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Bucks Wawa Shopper Threatened Employees With Gun, Police Say
A Warrington man is in police custody for allegedly threatening to bring a weapon into a Wawa, according to Plumstead police.
Glenn Scott Cuthbert, 63, is charged with terroristic threats, simple assault, and harassment, said authorities.
Police were called to the store around 9:30 on March 8. Employees said Cuthbert didn't display a firearm, but said he would go home and get one, police wrote.
Cuthbert was arrested days later on March 15 when police spotted his car on Easton Road, authorities said. He was released on $25,000 unsecured bail and has a preliminary hearing s…
Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police
A convicted felon wanted in three states was arrested during a domestic assault in Pennsylvania on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, according to police.
Perez Estavon James, 31, of Hagerstown, MD, was found in a home in the 300 block of Locust Street, Columbia Borough, PA — the scene of the domestic assault, according to a release by area police.
"The investigation resulted in Perez Estavon James being placed under arrest," the police said.
For this incident, James was charged with persons not to possess a firearm, intimidation of a witness, criminal mischief, terroristic threats, trespa…
Gunman Threatens Neighbors, Sends Officers On Foot Chase: Police
An Allentown man threatened neighbors with a loaded gun, authorities say.
David Jones, 27, is charged with firearm offenses, terroristic threats, assault, and related counts, city police said in a release.
It happened on Wednesday, July 19, according to the department. Officers were called to the 600 block of North 8th Street around 6 p.m. about a gunman making threats, police said.
First responders found Jones "in the area" but he allegedly fled, leading officers on a short chase, authorities said. He was arrested after a "brief struggle" and was found to have a loaded g…
Minor Strangled At Gunpoint In Delco Home, Suspect At Large: Police
Police in Delaware County are seeking a man who they said choked a "juvenile" victim in their home and threatened them with a firearm.
Craig Devakow, 38, is wanted for assault, strangulation, terroristic threats, gun possession, and related counts, said Upper Chichester Police.
Investigators say Devakow angrily stormed into the kitchen of a township home on Saturday, July 15. Brandishing a "'shiny black' handgun," Devakow allegedly "started choking the victim with his left hand and held the gun to their neck with his right."
"Don't you know who the [expletive] I am?" Devakow sa…
'You're All Going To Die': Allentown Cop Tried To Kill His Wife, Court Papers Say
An Allentown police officer pointed a shotgun at his wife and threatened to kill her and her children, according to a criminal complaint filed in Northampton County court obtained by Daily Voice.
Ismael Segarra, 37, is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and related counts stemming from a domestic incident at his Easton home on Tuesday, June 27, police documents say.
The victim told investigators that she and Segarra got into an argument and began discussing divorce no long after she woke up on Tuesday, per the criminal complaint.
Whe…
Man Arrested In Delco For Threats Against NJ Islamic Religious Leader
A Bronx man has been arrested in connection with threats made to an Islamic religious leader in Central Jersey, authorities said.
Khaliyk L. Sellers, 40, was arrested for making terroristic threats, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
On Friday, May 26, the North Brunswick Police Department was alerted to a threat received by a local religious leader.
The spiritual director for the New Brunswick Islamic Center, located in North Brunswick, received multiple threats via text messages, Ciccone said. These messages were explicit and credible, the…
Ecstasy, Loaded Gun Seized In Early Morning Delco Raid: Police
A quantity of drugs and a loaded firearm were discovered early Thursday morning when police in Delaware County served an arrest warrant at a Media home.
Thurman J. Fortune, 30, was taken into custody by the Central Delco Tactical Response Team on the 600 block of Vernon Street around 6 a.m. on April 27, Nether Providence police said in a release.
He was wanted on charges of assault, terroristic threats, strangulation, reckless endangerment, and harassment, stemming from an alleged incident in June 2020, according to court filings.
Police did not detail the accusations aga…
Chesco Woman Ran Over Victim With Own Car During Fight, Police Claim
A Chester County woman is accused of stealing another's car during an argument and then running the vehicle owner over, say authorities.
Kayla Jacobs-Merritt, 24, of West Chester, is charged with robbery of a motor vehicle, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and related counts, police said in a release.
Investigators believe Jacobs-Merritt and another person were arguing in the Bradford Plaza parking lot around 7 p.m. on Friday, April 21.
Police said "things began to turn physical" when Jacobs-Merritt allegedly got in the other person's car without permission, threa…
Slate Belt Senior Pointed Gun At Neighbor, Police Claim
A Northampton County man is accused of threatening his neighbor with a gun, say authorities.
Robert Overpeck Sr., 84, of Wind Gap, is charged with misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats, simple assault, and reckless endangerment, Slate Belt Regional Police wrote in a release.
The neighbor claimed to police that on April 13, Overpeck walked onto her property, pulled a gun from a holster, and pointed it at her, the department said. A search of his home turned up a revolver in a holster as well as a rifle, police wrote.
His bail was set at $20,000 and he will appear in co…
Gunman Who Targeted Bucks Hotel Learns His Fate
An armed man who terrorized guests at Bucks County hotel more than two years ago will spend at least a decade behind bars, say authorities.
Ted Leroy Fosco, 58, was sentenced to 11 to 22 years in state prison on Friday, March 24, said Bucks District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a release.
In October, Fosco was convicted on multiple counts of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, terroristic threats, and other charges related to a 2021 attack at the Comfort Inn at 2779 Lincoln Highway, the DA said.
Two years ago on Jan. 27, Bensalem police were called to …
'Armed And Dangerous' Convict With Record In Six PA Counties Wanted, $4k Reward Offered: Police
A convict with a knife assaulted, choked, and threatened a person in Harrisburg, Dauphin County Crime Stoppers announced on Thursday, March 9.
Warren James Mayo, 59, attacked someone in the late hours of March 5 into the early hours of March 6, according to the release.
Additional details about the incident were not released.
Mayo has an extensive record of crimes in Dauphin, Cumberland, Berks, Schuylkill, Lebanon, and York counties. His first conviction for drug possession resulted in a year of probation in 1989 in Schuylkill County. Since then, he has been in and out of court…
