Handcuffed Teen Assaulted By Reading Officer, Cop Charged With Assault: Berks DA
A Reading police officer is accused of assaulting a handcuffed 16-year-old during a hospital transport, the Berks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Aug. 28.
Aaron J. Andre, 49, of Reading, was charged with simple assault and official oppression following an investigation by Berks County Detectives.
The incident happened on Wednesday, June 25, when Andre was assigned to operate the department’s prisoner transport van. Around 8:54 p.m., he was dispatched to the 500 block of McClellan Street for a domestic assault incident involving a combative 16-year-old boy, according…
Teens Rob Pizza Delivery Driver, Steal Food In Roosevelt, Police Say
Three individuals, including a 17-year-old, robbed a pizza delivery driver on Long Island before fleeing on foot, police said.
The incident happened in Roosevelt just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, August 6, when a 32-year-old Domino’s employee attempted to deliver food to a home on Woods Avenue.
Three males approached him, claimed they had ordered the food, and demanded he hand it over.
When the driver asked for payment, one of the suspects grabbed the pizza, another took a bag containing soda, and the group pushed and spit on the victim before running off, according to Nassau County Police. …
‘Man Of God’ Mennonite Bishop With $793K Ephrata Home Accused Of Starving Child In Shed
A Lancaster County man who describes himself as a “man of God” and serves as a part-time bishop at a Mennonite-rooted church is accused of starving and assaulting a juvenile family member forced to live in a shed, according to affidavits obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, July 31, and social media post by the suspects.
Daryl Jay Sensenig, 41, and his wife, Grace Louise Sensenig, 42, of Reinholds, were arrested after Ephrata Police responded to a violent domestic dispute on the 800 block of Laurel Ridge Road around 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, police said.
The couple forced the boy — a…
Virginia Man Who Shot Teen In Crowded Neighborhood Caught In Georgia: Police
A Virginia man who shot a teen in a crowded neighborhood before fleeing the state will be behind bars for the next several years, authorities said.
Elmore Taylor Jr., 24, of Culpeper, was sentenced on Friday, May 9, 2025, to more than six years in prison after pleading guilty to malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection to a 2024 shooting, according to the Culpeper Police Department.
Officers responded shortly after 9 p.m. on April 16, 2024, to multiple reports of gunfire in the area of Vantage Place and Highview Court in Culpeper, police said. …
Allentown Football Player Killed Over Bag Of Chips, Teen Murderer Sentenced: DA
A teenager who shot and killed 15-year-old Treshawn Tracy over a bag of chips at an Allentown park has been sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison, authorities announced on Thursday, May 8.
Elijah Patterson, now 19, was convicted in March of First-Degree Murder, Firearms Not to be Carried Without a License, and Possession of a Firearm by a Minor, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan.
Tracy, a William Allen High School sophomore and junior varsity football player, was gunned down at Stevens’ Park on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. He was pronounced dead at the scene with…
German Man Who Lied About Age, Made Fake ID To Assault Lancaster Teen Sentenced
A German man who created a fake ID and lied about his age to have sex with a 15-year-old Pennsylvania girl will spend up to a decade in prison, officials announced.
Erik Weidling, 21, of Enger, Germany, was sentenced to four and a half to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors, and criminal use of a communication facility, Lancaster County prosecutors said.
Weidling met the girl online and flew to Pennsylvania in February 2024, staying…
York County Native Chris Ferro Announces Run For Judge In The Court Of Common Pleas
York County’s own Chris Ferro, a seasoned attorney with over 25 years of experience, has officially declared his candidacy for the York County Court of Common Pleas, his campaign told Dail Voice in an email on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
The 2025 election cycle is expected to bring two open judicial seats to the Court, and Ferro, aims to fill one of them.
“York County deserves judges who are prepared, experienced, and impartial,” Ferro stated. “Our community needs a justice system that promotes fairness, protects the vulnerable, and upholds the rule of law. An independent judiciary that ensur…
Three Juveniles Sentenced In Killing Of Taxi Driver: Somerset County Prosecutor
Three boys, between the ages of 13 and 14, were recently sentenced for killing a 57-year-old man in a robbery in Franklin Township in May 2023.
On Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 9:56 a.m., Franklin Township police responded to a 9-1-1 call and found Kofi Addo suffering from a gunshot wound, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said.
An investigation revealed three boys, ages 14, 13, and 13 as being involved in the robbery and homicide shooting of Addo, authorities said The juveniles intended to rob Addo when one of them fired a shot killing the victim as he was operating the taxi, autho…
