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Suspected Hersheypark Slasher ID'd, Warrant Issued: Police Suspected Hersheypark Slasher ID'd, Warrant Issued: Police
Suspected Hersheypark Slasher ID'd, Warrant Issued: Police A 63-year-old New York man has been identified as the suspected Hersheypark Slasher, Derry Township police announced on Friday morning, Sept. 6. Huley Williams of Brooklyn, NY is accused of being the man who committed the "slash and grab" in the Hersheypark parking lot around 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, police said and Daily Voice previously reported.  Williams (pictured above on the right) is accused of being the man (pictured above on the left) who was caught rummaging around in the backseat of a car when they were confronted by the owner of the vehicle and their family, so he 'slas…
Hersheypark Robber Slashed Victim In Face, $2K Reward Offered: Police Hersheypark Robber Slashed Victim In Face, $2K Reward Offered: Police
Hersheypark Robber Slashed Victim In Face, $2K Reward Offered: Police A "slash and grab," happened in the parking lot of Hersheypark, Derry Township police announced on Friday, Aug. 2.  The man pictured was rummaging in the backseat of the victim's car when they were confronted by the owner of the vehicle and their family around 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27.  When the owner confronted the man, he "slashed the victim across the face with a knife before running from the scene with the victim's credit card," the police said, adding that "the stolen credit card was fraudulently used later that same day at a Target store located in Bensalem, PA." The fol…
BlandJet Recalling 4.8M Portable Blenders Nationwide For Fire, Laceration Hazards BlandJet Recalling 4.8M Portable Blenders Nationwide For Fire, Laceration Hazards
BlandJet Recalling 4.8M Portable Blenders Nationwide For Fire, Laceration Hazards Nearly five million portable blenders sold nationwide are being recalled due to fire and laceration risks. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that a total of around 4.8 million BlendJet 2 Portable Blenders that can overheat or catch fire. If the blender were to get too hot, the blender blades can break off, creating the hazard. The recall includes blenders sold in a variety of colors and designs, federal authorities noted Recalled items have the serial numbers printed on the bottom of the base along with “blendjet2” and “The Original Portable Blender.”  The…
Water Bead Toys Sold At Target Being Recalled After Infant Dies, Child Seriously Injured Water Bead Toys Sold At Target Being Recalled After Infant Dies, Child Seriously Injured
Water Bead Toys Sold At Target Being Recalled After Infant Dies, Child Seriously Injured One child is dead and a second required surgery after playing with a water bead toy that is now being recalled. Buffalo Games is recalling 52,000 "Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits" due to the potential risk that children could swallow them and face severe, potentially life-threatening consequences, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced this week. If a water bead is ingested, it expands and can pose ingestion, choking and obstruction hazards inside a child's body, resulting in discomfort, dehydration, and the risk of death. The recalled toys were s…
Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say
Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say A man "fighting with customers" outside a shopping plaza assaulted officers who came to investigate on Sunday, police claim.  Anthony Belfere was found lying on the ground "yelling profanities" outside the Target at 1008 Lititz Pike, around 11:46 a.m. on Aug. 13, Northern Lancaster County Regional police announced the following day. Officers recognized Belfere "from previous encounters," as stated in the release.  As the police approached him he "became belligerent," and "appeared to be under the influence of drugs and or alcohol," the police said.  When the officers attemp…
Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts' Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts'
Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts' Nearly 500,000 juicers are being recalled after reports of hundreds of malfunctions reported by consumers, some of which included injuries that required emergency treatment, according to federal officials.  The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Empower Brands is recalling approximately 469,000 Power XL Self-Cleaning Juicers due to both laceration and ingestion hazards. According to the CPSC, the juicers can rupture during use, striking users and posing a laceration hazard. They've also been known to leave small particle shavings in the juice, posing an ad…
Deaths Lead To Recall Of Hoverboards Sold At Target Due To Possible Fire Hazard Deaths Lead To Recall Of Hoverboards Sold At Target Due To Possible Fire Hazard
Deaths Lead To Recall Of Hoverboards Sold At Target Due To Possible Fire Hazard Tens of thousands of scooters and hoverboards are being recalled nationwide due to faulty batteries that could pose a fire hazard and already led to the death of two young girls in Pennsylvania. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced this week that approximately 53,000 42-volt Jetson Rogue self-balancing scooters/hoverboards are subject to recall due to their lithium-ion battery backs that can overheat and cause a fire. Officials say that a 10-year-old girl and her 15-year-old sister died from a fire on April 1, 2022 in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, which the Hellertown Borough…
Millions Of Fisher-Price 'Rock 'n Play Sleepers' Recalled As Death Toll Approaches 100 Infants Millions Of Fisher-Price 'Rock 'n Play Sleepers' Recalled As Death Toll Approaches 100 Infants
Millions Of Fisher-Price 'Rock 'n Play Sleepers' Recalled As Death Toll Approaches 100 Infants Fisher-Price has issued a fresh recall of millions of its “Rock ’n Play Sleepers” after there were at least eight new infant fatalities reported to bring the death toll to around 100. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Fisher-Price has re-issued a recall of 4.7 million of its product that could lead to infants rolling from their back to their stomach or side while unrestrained, raising the chances of injury or death. Officials say that the initial recall was announced in April 2019, though parents and caretakers have continued to utilize the faulty product, desp…
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years UPDATE: A previously-convicted child porn collector from Atlantic City was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in federal prison -- without parole -- for doing it again, authorities said. Cory Newman, a 46-year-old former U.S. Navy petty officer, must serve out just about all of the sentence handed down on Jan. 5 because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Newman had previously spent more than four years behind bars following a 2007 conviction on similar charges when he showed up on law enforcement radar once again, authorities said. Agents of Homeland Security Invest…
Target Recalls 204K Weighted Blankets After Children Die From Asphyxiation Target Recalls 204K Weighted Blankets After Children Die From Asphyxiation
Target Recalls 204K Weighted Blankets After Children Die From Asphyxiation Hundreds of thousands of weighted blankest sold online and at Target brick-and-mortar locations across the country are being recalled due to the potential a child could die by asphyxiation following a pair of reported deaths. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that it is recalling approximately 204,000 “Pillowfort Weighted Blankets” that pose a threat because a child could become entrapped inside by unzipping and entering the blanket, potentially creating a fatal situation. As of Thursday, Dec. 22, a 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl became entrapped inside the…