PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police
PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police A 21-year-old woman was hospitalized after gunfire struck vehicles and homes in Pennsylvania overnight, police said. Officers responded to the 800 block of Reno Place in Philadelphia’s 9th District around 3:41 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, for a report of a person with a gun. At the scene, officers found four spent shell casings, three vehicles hit by gunfire, and two residences struck by bullets, according to police. The woman and a friend had already arrived at Pennsylvania Hospital in a dark-colored sedan that left before officers arrived, police said. They told investigators they had been on R…
PA Truck Driver Killed In I-476 Work-Zone Crash ID’d PA Truck Driver Killed In I-476 Work-Zone Crash ID’d
PA Truck Driver Killed In I-476 Work-Zone Crash ID’d A 28-year-old truck driver was killed when his dump truck crashed into a parked water truck in an active work zone on the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Northeast Extension, authorities said. Joshua Cameron Azariah Adens, known to loved ones as Josh or “JLegend,” died in the crash shortly after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, in Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. His family also identified him in a GoFundMe created to help cover funeral and other unexpected expenses. The Conshohocken trucker was driving a 2004 Mack tri-axle dump truck north on I-476 near mile marker 25.3 when it sudd…
93-MPH Driver Killed Father, Daughter In Fiery PA Crash 93-MPH Driver Killed Father, Daughter In Fiery PA Crash
93-mph Driver Killed Father, Daughter In Fiery PA Crash A Pennsylvania woman has admitted to causing the fiery head-on crash that killed a father and his daughter in a high-speed crash in Pennsylvania. Beth Fife, 52, of East Earl Township, pleaded guilty before Lancaster County Judge Merrill Spahn on Tuesday, Aug. 19, to two counts each of homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, and recklessly endangering another person, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Aug. 28. She also pleaded guilty to three summary traffic offenses. Fife was driving her 2019 Infiniti at 93 mph — 38 mph above the posted speed limit …
Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD
Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: Nypd A 63-year-old Brooklyn man has been charged with arson after setting himself on fire in the lobby of a Manhattan building housing Google offices, authorities said. John Butch, of Brooklyn, was charged with arson, criminal mischief, and reckless endangerment following the incident on Friday, Aug. 28, according to the NYPD. Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a man who had set himself on fire inside 315 Hudson St. in Hudson Square just before 3 p.m., authorities said. Responding officers found Butch with burns throughout his body, police said. He was taken by EMS to New York-Pre…
Months-Long Hunt Ends With PA Men Captured In Pistol-Whipping, Robbery Months-Long Hunt Ends With PA Men Captured In Pistol-Whipping, Robbery
Months-Long Hunt Ends With PA Men Captured In Pistol-Whipping, Robbery Five men have been arrested months after a Bergen County robbery in which a man was struck over the head with what he believed was a handgun and robbed of cash and other belongings, authorities said. Ajahmir S. Cuttino, 23, of Scranton, PA; Rhyonne S. Jackson, 24, of Passaic; Ajahwan T. Kenner, 26, of West Orange; Antrell Monroe, 24, of Wilkes-Barre, PA; and Jahad K. Watson, 24, of Wilkes-Barre, were arrested following a months-long investigation, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The robbery happened on Saddle River Road in South Hackensack on Saturday, May 9, Musella said. Polic…
Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage
Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage A turtle was brutally abused and left to die on Long Island until it was rescued by a local animal agency, officials said. The turtle was trapped inside a cage that had been secured with zip ties and submerged underwater at Geiger Park in Deer Park, the Suffolk County SPCA said Friday, Aug. 28. Town of Babylon park rangers found the turtle while responding to a complaint about e-bikes in the park and pulled the cage out of the lake, the SPCA said. The turtle also had a fishhook stuck in its mouth, which was then tied to the cage, preventing the animal from escaping, officials said. It was …
All 3 ID'd After Double Murder, Arson Ends With Suspect Dead In PA All 3 ID'd After Double Murder, Arson Ends With Suspect Dead In PA
All 3 ID'd After Double Murder, Arson Ends With Suspect Dead In PA All three people found dead after two were beaten and a Dauphin County home was intentionally set ablaze have now been identified, officials announced on Friday, Aug. 28. Dean Edward Johnson, 55, and Renee Millette Johnson, 59, were both homicide victims, while Anthony James Kinsey Jr., 34, died in the fire, Dauphin County Chief Deputy Coroner Vince Paese told Daily Voice. All three were Middletown residents, according to their obituaries. Renee Johnson died from a traumatic brain injury complicated by smoke inhalation and thermal burns, Paese said. Her manner of death was ruled a homicide…
PA Man Who Bashed Ex-Wife's Boyfriend 8 Times With Claw Hammer Dies In Prison PA Man Who Bashed Ex-Wife's Boyfriend 8 Times With Claw Hammer Dies In Prison
PA Man Who Bashed Ex-Wife's Boyfriend 8 Times With Claw Hammer Dies In Prison A Pennsylvania man who broke into his ex-wife's home and repeatedly struck her boyfriend in the head with a claw hammer has died in state prison, officials announced Friday, Aug. 28. Richard Steven Newman, 68, formerly of Parkesburg, was found unresponsive in his cell at SCI Camp Hill on Friday morning, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Prison staff immediately began life-saving measures before facility medical personnel and Lower Allen EMS continued advanced life support. Newman was pronounced dead at 8:55 a.m., officials said. Newman had been in state Department of…
Tire-Iron Murder Of 16-Year-Old PA Girl: Killer Convicted Again Nearly 50 Years Later Tire-Iron Murder Of 16-Year-Old PA Girl: Killer Convicted Again Nearly 50 Years Later
Tire-Iron Murder Of 16-Year-Old PA Girl: Killer Convicted Again Nearly 50 Years Later Nearly 50 years after 16-year-old Barbara Bruzda was beaten to death with a tire iron and dumped in a ditch, the man accused of killing her has once again been convicted of first-degree murder. An Indiana County jury found Ronald Lee Weiss, 78, guilty Thursday evening, Aug. 27, following a four-day trial, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Friday, Aug. 28. Weiss had previously been convicted of the same charge and sentenced to death, but that conviction was later vacated by a federal district court, according to the Attorney General's Office. This week's jury reached th…
Who Killed Him? York County Sports Bar Fight Homicide Reopened By Police Who Killed Him? York County Sports Bar Fight Homicide Reopened By Police
Who Killed Him? York County Sports Bar Fight Homicide Reopened By Police Nearly 18 years after a man was killed following a confrontation at a Pennsylvania sports bar, police are renewing their search for the person — or people — responsible. York County Regional Police issued a fresh appeal on Friday, Aug. 28, seeking information about the Dec. 28, 2008 homicide at the former Jamie's Courtside Sports Bar in Spring Garden Township. Police identified the deceased as Anthony Wright in the "Persons Involved" section of the newly released document, though the narrative portion of the release repeatedly refers to him as Andrew Wright.  Officers were called to t…
Children Beaten, Groped For Years Lands PA Man Conviction: AG Children Beaten, Groped For Years Lands PA Man Conviction: AG
Children Beaten, Groped For Years Lands PA Man Conviction: AG A Pennsylvania man has been convicted of abusing two children over a period of years, including beating them with belts and household objects and groping them, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Aug. 27. Fernando H. Silva, 35, of Lebanon County was found guilty Thursday of all charges following a three-day jury trial, according to the Attorney General's Office. The abuse happened between 2019 and 2024, when the children were pre-teens during most of the conduct, prosecutors said. Silva was an acquaintance of the children, giving him regular access to them, according to tes…
Elderly Among 3 Rescued From Submerged Cars During PA Flash Flooding: Police Elderly Among 3 Rescued From Submerged Cars During PA Flash Flooding: Police
Elderly Among 3 Rescued From Submerged Cars During PA Flash Flooding: Police Three people, including two elderly individuals, were rescued from two vehicles submerged by flash flooding in Pennsylvania on Thursday evening, Aug. 27, police said. Parkesburg Borough police and Keystone Valley Fire Department crews were called to the unit block of South Culvert Street in Chester County around 5:33 p.m. as heavy rain caused severe flooding in the area, according to the department. When officers arrived, they immediately entered the floodwater and pulled three people from the two vehicles, police said. Two of those rescued were elderly and received medical attention and t…