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Teen Caught Breaking Into Car Was Armed With Stolen Gun: Bethlehem PD Teen Caught Breaking Into Car Was Armed With Stolen Gun: Bethlehem PD
Teen Caught Breaking Into Car Was Armed With Stolen Gun: Bethlehem PD A 17-year-old who smashed the back window of a Bethlehem resident's car Tuesday morning was armed, according to city police.  Authorities said they were called to the 1300 block of East 5th Street just after midnight on Dec. 19 for an attempted vehicle burglary.  The victim said their car window had been shattered, triggering the alarm. Police searched the neighborhood and spotted a teen running near Edwards and Deschler streets, about a block north of the victim's driveway.  Officers said they saw the 17-year-old ditch a handgun from his waistband before they took him into …
Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say
Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say A man "fighting with customers" outside a shopping plaza assaulted officers who came to investigate on Sunday, police claim.  Anthony Belfere was found lying on the ground "yelling profanities" outside the Target at 1008 Lititz Pike, around 11:46 a.m. on Aug. 13, Northern Lancaster County Regional police announced the following day. Officers recognized Belfere "from previous encounters," as stated in the release.  As the police approached him he "became belligerent," and "appeared to be under the influence of drugs and or alcohol," the police said.  When the officers attemp…
Cops Attacked By Homeowner In Poconos: Authorities Cops Attacked By Homeowner In Poconos: Authorities
Cops Attacked By Homeowner In Poconos: Authorities A Pocono Township man attacked police officers after he called them to his Scotrun home last week, according to authorities.  Thirty-nine-year-old Jacob Jones Sr. called 911 around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, and told dispatchers that his guns had been stolen, Pocono Township police said in a release.  When they arrived, officers learned that Jones had actually "voluntarily relinquished" the firearms to family members "at an earlier date," the department wrote.  Jones, authorities claimed, "was highly intoxicated" and advised by officers to stay home for the rest of the nig…
Stroller-Pushing Lehigh Valley Man Exposed Self To Juvenile, Police Claim Stroller-Pushing Lehigh Valley Man Exposed Self To Juvenile, Police Claim
Stroller-Pushing Lehigh Valley Man Exposed Self To Juvenile, Police Claim A Northampton County man is charged with indecent exposure after authorities say he revealed himself to a juvenile outside a beer store.  Slate Belt Regional Police were called to a gas station in Plainfield Township for "suspicious activity" around 3 p.m. on Friday, May 19, the department wrote in a release.  Dispatchers were told of a "tall, balding man, pushing a stroller who had exposed himself to a juvenile," authorities wrote.  Officers arrived to find 50-year-old Louis W. Coopersmith at a nearby beer distributor, where he was "determined to be manifestly under the inf…
Montco Woman Charged In Doylestown Assault Montco Woman Charged In Doylestown Assault
Montco Woman Charged In Doylestown Assault A Montgomery County woman is charged with assault after police say they saw her fighting another in Doylestown over the weekend.  It happened on Saturday, May 20, Central Bucks Regional Police wrote in a statement. Authorities said they approached the scene and saw 21-year-old Morgan Cashman "holding the victim's shirt and striking the victim in the face." Witnesses told police that the victim tried to walk away from Cashman, but that the 21-year-old began "punching and kicking" them. The victim was taken to Doylestown Hospital where they were treated for "several" lacerations to the f…
Warrant Out For 'Jackass' Star Bam Margera Out Of PA In 2nd Run-In With Police This Month Warrant Out For 'Jackass' Star Bam Margera Out Of PA In 2nd Run-In With Police This Month
Warrant Out For 'Jackass' Star Bam Margera Out Of PA In 2nd Run-In With Police This Month "Jackass" star Brandon "Bam" Margera is being sought by Pennsylvania State Police on a warrant in connection with a physical fight that happened over the weekend. The 43-year-old stuntman and pro skateboarder apparently ran into a wooded area before police arrived at the scene of a "disturbance" around 11 a.m. Sunday, April 23, on the 400 block of Hickory Hill Road in Pocopson Township, PA State Police said. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-268-2022. Earlier this month, Margera was charged with public drunkenness for an incident in a California parking lot.
Shoeless Burglar Sprayed Fire Extinguisher In Bucks Home, Police Claim Shoeless Burglar Sprayed Fire Extinguisher In Bucks Home, Police Claim
Shoeless Burglar Sprayed Fire Extinguisher In Bucks Home, Police Claim A Massachusetts man was arrested in Bucks County over the weekend after police claim he drunkenly entered a stranger's home and made a mess with a fire extinguisher.  It happened in Doylestown on Sunday, April 9, wrote Central Bucks Regional Police in a release. Officers were called to a home on the 100 block of Garden Alley for a reported burglary in progress.  There, the homeowner said he had returned from a short walk to find "fire extinguisher powder" all over the floor of his home, authorities said. He checked downstairs after hearing a noise from the basement and found a str…
Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police
Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police A DUI Pennsylvania man who tried getting into a closed Arby's restaurant was arrested after urinating in the parking lot where he exposed himself, police said. Charles J. Visaggi was unsteady on his feet, was slurring his speech and seemed disoriented while trying to gain entry into the Arby's in Wind Gap last December, local police said. Slate Belt Regional Police officers found Visaggi at a nearby Wendy's operating a vehicle, authorities said. Visaggi, displaying signs of impairment, was found to be incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle, according to police. He was taken int…
Man Coming At Troopers With Many Knives Shot: PA State Police Man Coming At Troopers With Many Knives Shot: PA State Police
Man Coming At Troopers With Many Knives Shot: PA State Police A man with "multiple knives" was shot at by multiple Pennsylvania State Troopers on on April 5, 2023, at 4:43 am, the Pennsylvania State Police announced later that morning.  Thomas Edward Conroy, 43, of Uniontown came out of a home at 233 Amend Road in Georges Township with the knives following a domestic dispute, PSP said. Police were already outside the home as they were called to the reported dispute, so they opened fire. Conroy was struck and transported to a local hospital. He is in stable condition, as stated in the release.  The Troop B Major Case Team is inves…
PA's Bam Margera Charged With Public Drunkenness In California, Challenges Knoxville To Fight PA's Bam Margera Charged With Public Drunkenness In California, Challenges Knoxville To Fight
PA's Bam Margera Charged With Public Drunkenness In California, Challenges Knoxville To Fight One-time "Jackass" star and West Chester native Bam Margera was arrested in southern California last week on charges of public drunkenness, according to police records.  In online arrest records, Burbank police say that Margera, 43 — whose real name is Brandon — arrived at a restaurant in the city to meet his family around 5:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, March 29.  Margera "arrived intoxicated" and was later arrested on charges of public drunkenness, the records claim. In a video from the restaurant obtained by TMZ, he appears to shout and stomp his feet before police arrive.&n…
Chesco Man Had Drugs Stashed In Pen Cap, Cops Claim Chesco Man Had Drugs Stashed In Pen Cap, Cops Claim
Chesco Man Had Drugs Stashed In Pen Cap, Cops Claim A Chester County man is accused of having drugs stored away in the cap of a pen when he was arrested early this year, say authorities.  Police in Kennett Square were patrolling near the corner of West South Street and Harvey Circle just after midnight on Sunday, Jan. 15, when they noticed a man laying on the ground, the department said.  Officers made contact with the man, 45-year-old Octavio Duran-Zavala, who they said "stated he was intoxicated and admitted to consuming alcohol. Police said they tried to bring Duran-Zavala back to his house, but that they were "unable to make co…
Warrant Served: Sprint Car Racer Colton Wisely, Unwisely Sped Off Without Paying In PA, Police Warrant Served: Sprint Car Racer Colton Wisely, Unwisely Sped Off Without Paying In PA, Police
Warrant Served: Sprint Car Racer Colton Wisely, Unwisely Sped Off Without Paying In PA, Police UPDATE: Colton Wade Wisley was arrested on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 8 a.m. and his warrant was marked as served the following morning by Lower Allen Township Police. Additional information was not released.  ORIGINAL: The brother of a rising sprint car racing star and a racer himself, Colton Wade Wisely is wanted by police in central Pennsylvania. Wisely, unwisely sped off— without paying— from the Outback Steakhouse located at 1201 Lower Allen Drive in Camp Hill, on Sept. 17 at 3:28 p.m., Lower Allen Township police say.  Wisely comes from a legacy racing family, with trophy wins from…
Man Pulls Gun On Bar Worker After Being Kicked Out: Bethlehem PD Man Pulls Gun On Bar Worker After Being Kicked Out: Bethlehem PD
Man Pulls Gun On Bar Worker After Being Kicked Out: Bethlehem PD A Bethlehem man who was kicked out of a bar for fighting with other guests returned later that night brandishing a firearm, police claim.  It happened at Molly's Irish Grille and Sports Pub on East 4th Street early on Friday, March 3, city police said in a statement. Bar staff called authorities at around 1:30 a.m. to report that a belligerent customer who had been turned away had come back with a handgun.  The suspect was nowhere to be found when police arrived, so the officers left, the report says.  Then, at about 2 a.m., the wait staff called back to tell police that the…
Infant With Missing Manheim Mom Who Overdosed At Gas Station: Police Infant With Missing Manheim Mom Who Overdosed At Gas Station: Police
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 …
Northampton Patron Kicked From Bar Threatened To Kill Cop: Police Northampton Patron Kicked From Bar Threatened To Kill Cop: Police
Northampton Patron Kicked From Bar Threatened To Kill Cop: Police A man kicked out of a Northampton County business later threatened to kill the police who showed up at the scene, authorities allege.  Slate Belt regional officers were called to the American Legion post in Wind Gap Borough at about 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 for a reported "disturbance," the department wrote in a statement.  On arrival, police found 61-year-old Gregory L. Lutz of Saylorsburg. According to detectives, he threatened other patrons after being asked to leave the American Legion. When a Slate Belt officer tried to intervene, authorities said Lutz also threatened to …
Unruly Starbucks Customer Causes Scene, Bites Cop In Bucks: Police Unruly Starbucks Customer Causes Scene, Bites Cop In Bucks: Police
Unruly Starbucks Customer Causes Scene, Bites Cop In Bucks: Police A Bucks County man now faces felony assault charges after authorities say he bit a police officer during an altercation at a Starbucks.  Central Bucks police were called to the coffee store just after 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19 for reports of a suspicious person, the department said in a release.  On arrival, baristas told officers that an apparently drunken man was shouting, cursing, and loudly playing music through a portable speaker, according to the department.  When warned to leave, police said the man threw his cup of coffee across the store and "laid on the ground yell…
Drunken Burglar Steals Phone, Cigarettes From Bucks Home, Say Police Drunken Burglar Steals Phone, Cigarettes From Bucks Home, Say Police
Drunken Burglar Steals Phone, Cigarettes From Bucks Home, Say Police A Bucks County man is charged with felony burglary after police say he drunkenly walked into a stranger's home and stole a pack of cigarettes and a cell phone.  Authorities in Warrington Township were called to Sassafrass Court at around 8:15 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7 for a report of a suspicious man knocking on doors and walking through yards, police said.  While in the neighborhood, officers said they were flagged down by a resident who complained that a man had entered her home, taken her belongings, and walked out.  Stephen Leasa, 29, of Warrington, was discovered in the ar…
Man Strips Naked, Jumps In Freezer Full Of Ice At Gas Station In Ephrata Man Strips Naked, Jumps In Freezer Full Of Ice At Gas Station In Ephrata
Man Strips Naked, Jumps In Freezer Full Of Ice At Gas Station In Ephrata A 35-year-old man caused 12 hours of mayhem in Ephrata starting when he stripped naked at a gas station and jumped into a freezer with bagged ice, area police stated in a release on Friday, Oct. 14.  Jonathan Martin Beck, of East Earl, "removed all of his clothing while at a gas pump, exposing his genitals to customers. Beck then removed several ice bags from the bagged ice freezer and jumped inside of the freezer causing numerous bags of ice to be disposed of," the Ephrata police say.  The police were called to the convenience store of the gas station where this happened in the 8…
Man Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Allentown, Police Say Man Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Allentown, Police Say
Man Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Allentown, Police Say Two alleged gunmen are behind bars after one allegedly tried to grab a police officer's gun during an arrest in Allentown. Officers responded to a report of shots fired at a business on the 1700 block of Union Boulevard around 10:30 a.m. on Sun. Aug. 28, Allentown police said. There, officers saw that multiple shots had been fired at the business, causing damage to the building, they said. An investigation led officers to a house on the 200 block of South Carlisle Street, where they say two suspects were living. As police tried to arrest the pair, one of the men fought the officers and tr…
Naked Drunk Woman On Bail Caught Inside PA Sheetz: Police Naked Drunk Woman On Bail Caught Inside PA Sheetz: Police
Naked Drunk Woman On Bail Caught Inside PA Sheetz: Police A completely nude and drunk woman was found inside of a central Pennsylvania Sheetz around 5 a.m. on Tuesday, June 7, police say. Middlesex Township were called to a report of "a nude woman in the store" located on the Harrisburg Pike, according to a release by the department. During their investigation the police identified the woman as Amanda Marie Baker, 37, of Carlisle, court records show. Baker has been charged with Indecent Exposure and Public Drunkenness, according to the police. She was out on $1,000 bail for felony retail theft charges filed in April, court documents detail. Her…
Drunk Man With 'Fearless' Tattoo Spits On PA Officer Giving Him Ride Home: Police Drunk Man With 'Fearless' Tattoo Spits On PA Officer Giving Him Ride Home: Police
Drunk Man With 'Fearless' Tattoo Spits On PA Officer Giving Him Ride Home: Police A drunk man getting a ride home by police officers thanked them by spitting on them, according to authorities who arrested him in Central Pennsylvania. Manheim officers were initially called to the 200 block Waterford Ct., for reports of a disturbance when they found Joshua T. Stewart, 28, of Lancaster, around 3:50 a.m., police said. Stewart — who has a tattoo of the word "fearless" on his neck — was initially charged with public drunkenness, but after attempts to take him into custody, Stewart repeatedly pushed back on the officers and attempted to free himself, Manheim police sa…
PA Man Attempted To Kill Officer During Foot Chase Between Two Armed Robberies: Police PA Man Attempted To Kill Officer During Foot Chase Between Two Armed Robberies: Police
PA Man Attempted To Kill Officer During Foot Chase Between Two Armed Robberies: Police A 21-year-old, intoxicated Pennsylvania man has been charged with Attempted Manslaughter of a Law Enforcement Officer— among more than a dozen other charges— after two armed robberies and a foot chase, police say. York City police were called to an armed robbery in the 500 block East Philadelphia Street only to find the suspect in the 400 block of Walnut Street on Friday, Mar. 25 around 11:45 p.m., according to a release by the department. While fleeing, "the suspect fired a shot in the officer’s direction," and the man got away from police, the release states. But then a suspect with the…
Drunk NY Woman Punches, Kicks Police Officers In Pennsylvania, Police Say Drunk NY Woman Punches, Kicks Police Officers In Pennsylvania, Police Say
Drunk NY Woman Punches, Kicks Police Officers In Pennsylvania, Police Say A New York woman assaulted police officers when they came to arrest her for public drunkenness, police say. Palmyra police were called to reports of an intoxicated female repeatedly blowing a car horn and yelling outside in the 100 block of North Lincoln Street on Sunday, Feb., 6 just after midnight, according to a release by police. Police arrived to find Shyana Ramos, 19, of Staten Island, New York, "visibly intoxicated," police stated in the release and according to court documents. She was uncooperative with police and when they attempted to detain her, "she physically assaulted them w…
Drunken Man Tortures, Kills Guinea Pig After Beating Mom, Children In Central PA: Report Drunken Man Tortures, Kills Guinea Pig After Beating Mom, Children In Central PA: Report
Drunken Man Tortures, Kills Guinea Pig After Beating Mom, Children In Central PA: Report A man was in a drunken rage when he tortured guinea pigs -- leaving one dead -- and then beat a woman in front of her children, according to a report by York Dispatch citing a criminal complaint filed by police. Robert Wesley Shank II, 28, was visibly highly intoxicated and had bloodied knuckles when police were called to a home on West Howard Street in Red Lion last Sunday afternoon on reports of a disturbance, according to the outlet citing the complaint. He violently whipped and shook the animals for 10 minutes in the middle of the road before shoving them in the snow -- one a…
Viral TikTok Shows Unruly DC Passenger Fighting Federal Air Marshal, Flight Attendant Viral TikTok Shows Unruly DC Passenger Fighting Federal Air Marshal, Flight Attendant
Viral TikTok Shows Unruly DC Passenger Fighting Federal Air Marshal, Flight Attendant Footage of an unruly Delta passenger accused of assaulted a federal air marshal and flight attendant on a flight from Washington DC to Los Angeles earlier this month is going viral on TikTok. Ariel Pennington, 35, of Washington DC, was charged by police in Oklahoma City with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct after the flight made an emergency landing Dec. 9, OKCFox reports. The TikTok posted by user @biiigpuuur begins with Pennington standing in the aisle wearing a black tank top with his fist in the air. "They brought out the zip ties and that's when I knew sh*t was…
Naked Screaming Man Threatens Police In Central PA With Box Cutter: Police Naked Screaming Man Threatens Police In Central PA With Box Cutter: Police
Naked Screaming Man Threatens Police In Central PA With Box Cutter: Police A Pennsylvania man has been charged after he threw things off a second floor balcony and screamed that he would hurt a police officer with a box cutter– all while naked, according to a release by police. East Hempfield Township police were called to a disturbance involving a man walking around naked outside of his room, screaming and throwing objects off the balcony at the Red Carpet Inn in the 2100 block of Columbia Avenue on Thursday around 4:45 a.m., according to the police. Upon the arrival of the first officer, they found Joel D. Vazquez-Frias, 26, of Lancaster, throwing objects off …
Stabbing At PA Halloween Party Lands Maryland Residents In Jail, Police Say Stabbing At PA Halloween Party Lands Maryland Residents In Jail, Police Say
Stabbing At PA Halloween Party Lands Maryland Residents In Jail, Police Say A stabbing at a Halloween party in Pennsylvania has landed three people in police custody, according to a statement released by police. Northern York County Regional police were called to investigate a stabbing at a home in the 4300 block of Walters Hatchery Road in North Codorus Township on Oct. 31 just before 1 a.m., Lt. Gregg Anderson said in a statement. A 23-year-old woman who was hosting the party told police,  "A guest of the party became angry when she felt the females at the party were being video recorded while dancing," the statement reads. The guest was identified as Juani…
Slate Belt Man Involved In Domestic Dispute Busted With Meth, Police Say Slate Belt Man Involved In Domestic Dispute Busted With Meth, Police Say
Slate Belt Man Involved In Domestic Dispute Busted With Meth, Police Say A Slate Belt man was arrested for methamphetamine possession by officers responding to a domestic dispute report last week, authorities said.  Slate Belt Regional Police responding to the report on the 400 block of E. Main Street in Turkey Hill in the Borough of Pen Argyl found Johnathon M. Stevens, 33, to be under the influence of methamphetamine around 11:10 p.m. Oct. 21, the department said. During questioning, Stevens admitted to being in possession of methamphetamine, according to police, who then reportedly located a bag containing about 24 grams of the drug. Stevens was arreste…
Man Assaults PA State Trooper With Lawn Chair, Police Say Man Assaults PA State Trooper With Lawn Chair, Police Say
Man Assaults PA State Trooper With Lawn Chair, Police Say An Adams County man assaulted a Pennsylvania state trooper in Gettysburg on Friday, according to a release by police. Bryan Cherry, 40, of East Berlin, was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a trooper following a foot chase. State police in Gettysburg were dispatched to a report of disorderly conduct in the 60 block of Bragg Drive on Friday around 8 a.m., police said. “Troopers attempted to deescalate the situation, at which time the defendant attempted to flee the scene on foot. Troopers initiated a foot pursuit at which time the defendant picked up a lawn chair and struck the trooper…
Brother Of NFL Player, Native NJ Star Athlete Charged With Public Drunkenness Brother Of NFL Player, Native NJ Star Athlete Charged With Public Drunkenness
Brother Of NFL Player, Native NJ Star Athlete Charged With Public Drunkenness A star athlete and New Jersey native pleaded guilty to a charge of public drunkenness from an incident that occurred on Oct. 16, according to court papers. Charges of burglary and carrying a false ID against Dominic G. Yorio, 20, of Summit, NJ, had been dropped, court papers show. Yorio pleaded guilty to public drunkenness and purchase of alcohol by a minor last month, according to court documents. Yorio supposedly burglarized a Gettysburg home and then led police on a foot pursuit before he was found hiding  in the attic of someone else's home, the Gettysburg Times previousl…
Belligerent Drunk Man Assaults Berks Hotel Employee, Police Say Belligerent Drunk Man Assaults Berks Hotel Employee, Police Say
Belligerent Drunk Man Assaults Berks Hotel Employee, Police Say A man was arrested for drunkenly fighting with the employees and guests of a Berks County hotel over the weekend, authorities said. Officers arrived at the hotel around 10:30 p.m. Saturday and found Chris Petrovich, 35, already on the floor being subdued by another hotel guest, according to Wyomissing police. He was "highly intoxicated, yelling and initially resisted being handcuffed," police said. He reportedly grabbed the hotel employee and pushed her against a wall. When she yelled for help, other guests intervened and were also assaulted, police said. Petrovich was eventuall…