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PA Man Sentenced In Fatal Stabbing During Argument Over Snoring, DA Says PA Man Sentenced In Fatal Stabbing During Argument Over Snoring, DA Says
PA Man Sentenced In Fatal Stabbing During Argument Over Snoring, DA Says A Hatboro man has been sentenced to almost a year in jail after stabbing his neighbor dead during an ongoing dispute over his snoring, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said on Friday, Aug. 16. Christopher Casey, 55, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced on Aug. 7, in the death of of 62-year-old Robert Wallace, according to a DA spokeswoman.  Casey was sentenced to 11½ to 23 months in prison, followed by three years probation, she said. He also pleaded guilty to possession of an instrument of crime. Authorities said Casey and Wallace were both kno…

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by Jon Craig
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Woman Waving Gun, 69, Shot Dead By Officer In Pennsylvania: DA Woman Waving Gun, 69, Shot Dead By Officer In Pennsylvania: DA
Woman Waving Gun, 69, Shot Dead By Officer In Pennsylvania: DA A 69-year-old woman was fatally shot by police after waving a gun and pointing it at responders in a Pennsylvania town. EMTs and Upper Moreland officers were called to the 100 block of Evans Avenue in Willow Grove Sunday, Oct, 8, around 5:05 p.m. on reports of a woman waving a gun outside of a home, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The woman pointed a firearm at EMTs and police issued commands for her to drop the weapon, but the woman did not comply. Instead, she pointed the gun at police, and was shot by an officer.  Police immediately rendered aid to th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Montco 'Candy Man' Made Off With Hundreds Of Dollars In Sweets, Cops Say Montco 'Candy Man' Made Off With Hundreds Of Dollars In Sweets, Cops Say
Montco 'Candy Man' Made Off With Hundreds Of Dollars In Sweets, Cops Say Authorities in Montgomery County are searching for the suspect they call the "Candy Man."  Upper Moreland police say the pictured man swiped $500 worth of candy from the Five Below in Willow Grove in a pair of back-to-back heists on Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6.  Investigators claim they managed to track down the "Candy Man" at least once, but that he fled on foot and could not be located again.  Anyone who can identify the alleged thief is asked to call Upper Moreland Township police at 215-657-4700, contact Det. Small at vsmall@uppermoreland.org, or subm…

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by Mac Bullock
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Video Shows Serial Robber Strike In Upper Moreland, Police Say Video Shows Serial Robber Strike In Upper Moreland, Police Say
Video Shows Serial Robber Strike In Upper Moreland, Police Say Officials say a serial armed robber has struck again in Montgomery County, and authorities have released surveillance video from the scene of the crime. It happened in Upper Moreland on Wednesday, March 15, township police said. A masked suspect carrying a handgun walked into the Sunoco at 2500 Easton Road in Willow Grove at about 1:45 p.m., authorities said.  Surveillance video from the March 15 robbery. CRIMEWATCH/Upper Moreland Police Department The short clip released by police is just under a minute long and appears to show the suspect waiting near the counter for the cashier to a…

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by Mac Bullock