Student's Head Stapled After 'Unprovoked' PA Stanley Cup Attack: Report Student's Head Stapled After 'Unprovoked' PA Stanley Cup Attack: Report
Student's Head Stapled After 'Unprovoked' PA Stanley Cup Attack: Report A Pennbrook Middle School student was on concussion protocol after being attacked by a peer with a metal Stanley cup during a seventh-grade lunch period on Wednesday, April 17, 6abc reports. The victim required staples in her head in what authorities have described as an "unprovoked, sudden, violent attack," according to the outlet. Daily Voice has reached out to Upper Gwynedd police for more.  In a statement to families, North Penn School District Superintendent Todd M. Bauer said the assault happened around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday and that the school was placed on a brief "hold…
Truck Catches Fire In Pottstown Station: Authorities Truck Catches Fire In Pottstown Station: Authorities
Truck Catches Fire In Pottstown Station: Authorities Firefighters responded to a blaze in their own station in Pottstown on Thursday night, April 18, authorities said in a release.  Engine 69-9’s cab caught fire at the Good Will Fire Company Station 69A around 8:40 p.m., according to Pottstown Fire Department.  The truck's cab was "fully involved," but firefighters were able to keep the blaze contained to the vehicle and extinguish the flames quickly, officials said. Two ambulances, a fire rehab unit, the Pottstown Fire Police response unit, and the station's engine bays suffered smoke damage.  One firefighter was taken t…
Suspected Killer Caught On Video After Stabbing, Hit-Run Arrested: PPD Suspected Killer Caught On Video After Stabbing, Hit-Run Arrested: PPD
Suspected Killer Caught On Video After Stabbing, Hit-Run Arrested: PPD A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with the stabbing and fatal hit-and-run of a 22-year-old he was seen arguing with, the Philadelphia Police announced on Friday morning.   Mang Sang was found trapped under a white KIA GT sedan and stabbed in the throat under the Delaware Expressway when police were investigating a report of screaming in the 1600 block of South Front Street around 7:40 p.m. on Monday, April 8, as Daily Voice initially reported.  Sang was pronounced dead at the scene by Philadelphia Fire Department paramedics at 7:4…
All 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA ID'd By Coroner All 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA ID'd By Coroner
All 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA ID'd By Coroner All three men who were struck dead while working in a construction zone on Interstate 83 have been identified by the York County Coroner's office on Thursday evening.  The men have been identified as follows, Coroner Pam Gay stated in a release on April 18: Jesse McKenzie, 24 of the 100 block of Village Way, Somerset, who died of "Multiple Blunt Force Trauma." Robert Hampe, 42 of the 100 block Hickory Street, Meyersdale, who died of "Multiple Blunt Force Trauma." Philson Hinebaugh III, 24 of the 100 block Forest Edge Drive, Johnstown, who died of "Blunt Force Injuries."  All…
Dad Of 2 ID'd As 1 Of 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA Dad Of 2 ID'd As 1 Of 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA
Dad Of 2 ID'd As 1 Of 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA A 24-year-old man has been identified by his family as one of the three construction workers killed when a 24-year-old box truck driver struck a construction vehicle that propelled it into the men working along Interstate 83. Jesse Mckenzie has been identified as one of the workers killed in the crash at mile marker 35.5, on I-83 South in Fairview Township. The crash happened at 3:25 a.m. on April 17, 2024, Trooper Grothey detailed in the release. Jesse McKenzie my heart can’t handle what I’ve heard today…. one of my childhood friends gone in an instant. We were... Posted by Jarrett Hen…
Police 'Justified' In Fatal Shooting Of Suicidal Veteran, Dad Of Six: Berks DA Police 'Justified' In Fatal Shooting Of Suicidal Veteran, Dad Of Six: Berks DA
Police 'Justified' In Fatal Shooting Of Suicidal Veteran, Dad Of Six: Berks DA The Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams has ruled that the two officers who shot an Air Force Veteran and dad of six dead were "justified," according to a release on Thursday, April 18. The DA explained that the two officers encountered 50-year-old Damon Scott Stern Sr. when they responded to his home for a call of a suicidal man with a knife in the 400 block of Windsor Street, Reading at 3:37 a.m. on Monday, March 25, 2024. The officers met with the caller on the front porch and the following happened the DA said: "Stern appeared from inside the home and …
Woman Fights Off Would-Be Kidnapper, Rapist In PA Supermarket Parking Lot: DA Woman Fights Off Would-Be Kidnapper, Rapist In PA Supermarket Parking Lot: DA
Woman Fights Off Would-Be Kidnapper, Rapist In PA Supermarket Parking Lot: DA A woman fought off a 6-foot man who police say was trying to rape and kidnap her in the parking lot of a Bucks County supermarket. The victim parked her truck toward the back of the parking lot of the Redner's on Lincoln Highway in Middletown around 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, when she was immediately approached by 41-year-old Daniel R. Pierson, of Yardley, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said. Almost immediately after getting out, Pierson grabbed the woman from behind, Schorn said. The victim screamed and fought to free herself from the bearded Pierson's grip, but he ref…
Bucks Woman's Accused Killer Faces New Charges, DA Says Bucks Woman's Accused Killer Faces New Charges, DA Says
Bucks Woman's Accused Killer Faces New Charges, DA Says The man suspected of stabbing 19-year-old Jaden Battista to death in Lower Makefield now faces a slate of new charges including attempted kidnapping and evading arrest, according to prosecutors.  The Bucks County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday that Trevor Weigel, 23, will stand trial for the Feb. 16 murder.  Weigel, of Churchville, was previously charged with criminal homicide, burglary, possession of an instrument of crime, disorderly conduct, and harassment.  Magisterial District Judge Corryn L. Kronnagel heard testimony from five witnesses Tuesday,…
Woman Rescued From Deadly Monroe County House Fire: State Police Woman Rescued From Deadly Monroe County House Fire: State Police
Woman Rescued From Deadly Monroe County House Fire: State Police Authorities are investigating the cause of a deadly house fire in Hamilton Township early Thursday, April 18.  A home on North Easton Belmont Pike was "fully engulfed in flames" when troopers arrived around 2:15 a.m., state police said in a release.  First responders rescued one woman from the blaze and a man was found dead inside, according to officials.  The woman was taken to the Lehigh Valley Regional Burn Center, and some responding troopers were treated for minor injuries at the St. Luke’s Monroe Campus, authorities said.  State police are investigating…
West Philly Shooting Leaves 17-Year-Old In Critical Condition: Authorities West Philly Shooting Leaves 17-Year-Old In Critical Condition: Authorities
West Philly Shooting Leaves 17-Year-Old In Critical Condition: Authorities Two teenagers were hospitalized after shots rang out in West Philadelphia on Wednesday night, April 17, city police say.  Authorities were called to the 100 block of North Redfield Street around 10:30 p.m., according to PPD.  One 17-year-old was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds to the body and placed in critical condition, police said. A second was struck in the left arm and placed in stable condition.  No arrests were made and no weapons were recovered at the scene, PPD said. The motive is unknown and detectives are investigating, they …
Train Strikes Tractor Trailer In Chester County, Police Say Train Strikes Tractor Trailer In Chester County, Police Say
Train Strikes Tractor Trailer In Chester County, Police Say Authorities responded to a railroad crossing in Oxford Borough on Wednesday, April 17 after a train crashed into a tractor-trailer, police said.  Officials said it happened at the Mount Pleasant Road crossing around 3:30 p.m. The road was closed between South Third and Grant streets for several hours while crews cleared the scene.  Oxford Police Department No injuries were reported, police added. 
Convicted Felon Arrest As Murder Suspect In Harrisburg Homicide: Police Convicted Felon Arrest As Murder Suspect In Harrisburg Homicide: Police
Convicted Felon Arrest As Murder Suspect In Harrisburg Homicide: Police A 26-year-old convicted felon has been charged and arrested in connection with the homicide of a Huntingdon man in Harrisburg, police announced on Monday, April 21.  Marcus Daivd Stultz of Harrisburg was arrested on Friday, April 19, police explained. This was shortly after fingerprints helped authorities identify Dewayne Brown, 43 of Huntingdon, as the shot Black man officers found when responding to a call of "shots fired with a person struck" in the area of Evergreen and Thompson streets, authorities told Daily Voice.  Officers found Brown shot dead around 11:45 …