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Temple Student Struck By Vehicle During Philly Half Marathon, Loved Ones Say Temple Student Struck By Vehicle During Philly Half Marathon, Loved Ones Say
Temple Student Struck By Vehicle During Philly Half Marathon, Loved Ones Say Friends and loved ones have raised thousands for a Temple University student who was hit by a UTV while participating in the Love Run Philadelphia half marathon last Sunday, March 24.  Bridget Frame was struck from behind near mile 9.5, leaving her with bilateral compound fractures in both legs, said her aunt and GoFundMe organizer Kathleen Moran. She underwent surgery this week and will be out of work and wheelchair-bound for the next several months, her aunt says.  "Bridget is a senior at Temple University, graduating this May with her Bachelor of Arts in Political Sc…
Troopers Seek Serial Wallet Thief In Lehigh County Troopers Seek Serial Wallet Thief In Lehigh County
Troopers Seek Serial Wallet Thief In Lehigh County Pennsylvania State Police are looking for the suspect in a series of wallet thefts at Lower Macungie stores.  The pictured man is accused of taking the wallet from a Costco shopper's purse on Friday, Feb. 23. Authorities believe he went to the nearby Target at 749 North Krocks Road and used the victim's credit card to buy $2,500 of American Express and MasterCard gift cards.  He's also a suspect in three similar incidents at Lower Macungie retail stores, including:  At Costco on Sept. 8, 2023 At Walmart on Feb. 3 At Walmart on Feb. 16  Anyone who can identify…
BlandJet Recalling 4.8M Portable Blenders Nationwide For Fire, Laceration Hazards BlandJet Recalling 4.8M Portable Blenders Nationwide For Fire, Laceration Hazards
BlandJet Recalling 4.8M Portable Blenders Nationwide For Fire, Laceration Hazards Nearly five million portable blenders sold nationwide are being recalled due to fire and laceration risks. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that a total of around 4.8 million BlendJet 2 Portable Blenders that can overheat or catch fire. If the blender were to get too hot, the blender blades can break off, creating the hazard. The recall includes blenders sold in a variety of colors and designs, federal authorities noted Recalled items have the serial numbers printed on the bottom of the base along with “blendjet2” and “The Original Portable Blender.”  The…
Fraudster Leads Police On Foot Chase In Upper Merion: Authorities Fraudster Leads Police On Foot Chase In Upper Merion: Authorities
Fraudster Leads Police On Foot Chase In Upper Merion: Authorities An accused fraudster is in Upper Merion police custody after leading officers on a brief foot chase across Valley Forge Center plaza, officials say.  The suspect walked into the TD Bank at 100 E. Dekalb Pike on Oct. 26 and tried to withdraw $2,800, but the teller became suspicious and alerted management, authorities said.  The bank manager called police after confirming the withdrawal was unauthorized, but the suspect had fled on foot by the time officers arrived, the department said.  A nearby patrol officer spotted the suspect dart across North Henderson Road towards the S…
Water Bead Toys Sold At Target Being Recalled After Infant Dies, Child Seriously Injured Water Bead Toys Sold At Target Being Recalled After Infant Dies, Child Seriously Injured
Water Bead Toys Sold At Target Being Recalled After Infant Dies, Child Seriously Injured One child is dead and a second required surgery after playing with a water bead toy that is now being recalled. Buffalo Games is recalling 52,000 "Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits" due to the potential risk that children could swallow them and face severe, potentially life-threatening consequences, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced this week. If a water bead is ingested, it expands and can pose ingestion, choking and obstruction hazards inside a child's body, resulting in discomfort, dehydration, and the risk of death. The recalled toys were s…
Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say
Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say A man "fighting with customers" outside a shopping plaza assaulted officers who came to investigate on Sunday, police claim.  Anthony Belfere was found lying on the ground "yelling profanities" outside the Target at 1008 Lititz Pike, around 11:46 a.m. on Aug. 13, Northern Lancaster County Regional police announced the following day. Officers recognized Belfere "from previous encounters," as stated in the release.  As the police approached him he "became belligerent," and "appeared to be under the influence of drugs and or alcohol," the police said.  When the officers attemp…
Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts' Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts'
Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts' Nearly 500,000 juicers are being recalled after reports of hundreds of malfunctions reported by consumers, some of which included injuries that required emergency treatment, according to federal officials.  The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Empower Brands is recalling approximately 469,000 Power XL Self-Cleaning Juicers due to both laceration and ingestion hazards. According to the CPSC, the juicers can rupture during use, striking users and posing a laceration hazard. They've also been known to leave small particle shavings in the juice, posing an ad…
Bensalem Education Association Treasurer Spent Embezzled $28K On Wawa, Door Dash: Police Bensalem Education Association Treasurer Spent Embezzled $28K On Wawa, Door Dash: Police
Bensalem Education Association Treasurer Spent Embezzled $28K On Wawa, Door Dash: Police The treasurer of a Bucks County educational association is accused of embezzling nearly $30,000 in organizational funds and using the money on Door Dash deliveries and Wawa runs, authorities say.  Melissa Ann Montney, the 49-year-old former treasurer of the Bensalem Education Support Professional Association (BESPA), is charged with theft, receiving stolen property, and access device fraud — all felonies — said Bensalem police in a release on Monday, May 1.  Investigators were first contacted by BESPA officials on March 25, when the Association president found that a BES…
Suspect Who Assaulted Lehigh Shoppers Had Child Porn On Phone: State Police Suspect Who Assaulted Lehigh Shoppers Had Child Porn On Phone: State Police
Suspect Who Assaulted Lehigh Shoppers Had Child Porn On Phone: State Police A suspect has been arrested in connection with a string of indecent assaults on shoppers at Lehigh County stores, state police say.  Ogonna Chuwudaalu Ofoma, 30, of Allentown, was arrested Thursday, March 30 and charged with multiple assaults, troopers wrote in a release. He is also accused of having "sexually explicit photographs and videos of suspected child pornography" on his cell phone, authorities added.  State police previously warned Lehigh Valley residents that a single suspect was behind a number of incidents at Lower Macungie shopping centers, including a Dec. 7 in…
Deaths Lead To Recall Of Hoverboards Sold At Target Due To Possible Fire Hazard Deaths Lead To Recall Of Hoverboards Sold At Target Due To Possible Fire Hazard
Deaths Lead To Recall Of Hoverboards Sold At Target Due To Possible Fire Hazard Tens of thousands of scooters and hoverboards are being recalled nationwide due to faulty batteries that could pose a fire hazard and already led to the death of two young girls in Pennsylvania. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced this week that approximately 53,000 42-volt Jetson Rogue self-balancing scooters/hoverboards are subject to recall due to their lithium-ion battery backs that can overheat and cause a fire. Officials say that a 10-year-old girl and her 15-year-old sister died from a fire on April 1, 2022 in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, which the Hellertown Borough…
Suspect Sought In String Of Lehigh Assaults, Troopers Say Suspect Sought In String Of Lehigh Assaults, Troopers Say
Suspect Sought In String Of Lehigh Assaults, Troopers Say State police are asking Lehigh Valley residents to help identify a man suspected of indecent assault.  Authorities believe the man is responsible for two indecent assault incidents at retail shopping centers in Lower Macungie, Trooper Nathan Branosky said in a release.  The first alleged assault occurred last year on Dec. 7 at the Wal-Mart at 1091 Mill Creek Road, state police said. The second incident happened on Thursday, Feb. 23 at around 7:20 p.m. at the 749 North Krocks Road Target, they continued.  State police say the suspect drove this grey or green Honda sedan. Pennsylvania St…
Millions Of Fisher-Price 'Rock 'n Play Sleepers' Recalled As Death Toll Approaches 100 Infants Millions Of Fisher-Price 'Rock 'n Play Sleepers' Recalled As Death Toll Approaches 100 Infants
Millions Of Fisher-Price 'Rock 'n Play Sleepers' Recalled As Death Toll Approaches 100 Infants Fisher-Price has issued a fresh recall of millions of its “Rock ’n Play Sleepers” after there were at least eight new infant fatalities reported to bring the death toll to around 100. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Fisher-Price has re-issued a recall of 4.7 million of its product that could lead to infants rolling from their back to their stomach or side while unrestrained, raising the chances of injury or death. Officials say that the initial recall was announced in April 2019, though parents and caretakers have continued to utilize the faulty product, desp…
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years UPDATE: A previously-convicted child porn collector from Atlantic City was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in federal prison -- without parole -- for doing it again, authorities said. Cory Newman, a 46-year-old former U.S. Navy petty officer, must serve out just about all of the sentence handed down on Jan. 5 because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Newman had previously spent more than four years behind bars following a 2007 conviction on similar charges when he showed up on law enforcement radar once again, authorities said. Agents of Homeland Security Invest…
Target Recalls 204K Weighted Blankets After Children Die From Asphyxiation Target Recalls 204K Weighted Blankets After Children Die From Asphyxiation
Target Recalls 204K Weighted Blankets After Children Die From Asphyxiation Hundreds of thousands of weighted blankest sold online and at Target brick-and-mortar locations across the country are being recalled due to the potential a child could die by asphyxiation following a pair of reported deaths. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that it is recalling approximately 204,000 “Pillowfort Weighted Blankets” that pose a threat because a child could become entrapped inside by unzipping and entering the blanket, potentially creating a fatal situation. As of Thursday, Dec. 22, a 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl became entrapped inside the…
Man Arrested Following Multi-Hour Standoff In South Whitehall: Police Man Arrested Following Multi-Hour Standoff In South Whitehall: Police
Man Arrested Following Multi-Hour Standoff In South Whitehall: Police A man is in police custody following a standoff that lasted several hours in a Target parking in South Whitehall, according to township police.  Authorities said officers were dispatched to the Crest Plaza parking lot on North Cedar Crest Boulevard around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov., 27 for a report of a suicidal man refusing to get out of his vehicle. South Whitehall police called Lehigh County Municipal Emergency Response Team (MERT) crisis negotiator, who eventually convinced the man to stand down, officials said. He was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation, they added.  On…
Target Store Worker From NJ Believed Killed By Ex-BF In Philly Target Store Worker From NJ Believed Killed By Ex-BF In Philly
Target Store Worker From NJ Believed Killed By Ex-BF In Philly Friends, loved ones, and neighbors are pitching in to aid an area family in their moment of tragedy.  Sahmya Garcia, 20, was shot ten times outside a SEPTA station in Philadelphia early on Tuesday, Nov. 8, as multiple outlets have reported.  Her ex-boyfriend, 41-year-old Marcus Burney, was arrested at the scene after being shot in the leg by police, many sources report. He is charged with murder and awaiting a preliminary hearing on Nov. 29, state court records show.  Just hours before her murder on Tuesday, Garcia had filed a protection-from-abuse order against Burney in a city court, re…
Clorox Recalling Pine-Sol Products That May Contain Bacteria That Could Cause An Infection Clorox Recalling Pine-Sol Products That May Contain Bacteria That Could Cause An Infection
Clorox Recalling Pine-Sol Products That May Contain Bacteria That Could Cause An Infection Consumers are being encouraged to check their cabinets for certain cleaning products after Clorox issued a recall of eight Pine-Sol brands that could contain potentially dangerous bacteria that could cause illness. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall due to the possible presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, "an environmental organism found widely in soil and water. “People with weakened immune systems or external medical devices who are exposed to Pseudomonas aeruginosa face a risk of serious infection that may require medical treatment,’ according to CPSC. …
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Faces 10-Year Minimum In Federal Prison Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Faces 10-Year Minimum In Federal Prison
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Faces 10-Year Minimum In Federal Prison A convicted child porn collector from Atlantic City is headed back to federal prison for at least 10 years for doing it again, authorities said. Cory Newman, 46, previously served most of a 51-month sentence following a 2007 conviction on similar charges, records show. Homeland Security Investigations agents "discovered electronic devices containing numerous videos and images of children being sexually abused" during a raid of Newman's Pacific Avenue home in May 2021, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Some were stored on a laptop and others on an external hard drive, according to an…
Infant's Death Forces Pittsburgh's 4moms To Recall Over 2 Million Baby Swings, Rockers Infant's Death Forces Pittsburgh's 4moms To Recall Over 2 Million Baby Swings, Rockers
Infant's Death Forces Pittsburgh's 4moms To Recall Over 2 Million Baby Swings, Rockers The Pittsburgh based company 4moms has issued a recall of over 2 million infant swings, rockers after the death of a 10-month-old infant. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the massive recall on Monday, August 15. "When the swing or rocker is not in the use, their restraint straps can hang below the seat and non-occupant crawling infants can become entangled in the straps, posing entanglement and strangulation hazards," CPSC stated. The recall is of  MamaRoo swings and 220,000 RockaRoo rockers. In addition, 60,000 MamaRoo and 10,000 RockaRoo were sold in Canada. On…
Autistic Pennsylvania AGT Contestant's Audition Gets '4 Million Views' Before Episode Airs Autistic Pennsylvania AGT Contestant's Audition Gets '4 Million Views' Before Episode Airs
Autistic Pennsylvania AGT Contestant's Audition Gets '4 Million Views' Before Episode Airs A 21-year-old musician on the autism spectrum is becoming a viral sensation before her audition on America's Got Talent ever airs. THE NEWS WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!! ( including me I found out last night for sure lol!! ) I am absolutely thrilled... Posted by Aubrey Burchell on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Aubrey Burchell, may spend her days working at Target but she tells judges she wants "win Grammy's" and "sell out arenas." She mainly sings in the break room but when she took the stage belting the Weeknd's "Call Out My Name" she seemed like she regularly had audiences wowed by her v…
'I Hangout In Dumpsters All The Time,' Says MD Ex-Con Nabbed For PA Target Theft: Police 'I Hangout In Dumpsters All The Time,' Says MD Ex-Con Nabbed For PA Target Theft: Police
'I Hangout In Dumpsters All The Time,' Says MD Ex-Con Nabbed For PA Target Theft: Police Marlo Harvard Jr. is no “Harvard man."  The Baltimore native fled from police after allegedly repeating a crime he previously was convicted of less than two years after he was released, according to police and court records. Harvard Jr. came to the attention of police in York County, Pennsylvania falling multiple Walmart thefts, according to court documents. The first indecent of $325 of stolen items in West Manchester Township happened in Jan. 2016, but it appears to have only come to light following a bizarre retail theft at a different Walmart on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, according to…
'I Hangout In Dumpsters All The Time,' Says MD Ex-Con Wanted For PA Target Theft: Police 'I Hangout In Dumpsters All The Time,' Says MD Ex-Con Wanted For PA Target Theft: Police
'I Hangout In Dumpsters All The Time,' Says MD Ex-Con Wanted For PA Target Theft: Police Marlo Harvard Jr. is no “Harvard man” as he chose to repeat a crime he previously was convicted of less than two years after he was released, according to police and court records. Harvard Jr., originally of Baltimore, Maryland, came to the attention of police in York County, Pennsylvania falling multiple Walmart thefts, according to court documents. The first indecent of $325 of stolen items in West Manchester Township happened in Jan. 2016, but it appears to have only come to light following a bizarre retail theft at a different Walmart on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, according to reports at th…
Police Seek ID For Wallet Thieves Who Spent More Than $1,000 At Lehigh Valley Target Police Seek ID For Wallet Thieves Who Spent More Than $1,000 At Lehigh Valley Target
Police Seek ID For Wallet Thieves Who Spent More Than $1,000 At Lehigh Valley Target Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two men they say stole a woman’s wallet and fraudulently spent more than $1,000 at a Lehigh Valley Target store. The men — pictured above — stole a wallet from a woman shopping at Sam’s Club on Easton-Nazareth Highway on Sunday, April 3, the Colonial Regional Police Department said. The men were then seen on surveillance footage exiting Target on Dryland Way in Easton after spending more than $1,000 on the victim’s credit card, police said. Anyone with information about the suspects’ identities is asked to contact Colonial Regional Police at…
Police Seek ID For Allentown Wallet Snatcher Police Seek ID For Allentown Wallet Snatcher
Police Seek ID For Allentown Wallet Snatcher Police in Allentown are seeking the public's help in identifying an alleged wallet snatcher. The elderly victim was shopping at Wegman’s when her wallet and jewelry were swiped from her purse on Sunday, April 3, Allentown police said. Her stolen credit cards were then used to make numerous purchases at Target. Anyone with information as to the identity of the man pictured above is urged to contact Det LeBert of the Allentown Police Department at (610)437-7721 or Cherie.lebert@allentownpa.gov.
Good Samaritan Pepper Sprayed Trying To Stop Robbers At Suburban Philly Target Store: Police Good Samaritan Pepper Sprayed Trying To Stop Robbers At Suburban Philly Target Store: Police
Good Samaritan Pepper Sprayed Trying To Stop Robbers At Suburban Philly Target Store: Police A group of men who allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of over-the-counter medications from a Target in the Philadelphia suburbs pepper-sprayed a Good Samaritan as they fled after being stopped by security, authorities said. Four men were stopped by a security officer after being spotted filling large bags with OTC medications worth more than $3,500 at the Target store on Easton Road in Warrington around 8:45 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25, Warrington Township police said. They attempted to avoid the security guard and flee the store, but the security guard was able to grab one of the bags …
63-Year-Old Hackettstown Woman Loses $7K In Scam Involving Bogus PNC Bank Worker, Police Say 63-Year-Old Hackettstown Woman Loses $7K In Scam Involving Bogus PNC Bank Worker, Police Say
63-Year-Old Hackettstown Woman Loses $7K In Scam Involving Bogus PNC Bank Worker, Police Say Police have issued a warning to local residents after a 63-year-old Hackettstown woman was scammed out of $7,000 by someone posing as a PNC bank worker. The scammer posed as a bank employee and told the victim that her bank account was compromised, police said in a Wednesday release. “According to the victim, the scammer was very persistent and then the scammer allegedly convinced the victim to pay with various gift cards to have her accounts secured,” police said. The victim bought $7,000 worth of Best Buy and Target gift cards, scratched off all of the PIN numbers, and told the informati…
Police Seek ID For Lehigh Valley Wallet Thieves Police Seek ID For Lehigh Valley Wallet Thieves
Police Seek ID For Lehigh Valley Wallet Thieves Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two people who worked together to steal a wallet from a victim shopping at a Lehigh Valley grocery store. The suspects, pictured above, were caught on surveillance footage working together to steal a wallet from a victim shopping at Giant on Nazareth Pike in Bethlehem Township on Sept. 23, local police said in a Monday release. The victim’s credit card was later used for several purchases at Target in Greenwich Township, NJ, Bethlehem Township police said. Scroll down to view additional photos of the suspects. On September 23, 2021, a …
Priest Dismissed For Sexual Misconduct Caught Filming Boy In PA Target Bathroom: Report Priest Dismissed For Sexual Misconduct Caught Filming Boy In PA Target Bathroom: Report
Priest Dismissed For Sexual Misconduct Caught Filming Boy In PA Target Bathroom: Report A former priest who was dismissed for sexual misconduct has been arrested for taking a video of a child in a Target bathroom, according to police and court documents. Paul G. Spisak, 77, of Pittsburgh, told police he was "just playing solitaire" but later admitted to filming the 13-year-old boy through a crack in the bathroom stall of Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood Target Tuesday, according to a report by WPXI. Spisak has been charged with the following according to his court docket: F2 Photograph/Film/Depicting on Computer Sex Act - Knowingly or Permitting Child F3 Sex…
BEWARE: 'Amazon' Phone Scammer Cons NJ Victim Out Of $10,000 BEWARE: 'Amazon' Phone Scammer Cons NJ Victim Out Of $10,000
Beware: 'Amazon' Phone Scammer Cons NJ Victim Out Of $10,000 A Glen Rock resident lost more than $10,000 in an Amazon telephone scam, authorities said. The victim had just made an Amazon purchase when a text arrived from a purported “customer service representative” claiming there’d been a $1,490.97 purchase that the resident didn’t make, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The scammer then gave the victim a number to call to dispute the charge, he said. The victim called and was directed to buy gift cards “to fix the security breach,” the chief said. “Over the next five hours the victim purchased over $ 10,000 in gift cards from NIKE, TARGET and E-B…
100 MPH Central PA Police Pursuit Involved Stolen Cars, Abandoned Dog: Authorities 100 MPH Central PA Police Pursuit Involved Stolen Cars, Abandoned Dog: Authorities
100 MPH Central PA Police Pursuit Involved Stolen Cars, Abandoned Dog: Authorities A central Pennsylvania woman stole two cars, drove with a revoked license, threatened her friend, crashed a car into a barn, caused a fire, abandoned a dog and sent police on an over 100 mph chasing, according to a release by Pennsylvania State police. Chontelle Melissa Shirk, 40, of Dauphin, was arrested following the incident which started in a Target Parking lot in South Middleton Township at approximately 2:34 p.m., according to the release by Pennsylvania state police. Shirk threatened the friend while the pair were in a Nissan Versa together before forcing her friend out of the vehi…
Raped, Drugged Wife Asks Target Employee For Help Among New Details In PA Kidnapping Raped, Drugged Wife Asks Target Employee For Help Among New Details In PA Kidnapping
Raped, Drugged Wife Asks Target Employee For Help Among New Details In PA Kidnapping New information and a timeline has been released regarding Robert Vicosa and the events that led up to a multi-state manhunt and search for his daughters after he abducted them in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Vicosa and Tia Bynum are allegedly on the run with Vicosa’s daughters, Aaminah, 6, and Giana, 7, after purportedly abducting them from their York County home. Vicosa invited his estranged wife to a birthday celebration he arranged for her at his Windsor Township home on the 1500 block of Pleader Lane on Friday, according to police. When she went to leave, Vicosa grabbed her arms, p…