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Upper Gwynedd, PA

Student's Head Stapled After 'Unprovoked' PA Stanley Cup Attack: Report Student's Head Stapled After 'Unprovoked' PA Stanley Cup Attack: Report
Student's Head Stapled After 'Unprovoked' PA Stanley Cup Attack: Report A Pennbrook Middle School student was on concussion protocol after being attacked by a peer with a metal Stanley cup during a seventh-grade lunch period on Wednesday, April 17, 6abc reports. The victim required staples in her head in what authorities have described as an "unprovoked, sudden, violent attack," according to the outlet. Daily Voice has reached out to Upper Gwynedd police for more.  In a statement to families, North Penn School District Superintendent Todd M. Bauer said the assault happened around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday and that the school was placed on a brief "hold…
Police Identify Pedestrian Killed In Lansdale Wreck Police Identify Pedestrian Killed In Lansdale Wreck
Police Identify Pedestrian Killed In Lansdale Wreck Authorities have named the 57-year-old man who was hit and killed walking across Church Road in Lansdale last month.  Victor Bonanni was crossing between Pennbrook Parkway and Station Square Boulevard late on Dec. 22 when he was struck by a southbound car, police said. The driver remained on scene.  Bonanni was rushed to Lansdale Hospital with a head wound and "other traumatic injuries" and later died, according to authorities.  Hatfield, Towamencin, Montgomery Twp., and Upper Gwynedd police also assisted at the scene, Lansdale PD added.  Bonanni, of Lansdale, is …
Montco Mom Charged With 'Prolonged' Child Abuse Montco Mom Charged With 'Prolonged' Child Abuse
Montco Mom Charged With 'Prolonged' Child Abuse A mother of two in Montgomery County faces felony abuse charges for what authorities describe as a "prolonged" period of neglect.  Preetika Singh Bobal, 44, of North Wales, was arrested following a four-month investigation involving several agencies, said Upper Gwynedd police.  Bobal's two children were subjected to "mental and physical abuse in varying forms," a pattern that "severely interfered with [their] growth, maturation and mental well-being," detectives said.  Authorities accused the 44-year-old of "infantilizing" the children to such a degree that they now lag behi…
Montco Dog Owner Found Guilty of Neglect: Report Montco Dog Owner Found Guilty of Neglect: Report
Montco Dog Owner Found Guilty of Neglect: Report A 62-year-old Montgomery County man was fined $100 for leaving his dog in an unattended car over the summer, North Penn Now reports.  Police in Upper Gwynedd were called to a shopping center on Valley Forge Road on Aug. 4 after passersby noticed a dog in an unattended car. According to the report, the windows were only cracked and the air conditioning was not running.  The dog's owner, who was only identified as a Towamencin resident, was cited when he returned to the car with his groceries. The dog did not suffer lasting harm.  Click here for the full story from N…
Gunman Captured Nearly 3 Months After Upper Gwynedd Shooting: Police Gunman Captured Nearly 3 Months After Upper Gwynedd Shooting: Police
Gunman Captured Nearly 3 Months After Upper Gwynedd Shooting: Police A North Wales man was captured nearly three months after shooting and injuring two people in Upper Gwynedd, authorities said. Damian Thomas, 24, was arrested on a warrant Tuesday, July 19, after police detectives and members of the US Marshals Service learned he had been staying at a house in Philadelphia, they said. The man was driving along Sumneytown Pike when he shot two people around 10 a.m. on April 16, police said. Thomas fled the scene, and both victims were taken to Abington Hospital for treatment, authorities said. The victims later identified Thomas as the alleged shooter, and …
'Armed and Dangerous' Upper Gwynedd Gunman Wanted By Police 'Armed and Dangerous' Upper Gwynedd Gunman Wanted By Police
'Armed and Dangerous' Upper Gwynedd Gunman Wanted By Police Police in Upper Gwynedd are seeking a man on aggravated assault charges, they announced Sunday, April 17. Damian Q. Thomas is wanted in connection with the April 16 domestic-related shooting on the 600 block of Sumneytown Pike, that injured two people around 10 a.m., Upper Gwynedd police said. Both victims arrived at Abington Hospital with gunshot wounds, one in the head and one in the leg, police said. The victims identified Thomas as the alleged shooter. Thomas fled and is believed to be driving a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse with PA registration LVJ9683. The car also has a&nbs…
MontCo Man Sold Berks Victim Drugs He OD'd On At Work: Police MontCo Man Sold Berks Victim Drugs He OD'd On At Work: Police
MontCo Man Sold Berks Victim Drugs He OD'd On At Work: Police An alleged drug dealer from Montgomery County has been charged in the death of a Berks County man who fatally overdosed at work last month, authorities said. Kevin Daley, of Harleysville, was arrested on Jan. 26 and charged with possession with intent to deliver, criminal use of communication facility, and intentional possession of a controlled substance, Upper Gwynedd police said. An investigation began on Dec. 27, 2020, after Upper Gwynedd police responded to the Merck & Co. Inc. building on Sumneytown Pike on a report of an unconscious subject, authorities said. Offic…
Support Surges For Family Of 8 After Fire Destroys Upper Gwynedd Home Support Surges For Family Of 8 After Fire Destroys Upper Gwynedd Home
Support Surges For Family Of 8 After Fire Destroys Upper Gwynedd Home Support is pouring in for a family of eight who lost all of their belongings after a two-alarm fire destroyed their Upper Gwynedd home Wednesday morning. A GoFundMe campaign for the George-Reichley family which consists of two parents and six children ranging in age from 13 to three months, had raised over $800 as of Thursday. Crews arriving just before 10:30 a.m. found heavy flames coming from the second floor of a home in the 400 Block of Carmichael Drive, according to the Upper Gwynedd Fire Department. Multiple area fire and rescue companies responded to the scene. The money raised wil…
Crews Battle 2-Alarm House Fire In Upper Gwynedd Crews Battle 2-Alarm House Fire In Upper Gwynedd
Crews Battle 2-Alarm House Fire In Upper Gwynedd Crews battled a house fire in Upper Gwynedd (Montgomery County) Wednesday, authorities said. Crews arriving just before 10:30 a.m. found flames coming from the second floor of a home in the 400 Block of Carmichael Drive, according to the Upper Gwynedd Fire Department. A second alarm was issued, requesting aid from neighboring fire companies.  Power was cut to a number of homes in the area, local police said. Authorities are urging residents to avoid the area as crews extinguish the fire. They were still on scene as of 12 p.m. It was not immediately known if there were any …
Support Surges For MontCo Firefighter, EMT After Heavy Fire Destroys Apartment Support Surges For MontCo Firefighter, EMT After Heavy Fire Destroys Apartment
Support Surges For MontCo Firefighter, EMT After Heavy Fire Destroys Apartment Support is surging for a volunteer firefighter and EMT who lost all of their belongings in a grueling apartment fire last weekend. As of July 13, over $3,600 had been raised on a GoFundMe campaign to help newlyweds Daniel and Michelle Infusino get back on their feet. While at their firehouse, they received a call around 3 p.m. on July 11 from their Upper Gwynedd neighborhood, according to organizer Cindy To. They responded to the call and were the first truck to arrive on scene, not knowing it was their home on fire until they arrived, To wrote. Despite quickly arriving on scene…
Kori Korean BBQ In Upper Gwynedd Stays Open Following Late Night Fire Kori Korean BBQ In Upper Gwynedd Stays Open Following Late Night Fire
Kori Korean BBQ In Upper Gwynedd Stays Open Following Late Night Fire A local Korean BBQ restaurant is still open despite a fire that broke out through the roof of the building Thursday night in Upper Gwynedd, authorities said. Arriving crews were dispatched on a report of smoke and an odor of something burning, and quickly extinguished the fire through the roof of Kori Korean BBQ in the 700 block of Sumneytown Pike around 10 p.m., according to the Upper Gwynedd Fire Department. The building suffered minor roof and front door damage, and no injuries were reported, fire officials and a restaurant spokesperson told Daily Voice. The establishment was …
Man, 43, Arrested After Punching, Stomping On Girlfriend's Face, Upper Gwynedd Police Say Man, 43, Arrested After Punching, Stomping On Girlfriend's Face, Upper Gwynedd Police Say
Man, 43, Arrested After Punching, Stomping On Girlfriend's Face, Upper Gwynedd Police Say A 43-year-old man who police say lost his temper was arrested Tuesday after reportedly punching and stomping on his girlfriend's face last month in Upper Gwynedd. Police were dispatched to Lansdale Hospital, where they met with the assault victim who told officers about the injuries she was left with after an altercation with her boyfriend in the evening of March 27, Uppper Gwynedd police said. She told officers that her boyfriend -- later identified as Jean R. Evans-Saintmarc -- went to her house after they had been arguing on the phone for some time, police said. She said that she s…