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Arrest Made In Stabbing Of 1-Year-Old Baby In Philadelphia Arrest Made In Stabbing Of 1-Year-Old Baby In Philadelphia
Arrest Made In Stabbing Of 1-Year-Old Baby In Philadelphia Police have announced the arrest of a 28-year-old woman in connection with stabbing a 1-year-old baby in Philadelphia over the weekend. Takeira Hester was arrested approximately seven hours after she slashed a 1-year-old boy in the forearm at 300 South 18th Street on Saturday, April 13. While the incident happened outside of Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel (BZBI), the synagogue told 6abc the incident was not an anti-Semitic attack. Hester was arrested on the 400 block of North 63rd Street at 7:19 p.m., and has been charged with several counts of murder-attempt to commit, aggravated …
Man Stabbed In Neck With Scissors, Pennsylvania State Police Say Man Stabbed In Neck With Scissors, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Man Stabbed In Neck With Scissors, Pennsylvania State Police Say One man has been charged and another is in a hospital following a fight that ended with scissors been plugged into one of the men's neck, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday. Just before PSP York Troopers were called to "an assault" in the 300 block of Channell Road, Fawn Township, 23-year-old Gavin Bossom of New Park, PA "engaged into a verbal and physical altercation" with a 55-year-old man, as stated in the release. When members of Troop J arrived, at  approximately 10:06 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, they found the man "with a stab wound on his neck," a…
SEPTA Commuter Stabbed To Death On Train Platform, Police Say SEPTA Commuter Stabbed To Death On Train Platform, Police Say
SEPTA Commuter Stabbed To Death On Train Platform, Police Say A 30-year-old man is dead after being stabbed at the Somerset SEPTA station in Kensington on Monday morning, April 1, Philadelphia police say. Officers rushed to the sound of a screaming man on the westbound platform to find the victim with a single stab wound to the chest, PPD said. He was taken to Temple University Hospital where he died just after 9 a.m., authorities said.  One person is in custody and a weapon has been recovered, police said. 
Man Stabbed Repeatedly In Neck In Philadelphia Home, Police Say Man Stabbed Repeatedly In Neck In Philadelphia Home, Police Say
Man Stabbed Repeatedly In Neck In Philadelphia Home, Police Say A 36-year-old is hospitalized in critical condition after he was stabbed multiple times in the neck Tuesday afternoon, March 26, authorities told Daily Voice.  Police said it happened in a home on the 400 block of Pleasant Street in the city's East Mount Airy neighborhood just after 4 p.m. The victim was taken to Einstein Hospital, according to PPD.  One man is in custody, they added. 
Three Stabbed In West Chester, Police Say Three Stabbed In West Chester, Police Say
Three Stabbed In West Chester, Police Say Three people were treated at a hospital after being stabbed in West Chester on Sunday night, March 24, borough police say.  It happened on the 50 block of Sharon Alley, authorities said around 9:30 p.m.  Anyone with information is asked to call 610-696-2700.
Bicyclist Stabbed During Robbery In Delaware County: Authorities Bicyclist Stabbed During Robbery In Delaware County: Authorities
Bicyclist Stabbed During Robbery In Delaware County: Authorities Investigators are asking for the public's help to find two suspects in a Yeadon Borough stabbing.  The victim was riding a bicycle late on Tuesday, March 12, when he was stopped by a dark-colored SUV, borough police wrote in a release. Authorities said it happened on Church Lane between MacDade Boulevard and Baltimore Avenue. Two suspects, a man and a woman, exited the vehicle and demanded his bike and his money, authorities said. A struggle ensued and the male suspect stabbed the bicyclist, according to police.  The SUV was last seen heading west on MacDade Boulevard …
Horrifying Details Released In Murder Of Lower Makefield 19-Year-Old Horrifying Details Released In Murder Of Lower Makefield 19-Year-Old
Horrifying Details Released In Murder Of Lower Makefield 19-Year-Old Authorities have released details and formally announced charges in the murder of 19-year-old Jaden Battista Friday, Feb. 16 in Lower Makefield. A criminal complaint released by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office says 23-year-old Trevor Weigel was captured on police-worn body camera saying that he found out Jaden was cheating on him, and he "lost it." Jaden was FaceTiming with a juvenile witness (JW1) when she told him that her ex-boyfriend, later identified as Weigel, began pounding on the door of her Waterford Road home unannounced, trying to get inside, the affidavit says. Weig…
Officers Saw Man Stab Ex-GF, 19, Dead In Bucks County: DA, Report Officers Saw Man Stab Ex-GF, 19, Dead In Bucks County: DA, Report
Officers Saw Man Stab Ex-GF, 19, Dead In Bucks County: DA, Report A 23-year-old man is accused of fatally stabbing his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend dead in Bucks County. Police in Lower Makefield responded to reports of a burglary on Waterford Road around 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said in a release. When police arrived, they saw a man later identified as 23-year-old Trevor Weigel tackle a female to the ground and repeatedly stab her, according to the DA and 6abc. While running away from police, the man then repeatedly stabbed himself in neck, authorities said. Police attempted life-saving measures on the inj…
Teen Nephew Stabs Aunt In Back Of Head While She's Driving, PA State Police Teen Nephew Stabs Aunt In Back Of Head While She's Driving, PA State Police
Teen Nephew Stabs Aunt In Back Of Head While She's Driving, PA State Police  A 15-year-old boy is in police custody after stabbing his aunt in the back of the head — while she was driving — Pennsylvania State Police announced on Feb. 16. The teen was in the back seat behind his 38-year-old aunt who was driving near the intersection of Susquehannock Drive and Bethesda Church Road In Martic Township, Holtwood around 6:45 a.m. on Feb. 2, Trooper Wagner detailed in the release.  For an unknown reason, the teen had a knife, took it out, and stabbed his aunt in the back of the head on the right side, Wagner explained in the release. The stabbing caused his…
Woman, 83, Stabbed To Death On Porch In North Philadelphia: Authorities (UPDATED) Woman, 83, Stabbed To Death On Porch In North Philadelphia: Authorities (UPDATED)
Woman, 83, Stabbed To Death On Porch In North Philadelphia: Authorities (Updated) An 83-year-old woman died from her wounds after she was stabbed on a porch in North Philadelphia Wednesday night, Feb. 14, according to city police.  It happened on the 2900 block of North 27th Street just after 8 p.m., authorities said.  Dolores Robinson was stabbed once in the left side of her neck and pronounced dead at the scene, detectives told Daily Voice. In a press conference on Thursday afternoon, police said she also suffered lacerations to the face and may have been shot with BB gun pellets. The suspect, Robinson's 47-year-old neighbor Isiaih Rahatt, ran into a nearby …
Stabbing Of Temple University Worker Was 'Unprovoked,' Police Say Stabbing Of Temple University Worker Was 'Unprovoked,' Police Say
Stabbing Of Temple University Worker Was 'Unprovoked,' Police Say A Temple University employee was hospitalized with a stab wound to the arm after they were attacked early Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, authorities announced.  The victim was on the 1000 block of West Montgomery Avenue when "an individual who appeared to be in mental distress" stabbed them around 7:15 a.m., said Campus Police in a release.  The suspect fled east on Montgomery towards 8th Street, according to investigators. Campus police said they are reviewing security footage, surveilling the area, and working with PPD to locate them.  The employee is "alert and conscious" and …
Undercover Police Catch Delco Teen's Accused Murderer: DA Undercover Police Catch Delco Teen's Accused Murderer: DA
Undercover Police Catch Delco Teen's Accused Murderer: DA The man accused of stabbing a 15-year-old boy dead has been arrested authorities in Delaware County announced on Wednesday. Michael Garr, of Drexel Hill, was stabbed to death on Friday, April 21, 2023 — now, the alleged killer has been caught. Marson Weh, 24 of Cliffton Heights, has been charged in the murder of 15-year-old Michael Garr, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer and Upper Darby Police Superintendent Tim Bernhardt announced during the press conference on Jan. 3, 2024.  Surveillance videos helped lead police to Weh. In the videos, detectives spotted a man running from the 200 bloc…
Woman Wanted For Stabbing Outside West Philly Lounge: Authorities Woman Wanted For Stabbing Outside West Philly Lounge: Authorities
Woman Wanted For Stabbing Outside West Philly Lounge: Authorities Police detectives in Philadelphia are looking for a woman accused of aggravated assault.  Investigators said the pictured woman was involved in a stabbing outside the Studio 7 Lounge, 200 S. 60th Street.  It happened on Saturday, Dec. 30 just before 1:30 a.m., according to authorities.  The woman is thought to be around 5-foot-5 and in her early 20s, police said. She was wearing a black graphic T-shirt with black ankle-length leggings and red, striped slides.  Anyone with information is being asked to call PPD at 215-686-8477 or submit an anonymous tip online.&nbs…
Murder-Suicide: Estranged Dad Stabs 3 Family Members Killing Wife, Teen Son In Hanover Murder-Suicide: Estranged Dad Stabs 3 Family Members Killing Wife, Teen Son In Hanover
Murder-Suicide: Estranged Dad Stabs 3 Family Members Killing Wife, Teen Son In Hanover Three days after a man's 50th birthday he stabbed three family members and then is believed to have stabbed himself, according to authorities. Rogelio Arvizu, who turned 50 on Christmas day, was charged with stabbing and killing his estranged 49-year-old wife Guadalupe Morales, their 17-year-old son Dylan Arvizu, and attempting to stab and kill their 27-year-old son, according to authorities in York County and court documents. The call to the first reported stabbing of multiple people at 950 East Walnut Street in Hanover Borough came into the York County Office of Emergency Management at 1…
Convict In 5 PA Counties Sentenced For Stabbing Mt Holly Springs Couple: DA Convict In 5 PA Counties Sentenced For Stabbing Mt Holly Springs Couple: DA
Convict In 5 PA Counties Sentenced For Stabbing Mt Holly Springs Couple: DA A man who previously was reportedly "living in a bad place" and thought to be experiencing homelessness last winter was kindly taken in by a couple – whom he thanked by stabbing – now, he will have a home for several years in a state correctional institution, the Cumberland County District Attorney's office announced on Wednesday.  Robert Lee Suders, 43, most recently of Harrisburg, confessed to the Jan. 27, 2023 stabbing at a hearing over the summer and was sentenced by the Honorable Jessica E. Brewbaker on Dec. 12, the DA said and court records confirmed.  Both of the victims "r…
Security Guard Stabbed 2X Trying To Break Up Bar Fight In South Jersey: Cops Security Guard Stabbed 2X Trying To Break Up Bar Fight In South Jersey: Cops
Security Guard Stabbed 2X Trying To Break Up Bar Fight In South Jersey: Cops A 28-year-old man has been arrested for stabbing a security guard at a South Jersey bar this weekend, authorities said. Marcus Brown, of Voorhees, is believed to have stabbed a the security guard who was trying to break up a fight between him and another man at the Chicken or the Egg on Route 70 in Marlton, around 1 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, Evesham police said. Arriving officers rendered aid to the security guard, who was taken to Cooper Hospital and in stable condition. Brown tried to flee after the stabbing, however, he was detained when police arrived.  Brown was also tran…
Suspect Sought For Stabbing At Upper Darby SEPTA Station: Officials Suspect Sought For Stabbing At Upper Darby SEPTA Station: Officials
Suspect Sought For Stabbing At Upper Darby SEPTA Station: Officials One person is hurt after a stabbing at the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby, SEPTA Police told Daily Voice.  The attack happened around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12 near the fare gates for the Market-Frankford Line, transit officials said.  Investigators believe the suspect may have an eastbound Market-Frankford Line train, and SEPTA police said they are working with authorities in Upper Darby and Philadelphia to locate him. Commuters should expect "residual delays" on the Market-Frankford Line Tuesday morning due to police activity, they added.  Anyone w…
Philadelphians Raise Thousands For Family Of Slain Macy's Security Guard Philadelphians Raise Thousands For Family Of Slain Macy's Security Guard
Philadelphians Raise Thousands For Family Of Slain Macy's Security Guard After a Macy's security guard was stabbed to death in Center City while trying to thwart an alleged thief, Philadelphia is embracing the family he leaves behind.  Eric Harrison, 27, was attacked with a knife while trying to stop a theft in progress on Monday, Dec. 4, authorities have said. Another employee was stabbed multiple times in the face and arm and was taken to Jefferson Hospital in stable condition, according to police.  Thirty-year-old Tyrone Tunnell has been charged with Harrison's murder and related counts, court records show.  "Eric was a hardworking young man,"…
NJ Musician, 29, Stabbed Dead In Philadelphia NJ Musician, 29, Stabbed Dead In Philadelphia
NJ Musician, 29, Stabbed Dead In Philadelphia A 29-year-old musician from Clifton, NJ died in a Philadelphia stabbing last month. Carl James "CJ" Mueller III was found unresponsive on the 1400 block of Snyder Avenue around 3:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, Philadelphia police said. Sadly enough, the most painful goodbyes are the ones that are left unsaid and never explained. The sorrow we feel when... Posted by Ginger Kelly on Monday, November 27, 2023 CJ, who was reported missing, was pronounced dead just before 3:30 a.m. A postmortem exam performed by a doctor with a detective present and a single stab wound was found in the ce…
'Juvenile' Stabbed During Poconos House Party, Say State Police 'Juvenile' Stabbed During Poconos House Party, Say State Police
'Juvenile' Stabbed During Poconos House Party, Say State Police Gunshots were fired and a young victim was stabbed at a "large house party" in Carbon County on Friday night, Nov. 17, according to state troopers.  Police said they were called to a home on West Snyder Avenue in Lansford Borough just before 11 p.m. for reports of gunfire.  There, troopers learned a "juvenile" boy had been taken to St. Luke's Miners Campus with two stab wounds and a punctured lung, authorities said. He was placed in stable condition.  Investigators believe a bystander fired two rounds "in an unknown direction" just after the stabbing, "causing all people to …
2 Stabbed, 1 Shot During Argument Between West Philly Neighbors: Police 2 Stabbed, 1 Shot During Argument Between West Philly Neighbors: Police
2 Stabbed, 1 Shot During Argument Between West Philly Neighbors: Police A dispute between West Philadelphia neighbors ended with two stabbings and a shooting early Wednesday morning, Nov. 15, officials told Daily Voice.  It happened in the living room of a home on the 800 block of North Preston Street, city police said.  During an argument, a 68-year-old man stabbed a 60-year-old woman multiple times in the abdomen and a 61-year-old man in the face and hand, police said.  He was shot in the left thigh and right hand "in self-defense," PPD said, and all three were taken to Presbyterian Hospital.  The woman and the 68-year-old man are critic…
Chef Arrested In Montco's Bar Lucca Stabbing: Police Chef Arrested In Montco's Bar Lucca Stabbing: Police
Chef Arrested In Montco's Bar Lucca Stabbing: Police The chef at a Montgomery County bar has been arrested in a stabbing that sent another employee to the hospital on Saturday, Nov. 11, police said. The Bar Lucca chef was arrested a block from the restaurant in the late afternoon hours, and a knife was recovered, Whitemarsh Police Chief Christopher Ward tells Daily Voice. The victim was taken to Lankanau Hospital with stab wounds considered non-life-threatening, Ward said. The chef was expected to be "charged appropriately," Ward added. Brian Pieri, the owner of the East Hector Street bar, said only that there was an altercation between two …
PA Homicide Suspect Arrested In Dominican Republic PA Homicide Suspect Arrested In Dominican Republic
PA Homicide Suspect Arrested In Dominican Republic Fourteen years ago Michael Evans died from stab wounds in Lancaster, but on Thursday, his accused killer was arrested in the Dominican Republic.  A warrant of Carl Hunter Sr. known as "Low" was issued in 2018 in connection with the deadly stabbing of Evans. He was arrested in the Dominican Republic at 9:18 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2023. Hunter had been featured on a Crime Stoppers wanted flyer since Sept. 2010 as a person of interest in Evans homicide.  Evans was found suffering a stab wound to the torso in the 400 block of West Lemon Street, Lancaster by city police officers around 11…
PA Teen Girl Stabs 19-Year-Old Man To Death: Police PA Teen Girl Stabs 19-Year-Old Man To Death: Police
PA Teen Girl Stabs 19-Year-Old Man To Death: Police A 17-year-old girl has been arrested after she allegedly stabbed a 19-year-old man to death, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.  Janiyah Ann Torres was supposedly in a domestic dispute with Anthony Serrano Jr. when she stabbed him around 11:49 p.m. on Monday night, investigators with the Columbia Borough of Police detailed in a release the following morning. Officers with the borough were called to the scene after Torres phoned 911 to report the stabbing in the 200 block of North Third Street. When officials arrived they found Serrano Jr. suffering from a single stab wound. H…
NY Man Stabs Ex-Girlfriend With Kitchen Knife In PA, Police Say NY Man Stabs Ex-Girlfriend With Kitchen Knife In PA, Police Say
NY Man Stabs Ex-Girlfriend With Kitchen Knife In PA, Police Say A New York man stabbed his ex-girlfriend "in the legs several times" with a kitchen knife on July 31, 2023, police say.  David Hernandez, 36, of Syracuse, grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed his former girlfriend at a home on the 500 block of North State Street in Ephrata just after noon on Monday, area police detailed.  The police investigation revealed the couple got into an argument prior to the stabbing.  He claimed he came to the home to "retrieve belongings from his former girlfriend," as stated in the police release The woman was given aid at the scene befo…
Commuter Stabbed On SEPTA Commuter Stabbed On SEPTA
Commuter Stabbed On SEPTA A rider on a SEPTA train was hospitalized after being stabbed by another commuter, transit authorities told Daily Voice.  It happened on the Market-Frankford El Train around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, SEPTA said.  Two men got into an argument before one of them stabbed the other, authorities said. The victim, a 47-year-old man, was hospitalized in stable condition and SEPTA says his wounds are not life-threatening.  His alleged attacker was taken into custody, though authorities did not name him. SEPTA says it is "still investigating the circumstances" around the arg…
Allentown Stabbing Victim Had Harrowing Final Facebook Post Allentown Stabbing Victim Had Harrowing Final Facebook Post
Allentown Stabbing Victim Had Harrowing Final Facebook Post "The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride and nothing is guaranteed. 🥀" Those were the words posted to 29-year-old Kevin Tarafa's Facebook page nearly 24 hours exactly before he was stabbed dead in Allentown early Sunday, June 18. According to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, Tarafa, of Bethlehem, was stabbed around 2:55 a.m. near 1522 Union Boulevard. At 4:45 a.m., he was pronounced dead on the 1600 Block of East Greenleaf Street. Tarafa's final Facebook post certainly left an impact, having been shared 42 times as of 3 p.m. "This is…
Boy, 17, Stabbed Outside Philadelphia High School: Police Boy, 17, Stabbed Outside Philadelphia High School: Police
Boy, 17, Stabbed Outside Philadelphia High School: Police Philadelphia police are investigating after a teenager was stabbed outside a public high school on Friday afternoon.  Authorities were called to Parkway West High School, 4725 Fairmount Avenue, around 2:35 p.m. on May 26 for a reported incident, the department told Daily Voice.  The victim, a 17-year-old boy, was found to have one stab wound to the "right buttock," police said. Officers took him to Presbyterian Hospital where he was placed in stable condition, they added.  No arrests had been made as of Friday evening, and no weapon was recovered from the scene, according to…
Know Him? Suspect Sought In Easton Stabbing Of 58-Year-Old Know Him? Suspect Sought In Easton Stabbing Of 58-Year-Old
Know Him? Suspect Sought In Easton Stabbing Of 58-Year-Old Police in Northampton County are searching for the man who they say stabbed another on a city street in broad daylight early this week.  The pictured suspect is accused of attacking a 58-year-old man with a knife on the 400 block of Northampton Street in Easton on Monday, April 24 at about 1:20 p.m., police said.  The victim was stabbed once and his injury was "deemed survivable," authorities say, though his condition as of Friday, April 28 was not clear. Investigators believe the attack was "targeted" and not random, the department added.  The suspect is described as 5-foot…
Philadelphia Man Admits Killing GF In Hard Rock Hotel Room: Prosecutor Philadelphia Man Admits Killing GF In Hard Rock Hotel Room: Prosecutor
Philadelphia Man Admits Killing GF In Hard Rock Hotel Room: Prosecutor A 61-year-old man from Philadelphia has admitted to fatally stabbing his girlfriend in an Atlantic City hotel room, authorities said. Frankie E. Lane pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter in exchange for a 20-year term in New Jersey State Prison, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On June 11, 2021, Atlantic City Police responded to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City for a report of a woman suffering from multiple stab wounds.  The victim was found deceased in a hotel room with a sheet covering her body and a knife on…
Teen Boy Stabbed Dead In Delco Identified Teen Boy Stabbed Dead In Delco Identified
Teen Boy Stabbed Dead In Delco Identified Support was surging Sunday, April 23 for the family of the 15-year-old boy stabbed to death over the weekend in Delaware County. Michael Garr, of Drexel Hill, has been identified as the victim of the Friday night, April 21 stabbing on the 200 block of Bridge Street in Upper Darby. A relative's best friend launched a GoFundMe campaign for Michael's family, which had raised more than $19,000 as of Sunday. "The family is devastated and trying to process this senseless act," writes campaign founder S Ferry writes. "Looking to support the family and help to defray funeral costs as they bur…