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Firearm, Drugs Recovered In Bensalem Traffic Stop: Police Firearm, Drugs Recovered In Bensalem Traffic Stop: Police
Firearm, Drugs Recovered In Bensalem Traffic Stop: Police A routine traffic stop led to two arrests in Bensalem, township police said in a release.  Officers stopped a Chevrolet Tahoe for a faulty brake light, a broken mirror, and a suspended registration on Saturday, April 13, authorities said.  Police said the driver, 33-year-old Brittany Dougherty of Philadelphia, was found to have a warrant for theft at a Bensalem Kohl's, a warrant for burglary in Camden, New Jersey, and a warrant for robbery out of Evesham, New Jersey.  The passenger, 30-year-old Omar Pedro of Philadelphia, was wanted for retail theft, authorities said.&n…
Dad And Son Who Left Baby At Philly Walmart Were Shoplifting: Police Dad And Son Who Left Baby At Philly Walmart Were Shoplifting: Police
Dad And Son Who Left Baby At Philly Walmart Were Shoplifting: Police A father and son are accused of shoplifting during a January incident where police said they left an infant behind at a Northeast Philadelphia Walmart, according to authorities.  Police said three people abandoned a baby in a carrier when confronted about stealing merchandise on Jan. 18. The child was less than 2 months old, according to PPD.  Alganon Muhammad, the baby's 22-year-old father, was arrested on Jan. 26 and charged with retail theft, conspiracy, and related counts, police said at the time. He was held for trial after a preliminary hearing on Feb. 8.  Haamza Muham…
Pair Stole Over $7K From Bucks Hardware Stores, Police Allege Pair Stole Over $7K From Bucks Hardware Stores, Police Allege
Pair Stole Over $7K From Bucks Hardware Stores, Police Allege Authorities in Warrington were called about a child locked in a parked car and discovered a stash of stolen merchandise instead, according to police.  Kristal Smith of Jersey City, New Jersey and Desteni Grant of Brooklyn, New York are each charged with evading arrest and receiving stolen property, Warrington Township police said in a release.  Officers were called to the Home Depot parking around 5 p.m. on March 2, after a bystander spotted a blanket draped over a baby seat in a parked car, authorities said.  Police arrived and found stolen merchandise hidden under the…
Troopers Seek Serial Wallet Thief In Lehigh County Troopers Seek Serial Wallet Thief In Lehigh County
Troopers Seek Serial Wallet Thief In Lehigh County Pennsylvania State Police are looking for the suspect in a series of wallet thefts at Lower Macungie stores.  The pictured man is accused of taking the wallet from a Costco shopper's purse on Friday, Feb. 23. Authorities believe he went to the nearby Target at 749 North Krocks Road and used the victim's credit card to buy $2,500 of American Express and MasterCard gift cards.  He's also a suspect in three similar incidents at Lower Macungie retail stores, including:  At Costco on Sept. 8, 2023 At Walmart on Feb. 3 At Walmart on Feb. 16  Anyone who can identify…
Chesco Thief Stole $2,300 In Meds From Pharmacy: Investigators Chesco Thief Stole $2,300 In Meds From Pharmacy: Investigators
Chesco Thief Stole $2,300 In Meds From Pharmacy: Investigators Detectives are looking for the thief who stole $2,300 in over-the-counter medicine from a Westtown Rite-Aid.  The pictured suspect walked into the pharmacy, 1535 West Chester Pike, and fled westbound on foot after grabbing the merchandise, Westtown-East Goshen police said in a release.  It happened around 5 p.m. on Friday, March 8, authorities said.  Authorities say he may also be responsible for other area retail thefts and said he might live near the corner of West Chester Pike and Manley Road.  Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Jason Diamond at…
Naked Man Masturbates While Crawling In PA Public Park, Police Say Naked Man Masturbates While Crawling In PA Public Park, Police Say
Naked Man Masturbates While Crawling In PA Public Park, Police Say A 42-year-old man who was reportedly naked and crawling was found by officers masturbating, the Carlisle Police Department explained in a release.  Brian Ardell Jones, original of Bethlehem most recently of Harrisburg, was seen "crawling naked on the ground near the railroad track bridge" at 11:18 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, police said.  When officers arrived at the wooded area of Biddle Mission Park, located at 311 East North Street, Carlisle Borough, they found Jones "with his pants pulled down, exposing his genital area, and engaging in a sexual self-gratification act," as stat…
Investigation Launched After Inmate Dies In Custody At Bucks Jail: Coroner Investigation Launched After Inmate Dies In Custody At Bucks Jail: Coroner
Investigation Launched After Inmate Dies In Custody At Bucks Jail: Coroner A Philadelphia man died while in police custody at the Bucks County Correctional Facility on Monday, Dec.18, authorities revealed.  Edward Hatch, a 46-year-old Philadelphia resident, was found unresponsive in his cell early Monday morning, said Coroner Meredith Buck in a release.  An autopsy on Tuesday, Dec. 19 "showed no overt evidence of external trauma" and the cause and manner of his death are still under investigation, Buck said.  Bucks County Correctional Facility, 1730 S. Easton Road, Doylestown Google Maps (Street View) Authorities said Hatch had been in cus…
Macy's Workers Tried To Thwart Thief Before Deadly Stabbing: PPD (UPDATED) Macy's Workers Tried To Thwart Thief Before Deadly Stabbing: PPD (UPDATED)
Macy's Workers Tried To Thwart Thief Before Deadly Stabbing: PPD (Updated) The knife-wielding attacker that left one Macy's employee dead and sent another to the hospital Monday morning was trying to rob the store, according to Philadelphia police.  Two security guards were stabbed at the 1300 Market Street store around 11 a.m. on Dec. 4, Daily Voice reported previously.  At a press conference Monday afternoon, interim PPD Commissioner John Stanford said the suspect tried stealing hats but was thwarted by the guards. He returned about 15 minutes later and attacked them, investigators believe.  One victim, 30, was stabbed in the neck and later prono…
Thief Attacks Employee With Knife In Allentown: Police Thief Attacks Employee With Knife In Allentown: Police
Thief Attacks Employee With Knife In Allentown: Police A would-be thief is in police custody after authorities said he attacked a dollar store worker with a knife on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23.  Police said 28-year-old Raphael Garcia walked into the Family Dollar at 1401 Allen Street around 2:45 p.m. and tried to steal merchandise.  When an employee confronted him, authorities said Garcia slashed the worker's hand with a knife, causing a "minor laceration."  Garcia was identified using the store's security footage and was arrested on Friday night, Nov. 25, police said. He is charged with possessing an instrument of crime, simple …
Thieves Stole 580 Gallons Of Diesel From PA Truck Stop, Say Troopers Thieves Stole 580 Gallons Of Diesel From PA Truck Stop, Say Troopers
Thieves Stole 580 Gallons Of Diesel From PA Truck Stop, Say Troopers Two New Jersey men are accused of stealing hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel in a string of heists at a Berks County truck stop.  Dariel M. Vizcaino, 31, and Dagoberto M. Sosa, 32, are each charged with retail theft and related counts, said state troopers in a release.  Authorities believe the pair took 580 gallons of diesel — or $2,780 worth of fuel — during three separate robberies at the Love's Truck Stop in Hamburg.  Investigators say they used a box truck fitted with 150-gallon saddlebag fuel tanks to haul the diesel away. They also had a "false front" instal…
Suspect Sought For $11K Theft At Pocono Outlet Mall, Authorities Say Suspect Sought For $11K Theft At Pocono Outlet Mall, Authorities Say
Suspect Sought For $11K Theft At Pocono Outlet Mall, Authorities Say Pocono Township police are searching for a Philadelphia man who they say ran off with over $11,000 in a string of thefts at the Pocono Premium Outlets.  Tamir Hall-Green, 25, is wanted on an arrest warrant for felony retail theft and receiving stolen property, authorities said.  Investigators believe he and an unidentified woman ran out of the North Face Outlet "with several coats and other clothing items" on Tuesday, Oct. 17. They were then seen hopping in a car and fleeing south on Route 611, township police said.  Detectives said North Face staff showed them security…
Philly Area Theft Ring Targeted Hardware Stores In Montco And Beyond: DA Philly Area Theft Ring Targeted Hardware Stores In Montco And Beyond: DA
Philly Area Theft Ring Targeted Hardware Stores In Montco And Beyond: DA Two Philadelphia brothers are accused of running a sophisticated retail theft ring that targeted hardware stores across the region, prosecutors say.  Cuong Nam Ly, 33, and Chung Nam Ly, 31, face hundreds of felony charges related to an alleged conspiracy that operated throughout Berks, Bucks, Delaware, Luzerne, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, said the Montco District Attorney's Office.  Investigators believe the Lys would buy products from Home Depot and Lowes, often online, before applying barcodes for more expensive items to the packaging.  They would then bring the…
Pennsylvania Inmate Escapes To Maryland: State Police Pennsylvania Inmate Escapes To Maryland: State Police
Pennsylvania Inmate Escapes To Maryland: State Police An inmate escaped police custody while going to a doctor's appointment, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Aug. 22. Joshua Allen Nicholl, 26, of Greencastle was "temporarily authorized" to go to the "outside doctor's appointment" from the Franklin County Jail on Aug. 9, according to the state police release.  By 6:41 p.m. officers became concerned that Nicholl hadn't returned, PSP Chambersburg was notified, and a warrant for Nicholl's arrest issued was soon issued.  Nicholl was located in Washington County, Maryland sometime between that evening and Aug. 22, and the exact dat…
Duo Snagged $10K From King Of Prussia Apple Store, Police Say Duo Snagged $10K From King Of Prussia Apple Store, Police Say
Duo Snagged $10K From King Of Prussia Apple Store, Police Say Police are looking for a pair of accused thieves who they say stole over $10,000 in merchandise from the King of Prussia Apple Store over the last year.  Giorgi Adeishvili of Mountain Top, Luzerne County, and Giorgi Onashvili of Brooklyn, New York are wanted for retail theft, conspiracy, receiving stolen goods, and related counts, said Upper Merion police.  Investigators believe the duo planned and carried out eight heists at the shop between September 2022 and June of this year, stealing a total of $10,070.00 in headphones, keyboards, Air Tags, trackpads, and computer mice.&…
PA Man Steals Cakes With His Face On Them, Police Say PA Man Steals Cakes With His Face On Them, Police Say
PA Man Steals Cakes With His Face On Them, Police Say  A Lancaster man who stole three cakes with his face printed on them is wanted by police, according to a release on Thursday, July 20, 2023. Daquai Anthony Jackson is accused of stealing the cakes from Weis Markets located at 1204 Millersville Pike on May 28, 2023.  The 24-year-old had supposedly ordered the cakes online and had his face printed on them but never paid for them online prior to coming to the store to pick them up, according to the police release.  "A witness confirmed that the person who ordered the cake was the same person pictured in the photos tha…
Philly Retail Theft Crew Busted With $15K In Merch From DC Area Saks Fifth Ave Stores Philly Retail Theft Crew Busted With $15K In Merch From DC Area Saks Fifth Ave Stores
Philly Retail Theft Crew Busted With $15K In Merch From DC Area Saks Fifth Ave Stores A Philadelphia-based retail theft crew was busted with $15,000 in luxury items swiped from Saks Fifth Avenue stores in Virginia and Maryland, authorities said. Ericka Williams, 26, Amin Shamsid-Deen, 30, and Tunisia Amina Shamsid-Deen, 32, were found with Givenchy and Louis Vuitton bags and YSL perfume all totaling approximately $15,000, when police in Fairfax County stopped them on Thursday, July 13. Stolen merchFairfax County PD The crew had just left the Saks Fifth Avenue store in Chevy Chase, MD, with the luxury items, and fled in a gold Chevrolet Impala with Pennsylvania tags, poli…
PA Porn Star, 'Euphoria' Actress Gets Approval For Rehab Program For Local Theft PA Porn Star, 'Euphoria' Actress Gets Approval For Rehab Program For Local Theft
PA Porn Star, 'Euphoria' Actress Gets Approval For Rehab Program For Local Theft "Euphoria" actress and former porn star Chloe Cherry, legally known as Elise Marilyn Jones, has been approved for a form of probation following a retail theft in her Pennsylvania hometown, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Not unlike a plot for the popular HBO teen drama, the 25-year-old actress stole a $45 blouse from Building Character, a downtown Lancaster store that sells “vintage, recycled and handmade goods” according to the store’s website and court documents.  Surveillance footage shows the scene stealer taking a "Mode International tan color…
Walmart Employees Steal $2.2K+ In Merch From PA Store, Police Say Walmart Employees Steal $2.2K+ In Merch From PA Store, Police Say
Walmart Employees Steal $2.2K+ In Merch From PA Store, Police Say Two women stole over $1,000 each in merchandise from a Central Pennsylvania Walmart, the police announced on Monday, June 12, 2023.  Shanterry Lynette Woodard and Nataly Danielle Rodriguez-Altache stole the merchandise from the Walmart located at 1000 Town Center Drive, according to West Manchester Township police.  Over several months, Woodward stole $1190.60 and Rodriguez-Altache stole $1038.22 for a total of $2228.82 worth of merchandise, the police explained.  Both women were employed by Walmart when they were caught on June 5, 2023, according to the police.  …
'Let's Hit Five Below Next': Thief Gets Text From Accomplice While In Police Custody, Cops Say 'Let's Hit Five Below Next': Thief Gets Text From Accomplice While In Police Custody, Cops Say
'Let's Hit Five Below Next': Thief Gets Text From Accomplice While In Police Custody, Cops Say A woman accused of stealing from retail stores in Delaware County received an inconvenient text from her alleged accomplice while she was in police custody, authorities claim.  State troopers were dispatched to the Kohl's at Granite Run Mall in Middletown for a theft in progress on May 4, they wrote in a release. While officers were en route, the suspect hopped into a Ford Focus, went to the nearby Boscov's, and stole more merchandise, police said.  She was arrested at Boscov's and identified as 28-year-old Nye'jierra Drummond of Wilmington, Delaware, troopers wrote.  While …
Detoxing PA Inmate Dies 3 Days After Arrest: Authorities Detoxing PA Inmate Dies 3 Days After Arrest: Authorities
Detoxing PA Inmate Dies 3 Days After Arrest: Authorities A 60-year-old man going through a detox protocol died at the Allegheny County Jail on May 25, 2023, county officials say.  The unnamed man was "brought in by a local police department on a bench warrant for retail theft for another county and booked on May 22," county officials explained in a release late on Thursday.  A drug screen showed he had opiates, including fentanyl, cocaine, and other drugs in his system so the jail healthcare staff "initiated a detox protocol for him," the officials explained in the release. The man was found unresponsive in his cell around 4 p.m. Thurs…
57 Walmarts, Sam's Clubs Hit By Dad-Son Robbers Across NJ, PA: Authorities 57 Walmarts, Sam's Clubs Hit By Dad-Son Robbers Across NJ, PA: Authorities
57 Walmarts, Sam's Clubs Hit By Dad-Son Robbers Across NJ, PA: Authorities A Philadelphia man and his son are accused of carrying out a string of armed robberies across the mid-Atlantic states over a period of months, and the elder suspect is still at large, authorities say.  Jamaal Mitchell, 42, and his 24-year-old son Jahmir Mitchell are charged with robbery, retail theft, terroristic threats, and related counts, said Tilden Township police in a release on Wednesday, April 26.  In Berks County, the pair are suspects in the Oct. 16, 2022 robbery of the Tilden Walmart, authorities said. Investigators believe they stuffed over $900 worth of merchandise into two sh…
Double Pantyhose Raid In Quarryville, Police Say Double Pantyhose Raid In Quarryville, Police Say
Double Pantyhose Raid In Quarryville, Police Say A 36-year-old Pequea man has been caught stealing pantyhose— not once, but twice on the same day, police say. Quarryville police officers where called to a reported retail theft at  Good's Store, located at 333 W. 4th St. in the Borough on March 23, 2023, the department detailed in a release later that week.  When officers arrived they learned Anthony Charles Lentini "stole a pair of pantyhose from the establishment" and later the same day "Lentini returned to Good's Store... and stole a second pair of pantyhose," the police stated in the release.  Lentini was charged w…
Lehigh Thieves Smuggled Perfume In Baby Stroller, Cops Say Lehigh Thieves Smuggled Perfume In Baby Stroller, Cops Say
Lehigh Thieves Smuggled Perfume In Baby Stroller, Cops Say A man and a woman are charged with theft after police say they walked into a Lehigh County beauty store and tried to smuggle out goods in a decoy stroller, according to state police.  The suspects went to Ulta Beauty at Hamilton Crossings in Lower Macungie just before 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16, said Trooper Nathan Branosky in a statement.  The pair, a 22-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, had brought along an empty baby stroller and filled it with perfume before walking out of the store without paying, he said.  While investigating, troopers learned that the duo had bee…
PA Porn Star, 'Euphoria' Actress From Lancaster Charged For Hometown Theft PA Porn Star, 'Euphoria' Actress From Lancaster Charged For Hometown Theft
PA Porn Star, 'Euphoria' Actress From Lancaster Charged For Hometown Theft "Euphoria" actress and former porn star Chloe Cherry, legally known as Elisa Marilyn Jones, was charged with retail theft in her Pennsylvania hometown, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Not unlike a plot for the popular HBO teen drama, the 25-year-old actress stole a $28 blouse from Building Character, a downtown Lancaster store that sells “vintage, recycled and handmade goods” according to the store’s website. Surveillance footage shows the scene stealer taking a "Mode International tan color puffy blouse" into a dressing room and then leaving without it, but…
NJ Native Bites Multiple Officers Over $6 Theft At PA Walmart: Police NJ Native Bites Multiple Officers Over $6 Theft At PA Walmart: Police
NJ Native Bites Multiple Officers Over $6 Theft At PA Walmart: Police A $6 shoplifting incident at a Pennsylvania Walmart that sent five police officers on a foot chase— two were bitten by the suspect, according to a police release on Tuesday, January 10. Rygo Alexander Kingsley, 23, currently of Lancaster, PA, and native to North Brunswick, NJ, was acting "suspicious" at the Walmart located at 2030 Fruitville Pike on Nov. 29, 2022, authorities say. Manheim Township police were called to the store as part of the "on-going investigation against him for retail theft," as stated in the release by the department. The person who called the police knew Kingsley an…
Ex-Con At-Large After Shooting, Abandoning Wife On PA Interstate: Police Ex-Con At-Large After Shooting, Abandoning Wife On PA Interstate: Police
Ex-Con At-Large After Shooting, Abandoning Wife On PA Interstate: Police A former convict with an expired Protect From Abuse order filed by his wife— somehow got a gun, ended up in a car with her, and shot her, before abandoning her on the side of an interstate in Pennsylvania on Monday, Nov. 28, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  37-year-old Kevin Derrick Crew of Pittsburgh was in the passenger's seat of his wife Shauntorria Crew's car on her way to work when they got into a heated argument and he shot her in her right leg— with the bullet entering her thigh and shooting out her calf, as detailed in the court documents.  When she a…
Wanted Maryland Felons Lead Pennsylvania State Police On Wild Chase Following Robbery Wanted Maryland Felons Lead Pennsylvania State Police On Wild Chase Following Robbery
Wanted Maryland Felons Lead Pennsylvania State Police On Wild Chase Following Robbery A Baltimore group of shoplifters— including wanted felonies— led police on a wild chase in Pennsylvania, authorities say. Pennsylvania state police were first called to the retail theft at the Under Armour store on Gettysburg Village Drive on Nov. 11 around 3:30 p.m., according to the court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  When police arrived they saw six people in dark clothing wearing medical masks fleeing the store while throwing stolen merchandise, according to the criminal complaint.  The group all attempted to fit into a 2007 silver/grey Infiniti G35 with the Maryland license pl…
Man Wanted In Connection With Philly-Area Walmart Theft: Police Man Wanted In Connection With Philly-Area Walmart Theft: Police
Man Wanted In Connection With Philly-Area Walmart Theft: Police Authorities in Bucks County are searching for a man in connection with a retail theft investigation.  Warminster Township Police are asking the public to help identify the man pictured, the department said in a public release.  The man is sought in connection to a theft at the Walmart on East Street Road at around 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, but is only wanted for "identification and questioning" at this time, officials added.  He is described as a white adult man and was seen leaving the store in a grey Toyota Camry, according to the release.  Anyone with information o…
Fugitive With Hands Cuffed Behind Back At-Large After Crawling Out Police Cruiser Cage In PA Fugitive With Hands Cuffed Behind Back At-Large After Crawling Out Police Cruiser Cage In PA
Fugitive With Hands Cuffed Behind Back At-Large After Crawling Out Police Cruiser Cage In PA A former convict has become a sort of smooth criminal, or Houdini-style escaped artist, wriggling away from police in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, Oct. 8, authorities say. Mifflin County Regional police received a tip that a wanted man was seen at the Minit Mart in Reedsville at approximately 7 p.m., according to a release by the department.  The man was identified as Richard Allen Blystone, 38, of Burnham, who is wanted in the county for failure to pay fines, the MCRPD stated in a release on Sunday.  Blystone has a lengthy court record in the county, most recently involving…
5 Maryland Thieves Crash Into Tractor-Trailer During Chase On I-83 In PA: Police 5 Maryland Thieves Crash Into Tractor-Trailer During Chase On I-83 In PA: Police
5 Maryland Thieves Crash Into Tractor-Trailer During Chase On I-83 In PA: Police What started as a retail theft of perfume quickly escalated to a police pursuit on an interstate in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, September 7, authorities say.  Teona James, 25, Tymera James, 20, Destiny Thomas, 22, Joseph Wright, 31, and a 16-year-old teenage girl, were all involved in chase which began at the Ultra Beauty in Lower Paxton Township around 7 p.m., according to area police. The police were dispatched to a report that two women "had just stolen a large amount of fragrances and other merchandise" from the store located at 5112 Jonestown Road, police say. The women fled from …
ID Sought For Men Who Used Trash To Steal $4K In Electrical Breakers From Lehigh Valley Lowe’s ID Sought For Men Who Used Trash To Steal $4K In Electrical Breakers From Lehigh Valley Lowe’s
ID Sought For Men Who Used Trash To Steal $4K In Electrical Breakers From Lehigh Valley Lowe’s Recognize them? Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two men they say worked together to steal more than $4,000 worth of electrical breakers from a Lehigh Valley Lowe’s store. The men, pictured above, put more than 100 breakers into a large trash can at the Bethlehem Township store and wheeled them out without paying around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, local police said in a release on Friday, Sept. 2. The men then fled in a red vehicle. Scroll down to view additional photos. We’re looking to identify these men in reference to a retail theft investigation. It is alleged b…