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Man Found Dead On Schuylkill River Trail Identified: Montco DA Man Found Dead On Schuylkill River Trail Identified: Montco DA
Man Found Dead On Schuylkill River Trail Identified: Montco DA Authorities have identified the man found dead along the Schuylkill River trail in Montgomery County early on Friday, March 3.  Daquan Tucker, 25, of Audubon, was killed from multiple gunshot wounds in a homicide, said Dr. Khalil Wardak, a forensic pathologist with the county Coroner's Office.  A bicyclist reported spotting "what looked like a body" in a wooded area down a steep embankment about 100 feet from the Schuylkill River Trail on the border between West Norriton and Norristown on Friday morning, said District Attorney Kevin Steele.  Montgomery County detectives and …

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by Mac Bullock
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Repeat Offender Captured On Video Sexually Assaulting Blind, Deaf, Mute PA Woman, DA Says Repeat Offender Captured On Video Sexually Assaulting Blind, Deaf, Mute PA Woman, DA Says
Repeat Offender Captured On Video Sexually Assaulting Blind, Deaf, Mute PA Woman, DA Says A 23-year-old Pennsylvania man was arrested after authorities say they discovered a video of him repeatedly sexually assaulting an elderly woman who is blind, deaf, and mute, just two months after being charged with a similar offense involving a minor. Malquan Craig, of Lancaster, is facing charges of indecent assault of a mentally disabled victim, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, and invasion of privacy in connection with the incidents involving the handicapped 70-year-old woman, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The alleged assaults happened in 2…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Double-Deadly Hepatitis A Outbreak Shuts Suburban Philly Italian Restaurant: Report Double-Deadly Hepatitis A Outbreak Shuts Suburban Philly Italian Restaurant: Report
Double-Deadly Hepatitis A Outbreak Shuts Suburban Philly Italian Restaurant: Report A Hepatitis A outbreak that left at least two dead and nine infected closed a suburban Philadelphia Italian restaurant, Fox29 reports. One death has been confirmed and a second was under investigation at West Norriton's Gino's Ristorante & Pizzeria, the outlet said. A total of 11 cases were reported, according to 6abc and CBS Philly. The exact source of the infection was not immediately known. Gino's says it is cooperating with the investigation and the news is a "shock." "In the recent events of this past week, we are truly devastated and heartbroken for anyone affected by the Hepat…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: West Norriton Man 'Shook Life' Out Of 6 Week Old Daughter, Gets 3rd Degree Murder Charge DA: West Norriton Man 'Shook Life' Out Of 6 Week Old Daughter, Gets 3rd Degree Murder Charge
DA: West Norriton Man 'Shook Life' Out Of 6 Week Old Daughter, Gets 3rd Degree Murder Charge A West Norriton man was arrested on third-degree murder charges for allegedly "shaking the life" out of his six-week-old daughter after she fell from his bed, authorities said. Police were dispatched on reports of a cardiac arrest to a home on Centre Avenue on Feb. 22 around noon to find Kendra Simmons performing CPR on her infant daughter, MacKenna Baylis, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, and West Norriton Township Police Chief Michael Kelly. An officer took over CPR until Plymouth Ambulance arrived and took the infant to Einstein Montgomery Hospital, where she was pron…

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by Nicole Acosta