5 Pedestrians Hit By Car In Northeast Philly Parking Lot, Police Say (UPDATED) 5 Pedestrians Hit By Car In Northeast Philly Parking Lot, Police Say (UPDATED)
5 Pedestrians Hit By Car In Northeast Philly Parking Lot, Police Say (Updated) One woman is in custody after police say she struck five people with her Nissan Sentra in Philadelphia on Monday afternoon, April 22.  Authorities said 45-year-old Omobolanle Paige hit five pedestrians, three of whom were sent to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. It happened at the parking lot of the 6301 Oxford Avenue ShopRite, according to police. Four people suffered bruises and scratches:  A 57-year-old woman A 45-year-old woman A 76-year-old woman A 29-year-old woman A 76-year-old man was also hit but was not seriously injured, authorities said. …
Hit-Run Suspect Wanted By West Reading Police Hit-Run Suspect Wanted By West Reading Police
Hit-Run Suspect Wanted By West Reading Police Authorities in West Reading are looking for a driver accused of a hit-and-run.  Police said the pictured car left the scene of a crash near South 3rd Avenue and Franklin Street around 7:30 p.m. on March 29.  The silver SUV fled north on South 3rd Avenue and then east on Penn Avenue, according to investigators.  Anyone with information is asked to call West Reading Borough Police Department at 610-373-0111 or submit an anonymous tip via Crimewatch. 
Camden Man Gets 55 Years Prison For Fatal Shooting Camden Man Gets 55 Years Prison For Fatal Shooting
Camden Man Gets 55 Years Prison For Fatal Shooting A 21-year-old Camden City man has been sentenced to 55 years in New Jersey State Prison for killing a Philadelphia man, authorities said. Antony Shields was sentenced on Friday, April 19, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. He must serve 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole. On Jan. 30, 2024, a jury convicted Shields of first-degree Felony Murder, first-degree Aggravated Manslaughter, and second-degree Conspiracy to Commit Robbery in connection to the death of Alex Fernandez, also 21. On Feb. 4, 2021, the Camden County Police De…
Northeastern PA Woman Missing, Police Say (UPDATED) Northeastern PA Woman Missing, Police Say (UPDATED)
Northeastern PA Woman Missing, Police Say (Updated) Update: The subject of this report has been located safely, SARPD said Wednesday, April 24.  Stroud Area Regional Police are looking for a missing woman.  Lisa Ann DiGiovanni, 49, was last seen in Stroud Township around 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20, authorities said.  She is 5 feet and 115 pounds and was last seen wearing a black jacket with white fur trim, blue jeans, and hoop earrings, according to police. She drives a white 2013 Hyundai Elantra sedan with Pennsylvania tag number MGZ-2595.  Anyone with information is being asked to submit a tip online. 
Woman Shot In North Philadelphia Home: Police Woman Shot In North Philadelphia Home: Police
Woman Shot In North Philadelphia Home: Police A 49-year-old woman was shot once in the stomach in the living room of a Philadelphia residence Monday night, April 22, according to police.  Investigators said it happened on the 100 block of Linton Street in Olney around 7:40 p.m. The victim was taken to Einstein Hospital in critical condition, authorities said.  One person was detained in connection with the shooting and a weapon was recovered, PPD added. 
Arrest Warrant Against Rep. Kevin Boyle Withdrawn: Philadelphia DA Arrest Warrant Against Rep. Kevin Boyle Withdrawn: Philadelphia DA
Arrest Warrant Against Rep. Kevin Boyle Withdrawn: Philadelphia DA Just days after officials said state Rep. Kevin Boyle was wanted for violating a Protection From Abuse order, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said the arrest warrant against him has been withdrawn.  DA Larry Krasner said the warrant was based on "information that was accurate" and "truthful," but that prosecutors were "missing a key piece of information" that they were "only able to confirm today." The PFA order "was no longer in effect on the relevant dates when Mr. Boyle was alleged to have violated that order," Krasner said.  He repeatedly declined to offer specifi…
Inmate Released Day Before She Died, Lancaster Officials Say Inmate Released Day Before She Died, Lancaster Officials Say
Inmate Released Day Before She Died, Lancaster Officials Say A Lancaster County Prison inmate who was rushed to the hospital and released for end-of-life care has died; officials announced her passing on Monday, April 22, 2024.  Deborah F. McClucas, 60 of Willow Street, was found unresponsive in her prison cell at approximately 8:24 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, according to a release by Lancaster County Officials.  After the prison staff called 911, city firefighters and EMS took her to Lancaster General Health Penn Medicine.  "The inmate’s family was notified of admittance to the hospital," officials told Daily Voice. S…
PA Teen Sentenced Up To Life In Prison For Killing 23-Year-Old Man When He Was 14 Years Old PA Teen Sentenced Up To Life In Prison For Killing 23-Year-Old Man When He Was 14 Years Old
PA Teen Sentenced Up To Life In Prison For Killing 23-Year-Old Man When He Was 14 Years Old Elijahuwon A. Brown, now 17, has been sentenced after pleading guilty last October to shooting and killing 23-year-old Rolando Rivera when he was only 14 years old, according to court documents and the Lancaster District Attorney's office on Monday, April 22, 2024.  Brown confessed to shooting Rolando "Peanut" Nazir Rivera, 23, of the 200 block of Ruby Street in Lancaster, in the 500 block of Third Street around 9:45 p.m. on August 27, 2021.  On Friday, April 19 he was sentenced to 32 ½ years to life in prison by  Judge Merrill Spahn. Brown was seen on video surveillanc…
Troopers Investigate 'Terroristic Threats' Toward Monroe County Wawa Troopers Investigate 'Terroristic Threats' Toward Monroe County Wawa
Troopers Investigate 'Terroristic Threats' Toward Monroe County Wawa State police were called to a Chesnuthill Township Wawa when an anonymous caller made "terroristic threats" last week, authorities said in a release.  The Wawa at 1781 Route 209 got the calls around 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, troopers said.  The store was temporarily closed and employees were evacuated while police "conducted a walk-through and assessed the building," according to the release. Nothing suspicious was found and the store reopened, police said.  The matter remains under investigation by PSP's Fern Ridge station.  
24-Year-Old Pennsylvania Professional Baseball Player Killed In Crash: Officials 24-Year-Old Pennsylvania Professional Baseball Player Killed In Crash: Officials
24-Year-Old Pennsylvania Professional Baseball Player Killed In Crash: Officials A professional minor league baseball player died in a motorcycle crash last week numerous organizations confirmed on Monday, April 22. Ronny Garcia, a 24-year-old pitcher had recently signed to play for the Class AA team York Revolution before a motorcycle crash in Samana, Dominic Republic on Saturday, Hector Gomez Major League Baseball Insider reported, on Saturday, April 20. He noted that his father was also killed in the crash. Garcia was an international prospect who signed with the Houston Astros' farm system as a pitcher in 2016, playing on the minor league team from 2017 to 2023. …
Two Philly Men Among Five Arrested With Drugs In Atlantic City: Police Two Philly Men Among Five Arrested With Drugs In Atlantic City: Police
Two Philly Men Among Five Arrested With Drugs In Atlantic City: Police Five men were arrested in Atlantic City during a police operation targeting areas of violence, authorities said. In a news release, Atlantic City police said detectives conducted surveillance in the first block of South Florida Avenue on Thursday, Apr. 18. Four men were arrested for having or selling drugs. Isaiah Brown, 19, of Atlantic City, was taken into custody after running away from police. Once he was arrested, he continued to be uncooperative and struggled with detectives. Because of statements Brown made to police, he was brought to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Cente…
Pennsylvania BMW Driver, 30, Struck, Killed After Crash Along NJ Turnpike Pennsylvania BMW Driver, 30, Struck, Killed After Crash Along NJ Turnpike
Pennsylvania BMW Driver, 30, Struck, Killed After Crash Along NJ Turnpike A 30-year-old Pennsylvania man standing along the side of the New Jersey Turnpike after a collision was struck and killed by a passing car early Monday, April 22, authorities said. Alton Smith, of Levittown, PA, had bee driving a BMW 328i when he got into a crash with another BMW around 2:20 a.m. in Robbinsville, New Jersey State Police said. Smith was standing outside of his vehicle on the southbound side of the highway near milepost 64.1 on the inner roadway, when a passing Hyundai struck him and the back of his car, police said. Smith died while the driver of the Hyundai susta…