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Charged Child Rapist Kidnaps Girl Then Kills Himself During PA Police Pursuit Charged Child Rapist Kidnaps Girl Then Kills Himself During PA Police Pursuit
Charged Child Rapist Kidnaps Girl Then Kills Himself During PA Police Pursuit A man out on bail for felony child rape kidnapped a girl at gunpoint but when police closed in, he turned the gun on himself, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday afternoon.  Former convict, James Lee Kopp Jr., 53 of Hanover and East Berlin (although most recently from McSherrystown) kidnapped a 12-year-old girl at gunpoint from her yard in the 600 block of North Street in McSherrystown and fled the area, PSP detailed.  The McSherrystown Police Department was called "for a report of a child abduction involving a firearm" at the girl's home at 9:45 a.…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Philadelphia Carjacking Suspect Nabbed After Police Chase Through South Jersey Philadelphia Carjacking Suspect Nabbed After Police Chase Through South Jersey
Philadelphia Carjacking Suspect Nabbed After Police Chase Through South Jersey A 59-year-old carjacking  suspect led police on a chase through several towns n Atlantic County before his arrest, authorities said.  At 1:54 p.m., on Saturday, Atlantic City Police Officer Heriberto Barrios-Gomez was on foot patrol near the beach block of Arkansas Avenue when he heard a woman screaming, police said. Barrios-Gomez saw the woman, 46, of Deptford, NJ, pulling at the driver’s side door of a vehicle and he ran to her to help.  As Barrios-Gomez got closer, the vehicle sped off towards Pacific Avenue and turned, police said. The woman and a witness told the offic…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Accused Of Stealing $24K From Harrah's Casino In Custody After Short Pursuit, Police Say Man Accused Of Stealing $24K From Harrah's Casino In Custody After Short Pursuit, Police Say
Man Accused Of Stealing $24K From Harrah's Casino In Custody After Short Pursuit, Police Say A Chester County man suspected of stealing $24,000 from Harrah's Casino was taken into police custody after leading officers on a short foot pursuit last month, authorities said. Markile Washington was in the front passenger seat near 11th and Butler Street when officers stopped the 2006 Nissan Maxima on Jan. 30, Commissioner Steven Gretsky said. Washington fled the car and was taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit, Gretsky said. District Justice Christopher Mattox arraigned Washington, and his bail was set at 10% of $20,000. Washington was sent to George W. Hill Correct…

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by Nicole Acosta