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Carjacker Who Threatened To Inject Victims With Syringe Sentenced: Bucks DA Carjacker Who Threatened To Inject Victims With Syringe Sentenced: Bucks DA
Carjacker Who Threatened To Inject Victims With Syringe Sentenced: Bucks DA A convicted carjacker who brandished a syringe during a string of Bucks County thefts will spend up to two decades in prison, according to prosecutors.  The District Attorney's Office said Monday that Kevin O’Connell was sentenced to 11 to 25 years in prison. He previously pleaded no contest to multiple counts including robbery of a motor vehicle and terroristic threats, authorities said.  Investigators have said O'Connell stole an elderly woman's 2007 Toyota Camry in Bristol Borough in August 2022.  Prosecutors said the victim was walking back to her car after an …
Multi-State Sextortionist Of Children Arrested In Pennsylvania, Police Say Multi-State Sextortionist Of Children Arrested In Pennsylvania, Police Say
Multi-State Sextortionist Of Children Arrested In Pennsylvania, Police Say Police are looking for more victims after an accused sextortionist was arrested in Bensalem on Thursday, May 30, officials say.  Jonathan Brodecki, 21, surrendered to police on multiple felony charges Thursday, authorities said,  Investigators believe Brodecki, using the name Jack Goodric, used multiple fake social media accounts to sexually extort nine victims in several states. Police said he used his account to impersonate a teenage boy and convinced the victims to send him explicit photos.  When one victim, 15, attempted to break off contact with Brodecki, police said he…
Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says
Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says A Quakertown man was sentenced on Tuesday, May 28 for sexually assaulting two children, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Matias J. Martinez Morales will spend between 18.5 and 47 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, prosecutors said in a release.  Authorities said they launched the investigation in November 2022 when a 16-year-old told Quakertown police that Martinez Morales raped her when she was 4. The victim told detectives he "threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone," the DA's Office said.  A second victim told …
'I Will End Your Life' PA Convict Jumps On School Bus With Students, Threatening Driver: PD 'I Will End Your Life' PA Convict Jumps On School Bus With Students, Threatening Driver: PD
'I Will End Your Life' PA Convict Jumps On School Bus With Students, Threatening Driver: PD "I will end your life," a 31-year-old said when he hopped on a school bus with children on board the Millersville police announced on Wednesday, May 15.  Angel Lui Sanchez-Abreu, a Millersville resident, did not have permission to enter the bus, the police said. The driver opened the door with the intention of letting students off — not for Sanchez-Abreu to enter, the police explained, adding that "numerous young children were still seated on the bus." The incident happened at the intersection of South Duke and Elizabeth Streets in Millersville at 4:5 p.m. on May 8, the police det…
ROAD RAGE: Man Points Gun At 2 People Near Library In Central PA, Police Say ROAD RAGE: Man Points Gun At 2 People Near Library In Central PA, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Points Gun At 2 People Near Library In Central PA, Police Say A man who allegedly pointed a gun at people in a road rage incident was arrested on Wednesday morning, court records show.  William Scott Kent, 57 of Harrisburg, is accused of pointing a handgun at two people in the 200 block of North 19th Street in Camp Hill near the Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, police explained.  They were called to the incident around 7:08 p.m. on May 5, according to the police release about the warrant for his arrest on Tuesday, May 14.  He turned himself in at the Camp Hil police department at 9 a.m. on May 15, the police said.  He has been …
PA Pair Arrested For Chasing, 'Pistol Whipping' Juvenile Victim: Police PA Pair Arrested For Chasing, 'Pistol Whipping' Juvenile Victim: Police
PA Pair Arrested For Chasing, 'Pistol Whipping' Juvenile Victim: Police Two men are in custody in connection with a December incident in which police said they chased down and attacked a juvenile victim in Linwood.  Brian Sheaffer, 63, and Robert Gannon, 21, were arrested in felony assault warrants after a "high-risk" traffic stop in Linwood early Wednesday morning, May 8, said Lower Chichester police in a release.  Authorities said they were called to the 300 block of Melling Avenue last Dec. 29 to find a juvenile victim who had been "pistol whipped" and was "bleeding profusely" from the head.  Video evidence showed Sheaffer and Gannon followed…
Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Choke Hold At Central PA Prison, Police Say Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Choke Hold At Central PA Prison, Police Say
Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Choke Hold At Central PA Prison, Police Say A 30-year-old convicted felon — in his third prison in six months — is facing new charges after putting a corrections officer in a chokehold, the police announced on Tuesday, April 2.  Justin Miles Bookwalter of Huntingdon is accused of placing "the Corrections Officer in a headlock, while in the headlock the Corrections Officer was unable to breathe," the Middlesex Township police stated in the release.  This incident happened at Cumberland County Prison on March 27, 2024.  This is Bookwalter's third county prison stay since Oct. 31, 2023. He was previously in Huntingd…
PA Man Knocked Victim Out, Revived Them, Then Choked Them Again: Police PA Man Knocked Victim Out, Revived Them, Then Choked Them Again: Police
PA Man Knocked Victim Out, Revived Them, Then Choked Them Again: Police A Lancaster man is accused of reviving someone he strangled unconscious only to choke them again, according to authorities.  Manheim police said it happened at a house on North Queen Street on Nov. 23.  Corey Lee Aaron, 29, started an argument with the victim before snatching their phone and breaking it, a witness told investigators. He then threatened to kill the victim and choked them until they blacked out, police claimed.  When the victim lost consciousness, Aaron performed rescue breaths and chest compressions until they woke up, authorities said.  That's whe…
STANDOFF: 84-Year-Old Woman Arrested After Hours-Long Barricade Situation In PA STANDOFF: 84-Year-Old Woman Arrested After Hours-Long Barricade Situation In PA
Standoff: 84-Year-Old Woman Arrested After Hours-Long Barricade Situation In PA An 84-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after an hours-long standoff with police in Pennsylvania, they said. West Whiteland officers went to serve a mental health warrant to Laraine Whayland at a home on Grubbs Mill Road on Thursday, Sept. 28, when she threatened the officers, West Whiteland Police Sgt. Scott Pezick said. ERT Officers were able to safely grab Whayland and remove her from the house after a nearly four-hour standoff, Pezick said. Whayland was taken to the hospital and charged with terroristic threats, possessing instruments of crime, recklessly endangering another pe…
PA Woman Threatened To 'Blow Up' Courthouse, Assassinate Judge: DA PA Woman Threatened To 'Blow Up' Courthouse, Assassinate Judge: DA
PA Woman Threatened To 'Blow Up' Courthouse, Assassinate Judge: DA A 43-year-old woman is accused of making over 100 phony 911 calls and issuing more than a dozen threats to authorities involving bombs and assassinations, say prosecutors.  Valerie Joy Travis is charged with multiple felony counts of terroristic threats and related charges, said the District Attorney's Office on Monday, Aug. 14.  Investigators said that over a nine-month period, county dispatchers received 116 emergency phone calls from a number linked to Travis. None of the reported incidents were real, but each of them "required action by the Department of Emergency Communicatio…
MTV's Bam Margera Arrested At Radnor Hotel: Reports MTV's Bam Margera Arrested At Radnor Hotel: Reports
MTV's Bam Margera Arrested At Radnor Hotel: Reports More trouble with the law for Bam Margera. West Chester native and reality television star Brandon "Bam" Margera was arrested in Radnor Township early on Wednesday, Aug. 9, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.  Citing an anonymous police source, the newspaper said Margera was issued a citation for public intoxication and disorderly conduct.  Officers were called to the Radnor Hotel for an argument between a man and a woman before sunrise, the Inquirer reported. The police source said Margera was "intoxicated" at the scene and taken to the station, per the newspaper.  He was r…
Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police
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…
'You're All Going To Die': PA Cop Tried To Kill His Wife, Court Papers Say 'You're All Going To Die': PA Cop Tried To Kill His Wife, Court Papers Say
'You're All Going To Die': PA 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…
'Use Of Force' Video Leads To Internal Affairs Investigation: York PD 'Use Of Force' Video Leads To Internal Affairs Investigation: York PD
'Use Of Force' Video Leads To Internal Affairs Investigation: York PD A viral showing police "use force" in York has lead to an internal Affairs investigation, York City Police Department announced around 6 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2023.  The video supposedly shows "two York City police officers using force on a member of the York City community," as the police stated.  The police became aware of the video around 3:45 p.m. but the incident depicted had happened three and a half hours earlier, at approximately 12:15 pm, according to the release. York City police officers were interviewing a witness you who identified as Anthony Balbi-Reyes as m…
Robber Holds Knife To 13-Year-Old, PA State Police Say Robber Holds Knife To 13-Year-Old, PA State Police Say
Robber Holds Knife To 13-Year-Old, PA State Police Say  A 13-year-old was held at knife-point, Pennsylvania State Police announced on June 9, 2023. The boy was accosted by a 15-year-old male on May 30 between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on West Jefferson Avenue, Myerstown, according to the state police.  The older teen approached the boy and pressed a pocket knife against his stomach while demanding cash, PSP explained. The would-be robber "verbally threatened to stab the victim," PSP stated in the release.  Somehow the boy managed to break free and run away. The unidentified teen was later arrested for "robbery, terroristic thre…
Drug Dealer With 'Gun' Drags Wheelchair-Bound Man Across Central PA Parking Lot: Police Drug Dealer With 'Gun' Drags Wheelchair-Bound Man Across Central PA Parking Lot: Police
Drug Dealer With 'Gun' Drags Wheelchair-Bound Man Across Central PA Parking Lot: Police A 33-year-old convicted drug dealer came after a man in a wheelchair with what looked like a gun and dragged him from a moving vehicle until he surrendered his cellphone, Lower Allen Township police detailed in a release on Friday, May 26, 2023.  Darren Edward Ross was arrested after police watched a video a witness took of the incident in the 2100 block of Cedar Run on Thursday, May 25, 2023.  Ross had previously called the wheelchairbound man "making threats to come assault him," and "the victim had just gotten back to the complex from a convenience store and was returning to th…
Homicide Attempt Caught On Camera In York, Police Say Homicide Attempt Caught On Camera In York, Police Say
Homicide Attempt Caught On Camera In York, Police Say One man has been hospitalized and another has been arrested following a stabbing in York on Monday, May 15, 2023, according to a police release the following afternoon.  Boyzle Maddox III, 28, of York, has been arrested after he was seen stabbing a man on surveillance footage from White Rose Bar and Grill at 48 N. Beaver Street, police say. The unnamed victim walked into York Hospital Emergency Department with multiple stab wounds following the stabbing around 2:27 a.m., according to the release by city police the following morning.   During the initial investigat…
Arsonist 'Threatened To Kill Several People With A Knife,' Lancaster County, Police Say Arsonist 'Threatened To Kill Several People With A Knife,' Lancaster County, Police Say
Arsonist 'Threatened To Kill Several People With A Knife,' Lancaster County, Police Say A 44-year-old man with seven separate convictions over 25 years— including arson for setting the apartment he shared with his girlfriend and children on fire— pulled out a knife and threatened to kill people in Columbia, Pennsylvania, according to area police.  Charles Edward Swanigan, Jr. was arrested after witnesses told the police that he "threatened to kill several people with a knife," in the 600 block of Fairview Avenue, Columbia at approximately 10:56 a.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, area police say.  He was charged with two counts of terroristic threats and was held in the…
Leola Man With Knife, Gun Chokes 'Several' People In Front Of Children, Police Say Leola Man With Knife, Gun Chokes 'Several' People In Front Of Children, Police Say
Leola Man With Knife, Gun Chokes 'Several' People In Front Of Children, Police Say A 22-year-old man "attempted to strangle several individuals" in front of children in Lancaster County on Sunday, March 19, 2023, authorities say.  Luke Bachman of Leola was arrest following an argument turned physical altercation in the Bareville section of West Earl Township, around noon, according to area police.  West Earl Township Police were dispatched to "a weapons in progress call" on Bareview Drive shortly before noon.  They arrived to find "a witness and family members were outside the residence who observed the altercation which had occurred inside the home," the …
Newville Man Hospitalized After Being Choked By Convict Neighbor, Police Say Newville Man Hospitalized After Being Choked By Convict Neighbor, Police Say
Newville Man Hospitalized After Being Choked By Convict Neighbor, Police Say A fight between two Newville ended when one man "nearly passed out from the struggle," police stated in a release on Thursday, March 15, 2023.  The police arrested 32-year-old Patrick Donald Ray Taylor after receiving a call from another man who said "his neighbor was being attacked," around 9:20 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2023. Upon arrival the Newville officers "identified the primary aggressor as Patrick Taylor of Newville," as stated in the release, "Taylor attacked his victim more (than) once via throwing him into the wall and other objects around the apartment. The victim claimed that he w…
Boy Tries To Kill Parents With Pairing Knife In Central PA, Police Say Boy Tries To Kill Parents With Pairing Knife In Central PA, Police Say
Boy Tries To Kill Parents With Pairing Knife In Central PA, Police Say "I'll cut them. I'll kill them," a boy said while holding his parents at knife point in a Newville street, authorities announced on Thursday, March 16, 2023.  The Newville police were called to the "domestic incident involving a weapon" in the first block of South High Street on Feb. 18, 2023 at 3:44 p.m., according to the release.  Upon arrival, they discovered the boy "wielding a 4-5 inch pairing knife and pointing it in the direction of his parents and others present," as stated in the release.  The boy "followed commands to drop the knife and to lay on the ground where h…
Armed Robbery At Lebanon Turkey Hill: Police Armed Robbery At Lebanon Turkey Hill: Police
Armed Robbery At Lebanon Turkey Hill: Police A man purchasing cigarettes claimed to have a gun and robbery a Lebanon City Turkey Hill on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, police say.  Kenneth Bruce Jr., was arrested nearby the On Turkey Hill Convenient Store located at 12th and Maple Streets shortly after the 1 a.m. robbery, according to a police release later that day.  "While purchasing the carton of cigarettes the subject gave the clerk a note. The note informed the clerk that this is a robbery and that the suspect had a gun. The suspect left the store with an undetermined amount of cash. The clerk was not inju…
'Armed And Dangerous' Convict With Record In Six PA Counties Wanted, $4k Reward Offered: Police 'Armed And Dangerous' Convict With Record In Six PA Counties Wanted, $4k Reward Offered: Police
'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…
Mom, Children Home When Repeat Burglar Showed Up: East Cocalico Twp. Police Mom, Children Home When Repeat Burglar Showed Up: East Cocalico Twp. Police
Mom, Children Home When Repeat Burglar Showed Up: East Cocalico Twp. Police A bloody faced man showed up at a woman's home and tried to break in while she was inside with her children, authorities explained in a release on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.  David Meck, was dripping blood from his face due to injuries he had sustained during another break-in at an undisclosed address earlier on Sunday, March 5 when he showed up at the woman's house, according to the East Cocalico Township Police Department. The woman called the police but the 35-year-old "gained entry into the house and caused property damage until officers arrived," the police stated in the release.&nbs…
'Will Pay Someone To Hurt Neighbor': PA Tenant Arrested After Terroristic FB Post, Police Say 'Will Pay Someone To Hurt Neighbor': PA Tenant Arrested After Terroristic FB Post, Police Say
'Will Pay Someone To Hurt Neighbor': PA Tenant Arrested After Terroristic FB Post, Police Say A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing charges after posting a message to Facebook offering to pay someone to hurt his neighbor, authorities said. John Hegedus' landlord in Pen Argyl apparently walked into the Slate Belt police station saying he "threatened" another tenant on Tuesday, Feb. 21 around 10:05 a.m., Slate Belt police said. The police chief saw Hegedus' Facebook post, which caused the other tenant "substantial fear," police said. Hegedus was subsequently arrested and arraigned before a Magisterial District Judge, who set bail at $35,000 with a 10% option. Hegedus was char…
WATCH: YouTube Video Shows Rapper Assaulting Bergen Shop Rite Worker, Harassing Customers WATCH: YouTube Video Shows Rapper Assaulting Bergen Shop Rite Worker, Harassing Customers
Watch: YouTube Video Shows Rapper Assaulting Bergen Shop Rite Worker, Harassing Customers One way to pretty much guarantee you'll be arrested is to record a crime and post it on YouTube -- in high def, no less. Just ask drill music rapper Nas Ebk. Nasir Valenzuela, who has produced prank videos that push the limits of legality, joined two accomplices in harassing and intimidating customers and employees at the ShopRite in Rochelle Park while recording it. Some of their targets laughed it off. At least one seemed intimidated. Others simply ignored them. One worker, in particular, wasn't having it, though. The video shows Valenzuela, 19, of the Bronx, snatching the stock cler…
Lititz Dad Threatens To Share 'Intimate Images' Of Woman He Stalks, Police Say Lititz Dad Threatens To Share 'Intimate Images' Of Woman He Stalks, Police Say
Lititz Dad Threatens To Share 'Intimate Images' Of Woman He Stalks, Police Say A dad on probation for making terroristic threats was arrested on Valentine's Day for threatening to share "intimate images and videos" of a woman that he was stalking, Lititz Borough of police announced on Thursday, Feb 16.  Oren Harsanyi, 48, of Lititz, "engaged in a course of conduct against a person, an adult female, in which he threatened to send intimate images and videos of that person to other people," the police say.  He was charged with a misdemeanor for stalking, although police say they also filed a charge for harassment. He has been held in the Lancaster County Priso…
Camp Hill Man Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Police Station In Enola, Authorities Say Camp Hill Man Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Police Station In Enola, Authorities Say
Camp Hill Man Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Police Station In Enola, Authorities Say A 26-year-old Camp Hill man threatened to "kill police officers" and "shoot up" a police station in Enola, authorities say.  East Pennsboro Township police were called to a report of "a male yelling and was possibly breaking into a house" in the 100 block of Sherwood Circle, Enola on January 26, around 7:32 p.m., according to a release by the department.  Officers arrived and found a man later identified as Cole Michael Sheely, breaking a rear screen door to a residence.  The police released the following statement following their incident: "An investigation …
Two Mount Joy Teens Charged For School Threats: Police Two Mount Joy Teens Charged For School Threats: Police
Two Mount Joy Teens Charged For School Threats: Police Two 15-year-old Mount Joy boys posting threats on social media which lead to a school closure have been charged, police say. "Officers determined that two juveniles conspired to post these while sharing ideas via an online chat and used another student's name to post the threats," Mount Joy borough police stated in a post on Friday, January 20, 2023. "Due to the nature of the threats, the decision was made to close the school the next day." Both boys were charged with terroristic threats and conspiracy on Thursday, January 12 at 10:18 a.m., according to the police release.  The Mount …
Baseball Bat Beatdown Suspect Tracked By Dogs, Helicopter In Conestoga: State Police Baseball Bat Beatdown Suspect Tracked By Dogs, Helicopter In Conestoga: State Police
Baseball Bat Beatdown Suspect Tracked By Dogs, Helicopter In Conestoga: State Police A man who allegedly chased and beat two people with an aluminum baseball was chased down by Pennsylvania state police.  Kerr Michael Graham, 51, of Conestoga, struck two individuals with an aluminum baseball bat around the 3300 block of Main Street, Conestoga Township, on January 15, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police.  When state police at Lancaster barracks met with the victims they learned they were relatives of Graham's and he had "struck the one victim three times in the head with the aluminum bat, causing visible injuries," and had "struck the othe…
Teen Arrested For Rape, Robbery In Harrisburg: Police Teen Arrested For Rape, Robbery In Harrisburg: Police
Teen Arrested For Rape, Robbery In Harrisburg: Police A woman was found on the street after being hit in the head, raped, and robbed by a teenager, on Monday, January 16, authorities say. Harrisburg police were called to a report of an armed robbery at gunpoint in the area of South 13th and Berryhill streets around 8 a.m.  Upon arrival, the woman told them she was walking along the street when she was approached by a man she did not know who "displayed a handgun and ordered the victim to engage in sexual acts with him. The victim attempted to fight the suspect off and was struck by the suspect. The suspect then took items belonging to the…