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Woman Fights Off Would-Be Kidnapper, Rapist In PA Supermarket Parking Lot: DA Woman Fights Off Would-Be Kidnapper, Rapist In PA Supermarket Parking Lot: DA
Woman Fights Off Would-Be Kidnapper, Rapist In PA Supermarket Parking Lot: DA A woman fought off a 6-foot man who police say was trying to rape and kidnap her in the parking lot of a Bucks County supermarket. The victim parked her truck toward the back of the parking lot of the Redner's on Lincoln Highway in Middletown around 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, when she was immediately approached by 41-year-old Daniel R. Pierson, of Yardley, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said. Almost immediately after getting out, Pierson grabbed the woman from behind, Schorn said. The victim screamed and fought to free herself from the bearded Pierson's grip, but he ref…
Estranged Husband Took Uber To PA Home Before Killing 57-Year-Old Wife: DA Estranged Husband Took Uber To PA Home Before Killing 57-Year-Old Wife: DA
Estranged Husband Took Uber To PA Home Before Killing 57-Year-Old Wife: DA A day after police found his wife dead in her Springfield Township home, Kenneth Shea has been charged with first-degree murder, officials said. Elizabeth Shea, 57, was found with "obvious cut wounds to her head and neck" around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Township police were called to her Cromwell Lane home in Wyndmoor for a welfare check and discovered her on the floor of the master bedroom, authorities said previously.  Investigators believe her estranged husband Kenneth Shea took an Uber to the home around …
Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Choke Hold At Central PA Prison, Police Say Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Choke Hold At Central PA Prison, Police Say
Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Choke Hold At Central PA Prison, Police Say A 30-year-old convicted felon — in his third prison in six months — is facing new charges after putting a corrections officer in a chokehold, the police announced on Tuesday, April 2.  Justin Miles Bookwalter of Huntingdon is accused of placing "the Corrections Officer in a headlock, while in the headlock the Corrections Officer was unable to breathe," the Middlesex Township police stated in the release.  This incident happened at Cumberland County Prison on March 27, 2024.  This is Bookwalter's third county prison stay since Oct. 31, 2023. He was previously in Huntingd…
Teen Charged In Triple Stabbing: West Chester Police Teen Charged In Triple Stabbing: West Chester Police
Justin Piner Charged In WC Triple Stabbing: Authorities An 18-year-old is in police custody for the triple stabbing in West Chester on Sunday, March 24, according to borough authorities.  Police say Justin Piner is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and related counts.  Three people were taken to area hospitals with stab wounds after an incident on the 50 block of Wilmont Mews Alley, authorities say. Investigators believe six people were "involved in an altercation" that led to the attack.  Piner was arrested on Thursday, March 28, and arraigned before Judge Erin N. Bruno, court records show. He's being he…
BodyCam Captures PA Corrections Officer Leaving Woman In 'Puddle Of Blood': Affidavit BodyCam Captures PA Corrections Officer Leaving Woman In 'Puddle Of Blood': Affidavit
BodyCam Captures PA Corrections Officer Leaving Woman In 'Puddle Of Blood': Affidavit An affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice sheds new light on why a Dauphin County Corrections Officer has been charged in connection with "excessive use of force" at the county Judicial Center, as District Attorney Fran Chardo announced on Friday, March 29, 2024. Scott Petrasic, 34 of Harrisburg was charged with two misdemeanors for simple assault and official oppression, in connection with an "incident" on Feb. 24, as stated in the release. The charges come after a full investigation by Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division of the District Attorney’s Office. The…
Bucks Wawa Shopper Threatened Employees With Gun, Police Say Bucks Wawa Shopper Threatened Employees With Gun, Police Say
Bucks Wawa Shopper Threatened Employees With Gun, Police Say A Warrington man is in police custody for allegedly threatening to bring a weapon into a Wawa, according to Plumstead police.  Glenn Scott Cuthbert, 63, is charged with terroristic threats, simple assault, and harassment, said authorities.  Police were called to the store around 9:30 on March 8. Employees said Cuthbert didn't display a firearm, but said he would go home and get one, police wrote.  Cuthbert was arrested days later on March 15 when police spotted his car on Easton Road, authorities said. He was released on $25,000 unsecured bail and has a preliminary hearing s…
Drivers Were Street Racing Before High-Speed Crash That Killed 62-Year-Old: Montco DA Drivers Were Street Racing Before High-Speed Crash That Killed 62-Year-Old: Montco DA
Drivers Were Street Racing Before High-Speed Crash That Killed 62-Year-Old: Montco DA Two men are accused of homicide by vehicle after authorities say they killed a woman while street racing in Hatfield last year, according to a release from the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.   Evan Buckman of Pennsburg and Aidan Jarrett of Quakertown, both 19, surrendered to police on Monday, March 11, prosecutors said.  Investigators said the wreck happened at the corner of Bethlehem Pike and Bergey Road on May 17, 2023. Louis and Ida Lillo were turning left from the Pike onto Bergey Road when their Nissan Frontier was T-boned by Jarrett’s southbound…
NJ Native Throws Toddler While Walking On Dead Woman As Infant Sits In Feces: PSP Gettysburg NJ Native Throws Toddler While Walking On Dead Woman As Infant Sits In Feces: PSP Gettysburg
NJ Native Throws Toddler While Walking On Dead Woman As Infant Sits In Feces: PSP Gettysburg A family was discovered to have been living in "deplorable" conditions when a trooper came to assist at a call of a woman in cardiac arrest in the home, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg announced on Wednesday, March 6. Trooper Brandon Black arrived at 2747 Chambersburg Road, Franklin Township, Biglerville, the home of 35-year-old Darryl Kevin Carter II at 1:35 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, he detailed in the release. The New Jersey native's home was so stuffed, that the trooper, along with EMS, had to "force entry into the residence" which is when they found the woman dead, as stated in…
'I'm Going To Kill You': Lancaster Man Strangled Woman In Front Of Her Daughter, Court Finds 'I'm Going To Kill You': Lancaster Man Strangled Woman In Front Of Her Daughter, Court Finds
'I'm Going To Kill You': Lancaster Man Strangled Woman In Front Of Her Daughter, Court Finds A Lancaster City man was convicted of punching a woman, slamming her into a wall, and then strangling her in front of her own daughter, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Jurors returned a guilty verdict against Roberto Cruz-Aviles last Friday, Feb. 9 following a two-day trial, prosecutors said.  Authorities said the assault happened at a Willow Valley Drive home in West Lampeter Township on Aug. 23, 2022. The victim told the court that "seeing her daughter witnessing the attack gave her the strength to fight Cruz-Aviles off," the DA's Office said.  The victi…
Camelback Resort Guest Spits, Throws 'Marijuana Cigar' At Security: Police Camelback Resort Guest Spits, Throws 'Marijuana Cigar' At Security: Police
Camelback Resort Guest Spits, Throws 'Marijuana Cigar' At Security: Police A New York City man is accused of spitting at Camelback Resort security guards after being asked to leave a hotel bar, according to Pocono Township police.  Jonathan Vidal, 33, is charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct, disorderly conduct, and related counts, authorities said.  Police said Vidal was asked to leave the bar after "being disruptive and aggressive," but was escorted to his room after spitting in one security officer's face.  He continued to fight with security in his hotel room, spitting in a second guard's face and then throwing a "marijuana cigar" at …
Woman Exposed Herself On Philly-Bound Flight, Federal Prosecutors Claim Woman Exposed Herself On Philly-Bound Flight, Federal Prosecutors Claim
Woman Exposed Herself On Philly-Bound Flight, Federal Prosecutors Claim A passenger on a Frontier Airlines flight bound for Philadelphia International Airport threatened to kill passengers and assaulted a flight attendant before pulling her pants down in the aisle, according to the US Attorney's Office.  Dolce Huertas, 60, of Philadelphia, is charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants, simple assault, and indecent exposure, prosecutors said in a release.  During a flight from Orlando on Nov. 20, authorities said Huertas was served two alcoholic drinks. She rose from her seat to use the bathroom during the plane's descent into P…
Former PA Lt. Gov. Candidate Punches Teen At 17-Year-Old's Drinking-Themed Birthday: Affidavit Former PA Lt. Gov. Candidate Punches Teen At 17-Year-Old's Drinking-Themed Birthday: Affidavit
Former PA Lt. Gov. Candidate Punches Teen At 17-Year-Old's Drinking-Themed Birthday: Affidavit A former candidate for statewide office is accused of throwing an underage drinking party for her 17-year-old daughter's birthday at her Doylestown home — punching one of the teens who showed up, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice.  Clarice Schillinger, who ran for lieutenant governor in 2022, is charged with simple assault, and furnishing liquor to minors, both misdemeanors, court records show. She has denied the allegations to multiple news outlets through her attorney.  In charging documents from the District Attorney's Office, police said they were called t…
Bethlehem Man Shoved Victim Down Concrete Stairs At Hotel: PSP Bethlehem Man Shoved Victim Down Concrete Stairs At Hotel: PSP
Bethlehem Man Shoved Victim Down Concrete Stairs At Hotel: PSP State police investigators have arrested a Bethlehem man who they say sent a 40-year-old to the hospital with a broken femur.  Jacob Washington, 32, is charged with aggravated and simple assault, troopers said in a release.  Detectives believe Washington and another man got into an argument at the Red Roof Inn, 1846 Catasauqua Road in Hanover Township, on Dec. 5.  Later, Washington was caught on video pulling the victim down the stairs, according to police. After the 40-year-old fell six steps and landed on a concrete base, authorities said Washington kicked him again a…
Officer Injured When Head-Butted By 'Belligerent' Pennsylvania Man: Police Officer Injured When Head-Butted By 'Belligerent' Pennsylvania Man: Police
James Brock Injures Officer At Everhart Condos: Police A West Chester man is accused of headbutting police officers during an attempted arrest early this month, authorities say.  James Robert Brock, 49, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and related counts, according to borough police.  Officers were called to the Everhart Condos around 10 p.m. on Dec. 1 after witnesses reported screaming, the department said in a release.  Police claimed Brock had assaulted someone in the apartment and "became belligerent" when confronted by the officers. Brock allegedly resisted and headbutted the officer who tried to place hi…
'Someone Is Going To Die Tonight': Gunman Threatened Woman In Allentown Home, Police Say 'Someone Is Going To Die Tonight': Gunman Threatened Woman In Allentown Home, Police Say
'Someone Is Going To Die Tonight': Gunman Threatened Woman In Allentown Home, Police Say An Allentown man is charged with making terroristic threats while brandishing a gun at an area home on Sunday, Nov. 26. Lloyd Saunders, 44, is also charged with illegal firearm possession, simple assault, and harassment, police said.  Investigators said it happened at a home on the 900 block of West Chew Street after midnight. The victim told police Saunders aimed a gun at her and said "Someone is going to die tonight" before fleeing out the back door.  Patrol officers found Saunders a short time later with a .22 revolver in his possession, APD said.  Court records show the…
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 …
West Chester Man Attacked His Uber Driver: Authorities West Chester Man Attacked His Uber Driver: Authorities
West Chester Man Attacked His Uber Driver: Authorities A West Chester man accused of attacking his Uber driver early Friday morning now faces criminal charges, say borough police.  Investigators say Samuel A. Makowski assaulted the driver both inside and outside the car on the 500 block of South High Street around 2 a.m. Makowski, 19, is charged with strangulation, aggravated assault, simple assault, and related counts, the department said.  He was remanded to the Chester County lockup in lieu of his $75,000 bond and is scheduled to appear before a judge on Nov. 21, according to state court records. 
Accused Birthday Party Shooter Arrested In Reading: Berks DA Accused Birthday Party Shooter Arrested In Reading: Berks DA
Accused Birthday Party Shooter Arrested In Reading: Berks DA Authorities in Berks County say they arrested the gunman who opened fire at a Sinking Spring birthday party over the summer.  Twenty-six-year-old Jayce Donte Lee was arrested by US Marshals at a Reading home early on Tuesday, Oct. 17, the District Attorney's Office said.  Investigators claim Lee, of Folcroft, showed up to a Butternut Court birthday party on Aug. 20 with a stolen gun.  About thirty minutes after midnight, police say he "brandished and fired" the weapon, hitting one 22-year-old victim in the abdomen and another in the thigh and hand.  Authorities said Le…
Married PA Trooper Frames GF As 'Crazy', Chokes Her, Places In 72-Hour Hold: Affidavit (VIDEO) Married PA Trooper Frames GF As 'Crazy', Chokes Her, Places In 72-Hour Hold: Affidavit (VIDEO)
Married PA Trooper Frames GF As 'Crazy', Chokes Her, Places In 72-Hour Hold: Affidavit (Video) "F--k around and find out," a Pennsylvania State Trooper told his now ex-girlfriend before he "paint(ed) her as crazy," took her into custody without his supervisor's permission –  choked her when she resisted, which a bystander recorded – then had her commitment to a hospital for mental health for five days, according to a lengthy affidavit and video obtained by Daily Voice.  Pennsylvania State Trooper 37-year-old Ronald Keith Davis of Williamstown who "is married with a family in Dauphin County," fought with his ex-girlfriend at the end of August, Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Cha…
Seriously Injured Pedestrian Cited After Hit By Car: Pa State Police Seriously Injured Pedestrian Cited After Hit By Car: Pa State Police
Seriously Injured Pedestrian Cited After Hit By Car: Pa State Police A 28-year-old woman has been cited after she was struck crossing a street, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.  Alyssa Nicole White of Newmanstown was crossing South Sheridon Road at its intersection with Memorial Boulevard of Millcreek Township when she was struck by a 2017 Audi A4, state police detailed in a release on Sept. 19.  This pedestrian striking incident happened at 2:17 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, PSP detailed in the release.  White was taken to Reading Hospital with suspected serious injuries, while the driver of the Audi, 26-year-old Matt…
PA Convict Slashes Roommate In Chest, Neck With Kitchen Knife, Police Say PA Convict Slashes Roommate In Chest, Neck With Kitchen Knife, Police Say
PA Convict Slashes Roommate In Chest, Neck With Kitchen Knife, Police Say A roommate was slashed across his neck and chest by a man supposedly on drugs just before midnight on Sunday, authorities announced the following day. Lee Allen Payne was in front of his home in the 100 block of North Pitt Street, Carlisle when the police arrived at 11:55 p.m. on Aug. 27, the department detailed in the release.  The Carlisle PD was called by Payne's roommate due to his "drug activity," as stated in the release.  The 46-year-old "attacked the caller with a large kitchen knife in the apartment after an argument," the roommate told officers. Officers saw "several s…
Wanted Berks Birthday Party Shooter ID'd As Delco Native: Authorities Wanted Berks Birthday Party Shooter ID'd As Delco Native: Authorities
Wanted Berks Birthday Party Shooter ID'd As Delco Native: Authorities A 26-year-old man is wanted in a double Berks County shooting that broke out at a birthday party, authorities announced. Jayce Donte Lee, of Folcroft, is believed to have fired a handgun that struck one man in his abdomen and another in his finger and right thigh, during the party on the 100 block of Butternut Court in South Heidelberg Township around 12:35 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, Berks County Chief Detective Michael J. Gombar said. Then, Lee — who had used a stolen gun — fled on foot, Gombar said. Both victims were taken to the Tower Health Reading Hospital for emerg…
PA Dad Brought Son To Help Him Beat Up Coworker, Police Say PA Dad Brought Son To Help Him Beat Up Coworker, Police Say
PA Dad Brought Son To Help Him Beat Up Coworker, Police Say A U-Haul employee brought his son to work this week to help him assault a coworker with whom he was feuding, authorities claim.  Kenneth Brian Sarratt, 52, is charged with simple assault, reckless endangerment, and harassment, said Warrington Township police in a statement. His 29-year-old son Kenneth Damani Sarratt faces the same charges plus one count of illegal firearm possession, the department said.  Investigators believe the elder Sarratt got into an argument with another worker at the 2051 Bunnell Road U-Haul early on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Witnesses told police that Sarrat…
PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit
PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit A Pennsylvania mom took a nearly 4-hour Lyft ride — over 200 miles — and then opened fire at the foster family of six that she claims "stole her baby," according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Kayla Menne took a 9-millimeter pistol registered in her previous legal name, Kayla Boyden Harris, from her home in the 100 block of Nissley Street, Middletown to the 5000 block of Julia Lane, McKees Rocks with the intent of shooting at the family fostering her child, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Kennedy Township Police Department.  The family, consistin…
West Chester's Bam Margera Arrested At Radnor Hotel: Reports West Chester's Bam Margera Arrested At Radnor Hotel: Reports
West Chester's Bam Margera Arrested At Radnor Hotel: Reports More trouble with the law for Bam Margera. West Chester native and reality television star Brandon "Bam" Margera was arrested in Radnor Township early on Wednesday, Aug. 9, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.  Citing an anonymous police source, the newspaper said Margera was issued a citation for public intoxication and disorderly conduct.  Officers were called to the Radnor Hotel for an argument between a man and a woman before sunrise, the Inquirer reported. The police source said Margera was "intoxicated" at the scene and taken to the station, per the newspaper.  He was r…
Woman Bites Guest At Penn Amish Motel: Police Woman Bites Guest At Penn Amish Motel: Police
Woman Bites Guest At Penn Amish Motel: Police A Reading woman bit a fellow guest during a fight at a hotel over the weekend, police announced on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.  Alfonsina Michelle Cruz-Colon caused a "laceration" to the victim during a domestic dispute at the Penn Amish Motel located at 2480 North Reading Road on Saturday, July 22., according to a release by the East Cocalico Police Department. The 42-year-old was arrested around 1:34 a.m., the police detailed.  "The victim was treated on scene by ambulance personnel," the police said.  Cruz-Colon was charged with Simple Assault and Harassment (Domestic V…
Prisoner Poops On Holding Cell Floor At Police Station In Lancaster County: Authorities Prisoner Poops On Holding Cell Floor At Police Station In Lancaster County: Authorities
Prisoner Poops On Holding Cell Floor At Police Station In Lancaster County: Authorities A 35-year-old York man has been charged for pooping on the floor in a police station holding cell. While being held on a simple assault charge Dristan L. Elliott pooped on his holding cell floor at the Columbia Borough Police Station on May 26, according to a release on June 7, 2023.   It appears officers might not have realized what happened as he was moved to the Lancaster County Prison where he was held for the simple assault charge until June 6 when he posted 10 % of a $5,000 bail in surety bonds. He was only charged with institutional vandalism on June 4, although court …
Lehigh Neighbors Called Her 'Karen,' Now She's Charged With Making Terroristic Threats: PSP Lehigh Neighbors Called Her 'Karen,' Now She's Charged With Making Terroristic Threats: PSP
Lehigh Neighbors Called Her 'Karen,' Now She's Charged With Making Terroristic Threats: PSP A Lehigh Valley woman is charged with making terroristic threats after an argument that began when a group of neighbors called her a "Karen," according to state police.  It happened in North Whitehall Township on April 25 around 6 p.m., troopers wrote in a release. Jan Hariegle, 66, was gardening outside her home and had a kitchen knife in her hand at the time, police said.  Three people passed by in a car — a 17-year-old boy, a 29-year-old man, and a 38-year-old woman — and "proceeded to call her a 'Karen' in response to Hariegle giving the middle finger," troopers wrote.&nb…
Bam Margera, Wanted On Assault Charge, Surrenders To State Troopers In Chesco Bam Margera, Wanted On Assault Charge, Surrenders To State Troopers In Chesco
Bam Margera, Wanted On Assault Charge, Surrenders To State Troopers In Chesco Former reality TV star Brandon "Bam" Margera has surrendered to state police in Chester County three days after authorities issued a warrant for his arrest, said Trooper James Grothey.  Margera, best known for his stint on MTV's "Jackass," turned himself in early on Thursday, April 27, Grothey wrote on Twitter.  “Bam” Margera turned himself in this morning at PSP Avondale. He was fingerprinted and photographed before being arraigned at District Court 15-3-04, where his bail was set at $50,000 unsecured. The preliminary hearing is set for May 25 at the Chester County Court of Common Plea…
Slate Belt Senior Pointed Gun At Neighbor, Police Claim Slate Belt Senior Pointed Gun At Neighbor, Police Claim
Slate Belt Senior Pointed Gun At Neighbor, Police Claim A Northampton County man is accused of threatening his neighbor with a gun, say authorities.  Robert Overpeck Sr., 84, of Wind Gap, is charged with misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats, simple assault, and reckless endangerment, Slate Belt Regional Police wrote in a release.  The neighbor claimed to police that on April 13, Overpeck walked onto her property, pulled a gun from a holster, and pointed it at her, the department said. A search of his home turned up a revolver in a holster as well as a rifle, police wrote.  His bail was set at $20,000 and he will appear in co…
Lehigh Valley Man Charged With Slingshot Attack Lehigh Valley Man Charged With Slingshot Attack
Lehigh Valley Man Charged With Slingshot Attack A Lehigh Valley man has a date with a Northampton County judge after authorities say he targeted somebody with a slingshot.  The alleged victim walked into the Slate Belt Regional Police headquarters on Monday, March 20 to report that he had been struck in the back with a marble, the department wrote in a release.  The man told officers Pen Argyl Borough on the 600 block of West Pennsylvania Avenue when someone in a car "shot" him as he returned to his vehicle, according to the release.  Using the suspect vehicle's registration, police said they tracked down 24-year-old Robe…