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Chalfont Pizzeria Owner Admits To Killing Partner, Prosecutors Say Chalfont Pizzeria Owner Admits To Killing Partner, Prosecutors Say
Pina's Pizza Owner Convicted Of Partner's Murder: Bucks DA The part owner of Pina's Pizza in Chalfont admitted to killing her partner on Monday, April 8, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  Anna Maria Tolomello, 50, pleaded guilty to the third-degree murder of Giovanni Gallina, prosecutors said in a release.  Tolomello was arrested in March 2022 after police said they found 64-year-old Gallina's body wrapped in a blue tarp in a bedroom of their shared Hilltown home. Officers were sent for a welfare check when Gallina's son said he hadn't heard from his father in over a week.  Tolomello reportedly told him…
PA Woman Holds Baby While Ex Kills Abusive BF, Then Texts Pastor: Affidavit PA Woman Holds Baby While Ex Kills Abusive BF, Then Texts Pastor: Affidavit
PA Woman Holds Baby While Ex Kills Abusive BF, Then Texts Pastor: Affidavit New details have been released at a press conference on Tuesday, March 19 about a Harrisburg family who teamed up to shoot, stab, and dismember a boyfriend who was allegedly physically and sexually abusive. Terry Parker, 47, his ex-wife (possibly legally married but separated, officials explained at a later date) Ronda Parker, 48, and his new girlfriend Summer Heil, 36, worked together to lure Ronda's new boyfriend, Michael Pruitt, 40, to a home in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania State Police in Bradford County explained in the court documents obtained by Daily Voice PSP found the bones …
Suspect Who Snatched Gun After Deadly Philly Police Shooting Arrested: Authorities Suspect Who Snatched Gun After Deadly Philly Police Shooting Arrested: Authorities
Suspect Who Snatched Gun After Deadly Philly Police Shooting Arrested: Authorities The man accused of swiping a gun off the ground during the police killing of 28-year-old Alexander Spencer has been arrested, authorities say.  Spencer was fatally shot by police after officials said he shot an officer in the leg during a scuffle at a North Philadelphia corner store on Friday night, Jan. 26.  Jose Quinones-Mendez, 42, was accused of snatching the gun that Spencer allegedly dropped during the struggle.  Philadelphia Police Department He was arrested near the corner of North Juniper and Race streets in Center City on Wednesday, Jan. 31, according to pol…
Teen's Accused Killer Charged On 22nd Birthday, Philadelphia DA Says Teen's Accused Killer Charged On 22nd Birthday, Philadelphia DA Says
Teen's Accused Killer Charged On 22nd Birthday, Philadelphia DA Says A Philadelphia man is charged with the 2021 murder of a 17-year-old boy.  James Adams is also accused of robbery and evidence tampering, said the District Attorney's Office on Jan. 8, Adams' 22nd birthday.  Authorities believe Adams shot Tyron Rozier in the back on West Sedgley Avenue near Reyburn Park late on July 4, 2021. City police found Rozier at the scene about an hour later and he died from his wounds, prosecutors said.  A tip to police, "digital and forensic techniques," and assistance from federal agencies helped identify Adams as a suspect, the DA's Office sai…
Bucks Teacher Who Assaulted, Secretly Filmed Students Sentenced To Jail Bucks Teacher Who Assaulted, Secretly Filmed Students Sentenced To Jail
Bucks Teacher Who Assaulted, Secretly Filmed Students Sentenced To Jail A former Bucks County teacher who was convicted of indecently assaulting two students and secretly recording another will spend the next several years in jail, a Bucks County judge has ruled.  Fifty-eight-year-old Joseph Ohrt of Buckingham was sentenced to 2.5 to 5 years in state prison by Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley on Monday, June 12, the District Attorney's Office said.  Ohrt, the one-time choir director at Central Bucks West High School, was first charged last February, after police investigators said he'd used hidden cameras in his home to record a male stu…
Philadelphia Mom Charged In Connection With 3-Year-Old's Shooting Philadelphia Mom Charged In Connection With 3-Year-Old's Shooting
Philadelphia Mom Charged In Connection With 3-Year-Old's Shooting A Philadelphia mom has been charged in connection with the shooting that wounded her 3-year-old son.  Laylaah Muhammad, 23, was arrested late on Wednesday, May 3, on charges of conspiracy, child endangerment, evidence tampering, and more. Her bail was set at 10 percent of $1 million, state court filings show.  Police were called to the 31st Street and Grays Ferry Avenue fire station around 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, where a woman had arrived with a toddler who had been shot in the cheek, authorities said previously.  The child was rushed by ambulance to the Children's …
Man Who Shot Norristown Intruder Will Face Gun Charges: Montco DA Man Who Shot Norristown Intruder Will Face Gun Charges: Montco DA
Man Who Shot Norristown Intruder Will Face Gun Charges: Montco DA A man accused of fatally shooting an intruder at a Norristown home late Monday night is now charged with weapons offenses, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in a release.  Travis Cummings, a 20-year-old Haverford resident, is charged with illegal firearm possession, unlicensed carry, evidence tampering, and drug offenses, the DA's Office wrote.  Authorities say Cummings arrived at a woman's apartment on the 300 block of Monroe Street around 11:45 p.m. on May 1. Minutes later, an intruder forced his way through the door and confronted Cummings, "striking" and "g…
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…
'54th Street' Gang Robbed Bucks, Montco Gun Shops; 13 Charged '54th Street' Gang Robbed Bucks, Montco Gun Shops; 13 Charged
'54th Street' Gang Robbed Bucks, Montco Gun Shops; 13 Charged More than a dozen people are charged in connection with a string of brazen break-ins at gun stores across greater Philadelphia, and authorities say dozens of the ill-gotten firearms are still out on the streets.  In a joint statement by prosecutors from Montgomery and Bucks counties on Wednesday, Jan. 25, officials said that two adults and 11 teens were taken into custody following a months-long investigation into the burglaries.  The group, which detectives say is affiliated with a "neighborhood-based juvenile street gang" in West Philly called "54th Street," stole 93 guns from l…
Berks County Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old Student: DA Berks County Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old Student: DA
Berks County Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old Student: DA A Berks County middle school teacher has been arrested on accusations he groomed a 13-year-old student, sending sexually explicit photos and videos online — and sexually abused them in his car on at least one occasion, authorities said. Michael J. Conner, 38, a teacher at Central Middle School in Reading, used social media to engage with the student — a relationship that eventually turned sexual in nature, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said in a statement on Monday, Oct. 17. The tip came to authorities last month from a Childline referral from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania…
CB West Teacher Pleads No Contest To Assaulting, Filming Student CB West Teacher Pleads No Contest To Assaulting, Filming Student
CB West Teacher Pleads No Contest To Assaulting, Filming Student A former Bucks County music teacher pleaded no contest on Thursday, Oct. 13 to charges that he molested two of his students and secretly filmed another undressing, authorities say.  Joseph G. Ohrt, 57, a Buckingham resident and one-time choir director at Central Bucks West High School, stood accused of two counts of indecent assault,  two counts of corrupting minors, two counts of invading privacy, and one count of evidence tampering, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  Ohrt was first charged on Feb. 8, after police investigators said he'd use…
NJ Man Wanted For Killing Victim, Dumping Body On PA Highway: Report NJ Man Wanted For Killing Victim, Dumping Body On PA Highway: Report
NJ Man Wanted For Killing Victim, Dumping Body On PA Highway: Report A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a New Jersey man wanted for killing another Garden State resident and dumping his body along a Pennsylvania highway, PennLive reports. Robert Christie, 36, of Trenton, was charged Friday, Aug. 12 with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence, among other offenses, in the shooting death of Joshua McRae, 31, also of Trenton, the outlet says citing the Philadelphia Inquirer. McRae’s body was found on the shoulder of I-295 near the I-95 interchange in Bristol Township on Jan. 19, 2020. Click here for more from PennLive.
PA Woman Admits Causing Death Of 11-Month-Old Baby At Illegal Home Daycare: DA PA Woman Admits Causing Death Of 11-Month-Old Baby At Illegal Home Daycare: DA
PA Woman Admits Causing Death Of 11-Month-Old Baby At Illegal Home Daycare: DA A 50-year-old Pennsylvania woman admitted in court to causing the death of an 11-month-old baby at an illegal home daycare, authorities said. Lauren E. Landgrebe, of Upper Southampton Township, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children, operating an unlicensed daycare facility, and tampering with evidence on Tuesday, June 21, Bucks County Deputy District Attorney Monica W. Furber. The baby girl died of asphyxiation by strangulation after being placed incorrectly in a car seat and left alone for around two hours on Aug. 27, 2019, the prosecutor said…
Driver Loses Control, Strikes 3 Pedestrians Watching Cars Race In Lehigh Valley: DA Driver Loses Control, Strikes 3 Pedestrians Watching Cars Race In Lehigh Valley: DA
Driver Loses Control, Strikes 3 Pedestrians Watching Cars Race In Lehigh Valley: DA Three people were injured — one seriously — after a driver allegedly lost control of his car, striking them in the Lehigh Valley last year, authorities said. Jorge Ramon Torres, 24, of Allentown, was behind the wheel of a Honda Civic that struck three people watching cars race on North Dauphin Street and Allentown Drive on Nov. 26, 2021, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca. Responding officers found the injured victims at the scene around 10:40 p.m., along with an unoccupied, disabled Honda C…
Woman Shoots Pizzeria Owner BF In Head, Hides His Body In Bedroom For 13 Days: DA Woman Shoots Pizzeria Owner BF In Head, Hides His Body In Bedroom For 13 Days: DA
Woman Shoots Pizzeria Owner BF In Head, Hides His Body In Bedroom For 13 Days: DA A 48-year-old woman admitted to shooting and killing her longtime partner, the owner of a Pennsylvania pizzeria, then hiding his body in her bedroom for 13 days, authorities said. Anna Maria Tolomello was arraigned Wednesday, March 30, on charges of homicide, abuse of a corpse, evidence tampering, and related offenses in the death of Giovanni Gallina, 65, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. The couple owned Pina’s Pizza in Chalfont. Tolomello wrapped Gallina's body in a blue tarp inside their Limekiln Pike home in the Chalfont section of Hilltown Township after …
12 Charged In Massive Narcotics Bust At Mercer County Budget Inn, Police Say 12 Charged In Massive Narcotics Bust At Mercer County Budget Inn, Police Say
12 Charged In Massive Narcotics Bust At Mercer County Budget Inn, Police Say A dozen suspects were arrested and slapped with drug charges following a massive narcotics bust at a Mercer County Budget Inn hotel, authorities said Wednesday. More than 100 doses of crack and heroin, as well as $1,700 in suspected drug proceeds, were found during a search of several rooms at the Budget Inn Hotel on New York Avenue in Trenton around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Trenton Police Director (TPD) Steve E. Wilson said. Several suspects ran into different rooms and tried to destroy evidence by flushing the narcotics down the toilets, Wilson said. The following suspects face various c…
DA: New Jersey Brothers Charged With Killing Man Found In Pennsylvania Woods DA: New Jersey Brothers Charged With Killing Man Found In Pennsylvania Woods
DA: New Jersey Brothers Charged With Killing Man Found In Pennsylvania Woods Two teen brothers from New Jersey were arrested on accusations they killed a man found in a wooded area in Quakertown (Bucks County), Pennsylvania, authorities announced. Anthony Gamble, 19, and Joshua Gamble, 17, both of Somerset, N.J., will be charged with criminal homicide, criminal conspiracy, possession of an instrument of crime, and tampering with evidence, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's office. The younger Gamble is being charged as an adult. The brothers are accused of killing a man found stabbed to death early Thursday in a wooded area in the 500 block of East …
PD: Kennett Square Passenger With Cocaine In Traffic Stop Charged With Evidence Tampering PD: Kennett Square Passenger With Cocaine In Traffic Stop Charged With Evidence Tampering
PD: Kennett Square Passenger With Cocaine In Traffic Stop Charged With Evidence Tampering A Kennett Square man was found in possession of cocaine during a routine traffic stop and charged evidence tampering, authorities said. Rodrigo Guzman-Hernandez, 37, was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped Monday on Baltimore Pike in New Garden around 8 p.m. for a moving violation, Southern Chester County Regional police said. Officers saw Guzman-Hernandez making "furtive movements" toward the floor, and was removed from the vehicle, authorities said. That's when police found a plastic bag containing cocaine on the floor next to the passenger seat in plain view, police said…
Prosecutor: Camden Man 'Staged' Girlfriend's Death To Look Like A Suicide Prosecutor: Camden Man 'Staged' Girlfriend's Death To Look Like A Suicide
Prosecutor: Camden Man 'Staged' Girlfriend's Death To Look Like A Suicide A 28-year-old South Jersey man is accused of staging his girlfriend's death to make it look like a suicide, authorities said. Edwin Zavaleta of Camden has been charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said on Wednesday. Police responded to a home on the 1000 block of S. 6th St. at 8:45 a.m. on Monday on a report of a woman found unresponsive, they said.  Police officers found Tonia Yamileth Zavaleta, 25, of Camden, in an upstairs bedroom with a visible injury to her neck…