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8-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead In Hanover Township Home (UPDATE) 8-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead In Hanover Township Home (UPDATE)
8-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead In Hanover Township Home (Update) An 8-year-old girl was fatally shot at a home on Fellows Avenue in Hanover Township early Monday, Dec. 9, authorities announced. The shooting occurred around 3 a.m., and an investigation is ongoing, police said. Hanover Township police, working with the District Attorney's Office and the Pennsylvania State Police, described the incident as an isolated case with no threat to the public. Details surrounding the circumstances of the shooting remain unclear. The girl's identity has not been released, and no further updates were immediately available as of 5:58 p.m. Monday. This is a …
PA Drug Dealer Sentenced After Fentanyl Ring Exposed: DA PA Drug Dealer Sentenced After Fentanyl Ring Exposed: DA
PA Drug Dealer Sentenced After Fentanyl Ring Exposed: DA A Philadelphia man linked to a fentanyl distribution network in Bucks County has been sentenced to state prison, authorities announced on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. Brian Franklin, 25, was sentenced to seven to 14 years in state prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance before Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Franklin was behind the supply of fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone that had been flooding Bucks County since May 2021, investigators said and Daily Voice previously reported. …
PA Mom Charged After Infant Dies In Co-Sleeping Incident: Affidavit PA Mom Charged After Infant Dies In Co-Sleeping Incident: Affidavit
PA Mom Charged After Infant Dies In Co-Sleeping Incident: Affidavit An unresponsive infant was found at a Middletown home on the 200 block of East Main Street on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 26, the same day Daily Voice obtained court documents on the case. The child, a 2-month-old girl, was pronounced dead at Hershey Medical Center after emergency responders performed CPR. Authorities allege the baby’s mother, 25-year-old Jenna Beachley, was intoxicated when she co-slept with the child, resulting in her death. Court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Nov. 26, detail the moments leading to the tragedy. Beachley rep…
Young NJ Mom's Accused Killer Shot By Philadelphia Police, Authorities Say Young NJ Mom's Accused Killer Shot By Philadelphia Police, Authorities Say
Young NJ Mom's Accused Killer Shot By Philadelphia Police, Authorities Say A man accused of killing a young New Jersey mother is in critical but stable condition after being shot by police during a tense confrontation in Philadelphia. Spencer Majett, 29, who has been charged with murder in the Tuesday, Oct. 8 killing of 23-year-old Felicity Vanatta of Salem, NJ, was injured after a police pursuit turned violent on Thursday, Nov. 7, police said. Officers Josue Reyes and Michael Trask encountered Majett in the city’s Kensington neighborhood. Upon recognizing him as a suspect, the officers attempted to stop him, prompting a foot chase along the 3100 block of Reach St…
'Suspicious' Voter Registration Forms In Berks County Under Investigation: DA 'Suspicious' Voter Registration Forms In Berks County Under Investigation: DA
'Suspicious' Voter Registration Forms In Berks County Under Investigation: DA Some suspicious voter registration forms in Berks County are under investigation, according to District Attorney John Adams. "I want to be clear, these are voter registration forms — people's applications to vote," Adams said in a phone call with Daily Voice on Friday, Nov. 11. "These are not ballots." Adams confirmed that his office is investigating the suspicious forms, but he couldn't confirm the number or other details of the case. The Berks County Board of Elections referred about 1,300 suspicious voter registration forms to the district attorney's office on Thursday, Oct. 31, a …
2.5K Suspected Fraudulent Voter Registrations Discovered In Pennsylvania: Officials 2.5K Suspected Fraudulent Voter Registrations Discovered In Pennsylvania: Officials
2.5K Suspected Fraudulent Voter Registrations Discovered In Pennsylvania: Officials Three Pennsylvania counties are investigating possible voter registration fraud, as mail-in ballots are rapidly coming in.  Approximately 2,500 voter registrations dropped off at the Lancaster County Board of Elections could be fraudulent, the county commissions and County District Attorney Heather Adams announced at a joint press conference on Friday, Oct. 25. These applications were collected by paid canvassers during the summer at shopping centers, parking lots of grocery stores, other businesses, sidewalks, and parks in Lancaster County.  The registration applicatio…
Missing Lawrence Mom Found Dead In Haverhill, Neighbor Charged: DA Missing Lawrence Mom Found Dead In Haverhill, Neighbor Charged: DA
Missing Lawrence Mom Found Dead In Haverhill, Neighbor Charged: DA A mother of two who has been missing since last weekend was found dead in a wooded area in Haverhill, authorities said.  Carol Flaz-Burgos, 37, of Lawrence, was reported missing on Saturday, Aug. 31. Searchers found her body near Winnekenni Castle beside Kenoza Lake in Haverhill earlier this week.  Friends said she walked outside to throw away a bag of trash at her Broadway Street home and never returned. Her son called 911, which sparked the massive search.  What followed was a "full court press," with officers from multiple jurisdictions, helicopters, and police dogs …
Constable Charged After Leaving Loaded Gun In Pennsylvania Public Bathroom Constable Charged After Leaving Loaded Gun In Pennsylvania Public Bathroom
Constable Charged After Leaving Loaded Gun In Pennsylvania Public Bathroom A Lebanon County Constable has been charged after he left his gun in a public restroom, the District Attorney's office announced on Thursday, Aug. 29.  Lebanon County Constable James Drahovsky left his gun in the public restroom at the District Justice Office located at 502 State Drive on Monday, Aug. 26, Chief County Detective Jonathan Hess detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.  The 70-year-old left in the Glock 27 loaded with six 40 caliber bullets sometime between 1:37 and 1:44 p.m., Hess explained after watching the surveillance video footage. He left the offi…
PA Mom Charged With Attempted Homicide Of Baby, Prosecutors Say PA Mom Charged With Attempted Homicide Of Baby, Prosecutors Say
PA Mom Charged With Attempted Homicide Of Baby, Prosecutors Say A Lansford woman is accused of "causing significant harm" to her infant, said the Northampton County District Attorney's Office.  Abigail Horn, 18, is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of a child, prosecutors wrote in a release.  Witnesses told Bethlehem police in May that they saw Horn "smothering" the then-6-week-old child, according to authorities. Others said Horn caused the baby to "scream and gasp for air," and on a separate occasion, "squeezed the infant and caused the infant to scream in apparent pain." Photo evidence showed …
Coroner Names Woman Killed In Carbon County Crash Coroner Names Woman Killed In Carbon County Crash
Coroner Names Woman Killed In Carbon County Crash A Hazleton woman was killed in a Nesquehoning crash on Tuesday morning, July 23, officials say.  Angela De La Cruz Laureano, 46, was involved in a wreck on Route 93 and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Carbon County Coroner's Office.  Her cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries resulting from a motor vehicle collision and the manner of death was ruled accidental, authorities said.  In addition to the Coroner's Office, Nesquehoning police and the District Attorney's Office are investigating, they added. 
Accused Killer To Stand Trial For Bucks Man's Stabbing Death: DA Accused Killer To Stand Trial For Bucks Man's Stabbing Death: DA
Accused Killer To Stand Trial For Bucks Man's Stabbing Death: DA The Philadelphia woman charged with murdering 72-year-old Richard MacFarland will stand trial, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday, July 18.  Meghan Macklin, 46, is accused of stabbing MacFarland to death in his Wrightstown home last Oct. 7, authorities said previously. She was arrested in Tennessee that night after allegedly fleeing Pennsylvania in MacFarland's car, prosecutors said.  In a preliminary hearing on Thursday, authorities presented video evidence, photos, and testimony from police to show that Macklin and MacFarland had a "friendly…
$400K, 415 Pounds Of Pot Seized In Hudson Valley Zava Smoke Shops Investigation $400K, 415 Pounds Of Pot Seized In Hudson Valley Zava Smoke Shops Investigation
$400K, 415 Pounds Of Pot Seized In Hudson Valley Zava Smoke Shops Investigation Five corporations and three people have pleaded guilty following an investigation into multiple smoke shops in the Hudson Valley that netted more than $400,000 and 405 pounds of pot. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh II announced Wednesday, July 10, that three individuals and five corporations that were involved in a year-long investigation into Rockland County smoke shops, said  have pleaded guilty, The investigation began on Monday, March 4, when the DA's Office, the New York Office of Homeland Security Investigations, New York State agencies, and local police …
Details Emerge In Kensington Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Officer Details Emerge In Kensington Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Officer
Details Emerge In Kensington Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Officer The Saturday shooting that left a Philadelphia policeman in critical condition ended in a home invasion and barricade, city officials said at a Monday morning press conference.  Ramon Rodrguez Vazquez, 36, is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder and related offenses, said PPD and the District Attorney's Office.  Authorities said it began with an F Street traffic stop around 7:15 p.m. on June 22. Police stopped Rodriguez Vazquez's car and spoke with him for about 30 minutes as they inventoried his vehicle and prepared to have it towed.  While searching the car, on…
West Reading Man Charged After $65K+ Drug Bust: DA West Reading Man Charged After $65K+ Drug Bust: DA
West Reading Man Charged After $65K+ Drug Bust: DA A two-month investigation ended with the seizure of more than a kilogram of drugs and one arrest in Berks County, said the District Attorney's Office on Friday.  Eric Emilio Delacruz, 36, of West Reading, is charged with multiple counts related to drug trafficking, prosecutors said.  Police began investigating drug sales at 343 Chestnut Street in April, the DA's Office said. On Thursday, June 13, county detectives executed a search warrant and said they recovered:  735 grams of cocaine with a potential street value of $36,750 744 fentanyl pills with a potential street value…
Name Released Of 22-Year-Old Man Killed By Police In Harrisburg: Officials Name Released Of 22-Year-Old Man Killed By Police In Harrisburg: Officials
Name Released Of 22-Year-Old Man Killed By Police In Harrisburg: Officials A man was shot dead and a police K9 was injured during a foot pursuit in Harrisburg, city officials announced on Sunday. Kendrell Tyree Hall, 22 of Harrisburg, has been identified as the man fatally shot on Sunday, according to a release by county press secretary Diane McNaughton.  Police officers were in the downtown area investigating a "shots fired" report, according to the Dauphin County District Attorney's office.   Before the shooting, a Harrisburg City Police officer and a K9 began chasing a man who broke free from a group who was wearing a mask and carrying a gu…
Allentown Man Killed The Mother Of His Children, Lehigh Jury Finds Allentown Man Killed The Mother Of His Children, Lehigh Jury Finds
Allentown Man Killed The Mother Of His Children, Lehigh Jury Finds A Lehigh County jury convicted Rami Abouloh for the murder of Patricia White, with whom he had four children, the District Attorney's Office said Friday, May 31.  Abouloh, 41, is set to be sentenced in August. A conviction for first-degree murder is an automatic life sentence without the possibility of parole, according to prosecutors. Authorities were called to West Catasauqua Park just before 7 p.m. last June 13, Daily Voice reported. They arrived to find White, 35, unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds.  Her death was ruled a homicide by the county Coroner's Offi…
Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says
Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says A Quakertown man was sentenced on Tuesday, May 28 for sexually assaulting two children, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Matias J. Martinez Morales will spend between 18.5 and 47 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, prosecutors said in a release.  Authorities said they launched the investigation in November 2022 when a 16-year-old told Quakertown police that Martinez Morales raped her when she was 4. The victim told detectives he "threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone," the DA's Office said.  A second victim told …
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA Tyler Sullivan pleaded guilty to the third-degree murder of his infant son in a Bucks County court on Wednesday, May 29, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Authorities have said they were called to Sullivan's Radcliffe Street home in Bristol last May 25 to find his 4-month-old son Timothy was "not breathing and cold to the touch." Officers performed life-saving measures but eventually took the baby to Lower Bucks Hospital where he died.  Medical staff at the hospital said the boy's injuries were "indicative of a battered child" — he suffered "contusions, bruising, and …
Elderly Couple Dies In Murder-Suicide: Lehigh County Coroner Elderly Couple Dies In Murder-Suicide: Lehigh County Coroner
Elderly Couple Dies In Murder-Suicide: Lehigh County Coroner Officials are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in North Whitehall Township on Saturday, May 18, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Authorities said 78-year-old Harvey H. Hartung shot his wife, 79-year-old Carol A. Hartung, before turning the gun on himself. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.  Pennsylvania State Police and the District Attorney's Office are investigating, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio added. 
Contractor Charged With Home Improvement Fraud In Monroe County, DA Says Contractor Charged With Home Improvement Fraud In Monroe County, DA Says
Contractor Charged With Home Improvement Fraud In Monroe County, DA Says A Monroe County contractor is accused of pocketing tens of thousands for work he didn't perform, officials say.  The District Attorney's Office said Garry Dobson is charged with home improvement fraud, deceptive business practices, and related counts.  According to prosecutors, a pair of homeowners gave Dobson a $45,000 deposit to build an addition to their home in June of 2022. Months went by without Dobson beginning the project, and when the homeowners eventually asked for their money back, authorities said Dobson refused.  Investigators said he spent the $45,000 on unrela…
Charges Filed In Lehigh Valley Cold Case, Prosecutors Say Charges Filed In Lehigh Valley Cold Case, Prosecutors Say
Charges Filed In Lehigh Valley Cold Case, Prosecutors Say Investigators in Lehigh County believe they have solved a 1989 homicide.  The District Attorney's Office will announce new charges in a press conference scheduled for Thursday, May 16 at 10 a.m.  "No further details will be provided until the news conference," prosecutors said. 
NJ Man Sentenced For Role In Deadly PA Robbery: Prosecutors NJ Man Sentenced For Role In Deadly PA Robbery: Prosecutors
NJ Man Sentenced For Role In Deadly PA Robbery: Prosecutors A New Jersey man will spend up to a decade in prison for the botched robbery that killed Kevin Rosero.  Joshua Gamble was sentenced to five to 10 years in a Bucks County court on Wednesday, May 1, the District Attorney's Office said in a release.  Authorities have said Joshua and Anthony Gamble stabbed 26-year-old Rosero nearly 30 times before trying to dump his body in a wooded area in Richland Township late on June 17, 2021. They were arrested that night when state troopers noticed their idling cars on the side of the road and found them hiding in the woods with a bl…
Pennsylvania Man Raped Child Under 9 Years Old: DA Pennsylvania Man Raped Child Under 9 Years Old: DA
Pennsylvania Man Raped Child Under 9 Years Old: DA A Reading man was convicted on multiple charges including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child in a Lancaster County court this week, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Joel Villarreal, 44, was found guilty after one hour of jury deliberations, prosecutors said in a release.  Authorities said Villarreal abused a victim "on numerous occasions" between 2018 and 2020, when she was between 7 and 9 years old. The assaults happened at two addresses in Lancaster while he was "n a position to care for the victim," the DA's Office said.  “(The vict…
More Charges For Phony Montco Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patients: DA More Charges For Phony Montco Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patients: DA
More Charges For Phony Montco Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patients: DA Prosecutors in Montgomery County have filed additional charges against medical assistant Ramon Garcia.  Garcia, 33, of Philadelphia, was previously accused of sexually assaulting patients under the guise of performing medical exams at Carbon Health on The Fairway in Jenkintown.  He is now charged with aggravated indecent assault, invasion of privacy, indecent assault without consent, harassment–lewd/lascivious acts, impersonating a license holder (nurse), wiretap violations for the illegal use of his cellphone, and possessing an instrument of crime, according to the…
BodyCam: Dauphin County Corrections Officer Leaves Woman In 'Puddle Of Blood', Affidavit BodyCam: Dauphin County Corrections Officer Leaves Woman In 'Puddle Of Blood', Affidavit
BodyCam: Dauphin County Corrections Officer Leaves Woman In 'Puddle Of Blood', Affidavit An affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice sheds new light on why a Dauphin County Corrections Officer has been charged in connection with "excessive use of force" at the county Judicial Center, as District Attorney Fran Chardo announced on Friday, March 29, 2024. Scott Petrasic, 34 of Harrisburg was charged with two misdemeanors for simple assault and official oppression, in connection with an "incident" on Feb. 24, as stated in the release. The charges come after a full investigation by Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division of the District Attorney’s Office. The…
Video Evidence Exonerates 16-Year-Old For Deadly SEPTA Shooting, DA Says Video Evidence Exonerates 16-Year-Old For Deadly SEPTA Shooting, DA Says
Video Evidence Exonerates 16-Year-Old For Deadly SEPTA Shooting, DA Says A Philadelphia teen who was previously charged in the murder of Tyshaun Welles has been cleared of any wrongdoing, the District Attorney's Office says.  Zaire Wilson, 16, was arrested shortly after Welles was shot at the 15th Street SEPTA Station in Center City on Jan. 11, police have said.  Eighteen-year-old Quadir Humphrey was also taken into custody for the shooting in a separate arrest, authorities said at the time.  Now, the District Attorney's Office says SEPTA surveillance video shows Wilson "was clearly not involved in the shooting and murder of Welles." The vid…
'Intoxicated' Tenant With Guns Caused Incident In Lebanon, Police Say 'Intoxicated' Tenant With Guns Caused Incident In Lebanon, Police Say
'Intoxicated' Tenant With Guns Caused Incident In Lebanon, Police Say The police incident on Chestnut Street in Lebanon on Tuesday, March 26 is now known to have been caused by an angry "intoxicated" tenant refusing to leave a property at the request of his landlord, the Lebanon City police detailed in a release on Thursday, March 28.  A convict who already had an active case in Dauphin County, Thomas Eugene Cahill Jr., 58 of Lebanon, is accused of threatening his maintenance supervisor after he was asked to vacate his business, Cahill & Sons Furniture & Appliances located at 837 Chestnut Street within the city, police detailed in the release and …
3-Year-Old Dies From Gunshot Wound In Allentown: Authorities (UPDATED) 3-Year-Old Dies From Gunshot Wound In Allentown: Authorities (UPDATED)
3-Year-Old Dies From Gunshot Wound In Allentown: Authorities (Updated) A toddler has died after being shot in Allentown on Thursday afternoon, March 28, according to Allentown police and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Police said the 3-year-old victim was shot around noon on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street. Responding officers rendered first aid and took him to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injuries around 12:45 p.m., authorities said.  His manner of death is pending an autopsy scheduled for Friday, March 29 at 8 a.m., Coroner Daniel Buglio said.  "My heart breaks for everyone involved in this tragic i…
Police Name Victim In Deadly Coatesville Shooting Police Name Victim In Deadly Coatesville Shooting
Police Name Victim In Deadly Coatesville Shooting One man was killed and another hospitalized after gunfire rang out in Coatesville on Wednesday, March 27, authorities say.  In a release, police said the shooting happened near Oak and Fulton streets around 2 p.m. Twenty-eight-year-old Drevon M. Echols of Coatesville was found dead in the roadway from "apparent gunshot wounds," authorities wrote.  Shortly after, police were called about a second gunshot victim near 1st Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard. The 23-year-old man was taken by ambulance to Paoli Hospital, CPD said.  Investigators believe he "was connected…
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…
'I'm Going To Kill You': Lancaster Man Strangled Woman In Front Of Her Daughter, Court Finds 'I'm Going To Kill You': Lancaster Man Strangled Woman In Front Of Her Daughter, Court Finds
'I'm Going To Kill You': Lancaster Man Strangled Woman In Front Of Her Daughter, Court Finds A Lancaster City man was convicted of punching a woman, slamming her into a wall, and then strangling her in front of her own daughter, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Jurors returned a guilty verdict against Roberto Cruz-Aviles last Friday, Feb. 9 following a two-day trial, prosecutors said.  Authorities said the assault happened at a Willow Valley Drive home in West Lampeter Township on Aug. 23, 2022. The victim told the court that "seeing her daughter witnessing the attack gave her the strength to fight Cruz-Aviles off," the DA's Office said.  The victi…