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Police & Fire
Pair Shot Dead In PA Home, 76-Year-Old Suspect Arrested: State Police
One man is in custody after two people were fatally shot in East Marlborough Township on Thursday evening, April 25, according to state police. Troopers were called to the 200 block of Wiltshire Drive around 6 p.m. and found two unnamed victims dead in a residence, authorities said. The 76-year-old suspect was found in the home's garage and arrested. "Further information will be disseminated upon additional investigation," they added.
Traffic
Pregnant Teen Among 4 Named In Fatal Delco Crash: Authorities
Authorities have named the four people who died on Route 322 in Boothwyn on Wednesday afternoon, April 24. A red Ford Taurus with seven people inside sped off when a state police vehicle tried to pull them over at 1:30 p.m., officials said previously. After a brief pursuit, the trooper turned off their lights and sirens as the Taurus continued and immediately crashed, according to police. Four occupants died, all Philadelphia residents: 20-year-old Isaiah Miller, the driver 20-year-old Ikeam Rogers, the front-seat passenger 21-year-old Kalyn Billups, a …
Police & Fire
Troopers Investigate 'Terroristic Threats' Toward Monroe County Wawa
State police were called to a Chesnuthill Township Wawa when an anonymous caller made "terroristic threats" last week, authorities said in a release. The Wawa at 1781 Route 209 got the calls around 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, troopers said. The store was temporarily closed and employees were evacuated while police "conducted a walk-through and assessed the building," according to the release. Nothing suspicious was found and the store reopened, police said. The matter remains under investigation by PSP's Fern Ridge station.
Police & Fire
New Philadelphia Murders: Troopers Offer $10K Reward In Teens' Slaying
Authorities are asking for the public's help to solve the murders of Hunter Mock and Angelito Caraballo. A $10,000 reward is being offered by PSP Tips for information on the October 8. slayings. State police have said Mock, 18, and Caraballo, 15, had gone to the wooded area known as "the Sanchez" to go target shooting with two other people on the night they were killed. The four "remained in the area for a short period of time," before Mock was fatally shot in the head and Caraballo was stabbed to death, according to investigators. One suspect walked out of th…
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued From Deadly Monroe County House Fire: State Police
Authorities are investigating the cause of a deadly house fire in Hamilton Township early Thursday, April 18. A home on North Easton Belmont Pike was "fully engulfed in flames" when troopers arrived around 2:15 a.m., state police said in a release. First responders rescued one woman from the blaze and a man was found dead inside, according to officials. The woman was taken to the Lehigh Valley Regional Burn Center, and some responding troopers were treated for minor injuries at the St. Luke’s Monroe Campus, authorities said. State police are investigating…
Police & Fire
Gunman Hit By Car While Fleeing Robbery On I-95, State Police Say
A Massachusetts man accused of robbing a Philadelphia driver at gunpoint was critically injured after fleeing on foot across the Delaware Expressway on Sunday, April 7, according to troopers. State police said it happened around 1 p.m. The suspect arranged to meet the victim at a South Front Street lounge, then entered the victim's car and robbed him at gunpoint when he arrived, authorities said. The victim was forced to drive I-95 while the suspect threatened to kill him and his girlfriend, according to police. Eventually the victim pulled onto the the shoulder and…
Traffic
I-78 Tractor-Trailer Crash: Flipped Truck Reroutes Traffic
Update: The ramp has since reopened, troopers said. Crews are at the scene of an accident involving an overturned tractor-trailer on Wednesday, April 3, according to troopers. Troop M's Nathan Branosky said the truck flipped on the ramp from Route 33 southbound to Interstate 78 eastbound in Lower Saucon. Drivers on Route 33 south are being detoured onto I-78's westbound lanes, state police said. The ramp was still closed while first responders worked the scene around noon, Branosky said.
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Montco Motorcyclist Killed In Berks County Crash, Troopers Say
State police have identified the motorcyclist who died in a Colebrookedale crash on Friday evening, March 29. Devon J. Barrett, 31, was heading east on Township Line Road when his Suzuki crossed into the westbound lane around 5:30 p.m., troopers said in a police report. He was fatally injured when his motorcycle collided with a westbound Honda Pilot, authorities said. The driver of the Honda was not injured. Both vehicles were towed from the scene, according to the report.
News
Allentown Woman Dies Months After Route 22 Rollover Crash, Officials Say
A driver who was ejected from her vehicle in a crash on Feb. 3 has died from her injuries, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office on Monday, April 1. Iris Crystal Mercado, 37, died from multiple traumatic injuries, the coroner said in a release. Her manner of death was accidental. The crash happened in the eastbound lanes of Route 22 South Whitehall on the night of Feb. 3, officials said. State police have said Mercado lost control of her Ford Focus and struck an embankment before the car rolled over and she was ejected.
News
Driver Dies Weeks After Carbon Co. Crash That Killed Passenger: Coroner
A second person has died following a single-car crash in Lansford Borough on March 9, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. James R. Carroll, 47, of Summit Hill, died from complications of multiple traumatic injuries, officials said. The manner of death was accidental. The wreck happened around 2 a.m. on Route 209 near Andrewsville Road, state police have said. The vehicle was headed north when it veered off the road and struck a tree before hitting a guardrail and coming to rest in the southbound lane, troopers wrote in an accident report. Carroll, who the Cor…
Police & Fire
Florida Man ID'd After Fatal Strike By Ambulance On Pennsylvania Highway: Coroner
A 62-year-old Florida man who died after being hit by an ambulance on a Pennsylvania highway has been identified, Dauphin County Officials announced on Friday, March 22. Michael Csernik of Jacksonville, FL was struck at the intersection of South Silver Road/Route 147 and Inglenook Road just north of US 322 in Reed Township, as detailed in a release by investigating trooper Mark Zearfaus with PSP Troop H - Newport. He died in an "accidentally struck by an EMS unit," the Dauphin County Coroner's office explained. The call to the fatal crash came into 911 system at …
Police & Fire
Scottish Man ID'd After Fatal Shot By Officers In Central PA: Coroner
The person shot dead by police in Central Pennsylvania has been identified as a Scottish man who had allegedly caused a disturbance, the Cumberland County Coroner told Daily Voice on March 18. Gregor Fleming, 44 of Glasgow, UK, was shot dead in the 5000 block of Erbs Bridge Road in Hampden Township on Thursday, March 7, authorities said. State police made the following statement about the events that led to the fatal shooting: "During the course of the investigation, the subject of the disturbance displayed a firearm. At that time, the officers discharged their firearms st…
Schools
'Credible' Threat Prompts Restrictions At
Lcti
, Suspect In Custody: Admins
An "external threat" received by Lehigh Career and Technical Institute administrators led to restrictions on campus on Tuesday, March 12, according to school officials. LCTI did not describe the threat but said state police found it "credible." Movement was restricted on campus until all high school students were dismissed at 3:17 p.m., administrators said in a message on their website. Evening adult education classes will continue as scheduled. Upper Macungie police have arrested a suspect in connection with the incident, LCTI said.
Traffic
Two Men In Early 20s Killed In I-95 Philadelphia Crash
Two men in their early 20s were killed in a crash on I-95 in Philadelphia Sunday, March 3, State Police said. The city residents, ages 23 and 20, were involved in a collision at the Betsy Ross exit around 3:10 a.m., Trooper Michele Naab said. The highway reopened after nearly seven hours. I-95 NB is closed between Exit 26: BETSY ROSS BRIDGE and Exit: BRIDGE ST/HARBISON AVE due to an Accident Response. Motorist should consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time. Traffic information can be found at https://t.co/L4k64xbIg6. — Philadelphia OEM (@PhilaOEM) March 3, 2024 …
Schools
Monroe County Student, 12, Arrested For Violent Threats: Troopers
A Pleasant Valley Middle School student was arrested after state police say he threatened to carry out a school shooting. Troopers said they were notified about "verbal threats (...) directed toward multiple administrators" on Friday morning, Feb. 23. Investigators conducted interviews and seized electronic devices before arresting a 12-year-old boy on Monday, Feb. 26, state police said. He's charged with causing or risking catastrophe, threatening to use weapons of mass destruction, terroristic threats, and reckless endangerment, according to the release. The boy was tak…
Police & Fire
Police Investigating Firetruck Crash In Kennett Square
Authorities are investigating after a Po-Mar-Lin company firetruck wrecked in Kennett Square on Saturday morning, Feb. 23. The fire engine had its lights and siren on and was headed to a call when it crashed near Landhope Farms, 101 E. Street Road, around 11 a.m., state police said. The truck was going south on Unionville Road when it struck a car turning left into the gas station, according to troopers. Both vehicles came to rest in the Landhope Farms parking lot, where the firetruck also hit a light post, utility guy wires, and a parked car, police said. No serious inju…
Police & Fire
Dog Shot With BB Gun In Berks County: PSP
State police are investigating a case of animal cruelty in Berks County. Someone shot a 4-year-old Labrador retriever mix with a BB gun, troopers said. X-ray imaging showed the dog was hit in the front-left section of its body, according to police. Authorities said it happened sometime between Jan. 25 and Feb. 7 on the 400 block of Steven Drive in Windsor Township. Anyone with information is being asked to call troopers in Hamburg at 610-562-6885 or text "ALERTBERKS" to 847411 to submit an anonymous tip. Tipsters could be eligible for a cash reward.
Police & Fire
Woman Who Jumped Into Delaware River Found Alive: Troopers
The 30-year-old who leaped into the Delaware River when approached by state police Monday night, Jan. 15, was found alive and well, troopers say. State police were looking for the unnamed woman in connection with a domestic incident on Durham Street in Riegelsville around 6:30 p.m., Daily Voice reported. They found her on a nearby river trail with three children, but when troopers approached, she hopped into the water, authorities said. The children were "safely secure(d)" by troopers. First responders scanned the river for two hours but were unable to locate her and called off…
Traffic
Deadly Motorcycle Crash On I-476/I-95 Ramp In Delco: Troopers
A motorcyclist was hit and killed on an Interstate 95 on-ramp Friday morning, Jan. 12, state police said in a release. The victim was on the shoulder of the ramp from I-476 southbound onto I-95 north when they were struck by a 2012 Toyota Camry, according to troopers. State police said more details are soon to come.
Police & Fire
'I'm Going To Shoot Up My School,' Said PA Teen On Video Game Chat: Police
A 14-year-old in Coaldale Borough is accused of making a violent threat in an online chat, authorities say. "I'm going to shoot up my school," the teen allegedly wrote to other players in a gaming session. Borough police said they were notified of the threat by state police and the FBI on Tuesday, Jan. 9 around 3:30 p.m. Authorities said they tracked the IP address associated with the user account to a house in Coaldale and spoke with the homeowner. The 14-year-old "confessed to the incident" and was charged with making terroristic threats, police said. "Currently,…
Police & Fire
State Police, Feds Investigating After Police Officer Shot In Scranton (
Updated
)
More details are emerging in the Thursday, Jan. 11 shooting of a Scranton police officer. The officer and an unnamed "subject" were both shot during an "exchange of gunfire," authorities said previously. In a Thursday afternoon press conference, a state police spokesman said SPD officers were investigating a pair of shootings — one on the 400 block of Harrison Avenue and one on the 300 block of Prospect Avenue — when the gunfight broke out. Both the officer and the other person remain at Geisinger CMC in "critical but stable" condition, according to police. …
Police & Fire
PA Dad Killed Woman Before His Son Shot Him In Self-Defense: Authorities
A Northumberland County man was shot dead by his son after killing a woman and threatening to harm others at a Lower Mahanoy home on Sunday night, Jan. 7, according to officials. State police previously announced they were investigating the deaths of Tracey Adams and Brandi Hauck, who they said were found at 844 Malta Road around 5 p.m. Investigators now say Adams was involved in a "verbal and physical" domestic dispute at a house on Adams Road earlier in the evening. The fight caused an adult woman and a daughter of Adams' to flee the home and go to Hauck's house on Malta…
Police & Fire
Attempted Murder Suspect Dumped Car In Lehigh Valley, Troopers Say
A man accused of attempted murder in Delaware County stole a car out of a Berks County driveway early Tuesday morning, Jan. 2, state police say. Troopers found an abandoned GMC in Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County around 4:30 a.m., they wrote in a release. The last known driver of the car was 29-year-old Umar Kimel Presbery, who was wanted by Tinicum Township police for attempted homicide and assault, authorities said. An hour later and four miles away, a Greenwich Township resident reported that his Subaru was missing from his driveway, according to troopers. Inv…
Police & Fire
Bethlehem Man Shoved Victim Down Concrete Stairs At Hotel: PSP
State police investigators have arrested a Bethlehem man who they say sent a 40-year-old to the hospital with a broken femur. Jacob Washington, 32, is charged with aggravated and simple assault, troopers said in a release. Detectives believe Washington and another man got into an argument at the Red Roof Inn, 1846 Catasauqua Road in Hanover Township, on Dec. 5. Later, Washington was caught on video pulling the victim down the stairs, according to police. After the 40-year-old fell six steps and landed on a concrete base, authorities said Washington kicked him again a…
Police & Fire
Deadly House Fire Under Investigation In Berks County
One person was killed in a house fire in Tulpehocken Township late Tuesday night, Dec. 12, state police have announced. Firefighters were called to a blaze with entrapment at a one-story home on the 100 block of Deck Road around 11:30 p.m., troopers said in a release. A second alarm was requested and firefighters made their way inside, where they found a victim unresponsive on the first floor, authorities said. That victim was pronounced dead at the scene but police said they are withholding their name pending notification of loved ones. Two other adults were able to esca…
Traffic
Lehigh Valley Man ID'd As Victim In Deadly Tractor-Trailer Crash: Troopers
Authorities have named the 40-year-old passenger who was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer on I-476 in Salford Township on Friday morning, Dec. 8. Sean Terwilliger of Allentown was riding south in a utility truck when he and the driver pulled over to secure the load near mile marker 36.4, state police said. They parked on the west shoulder and Terwilliger was standing off the roadway at the rear of the truck, according to investigators. A passing southbound tractor-trailer drifted into the shoulder, striking Terwilliger and the utility truck, officials said. Terw…
Police & Fire
PA Driver Comes Under Fire In Road Rage Incident On I-476: State Police
A road rage incident in West Conshohocken ended in gunfire Thursday morning, Dec. 7, troopers announced. The victim was exiting onto the I-476 northbound ramp when three bullets hit the passenger side of his car around 9:45 a.m., according to state police. No injuries were reported. The driver told troopers he had been involved in an on-road altercation with the suspected shooter shortly before. Investigators believe the suspect fled west on I-76 in a white Chevrolet Impala with tinted windows and Pennsylvania tags. He is described as a black man between 35 and 40 with a …
Police & Fire
Allentown Assault Suspect In Police Custody: Officials
A man wanted for assaulting another person in Allentown over the summer has been arrested, authorities say. Micheal C. Williams had been charged with simple assault and harassment stemming from an incident on June 30, according to State Police. He was also wanted for an alleged parole violation. Williams, 52, was booked at the Lehigh County jail and held in lieu of a $5,000 bail, according to court records. He is scheduled to appear again before Judge Linda Vega Sirop for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 26.
Police & Fire
PA Man Took Meth From Trooper's Hand, Ate It, And Fled: State Police
A passenger caught with methamphetamine at a Schuylkill County traffic stop swallowed the evidence and ran away, according to state police. Authorities said 37-year-old Shawn M. Tobin was the passenger in a Ford they stopped near Lang and Pike Streets in Port Carbon on Nov. 22. When a trooper allegedly found drugs in the car, police said Tobin snatched it from his hands and "ingested it" before running away from the traffic stop on foot. A short chase ended with his arrest, police said. Tobin, of Middleport, was charged with evading arrest, resisting arrest, tamper…
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Gym Coach's Unsolved Murder Gets New Look
Decades after she was found murdered in her Emmaus home, state police are still seeking Barbara Marie Solt's killer. The 27-year-old was a popular physical education teacher and sports coach at Lincoln Elementary School for five years before she was found murdered apartment on Nov. 17, 1982. According to an archival report from the Allentown Morning Call, Solt's body was found by her principal Joseph Pavone, who stopped by her Colonial Crest apartment after she didn't show for work. She had been stabbed more than 10 times and had been sexually assaulted, the new…
News
New Charges Filed Against One-Time PA Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office has charged former fugitive Danelo Cavalcante with a host of new offenses related to his two-week manhunt over the summer, according to officials. The 34-year-old is now faced with an additional 20 charges related to the gun, van, and personal items he allegedly stole while evading state police in September, said the AG's Office. Cavalcante had been convicted of killing his girlfriend in front of her children when he escaped by scaling a wall at the Chester County jail on Aug. 31. State, local, and federal authorities canvas…
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