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Suspect Considered 'Armed & Dangerous' After Shooting Ex's Brother In Delco: Report (
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(Note: This story has been edited for clarity and updated with new information from authorities.) A major search for a gunman is underway in Delaware County, authorities announced. Upper Darby police said only that Yeicop Menjivar, or Yieco Menjivar Pacheco, is wanted for murder and related offenses in a shooting on the 200 block of Kent Road early Sunday morning, Feb. 4. According to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice, Mejivar shot 24-year-old Keneri Montoya. The document claims Menjivar showed up at the Montoya family home looking to speak to his ex-girlfriend, Keneri's siste…
Police & Fire
Videos Show Upper Darby Woman Mutilating, Torturing Animals
A Delaware County woman is facing charges for torturing animals in footage she shared online. Anigar Monsee, 28, of Upper Darby, mutilated and tortured the chickens, frogs, and bunnies, in footage shared to YouTube and other social media platforms, multiple news outlets including 6abc and NBC10. Monsee on Jan. 19 was charged with four counts of aggravated cruelty to animals by means of torture, court records show. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 5. NBC10 says Monsee identified herself to authorities as the person in the videos at the time of her arrest. Upper Darby Police Supe…
Police & Fire
Marson Weh Arrested For Michael Garr's Murder
The man accused of stabbing a 15-year-old boy dead has been arrested authorities in Delaware County announced on Wednesday. Michael Garr, of Drexel Hill, was stabbed to death on Friday, April 21, 2023 — now, the alleged killer has been caught. Marson Weh, 24 of Cliffton Heights, has been charged in the murder of 15-year-old Michael Garr, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer and Upper Darby Police Superintendent Tim Bernhardt announced during the press conference on Jan. 3, 2024. Surveillance videos helped lead police to Weh. In the videos, detectives spotted a man running from the 200 bloc…
Police & Fire
Retaliation? Funeral Luncheon Shooting Kills 1, Wounds Four In Upper Darby: Reports
One person died and three others were injured in a shooting at a funeral luncheon for a homicide in Delaware County, according to authorities and various news reports. Gunfire rang out on the 600 block of Long Lane in Upper Darby around 5:15 p.m., police said. Police tell 6abc it all happened during a funeral luncheon during the homicide of an uncle killed by his nephew Birchett King, in Clifton Heights, over a car dispute. CHPD announced Birchett King is in custody. Thanks to all agencies assisting in this case. Posted by Clifton Heights Borough Police Department on Monday, August 21,…
Police & Fire
Teen Boy Stabbed Dead In Upper Darby
A $5,000 reward is being offered in the stabbing death of a 15-year-old boy in Delaware County Friday, April 21. The Drexel Hill boy was stabbed on the 200 block of Bridge Street at approximately 9:30 p.m., Upper Darby police said. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 27 has offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for this senseless act of violence. Anyone with information is urged to call police at 484-574-1157.
Police & Fire
Heroic Teen Shot Dead In Delco; Suspect In Custody
A Delaware County teenager who once helped save three kids from drowning in an icy pond was shot dead in Upper Darby, authorities say. Anthony Alexander, 17, of Collingdale Borough, was in an apartment building on the 2400 block of Marshall Road just before 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30, when he was shot, township police said in a statement. Investigators did not say what led to the shooting. Early on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 16-year-old Diamire Hickman surrendered to police in connection with the killing, authorities said. He's being tried as an adult and is charged with third-degree murder, inv…
Police & Fire
Missing Delco Man Thomas Cortallessa's Body Pulled From Ridely Marina: Reports
Authorities have called off the search for the Delaware County man who went missing on Christmas Eve and was found dead days later, various news reports say. Thomas Cortallessa's body was pulled from the Ridley Marina on Tuesday, Dec. 27 around 11 a.m., according to 6abc and CBS Philly. Upper Darby police on Dec. 24 asked for the public's help in finding 76-year-old Cortallessa, who they said was "last known to be driving his light blue 2013 Toyota Corolla." In an update on Facebook on Tuesday, Dec. 27, the department said it had found Cortallessa and his vehicle.
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Lockdown Lifted At Beverly Hills Middle School, Police Say
A lockdown at a middle school in Delaware County on Wednesday, Sept. 28 has been lifted, authorities said. Beverly Hills Middle School was under a short lockdown as Upper Darby police were investigating what they say was "not a threat," according to a tweet from the department. Beverly Hills Middle school is currently in a lock in status. This means no one can exit or enter the school. At this time there is no threat to the school or students. Police are present at the school and are investigating. — Upper Darby Police (@UDPolice) September 28, 2022 Further details surrounding the inci…
Police & Fire
Search Launched For Missing Delco Woman, 22
Police in Delaware County have launched a search for a missing 22-year-old woman. Kayla Gibbs has gone missing from her Drexel Hill home, Upper Darby police said in a Monday, Sept. 19 Facebook post. She was last seen wearing black leggings, a black and white shirt, and black and white Crocs. Anyone with information is asked to contact Upper Darby police at 610-734-7693.
Police & Fire
Teen Gunman Wanted In Deadly Upper Darby Shooting Of 14-Year-Old Boy Arrested
A teenage suspect wanted in the shooting death of another teen in Upper Darby has been arrested, authorities said. Jermaine Young, 16, has been charged as an adult with third-degree murder, criminal homicide, and involuntary manslaughter, among other offenses, in the killing of a 14-year-old boy on Friday, July 1, Upper Darby police said. The victim was among a group of five others who were shooting a music video when Young accidentally fired inside a Ruskin Lane home around 6:30 p.m., CBS3 reports. Young was being held at the Abraxas Academy detention center in Morgantown in lieu of $300,…
Police & Fire
Dad Of 4 Killed In Road Rage DelCo Shooting: Report
A dad of four was killed in what local police are calling a road rage shooting near a high school in Delaware County on Friday, March 25. The deadly shooting broke out at Lansdowne Avenue and Winding Way around 7:55 a.m., close to Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School in Drexel Hill, Upper Darby police said. No students were outside at the time. The victim, a 56-year-old Havertown dad, was stopped at a red light with his window down when he was shot in the head by another motorist, CBS3 reports. Police are looking for a white Audi A4 afte…
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Missing Upper Darby Girl
Police in Upper Darby are seeking the public's help locating a missing teenage girl. Minata Kaldou, 15, was last seen wearing light blue jeans and a yellow t-shirt in the Stonehurst section of the township around 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 3, police said. She is 5'2" tall. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to call Upper Darby police at 610-734-7693.
Police & Fire
2 Men Wanted In Armed Delco Wawa Robberies
A pair of suspects are wanted in Upper Darby after armed robberies at two local Wawa stores in the past week, authorities said. Most recently, two men entered the store on West Chester Pike around 5 a.m. Tuesday, demanded cash, and implied they had weapons, Upper Darby police said. They fled with the cash. On Jan. 29, the same two men were captured on surveillance video just before 5 a.m. entering another Wawa store on State Road armed with handguns and demanded cash, according to police. Anyone with information on the alleged suspects' identities is urged to contact police at 610-734…
Police & Fire
Police Search For Suspect In Armed Robbery At Upper Darby Car Dealership
An armed robber who allegedly fled with a stolen car from a Delaware County auto dealership this week is being sought by police. The man arrived at the dealership around 2 p.m. Monday and fled in a 2010 White Chevy Impala, Upper Darby police said. The police did not say which dealership was robbed. Surveillance photos show tattoos on the alleged suspect's neck and left hand. Police say he should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is urged to contact Upper Darby police at socialmedia@udpd.org or 610-734-7693. All information will remain anonymous.
Police & Fire
Newborn Baby In Bag Found Dead In Upper Darby, News Reports Say
A newborn baby was found dead in a bag in Upper Darby last week, CBS News reports. The baby was discovered in the afternoon of Sept. 23 at the intersection of Patterson Avenue and Snowden Road, Upper Darby police said on Facebook Wednesday. A passerby reportedly found the infant's body in a trash bag on the sidewalk around 4 p.m, several news reports say. Authorities did not disclose how long the infant was outside nor the sex of the baby. They are asking anyone with information about the identity of the infant or anyone associated with the baby to contact Detect…
Police & Fire
'I Killed My Partner,' Upper Darby Man Tells Detectives After Schuylkill Trail Stabbing, DA Say
A Montgomery County man violated a protection of abuse order and stabbed his ex-girlfriend, whose body was found earlier this week near the Schuylkill River Trail, authorities announced Friday. The investigation began on Thursday, when Freddy Remingio Mendieta Pando, 23, walked into Upper Darby police headquarters and told detectives through his cellphone translation application that he killed his partner -- Karina Torres, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Mendieta Pando showed the detectives on a map where Torres' body could be found: Adjace…
Police & Fire
1 Dead, Others Hurt In Shooting At Upper Darby Bar
One person died and others hurt in a shooting outside of a Delaware County bar just before it was closing. Police found a body in the parking lot of Rudy's Tavern on Marshall Road after gunfire rang out around 1:45 a.m. Thursday, 6abc reports. On scene: 🚨Upper Darby police are investigating a shooting that has left at least one person dead outside Ruby’s Tavern on Marshall Rd. Also reports of multiple injuries. Marshall Rd is shutdown between Hampden and Long Road. @6abc pic.twitter.com/P6UgSbjQn9 — Corey Davis (@CoreyDavis6abc) June 10, 2021 At least two or three other people were inj…
Police & Fire
Update
: Missing Folcroft Boy Found Safe In Philadelphia, 3 In Custody
A 10-year-old Folcroft boy who had been reported missing Saturday was found safe Sunday with three people in custody, authorities said. Folcroft Police report Missing 10 year old Mason Brooks has been located and is safe, 3 subjects arrested. 👍 — Upper Darby Police (@UDPolice) May 23, 2021 Upper Darby police around 2:45 p.m. confirmed that Mason Brooks had been found after a search that involved the FBI and Pennsylvania State Police. He had last been seen leaving his Delmar Drive house around 5:30 p.m., wearing a red Phillies shirt, black shorts and no shoes. Anyone with any informati…
Police & Fire
Update
: Missing Folcroft Boy Found Safe In Philadelphia, 3 In Custody
A 10-year-old Folcroft boy who had been reported missing Saturday was found safe Sunday with three people in custody, authorities said. Folcroft Police report Missing 10 year old Mason Brooks has been located and is safe, 3 subjects arrested. 👍 — Upper Darby Police (@UDPolice) May 23, 2021 Upper Darby police around 2:45 p.m. that Mason Brooks had been found after a search that involved the FBI and Pennsylvania State Police. He had last been seen leaving his Delmar Drive house around 5:30 p.m., wearing a red Phillies shirt, black shorts and no shoes. Anyone with any information is aske…
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Killing Of Upper Darby's Dianna Brice
A woman was charged in the shooting death of 21-year-old Dianna Brice, whose body was found in Southwest Philadelphia last week after being reported missing out of Delaware County, authorities said. Tylydiah Garnett was arrested this weekend and charged with arson, abuse of a corpse, criminal conspiracy and other related offenses, Upper Darby police said. Brice -- who was four-and-a-half months along in her pregnancy -- was found dead around 11 p.m. last Tuesday in a wooded area at 58th Street and Eastwick Avenue, CBS Philly reports. She had last been seen leaving the K Laundry laundromat…
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