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PA Parents Charged With 'Near Fatal' Abuse Of 1-Year-Old Twins: DA
Two Chester parents are accused of abusing their 1-year-old twins almost to death, according to a release from the Delaware County District Attorney's Office.
Zamareon Moat, 18, and Armani Coleman, 23, are charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, and conspiracy, prosecutors said.
The investigation began when Chester police were called to the couple's home about an unconscious infant on Jan. 22, the release says. Coleman handed arriving officers her 1-year-old son, who was lethargic and drawing shallow breaths, according to authorities.
Coleman…
DNA On Tie-Dye Towel Links PA Man To Assault Of Family Member, Police Say
A 38-year-old man has been charged after a towel linked him to months of sexual assaults with a young family member, police announced on Monday, Oct. 23.
Around 11:40 a.m. on May 21, 2023, a girl under the age of 16 and her mom reached out to the Lower Allen Township Police Department to inform them "that a family member, John Heinrich George II, had been sexually assaulting her for the last two months," as stated in the release.
The incidents happened in Camp Hill beginning on March 2, 2023, according to court documents.
During the girl's meeting with the police she "rev…
Infant With Missing Manheim Mom Who Overdosed At Gas Station: Police
A woman was found with blue lips and grey skin at a Lancaster area Sunoco Gas station while a 1-year-old infant was with her, authorities say.
Kaitlyn Rebecca Wertz, 29, of Lancaster, was found laying on her back near the checkout of the gas station located at 1136 Harrisburg Pike in Lancaster, on Feb. 23, 2023, Manheim Township police explained in a release on Friday, March 3.
Wertz was unconscious when EMS arrived and they used three doses of NARCAN to revive her, according to the police release.
"In the store with Wertz, at the time of her overdose, was a 1-year-old child. No one was …
Four Kids Spotted Getting Baked In Car With Woman Named 'Baker,' Police In Lancaster Co. Say
Mary Baker was found "baked" on marijuana in a smoke-filled car with four children on Jan. 13, 2023, authorities announced in a release on Feb. 28.
Baker, 43, of Denver, was noticed by the police while sitting in "a parked vehicle full of smoke with the windows up" in the 100 block of Main Street around 7:45 p.m., East Cocalico Township police say.
Officers also "discovered Baker was in possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia," as stated in the release.
The children in the vehicle were not her's, so their parents were notified, according to the release.…
5 Jehovah's Witnesses Sexually Abused Child Family Members, PA AG Says
Five additional members of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Pennsylvania are now facing multiple charges after allegedly sexually abusing children, Pennsylvania’s Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry announced at a press conference on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
All of the men, between the ages of 42-74, abused family members between the ages of 5 and 15, the AG says.
The defendants are being prosecuted by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for the following offenses:
Marc Brown, 65, of Allegheny County, is alleged to have sexually abused two young sisters who were between the …
Drunk Mom Crashes Car While Driving 4-Year-Old In Camp Hill: Police
A drunk central Pennsylvania mom crashed her vehicle while driving with a 4-year-old child, authorities say.
MaryEllen Frank, 28, of the 1st Block Sussex Avenue, Camp Hill, crash her vehicle at the intersection of West Lisburn Road and Grantham Road on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 2:37 p.m., according to Upper Allen Township police.
"MaryEllen Frank was determined to be under the influence of alcohol," the police say.
Frank was arrested for DUI and transported to Cumberland County Central Booking for processing and arraignment, according to the police.
She has been charged with…