2 Child Sex Assault Cases Filed Against Homeless PA Man 2 Child Sex Assault Cases Filed Against Homeless PA Man
2 Child Sex Assault Cases Filed Against Homeless PA Man A homeless man has been charged in two separate child sexual assaults, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29. Jonathan Taylor Smith, 32, was charged in each case with two counts of indecent assault and one count of corruption of minors following incidents reported on Harrison Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 2, and Wednesday, Feb. 5, according to releases issued by the Waynesboro Police Department. The exact changes against Smith in both cases are felony indecent assault of a person younger than 13, felony corruption of minors, and misdemeanor indecent assault without consent, court records show. …
Crash Shuts Down US-22 East In PA After Tractor-Trailers Collide (DEVELOPING) Crash Shuts Down US-22 East In PA After Tractor-Trailers Collide (DEVELOPING)
Crash Shuts Down US-22 East In PA After Tractor-Trailers Collide (Developing) A stretch of US-22 East in Dauphin County is closed Tuesday evening, July 28, after two tractor-trailers and a passenger vehicle crashed during the recovery of an earlier incident, PennDOT said. The crash happened near mile marker 237, just outside Dauphin Borough near the Mini Statue of Liberty, according to PennDOT spokeswoman Fritzi Schreffler. A tractor-trailer involved in an earlier incident was being recovered when another tractor-trailer jackknifed into it. A passenger vehicle then crashed into the wreckage, Schreffler said in an email to media. Both eastbound lanes of US-22 were cl…
Racist Death Threats Against Sheriff Ends In PA Man's Arrest: Prosecutors Racist Death Threats Against Sheriff Ends In PA Man's Arrest: Prosecutors
Racist Death Threats Against Sheriff Ends In PA Man's Arrest: Prosecutors A Pennsylvania man was charged after leaving racist, anti-Muslim voicemails threatening to kill Sheriff Siddiq Kamara, authorities announced Tuesday, July 28. Sean Michael Keenan, 40, of Havertown, is charged with felony counts of terroristic threats and ethnic intimidation, along with misdemeanor harassment and summary disorderly conduct after investigators linked the threatening calls to his personal and work phones, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, July 28. The Delaware County Sheriff's Office received two voicemails on its main office line late on July 18…
Newly Engaged Motorcyclist ID'd After Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash In Pennsylvania (UPDATE) Newly Engaged Motorcyclist ID'd After Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash In Pennsylvania (UPDATE)
Newly Engaged Motorcyclist ID'd After Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash In Pennsylvania (Update) A newly engaged man has been identified as the motorcyclist killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer. Marc Rivera, 29, of Lower Swatara Township, died from multiple traumatic injuries sustained in the motorcycle collision, and his death has been ruled accidental, Dauphin County Coroner officials told Daily Voice on Tuesday, July 28. Lower Swatara Township Police responded to the 2000 block of North Union Street at approximately 4:35 a.m. Saturday, July 25, for a reported crash involving a motorcycle and a tractor-trailer. Officers began lifesaving efforts until firefighters and EMS cr…
Roommate Charged After Dead Man's Body Dumped In PA Woods: Police Roommate Charged After Dead Man's Body Dumped In PA Woods: Police
Roommate Charged After Dead Man's Body Dumped In PA Woods: Police A Pennsylvania man is accused of moving his roommate's body from their home and abandoning it in a wooded area instead of calling 911, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, July 28. Anastacio Gonzalez Larios, 60, of Gettysburg, has been charged with abuse of a corpse and obstructing administration of law after Pennsylvania State Police identified the man found dead off Upper Temple Road in Menallen Township on Sunday, July 26, as Marcello Oliverio Soto Escobar Martinez, according to the criminal complaint. Troopers were called to the wooded area around 11:18 a.m. …
PA Man Wanted After Allegedly Fleeing To UAE After Child Pornography Charges PA Man Wanted After Allegedly Fleeing To UAE After Child Pornography Charges
PA Man Wanted After Allegedly Fleeing To UAE After Child Pornography Charges A Pennsylvania man accused of possessing child pornography is wanted after authorities say he fled the United States to the United Arab Emirates. Shahnoor Khurram Afridi, 19, of Chalfont, Bucks County, is charged with sexual abuse of children involving child sexual abuse material and criminal use of a communication facility, according to New Britain Township Police. The investigation began after the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received four CyberTips submitted by Yahoo, Snapchat, and Facebook, investigators wrote in the affidavit obtained by Daily Voice. Investigat…
Registered Sex Offender Threatens Gov. Shapiro From PA Prison Registered Sex Offender Threatens Gov. Shapiro From PA Prison
Registered Sex Offender Threatens Gov. Shapiro From PA Prison A registered sex offender serving prison time for rape and multiple assaults on corrections officers is facing new charges after allegedly threatening Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, First Lady Lori Shapiro, and the Governor's Residence from behind bars, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Corey Alan Bennett, 34, an inmate at SCI Camp Hill, is accused of writing two letters addressed to separate county clerks containing threats against the governor, his wife, and the Governor's Residence, according to a release issued Monday, July 27. Prison staff intercepted both letters before they wer…
2 Reading Brothers ID'd In Fatal 3-Vehicle I-176 Crash In Berks County 2 Reading Brothers ID'd In Fatal 3-Vehicle I-176 Crash In Berks County
2 Reading Brothers ID'd In Fatal 3-Vehicle I-176 Crash In Berks County Two Reading brothers killed in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 176 in Berks County early Friday morning, July 24, have been identified as relatives launch a fundraiser to bring them home to the Dominican Republic. Jose Amaury Cuevas Sosa, 18, and Jose Emmanuel Uribe, 20, both of the 500 block of Minor Street in Reading, died after the crash in the southbound lanes of I-176 near the Kurtz Mill Road overpass in Robeson Township, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel. The crash happened at approximately 6:05 a.m., when Berks County 911 received multiple calls reporting a th…
Active Police Incident Reroutes Traffic In Lancaster (DEVELOPING) Active Police Incident Reroutes Traffic In Lancaster (DEVELOPING)
Active Police Incident Reroutes Traffic In Lancaster (Developing) An active police incident is rerouting traffic in Lancaster on Monday night, July 27. Traffic is being diverted in the 400 block of South Prince Street following the incident, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. The alert was issued at 8:57 p.m. Police did not immediately release any additional information about the incident. Motorists are urged to avoid the area and use alternate routes until the scene is cleared. This is a developing story. Check back with Daily Voice for updates.
Off-Duty Philly Officer Hit 100+ MPH In 35 Zone After Uncle's Fatal Shooting: Court Docs Off-Duty Philly Officer Hit 100+ MPH In 35 Zone After Uncle's Fatal Shooting: Court Docs
Off-Duty Philly Officer Hit 100+ MPH In 35 Zone After Uncle's Fatal Shooting: Court Docs An off-duty Philadelphia police officer accused of fatally shooting his uncle told investigators he acted in self-defense before allegedly leading Pennsylvania State Police on a chase that topped 100 mph in a 35 mph zone, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, July 27. Kenroy Anthony Cummings, 25, of Philadelphia, is charged with criminal homicide and fleeing or attempting to elude an officer in the July 24 killing of his uncle, 27-year-old Shakair T. Moncrieffe, at a home in the 1200 block of Old Gate Road in Allen Township. Moncrieffe was identified Monday after …
Worker Airlifted After Industrial Accident At Storage Facility In PA Worker Airlifted After Industrial Accident At Storage Facility In PA
Worker Airlifted After Industrial Accident At Storage Facility In PA An industrial accident prompted a helicopter response at a storage facility in Pennsylvania on Sunday, July 26. Emergency crews were dispatched just after lunchtime to Franklin Storage, located in the 900 block of Kriner Road, for an industrial accident, according to a release from New Franklin Volunteer Fire Company. When firefighters and EMS crews arrived, the worker had already been freed from the machine and removed before rescuers reached the scene, officials said. Squad 41 was assigned as part of the rescue response and established a landing zone for Life Net 8-1, which airlifted the…
Mom's Quick Actions May Have Saved Daughter From PA Ex-BF's Abduction: Prosecutor Mom's Quick Actions May Have Saved Daughter From PA Ex-BF's Abduction: Prosecutor
Mom's Quick Actions May Have Saved Daughter From PA Ex-BF's Abduction: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Atlantic City, authorities announced Monday, July 27. On Sunday, Sept. 28, Atlantic City police responded to Adriatic Avenue after a woman was dragged into a Chrysler 3000 by Lucas Moran, a Dunmore resident, who was wielding a knife, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.  As Moran attempted to drag the woman back into the vehicle, the woman’s mother prevented him from doing so, authorities said. The woman was able to escape and Moran then fled westbound toward Absecon Boulevard in his vehicle, auth…