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Man Attempts To 'Bite', 'Spit' On Kennett Square Officers, Police Say
An Avondale man is accused of trying to bite and spit on Kennett Square police officers while they tried to take him to a hospital, the department said in a release.
Erik Herrera-Bedolla, 21, is charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and harassment, said KSPD.
Authorities said it happened on Sunday, Jan. 14 at the 100 block of North Willow Street. He was released on $7,500 bail and has a hearing scheduled for Jan. 24, court records show.
Suspect Ripped TASER Darts From Body, Fought Police In Macungie: Authorities
What began in a Macungie Turkey Hill ended with a struggle in the street on Thursday, after police say a man assaulted gas station customers and then led officers on a brief chase.
Ryan J. Jacobs, 44, of Temple, is charged with fleeing law enforcement, resisting arrest, simple assault, and related counts, Macungie police wrote in a release.
Officers were called to the Turkey Hill at 141 W. Main St. on April 6, where an employee said Jacobs had "grabbed her" and "smashed her cell phone to prevent her from calling police," the department said.
Two customers at the stor…
Naked Florida Man With Dead Deer In School Bus Leads PA Police On Chase
The day before Tony Jay Saunders Jr. turned 25, he led Pennsylvania state police on a chase, crashed a BMW, killed a deer, stole a school bus— putting the deer inside to "use as fertilizer"— led police on a chase, fled from the school bus— stripped naked— led police on a foot chase, was arrested and admitted to it all with a smile on his face, according to a police release.
Saunders of Port Saint Lucie, Florida has no known current address in Pennsylvania, yet when he was arrested he told the police that he had taken the bus after crashing the the BMW, apparently into the deer, in the e…
NJ Native Bites Multiple Officers Over $6 Theft At PA Walmart: Police
A $6 shoplifting incident at a Pennsylvania Walmart that sent five police officers on a foot chase— two were bitten by the suspect, according to a police release on Tuesday, January 10.
Rygo Alexander Kingsley, 23, currently of Lancaster, PA, and native to North Brunswick, NJ, was acting "suspicious" at the Walmart located at 2030 Fruitville Pike on Nov. 29, 2022, authorities say.
Manheim Township police were called to the store as part of the "on-going investigation against him for retail theft," as stated in the release by the department.
The person who called the police knew Kingsley an…
4 Arrested In Allentown Gun Sting: Police
Four Allentown men are in custody following a "targeted operation" by state and local police, authorities announced.
The group were arrested on Friday, Nov. 4 on various charges in a sting, said Allentown Assistance Police Chief Michael Becker in a statement.
Three firearms were recovered during the arrests, Becker added, noting the following arrests:
Bryce Crable, 25, was charged with illegally possessing or selling firearms, owning a gun with an altered serial number, and unlicensed weapon carrying, police said.
Paul Kirkland, 47, was charged with illegal gun pos…
Maryland Man Attacks Homeowner, State Troopers During Violent Pennsylvania Break-In: Police
A Maryland man violently attacked a homeowner, his neighbor, and three members of the Pennsylvania state police during a break-in at an Adams County home, according to court records.
29-year-old Eddie B. Thomas Jr., of Silver Spring, Maryland, crashed his car in the 400 block of Idaville York Springs Road in Huntington Township around 2 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, the criminal complaint filed by state police details.
Thomas allegedly was going to the home for help but when he knocked on the front door and the resident opened it a crack, he forced his way in and became "ext…
Sex Offender Chokes Woman, Flees, Injures Officer In Central PA, Police Say
A 28-year-old registered sex offender injured a police officer during a tussle in Lititz, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, authorities say.
Derek Alan Manz fled before Lititz Borough police responded to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance at a home in the 400 Block of West Marion Street at 6:12 p.m., according to a release by the department.
Upon arrival, a woman told them that Manz assaulted and choked her. Her injuries were non-life-threatening, according to the police.
That wasn't the last officers heard about Manz that evening, around 9:37 p.m., a Lititz Borough officer noti…