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COLD CASE: Philly Man Found Dead Off Turnpike In Lancaster County COLD CASE: Philly Man Found Dead Off Turnpike In Lancaster County
Cold CASE: Philly Man Found Dead Off Turnpike In Lancaster County State police investigators hope to shed new light on the 1991 murder of a West Philadelphia man.  Derek Michael Mason was last seen leaving his South 39th Street home in October of that year, according to troopers.  His remains were discovered off the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Clay Township, Lancaster County in January 1992. Authorities determined that he had been murdered, but it took until 2023 to identify him using DNA evidence, police say.  Mason was known by the nicknames "Hawkeye" and "Hawk." State police said there is an upcoming block party in Mason's old neighborhoo…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Driving Through Red Light Killed After Crash With SUV In Chester County: Police Motorcyclist Driving Through Red Light Killed After Crash With SUV In Chester County: Police
Motorcyclist Driving Through Red Light Killed After Crash With SUV In Chester County: Police A motorcyclist who was fleeing from police died after driving through a red light and crashing into an SUV in Chester County, authorities said. Troopers spotted the speeding motorcycle traveling westbound on SR 322 in Honey Brook Borough, and tried to initiate a traffic stop around 8 p.m on Wednesday, Aug. 3, Pennsylvania State Police said. Instead, he continued to speed down the highway, running a red light at the intersection of SR 10 and SR 322, police said. The motorcycle operator ended up hitting the driver's side of a Toyota Highlander, authorities said. The motorcyclist was pr…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Shooting-Pursuit Injures PA State Trooper On I-76 Shooting-Pursuit Injures PA State Trooper On I-76
Shooting-Pursuit Injures PA State Trooper On I-76 Details have been released in a shooting-pursuit on Interstate 76 in Lancaster County that hospitalized a Pennsylvania State Trooper on Friday, April 15. Two troopers pulled over two SUVs, one black and one white, around 11:35 p.m. near mile maker 273.2 east in Elizabeth Township, Trooper Kevin Kochka said. One SUV pulled over onto the shoulder and the other one directly behind the trooper's vehicle in the right lane of travel. At that time, one trooper approached the black SUV, which was stopped directly behind their patrol vehicle and the other trooper approached the white SUV. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Probe Death As Homicide After Missing PA Man Found Dead Police Probe Death As Homicide After Missing PA Man Found Dead
Police Probe Death As Homicide After Missing PA Man Found Dead A Pennsylvania man’s death is being investigated as a homicide after he was found dead six days after he went missing, state police say. Edgardo Bermudez Melendez, 31, of West York, was found dead on Holtwood Road/Route 372 in the area on the Norman Wood Bridge in Martic Township on Saturday, Mar. 19 around 8:15 a.m., Pennsylvania state police Troop Kevin Kochka stated in the release. Melendez was reported missing on Mar.14 after last being seen on the evening of Mar. 13, Kochka says. His vehicle, 2014 blue Mazda 3 with PA license plate LWC2762, has not been found, police say. Anyone w…

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by Jillian Pikora