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Two Men Charged In Berks County Underage Human Trafficking Sting: DA
Two men have been charged in connection with an undercover operation targeting underage human trafficking in Berks County, authorities announced on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.
Keith George Manwiller, 49, of Hummelstown, and Mathew Christian Koroma, 23, of Sinking Spring, were arrested during the sting conducted by the Berks County District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force, according to Chief County Detective Michael Gombar.
Both men are accused of responding to online ads placed by detectives on websites commonly used for sexual advertisements. The suspects allegedly agreed to meet and p…
Semi-Pro Football Player Killed In Route 322 Crash In PA: Police
A 27-year-old man from New Jersey was killed in a crash on Route 322 near Hummelstown on Monday, Nov. 11, after his box truck struck the Fiddlers Elbow bridge abutment, police announced.
Zachary J. Bautz, 28, of Maple Shade, NJ, was killed in a crash on Route 322 near Hummelstown when his box truck struck the Fiddlers Elbow bridge abutment, Derry Township police announced on Monday, Nov. 11.
Bautz veered off the westbound lane, hitting a roadside message board, a concrete barrier, and traveling up an embankment before colliding with the bridge abutment at 6:16 a.m., causing the truck …
Gymnast With '1K Watt Smile' Dies In Central PA, Friends Say
A wife, gymnast, and friend has died due to an illness her husband announced shortly after her passing.
Molly E. Athorn, 33, of Palmyra "had many health issues" that worsened and sent her to a local emergency room on Thursday, Sept. 7., 2023, her husband Nate explained in a Facebook post.
She was surrounded by loved ones when she passed around 5 p.m., he explained.
Molly was born in Hershey on Aug. 29, 1990, and was raised in Hummelstown, according to her obituary.
As a girl, she was a good friend to all who knew her and made another girl's childhood "bright during dark times," one …
PA Man Rapes GF's Daughters Daily For Years: DA
Every day, for a minimum of three years, a Pennsylvania man raped two young children, according to a release by the Lebanon County District Attorney's Office on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.
Steve Junior Jacobs, 37, of Hummelstown, is accused of raping his ex-girlfriend's daughters daily from the time they were 6 and 9 years old until they were 10 and 12 years old respectively, according to a release by the DA.
Jacobs has been charged with 42 offenses (30 in one case, and 12 in the other) including multiple counts of Rape of a Child, Statutory Sexual Assault, Aggravated Indecent Assault…
Nurses Covered-Up Cause Of Resident's Death In PA Medical Facility, AG Says
Two elderly nurses have been held in the Dauphin County Prison after the Attorney General Michelle Henry filed charges against them for neglecting a resident in their care "who died after sustaining injuries," according to a release by the AG's office on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.
Deanna Lee Hamilton, 64, of Dauphin, and Margaret Susan Nies, 71, of Hummelstown, were nurses at a Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Harrisburg, in December 2019 when a male resident fell and was seriously injured—he was later hospitalized and died on Jan. 1, 2020, as detailed in the re…
Missing Central PA Teen Found Safe: State Police
UPDATE: Emercyn Hope Winfindale, 16, of Hummelstown was found safe by Saturday, Oct. 22 at 4 p.m., according to an updated release by the Pennsylvania state police.
No additional information was released.
ORIGINAL:
A Hummelstown teen has been reported as missing, according to the Pennsylvania state police.
Emercyn Hope Winfindale was last seen at her home on South Crawford Road on Friday, Oct. 21, at approximately 12:30 a.m., according to the release.
She is approximately 5’8″ tall, weighing approximately 165 lbs, with red hair and blue eyes.
Winfindale was last se…
