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Police & Fire
Schuylkill County Man Killed In Berks Crash: Pennsylvania State Police
A Pottsville man has died after a crash in Bethel Township on Tuesday, May 7, state police say. William J. Lecher, 56, was headed north on Route 183 when he lost control near the Appalachian Trail, troopers said in a release. Authorities said his Chevrolet Silverado entered the southbound lane before crossing onto the shoulder, striking a sign, and coming to rest on a grassy embankment. Troopers found him unresponsive at the scene and he later died at Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital according to the release. According to his obituary from James E. Humphrey Funeral Ho…
Police & Fire
PA Fugitive From Infamous NJ Sheriff's Job Sting Busted For Burglarizing Post Offices
A woman who once made national headlines when she showed up for a job interview with the Hudson County Sheriff's Office only to be busted for nearly a dozen outstanding warrants was arrested for burglarizing a post office she'd been fired from, federal authorities said. Zyeama Johnson, 29, of Jersey City had been sacked by the U.S. Postal Service when she applied for a security guard's job with the county sheriff's office in the fall of 2022. She was also wanted on a fugitive warrant out of Monroe County, PA, and 10 outstanding traffic warrants out of Jersey City at the time. Johnson …
Police & Fire
Suspect Punched Victim In Face, Fled The Scene In Allentown: Police
State troopers are looking for a suspect in an Allentown assault. Authorities said the pictured man walked by the victim, punched him one time in the face, and walked away. It happened near the Sherwin Williams at 1900 Catasauqua Road on April 27, state police said. The suspect was wearing black pants and a green sweatshirt with white lettering on the front and back. Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Bethlehem at 610-861-2026 or submit a tip online.
Police & Fire
Drivers Sought For Damaging Park In Bucks County, Authorities Say (
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Falls Township police are looking for a group of drivers who they say damaged the grass at Quaker Penn Park late last month. The pictured drivers were caught on video damaging the park's turf and fields late on Wednesday, April 24, according to authorities. Falls Twp. Police Department Falls Twp. Police Department Falls Twp. Police Department "The vehicles are distinctive, as one has a purple sticker reading 'Barney,' on the front windshield," Falls police wrote. Anyone with information is being asked to call Falls PD Officer Dan Matkowski at 215-302-3323 or email&nb…
Police & Fire
Philly Man Who Pulled Gun On Teen 'Significant Other' In Atlantic City Sentenced: Prosecutors
A Philadelphia man was convicted after he pulled a gun on a teen that he was dating at an Atlantic City casino, authorities said. A judge found 28-year-old Rahiem Paige guilty on Wednesday, May 8 of several gun charges, including certain persons not to possess a firearm and unlawful possession of a handgun, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He faces five to ten years in state prison and must serve five years before he's eligible for parole. Prosecutors said Paige went from Philadelphia to Atlantic City with his 16-year-old "significant other" to&…
News
PA Pair Arrested For Chasing, 'Pistol Whipping' Juvenile Victim: Police
Two men are in custody in connection with a December incident in which police said they chased down and attacked a juvenile victim in Linwood. Brian Sheaffer, 63, and Robert Gannon, 21, were arrested in felony assault warrants after a "high-risk" traffic stop in Linwood early Wednesday morning, May 8, said Lower Chichester police in a release. Authorities said they were called to the 300 block of Melling Avenue last Dec. 29 to find a juvenile victim who had been "pistol whipped" and was "bleeding profusely" from the head. Video evidence showed Sheaffer and Gannon followed…
News
Mom Fatally Hits Toddler Daughter With Car In NE Philly: Police (
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A woman fatally struck her daughter with her car in Philadelphia's Crescentville neighborhood on Wednesday evening, May 8, the police told Daily Voice. The 31-year-old woman was driving a Chevrolet Traverse when she struck the 2-year-old girl in the 200 block of Comly Street around 5:30 p.m., PPD explained. The toddler was taken to Einstein Hospital in critical condition and later died, according to police. An investigation into this deadly incident is ongoing. Check back here for possible updates.
Schools
PA Man Collects Child Porn Working As School Bus Driver: Affidavit
A now-former school bus driver is accused of gathering child pornography from Snapchat, police detailed in an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on May 8. Police first learned about 33-year-old Cody James Baker's online activities after he uploaded a video to Snapchat, so the platform sent a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to the affidavit. During the police investigation, two phones were seized from Baker which connected him to the Snapchat profile in question and contained "15 videos and multiple images of children engag…
Lifestyle
International Soccer Stars Will Date Unsuspecting PA Woman On Brand-New Peacock Reality Show
A Pennsylvania woman will be dating massive, international soccer stars on a brand-new Peacock dating show. The twist? She has no idea how famous they are back home. "Love Undercover" will follow five male athletes who must leave their lavish lives behind to take on secret identities in dating single women in America, all completely unsuspecting of their fame overseas. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Estefani Mendez (@stef.p.mendez) Among them Estefani Mendez, of Reading. Mendez and other women will be dating Premier L…
Police & Fire
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CASE: Lehigh County Couple, Infant Killed In 'Suspicious Fire'
State police are looking for tips in a "suspicious fire" that killed three people in Lynn Township more than 25 years ago. Linda Ann Howland, David Wayne Jones, and their 3-month-old daughter Leah Michelle Jones died when their home caught fire on April 26, 1998, according to PSP. The family lived in a converted barn on a property that Howland ran as a horse farm, authorities said. A 1998 report from the Allentown Morning Call said the 42-year-old mom was "known as a key breeder and trainer of the Tennessee walking horse." Howland's daughter from a previous marriage was a…
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Broad Daylight Killing In North Philadelphia
A 19-year-old man was shot to death in West Oak Lane on Wednesday afternoon, May 8, Philadelphia police say. Authorities said it happened on the 7100 block of Limekiln Pike at 3:45 p.m. The victim was shot multiple times and taken to Albert Einstein Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries before the hour, according to officials. No arrests were made and no weapons were recovered as of Wednesday evening. Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334.
Police & Fire
Reading Man Facing Child Pornography Charges Arrested In Vermont: DA
A Reading man is charged with multiple felonies related to child pornography, the Berks County District Attorney's Office says. Twenty-eight-year-old Kristopher W. Tanner was arrested in Colchester, Vermont on Wednesday, May 8, authorities said. Tanner came under investigation after authorities received a digital complaint from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in October, the DA's Office said. Detectives then subpoenaed internet service providers which led them to a South 7th Street apartment where Tanner was staying, according to prosecutors. T…
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