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Bradford County, PA

PA Woman Holds Baby While Ex Kills Abusive BF, Then Texts Pastor: Affidavit PA Woman Holds Baby While Ex Kills Abusive BF, Then Texts Pastor: Affidavit
PA Woman Holds Baby While Ex Kills Abusive BF, Then Texts Pastor: Affidavit New details have been released at a press conference on Tuesday, March 19 about a Harrisburg family who teamed up to shoot, stab, and dismember a boyfriend who was allegedly physically and sexually abusive. Terry Parker, 47, his ex-wife (possibly legally married but separated, officials explained at a later date) Ronda Parker, 48, and his new girlfriend Summer Heil, 36, worked together to lure Ronda's new boyfriend, Michael Pruitt, 40, to a home in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania State Police in Bradford County explained in the court documents obtained by Daily Voice PSP found the bones …
New Evidence Discovered In PA Man's 2013 Murder, Troopers Say New Evidence Discovered In PA Man's 2013 Murder, Troopers Say
New Evidence Discovered In PA Man's 2013 Murder, Troopers Say Investigators are hopeful that recently discovered evidence will lead them to Harry Brian Mitchell's killer.  The 50-year-old was shot dead on Dec. 22 or 23, 2013, state police said in a release.  Mitchell was staying at a remote cabin he owned with his wife Dorothy at 157 Lake View Lane in New Albany, Bradford County, authorities wrote. Detectives said he was at the rear of the cabin with his dog when he was fatally struck by a single bullet.  Friends found Mitchell's body at the cabin after they had stopped hearing from him, according to police.  Authorities sai…
Jackpot: Prize-Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Montco, Officials Say Jackpot: Prize-Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Montco, Officials Say
Jackpot: Prize-Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Montco, Officials Say A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Montgomery County hit it big over the holiday weekend, state gaming officials say.  The lucky winner matched all five numbers pulled in the Treasure Hunt drawing on Saturday, Dec. 23 to win the nominal jackpot prize of $138,559.50.  Unfortunately for them, two other Pennsylvanians picked the same numbers, and the three winners will split the pot into equal prizes of $46,186.50, officials said.  The winning Montco ticket was purchased at Harleysville Gulf gas station,161 Main St. in Harleysville, gaming reps said. The others were purchase…
Twister Touch Down: Tornado Confirmed In Eastern PA By NWS Twister Touch Down: Tornado Confirmed In Eastern PA By NWS
Twister Touch Down: Tornado Confirmed In Eastern PA By NWS A tornado touched down in northeastern Pennsylvania on Saturday, Aug. 12, uprooting trees and reaching wind speeds as high as 105 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.  The storm, now a confirmed twister, carved a three-mile path through Nescopeck Township, Luzerne County around 4:30 p.m., meteorologists at the NWS Binghamton, New York Station said.  An additional storm survey was completed earlier today for the August 12th storms. An EF-1 tornado was confirmed in Nescopeck Township in Luzerne County, PA. #PAwx pic.twitter.com/ka4gRjnuxk — NWS Binghamton (@NWSBingha…
Dozens Nabbed In PA Child Porn Sting, 'Operation Safe Screen': State Police Dozens Nabbed In PA Child Porn Sting, 'Operation Safe Screen': State Police
Dozens Nabbed In PA Child Porn Sting, 'Operation Safe Screen': State Police Twenty-six Pennsylvanians face criminal charges after state police wrapped up a months-long investigation on child sex abuse imagery.  "Operation: Safe Screen," said troopers in a release on Tuesday, July 18, involved chatting with suspect predators online, locating possessors of child pornography, and tracking down registered offenders who have fallen out of compliance.  The operation ran from April through June and led to the arrests of 22 adults and four juveniles in twelve counties, state police said.  Those charged:  Daniel Gonzales, 43, of Lackawanna County, is …
Pennsylvania Trooper Fatally Shoots 'Juvenile' Boy Pennsylvania Trooper Fatally Shoots 'Juvenile' Boy
Pennsylvania Trooper Fatally Shoots 'Juvenile' Boy Authorities are investigating after a "juvenile" male was shot dead by a Pennsylvania state trooper in Bradford County Thursday evening.  State police were called to a wooded area in Herrick Township just before 5 p.m. on May 4 for reports of a person with a handgun, Trooper William Evans wrote in a release.  Troopers made contact with the boy and gave "numerous verbal orders for (him) to drop the weapon," authorities said. Police claimed the boy "did not comply" and "presented himself as an imminent threat to the responding troopers."  One trooper fired at the boy, and he w…
PA Dad Murdered By Convicted Killer Cellmate After Less Than One Month In Prison: Police PA Dad Murdered By Convicted Killer Cellmate After Less Than One Month In Prison: Police
PA Dad Murdered By Convicted Killer Cellmate After Less Than One Month In Prison: Police A dad of three who was found dead in his prison cell on Wednesday, May 4— after being in prison for less than one month— is now known to have been murdered, and Pennsylvania state police have charged his convicted killer cellmate with his homicide. David Vaughn Grier, 26, was serving a life sentence for murdering Kierra Johnson in Philadelphia in 2017, court records show. Joel Vanderpool, 39, of Towanda, was found unresponsive in his cell during staff rounds at State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill on Wednesday, May, 4, according to Superintendent Laurel Harry. "Emergency personnel w…
9-Year-Old Boy Stabs 11-Year-Old To Death Over Toy, Pennsylvania State Police Say 9-Year-Old Boy Stabs 11-Year-Old To Death Over Toy, Pennsylvania State Police Say
9-Year-Old Boy Stabs 11-Year-Old To Death Over Toy, Pennsylvania State Police Say A 9-year-old boy mortally wounded an 11-year-old boy during a fight over a Nerf Gun, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. The fight happened while the two boys were playing with the Nerf gun at a home in Randall Road in Ridgebury Township, Bradford County on Saturday around 10:30 p.m., according to the release. A "tug-a-war" over a toy gun ensued and the younger boy stabbed the older one in the chest with a knife, the release states. How the child got the knife is not immediately clear.  The 11-year-old boy was rushed to Robert Packer Hospital, where he later died despite…
Western PA DA Sentenced Up To 5 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Assaulting Women Western PA DA Sentenced Up To 5 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Assaulting Women
Western PA DA Sentenced Up To 5 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Assaulting Women A Former Bradford County District Attorney has been sentenced for up to five years in prison for sexually assault women, according to Pennsylvania's State Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Chad Salsman, 45, of Wyalusing, was sentenced on Friday to serve between 1.5 to 5 years in prison, followed by 72 months of state supervision. Salsman is a Republican, who was elected district attorney in Nov. 2019 and was serving in the role at the time of his arrest. Salsman was arrested in February on 24 counts relating to the assaults of his clients and was held in the Bradford County Prison in lieu of …
SEEN HIM? PA Fugitive Sought In Wife's Shooting Death SEEN HIM? PA Fugitive Sought In Wife's Shooting Death
Seen HIM? PA Fugitive Sought In Wife's Shooting Death Pennsylvania State Police seek the public's help in finding a fugitive -- an avid fisherman suspected of killing his wife. A warrant was secured on Tuesday for the arrest of Richard Walski, 46 of Luzerne County for the murder of his wife, Patricia.  On August 13, after a welfare check, Patricia Walski was foiund dead at their home at 195 Schrader St. in Larksville Borough, state police said at the time. An autopsy determined that the wife was shot in the head and the death was a homicide. Their family dog Yukon, who went missing, was found in the Honey Pot section of Nanticoke City on…