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Shooting Of Brake-Checking Bicyclist Was Justified, Lancaster DA Says Shooting Of Brake-Checking Bicyclist Was Justified, Lancaster DA Says
Shooting Of Brake-Checking Bicyclist Was Justified, Lancaster DA Says The driver who shot a bicyclist on Fruitville Pike last month will not face criminal charges, the Lancaster County District Attorney said Friday, April 12.  Robin Megill, who was shot while riding a bike in Manheim Township on March 13, faced non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to make a full recovery, prosecutors said in a release.  According to investigators, Megill was riding in the travel lane near Delp Road with multiple vehicles trailing behind him.  When the lead driver honked their horn at Megill, authorities said the bicyclist stopped in the middle of…
Charges Against Bam Margera In Delco Withdrawn, Attorneys Say Charges Against Bam Margera In Delco Withdrawn, Attorneys Say
Charges Against Bam Margera In Delco Withdrawn, Attorneys Say Reality television star and West Chester native Brandon "Bam" Margera is no longer facing charges in Delaware County, his lawyers said in a statement Wednesday, March 20.  Margera, known for his time on MTV's "Jackass" and "Viva La Bam," was previously accused of public intoxication and disorderly conduct at the Radnor Hotel last August.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by BAM (@bam__margera) "Justice prevailed today when charges were withdrawn against Mr. Margera," said attorneys Michael T. van der Veen and Will…
Video Shows Philadelphia Official, Husband's Arrest On Schuylkill Expressway Video Shows Philadelphia Official, Husband's Arrest On Schuylkill Expressway
Video Shows Philadelphia Official, Husband's Arrest On Schuylkill Expressway Video of a Philadelphia official and her husband being arrested on the Schuylkill Expressway is causing controversy. Celena Morrison-McLean — who serves as the city's executive director of the Mayor's Office of LGBT Affairs — was identified as the person yelling at the Pennsylvania State Police trooper as her husband, Darius McLean, is on the ground being handcuffed, according to multiple news outlets and city officials. 2/2 Celena Morrison recorded video of part of the incident. She can be heard telling the trooper “i work for the mayor. I work for the mayor.” Before she gets arrest…
Arrest Made In Pregnant PA Amish 23-Year-Old Mom's Murder: State Police Arrest Made In Pregnant PA Amish 23-Year-Old Mom's Murder: State Police
Arrest Made In Pregnant PA Amish 23-Year-Old Mom's Murder: State Police An arrest has been made in connection with the killing of a 23-year-old pregnant Amish mom of two, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, March 2.  Shawn Christophe Cranston, 52 of Corry, PA, has been charged with Criminal Homicide, Criminal Homicide of an Unborn Child, Burglary, and Criminal trespass for the slaying of Rebekah A. Byler, 23 of the 2100 block of Fish Flats Road in Sparta Township around noon on Monday, Feb. 26, according to police. Cranston was tracked down following "an exhaustive five-day-long investigation" which began after Byler's husband Andy came h…
Camelback Resort Guest Spits, Throws 'Marijuana Cigar' At Security: Police Camelback Resort Guest Spits, Throws 'Marijuana Cigar' At Security: Police
Camelback Resort Guest Spits, Throws 'Marijuana Cigar' At Security: Police A New York City man is accused of spitting at Camelback Resort security guards after being asked to leave a hotel bar, according to Pocono Township police.  Jonathan Vidal, 33, is charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct, disorderly conduct, and related counts, authorities said.  Police said Vidal was asked to leave the bar after "being disruptive and aggressive," but was escorted to his room after spitting in one security officer's face.  He continued to fight with security in his hotel room, spitting in a second guard's face and then throwing a "marijuana cigar" at …
Manheim Man Goes For Naked Stroll In Penn Township, Police Say Manheim Man Goes For Naked Stroll In Penn Township, Police Say
Manheim Man Goes For Naked Stroll In Penn Township, Police Say A 50-year-old man was found walking naked in Manheim, PennTownship on Saturday, according to a police release on Jan. 29. Michael David Braungard, a Manheim local, was seen by passersby who called the police and "reported [a] naked male walking in the roadway," as stated in the release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department.  NLCRPD officers arrived at the first block of Doe Run Road on Jan. 27 and found Braungard as described. The time of day of the incident was not released.  What time of day this happened and why he was doing this was not shared. …
Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Caught In Pennsylvania, Police Say Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Caught In Pennsylvania, Police Say
Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Caught In Pennsylvania, Police Say A "fugitive from justice" in Maryland has been captured in Central Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday.  Corrie Denell Collins, 41, originally of Cecil County, MD but most recently of Lancaster, PA was caught by police following a reported "disturbance" due to an argument he was having in the 100 block of Westmore Way, Manheim Township on Dec. 16, police said in the release on, Jan. 26.  When the offices did a quick background check on Collins they learned he had an outstanding warrant issued by the North East Police Department in Cecil County. According to court docum…
Man Exposes Genitals At Berks County Sonic Drive-Thru, Police Allege Man Exposes Genitals At Berks County Sonic Drive-Thru, Police Allege
Michael Morris Charged With Indecent Exposure A customer at an Elverson Sonic is accused of exposing himself to a drive-thru worker, say Caernarvon police.  Michael Morris, 31, of Reading, is charged with corruption of minors, unlawful contact, indecent exposure, open lewdness, and disorderly conduct, the department wrote in a release.  It happened at the 850 Crossings Boulevard location on Oct. 16 last year, according to police.  Court records show the 31-year-old was unable to post his $10,000 bond after his arraignment Dec. 4. He is scheduled to appear in court again for a preliminary hearing on Jan. 16. 
Teen Caught Breaking Into Car Was Armed With Stolen Gun: Bethlehem PD Teen Caught Breaking Into Car Was Armed With Stolen Gun: Bethlehem PD
Teen Caught Breaking Into Car Was Armed With Stolen Gun: Bethlehem PD A 17-year-old who smashed the back window of a Bethlehem resident's car Tuesday morning was armed, according to city police.  Authorities said they were called to the 1300 block of East 5th Street just after midnight on Dec. 19 for an attempted vehicle burglary.  The victim said their car window had been shattered, triggering the alarm. Police searched the neighborhood and spotted a teen running near Edwards and Deschler streets, about a block north of the victim's driveway.  Officers said they saw the 17-year-old ditch a handgun from his waistband before they took him into …
Philadelphia Man Arrested In 100-Person NJ Street Takeover: Police Philadelphia Man Arrested In 100-Person NJ Street Takeover: Police
Philadelphia Man Arrested In 100-Person NJ Street Takeover: Police Four young men have been arrested in a pair of street takeovers in Somerset County this fall. Michael Patrick Steiner, 21, of Sayreville; David Panevsky, 24, of North Middletown; Dmytrius Bell, 20, of Hillsborough; and Jake Cossrow, 18, of Philadelphia, PA, are facing charges in the gatherings on Sept. 10 and Oct. 14, Hillsborough Police Chief Mike McMahon said. In the first incident, more than 100 people gathered at Willow and Hillsborough roads around 1 a.m., watching as vehicles did donuts and burnouts, McMahon said. The crowd refused to immediately disperse, and numerous peop…
Man Exposed Himself At Chester County Park, Police Say Man Exposed Himself At Chester County Park, Police Say
Man Exposed Himself At Chester County Park, Police Say Authorities are searching for the man who they said exposed himself at East Goshen Township Park last week.  Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police said they were called about a "male subject in the park exposing his genitals" around 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31.  Responding officers identified the man as 68-year-old Kim David Maguire of Newtown Square, the department said.  He is charged with indecent exposure, open lewdness, and disorderly conduct, and a warrant for his arrest has been issued, police added.  Any witnesses are asked to call Det. Jason Diamon…
Man Accused Of Groping Woman At Berks County Gas Pump Man Accused Of Groping Woman At Berks County Gas Pump
Man Accused Of Groping Woman At Berks County Gas Pump A Palmyra man tried to reach up a woman's shorts while she was pumping gas at a Morgantown Sheetz, according to authorities.  Police said Dean Balsamo, 44, approached the 18-year-old victim around 2:40 p.m. on August 8 and groped her.  The victim reported the incident to Caernarvon Township police and investigators identified Balsamo as the suspect.  He was charged with harassment, disorderly conduct, and indecent assault and arraigned on Sept. 26, where his bail was set at $10,000, court records show.  Balsamo has a preliminary hearing in a Berks County court schedule…
3 Fires At PA Mayor's Due To Angry Neighbor's Arson Attempts: Affidavit 3 Fires At PA Mayor's Due To Angry Neighbor's Arson Attempts: Affidavit
3 Fires At PA Mayor's Due To Angry Neighbor's Arson Attempts: Affidavit A spat between neighbors has led to multiple arson attempts at a Pennsylvania mayor's home.  Diane Louise Oberdick, 69, of the first block of South Water Street, Spring Grove Borough is accused of setting fires at the borough mayor's home, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Oberdick bizarre behavior appears to have started back in June with three fires on her own street. She was on June 2, 2023, for those incidents.  In July she was spotted at Mayor Beverly R. Hilt’s home this time littering garbage in front of the mayor's garage door with a note reading, "move…
Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say
Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say A man "fighting with customers" outside a shopping plaza assaulted officers who came to investigate on Sunday, police claim.  Anthony Belfere was found lying on the ground "yelling profanities" outside the Target at 1008 Lititz Pike, around 11:46 a.m. on Aug. 13, Northern Lancaster County Regional police announced the following day. Officers recognized Belfere "from previous encounters," as stated in the release.  As the police approached him he "became belligerent," and "appeared to be under the influence of drugs and or alcohol," the police said.  When the officers attemp…
MTV's Bam Margera Arrested At Radnor Hotel: Reports MTV's Bam Margera Arrested At Radnor Hotel: Reports
MTV's Bam Margera Arrested At Radnor Hotel: Reports More trouble with the law for Bam Margera. West Chester native and reality television star Brandon "Bam" Margera was arrested in Radnor Township early on Wednesday, Aug. 9, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.  Citing an anonymous police source, the newspaper said Margera was issued a citation for public intoxication and disorderly conduct.  Officers were called to the Radnor Hotel for an argument between a man and a woman before sunrise, the Inquirer reported. The police source said Margera was "intoxicated" at the scene and taken to the station, per the newspaper.  He was r…
Cops Attacked By Homeowner In Poconos: Authorities Cops Attacked By Homeowner In Poconos: Authorities
Cops Attacked By Homeowner In Poconos: Authorities A Pocono Township man attacked police officers after he called them to his Scotrun home last week, according to authorities.  Thirty-nine-year-old Jacob Jones Sr. called 911 around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, and told dispatchers that his guns had been stolen, Pocono Township police said in a release.  When they arrived, officers learned that Jones had actually "voluntarily relinquished" the firearms to family members "at an earlier date," the department wrote.  Jones, authorities claimed, "was highly intoxicated" and advised by officers to stay home for the rest of the nig…
Crowd Assaults Delco Teen, Steals His 'Yeezy' Shoes: Police Crowd Assaults Delco Teen, Steals His 'Yeezy' Shoes: Police
Crowd Assaults Delco Teen, Steals His 'Yeezy' Shoes: Police A Delaware County boy was beaten and robbed by a group of six to eight children while a dozen more looked on and recorded the incident, according to authorities.  Haverford Township police say that five youths between 13 and 15 years old have been charged with aggravated assault, robbery, rioting, and related counts. A sixth teen is expected to face charges when they are identified by investigators.  It happened around 9 p.m. on Monday, June 26, at the basketball court behind Chatham Park Elementary School on Allston Road, the department said.  The 15-year-old victim told po…
Man Stabbed In Back: Ephrata Police Man Stabbed In Back: Ephrata Police
Man Stabbed In Back: Ephrata Police A 28-year-old man is accused of being an "angry acquaintance" who stabbed a man in the back In Ephrata on Sunday, authorities announced June 12, 2023.  Bryson Scott Puryear stabbed the unidentified man in the back in the 100 block of Washington Avenue around 5 p.m. on June 11, 2023, police alleged in the release A man sitting on his porch intervened which caused Puryear to flee—only to get caught by the police a block from the scene, the police explained.  The victim was taken to Lancaster General Hospital. Puryear was taken to Lancaster County Prison on aggravated…
Stroller-Pushing Lehigh Valley Man Exposed Self To Juvenile, Police Claim Stroller-Pushing Lehigh Valley Man Exposed Self To Juvenile, Police Claim
Stroller-Pushing Lehigh Valley Man Exposed Self To Juvenile, Police Claim A Northampton County man is charged with indecent exposure after authorities say he revealed himself to a juvenile outside a beer store.  Slate Belt Regional Police were called to a gas station in Plainfield Township for "suspicious activity" around 3 p.m. on Friday, May 19, the department wrote in a release.  Dispatchers were told of a "tall, balding man, pushing a stroller who had exposed himself to a juvenile," authorities wrote.  Officers arrived to find 50-year-old Louis W. Coopersmith at a nearby beer distributor, where he was "determined to be manifestly under the inf…
Montco Woman Charged In Doylestown Assault Montco Woman Charged In Doylestown Assault
Montco Woman Charged In Doylestown Assault A Montgomery County woman is charged with assault after police say they saw her fighting another in Doylestown over the weekend.  It happened on Saturday, May 20, Central Bucks Regional Police wrote in a statement. Authorities said they approached the scene and saw 21-year-old Morgan Cashman "holding the victim's shirt and striking the victim in the face." Witnesses told police that the victim tried to walk away from Cashman, but that the 21-year-old began "punching and kicking" them. The victim was taken to Doylestown Hospital where they were treated for "several" lacerations to the f…
Students Behaving Badly At Central PA HS: Police Students Behaving Badly At Central PA HS: Police
Students Behaving Badly At Central PA HS: Police Five disorderly conduct reports involving students behaving badly over three days at a Central Pennsylvania high school, authorities announced on Monday, May 15, 2023.  The first incident was a fight that appears to have involved two 15-year-old girls on May 9, according to separate releases. Both girls were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct/engaging in fighting, the police said.  The following day a 15-year-old girl was arrested and charged with "disorderly conduct/possession of Vape Pen with THC," according to a third release.  Another 15-year-old girl was arres…
Slate Belt Man Exposed Self To Neighbors, Police Say Slate Belt Man Exposed Self To Neighbors, Police Say
Slate Belt Man Exposed Self To Neighbors, Police Say A Slate Belt man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly exposed himself to a neighbor and their grandchild, say authorities.  Slate Belt Regional Police were called to Short Road in Plainfield Township around 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 13 for a reported disturbance, the department wrote in a release.  There, the neighbor said he was playing with his granddaughter in the yard when they allegedly saw Todd W. Winterton "standing in the (open) doorway to his residence naked, exposing his genitals," police wrote.  Video evidence from the scene corroborated the neighbor'…
Police Say Kutztown Student Shouted Racial Slurs, Tried To Run Over Pedestrian Police Say Kutztown Student Shouted Racial Slurs, Tried To Run Over Pedestrian
Police Say Kutztown Student Shouted Racial Slurs, Tried To Run Over Pedestrian A Kutztown University student is charged with aggravated assault and ethnic intimidation after police say he nearly hit a pedestrian with his car and shouted racial slurs in a Walmart parking lot.  Tilden Township police were called to the store on Saturday, April 22, the department said in a release. A 41-year-old Reading man told officers he was on the pedestrian crosswalk when the driver of a gray sedan revved the engine and sped toward him, authorities said.  The driver, who police identified as 20-year-old Logan G. Harding of Exeter, parked and was headed toward the store whe…
'Fecal Matter' Spread 'All Over' Police Department Bathroom In Lancaster, Authorities Say 'Fecal Matter' Spread 'All Over' Police Department Bathroom In Lancaster, Authorities Say
'Fecal Matter' Spread 'All Over' Police Department Bathroom In Lancaster, Authorities Say The police let a 28-year-old man use the restroom at the department and now they regret it, according to a release on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Malcolm Dreshon K. White, Sinking Spring, asked to use the bathroom in the lobby at the East Cocalico Township Police Department on March 16, 2023 around 5:15 p.m., according to the release.  "Officers later discovered that White filled the toilet with paper towels and scattered paper towels and toilet paper covered in fecal matter all over the men's bathroom," the police state in the release.  It's unclear who ended up clean up the stink…
Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police
Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police A DUI Pennsylvania man who tried getting into a closed Arby's restaurant was arrested after urinating in the parking lot where he exposed himself, police said. Charles J. Visaggi was unsteady on his feet, was slurring his speech and seemed disoriented while trying to gain entry into the Arby's in Wind Gap last December, local police said. Slate Belt Regional Police officers found Visaggi at a nearby Wendy's operating a vehicle, authorities said. Visaggi, displaying signs of impairment, was found to be incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle, according to police. He was taken int…
NJ Hockey Player Son Of Flyers GM Facing Criminal Charges For Wheelchair Toss NJ Hockey Player Son Of Flyers GM Facing Criminal Charges For Wheelchair Toss
NJ Hockey Player Son Of Flyers GM Facing Criminal Charges For Wheelchair Toss The son of Philadelphia Flyers Interim General Manager Danny Briere, Carson Briere, is facing misdemeanor criminal charges in Erie County, PA, after a video captured him pushing a woman's wheelchair down a flight of stairs at a bar. The 23-year-old Mercyhurst University hockey player and Haddonfield, NJ native has been charged with criminal mischief and conspiracy to commit the same — both misdemeanors — as well as a summary charge of disorderly conduct court documents show. I usually don’t post anything serious on my twitter but something happened Saturday night and just can’t stomach …
Man Pulls Gun On Bar Worker After Being Kicked Out: Bethlehem PD Man Pulls Gun On Bar Worker After Being Kicked Out: Bethlehem PD
Man Pulls Gun On Bar Worker After Being Kicked Out: Bethlehem PD A Bethlehem man who was kicked out of a bar for fighting with other guests returned later that night brandishing a firearm, police claim.  It happened at Molly's Irish Grille and Sports Pub on East 4th Street early on Friday, March 3, city police said in a statement. Bar staff called authorities at around 1:30 a.m. to report that a belligerent customer who had been turned away had come back with a handgun.  The suspect was nowhere to be found when police arrived, so the officers left, the report says.  Then, at about 2 a.m., the wait staff called back to tell police that the…
Northampton Patron Kicked From Bar Threatened To Kill Cop: Police Northampton Patron Kicked From Bar Threatened To Kill Cop: Police
Northampton Patron Kicked From Bar Threatened To Kill Cop: Police A man kicked out of a Northampton County business later threatened to kill the police who showed up at the scene, authorities allege.  Slate Belt regional officers were called to the American Legion post in Wind Gap Borough at about 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 for a reported "disturbance," the department wrote in a statement.  On arrival, police found 61-year-old Gregory L. Lutz of Saylorsburg. According to detectives, he threatened other patrons after being asked to leave the American Legion. When a Slate Belt officer tried to intervene, authorities said Lutz also threatened to …
Allentown Footchase Leads To Arrest Allentown Footchase Leads To Arrest
Allentown Footchase Leads To Arrest A man sits in a Lehigh County jail cell following a brief pursuit with police in Allentown, authorities say.  City police witnessed a man draw a handgun during an argument near South 6th Street and West Hamilton Street just after midnight on Sunday Jan. 29, the department said in a statement.  When an officer tried to intervene, the man fled on foot, police said. Officers claimed they saw him toss the firearm while running away.  Johnnie Cooks, 43, was tracked down and arrested a short distance from the scene, they added. He faces multiple firearm charges, one count of evide…
Lehigh Valley Mom Cheered For Teen Son During Street Fight, Cops Say Lehigh Valley Mom Cheered For Teen Son During Street Fight, Cops Say
Lehigh Valley Mom Cheered For Teen Son During Street Fight, Cops Say A Northampton County mom is accused of cheering on her teenage son while he fought another boy in a Pen Argyl street, authorities say.  Nicole M. Ortiz, 32, is charged with misdemeanor corruption of minors and disorderly conduct, said Slate Belt Regional Police in a statement.  Officers were called to a home on the 800 block of William Street on Nov. 10 for reports of two teenagers fighting in the road, authorities wrote.  On arrival, police spoke with Ortiz, who confirmed that her son was involved in the fight and that she knew the brawl was going to take place before it ac…
Unruly Starbucks Customer Causes Scene, Bites Cop In Bucks: Police Unruly Starbucks Customer Causes Scene, Bites Cop In Bucks: Police
Unruly Starbucks Customer Causes Scene, Bites Cop In Bucks: Police A Bucks County man now faces felony assault charges after authorities say he bit a police officer during an altercation at a Starbucks.  Central Bucks police were called to the coffee store just after 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19 for reports of a suspicious person, the department said in a release.  On arrival, baristas told officers that an apparently drunken man was shouting, cursing, and loudly playing music through a portable speaker, according to the department.  When warned to leave, police said the man threw his cup of coffee across the store and "laid on the ground yell…