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Arrest Warrant Against Rep. Kevin Boyle Withdrawn: Philadelphia DA Arrest Warrant Against Rep. Kevin Boyle Withdrawn: Philadelphia DA
Arrest Warrant Against Rep. Kevin Boyle Withdrawn: Philadelphia DA Just days after officials said state Rep. Kevin Boyle was wanted for violating a Protection From Abuse order, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said the arrest warrant against him has been withdrawn.  DA Larry Krasner said the warrant was based on "information that was accurate" and "truthful," but that prosecutors were "missing a key piece of information" that they were "only able to confirm today." The PFA order "was no longer in effect on the relevant dates when Mr. Boyle was alleged to have violated that order," Krasner said.  He repeatedly declined to offer specifi…

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by Mac Bullock
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Convict Dad Confesses To Strangling His Son In PA: ADA Convict Dad Confesses To Strangling His Son In PA: ADA
Convict Dad Confesses To Strangling His Son In PA: ADA In one day in a Gettysburg courtroom, a 37-year-old man changed the life of his family, by pleading guilty to strangling his infant son, Adams County Assistant District Attorney Kyle Reuter explained to Daily Voice.  Jonathan Ray Moats, originally of Oakland, Maryland, mostly recently of Palmyra, PA,  was arrested in October following an incident involving his 5-month-old boy, court records show.   Moats has admitted to covering his son's nose and mouth using a blanket when he wouldn't stop crying, while at a home on High Street in New Oxford on Oct. 11, a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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KY Jelly, Murder-Suicide Kit Found On 'Crazy' Man Who Stabbed Estranged Wife: Montco DA KY Jelly, Murder-Suicide Kit Found On 'Crazy' Man Who Stabbed Estranged Wife: Montco DA
KY Jelly, Murder-Suicide Kit Found On 'Crazy' Man Who Stabbed Estranged Wife: Montco DA A King of Prussia man was arrested in the Walmart parking lot on Sunday during the beginning stages of a would-be murder-suicide, according to prosecutors.  Geoffrey Kay-Conway was taken into custody after stabbing his estranged wife multiple times in the leg, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.  The 52-year-old had been released on a $5,000 bond last month after he was charged with stalking and harassing his wife in violation of a court-granted Protection From Abuse order, the DA said. Since then, authorities believe he had been plotting to abduct, rape, and k…

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by Mac Bullock
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PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit
PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit A Pennsylvania mom took a nearly 4-hour Lyft ride — over 200 miles — and then opened fire at the foster family of six that she claims "stole her baby," according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Kayla Menne took a 9-millimeter pistol registered in her previous legal name, Kayla Boyden Harris, from her home in the 100 block of Nissley Street, Middletown to the 5000 block of Julia Lane, McKees Rocks with the intent of shooting at the family fostering her child, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Kennedy Township Police Department.  The family, consistin…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Who Shot Norristown Intruder Will Face Gun Charges: Montco DA Man Who Shot Norristown Intruder Will Face Gun Charges: Montco DA
Man Who Shot Norristown Intruder Will Face Gun Charges: Montco DA A man accused of fatally shooting an intruder at a Norristown home late Monday night is now charged with weapons offenses, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in a release.  Travis Cummings, a 20-year-old Haverford resident, is charged with illegal firearm possession, unlicensed carry, evidence tampering, and drug offenses, the DA's Office wrote.  Authorities say Cummings arrived at a woman's apartment on the 300 block of Monroe Street around 11:45 p.m. on May 1. Minutes later, an intruder forced his way through the door and confronted Cummings, "striking" and "g…

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by Mac Bullock
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Jealous Ex Killed Rachel King, MontCo DA Says Citing End Of Affair Jealous Ex Killed Rachel King, MontCo DA Says Citing End Of Affair
Jealous Ex Killed Rachel King, MontCo DA Says Citing End Of Affair Two people who authorities claim killed Montgomery County mom Rachel King over an "ended affair" are in police custody on murder charges. Zakkee Steven Alhakim, 34, of Philadelphia, and Julie Jean, 34, of Elkins Park, are each charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, and conspiracy in the April 11 death of 35-year-old Rachel King, said District Attorney Kevin Steele in a release.  King was shot dead in her car at the Melrose Shopping Center on Cheltenham Avenue with her 11-year-old son in the back seat, Daily Voice has reported.  Investigators now say that King was the longt…

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by Mac Bullock
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Former Pennsylvania Officer Charged With Stalking And Harassing Ex-GF Former Pennsylvania Officer Charged With Stalking And Harassing Ex-GF
Former Pennsylvania Officer Charged With Stalking And Harassing Ex-GF A former Bethlehem police officer has been charged with stalking and harassing another police department employee — someone he used to be in a relationship with, authorities announced. Noah Klingborg, 27, is expected to turn himself into the Bethlehem City Police Department on Tuesday afternoon, Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck said in a press release. Klingborg, of Bethlehem, is accused of stalking and harassing a civilian employee of the Bethlehem City Police Department that he had a relationship with between December 2021 and ended in June 2022, the release said. Af…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Killed By Rt. 30 Car After Kidnapping Incident That Caused Massive Search: Police Man Killed By Rt. 30 Car After Kidnapping Incident That Caused Massive Search: Police
Man Killed By Rt. 30 Car After Kidnapping Incident That Caused Massive Search: Police A wanted Lancaster County man who led police on a massive search after kidnapping his child died after running into traffic on Rt. 30 and being hit by a car, authorities said. Police were called Friday, Oct. 7 around 11:20 a.m for a verbal domestic incident between a man and woman at a business on the 300 block of East Main Street in Mountville, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. The unnamed man had arrest warrants and an active Protection From Abuse Order (PFA) against him, authorities said. The caller apparently told police that after an argument…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Murder Charges Dropped Against Pottstown Man In GF's Ex-BF's Killing Murder Charges Dropped Against Pottstown Man In GF's Ex-BF's Killing
Murder Charges Dropped Against Pottstown Man In GF's Ex-BF's Killing A jury dismissed a first-degree murder charge against a Pennsylvania man accused of killing his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend earlier this year, WFMZ reports. The charge was dropped Wednesday, Jly 13 after Avery Nascimento, 22, testified that he didn't intend to kill 36-year-old Sean Robbins inside a home on the 100 block of Sheridan Street in Pottstown on Jan. 23, Pottstown Mercury reports. However, Nascimento is still charged with attempted murder for shooting 34-year-old Sodonia Medunic during the altercation, WFMZ says. He was accused of punching Medunic, choking her, t…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Grandpa Beaten With Vacuum, Granddaughter Leads Police On Pursuit In PA: Authorities Grandpa Beaten With Vacuum, Granddaughter Leads Police On Pursuit In PA: Authorities
Grandpa Beaten With Vacuum, Granddaughter Leads Police On Pursuit In PA: Authorities A granddaughter is accused of attacking her grandfather, trespassing, violating a proection order, and sending police on a foot pursuit during two separate incidents in May and June 2022, authorities say.  The first incident happened in the 100 block of Linville Drive, Mountville, at 8:10 a.m. on May 26, according to a release by the police department.  Corporal Mark Burkholder and Officer Troy Rogers were called to a report of a domestic in progress— and following a brief foot pursuit authorities detained Ketsia Febles Rodriguez, 25—a former resident of the home, according to the…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Man Violates Protection Order By Locking Himself In Ex-Wife's Bedroom: Police PA Man Violates Protection Order By Locking Himself In Ex-Wife's Bedroom: Police
PA Man Violates Protection Order By Locking Himself In Ex-Wife's Bedroom: Police A Pennsylvania man who had repeatedly stalked his ex-wife and trespassed on her property was arrested again when he was found locked inside her bedroom, hours after being served with a protection from abuse order, authorities said. An investigation into Robert Brennan, 82, began on March 23 when his ex-wife's court-appointed guardian told him and Lower Moreland police he was no longer welcome at the incapacitated woman's Woodland Road home, local police said. Brennan, who had a spare key, entered the house several times before the locks were changed on March 24, Lower Morelan…

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by Nicole Acosta
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US Marshals Capture Philly Area Man For Violating Protection Order, Harassing Ex-GF: Police US Marshals Capture Philly Area Man For Violating Protection Order, Harassing Ex-GF: Police
US Marshals Capture Philly Area Man For Violating Protection Order, Harassing Ex-GF: Police A Bucks County man was behind bars for violating a Protection From Abuse order that his ex-girlfriend and her mother had against him, authorities said.  Damon Mckie Jr. was arrested on Tuesday, April 12, after officers learned he stalked and harassed his ex-girlfriend, Warrington Township police said. Mckie had been on probation for strangling the same woman in 2019, they said. Members of the US Marshals Service captured him before he was arraigned on felony stalking and related charges, police said. He was remanded to Bucks County Prison in lieu of $200,000 cash bail.

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Pennsylvania Man Kills GF's Ex-BF In Pottstown Home: DA Pennsylvania Man Kills GF's Ex-BF In Pottstown Home: DA
Pennsylvania Man Kills GF's Ex-BF In Pottstown Home: DA A Pennsylvania man was arrested and charged with fatally shooting his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend inside a Pottstown home over the weekend, authorities said. Avery Nascimento, 21, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, strangulation, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, and related offenses in the shooting of his 34-year-old girlfriend, and killing of her ex-boyfriend, 36-year-old Sean Robbins early Sunday, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R.  Steele and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich jointly announ…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Mom Of Kidnapped Girls Murdered By Dad Files Complaint Against York Area Regional Police Chief Mom Of Kidnapped Girls Murdered By Dad Files Complaint Against York Area Regional Police Chief
Mom Of Kidnapped Girls Murdered By Dad Files Complaint Against York Area Regional Police Chief The mother of two young girls who were kidnapped, taken across state lines to Maryland and were found shot dead in a quadruple murder-suicide, has filed a private criminal complaint against the chief of York area regional police, area officials announced. Marisa Ayala Vicosa asked the police for help after she was held captive, drugged and raped by her estranged husband, a former Baltimore County police officer, Robert Vicosa, York County district attorney Dave Sunday said at a press conference. After Marisa Vicosa was freed-- under the guise of gathering supplies, Robert Vicosa along …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Fatally Shoots Man During Arrest Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Fatally Shoots Man During Arrest
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Fatally Shoots Man During Arrest A Lebanon County man was shot and killed by Pennsylvania state police while in the process of being arrested on Sunday, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Andrew J. Dzwonchyk, 40, of Jonestown, was violating a protection from abuse order and was not supposed to be in the place where he was found when police arrived at approximately 10:42 p.m., according to the release. Dzwonchyk was in the driver seat of his car when police got to the 60 block of Ridge Drive in Union Township, based on the release. "A struggle ensued with Dzwonchyk as troopers were attempting to take Dzwo…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'I Killed My Partner,' Upper Darby Man Tells Detectives After Schuylkill Trail Stabbing, DA Say 'I Killed My Partner,' Upper Darby Man Tells Detectives After Schuylkill Trail Stabbing, DA Say
'I Killed My Partner,' Upper Darby Man Tells Detectives After Schuylkill Trail Stabbing, DA Say A Montgomery County man violated a protection of abuse order and stabbed his ex-girlfriend, whose body was found earlier this week near the Schuylkill River Trail, authorities announced Friday. The investigation began on Thursday, when Freddy Remingio Mendieta Pando, 23, walked into Upper Darby police headquarters and told detectives through his cellphone translation application that he killed his partner -- Karina Torres, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Mendieta Pando showed the detectives on a map where Torres' body could be found: Adjace…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'I Killed My Partner,' Upper Darby Man Tells Detectives After Killing Ex-GF, Authorities Say 'I Killed My Partner,' Upper Darby Man Tells Detectives After Killing Ex-GF, Authorities Say
'I Killed My Partner,' Upper Darby Man Tells Detectives After Killing Ex-GF, Authorities Say An Upper Darby man violated a protection of abuse order and stabbed his ex-girlfriend, whose body was found earlier this week near the Schuylkill River Trail, authorities announced Friday. The investigation began on Thursday, when Freddy Remingio Mendieta Pando, 23, walked into Upper Darby police headquarters and told detectives through his cellphone translation application that he killed his partner -- Karina Torres, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Mendieta Pando showed the detectives on a map where Torres' body could be found: Adjacent to…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA Man Admits To Trying To Kill Estranged Wife In Front Of Daughter, 8 PA Man Admits To Trying To Kill Estranged Wife In Front Of Daughter, 8
PA Man Admits To Trying To Kill Estranged Wife In Front Of Daughter, 8 A Bucks County man who violated a protection of abuse order in repeatedly stabbing his estranged wife last August admitted trying to kill her before a judge on Wednesday, authorities said. Walter Joseph Vandoren Jr., 44, of Bristol Township, pleaded guilty to attempted homicide, burglary, criminal trespassing, simple assault, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats, and criminal mischief before Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley, the Bucks County DA's Office announced. Bristol Borough police were dispatched to the 200 block of Buckley Street after receivin…

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by Cecilia Levine