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Wednesday, nov 6
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Murder-suicide
: Pair Found Shot Dead In Ronks Home, Coroner (
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Two people who were found dead inside a home in Lancaster County on Wednesday, August 7 have been revealed to be a murder-suicide the coroner announced on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 8. Ann M. Sellers, 47, and Kyle D. Heagy, 32, were found inside a home in the 2800 block of Lincoln Highway East, Ronks at approximately 7:08 a.m. by East Lampeter Township police, as detailed in the release. The officers were conducting a welfare check when the pair was discovered. The Lancaster County Coroner's office was called to the "and assisted with the investigation," as stated in the rele…
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Death Investigation Underway In Bucks County
Authorities are investigating a death in a Northampton Township home. Police said they were called for a welfare check around 2 p.m. Sunday, June 16 and found a person dead inside a residence. Their identity is being withheld pending notification of family members, officials said. In addition to Northampton police, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office is investigating. "There is no danger to the community," police added.
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Court Docs Detail Kai O'Connor Attacking Derek Calzadillas
Months before they were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide, West Goshen police were called to a domestic dispute at the home of Kai O'Connor and Derek Calzadillas, according to documents obtained by Daily Voice. Officers drove to 432 Hightop Road on Tuesday, Jan. 2 because Calzadillas' loved ones had phoned in a welfare check, investigators have said. Authorities arrived and saw 22-year-old O'Connor unresponsive on the floor through a window, while 41-year-old Calzadillas was found in a closet. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not said which man ki…
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Derek Calzadillas, Kai O'Connor Murder-Suicide
Authorities in Chester County are investigating a murder-suicide on Tuesday, Jan. 2, they said. West Goshen police responded to a home on the 400 block of Hightop Road for a welfare check on 41-year-old Derek Calzadillas, who relatives said hadn't heard from him in 24 hours, Chester County District Attorney Christopher De Barrena-Sarobe said. Through the window, responders saw a man lying unresponsive on the floor. That man was later identified as 22-year-old Kay O'Connor, who was taken to Chester County Hospital by EMS and pronounced dead, the DA said. Calzadillas, meanwhile, was fou…
Obituaries
Engaged Couple Dead In Murder-Suicide, Cumberland Co. Coroner Says
The murder-suicide victims found in a Central Pennsylvania home over the weekend have been identified as a recently engaged couple. Timothy Hanford, 49, is believed to have fatally shot his fiance, Carolyn (Hand) Eash, 57, in a home on the 800 block of Grantham Road in Upper Allen Township, Mechanicsburg, before turning the gun on himself, local officials said. Their bodies were found by police performing a welfare check around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, July 1, Upper Allen police said. Autopsies confirmed that both individuals died of gunshot wounds. Anyone with information is asked to contact…
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Two Found Dead In Pennsylvania Home
A male and female were found dead over the weekend in a Pennsylvania home, authorities announced. Upper Allen Police were performing a welfare check on residents in the 800 block of Grantham Road when they found the two bodies around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, July 1, they said. The incident is under active investigation by Upper Allen Police, the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office, and the Cumberland County Coroner’s Office. No further information was released and the public is not believed to be in danger. The names of the deceased are being withheld until next of kin notifications ar…
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Elderly Delco Couple Were Murdered, Investigators Believe
The husband and wife found dead in their Delaware County home on Monday were murdered, authorities believe. State police were called to a home on Highland Drive in Chester Heights Borough at about 5:15 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 2 for a welfare check, Daily Voice has reported. There, troopers found two adults dead. They are now identified as 72-year-old Richard Zajko and 69-year-old Rita Zajko, state police said in a release Thursday, Jan. 5. Investigators believe the couple were murdered and are treating the case as a homicide, officials said. They did not describe their reasoning, nor have…
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4-Hour Standoff Ends In Philly Area Man's Suicide, Police Say
A welfare check turned standoff in the Philadelphia suburbs ended in tragedy on Tuesday, April 19, authorities said. An unidentified man died by suicide outside a home on Brandamore Road in Honey Brook around 8 p.m., West Brandywine police said. The victim was believed to be "suicidal" and "threatening harm," so police from West Brandywine, Honey Brook, and West Caln arrived around 4 p.m. to check on him, they said. Officers arrived to find the unnamed man on a back deck with a shotgun aimed at himself, but he was unable to safely get down, police said. Police responded by initiating a "r…
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Woman Lost 'Ride Or Die' Man Before Being Found Dead In PA Basement
A Pennsylvania woman found dead in the basement of a home where a belligerent man was shot and killed by police trying to perform a welfare check on the descendant is being mourned by those who knew her. As if the circumstances around Angela “Angie” Grace Faidley's death were not depressing enough, it later came to light that she died just three days after her partner, identified only as "Tom." Faidley, 45, of Connellsville, was discovered by authorities in the basement of a home in Connellsville Borough on Tuesday, March 1 around 4:30 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. The cause of dea…
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: Local NJ Police Try To Convince Man To Drop Sword Before Shooting Him
"Patrick, drop it," a New Jersey police officer says in a calm, steady voice, pleading several times with a man wielding a 3-foot sword to surrender. "Listen to me, I know you're going through some...," the officer says before his voice rises. "Patrick drop it! Get on the ground! Get on the ground!" he screams. "Drop the knife!" Then four shots are heard. The confrontation in Somerset County early last fall lasted barely a minute. About an hour and 20 minutes later, Patrick Chin, 43, was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. The comman…
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Allentown Police Shovel Out Car, Donate Food To Elderly Woman Trapped In Home Since Snowstorm
Allentown Police sprang to action to shovel out an elderly woman’s car and provide her with groceries after learning that she had been snowed in since last week’s storm. Officers responding to a request for a welfare check on the 700 block of S. Genesee Street Monday afternoon made contact with the elderly woman, who had been unable to shovel or leave her home following the heavy snowfall, the department said on Facebook. The officers successfully shoveled out her car and provided her with bread, eggs and other groceries to ensure her safety and wellbeing. “Thank you to the concerned neigh…
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