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Man Left For Dead Under Bridge Was Robbed By Evicted Pair: Montco DA Man Left For Dead Under Bridge Was Robbed By Evicted Pair: Montco DA
Man Left For Dead Under Bridge Was Robbed By Evicted Pair: Montco DA Two 20-year-old people who had been evicted from their apartment robbed and killed of a man whose body was found under a Montgomery County bridge last month, authorities said. Ana Gonzalez-Munguia, 20, and Erick Galo-Ponce, 20, beat 23-year-old Nilson Velazquez-Cardona to death before his body was found under the Stony Creek Bridge on W. Marshall Street Saturday, Dec. 17 around 7:30 a.m. — Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Acting Police Chief Michael Bishop said. Dr. Ian Hood of the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office, who found that the male died of blu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Norristown Police Chief Suddenly Resigns Norristown Police Chief Suddenly Resigns
Norristown Police Chief Suddenly Resigns Norristown Police Chief Derrick Wood had stepped down, municipal officials have announced.  No reason was given for the chief's sudden resignation.  “While we were all surprised by the sudden departure of Chief Wood, we wish him well and will continue our forward progress in the Police Department and the Municipality,” said Municipal Administrator Crandall O. Jones. Lt. Michael Bishop will step up as acting chief until a permanent replacement can be found, officials added.  Wood was named Norristown police chief less than a year ago on Dec. 21, 2021. He had previo…

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by Mac Bullock