already outside the vehicle. Firefighters provided lighting and assisted with clearing debris once the car was removed from the bridge, authoriti…
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Man Struggling With Depression For Years Jumps To Death In PA: Family Says (
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An adult man died after falling from a building in the 200 block of Strawberry Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, police confirmed. The incident occurred around 12 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, authorities told Daily Voice. The man's family has been contacted and is cooperating with the police as they complete their investigation. “At this time, through the investigation, it does appear to be a suicide, as nothing could be found to indicate otherwise,” officials told Daily Voice. The reason he jumped was unavailable at the time of publishing, but in the days since his family told us he strugg…
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