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Asphalt Trucker Killed In Fiery Lititz Crash: State Police
A 31-year-old asphalt tank truck driver died in a fiery crash into multiple objects along the side of the road on Sunday morning, the Pennsylvania State Police explained. Josue Vasquez of Marietta was heading north in the 1900 block of Furnace Hills Pike in Elizabeth Township, Lititz when he swerved and left the roadway for an unknown reason, Trooper James Grothey with PSP Troop J explained in the release. PSP troopers were called to the crash at 6:37 a.m. on May 5. Their investigation determined that Josue "collided with a utility pole, a fence, an embankment, and a…
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Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Roxborough
A Pennsylvania Lottery player stopped by a Roxborough corner store over the weekend and walked out six figures richer. The lucky winner earned $144,274 playing Cash Flow, a $5 fast play game, lotto reps said in a release. Mason Grocery at 353 Lyceum Avenue will receive a $500 bonus for selling the lucky ticket. Players have up to one year to claim a prize, and holders of a top prize-winning Fast Play ticket should immediately sign the back of the ticket before calling the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481. To learn more, visit palottery.com.
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Bank Robbed In Allentown While Police Respond To 'Hoax' Threat At Muhlenberg College: APD
An Allentown bank was robbed just after police were called about an armed suspect at Muhlenberg College midday Monday, May 6, according to authorities. Allentown police said they were dispatched to the West Chew Street campus around 12:15 p.m. following an anonymous call. Campus police ordered students and community members to shelter in place. 🚨 ALL CLEAR 🚨 Police report an armed suspect on Camus. Muhlenberg community members: SHELTER IN PLACE. Posted by Muhlenberg College Campus Safety & Police on Monday, May 6, 2024 Officers eventually "determined that the ca…
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Philly Man, NJ Teen Wanted In Separate Atlantic City Shootings: Police
Police are searching for two men in separate shootings in Atlantic City, authorities said. In a news release on Monday, May 6, Atlantic City police said 19-year-old Ashan Jackson of Galloway was wanted in a shooting on Wednesday, Mar. 13. He was facing two counts of aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Police responded to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, at around 2:34 a.m. after a 29-year-old man from Pleasantville walked into the hospital with a gunshot wound. He was treated after he was shot durin…
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Driver Who Struck Teen Dead In Central PA Hit-Run ID'd: Police (2nd
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The names of both the driver who fled a fatal Manheim hit-and-run and the victim have been released by the police and the family respectively. Mikayla Victoria Mustard, 23 of Harrisburg, has been identified as the driver of a white Nissan Maxima that hit a 16-year-old boy believed to have been working along the side of the road on May 2, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department's updated release on Wednesday, May 8. The boy has been identified by his family and friends as Curtis Michael Groff. He was in the 11th grade in the Manheim Area Ch…
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Philadelphia Man Doused Victims In Gasoline, Set Them On Fire: Police
A 64-year-old city man is accused of setting two people on fire in a Southwest Philadelphia home last month, authorities told Daily Voice. Kimbrady Carriker, also known as Grady Carriker, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, arson, and related counts, police said. 6abc reports he is the father of the Kimbrady Carriker accused of killing five people in Kingsessing last July. Police were called to a home on the 2500 block of South 17th STreet late on April 26, the department said. They arrived at a burning home and entered to find two people with burns to the…
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Woman Dies After Crash In Hatfield, Witnesses Sought: Police
Authorities in Hatfield are looking for witnesses to a fatal crash on Saturday, May 4, borough police said in a release. The wreck happened at 2420 Bethlehem Pike just after noon, officials said. Police said a 40-year-old man in a blue Hyundai Accent collided with a 71-year-old woman in a maroon Hyundai Tucson. Both drivers were taken to Grand View Hospital Trauma Center where the woman died from her injuries, authorities said. "At this time, the Hatfield Police Department is not releasing the names of those involved," officials wrote in the release. Anyone who witnessed…
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Coroner Identifies Husband And Wife Killed In Allentown Crash
Authorities are investigating after a married couple were fatally struck by a car in Allentown on Friday night, May 3, according to officials. Police said the victims were hit near North Main Street and West Chew Street around 8:30 p.m. They were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest and succumbed to their injuries, authorities said. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office said they were 83-year-old Frank R. Wyant and 80-year-old Marcella A. Wyant of Allentown. Both died from multiple blunt force trauma and their manners of death were accidental, officials said. "Mr. and…
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Unlicensed 'Attorney' Must Repay $26K Stolen From Unsuspecting Clients: Bucks DA
A Bucks County man who pretended to be an attorney for years has been sentenced to prison time and ordered to repay his unsuspecting clients the $26,000 he made off of them, authorities announced. On Friday, May 3, Michael J. McAndrew, 58, of Morrisville, was sentenced to nine to 23 months in the Bucks County Correctional Facility for practicing law without a law license and taking thousands of dollars in legal fees from unsuspecting clients, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said in a news release. As part of the sentence handed down by Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller,…
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Deadly Quadruple Shooting Rocks Philadelphia Neighborhood
A quadruple shooting in a Philadelphia neighborhood left one person dead and three others wounded Saturday night, May 4, police said. Gunfire rang out on the front porch of a home on the 1000 block of South 51 Street around 6:30 p.m., city police said. An 18-year-old man who was shot in the face died at the hospital while a 22-year-old man was shot in the leg and placed in stable condition, police said. A 16-year-old boy was struck in the forearm and is in stable condition, while a 17-year-old boy was struck throughout the body and remains critical as of press time, police said. A weapon w…
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89-Year-Old Man Dies Days After Clothes Catch Fire Burning Brush At His PA Home: Coroner
An 89-year-old Pennsylvania man died of serious burns suffered while burning brush at his home last month, officials said. Leo C. Pavelco, of Slatington, was burning brush at his home when his clothing caught fire around 5 p.m. April 22, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. Pavelco was hospitalized with burns covering 30.5% of his body, and died on May 3, just after 8 p.m., at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, Buglio said.
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CASE: State Police Seek Tips In Media Girl's 1975 Disappearance
Authorities continue to investigate the 1975 disappearance of Wendy Eaton. Eaton was last seen on May 17 of that year near the intersection of Indian Lane and Media Station Road in Media, according to state police. According to a 2021 report by NBC Philadelphia, she was headed into town to buy a gift for her brother when she vanished. In 2021, PSP reportedly told NBC they believed the case was still solvable and that they now considered it a homicide. Investigators at the time said they received new leads and searched a wooded area near where Eaton was last seen. N…
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