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Ax-Wielding Driver Rammed Car On PA Highway: Police Ax-Wielding Driver Rammed Car On PA Highway: Police
Ax-Wielding Driver Rammed Car On PA Highway: Police An Upper Merion driver was allegedly armed with a hatchet when police say he menaced another motorist on Friday night, Oct. 20.  The victim called authorities around 9 p.m. and said she was being followed and rammed by a gold SUV on Route 23 near the Valley Forge Towers, police said.  While officers were dispatched to locate the SUV, the victim told police the aggressor was now "armed with some sort of ax" and was "actively fighting with (her) male friend," according to UMPD.  The men in the SUV fled the Valley Forge Towers but were spotted by Upper Merion detectives as they…

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by Mac Bullock
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Shirtless Danelo Cavalcante Last Spotted Carrying .22 Rifle, Flashlight Shirtless Danelo Cavalcante Last Spotted Carrying .22 Rifle, Flashlight
Shirtless Danelo Cavalcante Last Spotted Carrying .22 Rifle, Flashlight The reward in the search for Danelo Cavalcante has been increased to $25,000. The 34-year-old escaped killer, who is also wanted for murder in Brazil, is armed after stealing a pistol from a Chester County home Monday, Sept. 11, authorities said. Police say he was last spotted in South Coventry Township, without a shirt, carrying a stolen .22 rifle and flashlight. Residents should call 911 immediately if he is spotted. For general tips or info, call (717) 562-2987. The US Marshals, Pennsylvania State Police, and detectives from across Chester County are assisting in the search, which cl…

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by Cecilia Levine and Mac Bullock
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Man Drove Recklessly Through PA Shopping Center Lot To Get Attention Of Police Man Drove Recklessly Through PA Shopping Center Lot To Get Attention Of Police
Man Drove Recklessly Through PA Shopping Center Lot To Get Attention Of Police A 53-year-old driver is facing several charges after driving recklessly through a busy Pennsylvania shopping center in an attempt to attract the attention of police, authorities said. John Martin Jr. apparently sped off Route 23 into the Morgantown Crossings Shopping Plaza in Berks County and drove into a retention basin, blowing out one of his tires around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 17, Caernarvon Township police said. Martin, of East Earl, managed to free his car and continued driving through the crowded parking lot before stopping outside the Walmart store, police said. When offic…

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by Nicole Acosta