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Police & Fire
Three Suspects Sought For Lansdale Break-In, Authorities Say
Lansdale police are looking for three people who they say broke into a business in the borough on Monday, March 18. The pictured suspects made their way inside a business on the 800 block of West 5th Street around 6:15 p.m., authorities said. LPD footage. Lansdale Police Anyone who can identify them is asked to call Det. Gray 267-642-9422 or email jgray@lansdalepd.org.
Traffic
Car Crashes Into Gas Pump In Lansdale: Police
Police are investigating a single-car crash in Lansdale on Wednesday night, March 28, authorities say. It happened on the 200 block of North Broad Street around 9 p.m., police said in a release. A BMW-550 was heading north and tried to pass another car on the left but lost control and struck a gas pump at the 291 N. Broad St. Sunoco, officials said. The car was severely damaged but no injuries were reported, according to the release. The Fairmount Fire Company assisted at the scene, police added.
Traffic
Driver Sought For Hit-Run During February Storm: Lansdale Police
Authorities are searching for the driver who allegedly left the scene of an accident during a snowstorm last month. The pictured vehicle was involved in a crash near Main and Broad streets in Lansdale on Tuesday, Feb. 13, police wrote in a release. Investigators believe the car is a dark-colored Toyota Rav4. Anyone with information is being asked to call Lansdale Police Department at 215-368-1801.
News
Felon Shows Up At Ex-GF's Home With Illegal Weapons, MontCo DA Says
A registered sex offender made calls from prison to illegally purchase weapons and wasn't caught until he was parked outside his ex-girlfriend's home around 1 a.m., authorities detailed in court documents released on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Edward Cordenner III, 36, of Susquehanna Avenue in Lansdale was found with a loaded assault rifle and night vision goggles in his pickup truck outside his ex-girlfriend's home in New Hanover Township at 1:21 a.m. on Feb. 21, police explained in the affidavit of probable cause. Cordenner had recently been released from prison and had been makin…
Police & Fire
PA Man Used Photo Of Son's Former Teacher In Soliciting Sex From 13-Year-Old, Affidavit Shows
Authorities have released chats between undercover officers posing as a 13-year-old girl and a Montgomery County man asking for sexual favors. Thomas Bowes, 39, of Lansdale, became the center of an investigation in October 2023, following a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, according to the criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. ** WARNING: The following news story contains disturbing and graphic information that depicts the sexual abuse of small children ** Montgomery County investigators created profiles on the social media app Whisper, and began engaging with…
Lifestyle
Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins 'Treasure Hunt' In Luzerne County
Six Pennsylvanians picked the five winning numbers in the Tuesday, Jan. 16 drawing for the "Treasure Hunt" game, according to Lottery officials. The half-dozen winners would have earned $200,001, but will now split the prize into individual prizes of $33,333.50 each. The winning tickets were sold at the following locations: Narayan Hari Inc., 549 Doylestown Road, Lansdale, Montgomery County; Hanover Convenience Inc., 1100 South Main St., Hanover Township, Luzerne County; Rutter’s, 935 Plank Road, Duncansville, Blair County; Penn Crossing Giant Eagle, 2000 Penny Lane…
Weather
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In The Lehigh Valley
Greater Philadelphia woke up in a winter wonderland Tuesday, Jan. 16 as a wintry system worked its way up the eastern seaboard Monday night, Jan. 15, and into the early morning hours. Though the snowfall has mostly tapered off, winter weather advisories remain in effect as of 3 p.m. Tuesday for Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia counties, said the National Weather Service. Here's how snowfall totals stacked up across the region in the last 24 hours, according to NWS meteorologists. Berks County had its highest snowfal…
Police & Fire
Police Identify Pedestrian Killed In Lansdale Wreck
Authorities have named the 57-year-old man who was hit and killed walking across Church Road in Lansdale last month. Victor Bonanni was crossing between Pennbrook Parkway and Station Square Boulevard late on Dec. 22 when he was struck by a southbound car, police said. The driver remained on scene. Bonanni was rushed to Lansdale Hospital with a head wound and "other traumatic injuries" and later died, according to authorities. Hatfield, Towamencin, Montgomery Twp., and Upper Gwynedd police also assisted at the scene, Lansdale PD added. Bonanni, of Lansdale, is …
Police & Fire
'Do You Want Me To Choke You Out?' Bus Aide Strangled 6-Year-Old, Montco DA Says
(Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a statement from North Penn School District.) A school bus aide in the North Penn School District is accused of choking a 6-year-old student, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. MacArthur Wilson, a 72-year-old Lansdale resident, is charged with strangulation, attempted simple assault, reckless endangerment, and harassment, according to prosecutors. Authorities said the bus was in Montgomery Township, about one minute away from the 6-year-old boy's stop when the bus driver told Wilson to sit with him on th…
Lifestyle
$500K Powerball Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania
A Lansdale area shopper picked up a little something extra during a grocery trip this weekend. The lucky Pennsylvania Lottery player won $500,000 in the Saturday, Oct. 14 drawing for the Powerball, according to state gaming officials. The Weis at 1551 Valley Forge Road will now receive a $500 bonus for vending the lucky ticket. The winner will not be identified until they step forward to claim their prize and their ticket can be validated. Winners have up to one year from the drawing date to file a claim, and all winners should immediately sign the back of their ticke…
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Driver Killed, Others Hurt In Head-On Crash In Eastern PA
A 55-year-old man was killed and two others were injured after a crash in Nockamixon Township on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 7, state police say. Tjerk J. Post of Lansdale was headed north on Easton Road when a Ram left the southbound lane and hit his Kia Telluride head-on, according to troopers. Post was taken to Grandview Hospital and pronounced dead, authorities said. His 51-year-old passenger was also hospitalized with serious injuries. The 28-year-old driver of the Ram received "suspected minor injuries," the police report says. Easton Road was shut down from bot…
Police & Fire
Murder-suicide
: Husband Kills 94-Year-Old Wife Then Himself In Montgomery County, DA Says
A 93-year-old man killed his wife before turning the gun on himself in Montgomery County on Tuesday, Sept. 12, prosecutors say. Stanley Brown of Lansdale called borough police just after noon and told them he had shot his wife, Florence Brown, said District Attorney Kevin Steele's Office. He told dispatchers he was going to kill himself before a gunshot was heard, authorities said. As police arrived, another shot was heard from inside the home, according to the DA's Office. Inside, officers found Stanley sitting in a chair with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest …
Police & Fire
How JFK Airport Customs Agents ID'd Ghost Gun Manufacturing Ring Out Of Suburban Philly Home
Three men from Montgomery County have been arrested for their roles in trafficking and manufacturing ghost guns and suppressors, authorities said. Tony Phan Ho, 32, ran the operation out of his Hatfield home with help from Rithga Ngoy, 36, of Hatfield and Michael Phan Nguyen, 32, of Lansdale, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. A search of Ho’s property found all of the tools needed to privately manufacture firearms, numerous AR-15 rifle parts, firearm sights, firearm sight tools, a Polymer80 tool kit, weapon mounted lights, a Glock pistol barrel, a Sig Sauer…
Police & Fire
Gunman Snuck Through Bathroom Window In Deadly Montco Apartment Shootout: DA
One man is dead and another was airlifted to a Philadelphia hospital following an exchange of gunfire in a Lansdale apartment unit late Monday, April 17, authorities say. Police were called to the Walnut Arms Apartments around 11:10 p.m. for a reported shooting, District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a release. They arrived to find 21-year-old Wesley Wayne Smith of Philadelphia dead on the floor, authorities said. Christopher Moore Jr., 21, of Philadelphia, was also found shot and flown to Jefferson Hospital, where he is expected to recover, police added. Walnut Arms Apartments, Lans…
Police & Fire
TSA Thwarts Explosive-Carrying Passenger From Boarding at Lehigh Airport: Feds
A passenger with an explosive device tucked away in his luggage attempted to board a plane at the Lehigh Valley International Airport on Monday, Feb. 27, authorities say. The suspicious item was clocked by Transportation Security Administration agents screening checked bags, the federal agency said. Security officers gave the bag the physical exam after it triggered an alarm in the screening unit, they added. Inside, agents discovered "an item (...) that appeared to be suspicious and was believed to possibly be a live explosive device," TSA said. The airport was evacuated as police and…
Police & Fire
Serial Retail Burglar Strikes In Berks County, Police Say
A suspected serial burglar robbed a Berks County hardware store in what police say is his 15th theft from area retailers. It happened on Thursday, Feb. 16 at around 1 a.m., Caernarvon Township police said in a statement. The suspect pulled into the Lowe's at 340 Crossings Blvd., walked behind the store, and stole a Craftsman Zero Turn Lawn Mower, they continued. The same model lawn mower is valued at $3,099 on Lowe's website. Investigators believe the same man is responsible for no less than 14 similar thefts at Lowe's locations throughout the region, inclu…
Police & Fire
Dump Truck Owner Arrested For Crash That Killed Pregnant Mom: Montco DA
The owner of the dump truck that killed a pregnant Montgomery County mom is now facing criminal charges, authorities say. Kellie Adams of Lansdale, 31, and her Upper Providence firefighter husband Jason were expecting a child when she was struck head-on by a DWI dump truck driver in August 2022, prosecutors have said. Everett Clayton, the 56-year-old West Virginia man who police say was driving the dump truck, was arrested in Boston in November. Now, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele says the owner of the truck has been arrested as well. Patrick Doran, 24,…
Schools
Threat Clears Montco Middle School: Report
Penndale Middle School in Lansdale is dismissing students early on Monday, Jan. 30 after administrators learned of a violent threat, WFMZ reports. In a statement to parents, North Penn School District said students will be bussed home early, and that those who normally walk will need to be picked up, according to the report. There's no mention of any threat or early dismissal on the school district's social media pages or website. North Penn officials did not immediately respond to Daily Voice's request for comment. All after school activities at Penndale have been cancel…
Police & Fire
Trucker Who Crashed Into Fireman's Pregnant Wife Charged With Murder: Montco DA
The West Virginia driver who lost control of a dump truck and fatally struck the pregnant wife of a firefighter now faces two murder charges, officials say. Everett Clayton, 56, was arrested in Boston last month for homicide by vehicle and related charges stemming from the accident that happened in Lower Providence Township, on Aug. 25, as Daily Voice reported. Investigators have said Clayton was driving on the 500 block of South Park Avenue when he lost control of his dump truck and crashed head-on into pregnant 31-year-old Kellie Adams of Lansdale, who died at the scene. Emersyn Grac…
Police & Fire
Parents Dead In Murder Suicide That Left Triplets Orphaned In Philadelphia, MontCo ID'd
Two-year-old triplets were apparently orphaned after their father killed their mother and then himself in an investigation that spanned Philadelphia and Montgomery County, according to police and various news reports. Police responding to an East Haines Street apartment around 8:10 p.m., Dec. 18 on reports of a person screaming found 39-year-old Masiah Larkin inside with multiple gunshot wounds to the head, city police said. WATCH: BREAKING UPDATE: Law Enforcement sources tell me Stanley Baptiste,37, dropped his two year old triplets at the Lansdale house with a friend. Police just l…
Police & Fire
MontCo Contractor To Pay $43K For Ripping Off Clients: DA
A general contractor in Montgomery County will spend months in jail and pay thousands in restitution after pleading guilty to ripping off several Philadelphia area homeowners, authorities say. Joseph E. Collopy, 46, of Lansdale, will spend nine to 23 months behind bars followed by seven years of probation, and must hand over a total of $42,856.96 to former clients, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement Thursday, Nov. 10. Through his companies Macintosh Construction and Collopy Construction Inc., the DA said Collopy signed a contract to re…
Police & Fire
DWI Dump Truck Driver Who Killed MontCo Firefighter's Pregnant Wife Captured In Boston
The DWI dump truck driver who last August killed the pregnant wife of a Montgomery County firefighter was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 2 in Boston, authorities announced. Everett Clayton, 56, of West Virginia, had been wanted on various charges stemming from the Aug. 25 crash in Lower Providence Township that left Kellie Adams, of Lansdale, dead at 31 years old, according to police in Boston and Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. Jason and Kellie Adams with their two boys, Mason Daniel Adams (5) and Jaxson Richard Adams (2).Kellie Adams Facebook Clayton will be charged in…
Police & Fire
DWI PA Driver Indicted In NJ Corrections Officer's Death
A Pennsylvania driver has been indicted on DWI charges in a crash that killed an off-duty New Jersey corrections officer, NJ Advance Media reported. Joshua R. Beardsworth, 25, of Pittsgrove Township, was stopped in his BMW on the right shoulder of Route 55 when a car — also on the northbound side — struck him in Vineland on Aug. 15, 2021, according to earlier reports. The 28-year-old driver from Lansdale, PA — Trevor M. Annunziata, who was driving a Volkswagon — was hospitalized with serious injuries, while Beardsworth was killed. Annunziata's indictment also charges him wi…
Police & Fire
'Predator Poachers' Group Busts Suburban Philly Man Meeting 'Teen Boy' For Sex: Report
A Texas-based group aimed at catching online child predators helped police in the Philadelphia suburbs nab a 23-year-old Montgomery County man who thought he was meeting a 13-year-old boy for sex, according to court documents obtained by NorthPennNow. Devon Weiss, of Lansdale, arranged to meet the "child" over an online chat forum and requested sexual acts over text, according to the Central Bucks Regional Police Department. Police launched an investigation in August after the "Predator Poachers" contacted them about Weiss, and explained how they first connected on Grindr, a…
Police & Fire
Suspects On Loose After Labor Day Weekend Robbery In Lansdale, Police Say
Two suspects are at large after a store robbery over the Labor Day weekend in Lansdale, authorities said. The masked men entered 7-Eleven on the 600 block of West Main Street around 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, according to Lansdale police and NorthPennNow. One of the men had a sledgehammer, which he used to break into the gambling machines and steal the cash from inside, police said. Both suspects fled from the scene, police added. No injuries were reported. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Lansdale Police Detective Joseph Gary at (267) 642-9422 or at crimet…
Police & Fire
Pregnant Wife Of PA Firefighter Dies In Crash
The pregnant wife of a Pennsylvania firefighter died in a car crash last week, authorities said. Kellie Adams, of Lansdale, and the baby girl she was expecting with husband Jason died in a crash on Thursday, Aug. 25, according to her obituary. Kellie and Jason, married for eight years, also shared two boys together. Jason is a firefighter in Upper Providence Township. Please keep Firefighter Jason Adams and his family in your thoughts and prayers. FF Adams tragically lost his wife and unborn daughter in a fatal car accident on Thursday. Posted by UPT Fire & Emergency Services on Sa…
Police & Fire
Repeat Offender Captured On Video Sexually Assaulting Blind, Deaf, Mute PA Woman, DA Says
A 23-year-old Pennsylvania man was arrested after authorities say they discovered a video of him repeatedly sexually assaulting an elderly woman who is blind, deaf, and mute, just two months after being charged with a similar offense involving a minor. Malquan Craig, of Lancaster, is facing charges of indecent assault of a mentally disabled victim, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, and invasion of privacy in connection with the incidents involving the handicapped 70-year-old woman, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The alleged assaults happened in 2…
Police & Fire
Victim In Triple Lansdale Shooting Was Also Shot In June: Report
One of three victims wounded in a shooting in Lansdale Thursday, July 7, was previously shot in June, NorthPennNow reports. Nasir Miller, 19, of Hatfield Township, Malicahi Swindell, 21, and Samir Harris, 18, both of Philadelphia, ran from the unit block of West Mt. Vernon Street with gunshot wounds before collapsing on a nearby street around 9:50 p.m., the outlet says. The men were rushed to a local hospital and then airlifted to Philadelphia trauma centers, and are expected to survive. Miller has been through this before as a victim of the June 6 shooting on West Fifth Str…
Police & Fire
1 Shot In Lansdale, Police Say
One person was shot in Lansdale Monday, June 6, authorities said. Officers responding to a shooting found the gunshot victim on the 300 block of West Fifth Street around 9:30 p.m., Lansdale police said. The unidentified male victim was taken to Grandview Hospital, where he is expected to survive, police said. Multiple shell casings were also recovered from the scene. Police say the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to contact investigators by phone at 215-368-1801 or by email at crimetips@lansdalepd.org.
Police & Fire
Crash Takes Down Traffic Light In Lansdale: Police
A two-car crash in Lansdale brought down a traffic signal Tuesday, May 10, authorities said. The Lansdale Police Department and local fire crews responded to South Broad and Hancock Streets, where they said a driver ran a red light, causing the crash around 2:05 p.m. One of the drivers was taken to a local hospital for treatment, police said. Their condition was not made clear. The road was closed for several hours as crews repaired the damaged traffic light, police said. Charges are pending the result of an ongoing investigation.
Police & Fire
Serial Bank Robber Who Nearly Killed PA Trooper Trying To Arrest Him Gets 25 Years
A serial bank robber who nearly killed a Pennsylvania State Police trooper trying to arrest him was sentenced to 25 years in prison, authorities said. Christopher Larue, 44, was on supervised release after serving a 12-year prison sentence when he entered the QNB Bank in Perkasie brandishing a gun and robbing the bank of $11,000 on Oct. 19, 2020, United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. Larue, of Lansdale, was convicted in 2009 of five additional bank robberies, the attorney said. So, he fled, but a GPS tracking device hidden with the stolen money quickly le…
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