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Over $175K Raised For Scranton Police Officer Shot On Duty Over $175K Raised For Scranton Police Officer Shot On Duty
Over $175K Raised For Scranton Police Officer Shot On Duty While Scranton police detective Kyle Gilmartin remains hospitalized after being shot in the line of duty last week, community members have raised tens of thousands of dollars in his name.  Gilmartin was shot in an "ambush-style attack" on North Decker Court early on Thursday, Jan. 11, police have said. He and two other officers were sitting in an unmarked police car when 20-year-old Aiden Deininger shot at the vehicle, hitting Gilmartin twice in the head, according to state troopers.  Another officer returned fire, shooting Deininger five times, officials said. Both were taken to …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Mom Of 4, Firefighter Shot Dead In Williamsport See Wave Of Support Mom Of 4, Firefighter Shot Dead In Williamsport See Wave Of Support
Mom Of 4, Firefighter Shot Dead In Williamsport See Wave Of Support Communities are rallying for a man and a woman who were found shot to death in a car in Williamsport. Alisha Seese and Ronald "Ronnie" E. Dailey Jr., both 37 years old, were found just after midnight on Friday, Jan. 12, according to officials.  The police had been called to reports of gunfire in the 1700 block of Terrace Place around 12:30 a.m., they said in a release.  Authorities explained that the pair had just finished a shift at Lycoming Engines where they worked as part-time security guards. Supposedly a suspect has been identified. Daily Voice has reached out to the distri…

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by Mac Bullock & Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Longtime Police Officer In Maryland Daniel Stickney Jr. Dies Unexpectedly (TRIBUTE) Longtime Police Officer In Maryland Daniel Stickney Jr. Dies Unexpectedly (TRIBUTE)
Longtime Police Officer In Maryland Daniel Stickney Jr. Dies Unexpectedly (Tribute) A Maryland police department is mourning the loss of a longtime brother in blue. Daniel Stickney Jr., who spent the last 15 years working for the Rising Sun Police Department in Maryland, died unexpectedly  on Wednesday, Jan. 10, according to a GoFundMe campaign for his family and his obituary. He was 49 years old. The Ridley Park, PA father, who spent 25 years working in law enforcement, was remembered by the Rising Sun PD as being "witty and kind." The Town of Rising Sun & the Rising Sun Police Department is deeply saddened to announce the sudden death of Police Cpl....…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Felon, Shippensburg Alum Officers Shot Dead In Carlisle ID'd, PA State Police Say (UPDATE) Felon, Shippensburg Alum Officers Shot Dead In Carlisle ID'd, PA State Police Say (UPDATE)
Felon, Shippensburg Alum Officers Shot Dead In Carlisle ID'd, PA State Police Say (Update) A 33-year-old man was killed and a police officer pulled the trigger, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Megan Frazer announced on Saturday evening.  Nathaniel Law Liberator, of Carlisle, has been identified as the man shot dead by an area police officer, Trooper Frazer said in an updated release.  Carlisle Borough Police were called to a disturbance in the area of the 300 block of C Street at 1:59 p.m. on Jan. 13, Trooper Frazer explained.  When officers arrived and began to investigate, "an altercation took place between Officers and a suspect," as stated in the state …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Dad Killed Woman Before His Son Shot Him In Self-Defense: Authorities PA Dad Killed Woman Before His Son Shot Him In Self-Defense: Authorities
PA Dad Killed Woman Before His Son Shot Him In Self-Defense: Authorities A Northumberland County man was shot dead by his son after killing a woman and threatening to harm others at a Lower Mahanoy home on Sunday night, Jan. 7, according to officials.   State police previously announced they were investigating the deaths of Tracey Adams and Brandi Hauck, who they said were found at 844 Malta Road around 5 p.m.  Investigators now say Adams was involved in a "verbal and physical" domestic dispute at a house on Adams Road earlier in the evening. The fight caused an adult woman and a daughter of Adams' to flee the home and go to Hauck's house on Malta…

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by Mac Bullock
Lifestyle
Community Rallies For Bucks County Grandparents Who Lost 'Everything' In Fire Community Rallies For Bucks County Grandparents Who Lost 'Everything' In Fire
Community Rallies For Bucks County Grandparents Who Lost 'Everything' In Fire Neighbors and loved ones are stepping up to assist two Levittown residents whose home was badly damaged in a fire on Monday, Jan 2.  Firefighters were called to a residence in the Dogwood section to find heavy flames and smoke pouring from the home, said Edgley Fire Company on Facebook.  The department reported no injuries, but those close to the homeowners said they lost "everything" in the blaze.  Kellie Donovan on GoFundMe said her sister Debbie and husband John were dealing with mounting medical expenses when the fire struck.  "Debbie was already struggling this pa…

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by Mac Bullock
Lifestyle
Founder Of Chesco Horse Rescue Badly Hurt In Car Accident, Loved Ones Say Founder Of Chesco Horse Rescue Badly Hurt In Car Accident, Loved Ones Say
After Crash, Fuvivors' Lakyn Shultz On Road To Recovery An animal welfare activist who runs a Chester County horse rescue is on the road to recovery after a deer leaped in front of her car last month, according to loved ones.  Lakyn Shultz swerved out of the animal's way and was "catapulted into a nearly fatal car accident," said organizers on her GoFundMe campaign.  Rescuers had to remove the 21-year-old from her crumpled vehicle, sending her to the hospital with a broken foot and forcing doctors to remove her spleen and part of her pancreas, those close to her said.  Cassimo and Rodeyo of Furvivors Wonderland Horse Res…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Undercover Police Catch Delco Teen's Accused Murderer: DA Undercover Police Catch Delco Teen's Accused Murderer: DA
Undercover Police Catch Delco Teen's Accused Murderer: DA The man accused of stabbing a 15-year-old boy dead has been arrested authorities in Delaware County announced on Wednesday. Michael Garr, of Drexel Hill, was stabbed to death on Friday, April 21, 2023 — now, the alleged killer has been caught. Marson Weh, 24 of Cliffton Heights, has been charged in the murder of 15-year-old Michael Garr, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer and Upper Darby Police Superintendent Tim Bernhardt announced during the press conference on Jan. 3, 2024.  Surveillance videos helped lead police to Weh. In the videos, detectives spotted a man running from the 200 bloc…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Husband Arrested In Vegas On Homicide Charge For Wife, 5 Years After Ex-Wife Hired Hitman PA Husband Arrested In Vegas On Homicide Charge For Wife, 5 Years After Ex-Wife Hired Hitman
PA Husband Arrested In Vegas On Homicide Charge For Wife, 5 Years After Ex-Wife Hired Hitman A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman was found dead on New Year's Day a week after she went missing, and her 55-year-old husband was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada on homicide charges, police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Franyerlys Nicole Zambrano, a Venezuela native, was found dead at her home in the first block of Bierer Avenue, Uniontown on Monday, according to area police. She had been reported missing after she failed to come to work at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort for three days, so her coworkers contacted the Uniontown police and an investigation was launched on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Coroner IDs Infant, Woman Killed In Allentown Shooting Coroner IDs Infant, Woman Killed In Allentown Shooting
Coroner IDs Infant, Woman Killed In Allentown Shooting Officials have named the woman and baby who were fatally shot in an Allentown home last Friday, Dec. 29.  They were 44-year-old Ada Ortiz and her 1-year-old grandson Sebastian Serrano, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Officials said Ortiz died from multiple gunshot wounds while Serrano's autopsy was still ongoing as of midday Tuesday, Jan. 2. Both of their deaths have been ruled homicides, the Coroner added.  Ortiz, Serrano, and an unnamed 66-year-old man were found shot in a house on the 100 block of Chestnut Street on Friday night, Daily Voice reported. The adult…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Reading Dad Dies Of Cancer On Christmas Day Reading Dad Dies Of Cancer On Christmas Day
Reading Dad Dies Of Cancer On Christmas Day A father of six died on Christmas after a five-year-long battle against cancer, according to his family. Ricardo "Kiko" or "Ricky" Ralat Jr. "passed unexpectedly on Christmas morning from cancer," his wife's coworker Elijah Pokrop wrote on a GoFundMe campaign he launched to give Kiko a "proper burial in such unexpected times." The 39-year-old had been fighting stage four metastatic cancers of the colon, lymph nodes, and lungs since 2018, according to a previous GoFundMe his wife launched when he was newly diagnosed.  He bravely underwent aggressive treatments, and at times t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Video Shows 16-Year-Old's Killer Brandish Gun Before Shooting: Philly Detectives Video Shows 16-Year-Old's Killer Brandish Gun Before Shooting: Philly Detectives
Video Shows 16-Year-Old's Killer Brandish Gun Before Shooting: Philly Detectives Newly released police video shows the gunman who killed 16-year-old Keivon Abraham during the spring, according to city detectives.  Abraham, a sophomore at Abington High School, was fatally shot on the 2400 block of North Clarion Street on May 29, Daily Voice reported.  Police are now circulating security footage that they say shows the killer in the hour before the shooting.  Police footage.  PhiladelphiaPolice In clips timestamped at 11:20 p.m., the suspect is seen riding around on a light-colored mountain bike, sitting on a stoop, and briefly disappearing insid…

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by Mac Bullock