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Schuylkill County Man, 33, Dies Under Bridge In Harrisburg: Officials Schuylkill County Man, 33, Dies Under Bridge In Harrisburg: Officials
Schuylkill County Man, 33, Dies Under Bridge In Harrisburg: Officials A 33-year-old man who was a beloved big brother was found dead under a bridge in Harrisburg, county officials announced on Friday, March 1. Collin Weller was an Orwigsburg native who previously lived in Kutztown and Pottsville, according to his social media. He had been experiencing homelessness and ended up in Harrisburg at some point over the last five years. He was found dead beneath the underpass at Paxton and Cameron streets in the city on Tuesday, Feb. 27, according to the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. His cause of death "was complications of hypothermia," as stated in the release.…
Convict In 5 PA Counties Sentenced For Stabbing Mt Holly Springs Couple: DA Convict In 5 PA Counties Sentenced For Stabbing Mt Holly Springs Couple: DA
Convict In 5 PA Counties Sentenced For Stabbing Mt Holly Springs Couple: DA A man who previously was reportedly "living in a bad place" and thought to be experiencing homelessness last winter was kindly taken in by a couple – whom he thanked by stabbing – now, he will have a home for several years in a state correctional institution, the Cumberland County District Attorney's office announced on Wednesday.  Robert Lee Suders, 43, most recently of Harrisburg, confessed to the Jan. 27, 2023 stabbing at a hearing over the summer and was sentenced by the Honorable Jessica E. Brewbaker on Dec. 12, the DA said and court records confirmed.  Both of the victims "r…
PA 15-Year-Old Claiming Man Raped GF Kills Him Using Dad's Gun: Affidavit PA 15-Year-Old Claiming Man Raped GF Kills Him Using Dad's Gun: Affidavit
PA 15-Year-Old Claiming Man Raped GF Kills Him Using Dad's Gun: Affidavit "He's a rapist!"  That's what police say a 15-year-old boy yelled moments after fatally shooting a 39-year-old man in Pottstown using his dad's gun on Wednesday, Nov. 22, authorities announced the following weekend.  Thomas James Niarhos, of Stowe, has been charged with first-degree murder in the midday killing of Jeremiah "Jay" Waylon Hawkins, near the Pottstown Train Station on South Hanover Street, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The teen boy was seen loitering in the same area, Security Plaza, just before 6 a.m., on July 13, according …
Penn State Grad Justin Iuliano Dies, 25 Penn State Grad Justin Iuliano Dies, 25
Penn State Grad Justin Iuliano Dies, 25 Justin Tyler Iuliano lived to help others. The 25-year-old West Chester, PA resident — who was raised in Summit and New Providence, NJ — died on May 10. He was 25 years old. A longtime New Providence EMS volunteer, Juliano also aided the homeless, his obituary says. After graduating from New Providence High School in 2015, he went on to attend Penn State University and worked as a senior field service engineer at the Eaton Corporation in Boothwyn, PA. It is with great sadness, we announce the loss of our former member Justin Iuliano. For over 4 years, EMT Iuliano... Posted by New Pro…
Ex-Wendy's Employee Pulls Gun On Former Co-Workers In Mt. Joy, Police Say Ex-Wendy's Employee Pulls Gun On Former Co-Workers In Mt. Joy, Police Say
Ex-Wendy's Employee Pulls Gun On Former Co-Workers In Mt. Joy, Police Say A former Wendy's employee experiencing homelessness got into a fight with his former co-workers and pulled a gun, authorities say.  Julian Knight, 20, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 30, according to Northwest Regional police. On Sunday, Knight had gone to the restaurant where he used to work located at 1660 South Market Street/PA Route 230 in Mount Joy Township, and got into a "physical altercation with employees," allegedly pointed a gun at the workers before fleeing around 9:16 p.m., the police say.   Knight is also directly tied to an overnight burglary that happened o…
Mr. Smoke Shop Employee Burned By Robber, Manheim Twp. Police Say Mr. Smoke Shop Employee Burned By Robber, Manheim Twp. Police Say
Mr. Smoke Shop Employee Burned By Robber, Manheim Twp. Police Say A man asking a light for his cigar burned a clerk at a Mr. Smoke Shop in Manheim Township, police announced on January 10.  Dasim Robertson, 25, is a man experiencing homelessness, according to the police.  Robertson entered Mr. Smoke at 1320 Lititz Pike and purchased a small package of  "Black & Tan" cigars, on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 10:47 a.m., according to the police release. He attempted to light the cigar but failed, so he asked the clerk for a light, but as the cigar was re-lit, Robertson pushed the burnt end of the cigar into the man's thumb…
Child Rapist Who Killed Harrisburg Man With Hammer, Found Dead In Philly: Police Child Rapist Who Killed Harrisburg Man With Hammer, Found Dead In Philly: Police
Child Rapist Who Killed Harrisburg Man With Hammer, Found Dead In Philly: Police A convict who cut off his ankle monitor and went on the run after a body was found in his basement on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, was found dead in Philadelphia on Thursday, Dec. 8, authorities announced the following day.  Harrisburg police officers were called after a maintenance worker found the body of a man in the basement of the home of 48-year-old Calvin Lee Waller Jr.'s at 117 Locust Street around 4 p.m., according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. 61-year-old Jeffrey Keckler has been identified as the victim and his death was ruled a homicide caused by multiple traumatic i…
Reality Show Tattoo Artist Sees Big Milestone At Her Suburban Philadelphia Studio Reality Show Tattoo Artist Sees Big Milestone At Her Suburban Philadelphia Studio
Reality Show Tattoo Artist Sees Big Milestone At Her Suburban Philadelphia Studio It's been a long road, but tattoo artist Gia Rose is celebrating five years in business.  The Philadelphia-based artist has owned and operated White Oak Tattoo Company, a studio in West Chester, since 2017, according to its Facebook page.  But before becoming a successful entrepreneur, Rose faced her share of hardships. The artist was homeless for years and was later diagnosed with cancer at the age of 31, reported 6ABC. Things turned around when Rose landed a spot on reality competition show Ink Master.  Beloved by viewers, she was asked to return for an all-women spinoff …
Florida Man Ran Sex Trafficking Scheme In PA, Feds Say Florida Man Ran Sex Trafficking Scheme In PA, Feds Say
Florida Man Ran Sex Trafficking Scheme In PA, Feds Say A Florida man will spend decades behind bars for running an interstate sex trafficking ring, federal authorities have announced.  John Golom, 57, was sentenced to 405 months — almost 34 years — in federal prison, US Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Gerard Karam said in a statement on Monday, Oct. 17.  Prosecutors said Golom recruited two women and regularly shuttled them from Florida to the Poconos where he made them engage in prostitution. For four years from 2014 to 2018, Golom threatened, coerced and lied to the women while pocketing all of the ill-go…
Ex-Olympian From Lancaster Blinded, Nearly Losing Eye After Jumped By Homeless Man (VIDEOS) Ex-Olympian From Lancaster Blinded, Nearly Losing Eye After Jumped By Homeless Man (VIDEOS)
Ex-Olympian From Lancaster Blinded, Nearly Losing Eye After Jumped By Homeless Man (Videos) Volleyball player Kim Glass, of Lancaster, has been temporarily blinded and nearly lost her eye after she was jumped by a man experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles, she says in social media posts. The 37-year-old was leaving a restaurant in downtown LA when the man attacked her with a pipe on Saturday, July 9, she says in multiple videos she posted on her social media. "He just like looked at me with some pretty hateful eyes," the 2008 silver medalist says in one of the videos. "And, as I turned to go tell my friend, 'I think something's, like, wrong with him and I think he's going to hi…
Mom Identifies Philadelphia Daughter Being Burned Alive In Horrifying Online Video Mom Identifies Philadelphia Daughter Being Burned Alive In Horrifying Online Video
Mom Identifies Philadelphia Daughter Being Burned Alive In Horrifying Online Video Alyssa Morales was in too much pain to identify herself when she arrived at a hospital last month. The Pennsbury High School graduate — who goes by "Bre" and had been homeless while struggling with addiction for several years— was in a Philadelphia park when her assailants set her face on fire around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16.  Morales' mom saw footage of the incident online two days later and was able to identify her. Morales, 36, remains on a ventilator in the hospital, unaware of what happened. And soon, her mom says, a new reality will begin. "She is still holding on. Sti…
Man Accused Of Throwing Poop At Prison Guards Wanted By PA State Police Man Accused Of Throwing Poop At Prison Guards Wanted By PA State Police
Man Accused Of Throwing Poop At Prison Guards Wanted By PA State Police A man who allegedly threw his feces at prison guards is wanted on a warrant for assault filed by the Pennsylvania state police out of Carlisle. William Lloyd Aumuller, 53, "assaulted multiple guards with feces from his toilet and then resisted arrest while they attempted to restrain him," a release by Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers stated on Friday, May 13, 2022.  The guards suffered injuries but they were only minor, according to the release.  The incident happened back on June 12, 2019, and Aumuller was released from prison prior to the warrant being issued on Friday, Oct. 9,…
Man Found Dead In Tent In Central PA: Police Man Found Dead In Tent In Central PA: Police
Man Found Dead In Tent In Central PA: Police A man was found dead inside of a tent in central Pennsylvania around 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, police say. Volunteers feeding people experiencing homelessness who were living in the area first reported the incident to Daily Voice. The unidentified man was found deceased in a tent during a welfare check near the encampment by Front and Sycamore streets in Harrisburg, police told Daily Voice on Thursday afternoon. The volunteers were unable to go into the makeshift city to distribute food due to the police activity, after the man was found, a leader of the volunteer group said.  …
Woman Found Dead In Harrisburg: Police Woman Found Dead In Harrisburg: Police
Woman Found Dead In Harrisburg: Police A woman was found dead Tuesday in Harrisburg, authorities said. Officers were called around 8:30 p.m. to South 10th and Mulberry Streets on a report of a dead woman, Harrisburg police said in a Wednesday release. The unidentified woman was believed to have been shot to death, according to police. She apparently had been living in a homeless camp in the area, PennLive reports. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Harrisburg police at 717-558-6900. Tips and information can also be submitted via the CRIMEWATCH website. A Cri…
NJ Man Admits Hatching $400,000 Homeless GoFundMe Scam NJ Man Admits Hatching $400,000 Homeless GoFundMe Scam
NJ Man Admits Hatching $400,000 Homeless GoFundMe Scam The mastermind of a GoFundMe scheme that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran admitted in federal court in New Jersey on Monday that he and his ex-girlfriend pocketed most of the money. Mark D’Amico, 42, formerly of Bordentown, admitted concocting a bogus feel-good story about the supposed victim coming to the rescue of Katelyn McClure after she ran out of gas on Route 95 on her way home to New Jersey from Philadelphia. Both McClure and the homeless man, Johnny Bobbitt Jr., were in on the scheme, authorities said. Together, D’Am…
'Worst Case I've Ever Seen,' Doctor Says Of Pennsylvania Parents' Neglect Of Children 'Worst Case I've Ever Seen,' Doctor Says Of Pennsylvania Parents' Neglect Of Children
'Worst Case I've Ever Seen,' Doctor Says Of Pennsylvania Parents' Neglect Of Children The parents of six children in Pennsylvania were convicted on Wednesday in a case of child neglect described by one doctor as the worst he's ever seen, authorities said. Albert Dunkowski, 54, and Christine Dunkowski, 47, were convicted in absentia by a Bucks County jury of three counts each of endangering the welfare of a child, local authorities said. Middletown police took the six children into protective custody two years ago after four were discovered malnourished and ill sleeping in a car at the Woodbourne train station, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Offic…
PA Man Charged With 43-Cent 'Theft' Asks For Help Hiring Lawyer PA Man Charged With 43-Cent 'Theft' Asks For Help Hiring Lawyer
PA Man Charged With 43-Cent 'Theft' Asks For Help Hiring Lawyer A central Pennsylvania man allegedly misinterpreted a soda sale sign on Mountain Dew and is facing up to 7 years in prison, now he is asking the community for help hiring an attorney. Joseph Victor Sobolewski, 38, of Duncannon, supposedly misinterpreted the sale sign at the Exxon located at 3298 Susquehanna Trail in Aug, as Daily Voice previously reported. He saw the 20-ounce Mountain Dew sale sign reading:”2 for $3.” He left a $2 bill on the counter and exited the store, but the soda was only $1.50 each when you purchase two bottles, otherwise a single bottle was $2.29. Which means he m…
Columbia Man, Child Homeless After Hit-Run Car Slams Into Apartment While They Slept Columbia Man, Child Homeless After Hit-Run Car Slams Into Apartment While They Slept
Columbia Man, Child Homeless After Hit-Run Car Slams Into Apartment While They Slept A man and child were left homeless after a car slammed into their apartment while they slept Sunday night. A car struck into the home at 458 Cherry St. in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County at 11:10 p.m. on Sunday The impact of the crash caused significant damage to the building leaving it uninhabitable, police said. The first floor apartment had a wall completely collapse into the living room, landing a couch, according to a police report.  The man and child were asleep on the second floor of the building at the time of the accident, neither were injured. The vehicle that hit the…