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Philly Man Robbed Two Abington Banks In One Week, Police Say Philly Man Robbed Two Abington Banks In One Week, Police Say
Philly Man Robbed Two Abington Banks In One Week, Police Say Police in Abington say they caught the man who robbed two township banks within days.  Dennis Wilson of Philadelphia is charged with felony robbery and related counts, court records show.  Authorities believe Wilson walked into the PNC Bank at 808 Old York Road on Thursday, April 18, and demanded money with a handwritten note. He fled with an undisclosed sum of cash, police said.  Then on Monday, April 22, detectives said Wilson walked into the 710 Old York Road TD Bank and again demanded money with a note before fleeing.  After both robberies, police said Wilson …
Suspected Killer Caught On Video After Stabbing, Hit-Run Arrested: PPD Suspected Killer Caught On Video After Stabbing, Hit-Run Arrested: PPD
Suspected Killer Caught On Video After Stabbing, Hit-Run Arrested: PPD A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with the stabbing and fatal hit-and-run of a 22-year-old he was seen arguing with, the Philadelphia Police announced on Friday morning.   Mang Sang was found trapped under a white KIA GT sedan and stabbed in the throat under the Delaware Expressway when police were investigating a report of screaming in the 1600 block of South Front Street around 7:40 p.m. on Monday, April 8, as Daily Voice initially reported.  Sang was pronounced dead at the scene by Philadelphia Fire Department paramedics at 7:4…
Taxi Cab Carjacking Ends In Fiery Crash In South Philadelphia: Police Taxi Cab Carjacking Ends In Fiery Crash In South Philadelphia: Police
Taxi Cab Carjacking Ends In Fiery Crash In South Philadelphia: Police A taxi driver was hospitalized with cuts to his face after a carjacker stole his vehicle and then crashed it in South Philadelphia, according to city police.  Authorities said the theft happened on the 3100 block of Island Avenue around 10 p.m. Sunday night, April 14.  The victim told investigators he felt "he was being struck with a knife or other cutting instrument," but never saw one in the attacker's hand. He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital for treatment.  About 20 minutes after the carjacking, police responded to South 34th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue where a …
Two Charged For Killing Man On His Birthday In 2016, Says Bucks DA Two Charged For Killing Man On His Birthday In 2016, Says Bucks DA
Two Charged For Killing Man On His Birthday In 2016, Says Bucks DA Eight years after Herbert Lyals was shot and killed on his birthday, two men are charged with his murder, prosecutors say.  George Javon Clark, 33, and John Marquis Wilson, 43, were charged with murder and related counts following a grand jury investigation, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said on Friday, April 5.  Lyals, 38, was found dead on the 5000 block of Truman Street in Bristol Township on July 27, 2016, according to investigators.  Clark is charged with criminal homicide, first- and second-degree murder, robbery, and related counts, the DA's Office said.…
Uber Rider Robbed For $32K In North Philadelphia: Detectives Uber Rider Robbed For $32K In North Philadelphia: Detectives
Uber Rider Robbed For $32K In North Philadelphia: Detectives City police are investigating the broad daylight robbery of a rideshare passenger in West Oak Lane on Tuesday, April 2.  It happened on the 7200 block of Ogontz Avenue around 3:15 p.m., according to PPD.  The victim, a manager at an area Rite Aid, was riding in an Uber to deliver a cash deposit of $32,000, authorities said. The suspects rear-ended the Uber and snatched the money while the driver got out to assess the damage, according to detectives.  PPD footage PhiladelphiaPolice Investigators said the robbers drove an older model, gray or silver Honda CRV with a paper…
Northeast Philadelphia Thieves Steal $25K In iPhones: Police Northeast Philadelphia Thieves Steal $25K In iPhones: Police
Northeast Philadelphia Thieves Steal $25K In iPhones: Police Investigators are looking for a pair of robbers who took 23 iPhones from an AT&T shop in Northeast Philadelphia, according to police.  Authorities said the duo walked into the store at 3236 Red Lion Road just before 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 2.  They made off with $25,000 in phones then fled east on Calera Road in a white SUV, PPD said.  Suspect one is described as a black male with a thin build wearing a surgical mask., a black hoodie, black pants, and grey sneakers.  Suspect two is described as a black male wearing a surgical mask, a black hoodie with a white emblem …
Chesco Home Invasion: Suspects Posed With Stolen Goods After Harrowing Robbery, DA Says Chesco Home Invasion: Suspects Posed With Stolen Goods After Harrowing Robbery, DA Says
Chesco Home Invasion: Suspects Posed With Stolen Goods After Harrowing Robbery, DA Says Three men are in police custody for invading an Easttown home and robbing the victims before leaving them tied up in the attic, according to prosecutors.  The Chester County District Attorney's Office said Julio Mendoza, Louis Armstrong, and Axel Reyes are charged with felony burglary and a litany of related counts.  According to investigators, the masked trio forced their way inside a South Leopard Street home around 2 a.m. on Jan. 8. Two adult victims were awoken by the robbers, two of whom were armed with pistols and the third with a rifle, authorities said.  During …
Montco Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In Philadelphia: US Marshals Montco Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In Philadelphia: US Marshals
Montco Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In Philadelphia: US Marshals A traffic stop in West Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 27 ended in the arrest of a kidnapping suspect, said US Marshals.  Rakim Brown-Rowe, 35, was pulled over on the 6300 block of Race Street and taken into custody, according to authorities.  Marshals said Brown-Rowe was wanted in connection with a kidnapping and robbery in Upper Merion on March 13.  Court records say he's also charged with felony burglary and endangering the welfare of a child.  Brown-Rowe, of King of Prussia, is being held on $99,000 bail and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 3.&nb…
Pair Wanted For Gunpoint Kidnapping In Eastern Pennsylvania: Police Pair Wanted For Gunpoint Kidnapping In Eastern Pennsylvania: Police
Pair Wanted For Gunpoint Kidnapping In Eastern Pennsylvania: Police Ambler Borough police are seeking two suspects in a 2023 gunpoint kidnapping, the department said in a release Wednesday, March 27.  Deonte Davis and Terrell Watkins are each wanted for conspiracy, burglary, and related counts, according to court records.  Police said Davis and Watkins helped break into a home on the 200 block of S. Maple Avenue last Feb. 21 and robbed a victim at gunpoint before taking them to Philadelphia, where they later escaped.  Two other suspects, Beheejah Alwan and Samaj Dawkins, were previously convicted in connection with the inciden…
MD/PA Bank Robber Indicted Secord Robbery Spree Months After Release: USDOJ MD/PA Bank Robber Indicted Secord Robbery Spree Months After Release: USDOJ
MD/PA Bank Robber Indicted Secord Robbery Spree Months After Release: Usdoj A man who recently completed his sentence following a plea deal with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for six armed robberies  — was indicted on March 20 following a second robbery spree of five more businesses, Palmyra police announced on Monday, March 25, 2024.  Mark Shane Herrick, now 47, of Hanover, was first arrested by the FBI in 2009 for robbing the following businesses while armed with a tire iron or crowbar: June 6, 2008 - Fulton Bank, Harrisburg, PA. June 7, 2008 - M&T Bank, Harrisburg, PA. June 13, 2008 - PNC Bank, Lower Macungie, PA. June 16, 2008 - PNC Bank, H…
Michigan Truckers Beat, Tied Up Bucks Comic Store Owner In 2022 Robbery: DA Michigan Truckers Beat, Tied Up Bucks Comic Store Owner In 2022 Robbery: DA
Michigan Truckers Beat, Tied Up Bucks Comic Store Owner In 2022 Robbery: DA A pair of Michigan truck drivers are in custody for violently robbing a Feasterville comic book store in 2022, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  Twenty-two-year-old Zackery Maximus Tucker of Quincy, Michigan and 35-year-old Caleb James-Lorenze Simpson of Clarklake, Michigan are each charged with robbery and related counts, prosecutors said.  Investigators believe the pair walked into Comic Collection, 83 Bustleton Pike, on Sept. 18, 2022, and pretended to be customers.  They asked the 61-year-old clerk to get an item from a high shelf, then knocked h…
Pair Charged In SEPTA Station Robbery That Sent Bystander To Hospital: Police Pair Charged In SEPTA Station Robbery That Sent Bystander To Hospital: Police
Pair Charged In SEPTA Station Robbery That Sent Bystander To Hospital: Police Two men are charged with assault, robbery, and related counts for an attempted theft at a SEPTA train station last month, authorities said in a release.  Trevon Gordon and Marquan Best tried to rob a commuter at the Broad Street and Hunting Park Avenue station around 9 p.m. on Feb. 24, according to city police.  The victim was armed and shot at the robbers, but missed and struck a 22-year-old bystander in his left shoulder and side, authorities said.  Police responding to the shooting found the victim at the scene and took him to Albert Einstein Medical Center with…
Philly Woman Stabbed 72-Year-Old Bucks Man To Death, DA Says Philly Woman Stabbed 72-Year-Old Bucks Man To Death, DA Says
Philly Woman Stabbed 72-Year-Old Bucks Man To Death, DA Says A Philadelphia woman is charged with the murder of a 72-year-old man at his Wrightstown home last year, says the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  Meghan Macklin, 45, is in a Tennessee jail awaiting her extradition to Pennsylvania, prosecutors said Wednesday, March 6.  Authorities believe she killed Richard Scott MacFarland, who was found with dead "multiple stab and slash wounds" at his 55 Apple Hill Road home last Oct. 7.  Police were called to the residence around 4 p.m. when a witness peaked through the window and saw the 72-year-old lying on the floor, the …
Fleeing Robber Caught With 12-Gauge Shotgun In Yeadon, Police Say Fleeing Robber Caught With 12-Gauge Shotgun In Yeadon, Police Say
Fleeing Robber Caught With 12-Gauge Shotgun In Yeadon, Police Say One man is in custody after a pair of armed robberies in Yeadon on Tuesday evening, Feb. 27, according to borough police.  Authorities said they were called about an armed person on the 500 block of Church Lane around 6:30 p.m. While en route, a second caller in the area said their business had been robbed.  Police spotted a man matching the suspect description and watched him flee while stuffing a shotgun in his waistband, the department said. He was arrested "without major incident," authorities said. Officers said the man had cash and a 12 gauge pump shotgun with a pistol…
SEPTA Commuter Attacked With Hatchet During Robbery, Police Say SEPTA Commuter Attacked With Hatchet During Robbery, Police Say
SEPTA Commuter Attacked With Hatchet During Robbery, Police Say One suspect is in custody after a SEPTA commuter was attacked with a hatchet in Center City early Sunday morning, Feb. 25, city police told Daily Voice.  Kenneth Rogers, 28, is charged with aggravated assault and related counts, according to authorities.  Police said it happened at the SEPTA station at 8th and Market streets around 1:15 a.m. A 46-year-old man was attacked from behind and struck on the head with a hatchet during an apparent robbery attempt, officials said.  When the victim told Rogers he only had a dollar, police said the 28-year-old attacked him again. …
Pennsylvania Man Tries To Carjack Vehicle In South Jersey Pennsylvania Man Tries To Carjack Vehicle In South Jersey
Pennsylvania Man Tries To Carjack Vehicle In South Jersey A 23-year-old man from Pennsylvania was arrested after an attempted carjacking in Cherry Hill, authorities said. Paul Adams of Darby, PA, was charged with carjacking and robbery, Cherry Hill police said. Adams allegedly approached a car stopped in traffic at about 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 10 and yelled at the driver to get out, police said. The driver pulled away as Adams tried to open the door and yank the man out of his car, police said. The driver flagged down a police officer. Adams was found by police running through a parking lot off Brace Road. Anyone with additional information is asked…
19-Year-Old Convicted For Temple Student's 2021 Murder: Prosecutors 19-Year-Old Convicted For Temple Student's 2021 Murder: Prosecutors
19-Year-Old Convicted For Temple Student's 2021 Murder: Prosecutors Latif Williams shot and killed Samuel Collington while he unloaded his car in 2021, a Philadelphia court has found.  Williams, 19, was convicted of third-degree murder and related counts following a one-day, said the District Attorney's Office in a release.  Investigators have said Collington, a 21-year-old political science student at Temple University, was the victim of an attempted robbery near campus on Nov. 28, 2021. He was shot twice in the chest during the struggle and later died at an area hospital, according to police.  Collington, a Prospect Park native, was set to…
Video Shows Victim Held In Chokehold, Robbed In Philadelphia: Police Video Shows Victim Held In Chokehold, Robbed In Philadelphia: Police
Video Shows Victim Held In Chokehold, Robbed In Philadelphia: Police Two men are sought by police for an early morning robbery in Philadelphia's Franklinville section, authorities say.  The pictured suspects held a victim in a chokehold and forced him to the ground while taking his money and cellphone, PPD wrote in a release. Investigators said it happened on the 800 block of West Venango Street around 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 5.  Both suspects' faces and the robbery itself were captured by security cameras, detectives said.  Video from PPD.  PhiladelphiaPolice Anyone with information is asked to call PPD at 215-686-8477 or submit an …
Manhunt Ends! Manheim Mom's Suspected Murderer In Custody. Police Say Manhunt Ends! Manheim Mom's Suspected Murderer In Custody. Police Say
Manhunt Ends! Manheim Mom's Suspected Murderer In Custody. Police Say A manhunt for a husband suspected of sexually assaulting and murdering his wife has ended, police announced on Thursday, Feb. 8 Matthew Scott Harrison, 48 of Manheim, originally of Hellam, was on the run after his wife was found dead by a child on Monday, Feb. 5, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Harrison had been missing for three days when his pick-up was spotted at a hotel in Pittston. He was captured following a stand-off with US Marshal Services Fugitive Task Force at a hotel in Pittston, Luzerne County, PA, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police…
Girlfriend Conspired To Rob, Kill Boyfriend In Norristown: DA Girlfriend Conspired To Rob, Kill Boyfriend In Norristown: DA
Girlfriend Conspired To Rob, Kill Boyfriend In Norristown: DA The ambush killing of William Carter in Norristown on Jan. 20 was orchestrated in part by his own girlfriend, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.  Katherine Emel, 29, of Plymouth Meeting, is charged with second-degree murder, robbery, and conspiracy, prosecutors said.  Carter was visiting the mother of his child on Powell Street when he went outside to grab money from his Buick LeSabre, investigators said in the criminal complaint. The 35-year-old had recently won $3,000 from sports betting, authorities wrote.  On his way back to the Powell St…
King of Prussia Thief Breaks Elderly Shopper's Hip During Getaway, Police Say King of Prussia Thief Breaks Elderly Shopper's Hip During Getaway, Police Say
King of Prussia Thief Breaks Elderly Shopper's Hip During Getaway, Police Say An attempted robbery at the King of Prussia Mall last month left one woman in the hospital and another in police custody, according to authorities.  It happened at Nordstrom's, 190 N. Gulph Road, around 3:45 p.m. on Jan. 17, said Upper Merion police. Store security spotted a woman leaving the store with a "pile" of clothes she didn't pay for, the department said in a release.  When security tried to stop her, the woman "ran directly" at a 70-year-old customer, knocking her over, police said. The bystander was taken to Paoli Hospital with a broken hip, an elbow injury, and lacerati…
'Armed And Dangerous' Trio Sought For Deadly Shooting In Norristown: DA 'Armed And Dangerous' Trio Sought For Deadly Shooting In Norristown: DA
'Armed And Dangerous' Trio Sought For Deadly Shooting In Norristown: DA Authorities have named three suspects in the Norristown killing of William G. Carter.  Damon Brantley Jr., 18, Daquan Allen, 29, and Jerry Butler, 28, are all wanted on murder and robbery charges, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.  Investigators believe the trio shot Carter dead after a gunpoint robbery on West Wood Street on Jan. 20. Carter was visiting a friend's house on Powel Street when he was rushed by three men while walking to his car, authorities said previously.  Disturbing surveillance images show three suspects rob and shoot William Gr…
COLD CASE: Bucks County Killer Still Sought After 56 Years COLD CASE: Bucks County Killer Still Sought After 56 Years
Cold CASE: Bucks County Killer Still Sought After 56 Years More than 50 years after she was beaten to death, Alice Swope's killer eludes police.  The 82-year-old was found beaten to death in her Dark Hollow Road home in Pipersville on Jan. 25, 1968, according to state troopers.  She was discovered by a Bell Telephone repairman who had come to check the line and a neighbor who let him in, the Allentown Morning Call reported in a 1974 retrospective.  They found the phone off the hook downstairs and Swope dead in her bed upstairs, the newspaper wrote. She had been beaten with a broom handle and then a standing coatrack, the Mornin…
Suspect Robbed 8 Shops Within 1 Mile In Single Month, Philly Detectives Say Suspect Robbed 8 Shops Within 1 Mile In Single Month, Philly Detectives Say
Suspect Robbed 8 Shops Within 1 Mile In Single Month, Philly Detectives Say Investigators in Philadelphia are looking for an alleged serial robber.  The pictured suspect walked into Harry’s Hair and Nail Salon, 5529 N. 5th St., early on Jan. 10 just when the store was opening, city police said in a release.  He told the clerk he had a gun and demanded money, authorities said. Surveillance video caught the robber entering the store and then fleeing south on 5th Street, police said.  Surveillance video from PPD.  PhiladelphiaPolice Detectives believe the same man has robbed seven other businesses within a mile of Harry's in just th…
Teen's Accused Killer Charged On 22nd Birthday, Philadelphia DA Says Teen's Accused Killer Charged On 22nd Birthday, Philadelphia DA Says
Teen's Accused Killer Charged On 22nd Birthday, Philadelphia DA Says A Philadelphia man is charged with the 2021 murder of a 17-year-old boy.  James Adams is also accused of robbery and evidence tampering, said the District Attorney's Office on Jan. 8, Adams' 22nd birthday.  Authorities believe Adams shot Tyron Rozier in the back on West Sedgley Avenue near Reyburn Park late on July 4, 2021. City police found Rozier at the scene about an hour later and he died from his wounds, prosecutors said.  A tip to police, "digital and forensic techniques," and assistance from federal agencies helped identify Adams as a suspect, the DA's Office sai…
Fingerprints On Noodle Cup Led To Bethlehem Robber's Arrest: Police Fingerprints On Noodle Cup Led To Bethlehem Robber's Arrest: Police
Fingerprints On Noodle Cup Led To Thyler Blakes' Arrest: PD A Bethlehem man is charged with multiple robberies after police identified him using fingerprints on a cup of instant noodles, authorities said in a release.  A convenience store on the 1100 block of East 4th Street was robbed just before noon on Dec. 29, police said. The suspect "violently ripped" the cash box from the store's register and fled on foot with about $500 and some food items, according to BPD.  Investigators recovered a cup of instant noodles that the robber dropped on his way out of the store, and a forensic examination revealed the fingerprints of 21-year-old Thyle…
Philadelphia Fugitive Stole $4K Worth Of Designer Handbags In South Jersey: Police Philadelphia Fugitive Stole $4K Worth Of Designer Handbags In South Jersey: Police
Philadelphia Fugitive Stole $4K Worth Of Designer Handbags In South Jersey: Police A 21-year-old fugitive has been arrested in Philadelphia in connection with allegedly stealing $4,000 in designer handbags from a store in South Jersey, authorities said. Fred Johnson of Philadelphia was charged on a warrant with robbery and theft, Evesham police said on Tuesday, Jan. 9.  On Nov. 9, 2023, Evesham police responded to the Second to None Consignment shop at 230 N. Maple Ave. for a robbery. A store employee told police that a man had entered the store and stole over $4,000 in designer handbags, police said. When employees tried to stop him, he allegedly use…
Philadelphia Man Charged In Deadly Shooting At Delco Mosque Philadelphia Man Charged In Deadly Shooting At Delco Mosque
Philadelphia Man Charged In Deadly Shooting At Delco Mosque Delaware County prosecutors say they caught the man who shot a 65-year-old to death outside an Islamic center in October.  Herman Stigall is charged with other first-degree murder of Mohammad Rahman at Masjid Al-Madinah Mosque in Upper Darby, said District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer in a press conference Wednesday, Jan. 3.  Investigators believe Stigall was hooded and masked while waiting near the Masjid parking lot around 8 p.m. on Oct. 29, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice.  Security footage showed him approach Rahman as the 65-year-old pulled …
Attempted Murder Suspect Captured, Pennsylvania State Police Say Attempted Murder Suspect Captured, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Attempted Murder Suspect Captured, Pennsylvania State Police Say A man accused of attempted murder in Delaware County, allegedly stole a car while fleeing — ditching it in Lehigh County — then he supposedly stole another vehicle in Berks County, has been captured in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Jan. 3.  Umar Kimel Presbery, 29 of no known address, was found in a stolen white 2001 Subaru in Harrisburg around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, state troopers explained.  He is accused the stealing the vehicle from Greenwich Township around 5:30 a.m, PSP stated in a previous release.  This was a vehicle…
Pair Sought For Robbing Elderly Woman At ATM: Bethlehem Police Pair Sought For Robbing Elderly Woman At ATM: Bethlehem Police
Pair Sought For Robbing Elderly Woman At ATM: Bethlehem Police Authorities are looking for two people who they say conspired to rob an elderly woman in Bethlehem just days before Christmas.  It happened on Friday evening, Dec. 22 at the 1107 Butztown Road Bank of America branch, city police claim.  Investigators believe the pictured woman "forcibly" robbed a senior in the ATM drive-through line, taking cash and a debit card. Police said she gave the car to the male suspect who used it to withdraw more cash from an ATM inside.  Anyone who can identify the suspects is asked to call BPD at 610-865-7000 or email tips to bethlehempolice@beth…
PA Man Stole Amazon Van On Christmas Eve, Say Police PA Man Stole Amazon Van On Christmas Eve, Say Police
PA Man Stole Amazon Van On Christmas Eve, Say Police A Chester man spent Christmas Day in a jail cell after police claimed he stole an entire Amazon package van on Sunday, Dec. 24.  Nether Providence police were called to Manchester Avenue and Emerald Street around 2:15 p.m. on Christmas Eve by a delivery driver who said he had been robbed, according to a release.  The driver told officers a masked man implied he had a gun, stole the van, and drove north on Manchester toward Baltimore Pike.  Emergency dispatchers put out a county-wide description of the suspect and within 15 minutes the van was spotted near Chester High School…