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Felon Shows Up At Ex-GF's Home With Illegal Weapons, MontCo DA Says Felon Shows Up At Ex-GF's Home With Illegal Weapons, MontCo DA Says
Felon Shows Up At Ex-GF's Home With Illegal Weapons, MontCo DA Says A registered sex offender made calls from prison to illegally purchase weapons and wasn't caught until he was parked outside his ex-girlfriend's home around 1 a.m., authorities detailed in court documents released on Tuesday, Feb. 27.  Edward Cordenner III, 36, of Susquehanna Avenue in Lansdale was found with a loaded assault rifle and night vision goggles in his pickup truck outside his ex-girlfriend's home in New Hanover Township at 1:21 a.m. on Feb. 21, police explained in the affidavit of probable cause.  Cordenner had recently been released from prison and had been makin…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Mom Charged In BF's Brutal Beatings Of 5-Year-Old Son PA Mom Charged In BF's Brutal Beatings Of 5-Year-Old Son
PA Mom Charged In BF's Brutal Beatings Of 5-Year-Old Son A Pennsylvania mom surrendered to authorities Monday, July 25 after a warrant was issued for her arrest in connection with the brutal beatings of her five-year-old son by her boyfriend, authorities said. Emily Laster, 30, of Sanatoga, has been charged with felony child endangerment, alongside her now ex-boyfriend, Steven Doughtery, 31, of Collingdale, who was arrested Tuesday, July 20 on similar charges, including aggravated assault, in the abuse case, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Prosecutors determined that, while Laster did not cause the actual physical h…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
NJ Man Used TikTok To Solicit Sexual Photos From PA Girls: DA NJ Man Used TikTok To Solicit Sexual Photos From PA Girls: DA
NJ Man Used TikTok To Solicit Sexual Photos From PA Girls: DA A 26-year-old New Jersey man was arrested and found with child porn after he used social media to solicit sexually explicit photos from Pennsylvania girls, authorities said. An investigation began on April 20 when the dad of two girls, ages 11 and 12, told the Montgomery County Detective Bureau that his daughters had been solicited to send naked images via TikTok and text messages by a man later identified as Ryan Corcoran, of Andover, NJ, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The dad claimed he learned of the communications when one of his daughters told him t…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Fugitive Injured In Shootout With Police in Philly Suburbs: DA Fugitive Injured In Shootout With Police in Philly Suburbs: DA
Fugitive Injured In Shootout With Police in Philly Suburbs: DA A 29-year-old fugitive was injured after a shootout with police over the weekend in the Philadelphia suburbs, authorities said. Mark Simpkins Jr., of Norristown, had been wanted on an arrest warrant since Oct. 4, 2021, when patrol officers spotted him heading into the A-Plus store on Main Street around 6 a.m. Saturday, May 21, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R.Steele said in a joint release. Officers tried to stop him, but he fled on foot down West Lafayette Street, leading police on a chase, they said. Simpkins then shot at the officers, who returned fire, Steele said a…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Ex-Philly Corrections Officer Straw Purchased, Resold Firearms On Social Media, DA Says Ex-Philly Corrections Officer Straw Purchased, Resold Firearms On Social Media, DA Says
Ex-Philly Corrections Officer Straw Purchased, Resold Firearms On Social Media, DA Says A former Philadelphia corrections officer was arrested for straw purchasing and illegally reselling five firearms — two of which have been recovered by police, authorities said. Amanda Barr, 37, of Trevose, was investigated after two of the guns she bought were discovered in the possession of felons – people who are not legally allowed to buy or carry a firearm, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said.  Barr bought seven firearms from Dec. 16, 2018, to March 23, 2019, the DA said. Investigators say someone buying that many guns within a 98-day period is a common i…

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by Nicole Acosta