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Hammer Threats Made At Special Olympics In PA; Suspect Hurls Feces In Cell: Police
A man threatened participants at a Special Olympics event with a hammer before defecating and throwing feces inside a holding cell, Wilkes-Barre police announced on Thursday, Sept. 4.
Matthew Fisher, 36, of Wilkes-Barre, was charged after the incident at Kirby Park on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 6:32 p.m., according to police.
Officers were dispatched to the park for a report of a man harassing several individuals and making threats with a hammer. Police said Fisher approached a group participating in a Special Olympics-sanctioned event, yelled obscenities, and threatened to harm them, shouting “…
Suspended Halifax Mechanic Certified Dangerous Trucks, DA Says
A suspended Pennsylvania mechanic faked safety inspections for hundreds of commercial vehicles, took in nearly $300,000, and risked lives by certifying trucks that should’ve been off the road, authorities said.
Fares Farhat, 50, of Halifax, was arrested Sunday, Aug. 4 and charged with 81 felonies including dealing in the proceeds of unlawful activities, forgery, and corrupt organizations, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele.
Operating as “A+ Auto Inspections” and “A Plus Auto Care LLC,” Farhat ran the scheme from suspended inspection locations on Philmont Avenue…
Adoptive Dad Stabs 13-Year-Old Son To Death: PA State Police
A 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by his adoptive father, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
The attack happened inside a home on Louis Circle, Butler Township, (Luzerne County) around 6:20 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, according to PSP Hazleton. The boy was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton, where he was pronounced dead.
The boy’s adoptive father caused multiple serious injuries to his head, chest, back, and hands over the course of several hours, while preventing him from leaving, investigatiors say.
The 39-year-old dad, Cesar Delgadillo, from D…
Lancaster Man Fires Gun, Attempts Homicide Of Family Member During Destructive Dispute: Police
A Lancaster man is accused of attempting to shoot a family member after recklessly firing a stolen gun into the air, police announced on Thursday, July 31.
Rodrigo Valdez-Martinez, 24, was taken into custody after officers responded to the 200 block of North Shippen Street around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30, Lancaster City police said in a release.
Investigators said Valdez-Martinez had been in a dispute with a family member when he attempted to fire at them. The gun, however, was no longer loaded, having just been discharged recklessly into the air, police detailed. No one was struck in e…
Lititz Man Accused Of Forcing Oral Sex On York County Woman He Met On Facebook: Affidavit
A Lancaster County man is accused of sexually assaulting a York County woman during their first in-person meeting after connecting online, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, June 5.
Ozkan Can, 39, of Lititz, was charged with felony involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion, felony aggravated indecent assault without consent, felony sexual assault, misdemeanor indecent assault without consent, and misdemeanor indecent assault by forcible compulsion, according to court documents.
The investigation began around 11 a.m. on Friday, May 31,…
Convicted Felon, Wife Sentenced In Lancaster County Armed Robbery Spree: DA
A convicted felon and his wife who carried out three armed robberies across Lancaster County in a single morning have each been sentenced to up to a decade in state prison, prosecutors announced on Thursday, May 22.
Emily Ann Brown, 39, of Marietta, was sentenced to five to 10 years after pleading guilty on Tuesday to three counts of robbery and three counts of criminal conspiracy to commit robbery, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Her husband and co-defendant, Michael Allen Brown, 48, pleaded guilty to the same charges in February and received an identical sente…
Man Fires Gun, Barricades Himself In Bucks Co. Home, Charged With Aggravated Assault: PSP
A Bucks County man is facing multiple charges after he fired a handgun outside his home and barricaded himself inside, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, May 2.
George T. Badulak, 62, was seen firing a handgun into the ground on the 2000 block of Rosedale Road in Milford Township at approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, according to a release from PSP Troop M – Dublin Station.
After firing the weapon, Badulak went back inside, prompting troopers and municipal officers to set up a perimeter around the home. He later surrendered without further incident after officers called ou…
Bayonne Man Forced Teen Into Sex Work During Cross-Country, Stopped On PA Turnpike: DA
A New Jersey man is accused of trafficking a 17-year-old girl for sex during a cross-country trip that ended along the Pennsylvania Turnpike, officials announced on Wednesday, April 30.
Jerome Anthony Oliver, 52, of Bayonne, was pulled over in a black Ford Edge with Missouri temp tags in West Pennsboro, Cumberland County by Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Travis Martin on Sunday, April 28.
Inside the vehicle, troopers found a 17-year-old girl listed as a missing and endangered child in the national database out of Missouri. Police also recovered condoms, sexual lubricants, lingerie, multi…
Colombian Crime Ring's 'Burglary Kit' Uncovered After Chase In Lower Paxton: Police
A suspected Colombian organized crime ring operating out of a black Jeep Grand Cherokee was busted after a wild traffic stop and foot chase in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Monday, April 14.
The Jeep, bearing a fake Montana license plate, was pulled over around 8:30 p.m. on North Mountain Road, Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police said. Inside were four men and one woman, all believed to be Colombian nationals.
Three of the five occupants were identified as Christian Camilo Tenorio-Valderrama, 42, of Queens, NY, Sebastian Castellanos Valderrama, 33, and Dianna Triana Arrieta, 32,…
Folcroft Optician Accused Of Offering Free Glasses For Sex: Police
A Delaware County optician is facing a slew of serious charges, including rape, sexual assault, and false imprisonment, after allegedly offering free eyeglasses in exchange for sex, authorities said.
Brian Thomas Steiner, 40, of Glenolden, was arrested following an investigation into allegations that he solicited sex from customers at Philly Vision Care in Folcroft, according to court documents.
Police say Steiner admitted to engaging in or receiving sexual acts inside the business at least 30 times in exchange for waiving co-pays and fees.
He has been charged with felony rape, involuntary…
37 Bags Of Cocaine, Stun Gun Seized In Berks Drug Bust, West Lawn Man Charged: DA
A Berks County man was caught with crack cocaine and a stun gun after authorities executed a search warrant, officials announced on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Juan Carlos Soto-Arizmendi, 31, of West Lawn, was arrested after an undercover investigation led to a drug bust in Shoemakersville, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office.
Detectives with the Berks County Drug Task Force had been investigating Soto-Arizmendi since August 2024. On Dec. 11, authorities served a search warrant on him, his vehicle, and his cell phone in the 300 block of Logistics Drive, uncovering a stash of dr…
Pug Brutally Killed By Ex-Boyfriend In Shocking PA Revenge Plot: Affidavit
A Pennsylvania man admitted to breaking into his a woman's home who he refered to as his ex-girlfriend and killing her pug, Lexi, in what police describe as a calculated act of vengeance, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Joseph Winters Hilliard, 27, of Butler, confessed to climbing through an open window at Chyanne Callender’s East Brady Street apartment on Jan. 5, 2024, and fatally beating the 10-year-old dog before dumping her body in the woods near Rock Ann Haven.
“I battered it pretty well, so I took it to the woods and killed it,” Hilliard adm…
Man Who Fled Chambersburg Homicide Captured In Virginia: Police
A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Chambersburg, police announced on Saturday, Jan. 18.
Kelsey Girard Myles, 36, of Clarksdale, Mississippi, was taken into custody by Virginia State Police on Saturday after a warrant was issued for his alleged involvement in a deadly shooting on Walker Road in Chambersburg, according to the Chambersburg Police Department.
Officers responded to the 200 block of Walker Road on Friday, Jan. 17, at 5:08 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found a man suffering from a single gunshot wound. The victim succumb…
Mugshot Released Of Perkasie Man Who Shared Over 1,200 Child Porn Files Online: DA
A Perkasie man is accused of sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online and possessing more than 1,200 files of illegal content on his devices, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
Arthur Corbett Clark, 22, of the 2500 block of Hilltown Pike, was arrested on Nov. 13 and charged with Felony Disseminating Photo and Films of Child Sex Acts, Felony Possession of Child Pornography, and Felony Criminal Use of a Communication Device, as detailed in court documents.
The investigation began on Aug. 21, 2024, when the Bucks County DA's Office received a CyberTip fr…
