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'I Have A IED In My Car :-)' York Man Leaves Note At Lancaster Business: DA 'I Have A IED In My Car :-)' York Man Leaves Note At Lancaster Business: DA
'I Have A IED In My Car :-)' York Man Leaves Note At Lancaster Business: DA A York man is accused of leaving a serious threat at a business, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Tuesday, Dec. 20.  Pharohe Jahcovi Scott, 22 of the 400 block of South Albemarle Street, York, was spotted on security camera leaving a note reading “I have a IED in my car,” with a hand-drawn smiley face at Americold Logistics located at 3800 Hempland Road in Mountville, as stated in the DA's release. Some employees found the note in a "public area on the business premises" around 9:07 a.m. on May 11, 2023, as detailed in the release.  The DA explained th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Pennsylvania Boy Charged For Talking With Al-Qaida Affiliate: FBI 17-Year-Old Pennsylvania Boy Charged For Talking With Al-Qaida Affiliate: FBI
17-Year-Old Pennsylvania Boy Charged For Talking With Al-Qaida Affiliate: FBI A teenager from Pennsylvania was arrested by FBI agents on Friday, Aug. 11 after authorities say he had been in contact with an al-Qaida-affiliated terror group.  The unnamed 17-year-old boy was taken into custody at his Wynnefield residence after an investigation by Bureau agents, Philadelphia police, and various federal agencies, according to District Attorney Larry Krasner's Office.  Authorities said that an Instagram account connected to the West Philly teen had communicated with an account affiliated with Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad (KTJ). The State Department has s…

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by Mac Bullock
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Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say
Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say A man who spent five years behind bars for building pipe bombs and cooking methamphetamine in his apartment is on the run after pulling knives on Pennsylvania state police during a chase, authorities say.  State police are warning residents of Huntingdon County and surrounding areas to use “extreme caution” if they come across 40-year-old Jedediah Rawlings, of Alexandria, according to a release on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.  Rawlings was pulled over by Pennsylvania state police in a traffic stop when they attempted to serve a warrant for his arrest on 2nd Street in Huntingdon on…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
'Gonna Light It Off At 12,' Teen Philly Area High School Student Wrote In Threat, Police Say 'Gonna Light It Off At 12,' Teen Philly Area High School Student Wrote In Threat, Police Say
'Gonna Light It Off At 12,' Teen Philly Area High School Student Wrote In Threat, Police Say A Coatesville Area High School senior student has been charged with making the threat that closed his on Monday, Oct. 17, while he was off campus, authorities announced.  An unnamed 17-year-old from Valley Township allegedly sent a message that read: "Someone has a boom bag full of glass bottles, THE GLASS BOTTLES ARE FULL OF GAS AND ALCOHOL AND a lot OF TISSUES he said he’s gonna light it off at 12," according to a statement from the Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan. The threat prompted a large police presence was reported at the school and students were evacuated to the foot…

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Raid Of Pagans Motorcycle Gang Members' PA Home Turns Up Weapons Of Mass Destruction: Police Raid Of Pagans Motorcycle Gang Members' PA Home Turns Up Weapons Of Mass Destruction: Police
Raid Of Pagans Motorcycle Gang Members' PA Home Turns Up Weapons Of Mass Destruction: Police Nearly a dozen "Weapons of Mass Destruction" were found in a home where three members of the Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Gang lived, Bethel Park police say. The homeowner, Joseph Roberts, 36— who is a known member of OMG— along with his girlfriend, Christine Niedermeyer, 26, were arrested with Steven Albertson, 38, according to a criminal complaint filed by police and obtained by WPXI.  The Allegheny County Bomb Squad and ATF, along with police, raided the home at 2544 Highland Circle in Pittsburgh, executing a warranted search for supposed narcotics activity on April 12, police said in a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
PA Teen Claimed They Had Bomb In Backpack 'Set To Go Off In Five Minutes' Police Say PA Teen Claimed They Had Bomb In Backpack 'Set To Go Off In Five Minutes' Police Say
PA Teen Claimed They Had Bomb In Backpack 'Set To Go Off In Five Minutes' Police Say A 15-year-old high school student made a bomb threat on social media saying they had a bomb in their backpack that was set to explode in five minutes, according to a release by the police. Fortunately, another student saw the post and reported it to school officials who contacted the police. Lititz Bureau of police was called to Warwick High School on Tuesday, Apr. 26, around 8:37 a.m., as stated in the release by the department. "The high school was placed on a lock-down during the investigation of the threat," police say. The student who posted the threat was detained and no explosive d…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Child Arrested For Making Bomb, Shooting Threats In Central PA School: Police Child Arrested For Making Bomb, Shooting Threats In Central PA School: Police
Child Arrested For Making Bomb, Shooting Threats In Central PA School: Police A child has been charged and arrested for making shooting and bombing threats at a middle school on three separate occasions, according to the police. Shippensburg police first began looking into the child's actions when they threatened to shoot students at the Shippensburg Area Middle School on Jan. 11, police say. The same child made bomb threats against the school on Mar. 8 and again on 10 of this year, the release shows. All three incidents were investigated jointly with Pennsylvania State Police and Shippensburg police. The child's name was not released and it is unclear if they were…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Weapons Of Mass Destruction' Caused Evacuation In Part Of Dauphin Co., Authorities Say 'Weapons Of Mass Destruction' Caused Evacuation In Part Of Dauphin Co., Authorities Say
'Weapons Of Mass Destruction' Caused Evacuation In Part Of Dauphin Co., Authorities Say A bomb squad was called to Middletown during a "police incident" which caused residents to evacuate their homes for hours on Wednesday. Joseph M. McClure, 44, of MIddletown has been arrested after the nine-hour incident. North Union between East Water and Spring streets was closed to pedestrians and cars for seven hours, as Daily Voice reported at the time. Residents and school children were evacuated to the Middletown Borough MCSO building located at 60 West Emaus Street. An explosive device was found in a home in the area of North Union Street and Spring Street around 1:30 p.m. A con…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PD: Traffic Stop Of PA Man Leads To Discovery Of Explosives, Narcotics Manufacturing Operation PD: Traffic Stop Of PA Man Leads To Discovery Of Explosives, Narcotics Manufacturing Operation
PD: Traffic Stop Of PA Man Leads To Discovery Of Explosives, Narcotics Manufacturing Operation A Northampton County truck driver was under the influence when he was stopped by police who found several explosives, leading to the discovery of a narcotics manufacturing operation out of his home, authorities said. Danny Berou, 32, was behind the wheel of a red Ford F-350 when he was pulled over for a violation around 4:30 a.m. on July 18, North Catasauqua Police said in a Friday release. Berou was found to be impaired and unable to drive safely, police said. Officers were granted a search warrant, which turned up multiple M-type explosive devices in the truck's passenger compartment, po…

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by Valerie Musson
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FBI Called To PA Apartment After DIY Fireworks Go Wrong FBI Called To PA Apartment After DIY Fireworks Go Wrong
FBI Called To PA Apartment After DIY Fireworks Go Wrong A Mechanicsburg man is facing a weapons of mass destruction charge after a failed attempt to make fireworks, say police. Johnathan Park, 33, was arrested after he attempted to make fireworks on his bed in his apartment in 500 block of Geneva Drive, according to police. Upper Allen Township police and fire were called to the apartment complex for reports of a burn victim around 1 a.m. on Wednesday. Upon arrival crews found that Park's bed caught fire while he was attempting to making homemade fireworks. Neighborings in the complex were evacuated. Park's apartment had explosives and explo…

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by Jillian Pikora
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FBI Called To PA Apartment After DIY Fireworks Go Wrong FBI Called To PA Apartment After DIY Fireworks Go Wrong
FBI Called To PA Apartment After DIY Fireworks Go Wrong A Mechanicsburg man is facing a weapons of mass destruction charge after a failed attempt to make fireworks, say police. Johnathan Park, 33, was arrested after he attempted to make fireworks on his bed in his apartment in 500 block of Geneva Drive, according to police. Upper Allen Township police and fire were called to the apartment complex for reports of a burn victim around 1 a.m. on Wednesday. Upon arrival crews found that Park's bed caught fire while he was attempting to making homemade fireworks. Neighborings in the complex were evacuated. Park's apartment had explosives and explo…

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by Jillian Pikora