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Retired PA Trooper Charged With Murder In Double Fatal DUI Crash: Affidavit
A retired Pennsylvania State Police trooper is facing murder charges after investigators say he crossed the center line while driving under the influence, causing a crash that killed two people and seriously injured three others, according to charges filed Friday, July 24.
Thomas Edward Reed, 55, of Lanse, was charged with two counts of third-degree murder, two counts each of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, and multiple counts of aggravated assault, along with DUI and several traffic violations, court records show.&n…
PA Man Arrested Weeks After Bergen County Car Burglary, Police Say
A Pennsylvania man has been arrested in connection with a vehicle burglary reported earlier this month in Bergen County, NJ, police said.
David J. Washer, 42, of Dingmans Ferry, PA, was arrested Friday, July 24, following an investigation into the burglary, the Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said.
The investigation began after police received a report on Monday, July 7, that someone unlawfully entered a parked vehicle in the borough and stole property belonging to the victim, the chief said. Detectives identified Washer as the suspect through their investigation, police said…
Man Dies After Riding Lawn Mower Goes Over Retaining Wall In Pennsylvania
A man has died two days after the riding lawn mower he was operating went over a retaining wall while he was cutting grass at a property in Pennsylvania, authorities announced Friday, July 24.
Jeffrey Brobst, 69, of the 1300 block of Hawk Mountain Road in Albany Township, was mowing grass at a property in the 100 block of Hecktown Road, Maidencreek Township, when the crash happened at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22, Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel said.
Investigators determined Brobst was operating a riding lawn mower when it went over a retaining wall, a…
Father, Son Charged After Explosive Device Thrown Near Polling Site: Lehigh County DA (Update)
A father and son have been charged after investigators say an explosive device was thrown from a moving pickup truck near a church serving as a polling location on Election Day, authorities announced on Thursday, July 23.
Jack Pletz, 24, and Matthew David Pletz, 56, both of Catasauqua are accused in the incident that unfolded around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, near Salem United Church of Christ on the 600 block of 3rd Street, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan, Pennsylvania State Police Troop M, and Catasauqua police.
No one was injured, and officials said vo…
