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Teen Arrested For Shooting Man In Back At York County Basketball Court: Police
Exactly 18 months to the day after 20-year-old Justin Griffith was shot in the back, his accused killer, a local teenager has been arrested, authorities announced at a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2022.
Griffith of the 1400 block of 3rd Avenue, Garden Springs Township died at an area hospital after he was shot in the parking lot of Cousler Park at 1060 Church Road on Monday, July 5, 2021, at 9 p.m., according to Northern York County Regional police.
A second victim, an unnamed 21-year-old man arrived at the hospital by private vehicle. He was treated for a non-life-threat…
Young Teacher Drugged With Fentanyl, Killed On Tinder Date: Police
Two years ago, a 24-year-old woman went on a Tinder date and less than 24 hours later she was dead, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, her date was arrested and charged with homicide, police say.
Emily "Emmy" Pritsch was outdoorsy; loving water sports and hiking. She enjoyed music, art, and walking her dog Sparkles. She was a 2018 Temple University graduate who was passionate about her job teaching theater to students in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood through the non-profit Playworks. She also liked spending time with her family, and making seemingly everyone who knew her feel like her best f…
PA Man With Disabilities Loses Testicle After Beating With Metal Rod By Caretakers: AG
Two "direct support counselors" beat a man under their care with a metal rod so badly that his testicle needed to be surgically removed, according to a release by Pennsylvania's Attorney General Josh Shapiro's office on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.
August Thorne Young of North Versailles and Eric Walker of Pittsburgh were working for Taylor Maleski Home, LLC, an organization that provides supportive home services to individuals with intellectual disabilities in Allegheny, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties, when they assaulted the man with a metal rod on Nov. 2, 2021, according to the…
Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Fentanyl Seized From Philly Area Drug Dealer: DA
Thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl was seized from an accused Philadelphia area drug dealer, authorities said.
Walter Williams, 33, of Philadelphia, was arrested on May 23 after a raid on his Hillside Motel room in Glen Mills (Delaware County) yielded 125 grams of raw fentanyl valued at $12,500, 90 bags of packaged fentanyl valued at $2,000, and drug paraphernalia, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said.
Williams became the center of an investigation in March after detectives learned he was making regular drug deliveries to Chester County and surrounding counties,…
