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Wanted PA Bicyclist On Crack Cocaine Arrested Easter Sunday, Police Say Wanted PA Bicyclist On Crack Cocaine Arrested Easter Sunday, Police Say
Wanted PA Bicyclist On Crack Cocaine Arrested Easter Sunday, Police Say A bicyclist making traffic violations was stopped by officers and discovered to be high on crack cocaine, Camp Hill police announced on April 1. The unidentified 28-year-old male cyclist from Dillsburg was pulled over by Camp Hill Police for a traffic stop "after vehicle code violations were observed at the intersection of North 33rd Street and Walnut Street," on Easter Sunday, March 31 at 11:04 p.m., as detailed in the release. Officers soon discovered the bicyclist was wanted on "multiple active arrest warrants, including a bench warrant out of the York County Sheriff's Office related to …
175K+ Fentanyl Doses Seized In Massive Reading Drug Bust: Berks DA 175K+ Fentanyl Doses Seized In Massive Reading Drug Bust: Berks DA
175K+ Fentanyl Doses Seized In Massive Reading Drug Bust: Berks DA Hundreds of thousands of doses of illegal drugs are off the street and four men are in custody following a massive police raid and drug bust on Monday, the District Attorney's Office announced on March 12. Detectives and Reading police launched an investigation into "street level" drug dealing on the 200 block of South 6th Street in September 2023, according to the DA's office.  With assistance from the Pennsylvania State Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration, authorities executed search warrants at multiple properties — all in the same block  — on March 11, including:&…
Married Pair Accused Of Promoting Prostitution In Monroe County, DA Says (UPDATED) Married Pair Accused Of Promoting Prostitution In Monroe County, DA Says (UPDATED)
Married Pair Accused Of Promoting Prostitution In Monroe County, DA Says (Updated) A couple is accused of posting an online ad for sex work, prosecutors say.  Suntoya Tucker and Betty Merwede were both charged with misdemeanor promoting prostitution and drug paraphernalia charges, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Investigators claimed they responded to an ad Tucker posted on Oct. 24 and arranged to meet her at the Value Inn, 5219 Milford Road in Middle Smithfield.  The ad was titled "Sweet like caramel baby" and included photos of Tucker, police said. When an undercover officer arrived at the hotel parking lot, authorities said Tucker and ano…
Suspected Heroin Overdose At Motel 6 Leads To Accused PA Drug Dealer Suspected Heroin Overdose At Motel 6 Leads To Accused PA Drug Dealer
Suspected Heroin Overdose At Motel 6 Leads To Accused PA Drug Dealer A call about a possible drug overdose at a King of Prussia motel ended in one arrest earlier this month, according to Upper Merion police.  Authorities were dispatched to the Motel 6 on W. Dekalb Pike on Nov. 18 for a "suspicious person" possibly "under the influence of a controlled substance," the department said in a release.  They arrived and spoke with a woman in the lobby who "exhibit(ed) signs of heroin impairment," police said. She was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.  The woman was staying in a room rented by a man with two active criminal warrants rel…
Fentanyl Drug Bust: Pipeline From Philadelphia To Lancaster Closed, DA Says Fentanyl Drug Bust: Pipeline From Philadelphia To Lancaster Closed, DA Says
Fentanyl Drug Bust: Pipeline From Philadelphia To Lancaster Closed, DA Says Charges filed in a drug bust that has halted the "Philadelphia to Lancaster fentanyl pipeline," District Attorney Heather Adams announced on Wednesday, Nov. 8.  Louis Angel Cruz, 42 of the 600 block of S. Ann Street, Lancaster; Michael Beck, 41 of the first block of Crystal Drive, Manheim; and Heather Wagner, 30 of the first block of Crystal Drive, Manheim; were all charged on Oct. 31 in connection with an organized drug operation running from Philadelphia to Lancaster, the District Attorney's office detailed in a release. The Drug Task Force and Lancaster City Bureau of Police be…
Lollipop Stick Had Trace Amounts Of Fentanyl That Killed PA Toddler, Parents Charged: DA Lollipop Stick Had Trace Amounts Of Fentanyl That Killed PA Toddler, Parents Charged: DA
Lollipop Stick Had Trace Amounts Of Fentanyl That Killed PA Toddler, Parents Charged: DA The parents of a Pennsylvania child who died from a drug overdose late last year are facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and related counts, says the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Jason Moore, 36, and Amanda Moore, 35, surrendered to police on Friday, Aug. 11 and were each remanded to the county lockup in lieu of their $250,000 bonds, authorities said in a release.  In a criminal complaint cited by prosecutors, police said they were called to the Moores' Caln Township home to find an unresponsive 4-year-old around 10:50 a.m. on Nov. 29 last year.  He was rushe…
Bucks Man Convicted Of Shooting Down Police Drone Gets Prison Time Bucks Man Convicted Of Shooting Down Police Drone Gets Prison Time
Bucks Man Convicted Of Shooting Down Police Drone Gets Prison Time A Middletown man will spend up to 22 years in prison for gunning down a police drone during his arrest last year, among other charges.  John Palaio Jr., 51, was previously convicted of 19 counts — including seven felonies — at a waiver trial before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller in May, the District Attorney's Office said.  Police were serving an arrest warrant at Palaio's Pleasant Avenue home last July 6 on drug and weapons charges, the DA's Office said.  Authorities launched a surveillance drone to confirm that he was on the property, but the ope…
Wanted Identity Thief Had Others' Passports, Social Security Cards At His Home: Bucks Police Wanted Identity Thief Had Others' Passports, Social Security Cards At His Home: Bucks Police
Wanted Identity Thief Had Others' Passports, Social Security Cards At His Home: Bucks Police A suspected identity thief in Bucks County had a "large number" of other peoples' vital documents in his Doylestown home, say authorities.  Central Bucks Regional Police Department responded to a report of "possible drug activity" at 625 N. Main Street in the Borough on Thursday, May 11, they said in a release.  During their search, officers said they found multiple Social Security cards, debit and credit cards, US passports, and birth certificates in other peoples' names. They also said they found drug paraphernalia at the home.  Now, 38-year-old Christopher Michael Sc…
899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop 899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop
899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop A Massuchesetts man, a woman, and two men from Pennsylvania were arrested after a traffic stop led police to discover hundreds of packets of fentanyl and cocaine among other illicit items.  Officers pulled over the group's vehicle in the 300 block of New Holland Avenue in Lancaster City on Monday, Dec. 12 at 10:30 p.m. During a search of the vehicle the police found and seized these items: 899 packets of fentanyl. 33.8 grams of crack and powder cocaine. 46.4 grams of marijuana. Multiple types of drug paraphernalia. One unlawfully possessed handgun. All four people in the car were arr…
Body Of Overdose Victim Found Behind Lehigh Valley Diner Body Of Overdose Victim Found Behind Lehigh Valley Diner
Body Of Overdose Victim Found Behind Lehigh Valley Diner The body of a 58-year-old man who had overdosed was found behind a Lehigh Valley diner, authorities said. Drug paraphernalia was found next to the unidentified man's body behind the Mount Bethel Diner on North Delaware Drive around 3 p.m. on Oct. 1, Pennsylvania State Police said. Police said only that the victim was from Tower City.
Philadelphia Woman, 27, Arrested For Firing Shots In Atlantic City: Police Philadelphia Woman, 27, Arrested For Firing Shots In Atlantic City: Police
Philadelphia Woman, 27, Arrested For Firing Shots In Atlantic City: Police A 27-year-old woman from Philadelphia was arrested for firing a handgun in Atlantic City. On Monday, July 25, at 5:21 p.m, Atlantic City police patrol officers responded to Indiana and Pacific avenues for a report of shots fired.  Police found evidence of gunfire, but did not locate a victim. Officers spoke with witnesses on scene and obtained information that a female was seen shooting at an unidentified male and then entering a tan-colored minivan before leaving the area.  At 5:42 pm, Detectives Chris Ivanov, Eric Evans and Chris Dodson, of the Atlantic City Police Department’s…
Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine Seized In Delco Drug Bust: DA Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine Seized In Delco Drug Bust: DA
Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine Seized In Delco Drug Bust: DA Multiple ounces of fentanyl and crack cocaine were seized along with cash and other drug paraphernalia during a drug bust in Delaware County, authorities said. Tajifa Massey, 38, and Anthony Thomas, 58, were arrested Friday, July 15 after detectives served a warrant on a home on the 3300 block of Chichester Avenue in Upper Chichester, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. A search yielded the following items: Approximately three ounces of fentanyl Approximately five ounces of crack cocaine  An unspecified amount of cash Scales Baggies A powdered substance used t…
Infant On Meth Died In 'Deplorable Conditions' Mom's BF Arrested In SC, PA State Police Say Infant On Meth Died In 'Deplorable Conditions' Mom's BF Arrested In SC, PA State Police Say
Infant On Meth Died In 'Deplorable Conditions' Mom's BF Arrested In SC, PA State Police Say Seven months after a 7-week-old baby girl’s death, her mom's boyfriend Robert Eugene McCachren has been arrested in South Carolina, Pennsylvania state police have told Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 13. The infant went into cardiac arrest in the 100 block of Bentz Mill Road in Washington Township in York on Thursday, Jan. 27, according to a release by PSP. State police recieved a call at York Station, about a two-month-old baby girl who was not breathing, but when officers arrived to the pop-up trailer she was dead, according to an updated release by police. The mom, Ashley Nicol…
Man On Meth Spits In Eyes, Face Of Pennsylvania State Trooper: Police Man On Meth Spits In Eyes, Face Of Pennsylvania State Trooper: Police
Man On Meth Spits In Eyes, Face Of Pennsylvania State Trooper: Police A man high on methamphetamine spit in the face and eyes of a Pennsylvania state trooper when police were assisting emergency medical services who were treating him, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Joshua Travis Fosgate, 31, of Grantville, was being cared for by EMS when he became violent and state police were called to Austin Drive in East Hanover Township, around 12:05 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, state police say. Troopers arrived on the scene to find Fosgate "intoxicated on methamphetamines" and "in possession of drug paraphernalia and brass knuckles," police state in…
Infant Dies On Meth In 'Deplorable Conditions' Mom's BF Wanted By PA State Police Infant Dies On Meth In 'Deplorable Conditions' Mom's BF Wanted By PA State Police
Infant Dies On Meth In 'Deplorable Conditions' Mom's BF Wanted By PA State Police A 7-week-old baby girl’s death investigation has resulted in her mom's arrest and a warrant for her mom's boyfriend, Pennsylvania state police say. The infant went into cardiac arrest in the 100 block of Bentz Mill Road in Washington Township in York on Thursday, Jan. 27, according to a release by PSP. State police recieved a call at York Station, about a two-month-old baby girl who was not breathing, but when officers arrived to the pop-up trailer she was dead, according to an updated release by police. The mom, Ashley Nicole Decker, 25, of East Berlin, and her boyfriend, Robert Eugene Mc…
$32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities $32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities
$32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities A man named "Angel" admitted on tape to dealing fentanyl and methamphetamine days after he was charged with child endangerment— but only after massive amounts of the drugs and supplies drug were discovered in a central Pennsylvania homes, authorities say. Authorities from nearly a dozen agencies  executed three search warrants on Apr. 5, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Sadi Angel Corretger, 31, of the 200 block of South 5th Street, Columbia Borough man has been arrested following the 6 a.m. search of a Lancaster home in the 100 block of Melros…
Northampton County Man Punches Cop In Chest, Tries To Grab TASER During Assault Arrest Northampton County Man Punches Cop In Chest, Tries To Grab TASER During Assault Arrest
Northampton County Man Punches Cop In Chest, Tries To Grab TASER During Assault Arrest A Northampton County man punched a cop in the chest and tried to grab a department-issued TASER device as officers were attempting to place him under arrest for assault, authorities said. Joshua David Cotto, 25, denied that anyone was inside his apartment and was “immediately uncooperative with officers” as they were investigating a domestic violence report on E. Pennsylvania Avenue in Pen Argyl just after 1 a.m. on Oct. 29, Slate Belt Regional Police said. An officer then saw drug paraphernalia in plain sight while standing in Cotto’s doorway and told him that he was being placed under arr…
Slate Belt Man Involved In Domestic Dispute Busted With Meth, Police Say Slate Belt Man Involved In Domestic Dispute Busted With Meth, Police Say
Slate Belt Man Involved In Domestic Dispute Busted With Meth, Police Say A Slate Belt man was arrested for methamphetamine possession by officers responding to a domestic dispute report last week, authorities said.  Slate Belt Regional Police responding to the report on the 400 block of E. Main Street in Turkey Hill in the Borough of Pen Argyl found Johnathon M. Stevens, 33, to be under the influence of methamphetamine around 11:10 p.m. Oct. 21, the department said. During questioning, Stevens admitted to being in possession of methamphetamine, according to police, who then reportedly located a bag containing about 24 grams of the drug. Stevens was arreste…
Crossdresser Masturbating At PA Gas Station Asked Worker For Sexual Pleasures, Police Say Crossdresser Masturbating At PA Gas Station Asked Worker For Sexual Pleasures, Police Say
Crossdresser Masturbating At PA Gas Station Asked Worker For Sexual Pleasures, Police Say A 27-year-old man wearing a black dress and fishnet tights was arrested after police caught him masturbating in a Central Pennsylvania gas station, authorities said. The trouble began around 2:30 p.m. when Lower Allen Township Police officers responded to The Comfort Inn & Suites on Sept. 18, police said. They were responding to reports of a “male dressed as a woman" refusing to leave, they said. Officers found Delonte Sease sitting in the driver’s seat of a Ford Fusion outside and holding a “clear cellophane bag containing a crystallized substance," police said. Drug paraph…
Cocaine, Meth, Rifle Seized In Raid Of Allentown Home, Police Say Cocaine, Meth, Rifle Seized In Raid Of Allentown Home, Police Say
Cocaine, Meth, Rifle Seized In Raid Of Allentown Home, Police Say A man was arrested Wednesday after a raid of an Allentown home found an extensive amount of drugs, a rifle, and cash, authorities said. Detectives served a search warrant for a home in the 800 block of North Sherman Street at approximately 6:10 a.m., according to Allentown police. The search of 50-year-old Israel Maldonado's home seized cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, ecstasy, marijuana, a rifle, cash, assorted packaging material, and a digital scale, authorities said. He was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled …
Alleged Drug Dealer Arrested For Selling Cocaine, More In Reading Alleged Drug Dealer Arrested For Selling Cocaine, More In Reading
Alleged Drug Dealer Arrested For Selling Cocaine, More In Reading A suspected drug dealer was arrested Monday on accusations he trafficked cocaine and other drugs in Reading, authorities said. Members of the Berks County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force initiated an investigation in the 200 block of 6th Street in April 2021, according to Chief County Detective Michael Gombar. As the investigation continued, detectives learned that Xavier Anthony Rivera-Ramos, 34, allegedly made cocaine deals with customers in the 200 block of 6th Street, Gombar said. Investigators then obtained and issued a search warrant for Rivera-Ramos' first-fl…
Bala Cynwyd Man, 56, Found With $30K Worth Of Crystal Meth, More Inside Family Home, DA Says Bala Cynwyd Man, 56, Found With $30K Worth Of Crystal Meth, More Inside Family Home, DA Says
Bala Cynwyd Man, 56, Found With $30K Worth Of Crystal Meth, More Inside Family Home, DA Says A 56-year-old Bala Cynwyd man was arrested Wednesday after authorities busted him with $30,000 worth of crystal methamphetamine and more at his family home in Montgomery County, authorities announced. When joint investigators with the Montgomery County Detective Bureau, Pennsylvania State Police, Lower Merion police, and Delaware County Criminal Investigations served a search warrant at an Academy Road home Wednesday, they found John Devivo with approximately three pounds of crystal methamphetamine, worth approximately $30,000, according to the Montgomery County District Attor…
Driver Sleeping In I-95 Construction Zone Busted With Heroin, Police Say Driver Sleeping In I-95 Construction Zone Busted With Heroin, Police Say
Driver Sleeping In I-95 Construction Zone Busted With Heroin, Police Say A 27-year-old Delaware man who was sleeping in his car in a construction zone on I-95 was found with heroin, authorities said. Troopers stopped a silver Ford Fusion after a witness reported a man appeared to be sleeping in traffic at mile marker 1.0 in Lower Chichester May 5 around 10:30 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. There they found Tyler Truex, of Rehoboth, who was found with heroin and drug paraphernalia, police said. He was arrested without incident.
Bucks Man Swiftly Arrested After Shooting Up Drugs In Front Of Police, Authorities Say Bucks Man Swiftly Arrested After Shooting Up Drugs In Front Of Police, Authorities Say
Bucks Man Swiftly Arrested After Shooting Up Drugs In Front Of Police, Authorities Say Police in Bucks County arrested a 32-year-old man who they said was injecting drugs in plain view at a bus stop, authorities said.  Last Friday, an Upper Southhampton police officer on patrol near the Hampton Square Shopping Center saw a man, later identified as Eric Joseph Zammit, with a blue tourniquet wrapped and tightened around his arm. Police said a needle plunger was drawn back while Zammit stood in the corner of an enclosed bus stop.  As the patrol officer approached Zammit, he said he saw the man press down on the plunger of the needle. Zammit was seated next to a backp…
Bucks Driver Busted With Meth In Routine Traffic Stop, Police Say Bucks Driver Busted With Meth In Routine Traffic Stop, Police Say
Bucks Driver Busted With Meth In Routine Traffic Stop, Police Say A Bucks County man was busted with methamphetamine in a routine traffic stop, police said. William Sweeney, 50, was pulled over for a traffic violation near Pennsylvania Avenue and Street Road when around 9:10 p.m. on May 4, Upper Southampton Township Police Department said. An officer made contact with Sweeney, who seemed hunched towards the steering wheel, police said. When officers saw drugs and drug paraphernalia, a K9 officer was called to the scene to sniff out the vehicle, authorities said. Sweeney was found in possession of drug paraphernalia and methamphetamines. He was take…
Marple PD: DUI Driver Admits Having Empty Heroin Bags Marple PD: DUI Driver Admits Having Empty Heroin Bags
Marple PD: DUI Driver Admits Having Empty Heroin Bags A DUI driver admitted to having empty heroin bags in his car during a traffic stop in Marple Township, authorities said. When an officer stopped Sean Mehaffey on April 12 for violating codes, they noticed he was unable to remain still, had constricted pupils, avoided eye contact, and continuously scratched and picked at his fingers and hands, around 3:15 p.m., according to Marple police. When the officer asked Mehaffey to get out of his white Scion xB, he admitted to having empty heroin bags in the driver's door, police said. A subsequent search of the car turned up numerous empty blue and…
DUI Driver Who Nearly Caused Crash Tried Leaving Heroin In  Patrol Car, Police Say DUI Driver Who Nearly Caused Crash Tried Leaving Heroin In  Patrol Car, Police Say
DUI Driver Who Nearly Caused Crash Tried Leaving Heroin In Patrol Car, Police Say A Delaware driver who almost hit another vehicle in Chester County who refused to submit a chemical test of his blood tried to leave heroin and other narcotics in the back of a police car, authorities said. Police stopped William J. Roy IV, on the 100 block of Prospect Avenue in West Grove around 9:55 p.m. April 6, the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department said in a release. Officers noticed signs of impairment upon making contact with Roy, 30, of Bear, DE, who subsequently failed field sobriety tests, police said. Roy was arrested for suspicion of DUI, but refused t…
Marple PD: Man Calling In Unfounded Reports Of Gunmen At Grocery Store Had Heroin, K2 Marple PD: Man Calling In Unfounded Reports Of Gunmen At Grocery Store Had Heroin, K2
Marple PD: Man Calling In Unfounded Reports Of Gunmen At Grocery Store Had Heroin, K2 A man who called in unfounded reports of gunmen at a local grocery store was found in possession of heroin and synthetic marijuana in Marple Township, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to 2180 West Chester Pike at the Giant Food Store on reports of an individual with a gun around 6:30 p.m. April 2, Marple Township police said. While en route, a second call came in saying that the original caller who reported the subject with a gun, was acting suspicious and leaving the area, authorities said. An officer made contact with the original caller, identified as Andrew Steven Waller…