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Bucks
Police & Fire
Suspect Charged With Machete Attacks On Pennypack Park Trail: Philly Police
Authorities have arrested the man who they said attacked parkgoers with a machete in Northeast Philadelphia. Elias Diaz, 46, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and related counts, city police said. He was taken into custody near Pennypack Park Trail, where the attacks took place, on Sunday, Dec. 17, the department wrote in a release. The first incident happened around 8:15 a.m. on Nov. 22, authorities said previously. When a jogger announced he was approaching from behind, police said Diaz "became enraged" and took out a large knife or machete. He slashed th…
Bucks
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Back-To-Back Gunpoint Carjackings In South Philly
Two drivers on one South Philadelphia street were carjacked at gunpoint within minutes Tuesday morning, Oct. 31, according to city police. The first victim was on the 300 block of Reed Street when she was forced out of her car by armed robbers around 1:30 a.m., authorities said. One of three masked men pushed her to the ground, injuring her lip before fleeing west in her Nissan Sentra, said investigators. Then, around 1:40 a.m., another person on Reed Street was exiting his car when three masked men approached him, police said. The carjackers took his keys, stole his Linc…
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
4 Hurt When DUI SEPTA Worker Hits Trolley With Mercedes, Police Claim
A SEPTA employee is accused of driving under the influence after she allegedly crashed into a city trolley with her car while off-duty. Brianna Satchell-Thomas, 31, of West Philadelphia, is charged with aggravated assault while DUI and related counts, city police told Daily Voice. Authorities say the accident happened just before 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 6. Police said they arrived to find Satchell-Thomas' white Mercedes-Benz with "major damage" near the trolley. Four people were injured in the crash and were treated, police said. Investigators claimed Satchell-Th…
Dauphin
News
Man Charged With Homicide Stabbing 22-Year-Old Behind Church In Harrisburg: Police
The 22-year-old man was alive when the police arrived on the scene but he later died of his injuries, now the police believe they have found his killer. Damien Servidio was stabbed in the first block of North 16th Street in Harrisburg on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, around 9 p.m., according to a release the following morning by City Police and the county coroner's office. Nearly five months later, Davon Hairston, 29, of Harrisburg, was charged in connection with this deadly stabbing. When officers arrived at the scene of the stabbing they found Damien suffering "and (he)…
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Victim Shot Dead Intervening In Carjacking: Philadelphia Police
A man who tried to stop an armed carjacking in Philadelphia late Wednesday night was fatally shot by the would-be thieves, City police told Daily Voice. It happened on the 1100 block of Porter Street in South Philly around 10:45 p.m. on July 12, the department said. The 50-year-old victim was shot once in the head and declared dead at the scene minutes later by first responders, according to authorities. The suspects hauled off in a red Kia Soul and were last spotted going east on Porter Street, they added. No arrests have been made as of Thursday morning and police have …
Northampton
Police & Fire
Late-Night Easton Shooting Appears 'Targeted,' Investigators Say
Gunfire rang out on an Easton street just after midnight on Wednesday, July 5 in what police believe was a "targeted" attack. It happened on the 100 block of St. John Street around 12:30 a.m., city police wrote in a release. Officers said they arrived to find an 18-year-old man laying in the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment but police did not describe his condition. While investigators say they believe the shooting was "targeted," they are "getting a lack of cooperation from individuals involved in the incident."…
Berks
Schools
Reading Middle School Evacuated After Student Brings Firearm: Police
Northwest Middle School in Reading dismissed students early on Thursday, May 11 after one child was found to have a firearm, city police say. It's not clear how the gun came to administrators' attention, but authorities said "there is no active shooter or active threat" on campus at about 11:30 a.m. By about 11:50 a.m., the decision was made to evacuate the middle school, according to police. Fifth and sixth graders were taken to Riverside Elementary, 1400 Centre Ave., while seventh and eighth graders were brought to St. Margaret's at 235 Spring St., the department said. Parents…
Lehigh
Police & Fire
ATV Rider Who Outran Cops Arrested In Allentown, Police Say
An Allentown man accused of riding an offroad vehicle on city streets and fleeing police has been arrested, authorities say. City police were patrolling near 4th and Gordon Streets on Thursday, April 27, when they spotted a group of offroad vehicles — allegedly including an ATV — "riding illegally and dangerously in the roadway," the department said in a release. Officers tried to pull them over, but all of the riders fled the scene, police wrote. Authorities later obtained a search warrant for a house on the 300 block of North 5th Street, where they say they lo…
Lehigh
Police & Fire
Shots Fired In Allentown Home, Woman Charged With Burglary
A woman is charged with assault and burglary after shots rang out in an Allentown home before dawn on Wednesday, say authorities. City police were dispatched to a residence on the 600 block of North 4th Street around 4:40 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19 for reports of gunfire, the department said in a release. Diyana Holden-McKinney, 21, was arrested at the scene, police said. Investigators located a loaded firearm and "evidence of the reported incident" at the home. No injuries were reported.
Lancaster
News
Man Stabbed In Torso, Suspect On Loose, Lancaster Police Say
A man was stabbed in the torso and the suspect has not been located, police in Lancaster announced on Monday, April 17, 2023. The man was stabbed in the area of South Queen and West Forum streets at approximately 7:22 a.m., according to the City police. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he remains, according to the police. "Through the course of the investigation, our detectives uncovered the suspect and the victim knew each other. The suspect is not currently in custody. At this time, we believe this was an isolated incident and there is no immediate danger to the public,…
Dauphin
News
22-Year-Old Man Stabbed To Death Behind Church In Harrisburg: Police
The 22-year-old man was alive when the police arrived on the scene but he later died of his injuries, authorities say. Damien Servidio was stabbed in the first block of North 16th Street in Harrisburg on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, around 9 p.m., according to a release the following morning by City Police and the county coroner's office. Upon arrival, officers found him suffering from a stab wound "and was immediately transported to a local hospital for emergency treatment," the police say. He died at the hospital and a homicide investigation has been launched. …
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Philly Mom Accidentally Shot After Toddler Finds Gun In Street, Cops Say
A 29-year-old mother in North Philadelphia was accidentally shot with the gun her child found outside only moments earlier, authorities say. City police were called to the 5600 block of North 7th Street in Olney just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, the department told Daily Voice. They arrived to find blood on the floor on the home's foyer, officials added. Inside, residents told officers that the victim's son, 6, had found a firearm in the street. His mother took the weapon and gave it to her husband, who accidentally shot her in the "hip area" while trying to clear the chamber,…
Northampton
Police & Fire
Meth, Fentanyl Seized In Early Morning Easton Raid: Police
A team of state, local, and federal law enforcement agents descended on an Easton home early Friday, seizing drugs and firearms, according to authorities. City police, joined by Palmer Township police, state troopers, the Northampton County Drug Task Force, and the Drug Enforcement Administration executed a search warrant at a property on the 100 block of North 8th Street at about 8 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, officials said in a release. First entry was made by a state police tactical team, authorities said. Once the area was secured, officers began the search. In all, poli…
Baltimore
News
Woman Fights For Life After Valentine's Day Attack In Baltimore (
Developing
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A woman is fighting for her life after being attacked in the early morning hours of Valentine's Day in Baltimore, authorities say. The 51-year-old victim was found inside of a home in the 500 block of North Clinton Street, shortly after 3:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14, according to city police. Investigation revealed that the home the woman was in was shot into several times, with at least one bullet striking the woman, they said. The victim was rushed to an area hospital where she is listed in critical but stable condition. The suspect has not yet been identified. Southeast District detecti…
Lehigh
Police & Fire
Allentown Footchase Leads To Arrest
A man sits in a Lehigh County jail cell following a brief pursuit with police in Allentown, authorities say. City police witnessed a man draw a handgun during an argument near South 6th Street and West Hamilton Street just after midnight on Sunday Jan. 29, the department said in a statement. When an officer tried to intervene, the man fled on foot, police said. Officers claimed they saw him toss the firearm while running away. Johnnie Cooks, 43, was tracked down and arrested a short distance from the scene, they added. He faces multiple firearm charges, one count of evide…
Essex NJ
News
Newark Man Who Died While Running From Police Along Route 280 Identified
A Newark man who died while running from city police along Route 280 last week was identified by authorities on Wednesday. A review of the circumstances surrounding the death last Thursday, Jan. 5, of Raul L. DeJesus, 43, is required because it involved police, a Jan. 11 release from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin's office says. According to a preliminary investigation, Newark Police Officer Alberto Vera approached DeJesus in the area of Orange Street and South 11th Street in Newark shortly before 3:42 p.m., the release says. DeJesus was wanted for questioning "in connection with a c…
Hackensack
News
Bergen Tech Building Briefly Sheltered After Trespasser Enters Adult School In Hackensack
A trespasser brought city police and Bergen County sheriff's officers to an adult school in Hackensack while prompting a shelter-in-place at the high school next door. A man wearing a hoodie who apparently is an ex-student showed up at the Bergen County Technical Schools Adult and Continuing Education building in the middle of the morning on Monday, Oct. 3, responders said. After parking at the Boston Market, he walked inside the school and was spotted by someone who notified authorities. A half-dozen or so units responded and the Bergen County Technical High School next door was briefly s…
Hackensack
News
Update
: Man, 66, Struck, Killed By Train In Hackensack
A man was struck and killed by a commuter train Wednesday morning in Hackensack. The Pascack Valley Line train struck the 66-year-old pedestrian at Essex Street and East Railroad Avenue near the Essex Street train station at 9:55 a.m., city Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. Under what circumstances wasn't immediately clear. NJ TRANSIT statement: "At approximately 9:55 a.m., Pascack Valley Line westbound train 1651, which departed Hoboken at 9:34 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at New Bridge Landing at 10:01 a.m., struck and fatally injured an adult male pedestrian in the vicinity of …
South Passaic
News
Mosque
Attack
: Intruders Pelt Paterson Worshippers With Rocks
Congregants were praying at a mosque in Paterson when three intruders suddenly burst in and threw rocks at them, authorities confirmed. One of the assailants held the door for the other two after nearly 100 worshippers had gathered at the Islamic Congregation of North Jersey on Preakness Avenue -- one of five services held each day -- shortly after 8:30 p.m. Monday. Two people were hit, but neither was seriously injured, authorities said Thursday. Mosque officials said they had no choice but to begin locking the doors after this week's bias attack, which followed another involving an intr…
Hudson
Schools
Bomb Threat Evacuates New Jersey City University
A bomb threat that evacuated New Jersey City University was deemed unfounded, officials said. The Jersey City campus on JFK Boulevard was cleared the morning of Friday, July 8, with classes cancelled. An investigation by city police "found nothing suspicious," and the campus returned to normal operations as of noon, according to a statement on the university's website. "Students may now return to main campus residence halls," it reads. "Student services remain open virtually. Employees who evacuated campus are not expected to return for the remainder of the day unless otherwise direct…
Hackensack
News
Update
: 15-Year-Old Who Shot Hackensack Liquor Store Customer, Robbed Man On Street In Custody
UPDATE: An underage teenager who robbed a man at gunpoint on a Hackensack street this past weekend was also the shooter who wounded a customer at a city liquor store late last month, authorities said. Although they didn't officially disclose his age, sources with knowledge of the incident said the accused shooter is only 15. He apparently had been sent from New York to stay with family in New Jersey, they said. The boy “brandished a handgun and demanded that the victim turn over a backpack” in this past Sunday’s 7:46 p.m. holdup at Fairmount Avenue and Allen Street, Bergen County Prosecuto…
Hackensack
News
Swatting
: Tactical Units, Hackensack Police Respond To Another Bogus Call From Same Number
Yet another in a series of bogus "emergency" calls brought a SWAT team and other responders to a Hackensack home while forcing yet another high school lockdown early Tuesday afternoon. The May 3 "swatter" used the same bogus local phone number that was connected to a series of threats to Hackensack High School in March, city Police Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Students, staff and particularly parents and law enforcers had grown irritated by the recent string of calls, including one in which a threat was made to shoot up the school. This time, members of a Bergen County Regional SWAT Tea…
Bucks
Police & Fire
Arrests Made In 'Accidental' Shooting That Left Philadelphia Boy Critical: Police
Two people have been arrested in an accidental shooting that left a 13-year-old boy critically injured in Philadelphia, authorities said. Elijah Simmons, 19, was charged with aggravated assault while Caresa McFarland, 32, was charged with reckless endangerment, city police said Sunday. The boy suffered a gunshot wound to his head on the 2200 block of North Woodstock Street Saturday, April 30 around 7:15 p.m., police said. He was hospitalized in critical condition.
Lebanon
News
Woman Hit By Train In Lebanon ID'd: Police
The identity of a woman struck by a train on Sunday has been released by police. Tonya Price, 61, of Lebanon, was hit by a train on 7th Street on Mar. 13, according to City police. She was struck while attempting, "to cross the tracks in front of the approaching train traveling westbound," shortly after 12:30 p.m., police say. Seven years ago a teenager was also struck dead by a Norfolk Southern train on 7th Street on Mar. 13, according to police at the time. Anyone with information regarding the most recent incident is asked to call the Lebanon City Police Department at 717-272-2054.
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Victims ID's In Quadruple Shooting That Killed 3 In Baltimore
Three men, who were killed in a quadruple shooting on Saturday, March 12 in Baltimore, have been identified, authorities said. The victims were Darian Savoy, 26, Jawan Hall, 25, and Timothy Brown Jr., 26. Another fourth victim was also injured. The four men were found in a vehicle near Liberty Heights and Gwynn Oak Avenue having suffered gunshot wounds around 8:20 p.m., city police said. Three of the men were unresponsive and the fourth suffered non-life threatening injuries. All were transported to area hospitals, where the three unresponsive victims were pronounced …
Bucks
Police & Fire
Toddler Accidentally Killed By Grandmother Who Adopted Her In Philly Parking Lot: Police
A 3-year-old girl was accidentally struck and killed by her 46-year-old grandmother in Philadelphia Friday evening, news reports say. The woman was trying to park on the 4000 block of Aldine Street when the girl came out to greet her, and was struck around 8 p.m., 6abc says citing cty police. Both the girl and the grandmother were taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where the girl was pronounced dead. Click here for more from 6abc.
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Elderly Woman Dies After Being Shot Multiple Times, Baltimore Police Report
An elderly woman died after being shot multiple times in Northwest Baltimore, authorities said. Officers were called for a wellness check in the 5000 block of Queensbury Avenue when they found the 70-year-old woman dead with gunshot wounds just after 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 3, city police said. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott spoke with a reporter at WJX, calling the person who killed the woman a "scum" and said "that block does not tolerate that kind of activity against anyone." Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.
Hackensack
News
Loaded Ammo Magazine Lost By Law Enforcement Closes Street Near Tech School In Hackensack
A stretch of road off Route 4 in Hackensack was briefly closed Monday morning while a damaged ammunition magazine lost by a law enforcement officer near one of the Bergen County technical schools was retrieved. The magazine had been with a bag containing an AR-15 rifle and other magazines and ammunition that fell out of the back of a law enforcement officer's vehicle and was quickly recovered by city police last week, authorities said. Several vehicles apparently ran over the loaded AR-15 magazine Monday morning, prompting the closure of Hackensack Avenue between Temple Avenue and the highw…
South Passaic
News
Paterson PD: Detectives Seize Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag From Pair Of 20-Year-Olds
Paterson detectives seized a loaded gun from two 20-year-old city men who they said were part of a group drinking and listening to loud music on a local street corner. Detectives Mohammed Bashir and Levis Qirjako were talking with those standing around drinking while Detective Mustafa Dombayci approached a vehicle with two men inside and music blaring from inside shortly before midnight Saturday, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. In the back seat there was a gun, he said. Dombayci alerted his colleagues, and the pair was removed from the vehicle, Speziale said. The investigators r…
South Passaic
News
High School In Paterson Locked Down Amid Unconfirmed Reports Of Gunman Seeking Revenge
UPDATE: The words "active shooter" terrified some parents of students at a public high school in Paterson -- when, in fact, it was the term used by authorities to describe the law enforcement response to a report Wednesday that an assault victim had gone there with a gun. City Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said no one with a gun showed up at John F. Kennedy High School, which was temporarily locked down before city police and Passaic County tactical units arrived. They established a perimeter as part of an "active shooter" response and began searching the school and surrounding area…
York
Police & Fire
Drugs, Unlicensed Gun Found During Traffic Stop In York
Drugs and an illegal firearm were seized, and an arrest was made during a traffic stop in York over the weekend, according to city police. Patrolmen stopped a vehicle in the 1st block of West Cottage Place at 12:20 a.m. on Sunday. During the stop, officers spotted a passenger in the rear of the vehicle to openly possessing drugs. When the known suspect was removed from the vehicle, a handgun was found at his feet. The suspect was know to police and was not permitted to possess firearms. They have been charged with felony firearms violations as well as drug violations. The suspect…
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