PA Mom Killed In Crash, Infant Daughter Hospitalized, State Police Say PA Mom Killed In Crash, Infant Daughter Hospitalized, State Police Say
PA Mom Killed In Crash, Infant Daughter Hospitalized, State Police Say A 25-year-old Biglerville mom was killed and her infant daughter was medevaced following a two-vehicle crash on Memorial Day, Pennsylvania State Police in Adams County announced on Thursday, May 30. Brianna "Brie" Michelle Lucas was found dead in her 2005 Chevrolet Impala at the scene of the crash, PSP explained. The crash happened at the intersection of Stone Jug and Old Harrisburg roads in Straban Township at 6:59 p.m. on Monday, May 27, as Investigating Trooper Christopher Cannino detailed in the PSP release.  Her 2-year-old daughter was conscious and evaluated by EMS at the sc…
Off-Duty PA Trooper Pleads Guilty To Firing Gun During Road Rage Incident: DA Off-Duty PA Trooper Pleads Guilty To Firing Gun During Road Rage Incident: DA
Off-Duty PA Trooper Pleads Guilty To Firing Gun During Road Rage Incident: DA A state police officer received two years of probation after pleading guilty in connection with a 2022 road rage incident in Chester County, according to the District Attorney's Office.  David Levy of Kennett Square will also be required to take an anger management class, prosecutors said in a release.  Authorities said Levy was off-duty and driving on Route 1 near Longwood Gardens on Dec. 28, 2022. He was "apparently upset with how the victim was driving" and "interacted aggressively," braking abruptly in front of their car and at one point forcing them off the roadway, according…
Manhunt Ends With Arrest Of PFA Violator With Guns, PA State Police Say Manhunt Ends With Arrest Of PFA Violator With Guns, PA State Police Say
Manhunt Ends With Arrest Of PFA Violator With Guns, PA State Police Say A man is in custody and roads have reopened following a police incident turned into a search in Dauphin County on Thursday, May 30.  Shawn Vann, 52 of Halifax Township, violated a Protection From Abuse order and attempted to see his ex-girlfriend around 10 a.m. on Thursday.  Initially, police shuttered Elmer Avenue in Halifax Township, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Megan Frazer announced shortly before 1 p.m.  "All citizens should avoid the area," she originally urged. That warning ended just before 8 p.m. when Trooper Frazer announced that the suspect was in custod…
Driver Wanted For Fatal York County Crash, Pennsylvania State Police Say Driver Wanted For Fatal York County Crash, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Driver Wanted For Fatal York County Crash, Pennsylvania State Police Say Following a fatal motorcycle crash, the police are searching for the driver of a vehicle they believe was involved, PA State Police announced on Thursday, May 30.  The fatal crash happened on Interstate 83 North at mile marker 35.5, Fairview Township, York County at approximately 11:23 a.m. on May 19, 2024, PSP Trooper James Grothey detailed in the release.  PSP Troop J York Patrol Unit has obtained dash camera videos of the moments leading up to the deadly crash and believes the black Dodge Caliber pictured above was involved but fled the scene.  State police…
$2K+ Fraud At Pennsylvania Performing Arts Center By Employee, Police Say $2K+ Fraud At Pennsylvania Performing Arts Center By Employee, Police Say
$2K+ Fraud At Pennsylvania Performing Arts Center By Employee, Police Say A 38-year-old Elizabethtown woman is accused of stealing thousands from the Ephrata Performing Arts Center, the Ephrata police announced on Thursday, May 30.  Megan L. Riggs was arrested on the felony charge of Access Device Fraud and a misdemeanor for Theft by Deception on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, the police detailed.   The charges come as the result of an investigation beginning in August of 2023. Riggs had been employed by Ephrata Performing Arts Center through August 2022, the police explained. During her tenure with the EPAC she allegedly made "unauthorized purchases us…
17-Year-Old Arrested For Attempted Homicide Of 15-Year-Old In Harrisburg 17-Year-Old Arrested For Attempted Homicide Of 15-Year-Old In Harrisburg
17-Year-Old Arrested For Attempted Homicide Of 15-Year-Old In Harrisburg A 17-year-old from Harrisburg has been arrested in connection with an attempted homicide over the weekend, the police announced on Wednesday, May 29.  Tyjawan Khimar Hill was wanted for shooting a 15-year-old boy and leaving him in the 1200 block of Thompson Street on Saturday, May 25, the police detailed in their initial release.  The victim remains in the hospital in critical condition, according to the police.  Hill was arrested on a warrant on Wednesday, May 29 on charges of criminal attempt homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, and various firearms offenses, …
Canceled Shelter In Place Order Due To Hoax, Hampden Twp. Police Say (UPDATE) Canceled Shelter In Place Order Due To Hoax, Hampden Twp. Police Say (UPDATE)
Canceled Shelter In Place Order Due To Hoax, Hampden Twp. Police Say (Update) A police incident that allegedly prompted a shelter-in-place alert to be issued in part of Hampden Township, turns out to have been a hoax, according to the same police supposedly involved in the incident.  The fake incident was on Red Spruce Lane in the Pinehurst Neighborhood around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, according to Cumberland County officials. "Hampden Township Police are asking residents within a 1/2 mile radius to shelter in place and to stay away from doors and windows," officials stated in the release. Minutes after the alert was issued the county released an update c…
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA Tyler Sullivan pleaded guilty to the third-degree murder of his infant son in a Bucks County court on Wednesday, May 29, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Authorities have said they were called to Sullivan's Radcliffe Street home in Bristol last May 25 to find his 4-month-old son Timothy was "not breathing and cold to the touch." Officers performed life-saving measures but eventually took the baby to Lower Bucks Hospital where he died.  Medical staff at the hospital said the boy's injuries were "indicative of a battered child" — he suffered "contusions, bruising, and …
22-Year-Old Driver ID'd After Fatal Ejection Crash In Lititz: Coroner 22-Year-Old Driver ID'd After Fatal Ejection Crash In Lititz: Coroner
22-Year-Old Driver ID'd After Fatal Ejection Crash In Lititz: Coroner A 22-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle crash into a utility, police announced on Tuesday, May 28. Anthony Perez, 22 of Lititz has been identified as the driver of the vehicle that fatally crashed, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. Officers were called to the crash in the 400 block of West Lincoln Avenue between Arrowhead Drive and South Walnut Street in Lititz at 7:59 p.m. on Memorial Day. Callers to 911 reported that the sedan crashed into a telephone pole, and the driver "had been ejected onto the roadway."  Perez was found by the first officer on th…
Confessed NJ/Philly Sex Trafficker Who Beat, Threatened Victims Gets 10 Years, No Early Release Confessed NJ/Philly Sex Trafficker Who Beat, Threatened Victims Gets 10 Years, No Early Release
Confessed NJ/Philly Sex Trafficker Who Beat, Threatened Victims Gets 10 Years, No Early Release UPDATE: A confessed sex trafficker from Philadelphia was sentenced in federal court in New Jersey to 10 years in prison. Mallie M. Evans, 37, must spend at least 8½ years behind bars before he’ll be eligible for release because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Evans “recruited and coerced multiple victims” as prostitutes, shuttling them between Philly and Central and South Jersey, U.S. Attorney For New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. “Evans used fraud, emotional manipulation, physical violence, and threats of death and bodily injury to coerce the victims into engaging in co…
Pennsylvania Married Couple Killed In Virginia Motorcycle Crash Pennsylvania Married Couple Killed In Virginia Motorcycle Crash
Pennsylvania Married Couple Killed In Virginia Motorcycle Crash A couple from York, PA died in a Virginia motorcycle crash earlier this month, authorities said. Bill Winemiller and his wife, Jane Winemiller, were heading east on Route 7 on a 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycle when it rear-ended a 2018 Honda Civic stopped for a red light at the intersection of Harry Byrd Highway and Main Street in Clarke County around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3, according to Virginia State Police. Bill, 69, was taken to Winchester Medical Center, where he died on Saturday, May 11, his obituary on York Dispatch says. Jane died at the same hospital on Friday, M…
Speeding Pennsylvania Driver, 29, Charged Crash That Killed NJ Grandmother Speeding Pennsylvania Driver, 29, Charged Crash That Killed NJ Grandmother
Speeding Pennsylvania Driver, 29, Charged Crash That Killed NJ Grandmother A Pennsylvania man has been charged in connection with a fatal high-speed crash in South Jersey, authorities said. Theresa Karbach, 69, of Cherry Hill, died as a result of injuries from the crash in Lawnside on May 13 at about 9:30 p.m., according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. Anwar Parham, 29, of North Wales, PA, was charged with death by auto, driving with a suspended license and assault by auto, MacAulay said. An investigation revealed that Parham was driving at a high rate of speed prior to and during the crash.  A passenger from Karbach's car …