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Police & Fire
Truck Catches Fire In Pottstown Station: Authorities
Firefighters responded to a blaze in their own station in Pottstown on Thursday night, April 18, authorities said in a release. Engine 69-9’s cab caught fire at the Good Will Fire Company Station 69A around 8:40 p.m., according to Pottstown Fire Department. The truck's cab was "fully involved," but firefighters were able to keep the blaze contained to the vehicle and extinguish the flames quickly, officials said. Two ambulances, a fire rehab unit, the Pottstown Fire Police response unit, and the station's engine bays suffered smoke damage. One firefighter was taken t…
Weather
Bright Green Fireball Blazes Across Skies In Kennett Square
An earthquake, a total solar eclipse and now a fireball. What a week for weather in the Northeast. Dozens of residents across the region reported seeing a bright green fireball blaze across the sky on before dawn on Wednesday, April 10. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daily Voice NJ (@dailyvoicenewjersey) Linda Price-Heine captured a fireball in the sky Wednesday, April 10. Daily Voice Linda Price-Heine got a text from her neighbor, Joan Piney, in Wall Township this morning telling her to check her camera, she said…
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Pottstown Powerball Player Wins $150K
A Pennsylvania Lottery player stopped by a Pottstown corner store this week and walked away $150,000 richer, state gaming officials say. The lucky winner matched five of the six balls pulled in the Monday, March 18 drawing for the Powerball, according to lotto reps. Pat’s Beverage at 1423 East High St. in Pottstown will get a $500 bonus check for selling the winning slip. Winners are not known until they claim their prize and their ticket is validated. Prizes can be claimed up to one year from the drawing date, and winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket before…
Police & Fire
Victim Shot In Face On Pottstown Street, Say Police
One person is seriously wounded after shots rang out in Pottstown on Sunday night, March 17, authorities say. Police were called to North Washington St. and Union Alley around 8:30 p.m. for reported gunfire, borough police wrote in a release. Officers said they arrived to find multiple shell casings on the ground and a small amount of blood. Minutes later, the unnamed victim was checked into Pottstown Hospital with a gunshot wound to the left side of the face, the release says. They were taken to a trauma center in critical condition. Detectives have processed the scene a…
Police & Fire
Skull Found In PA Pond Was That Of 2004 Attempted Murder Suspect, Officials Say
A human skull discovered in an Amity Township pond has been identified as belonging to a missing attempted murder suspect, Berks County prosecutors say. The skull was found by a child in a body of water near Pine Lane in April 2022, the District Attorney's Office wrote in a release Wednesday, Jan. 31. Two follow-up searches of the pond turned up no other human remains, authorities said. Investigators believed the skull was that of Roger Hart, a former Pottstown resident who went missing in 2004 after he was charged with trying to kill his wife at their home. Hart fled the s…
Weather
Here's How Much Rain Fell Across The Delaware Valley This Week
It's been a green, wet December in southeastern Pennsylvania and this week was no exception, with sustained showers throughout Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 27 and 28. Here's how the rainfall in each county stacked up, according to the National Weather Service's Mount Holly Station. Berks County received between 2 and 2.76 inches, with the highest figure recorded in Boyertown. Bucks County received between 2.08 and 2.96 inches of rain, with the most rainfall recorded in Quakertown. Chester County got between 2.11 and 3.14 inches of rain, with the largest amount fall…
Police & Fire
DUI Driver 'Had No Recollection' Of Double Fatal Crash Moments After It Happened: MontCo DA
An accused DUI driver has been arrested in connection with a crash that killed two women in Montgomery County early this year. Khaliym Smith, 22, of Pottstown, was found standing outside his overturned Jeep Wrangler in Upper Providence around 2:30 a.m. on Feb 12, according to charging documents from the District Attorney's Office. GIvonah Mitchell Facebook photo Maya Garner, 22, was found dead a short distance away, and GIvonah “Gigi” Mitchell, 23, was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where she died from her injuries, authorities said. The women, both of Philade…
Police & Fire
Fight Over Cat Kills 85-Year-Old Pottstown Wife, Husband Coated In Blood: DA
A cat fight, more specifically a fight over a cat's veterinary care, left an 85-year-old woman dead in Pottstown on Tuesday afternoon, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele explained. Barton Lewis Seltmann, 84, has been arrested for the homicide of his 85-year-old wife, Margaret Seltmann, as stated in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Mr. Seltmann called 911 call to report "an unresponsive female" found in the 1900 block of North Keim Street at 2:26 p.m., the DA said. He added that the woman was "bleeding from the head" and their home was "ransacked," ac…
News
PA 15-Year-Old Claiming Man Raped GF Kills Him Using Dad's Gun: Affidavit
"He's a rapist!" That's what police say a 15-year-old boy yelled moments after fatally shooting a 39-year-old man in Pottstown using his dad's gun on Wednesday, Nov. 22, authorities announced the following weekend. Thomas James Niarhos, of Stowe, has been charged with first-degree murder in the midday killing of Jeremiah "Jay" Waylon Hawkins, near the Pottstown Train Station on South Hanover Street, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The teen boy was seen loitering in the same area, Security Plaza, just before 6 a.m., on July 13, according …
Police & Fire
Witnesses Hold Down Shooter After Broad Daylight Killing In Montco: DA
A group of bystanders restrained a suspected killer in Pottstown on Friday afternoon and held him down until police arrived, said the District Attorney's Office. A man was shot and killed just after 12 p.m. on Nov. 22 on South Hanover Street near the Pottstown Train Station, said prosecutors. Police arrived to find a group of witnesses holding down the alleged shooter near the railroad tracks, according to officials. The victim has been identified but authorities are withholding his name until loved ones are notified, the DA said. Investigators believe he was shot at…
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Bucks Contractor Scammed Homeowners Out Of Over $100K, Court Finds
A general contractor in Bucks County may face prison time for fraud after he was convicted of ripping off nine Philadelphia-area homeowners on renovation projects last week. Joseph Eibell, 48, of Huntingdon Valley, was found guilty in a Bucks County court on Thursday, Oct. 26 following a three-day trial, the District Attorney's Office said. The contractor was first charged in June 2022 with defrauding four customers, but more victims were uncovered as the investigation continued, officials said. Police found evidence that from April 2019 until June 2022, Eibell's company&…
Police & Fire
Man Kills Ex-GF At Home, Then Himself At PA Cemetery, DA Says
A man and a woman were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide on Monday, according to authorities. Randy Hill, 33, was found with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound at Highland Memorial Cemetery and pronounced dead at 8:37 a.m., Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich announced in a joint statement on Oct. 16. Hill's ex-girlfriend, 30-year-old Symphony Blue was found dead from a gunshot wound in a bedroom at Hill's home in the 500 block of North Franklin Street at 10:29 a.m., according t…
Police & Fire
Plane That Departed From Montgomery County Crashes In NJ: Report (
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Sometime around a plane crashed in Ocean County, a wildfire broke out. As of Sunday afternoon, Sept. 3, it remained unclear if the two were connected. The FAA said a single-engine Cirrus SR22 crashed in a wooded area in Toms River, New Jersey, around 2:30 a.m. Only the pilot was on board. According to 6abc, the plane had departed Pottstown, PA, and was heading to Toms River when it crashed in a wooded area of Lacey Township, near the Ocean County Airport. Sometime thereafter, a wildfire broke out, closing a portion of Dover and Mule roads near Miller Airpark. The FAA and National Tr…
Lifestyle
See Taylor Swift: Eras Tour Movie Comes To Pennsylvania Theaters (And Tickets Are Just $19.89)
Couldn't get tickets to see Taylor Swift's The Era Tour in person? You're very much not alone. But don't worry, Swifties, there's a way to experience the pop culture juggernaut. Get tickets now to see TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR Concert Film only in theaters in North America beginning 10/13. Taylor Swift "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" will be premiering at AMC Theatres across Pennsylvania starting on Friday, Oct. 13 (obviously) with tickets going on sale Thursday, Aug. 31. Showtimes will run Thursdays to Sundays. Standard showings are priced at $19.89 (cute!) for adults and $13.13 fo…
Lifestyle
Young Mullet: Pennsylvania Boy Wins Best Mullet In America
A 6-year-old from Montgomery County boy has been crowned the young mullet king. Rory Ehrlich, otherwise known as Cheddar Whiz, of Pottstown, won the children's division of the USA Mullet Championships. Kamden Cunningham, a 5-year-old from Swoyersville (Luzerne County), wins third place, taking home $500. Our final Top 3 for the kids contest pic.twitter.com/xcRmiFszxQ — USA Mullet Championships (@MulletChampUSA) August 16, 2023 Rory is heading into first grade at West Pottsgrove Elementary School, and has been rocking his mullet for a year. "A year ago, Rory hopped into the barber's c…
Police & Fire
Pottstown Dad Shoots And Kills Mom's Boyfriend In Child Custody Exchange: DA
A Pottstown father is charged with homicide after authorities say he shot a man during a child custody exchange in Pottstown. It happened on the 500 block of May Street around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said in a release. Thirty-four-year-old Kevin Morgan was handing over his 12-year-old daughter to her mom at the scheduled pickup time when he got into an argument with the mother's longtime boyfriend, 38-year-old Derek Mayo, investigators believe. A verbal argument ensued in the street before Morgan took out a firearm and …
Obituaries
Devoted PA Dad Dustin Peterka-Rahn Dies, 28: ‘Brought A Smile To The Faces Of Those Around Him’
Dustin Peterka-Rahn, a beloved Royersford dad, son, and brother, died at home on Thursday, June 15, loved ones said in his obituary. He was 28. Born in Pottstown to parents R. James Rahn and Veronica (Peterka) Rahn, he was a Spring-Ford High School alumnus and later graduated from the Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center in 2013, his obit says. In addition to his parents, Peterka-Rahn leaves behind two sisters, Abigail and Lucy, as well as a 7-year-old daughter, Estella Mae Wise, and her mother, Courtney Wise, loved ones wrote. Peterka-Rahn was most recently employed at the O…
News
Pottstown Wawa Sells $590K Lottery Ticket
A Pottstown area resident picked up more than half a million dollars during a Wawa run last week. The lucky winner matched all six balls pulled in the Saturday, June 24 drawing for the Match 6 Lotto to win the $590,000 jackpot, state lottery officials said in a release. The Wawa location, 1417 South Hanover St., will receive a $5,000 bonus check for selling the winning slip, they added. All Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 winners have up to one year to claim their prizes and have their tickets validated. Winning players should always sign the back of their slip imm…
Police & Fire
Pottstown Man Peeped Through Windows At Area Apartments, Police Claim
A Pottstown man is accused of prowling around area apartment buildings and looking into windows, authorities say. Warren Jeffries, 58, is charged with misdemeanor loitering and evading arrest, North Coventry Township police said in a release. It happened on Feb. 20, the department claimed. Officers were called to the CVS at 351 W. Schuylkill Road for reports of a "suspicious male" standing around outside, they said. Jeffries fled the area when police arrived, authorities said. Investigators now believe he was peering into windows at the nearby Vally View Apartme…
News
Drop Something? Police Seek Owner Of Diamond Found In Montco Parking Lot
Missing anything? Authorities in Pottstown are looking for the owner of a diamond that was discovered in the parking lot of the Home Depot at 295 Armand Hammer Boulevard, Lower Pottsgrove police said in a release. The precious gem was found on March 29, officials wrote. Anyone wishing to claim the diamond will have to provide a description, they added. If you know who the owner is, call LPPD at 610-326-1508.
Police & Fire
Burglar Sentenced For Home Invasion Murder Of 'Hero' Pottstown Teen
An accomplice in the botched 2017 Pottstown home invasion that killed 17-year-old David Doyle III will spend the next several decades in prison, a Chester County judge has ruled. Juan "Coco" Ortiz-Encarnacion, 31, of Reading, was sentenced to 15 to 30 years behind bars after pleading guilty to third-degree murder, conspiracy, and robbery, said Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan's Office in a release. "Coco" joined Jonathan Malave and Ricardo Rivera on Sept. 24, 2017, to rob a home on Worth Boulevard where they "believed there were drugs and money inside," t…
News
Legacy Of PA National Guardsman Lives On With Scholarship Fund
Christian-Michael Keyes, a Pottstown resident and former Pennsylvania Army National Guard member, died on February 11, his loved ones wrote in his obituary. He was 27. Now, his friends and family members are raising money for a memorial fund in his honor. Between in-person donations and digital support, the Christian Keyes Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund has raised "just over" $3,000, said his mother Dana Gentile on GoFundMe. The effort aims to ultimately raise $10,000 in total. "We hope to either establish a scholarship for a high school senior that exemplifies simi…
Police & Fire
Pottstown Fire Erupts In Flames Near Scene Of Deadly Home Explosion
Firefighters worked the scene of a two-alarm blaze in Pottstown early on Tuesday just steps away from the site of a deadly explosion that killed four children and their great-aunt last year. The two-alarm blaze happened at around 4:15 a.m. on March 21, affecting two empty homes and a "roll-off dumpster," said the Limerick Fire Department's Station 51. Footage from the scene recorded by area resident Antonio Gallardo showed multiple fire companies on Hale Street near the intersection with Jefferson Avenue as smoke billowed from a dumpster. The Gilbertsville company said they were on the…
Police & Fire
Suspect Charged With 2016 Killing Of Berks Biker
Nearly seven years after the fact, a suspect is charged with the 2016 murder of a motorcyclist in Berks County, District Attorney John T. Adams announced. Darrell A. Johnson, a 37-year-old Pottstown resident, was charged with murder, robbery, aggravated assault, and related counts after he was taken into custody Tuesday, Feb. 28, the DA said. According to investigators, Johnson was responsible for the botched robbery that killed 28-year-old Michael Shields on Aug. 6, 2016. Prosecutors say Shields and his friend were on the 600 block of East Ben Franklin Highway in Amity Township…
Police & Fire
Serial Retail Burglar Strikes In Berks County, Police Say
A suspected serial burglar robbed a Berks County hardware store in what police say is his 15th theft from area retailers. It happened on Thursday, Feb. 16 at around 1 a.m., Caernarvon Township police said in a statement. The suspect pulled into the Lowe's at 340 Crossings Blvd., walked behind the store, and stole a Craftsman Zero Turn Lawn Mower, they continued. The same model lawn mower is valued at $3,099 on Lowe's website. Investigators believe the same man is responsible for no less than 14 similar thefts at Lowe's locations throughout the region, inclu…
Police & Fire
MontCo Man Masturbated During Chat, Harassed Teen Girl For Sexual Photos: Police
A Montgomery County man sits in a Bucks jail cell after police say he sexually harassed a teen online. Louis Tran, 34, of Pottstown, is charged with sexual abuse of children, harassment, criminal use of a communications facility, and related counts, said the Plumstead Police Department in a statement. Investigators say Tran harassed a 13-year-old girl by sending inappropriate messages on social media and calling repeatedly on Facetime. Police said the 34-year-old requested the victim send explicit photographs "on multiple occasions." In one of the video calls, the department sa…
Police & Fire
Bystander Shot In Face At Montco Wawa: Police
A bystander was airlifted to the hospital after being shot in the face during an attack at a Pottstown Wawa, authorities say. The incident began just after 8:15 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 13 at the 1520 East High Street store, Pottstown police said in a statement. A 37-year-old man was fueling up at the gas pump when a 19-year-old man approached him with an accomplice, according to investigators. Police said security footage shows the 19-year-old and his companion assaulting the 37-year-old as he tries to retreat. At some point, police said the 37-year-old drew a handgun and fi…
News
Montco Shopper Buys $150K Lotto Ticket
Philadelphia didn't win big at the Super Bowl, but one area resident received something of a consolation prize. A shopper at the Giant at 180 Upland Square Drive in Pottstown matched all five white balls drawn in the Saturday, Feb. 11 Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash drawing to win $150,000, said state lotto representatives in a statement. The store will now receive a $500 bonus for selling the lucky ticket, state spokespeople added. the winner will not be identified until their prize is claimed and their ticket is validated. Winning players have up t…
Police & Fire
Alleged Creeper Who Took Photos In Men's Bathroom ID'd By Police In Philly Area
A Philadelphia area man is wanted by police after authorities say he secretly took photos of shoppers in the bathroom at a Chester County mall. Richard Balanow, 49, of Pottstown, is wanted on an arrest warrant for multiple counts of invasion of privacy, West Whiteland police told Daily Voice. Investigators believe Balanow took pictures and videos inside two different men's rooms at Exton Square Mall. Police said a man reported Balanow over the summer after noticing him trying to take photos of the man's son in the restroom. To submit a tip to West Whiteland police, visit the Ch…
Police & Fire
Murder
: MontCo Man Sought In Killing Of Innocent Bystander
An 18-year-old Norristown man is being sought on a first-degree murder charge in a shooting death that happened last month, authorities said. A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Damien Wilson, wanted for the Oct. 7 killing of innocent bystander Anthony Vitelli, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Investigators believe victim Vitelli was walking near the Jefferson Court Apartments at 830 Arch Street in Norristown at around 2 p.m. when a masked Wilson came around the corner and opened fire, according to the criminal complai…
Police & Fire
Suspect Sought In Fatal Shooting Of Pottstown Man: Police
Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Reading, and are now asking for the public's help in locating the suspect. Jefferson Etienne, 38, of Pottstown, was shot dead on the 400 block of South 16th Street just before 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, authorities said. Etienne was rushed to Reading hospital where he died, they added. Investigators said they are charging Jabar Hill and Marc Lockman, both 24, with the killing. Lockman was taken into custody Saturday a few blocks away from the scene of the shooting, police said. He was treated for a non-li…
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