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Sharon Hill, PA

Burglars Caught On Second Floor Of Delco Home, Investigators Say Burglars Caught On Second Floor Of Delco Home, Investigators Say
Burglars Caught On Second Floor Of Delco Home, Investigators Say Police in Sharon Hill say they responded to a home break-in over the weekend and found two burglars still inside the residence.  John Baum, 39, of New Jersey, and Andrew Clark, 33, of Delaware, are each charged with burglary and related counts, according to borough police and state court records.  Authorities said they were on routine patrol on the 200 block of Bartlett Avenue when they saw an open front door and signs of forced entry. They entered the home and found Baum and Clark on the second floor, police said.  Both men have a preliminary hearing scheduled before M…
Delco Felon Reaches For Gun After Crash Ends Police Chase, Troopers Claim Delco Felon Reaches For Gun After Crash Ends Police Chase, Troopers Claim
Delco Felon Reaches For Gun After Crash Ends Police Chase, Troopers Claim A police chase in Ridley Township ended in a car crash and an arrest on Monday afternoon, Jan. 8, state police wrote in a release.  Troopers tried to pull over a driver, later identified as 30-year-old Khalid Mack, in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 around noon, according to officials.  Mack stopped initially but then sped away, exiting the highway onto Highland Avenue, troopers said.  The 30-year-old blew through a red light before crashing into another driver and several parked cars, authorities said. After his car came to a rest, police claimed Mack was "actively re…
PA Officer Raped Child, Sexually Assaulted Others Beginning When He Was 12: DA PA Officer Raped Child, Sexually Assaulted Others Beginning When He Was 12: DA
PA Officer Raped Child, Sexually Assaulted Others Beginning When He Was 12: DA A Sharon Hill police officer is accused of multiple instances of rape and sexual assault over a period of years, according to officials.  Tyler Humphreys, 21, of Malvern, is charged with rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, and related offenses in Chester County, said the District Attorney's Office.  The charges stem from incidents that prosecutors say took place from 2014 to 2018 and in late 2022, officials wrote in a release.  One alleged victim told detectives that Humphreys made him perform a sex act when he was 9 and Humphrey…
Suspect Sought In Hit-Run That Killed PA Cop's Daughter Suspect Sought In Hit-Run That Killed PA Cop's Daughter
Suspect Sought In Hit-Run That Killed PA Cop's Daughter Police in Sharon Hill say they identified the driver who hit and killed a 27-year-old mother of two before fleeing the scene last month.  Domair Lee Brown is wanted for the Aug. 26 death of Ashley McLean, said borough police in a statement.  McLean, of Glenolden, whose mother is longtime Folcroft Borough officer Leslie McLean, was struck as she was crossing west on Lindbergh Boulevard at 84th Street, at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, Daily Voice reported at the time.  She was pronounced dead at the scene.  The vehicle that hit and killed Ashley McLean, per Sharon Hill police.Sharon Hill…
Daughter Of DelCo Officer Killed By Hit-Run Driver While Crossing Philadelphia Street Daughter Of DelCo Officer Killed By Hit-Run Driver While Crossing Philadelphia Street
Daughter Of DelCo Officer Killed By Hit-Run Driver While Crossing Philadelphia Street The 27-year-old daughter of a Delaware County police officer was killed in a hit-and-run crash over the weekend in Philadelphia. Ashley McLean, of Glenolden, whose mother is longtime Folcroft Borough officer Leslie McLean, was struck as she was crossing west on Lindbergh Boulevard at 84th Street, at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, police said. Posted by Folcroft Borough Police Department on Saturday, August 26, 2023 Ashley, who has two young daughters, was pronounced dead at the scene, the outlet said. Police say the vehicle, a 2023 Honda Accord with NY tags, was recovered, but the driver …
Meadowlands Hotel Housekeeper Finds Loaded Gun In Room, PA Guest Goes To Jail Meadowlands Hotel Housekeeper Finds Loaded Gun In Room, PA Guest Goes To Jail
Meadowlands Hotel Housekeeper Finds Loaded Gun In Room, PA Guest Goes To Jail A Pennsylvania man found himself in jail after a housekeeper at a hotel across the highway from MetLife Stadium found a loaded gun in his room, authorities said. The 9mm Springfield Armory XD-E pistol found on a nightstand at the Hilton Meadowlands on eastbound Route 3 had eight hollow-point bullets in the magazine and a round in the chamber, East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. Royal Spraggins, 35, of Sharon Hill, PA, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Tuesday, July 11, pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, records show. He's c…
Escaped Teen Charged In Fanta Bility Killing Captured In Philadelphia Escaped Teen Charged In Fanta Bility Killing Captured In Philadelphia
Escaped Teen Charged In Fanta Bility Killing Captured In Philadelphia A 17-year-old boy accused of starting the gunfight that killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility outside of an Academy Park High School football game in August 2021 is back in police custody after months of being on the run, authorities said. Anthony "AJ" Ford made a swift escape from a youth facility where he was being held on an attempted murder charge in February 2022.  He was captured in Philadelphia Saturday, Feb. 11, and transferred to police in Sharon Hill, Philadelphia police tell Daily Voice. It was not immediately clear if additional charges will be filed for the escape. Fo…
Drunk South Jersey Woman Found With Heroin, Gun In Suburban Philly, Police Say Drunk South Jersey Woman Found With Heroin, Gun In Suburban Philly, Police Say
Drunk South Jersey Woman Found With Heroin, Gun In Suburban Philly, Police Say A New Jersey woman was arrested after police say they found her with drugs and a gun after stopping her for public intoxication in the Philadelphia suburbs. Officers on drug surveillance stopped Colleen L. Brooks, 32, of Mantua, in the 1400 block of Chester Pike in Sharon Hill when they noticed she appeared drunk on Tuesday, Aug. 16, they said. During her arrest, cops looked through her backpack and found suspected heroin, drug packaging, and a handgun, police said. Detectives later discovered that she had a criminal history that forbid her from possessing firearms, they said. Brooks was …
Heavily Redacted Report Released In Police Shooting Death Of PA's Fanta Bility Heavily Redacted Report Released In Police Shooting Death Of PA's Fanta Bility
Heavily Redacted Report Released In Police Shooting Death Of PA's Fanta Bility The Sharon Hill Borough Council released its heavily redacted report on the police shooting death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility last August. The 55-page report was released on Friday, July 29, leaving many members of the public, including the Bility family, with more questions than answers. One of the many blacked out pages in the report.Sharon Hill Borough Council Bruce L. Castor Jr., the attorney representing Bility's family, called the report "completely unacceptable in any society that values the truth and the Rule of Law." "That Sharon Hill Borough officials chose to hide from the pu…
1 Killed In Weekend Sharon Hill Shooting: Police 1 Killed In Weekend Sharon Hill Shooting: Police
1 Killed In Weekend Sharon Hill Shooting: Police One person was killed in a shooting over the weekend in a Delaware County neighborhood, authorities said. Responding officers found a 21-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds in an alleyway on the unit block of High Street in Sharon Hill around 2:20 a.m. Sunday, July 24, local police said. The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Police also spotted multiple shell casings and several vehicles struck by bullets, they said. No arrests have been made in the investigation, which remains ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Vincent Procopio …
Man Found Dead In Suburban Philly Park Was Suspected Suicide, Police Say Man Found Dead In Suburban Philly Park Was Suspected Suicide, Police Say
Man Found Dead In Suburban Philly Park Was Suspected Suicide, Police Say Suicide was suspected in the death of a man found in a park in the Philadelphia suburbs just before Father's Day weekend, authorities said. The grueling discovery was made around 7:45 a.m. Friday, June 17, when a resident walking along a trail in Whitpain Township's Wentz Run Park noticed a man, later identified as Donte Jones, leaning against a piece of playground equipment, local police said. An officer and a paramedic arrived on the scene and confirmed he was unresponsive, Whitpain Township police said. A subsequent search of the area turned up nothing suspicious, and police do not…
MOST WANTED: Warrant Issued For Teen Charged In DelCo Shooting After Detention Center Escape MOST WANTED: Warrant Issued For Teen Charged In DelCo Shooting After Detention Center Escape
Most Wanted: Warrant Issued For Teen Charged In DelCo Shooting After Detention Center Escape A warrant was issued Friday, March 11 for the arrest of a 16-year-old boy charged with attempted murder in the shooting at a Delaware County football game last summer that killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility, authorities said. Angelo "AJ" Ford, of Sharon Hill, escaped from an Aspire youth facility sometime between the night of Feb. 24 and the morning of Feb. 25, the Delco Times reports. He also allegedly called his defense attorney's office and threatened to kill them, according to the Sharon Hill Police Department. Ford is also charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses in the Aug. 1…
Meth, Cash Seized In Sharon Hill Raid: Police Meth, Cash Seized In Sharon Hill Raid: Police
Meth, Cash Seized In Sharon Hill Raid: Police Police in Delaware County and the local drug task force seized meth, cash, and more from a suspected dealer, authorities said. Megan Weaver, 43, was arrested after a warranted search of a home on Sharon Avenue turned up 4.5 ounces of crystal methamphetamine, more than $1000 in cash, and drug packaging on Thursday, March 3, Sharon Hill police said. Weaver, of Sharon Hill, was arrested without incident and subsequently arraigned on charges of possession with intent to deliver, selling of controlled substances, and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court records. She was remanded…
Philadelphia Gunman Indicted In South Jersey Sandwich Shop Killing: Prosecutor Philadelphia Gunman Indicted In South Jersey Sandwich Shop Killing: Prosecutor
Philadelphia Gunman Indicted In South Jersey Sandwich Shop Killing: Prosecutor A 20-year-old Philadelphia man has been indicted on charges filed in connection with a deadly shooting in a South Jersey shopping center parking lot, authorities said. Lamar Johnson followed Nasir Phillips, 18, to Willingboro Town Center and opened fire while he was leaving a sandwich shop on Oct. 11, 2021, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Phillips, who was found in his car, was taken to Virtua Willingboro Hospital with gunshot wounds to his hand and abdomen, then flown to the trauma center at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. Johnson was arrested Nov. 15 in Sharon…
Shooting Reported At Academy Park High School Shooting Reported At Academy Park High School
Shooting Reported At Academy Park High School A shooting was reported at Academy Park High School in Sharon Hill, according to developing reports. The shooting occurred around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of the school located on Calcon Hook Road, CBS3 confirms. Nobody was hurt, and police appear to have only one suspect in custody, according to the news outlet. Sharon Hill police were not immediately available for comment. This story is developing. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl
Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl Murder charges have been withdrawn for two individuals accused of killing an 8-year-old girl at a Delaware County football stadium last summer, and instead, three local police officers are accused of manslaughter. A.J. Ford and Hasein Strand were initially charged with murder in the shooting death of Fanta Bility near the entrance of the Academy Park High School football stadium on Aug. 27, 2021 in Sharon Hill.  Strand had fired shots toward the three officers monitoring the game, and the Sharon Hill officers -- Devon Smith, Sean Dolan, and Brian Devaney -- fired back, District Attorney Ja…
Gunman Sought In Sharon Hill Shooting Gunman Sought In Sharon Hill Shooting
Gunman Sought In Sharon Hill Shooting Police in Sharon Hill are on the hunt for a gunman who they say injured another man in a shooting last month. Officers were called to the 900 block of Chester Pike around 10:55 a.m. on Dec. 20, where they learned two men were arguing when one of them pulled a black handgun and opened fire on the other, Sharon Hill police said in a Jan. 5 news release. The gunman fired several shots but only stuck the victim once, according to police. The victim was taken to an area hospital where he was treated and released. Police were able to obtain surveillance footage from local businesses, which sho…
Philadelphia Man, 20, Charged In South Jersey Murder Attempt, Prosecutor Says Philadelphia Man, 20, Charged In South Jersey Murder Attempt, Prosecutor Says
Philadelphia Man, 20, Charged In South Jersey Murder Attempt, Prosecutor Says A 20-year-old Philadelphia man has been charged in connection with a shooting in a shopping center parking lot, authorities said. Lamar Johnson, of the 1000 block of Granite Street, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault and several weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon. Johnson was arrested on Nov. 15 in Sharon Hill, Pa., by the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department Fugitive Unit. He later waived extradition and was brought to the Burlington County Jail in Moun…
Family Of DelCo Girl Killed By Police Gunfire Files Federal Lawsuit Family Of DelCo Girl Killed By Police Gunfire Files Federal Lawsuit
Family Of DelCo Girl Killed By Police Gunfire Files Federal Lawsuit The family of a young girl who was killed by police gunfire in Delaware County earlier this year has filed a federal lawsuit. The 10-page lawsuit named the borough of Sharon Hill, Sharon Hill police chief Joseph Kelly, police officers John Scanlan III and Devon Smith, as well as an unspecified number of additional officers whose names are unknown by the Bility family. Fanta Bility, 8, was killed when gunfire rang out outside Academy Park High School after a football game on Aug. 27, Daily Voice reported. Preliminary ballistics analysis has concluded with "near certainty" that the shots tha…
DelCo Ex-Con IDd As Suspect In Deadly SEPTA Trolley Station Shooting DelCo Ex-Con IDd As Suspect In Deadly SEPTA Trolley Station Shooting
DelCo Ex-Con IDd As Suspect In Deadly SEPTA Trolley Station Shooting Authorities have identified a Delaware County ex-con as the suspect in a deadly shooting at a SEPTA trolley station. Nicholas A. Hoyle, 27, of Sharon Hill, is accused of fatally shooting Dwayne Williams, 54, at the McDade Boulevard station in Collingdale on Monday, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. “I want to commend the Collingdale and Sharon Hill Police Departments for their great work in collaboration with my Office’s Criminal Investigation Division for solving this homicide and bringing the killer to justice in less than 48 hours,” Dis…
Police Likely Shot Young Girl At Suburban Philly Football Game, DA Says Police Likely Shot Young Girl At Suburban Philly Football Game, DA Says
Police Likely Shot Young Girl At Suburban Philly Football Game, DA Says Preliminary ballistics analysis has concluded with "near certainty" that the shots that killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility and injured four others in Delaware County last month were fired by police officers, authorities said. The events of Aug. 27 began when "a group of young males engaged in a verbal confrontation that turned into gunfire on the 900 block of Coates Street, one block west of the entrance to the Academy Park High School football stadium," in Sharon Hill, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said in a statement on Monday. "The confrontation occurred …
DA: Shots That Killed Young Girl At DelCo Football Game Most Likely Came From Police Gunfire DA: Shots That Killed Young Girl At DelCo Football Game Most Likely Came From Police Gunfire
DA: Shots That Killed Young Girl At DelCo Football Game Most Likely Came From Police Gunfire The shots that killed a young girl at a high school football game in Delaware County Friday night most likely came from responsive police gunfire, authorities said. The incident reportedly began with gunshots in the 900 block of Coates Street. That gunfire included a shot in the direction of three Sharon Hill police officers monitoring the crowd exiting the Academy Park High School football stadium, which struck and injured a civilian, DA Jack Stollsteimer said in a statement released Thursday afternoon. In response to the gunfire, the officers discharged their guns.  "…
No Arrests Made In Deadly Shooting Of Young Girl At Delaware County Football Game, DA Says No Arrests Made In Deadly Shooting Of Young Girl At Delaware County Football Game, DA Says
No Arrests Made In Deadly Shooting Of Young Girl At Delaware County Football Game, DA Says No arrests have been made in the deadly drive-by shooting of a young girl at a high school football game in Delaware County Friday night, authorities said. Gunfire rang out near the main gate to the football field at Academy Park High School on Calcon Hook Road in Sharon Hill during the game against Pennsbury around 9 p.m. Fanta Bility died at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Lansdowne, Delaware County, from a gunshot wound to the chest, 6abc reports.  The girl's 12-year-old sister was also shot and is expected to recover, family members told the news outlet. “On Friday night, a ter…
'DelCo's Mom', Longtime EMT Mary Ellis Dies After 'Valiant' Fight With Cancer 'DelCo's Mom', Longtime EMT Mary Ellis Dies After 'Valiant' Fight With Cancer
'DelCo's Mom', Longtime EMT Mary Ellis Dies After 'Valiant' Fight With Cancer The Delaware County community is mourning the loss of a woman known as "Delco's Mom," who died on Aug. 13 after a valiant fight with cancer. Born in Collingdale, Mary Theresa Ellis' 30-year journey in emergency services began when she was a volunteer at Collingdale Fire Company Ambulance followed by Darby Fire Company Ambulance before moving on to the Mercy-Fitzgerald Paramedics. She also worked with Sharon Hill, Lansdowne, Folcroft, Yeadon, Briarcliffe, Darby, and Clifton Heights Fire Companies, according to her obituary. "Chances are probably pretty good you met her in one fashion or ano…
DA: FBI, U.S Marshals, Area Police, Nab 11 Members Of 'Money Making Legends' Gang In DelCo DA: FBI, U.S Marshals, Area Police, Nab 11 Members Of 'Money Making Legends' Gang In DelCo
DA: FBI, U.S Marshals, Area Police, Nab 11 Members Of 'Money Making Legends' Gang In DelCo Federal and local law enforcement agencies teamed up to capture 11 members of the "Money Making Legends" (MML) gang following an investigation into shootings and other violent acts in Delaware County, authorities said. 11 people were arrested and charged Thursday with various crimes in Folcroft, Sharon Hill, Collingdale, and Darby Borough, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. Folcroft, Sharon Hill, and Darby Police Departments, along with officers from the FBI, US Marshals, New Jersey State Police, SEPTA SWAT, Delco ERT Region 1, Haverford SWAT, Genera…