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Officer Shot Responding To Domestic Incident In NJ Officer Shot Responding To Domestic Incident In NJ
Officer Shot Responding To Domestic Incident In NJ A police officer was shot in Mercer County while responding to a domestic incident, authorities said. Hamilton officers were called to a disturbance on the 1800 block of Orchard Avenue around 2:20 a.m. when the gunman opened fire on the officers, the department said. The injured officer was taken to CHS-Fuld and is expected to survive. The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office and the New Jersey Attorney General's Office are investigating this incident.
Man Shot By Officers ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police Man Shot By Officers ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police
Man Shot By Officers ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police A 34-year-old man has been identified after being fatally shot by an officer, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday. Payden Sells was shooting at the police when they returned fire killing him on Feb. 23, Trooper James Grothey detailed in a release. PSP York Troopers were called to assist area police with "domestic incident" in the 600 block of Colonial Avenue in Spring Garden Township at approximately 11:17 p.m., Grothey explained. Troopers soon learned that the caller to 911 had "reported that there was an actor on scene with multiple firearms, attempting to gain …
Shotgun-Wielding PA Man Kills Wife Of NJ Friend Who Took Him In, Dies Soon After: Authorities Shotgun-Wielding PA Man Kills Wife Of NJ Friend Who Took Him In, Dies Soon After: Authorities
Shotgun-Wielding PA Man Kills Wife Of NJ Friend Who Took Him In, Dies Soon After: Authorities 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A Pennsylvania man shot and killed the wife of a friend who took him into their northwest New Jersey home, then died of a medical emergency moments after fleeing, authorities said. Cheryl Schilling and her husband, Kevin, ran to an upstairs bedroom and closed the door after Armond Anthony Avitable grabbed a pump-action shotgun during an argument at their home in the Knowlton Township community of Columbia shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, they said. Avitable then kicked open the door and fired two shotgun blasts, both of which wounded the 58-year-old woman, Warren County P…
Woman Who Jumped Into Delaware River Found Alive: Troopers Woman Who Jumped Into Delaware River Found Alive: Troopers
Woman Who Jumped Into Delaware River Found Alive: Troopers The 30-year-old who leaped into the Delaware River when approached by state police Monday night, Jan. 15, was found alive and well, troopers say.  State police were looking for the unnamed woman in connection with a domestic incident on Durham Street in Riegelsville around 6:30 p.m., Daily Voice reported. They found her on a nearby river trail with three children, but when troopers approached, she hopped into the water, authorities said. The children were "safely secure(d)" by troopers.  First responders scanned the river for two hours but were unable to locate her and called off…
Man In Critical Condition, 3 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot In Fox Chase (UPDATE) Man In Critical Condition, 3 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot In Fox Chase (UPDATE)
Man In Critical Condition, 3 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot In Fox Chase (Update) Following a domestic incident, a man was waiting for officers to arrive so he could open fire, Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford said in a press conference late on Wednesday night.  Standford explained that the domestic situation began when a dad became agitated over his 12-year-old son playing a video game on Oct. 4.  The boy and his uncle turned off the game and went to the second floor of their home in the 7500 block of Whitaker Avenue. But the dad followed his son and shot the uncle.  That's when the boy called 911 — while his dad, with a gun still in his hand, went to the fro…
Woman, 33, Dead In Domestic Incident; Suspect In Custody: Berks DA Woman, 33, Dead In Domestic Incident; Suspect In Custody: Berks DA
Woman, 33, Dead In Domestic Incident; Suspect In Custody: Berks DA A woman is dead and a man faces criminal charges following a "domestic incident" in Berks County Friday morning, prosecutors say.  Harrison Adu Boakye, 46, of Fleetwood was arrested at the scene on July 7, 2023, Berks District Attorney John T. Adams' Office said in a statement. Fleetwood Borough Police were called to the incident at Boakye's home on Middletown Road around 8:30 a.m., according to the DA. They arrived at the house to find a 33-year-old woman unresponsive, authorities said. Life-saving aid was rendered by first responders "but failed," and she was pronounced dead, …
'You're All Going To Die': Allentown Cop Tried To Kill His Wife, Court Papers Say 'You're All Going To Die': Allentown Cop Tried To Kill His Wife, Court Papers Say
'You're All Going To Die': Allentown Cop Tried To Kill His Wife, Court Papers Say An Allentown police officer pointed a shotgun at his wife and threatened to kill her and her children, according to a criminal complaint filed in Northampton County court obtained by Daily Voice.  Ismael Segarra, 37, is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and related counts stemming from a domestic incident at his Easton home on Tuesday, June 27, police documents say.  The victim told investigators that she and Segarra got into an argument and began discussing divorce no long after she woke up on Tuesday, per the criminal complaint.  Whe…
Details Released In Police Incident That Prompted Pennridge High School Lockdown Details Released In Police Incident That Prompted Pennridge High School Lockdown
Details Released In Police Incident That Prompted Pennridge High School Lockdown Details have been released in connection with a police incident that caused Pennridge High School to be locked down on Tuesday, June 7. Officers were called around 11 a.m. to the 600 block of Campus Drive in East Rockhill Township on a report of a domestic incident involving a mom and son, Pennridge Regional police said. The son, whose age has not been disclosed, was walking down a path near Branch Road after apparently leaving a house with two large swords, police said. Pennridge High School was placed on lockdown for about an hour and a half as a result of the nearby incident, police sai…
Body Found In Susquehanna River ID’d As Man Shot By Police: Report Body Found In Susquehanna River ID’d As Man Shot By Police: Report
Body Found In Susquehanna River ID’d As Man Shot By Police: Report A body found floating in the Susquehanna River has been identified by his wife as the man shot by police during a domestic incident last January, CBS 21 reports. The body found between Middletown and Three Mile Island is Miguel Maldonado Jr., 36, his wife, Andrea Maldonado told the outlet, identifying him by his tattoo. Maldonado Jr. was shot by police after he stabbed his wife, then took his wife and child into his car and drove into the river near the Dock Street Dam around 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 16, the Dauphin County district attorney Fran Chardo said at the time. Officials have n…
Bucks Co. Man, 30, Threatens To Grab Falls Township Officer's Gun, Police Say Bucks Co. Man, 30, Threatens To Grab Falls Township Officer's Gun, Police Say
Bucks Co. Man, 30, Threatens To Grab Falls Township Officer's Gun, Police Say A 30-year-old Bucks County man is in custody after police say he threatened to grab an officer's gun in Morrisville Friday evening. Officers arrived at the Commons at Fallsington apartment complex on a report of a domestic incident when they noticed a man -- later identified as Frederick Kornstedt -- outside, and walking towards an officer's car in a "confrontational manner," at approximately 6 p.m, according to Falls Township police. When the officer got out of his car and told Kornstedt to stop, he continued to approach the officer in tears, and told the officer, "I'll grab your gun,…
Driver Charged With Attempted Homicide After Stabbing Passenger In Harrisburg, Police Say Driver Charged With Attempted Homicide After Stabbing Passenger In Harrisburg, Police Say
Driver Charged With Attempted Homicide After Stabbing Passenger In Harrisburg, Police Say A 57-year-old man was charged with attempted homicide after stabbing the passenger of his vehicle with a knife Thursday in what Swatara Township police are calling a domestic incident. Police responded to the Harrisburg Hospital around 10:15 a.m., where the victim arrived with stab wounds, police said. An investigation found that the victim was heading westbound on Derry Street in a car with Warren Mayo in Harrisburg, when Mayo assaulted the victim with a knife, Swatara police said. The victim was able to get out of the vehicle and flag down another driver for help, authorities said. The …