Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Murder-Suicide Victim ID'd Philadelphia Murder-Suicide Victim ID'd
Philadelphia Murder-Suicide Victim ID'd Police have identified one person killed in a Philadelphia murder-suicide overnight. Katie Dales, 29, was shot multiple times in the head inside an apartment at 100 E. Roosevelt Boulevard around 12:05 a.m. Saturday, May 20, city police said. The shooter, identified only as a 27-year-old man, suffered a single gunshot wound to the mouth, police said. Both were pronounced dead at the scene just before 12:20 a.m., police said. A weapon was recovered and a motive was unknown. According to 6abc, two children were at the scene. It was unclear if they witnessed the shooting.

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by Cecilia Levine
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
PA Skydiver's NJ Death Probed By FAA: Report PA Skydiver's NJ Death Probed By FAA: Report
PA Skydiver's NJ Death Probed By FAA: Report The Federal Aviation Administration and officials in Gloucester County are investigating a fatal skydiving accident. Timothy Joseph Slachta, 48, of Garnet Valley, died Wednesday, May 10 while jumping over Monroe Township, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer and 6abc. Skydive Cross Keys told the outlets that Slachta had completed more than 700 jumps, and that at the time of jump on Wednesday, his parachute was deployed at normal altitude and fully inflated when he jumped out of the plane. However, witnesses said that Slactha's parachute turned, and the U.S. Parachute Association sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Small Plane Lands In Chesco Field After In-Flight Accident: Authorities Small Plane Lands In Chesco Field After In-Flight Accident: Authorities
Small Plane Lands In Chesco Field After In-Flight Accident: Authorities A small aircraft had to land in a Chester County field on Wednesday after striking some power lines on its descent in New Garden Airport, authorities told Daily Voice.  The plane, a single-engine Aerostar Yak-52, touched down at about 1:15 p.m. on March 22, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Two people were on board at the time of the landing, they added.  6abc reported that a small fire started when the wires hit the ground but that no injuries resulted from the landing.  PECO representatives said the accident affected their lines and cut power for 607 customers…

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by Mac Bullock
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
Student Struck By Car In Hawaii Will Return Home To NJ In Medical Chopper Student Struck By Car In Hawaii Will Return Home To NJ In Medical Chopper
Student Struck By Car In Hawaii Will Return Home To NJ In Medical Chopper A college student from Burlington County who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Hawaii was cleared to make his big return home via medical chopper on Monday, Feb. 27. Christian DeCola, 19, of Maple Shade, was riding a moped for a food service delivery company when he was hit the night of Feb. 12, his mom, Valerie, tells 6abc. The vehicle backed over her son before fleeing, she said. Christian was unconscious in the Intensive Care Unit when his parents got word of the accident the following day, writes Michele Liberton on a GoFundMe page she launched for the DeCola family. Chri…

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by Jon Craig
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Hunter Drags Deer Carcass Across MontCo Equestrian Center, Steals Camera, Farm Says Hunter Drags Deer Carcass Across MontCo Equestrian Center, Steals Camera, Farm Says
Hunter Drags Deer Carcass Across MontCo Equestrian Center, Steals Camera, Farm Says A hunter who dragged a deer carcass across a Montgomery County equestrian center before stealing the camera that captured him will be facing charges,6abc reports. The alleged incident came to light when the Ashford Farm shared a photo of the hunter carrying a deer on the property on Jan. 28. The farm said the photo was taken on a $1,000 trail camera, which the hunter also apparently stole. The hunter allegedly fessed up to the crime and returned the camera, 6abc says citing Conshohocken police. According to the outlet, he was arrested for illegal hunting. Neither Conshohocken police nor A…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Deadly Mayfair Ambush Shooting Arrest Made In Deadly Mayfair Ambush Shooting
Arrest Made In Deadly Mayfair Ambush Shooting Philadelphia police have arrested a suspect in connection with the brutal slaying of three men in Mayfair earlier this month.  Edwin Vargas, 24, was taken into custody on an arrest warrant on Tuesday, Jan. 24, said Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore on Twitter.  @phillypolice Homicide Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Edwin Vargas, 24 for the 1/9/23 Triple Homicide/shooting that occurred @ 7300 Rowland Ave. Vargas is currently in custody. pic.twitter.com/uhAKGIvakn — Frank Vanore (@PPDFrankVanore) January 24, 2023 Pennsylvania court records show the 24-year-old was charged with m…

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by Mac Bullock
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
Philly Pops Evicted From Kimmel Center Over Missed Payment: Report Philly Pops Evicted From Kimmel Center Over Missed Payment: Report
Philly Pops Evicted From Kimmel Center Over Missed Payment: Report A missed payment to the Kimmel Center of $520,000 is what got the nation's largest standalone orchestra evicted, 6abc reports. Philly Pops allegedly missed a payment deadline and has been forced to cancel all upcoming shows, the outlet said. The alleged eviction comes after years of the center working with the orchestra financially.  Philly Pops COO Karen Corbin tells 6abc that selling tickets was the payment plan, so without any upcoming shows, making the payments is even more difficult. Philly Pops did not immediately respond to Daily Voice's request for comment placed Saturday, Jan…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bristol, PA
News
Son Of Bucks Police Detective Placed On Ventilator In Ireland Son Of Bucks Police Detective Placed On Ventilator In Ireland
Son Of Bucks Police Detective Placed On Ventilator In Ireland Matthew Small, the son of a Falls Township police detective, is seriously ill after a holiday visit to his family's native Ireland, loved ones say.  The 21-year-old became sick on Dec. 31 during a family Christmas trip, and while it first appeared he had a common cold, he's since been placed on a ventilator.  "He had started out with a cold, then it went into pneumonia, and then he contracted Influenza-A," wrote family friend Michele Spadaccino in a GoFundMe campaign set up to assist with medical costs. "He was placed on a ventilator, and days later his kidneys began to fail." Th…

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by Mac Bullock
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Two Bodies Found In Home, Suspicious Play Believed In Suburban Philly: Report Two Bodies Found In Home, Suspicious Play Believed In Suburban Philly: Report
Two Bodies Found In Home, Suspicious Play Believed In Suburban Philly: Report A suspect was in custody after two people were found dead in a Jenkintown home early on Wednesday, Jan. 18, NBC10 and 6abc report.  The bodies were discovered in a home on the 1100 block of Beverly Road, 6abc wrote, citing unnamed sources.  Abington Township police and the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office are investigating the deaths, but they have not said how the victims died, the 6abc report adds.  The victims were not identified by 6abc, and investigators were not immediately available for comment late Wednesday morning. This is a developing story. …

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Decomposing Body Found In Mattress In DelCo: Report Decomposing Body Found In Mattress In DelCo: Report
Decomposing Body Found In Mattress In DelCo: Report A decomposing body inside of a mattress was found overnight in Delaware County overnight, 6abc reports. Paramedics called to the 7000 block of Greenwood Avenue near Church Lane in Upper Darby around midnight found the woman's body in a back alley behind a row of twin homes, the outlet said. Suspicious play was suspected. The Delaware County District Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to Daily Voice's request for comment. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Cecilia Levine
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Philly's Meek Mill Pardoned By Outgoing Gov. Wolf Philly's Meek Mill Pardoned By Outgoing Gov. Wolf
Philly's Meek Mill Pardoned By Outgoing Gov. Wolf Philadelphia native and rapper Meek Mill was pardoned by Gov. Tom Wolf just days before the Democrat is slated to leave office.  Mill commemorated the occasion on social media early on Friday, Jan. 13.  The vacated offenses were weapons and drug charges filed in 2008, according to 6abc. Court records for the case were not immediately available.  Gov. Wolf noted that his final round of 369 pardons brings his career total to 2,540 — more than any governor in Pennsylvania's history, according to his office.  "I have taken this process very seriously — reviewing and giving careful thought to …

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by Mac Bullock
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Jennifer Brown: Search For Missing Montco Mom Intensifies Jennifer Brown: Search For Missing Montco Mom Intensifies
Jennifer Brown: Search For Missing Montco Mom Intensifies Jennifer Brown, the Montgomery County mom who suddenly vanished last week, is still missing — and loved ones are ramping up their efforts to bring her home safely.  Brown, a 43-year-old Royersford resident, was supposed to pick up her 8-year-old son from the school bus stop on Wednesday, Jan. 4 but never showed, as Daily Voice has reported. She was last seen by a friend at about 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, authorities have said.  Now, with the rescue effort entering its second week, Brown's family has upped the reward for information that leads to her recovery from $10,000 to $15,000. At a …

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by Mac Bullock