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Pocono Summit, PA

Suspect Named In Deadly Shooting At Poconos Bar: State Police Suspect Named In Deadly Shooting At Poconos Bar: State Police
Matthew 'Stax' Morales Wanted For Monroe Co. Murder: PSP Troopers have issued an arrest warrant in a Monroe County homicide.   Matthew "Stax" Morales is sought in connection with a deadly shooting at the My Place Bar and Grill in Middle Smithfield, according to state police.  Authorities were called to the 5138 Milford Road bar just before 11 p.m. on Friday, May 24. They arrived to find a man with a gunshot wound to the chest, troopers said.  The victim was taken to an area hospital and pronounced dead.  Police said surveillance footage shows Morales pull a small semi-automatic pistol from his waistband just b…
Poconos Woman, 56, Killed In Early Morning Crash: Police Poconos Woman, 56, Killed In Early Morning Crash: Police
Poconos Woman, 56, Killed In Early Morning Crash: Police One woman is dead and two other people are wounded after a two-car crash in Pocono Township early Monday, Nov. 27, according to authorities.  Police were called to Route 314 between Summit Road and Swiftwater Avenue around 6:45 a.m., the department said in a release.  They arrived to find a 56-year-old passenger in a 2010 Kia Soul dead from her injuries, the release says. Her name was not reported though police said she was a resident of Pocono Summit.  The driver of the Kia and the driver of a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado were both hospitalized with "moderate" injuries, off…
Babysitter Kills PA Woman After 'Bad Reaction' To Pot Cookies, Police Say Babysitter Kills PA Woman After 'Bad Reaction' To Pot Cookies, Police Say
Babysitter Kills PA Woman After 'Bad Reaction' To Pot Cookies, Police Say A babysitter is facing homicide charges after killing a woman in Pennsylvania due to a "bad reaction" to marijuana cookies, police said. Lavrius O'Brian Watson, 26, of Pocono Summit, is accused of fatally stabbing Elizabeth Bennett Leonard, 41, with a kitchen knife on Saturday at a home on Vandermark Avenue in Nuangola Borough, all while her young son was present, according to court papers obtained by the Citizens Voice. After calling 911, Watson allegedly emerged from the house covered in blood and collapsed on the lawn, muttering, "What did I do?" the outlet says. He was arraig…